2022-08-30 Merit Appeals Board Minutes

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Merit Appeals Board August 30, 2022 travelling to Kona. They're not spending time reviewing the applications and that's where, I think, the need is to get persons on an eligible list. MR. LEOPOLDINO: Yes. CHR. CABANAS: To make the referral to the hiring department. My other question is, how doesI'm glad you're doing that. I'm glad your staff thought about doing that. How does that impact, now, your Rules? Are you going to do the E&E's to get these qualified individuals on a list, make the referral. MR. LEOPOLDINO: Yes. CHR. CABANAS: That's what you're going to do? MR. LEOPOLDINO: Yes. CHR. CABANAS: You're not going to change the Rules in any way then? MR. LEOPOLDINO: No. And we were looking at the quickest way to do it. E&E has been working out well for us. And we thought we could apply the E&Eeducation and experience exam to—in-lieu of the written exams. That's going to be the most expeditious way. CHR. CABANAS: So, actually, you're reverting back to how things were, in a way MR. LEOPOLDINO: Yes. CHR. CABANAS: prior to the Rule change the recent Rule change. The concern would be training and auditing the departments so that we don't have the pilikia— MR. LEOPOLDINO: Yes. CHR. CABANAS: that the County had experienced some time ago. We don't want that kind of pilikia. So but your staff will ensure, with the departments, that that's not going to happen, right? MR. LEOPOLDINO: Yeah. And I was actually happy—and I'm happy to share that the staff were the ones who had raised that issue. So, they're very much aware of the potential for having those issues. So, yes, they're going to be much more vigilant when we apply the E&E for these positions. Thank you. CHR. CABANAS: I think this is a real plus. I think this is going to make it more streamlined, less bureaucratic—which was the intent of the Civil Service Reform back in the early 2000's. So, I'm glad to hear that this is being addressed. MR. LEOPOLDINO: Yes. Page 22