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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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San Joaquin County Grand Jury
• 2008-2009
San Joaquin County Human Resources Department: Hiring Practices and Employee Performance Evaluation
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Findings 6 findings
F1
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Procedures were followed in the hiring of a convicted felon. According to San Joaquin County Work Rules, The Director of Human Resources, by policy, has discretionary authority to determine if an individual’s criminal background would disqualify them from County employment.
F2
Page 83
Hiring policies were not manipulated, nor were they unfairly applied. Employment guidelines are presented to new employees during training and orientation. The complainant was aware of policies regarding outside employment at the time they were hired.
F3
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A number of department heads and supervisors are not complying with Civil Service Rule 13 as outlined in the San Joaquin County Employee Performance Guidelines. Rule 13 mandates employee performance evaluations be completed at least annually for permanent Classified Service employees.
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San Joaquin County Employee Performance Guidelines lack mandates for performance evaluations for Exempt-Position employees.
F5
Page 83
The Human Resources Department is in the process of implementing software enhancements to record dates and status of all employee performance reviews.
F6
Page 83
The County Human Resources software currently lacks the capacity for tracking compliance of performance evaluations.
Recommendations 4
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R1Page 81Enforce annual performance evaluation review policy for all Classified Service position county employees, and by all County departments, as outlined in the San Joaquin County Employee Performance Guidelines, Civil Service Rule 13.
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R2Page 81The Director of Human Resources monitor and strictly enforce compliance of the employee performance review policy by utilizing the enhanced features of the Human Resources software. 62
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R3Page 81The current San Joaquin County Performance Report Form be revised to provide comprehensive assessments of goals met; indicators of current performance; and to establish objectives for the forthcoming review period.
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R4Page 81San Joaquin County employee performance guidelines be amended to include annual performance evaluation reviews for all Exempt-Position employees. RESPONSE REQUIRED Pursuant to Section 933.05 of the California Penal Code: The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors shall report to the Presiding Judge of the San Joaquin County Superior Court, in writing and of publication of this report, with a response as follows: As to each finding in the report a response indicating one of the following: a. The respondent agrees with the finding. b. The respondent disagrees with the finding, with an explanation of the reasons therefore. As to each recommendation, a response indicating one of the following: a. The recommendation has been implemented, with a summary of the action taken. b. The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be with a time frame for implementation. c. The recommendation requires further analysis, with an explanation of the scope of analysis and a time frame not to exceed six (6) months. d. The recommendation will not be implemented, with an explanation therefore. 63