COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT - File #: 23-1012

• File #: 23-1012
• Version: 1
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/7/2023
• In control: Human Resources
• On agenda: 8/22/2023
• Final action: 8/22/2023
• Title: Adopt the Resolution to Initiate a Conversion Process from an Interagency Merit System (IMS) to an Approved Local Merit System (ALMS) for Merit System Services (MSS)?

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/22/2023	1	Board of Supervisors	approved	Pass

To: Board of Supervisors

From: Human Resources

Agenda Section: Departmental

Vote Requirement: Majority

SUBJECT:
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Adopt the Resolution to Initiate a Conversion Process from an Interagency Merit System (IMS) to an Approved Local Merit System (ALMS) for Merit System Services (MSS)?
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the resolution (Attachment #5) to initiate the conversion process for the County of Humboldt from an Interagency Merit System to an Approved Local Merit System for Merit System Services (MSS) positions;
2. Authorize the Director of Human Resources to finalize all documents required by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) to advance the Approved Local Merit System (ALMS) County Conversion process;
3. Allocate a 1.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) Human Resources Analyst I/II (BU 130, Job Class #0684A/B) position in the Human Resources department; and
4. Approve the Board Chairperson to sign a letter of concern to the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) regarding Merit System Services (MSS) recruitment process changes that took effect January 1, 2023, and request the Clerk of the Board mail this letter once approved. (Attachment #4)

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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
??BU 508 - Child Welfare Services; Budget Unit 511 - Social Services; Budget Unit 206 - North Coast Regional Department of Child Support Services?

DISCUSSION:
??Two county departments have Merit System Services (MSS) positions, the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) - Social Services Branch and the North Coast Regional Department of Child Support Services (NCRDCSS). Historically, counties were able to elect whether they wanted to be an Interagency Merit System (IMS) or an Approved Local Merit System (ALMS) for MSS processes. The County of Humboldt has historically elected to be an IMS agency. As an IMS county, all MSS recruitments are administered by the California Department of Human Resource...