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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1998.08.06 - 25279FINANCE REPORT (MSC. #98159) August 6, 1998 BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, SUE ANN DOUGLAS, CHAIRPERSON IN RE: MR #98159 - PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT - COUNTY BOUNTY - RECRUITMENT REWARD FOR DIFFICULT TO RECRUIT CLASSIFICATIONS TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: The Finance Committee, having reviewed the above referenced resolution on July 30, 1998, reports with a recommendation that the resolution be amended in the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph as follows: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the adoption of a program to be called "County Bounty" whereby the Personnel Department will identify specific classifications which have been difficult to fill and will offer a monetary award to County employees (excluding elected and appointed officials, employees of toe Personnel Department, and members of the interview panel AND THOSE INVOLVED IN THE SELECTION PROCESS AT ANY LEVEL) for recruitment of a successful candidate. In order for a County employee to receive such an award the referred candidate must compete in the normal examination process, be selected by the hiring department and successfully complete a six month probationary/advisory period. In addition, the referring party must be identified as the referral agent by the recruited candidate in writing prior to the date of hire in order for the referring agent to be eligible for the award. The Personnel Department/Human Resources Division will be responsible to develop and administer specific policy guidelines for this award program. Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move acceptance of the foregoing report. FINANCE COMMITTEE FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE: Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Coleman absent. • ••• Resolution #98159 August 6, 1998 Moved by Law supported by Holbert the Finance Committee Report be accepted. A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted. Moved by Law supported by Coleman the resolution be adopted. Moved by Law supported by Coleman the resolution be amended to coincide with the recommendation in the Finance Committee Report. A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried. Vote on resolution, as amended: AYES: Holbert, Hunteon, Jacobs, Jensen, Johnson, Kaczmar, Kingzett, Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Amos, Coleman, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Gregory, Hoffman. (24) NAYS: None. (0) A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution, as amended, was adopted. 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 August 6, 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 6th day of August 1998. LynryD. Allen, County Clerk July 16, 1998 MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #98159 BY: Personnel Committee, Thomas Law, Chairperson IN RE: PERSONNEL/HUMAN RESOURCES - COUNTY BOUNTY- RECRUITMENT REWARD FOR DIFFICULT TO RECRUIT CLASSIFICATIONS To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS the current labor market has made recruitment of qualified applicants extremely difficult in certain professions resulting in a number of County positions remaining vacant for extended periods of time, thereby causing a hardship for specific departments; and WHEREAS the usual methods of recruitment including newspaper and journal advertisements, job fairs, etc., are being used at considerable cost with limited success in certain difficult to recruit professions; and WHEREAS it is desirable to discover and implement new and creative ways to attract and hire employees in highly competitive fields. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the adoption of a program to be called "County Bounty" whereby the Personnel Department will identify specific classifications which have been difficult to fill and will offer a monetary award to County employees (excluding elected and appointed officials, employees of the Personnel Department and members of the interview panel) for recruitment of a successful candidate. In order for a County employee to receive such an award the referred candidate must compete in the normal examination process, be selected by the hiring department and successfully complete a six month probationary/advisory period. In addition, the referring party must be identified as the referral agent by the recruited candidate in writing prior to the date of hire in order for the referring agent to be eligible for the award. The Personnel Department/Human Resources Division will be responsible to develop and administer specific policy guidelines for this award program. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that notification of the "County Bounty" will be posted in the Personnel Department and may be distributed by other means determined appropriate. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the referral award will come from non-designated fund balances in the department where the vacancy exists. The amount of the award will be established based on a formula not to exceed 5% of the one year salary rate of a given classification in affect at the time the award is announced, prorated for the amount of time the position has been vacant during the one year period immediately preceding the announcement of the award. For example, the Bounty for an Applications Analyst/Programmer I that has been vacant for three quarters of the year preceding the award announcement will be determined not to exceed the following amount: .05 x $37,766 x .75 $1,416. The amount of the award shall be determined and authorized by the Personnel Department and will be clearly specified at the time the award is announced. In no case shall the award exceed $2,000.00. Chairperson, on behalf of the Personnel Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE Personnel Committee Vote: Motion carried on unanimous roll call vote with Holbert absent FISCAL NOTE (M.R. #98159) August 6, 1998 BY:FINANCE COMMITTEE, SUE ANN DOUGLAS, CHAIRPERSON IN RE: PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES - COUNTY BOUNTY - RECRUITMENT REWARD FOR DIFFICULT TO RECRUIT CLASSIFICATIONS TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule XII-F of this Board, The Finance Committee has reviewed the above referenced resolution and finds: 1. It is requested that a program called "County Bounty" be established in order to assist the Personnel Department with recruiting persons for specific classifications which have been difficult to fill, resulting in vacancies for extended periods of time. 2. The "County Bounty" program would offer a monetary award to County employees (excluding elected and appointed officials, Personnel Department employees, and members of the interview panel). 