To: Board of Supervisors
From: Human Resources
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Appointment of an Appeal Panelist Under the Merit System Rules
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Appoint Paige Plummer as the county representative panelist; and
2. Delegate authority to the Director of Human Resources to appoint an alternate panelist should the selected panelist not be available at the time of the hearing; and
3. Delegate authority to the Director of Human Resources to appoint the county's representative panelist for all future Merit System Appeals.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
N/A
DISCUSSION:
The Human Resources Department is in receipt of a notice of appeal regarding a disciplinary action under the Humboldt County Merit System Rules (Rules). Human Resources has reviewed the notice and the appeal is moving forward under process defined in the Rules. Pursuant to the Rules, one panelist is appointed by the employee and one by the Board of Supervisors. Accordingly, Human Resources is recommending that your Board appoint Senior Human Resources Analyst, Paige Plummer, as the county representative panelist for the appeal panel. These two panelists will then select a third panel member to serve as chairperson and will hear the appeal. As the appeal is an open personnel matter, the details may not be provided here and will be resolved by the panel pursuant to the Rules.
To expedite future appeals, Human Resources is recommending that your board delegate authority to the Director of Human Resources to appoint future county representative panelists.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Staff Time to participate in the appeal hearing.
STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK:
This action supports your Board's Strategic Framework by managing our resources to ensure sustainability of services .
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
None
ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Board could choose to not adopt the recommendations or recommend a different count...
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