Primary Department: County Administration
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Jesse Dickerman, Interim County Administrator
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Transmittal
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MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
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Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Transmittal by the Office of County Administration of the status of the goal-setting process for the 15 OCA-reporting department heads for FY26.
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Background and Discussion:
On May 8, 2025, Commissioners Court directed the Interim County Administrator to "[w]ork with Human Resources & Talent (HRT) to finalize HRT's proposed process and system for evaluating the OCA-reporting Department Heads annually so that evaluations can start in FY26," and to "[s]uggest draft goals and expectations for OCA-reporting Department Heads before FY26."
During the August 26 Commissioners Court meeting, the Office of County Administration (OCA) presented a proposed Department Head Annual Performance Evaluation form and an accompanying Goals & Expectations Worksheet along with a Process Timeline. The Process Timeline included a plan for the Interim County Administrator to hold one-on-one meetings with each OCA-reporting department head to discuss and eventually finalize Goals/Expectations Worksheets completed by Department Heads. In addition, during the August 26 Commissioners Court meeting, Court directed OCA to provide training to department heads on performance expectations before their first evaluation.
During the week of September 8, the Interim County Administrator led three ...
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