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Lake County Grand Jury • 2024-2025

Lake County's Director-Level Hiring Practices

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Findings 8 findings

F1 Page 200
Interviews of Board-appointed County of Lake Department heads may be conducted in-person or remotely via Zoom. The Animal Control Director was hired on October 22, 2024, with no in-person interview
F2 Page 200
Lake County does not have temporary housing to offer relocating new-hires.
F3 Page 200
A relocation fund of $3,500 is not enough for relocating new-hires to afford temporary rental housing.
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Whether the realtors and rental agencies included in the Employee Moving Resource Guide are screened members of the Lake County Association of Realtors or the Chamber of Commerce was not determined.
F5 Page 200
The Animal Control Director did not live in Lake County, often worked remotely, and was not readily available to respond to emergencies.
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On May 20, 2025, the Board of Supervisors approved extending the effective resignation date of the Animal Care and Control Director to June 30, 2025.
F7 Page 200
Human Resources does not routinely conduct interviews with departing employees.
F8 Page 200
The Employee Moving Resource Guide does not provide demographic data to help new hires from out-of-state better understand the composition of Lake County residents. Page | 199 2024-2025 Lake County Civil Grand Jury Final Report Recommendations

Recommendations 7