County to route most create-and-fill requests through Personnel Committee under draft plan

Speaker 3 told the committee the county plans to streamline hiring by routing most request-to-create-and-fill actions through the Personnel Committee so that routine fills can be approved faster without multiple committee stops. "What we're proposing to change is to have all request to fill, our request to create and fill, go through the personnel committee," he said, describing a draft form with new questions on whether a position is budgeted, a required citation when a department claims a position is "mandated," and a signoff/recommendation from county staff.