No performance review has been done on the County Counsel for several years. The Board of Supervisors have not been reviewing the performance reports completed on each of their appointees. Assure that performance reports are prepared on the three Deputy Probation Officers. The Board of Supervisors should direct the County Administrator to conduct an Executive Management Performance Evaluation on the County Counsel and review the report for this appointed position. Each employee is to be rated by an immediate supervisor who has direct knowledge of the employee s job performance.
Department heads are to give a fair and accurate assessment of their job performance.
Historically this is done on an annual basis, using the EPR form. The county furnishes instructions or guidelines to assist the supervisor to go through this seven step evaluation process. The Grand Jury, during its investigation, discovered numerous concerns throughout the county regarding the EPR process. Civil Service Rules seem to over protect poor performers. A need for continuous training on the EPR process.