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Civil Service Commission opts for open recruitment for DPS director
Summary
The commission approved an open recruitment process for the Department of Personnel Services director role, affirming a public search and directing job postings to follow standard DPS channels and targeted professional outreach as recommended.
Vice Chair Gregory Jenkins moved that the commission approve an open recruitment process in seeking appointment for the new Director of Personnel Services; Commissioner Sarah Pajimola seconded and the motion passed as recorded in the minutes.
Commissioners discussed alternatives — an internal inter-recruitment, a hybrid approach, and an open recruitment — noting that inter-recruitment limits applicants to current County of Maui employees while open recruitment allows public applicants. The minutes record that commissioners favored opening the recruitment to the public while recognizing internal candidates would be considered in the process.
Director Cynthia Razo-Porter described current advertising practices (County of Maui website, the Maui News, and press releases via the Mayor's Office communications team) and commissioners recommended supplementing those outlets by targeting professional organizations such as the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the Native Hawaiian Professionals Association, and the Public Sector Human Resources Association (PSHRA). The commission voted to follow existing DPS posting methods and to include the County press release with the ability to send recruitment notices to professional organizations.
