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Salary and Wage Commission Information - Personnel Perspective by Clayton Honma <br />%fie DeA=6aeact 4 baa& "d ,Revtec44m ca the dace 4 ffw 6w tcy. ?Ve aewe. <br />GENERAL INFORMATION <br />STAFFING <br />The Director and Deputy Director positions for the Department of Parks and Recreation oversee <br />the second largest staff with the greatest complexity and diversity of positions within the <br />County. We have over 450 positions, which also include regular staffing, recreation educators, <br />and senior community service aides. We also have five contracted employees that work on <br />special programs, public information, and our ranger program. Seasonally, we have additional <br />staffing of 90 to 100 employees for summer fun and learn to swim programs. We have over 90 <br />different types of positions within the department that require unique qualifications and skill <br />sets. The positions we have are as diverse as it gets from Blue Collar to White Collar, clerical <br />and professional, and many specialized positions that cannot be categorized. <br />COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND THEN SOME <br />The staffing is comprised of members from five different bargaining units (1, 2, 3, 4, and 13), <br />excluded managerial or non -civil service appointees. This requires our administrators to have <br />knowledge of multiple collective bargaining agreements. The administrators meet with union <br />business agents and supervisors to discuss employment issues, consultations, reorganizations, <br />grievances, terminations, etc., and are the key leaders and decision -makers for the Parks and <br />Recreation Department. Employee Relations tend to have long-term consequences with <br />consultation being grueling and difficult at times. <br />RECRUITING/HIRING <br />The administrators of the department make all final decisions in the hiring process. For key <br />positions, they are either on the interview panel or they individually interview the top <br />applicants for a position after the initial interview. The Director reads, reviews, and approves <br />all interview questions and interview panels. The final decision for all selections rests in the <br />hands of the Director. With over 90 different types of positions with varying complexities, <br />knowledge of duties, skills, and requirements the Administration is perpetually reviewing and <br />updating position descriptions and, as needed, classification specifications. <br />ATT. C <br />