To: Board of Supervisors
From: Ann Elliott, Human Resources Director
Report Title: Amend Personnel Management Regulations
RECOMMENDATION: As recommended by the County Administrator
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Resolution No. 2026/417 amending the Contra Costa County Personnel Management Regulations to add and revise: Part 1 - Definition of Terms, 123. “TRANSFER” and add new term 124. “TRANSFER LIST”; Revise the following rules: Part 3 - Position Classification, Section 302 Amendment of Classification Plan; Part 6 -Employment and Reemployment List, add Section 605.5 Transfer Lists; Part 7 - Certification Section 705 Order of Certification From Lists; and Part 10 -Personnel Transactions, Sections 1004 Transfer and 1004.1 Transfer Without Examination.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with these changes.
BACKGROUND:
An ongoing priority of the Human Resources Department is to review and amend the Contra Costa County Personnel Management Regulations (PMRs), originally written in 1982, to modernize and streamline recruitment and assessment methods to meet today's labor market demands. The following PMR revisions have been identified to improve the County hiring processes.
PART 1 – DEFINITION OF TERMS
123. “TRANSFER”
The definition was revised to clarify that a transfer means the change of a permanent employee to another position.
124. “TRANSFER LIST” means a list of persons with permanent status who have requested to be placed on the voluntary transfer list for their classification.
Addition of Regulation 124 provides a definition for Transfer List
PART 3 – POSITION CLASSIFICATION
302. Existing classifications may be changed by the Director of Human Resources. Existing classifications may be abolished by the Director of Human Resources subject to approval by the County Administrator’s Office. New classes may be added to the classification plan by the Director of Human Resources subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors.
Amendment to Regul...
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