FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager
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SUCCESSION MANAGEMENT - EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize recruitment and selection for the vacant Director of Operations and Maintenance position.
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BACKGROUND
Orange County Sanitation District's (OC San) present organizational structure was put in place in 2018 in anticipation of the retirement of the Assistant General Manager (AGM) after 20 years with the agency.
The approved structure included a second AGM position with responsibility for the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and Engineering Departments. One of the existing department heads, Rob Thompson, was appointed to the new AGM role while retaining responsibilities as Director of O&M. The Director of Finance and Administrative Services (F&A), Lorenzo Tyner, was appointed to the vacant position created by the AGM's retirement, retaining his duties as Director of F&A and providing oversight to the Environmental Services Department. These changes resulted in a vacant Department Head position that has remained unfilled.
While none of the Executive Management Team (EMT) have set a retirement date, a majority of the EMT are eligible for retirement, including the General Manager (GM), with 29 years of service.
The GM is recommending filling the vacant Director of O & M position in anticipation of pending retirements and to align our structure with OC San's initiatives and challenges. With retirements expected among the EMT, the opportunity to streamline the EMT structure can be addressed in the next one (1) to three (3) years.
RELEVANT STANDARDS
* Maintain a culture of improving efficiency to reduce the cost to provide the current service level or standard
* Plan for and execute succession, minimizing vacant position times
PROBLEM
With the majority of the EMT eligible for retirement, OC San is faced with a potential loss of leadership continuity in the next 1 ...
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