09-10-2017, 05:07 AM
The audit [by the Staffing Review Committee] focused on hirings of Clerk III, Laborer II and Park Caretaker I positions in four departments: Environmental Management, Parks and Recreation, Public Works and Finance.
Of the 404 civil service positions filled in 2016, auditors reviewed 46 and found 42 contained questionable hiring practices.
It found cases in some departments where applicants were offered positions before interviews were conducted, where no references were checked, where the number of interviews were the same as vacancies even though there was a large referred list, where a random number generator instead of a skills test was used to winnow applicants, where applications with mainland addresses were discarded and other questionable practices.
And......
Mayor Harry Kim dismantled the Staffing Review Committee and froze new hiring shortly after taking office in December.
Of the 404 civil service positions filled in 2016, auditors reviewed 46 and found 42 contained questionable hiring practices.
It found cases in some departments where applicants were offered positions before interviews were conducted, where no references were checked, where the number of interviews were the same as vacancies even though there was a large referred list, where a random number generator instead of a skills test was used to winnow applicants, where applications with mainland addresses were discarded and other questionable practices.
And......
Mayor Harry Kim dismantled the Staffing Review Committee and froze new hiring shortly after taking office in December.