Commission asks HR for list after approving standardized license and certification language

The Mendocino County Civil Service Commission approved standardized language clarifying license and certification requirements for county job classifications but required Human Resources to present a list of the positions as the updates are made.

HR Manager Brandy Delzel and Assistant HR Director Denise Bartlemy said the proposed language would standardize how the county documents possession, acquisition and maintenance requirements for professional licenses, certifications, registrations or permits and would spell out potential consequences—such as rejection during the probationary period or disciplinary action up to termination—if those requirements are not met within a specified timeframe.

Several commissioners expressed concern about authorizing HR to update a large number of classifications without first seeing which positions would be affected. "It makes me a little uncomfortable to just give you blanket direct approval to modify a whole group of classifications without seeing what the modifications were," said a commissioner. Bartlemy responded that HR could present a list of updates as they are completed, either as a memo or within future HR reports.

A commissioner moved to approve the standardized language and authorize updates to existing classifications; after the motion was clarified, another commissioner moved to amend so that HR would provide a list of updated positions as they are changed. The amended motion was seconded and the commission approved it unanimously. HR agreed to provide the list in future Human Resources updates or as a separate memo.

The commission had no other business and adjourned at 9:31 a.m.