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<br />Page 20 <br />1 <br />The reason we're doing this is, you know, the -- we <br />2 <br />want -- when we -- we want uniformity moving forward with our <br />3 <br />selection processes. You know, the merit principle mandates <br />4 <br />that we do that. And I think that by requiring the interview <br />5 <br />and skillset training to be mandatory, it brings everybody <br />6 <br />to the same understanding, and we have uniformity moving <br />7 <br />forward. And then that eliminates the whole – “Well, I didn't <br />8 <br />know it was supposed to be that way”; or, “Oh, really, this is <br />9 <br />the first I'm hearing of it.” So, it eliminates that. And it <br />10 <br />makes sure that everybody's on the same page so that, you <br />11 <br />know, the process will never be, you know, completely uniform <br />12 <br />across-the-board. But at least we're hoping that by taking <br />13 <br />this step, we can close the gap, you know, significantly, <br />14 <br />moving forward. <br />15 <br />In addition, in the recruitment department, <br />16 <br />proposals for new hiring and recruitment practices -- best <br />17 <br />practices are being vetted. You know, Ms. Cabanas and <br />18 <br />myself have met with the seven, you know, big departments. <br />19 <br />And we've met with the directors and the deputies as well as <br />20 <br />their -- several of them brought their HR personnel. <br />21 <br />And we just touched upon what some recommendations <br />22 <br />that were initiated by our office with departmental <br />23 <br />recruitments, again, just to make it standardized, uniform, <br />24 <br />and equal moving forward. And, so far, the departments have <br />25 <br />been very receptive to the discussions we've had. And the <br /> <br />ISLAND COURT REPORTING & TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES <br />(808) 933-9800 <br /> <br />