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Elections Department and Human Resources Department recommending the Board:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 025-2021 amending the Authorized Personnel Allocation, as part of a reorganization of selected positions in the Elections Department, to:
a) Add one (1.0) FTE Department Systems Analyst;
b) Add one (1.0) FTE Sr. Administrative Analyst;
c) Delete one (1.0 FTE) vacant Elections Technician I/II;
d) Delete one (1.0 FTE) vacant Information Technology Department Coordinator; and
e) Due to an upward reclassification, approve the deletion of one (1.0 FTE) Elections Technician I/II and the addition of 1.0 FTE Sr. Elections Technician - whereas the Director of Human Resources is waiving the competitive recruitment and selection process at the request of the appointing authority in accordance with Personnel Rule 507.1.1.
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
As part of the department's first reorganization in almost 20 years, the department needs a higher-level technical position to keep up with changes in how elections are set up and run. The move to vote by mail over the years not only increased the data and automation needs, but the sheer number of voters significantly increased.
Vote Centers' conversion has emphasized technology in the office and at the vote centers. In 2019, the department replaced its aging voting system giving greater capabilities to safeguard election integrity. With these changes, the department needs to convert a lower-level technical position to a more advanced technical position to ensure that the critical election work can continue to be done in-house. The Department Systems Analyst position was created for departments that have specific departmental technology needs and software. The Elections department has many election-specific software tools, including a Voter Registration System, Ballot Sorting system, Ballot design, and tabulation system, and other department-specific software with increa...
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