Pinellas County Unified Personnel Board Announces Vacancy

PINELLAS COUNTY, FL — Applications are being accepted for a two-year appointment to the Unified Personnel Board for a term beginning Jan. 1, 2021.

The Unified Personnel Board, established by the Personnel Act (Florida Law 77-642), is the final authority in all matters relating to personnel policy and actions for offices, agencies and employees of the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners (BCC), Clerk of the Circuit Court, Property Appraiser, Tax Collector, Supervisor of Elections, Human Resources, Office of Human Rights, Business Technology Services, County Attorney’s Office and Forward Pinellas. It reviews and adopts pay and classification plans, revises personnel rules and regulations, investigates compliance with the Personnel Act, establishes merit-based selection processes and determines processes for grievances and appeals.

The Human Resources department provides a centralized human resources services function and is governed by the Personnel Board. The department is responsible for fostering and developing programs for the improvement of employee effectiveness, including recruitment and selection, classification and compensation, training, communications, insurance, safety, health and wellness, counseling and employee relations.

The Personnel Board consists of seven members: two appointed by the BCC, two by the constitutional officers, two by the Employees' Advisory Council and one by the other six members. This position is for a BCC appointment. Board meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month. Additional special meetings may be occasionally scheduled.

Mandatory applications may be found at www.pinellascounty.org/boards and must be received no later than 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. The BCC will review all applications and make its selection at a regular meeting.

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This press release was produced by the Pinellas County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.