informational item ben ritchie from the department of human resources will brief the board on conducting performance evaluations. mr. ritchie. hello. good afternoon. thank you for being here. sure. my name is benjamin ritchie. i'm a senior human resources consultant with the department of human resources. i'll be providing information for the board on the process for board performance evaluations, for department heads to begin. oversight boards have broad discretion in how they exercise their oversight powers. the charter gives the sheriff's department oversight board the authority to evaluate the work of the office of inspector general and review the inspector general's individual work performance. the board has the discretion to determine how it carries out this responsibility. the department of human resources does not have a defined process for boards and commissions on performance evaluations. the city does have general performance management system, but it's intended for use by managers supervising regular civil service employees. the city does have performance management processes