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Human Resources Department recommending the Board:
1) Approve the new department specific class specification of Sheriff’s Security Officer I/II; and
2) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 047-2023 to approve the following:
a) The job class number, bargaining unit, and salary range for the Sheriff’s Security Officer I/II;
b) Due to lateral reclassifications, the deletion of 14.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) Sheriff’s Security Officer positions and the addition of 14.0 FTE Sheriff’s Security Officer I/II positions where the competitive recruitment and selection process is being waived by the Director of Human Resources at the request of the appointing authority in accordance with Personnel Rule 507.1.1; and
c) Abolish the Sheriff’s Security Officer classification.
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On December 13, 2022, with Legistar item 22-2271, at the recommendation of the Chief Administrative Office and the Sheriff’s Office, the Board approved the addition of four Sheriff’s Security Officer allocations to patrol the Placerville Government Center primarily during the hours of 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Sheriff’s Security Officer classification can enforce security and safeguards and protects County property, buildings, and equipment. The classification may not issue citations or receive prisoners and does not have arrest powers or perform active law enforcement duties.
Following the addition of these allocations, the Sheriff’s Office requested additional pathways for candidates to possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the classification due to a historically low number of qualified candidates in the recruitment process after several months of recruiting. As a result of the analysis performed by Human Resources, in collaboration with the Sheriff’s Office, Human Resources developed the newly-proposed class specification and reclassifications, and subsequent allocation changes, to the S...
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