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Human Resources Department recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Approve the classification specification for the position of Veteran Services Representative I/II;
2) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 123-2017 establishing the salary range and bargaining unit designation for the Veteran Services Representative I/II;
3) Amend the Authorized Personnel Allocation Resolution for the Veterans Office to add 2.0 FTE Veteran Services Representative I/II, and delete 2.0 FTE Veteran Services Representative; and
4) Direct Human Resources to appropriately reclassify the two (2) incumbent staff to the new classification of Veteran Services Representative II.
FUNDING: There is no negative fiscal impact.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Human Resources is recommending that the current classification, Veterans Services Representative be deleted in favor of creating a flexibly staffed classification resulting in an entry and journey level position.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Veterans Services Representative (VSR) classification as it is currently written requires the applicant to have both State and Federal accreditation. Many applicants have the Federal accreditation which is considered a higher level accreditation than the State, but without the State accreditation, applicants are rejected for not meeting the minimum requirements. Discussions regarding removing the State requirement and allowing applicants time to obtain the accreditation during the probationary period was considered, but was rejected in favor of creating a flexibly staffed position that would allow those who have both certifications to come in at the journey level VSR II, and those who only had the Federal come in at the entry level VSR I, thus avoiding inequity issues.
ALTERNATIVES
If the Board chooses to reject this recommendation, the Veterans Office will be required to continue to reject well qualified applicants who do not have the State certification at the time...
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