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Calaveras County staff ask board to pursue leaving state merit hiring system to speed human-services recruiting
Summary
Human Resources told the Board of Supervisors it will prepare personnel ordinance changes and paperwork to seek approval as an approved local merit-systems agency so county Human Services positions can be recruited locally to shorten long posting delays and better match job duties.
Human Resources Director Judy Hawkins told the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors on March 24 that the county will move forward with steps to seek approval to withdraw Human Services positions from the statewide/state-federal merit employment system and to operate as an approved local merit-systems (ALMS) agency.
Hawkins said the change is driven by recruitment delays and inconsistent administration by the state merit system, which she said has taken weeks to months to post openings that county HR can open in 24…
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