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Public commenters press county to follow civil service rules, seek county-employed director of nursing at ACC
Summary
During public comment, speakers urged adherence to civil service hiring for senior health-facility roles and questioned why the county has not recruited a county-employed director of nursing for the ACC; a commenter warned failure to follow civil service could invite litigation or Department of Health enforcement.
Multiple members of the public urged the committee to follow civil service procedures and to prioritize a county-employed director of nursing for the ACC. One commenter said civil service is intended to ensure merit-based hiring and warned that not following civil service procedures "risks litigation of all sorts, including the new action of enforcement from the DOH." The commenter asked, "So why isn't the county recruiting a county employed director of nursing for the facility?" and noted the facility has over 100 subordinates and a void eligible list for that position.
The commenter also cited the contractual relationship with InfiniteCare, saying the operator is supposed to hire positions according to civil service procedures and only turn to the consultant if the operator cannot fill a post; the commenter urged the committee to consider the committee's legislative responsibility to oversee hiring consistent with civil service law.
