Memorandum
Date: January 9, 2024
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Mireya G. Turner, Community Development Director
Subject: Approve Request to Hire Extra-Help Office Assistant III (OAIII), Denise Danae Bowen, at Advanced Step 4 due to Extraordinary Qualifications
Executive Summary: The Community Development Department hired an OAIII on April 10, 2023, to serve as the Clerk to the Planning Commission. Unfortunately, there was no overlap between the hire and the resignation of the previous person filling that position. As a result, essential training services have not been provided to bring our current staff up to speed with the intricate processes and regulations governing the creation of agendas and maintenance of vital records.
Ms. Bowen served as the Planning Commission Clerk in an OAIII position for sixteen years. She is very experienced in the creation of agendas, staff support at the meetings, and maintenance of vital records. She also assisted the department during the transition to the Legistar electronic agenda system. She is uniquely qualifies to provide the detailed training needed to our current staff. Additionally, with this added staff resource capacity, we intend to assign additional tasks to assist the department in its management of the various contracts held in each division.
The funding for this position will come from an unfilled Staff Services Analyst position.
The Classification, Compensation, Recruitment, and Retention Committee (CCRR) reviewed the department's request and supports the advanced step hiring.
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Recommended Action: Approve Request to Hire Extra-Help Office Assistant III (OAIII), Denise Danae Bowen, at Advanced Step 4 due to Extraordinary Qualifications.