Board asks Veterans Affairs Commission to vet applicants before appointments; process to be clarified
Summary
Supervisors asked Veterans Affairs Commission members to review and recommend candidates for an upcoming vacancy, and discussed clarifying how applications should be distributed and whether HR should assist with vetting or interviews.
Board members and a Veterans Affairs Commission representative discussed a procedural confusion over how applications for a commission vacancy should be routed and evaluated.
John Pitwell told the board he had only just seen applications and said the commission would like the opportunity to review and recommend candidates. Auditor Lisa reviewed the Iowa Code language requiring appointments “in consultation with” the commission and suggested the commission could do background vetting or brief interviews; she also raised whether applications should be de-identified before distribution. The board asked staff to document a clear process for distributing applications and for the commission to provide recommendations to the board rather than the board making an unexpected direct appointment.
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