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Commissioners back direct‑report 360 reviews for contractual employees, ask for clarity on anonymity and timing
Summary
Staff presented a proposed 360 (three‑sixty) review process for contractual employees; commissioners favored having direct reports complete reviews and requested clarity on sample sizes, anonymity, and how new commissioners or recent hires would participate. Staff said reviewers would not be blind but that raw responses would not be shown to commissioners and that a 90‑day review for new hires is part of the planned process.
County staff presented a proposed 360‑degree review process for contractual employees and asked the board for direction on who should participate and which competencies to use.
Tracy Ellison, deputy county administrator, said the Employee Performance Management Systems team proposed collecting feedback from the county administrators direct reports and other designated reviewers through an automated system, and then presenting summarized competency feedback to commissioners rather than the raw reviews. Ellison said the system can be set to use each contracts anniversary date as the review date.
Commissioner Flores said he was not prepared to decide without more study and pressed for clarity about the sample size and whether reviewers would remain anonymous. "These individuals will have to identify themselves. They won't be blind, right?" Flores asked, and staff replied the reviewers would be identified to the system but commissioners would receive summarized results, not raw comments.
Commissioner Weiss supported the direct‑reports approach, saying direct supervisors have the most relevant knowledge to provide meaningful feedback. Commissioner Powell asked how anniversary timing affects a new commissioners ability to evaluate an employee when the commissioner has not been in office for a full year; staff said the commissioner would see the responses but might not have the standing to fully evaluate performance that predated their term.
Staff said the process will also include a 90‑day review for new hires and that commissioners would see the compiled results. The board asked staff to return with final recommendations and implementation details.
Whats next: staff will incorporate the boards direction on reviewers and competencies and show the system flow in a future presentation.
