Reada Ndc Onsidered Date COUNry of Sonoma Countya Dministrator Officeo Ft Hec Ountya Dministrator Jim Andersen 575

Some County Employeesb elievet hey ure unable to share their concerns about the operation of their specific departments and County government in general with the County Administrator or the Board of Supervisors ( ). Response: It is difficult to adequatelyre spondto this finding without any specifice xampleso r why one or more intervieweesm ight haved evelopedth is perceptionT. his finding appearsto conflict with Finding No.3 i.e." County employeesa t all levelsa reg enerallys atisfiedw ith the perforrnancoef the CAO." It is importantt o mentiont hat duringt his entireg randj ury period,t he Countyh asb eend ealingw ith the most dilficult labor/managemenists uef or somet ime i.e.m edicali nsurancefo r retireesa nda ctivee mployees. This hasc reateda ver)'sensitivew orkinge nvironmenwt ith suggestionfsr om somee mployeeso r retirees that Countym anagemenht asn ot beenl isteningt o their concernsw, hich simply is not true. Specifict o employeess haringc oncernso r freelya ccessingth e CountyA dministrator'sO ffice about departmentaol perationsI, believet his conceptm ustb e temperedw ith the realitieso f managinga n organizationo f 26 departmentas nd 5,000e mploveesC. oung'departmenth eadsi n California havea difficult job and needt o be supportedb y the CountyA dministratorI.f ernployeehsa vei deaso r concerns aboutd epartmentaol perationso r policies,t hey aree ncouragetdo work within their respective departmentaclh ains-of-commantdo addressth eir issuesA. s a lastr esort,a ndo nly afters howingg ood faith efforts toward working with departmentaml anagementt,h ev may contactt his office to addressth eir