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ARF- 3583

Regular Agenda Item 3. A.

Regular BOS Meeting

Meeting Date:	02/02/2016
Submitted By:	Don McDaniel Jr., County Manager
Department:	County Manager

Information

Request/Subject

Appoint two members to the five member Personnel Commission

Background Information

At the Board of Supervisors' January 5, 2016 Regular Meeting, Supervisor Marcanti asked a question about how and when the vacancies on the Personnel Commission were going to be filled. After reviewing the current list of members (attached), it was noted that the terms of members Ken Volz and Lori Andrade expired December 31, 2015.

Four (4) candidates have been nominated by Board members and reviewed by the Human Resources Department for consideration for appointment.

Evaluation

There are no term limits for the Personnel Commission, so the existing members may be re-appointed or replaced. These members are not appointed by Supervisorial District, but rather from the County as a whole as qualified electors. However, Arizona Revised Statute (A.R.S.) §11-353 requires that no more than three (3) members shall be from the same political party. The Commission is currently made up of one (1) Republican, two (2) Democrats, and two (2) Independents. Mr. Volz is one of the Democrats and Ms. Andrade is one of the Independents.

A further requirement in making the appointments is contained in the recently adopted Personnel Commission Policy (Policy No. BOS-HRS-625). The Policy requires that at least one (1) member shall have prior work experience in the law enforcement or probation field. This provision is included in the Policy because a large percentage of County employees are in the Sheriff's Office. Neither one of the incumbents has prior work experience in the law enforcement or probation field.

The four (4) nominations are: 1) Ken Volz (D), no law enforcement; 2) Lori Andrade (I), no law enforcement; 3) Kevin Nolan (R), law enforcement; and, 4) Jaime Escobedo (D), law enforcement.

Conclusion

The Board will want to be mindful of the two (2) requirements of "no more than three (3) from the same political party" and at least "one representative has prior work experience in the law enforcement or probation field," as it makes the appointments to fill the two (2) vacancies.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors appoint two (2) of the nominated candidates who meet the requirements of A.R.S. §11-353 and Gila County Policy No. BOS-HRS-625 to fill the two (2) vacancies on the Personnel Commission for four-year terms commencing January 1, 2016, and expiring December 31, 2019.

Suggested Motion

Information/Discussion/Action to appoint two (2) of the nominated qualified electors who meet the requirements of the Arizona Revised Statutes and Gila County policy to fill the two (2) vacancies on the Personnel Commission for four-year terms commencing January 1, 2016, and expiring December 31, 2019. (Don McDaniel)

Attachments
GC Personnel Commission as of 2-2-16
Policy No. BOS-HRS-625 Personnel Commission
ARS §11-353