HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1998.04.23 - 25243March 5, 1998
Miscellaneous Resolution #98030 -
BY: Personnel Committee, Thomas A. Law, Chairperson
IN RE: Department of Personnel/Labor Relations - Change to Merit
System Rule 4.3.2 Inter-Departmental Transfer of a Present County
Employee
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies, Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Section IV, Subsection A of the Merit System Resolution
requires that all changes in the rules and regulations of the Merit
System shall be submitted to the Board of Commissioners at a regular
meeting of the Board and shall become effective thirty (30) days after
such meeting unless objection is received in writing by the
Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners, in which case the objection
shall become a matter of business at the next meeting of the Board;
and
WHEREAS it has become desirable to make changes to Merit Rule
4.3.2 regarding the Inter-Departmental Transfer of a Present County
Employee as spelled out in the attachments to this resolution; and
WHEREAS this revision involves disrnntinning the practice of
forwarding employee transfer requests to current Department Heads; and
WHEREAS this practice is very costly, inefficient and paperwork
intensive; and
WHEREAS it is the responsibility of the employee to notify their
department head of their desire to transfer when being considered for
another employment opportunity within the County.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the reading of this notice and
the attached copies of the proposed changes to Merit Rule 4.3.2, to
all commissioners present and absent, be considered as the official
submission to the Board of Commissioners of the described changes to
Merit Rule 4.3.2.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Personnel Committee, I move the
adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
RULE
TITLE
RULE
TITLE I FILLING OF VACANCIES 4
Date:
Date:
Oakland'County Merit System
PROPOSED CHANGE IN MERIT SYSTEM RULE•
SECTION TO BE CHANGED 4.3 INTER-DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFER OF A PRESENT COUNTY EMPLOYE]
PRESENT WORDING PROPOSED WORDING
4.3.2 The Personnel Department shall have forms 4.3.2 The Personnel Department shall have forms
available for County employees requesting transfer available for County employees requesting transfer
into another department. Employees must specify on into another department. Employees must specify on
this form the department and classification into which this form the department and classification into which
they are interested in transferring. The Personnel they are interested in transferring. The Personnel
Department shall forward copies of appropriate Department shall forward copies of appropriate
transfer requests and updated application forms to transfer requests and updated application forms to
Department Heads requesting to fill vacancies in this Department Heads requesting to fill vacancies in this
manner. The employee's current Department Head manner. A request for transfer will only be
will receive a copy of this request for transfer at considered for a period of one year following the date
the same time. A request for transfer will only be of such request. After one year the individual still
considered for a period of one year following the date interested in a transfer must request an extension from
of such request. After one year the individual still the Personnel Department.
interested in a transfer must request an extension from
the Personnel Department. DELETE: The employee's current Department Head
will receive a copy of this request for transfer at the
same time.
REASON FOR CHANGE
Change Submitted by:
County Executive: Approved Disapproved by:
Personnel Committee: Approved Disapproved by: Date:
Introduced to Board of Commissioners Date:
Section IV Subsection A of Merit System Resolution
Copies of the rules and regulations developed by the Personnel Committee and all future changes in such
rules and regulations shall be submitted to the Board of Commissioners at a regular meeting of the Board
of Commissioners and shall become effective thirty days after such meeting unless objection is received in
writing by the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, in which case the objection shall become a matter
of business at the next meeting of the Board of Commissioners.
Resolution #98030 March 5, 1998
The Chairperson stated that by statute the resolution shall layover for
30 days. There were no objections.
Resolution 1t98030 April 23, 1998
Moved by Law supported by McPherson the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Kingzett, Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht,
Palmer, Powers, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Amos, Coleman, Devine, Dingeldey, Douglas,
Garfield, Gregory, Holbert, Huntoon, Jacobs, Jensen, Johnson, Kaczmar. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
L. Brooks Patter
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is a true and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the
Oakland County Board of Commissioners on April 23, 1998 with the original record
thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
County of Oakland at Pontiac, Michigan this 23rd day pfpril 4,1428
Lyn4 D. Allen, County Clerk