Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Personnel Policy topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Commissioner proposes formal hiring‑committee policy for senior county roles
Summary
A commissioner asked staff to document and formalize a hiring‑committee process (3–5 members and a scoring rubric) for upper‑level hires to align recruitment with the county's mission, values and improved transparency; staff noted informal panels and recommended codification and clearer communication steps.
A commissioner opened a discussion about formalizing hiring practices for executive and department‑head positions and proposed a standard hiring committee model with multiple reviewers and a rubric to evaluate candidates. "I would love to see the ability to have a hiring committee throughout the hiring process," the commissioner said, arguing that a committee would better reflect county mission, vision and values (integrity, communication, transparency, accountability and respect) and provide elected officials and stakeholders a seat at the table during senior hires.
Staff and other commissioners responded that panels and rubrics have been used informally in some recent recruitments (facilities, emergency management) and that the immediate next step should be to document existing practice, recover sample rubrics and craft a formal policy and communication steps. The board directed staff (HR and administration) to gather policies from peer counties for comparison and to propose a codified approach to present at a future meeting.
