2017-03 Performance Audit Report: County of Hawai'i's Department of Human Resources Hiring Practices

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and capability, and to increase efficiency and productivity in governmental departments by continuously improving methods of human resources administration and maximizing the use of advanced technology; (5) Encourage and exercise leadership in the development of effective human resources administration within the several departments and make available the facilities of the director's department to this end; (6) Investigate from time to time the operation and effect of this chapter and the rules adopted thereunder; (7) Develop and maintain classification systems; (8) Make recommendations and advise the chief executive on appropriate adjustments for employees excluded from collective bargaining as authorized under chapter 89C; and (9) Perform any other lawful acts deemed by the director to be necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter. X76-42 Internal complaint procedures. (a) The director shall promulgate a uniform plan for the creation of internal complaint procedures in the various departments that shall apply to matters within the jurisdiction of the merit appeals board. The internal complaint procedures may also be used for other matters, such as, when a complaint procedure is required by law to be available or when a jurisdiction deems it would be beneficial to avoid the time and expense of based on a complaint litigation; provided that matters subject to collective bargaining grievance procedures shall not be processed under the internal complaint procedures... X76-75 Personnel director. The merit appeals board shall appoint and may at pleasure remove a personnel director, who shall be the chief administrative officer of the department of civil service. The director shall, at the time of the director's appointment, and thereafter, be thoroughly familiar with the principles and methods of personnel administration and shall believe in applying merit principles and scientific administrative methods of public personnel administration. The Hawaii County Charter Article VII, Chapter 1. Section 7-1.4 Powers, Duties and Functions describes the duties of the Director of Human Resources: The director of human resources shall be responsible for the human resources management program of the county with two distinct categories of duties. The major duties shall be in the areas of equal employment opportunities, personnel development, personnel deployment, personnel relations and personnel welfare including employee safety and workers' compensation. The secondary duties of the director shall be the administration of the civil service system and the maintenance of the aims and mechanics prescribed by statute. The director shall be the administrative head of the department of human resources and shall be responsible for the proper conduct of all the administrative affairs of the department and for the execution of the human resources management program prescribed by this chapter, ordinances, laws and Appendix A: Audit Criteria 30 1 P a g e