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Human Resources Department and Surveyor’s Office recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Approve revisions to the Development Aide I/II classification specification;
2) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 057-2017 amending the Authorized Personnel Allocation Resolution for the Surveyor’s Office to add 1.0 FTE Development Aide I/II allocation and delete 1.0 FTE Office Assistant I/II;
3) Approve the reclassification of one (1) Office Assistant II position to the classification of Development Aide II based on a reclassification study; and
4) Waive the requirement for filling the Development Aide II position through a competitive examination process, allowing the current incumbent to be appointed to the position as provided for in Section 306.1 of the Personnel Rules.
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Based on the results of a classification study, it is recommended that an incumbent Office Assistant II in the Surveyor’s Office be reclassified to Development Aide II to reflect the responsibilities and duties being performed by the incumbent, which includes reading and interpreting plans, documents, and maps; interpreting, explaining, and applying policies, laws and procedures; and performing detailed and specialized land use support functions that go beyond the scope of the incumbent’s current position. The incumbent has been performing the above duties because the office was behind the statutory time line for processing maps. To meet the requirement, the Surveyor's Office received assistance from the department's Office Assistant.
The request for the classification study of this individual position was generated prior to completion of the Countywide Classification study, which continues to be underway. The findings substantiate that the incumbent's responsibilities have become so altered that they no longer fit within the incumbent's current classification, and the department supports the need for this level ...
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