Primary Department: County Administration
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Jesse Dickerman, Interim County Administrator
Secondary Department: Human Resources and Talent
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Sakita Douglas, Interim Chief People Officer
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Discussion Item
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
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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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Request for discussion and possible action regarding a job description for the permanent appointee to the County Administrator position and potentially other steps related to the national search process for same.
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Background and Discussion:
The Office of County Administration (OCA), Human Resources and Talent (HRT), and Commissioners Court office staff designees collaborated to develop the attached job description for the permanent County Administrator position.
Expected Impact:
Approval of a job description for the County Administrator position would allow a job posting to be created and published and thus the search process to commence.
Alternative Options:
Use the June 2023 job description or continue to refine this draft job description. The latter option would delay the search process.
County Strategic Plan Goal: N/A
County Strategic Plan Objective: N/A
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Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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5/8/25 |
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To direct HRT to work with OCA and a hiring committee made up of one staff member per each Commissioners Court Office to select and approve an executive recruitment firm already under contract with Harris County to assist in the search for a permanent County Administrator. |
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4/21/25 |
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[T]o direct County Administration (OCA) to work with Human Resources and Talent (HRT) and Court offices on a process for a national search for a permanent appointment and return to Court on May 8 with recommendations related to that process. |
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Precinct(s): Countywide
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Anticipated Court Date: 8/7/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 8/8/2025
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Jesse Dickerman, Interim County Administrator, Office of County Administration
Attachments (if applicable): Job description (to be used for the job posting)