3. The Personnel Department/Human Resources Division would be responsible for developing and administering specific policy guidelines for this award program and report them back to the Personnel Department's liaison committee. 4. The award would be based on a formula not to exceed 5% of the one year salary rate of a given classification in affect at the time the award is announced, prorated for the amount of time the position has been vacant during the one year period immediately preceding the announcement of the award. 5. The source of funding for the referral award would be the resultant salaries and fringes benefit favorability in the department where the vacancy exists. 6. The amount to be awarded shall in no case exceed $2,000. 7. No budget amendment is recommended at this time. FINANCE COMMITTEE FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE: Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Coleman absent. Resolution #98159 July 16, 1998 The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections, Resolution 498159 July 16, 1998 The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections, FISCAL NOTE (M.R. #98159) August 6, 1998 BY:FINANCE COMMITTEE, SUE ANN DOUGLAS, CHAIRPERSON IN RE: PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES - COUNTY BOUNTY - RECRUITMENT REWARD FOR DIFFICULT TO RECRUIT CLASSIFICATIONS TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule XII-F of this Board, The Finance Committee has reviewed the above referenced resolution and finds: 1. It is requested that a program called "County Bounty" be established in order to assist the Personnel Department with recruiting persons for specific classifications which have been difficult to fill, resulting in vacancies for extended periods of time. 2. The "County Bounty" program would offer a monetary award to County employees (excluding elected and appointed officials, Personnel Department employees, and members of the interview panel). 3. The Personnel Department/Human Resources Division would be responsible for developing and administering specific policy guidelines for this award program and report them back to the Personnel Department's liaison committee. 4. The award would be based on a formula not to exceed 5% of the one year salary rate of a given classification in affect at the time the award is announced, prorated for the amount of time the position has been vacant during the one year period immediately preceding the announcement of the award. 5. The source of funding for the referral award would be the resultant salaries and fringes benefit favorability in the department where the vacancy exists. 6. The amount to be awarded shall in no case exceed $2,000. 7. No budget amendment is recommended at this time. FINANCE COMMITTEE FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE: Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Coleman absent. July 16, 1998 MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #98159 BY: Personnel Committee, Thomas Law, Chairperson IN RE: PERSONNEL/HUMAN RESOURCES - COUNTY BOUNTY- RECRUITMENT , REWARD FOR DIFFICULT TO RECRUIT CLASSIFICATIONS To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS the current labor market has made recruitment of qualified applicants extremely difficult in certain professions resulting in a number of County positions remaining vacant for extended periods of time, thereby causing a hardship for specific departments; and WHEREAS the usual methods of recruitment including newspaper and journal advertisements, job fairs, etc., are being used at considerable cost with limited success in certain difficult to recruit professions; and WHEREAS it is desirable to discover and implement new and creative ways to attract and hire employees in highly competitive fields, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the adoption of a program to be called "County Bounty" whereby the Personnel Department will identify specific classifications which have been difficult to fill and will offer a monetary award to County employees (excluding elected and appointed officials, employees of the Personnel Department and members of the interview panel) for recruitment of a successful candidate. In order for a County employee to receive such an award the referred candidate must compete in the normal examination process, be selected by the hiring department and successfully complete a six month probationary/advisory period. In addition, the referring party must be identified as the referral agent by the recruited candidate in writing prior to the date of hire in order for the referring agent to be eligible for the award. The Personnel Department/Human Resources Division will be responsible to develop and administer specific policy guidelines for this award program. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that notification of the "County Bounty" will be posted in the Personnel Department and may be distributed by other means determined appropriate. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the referral award will come from non-designated fund balances in the department where the vacancy exists. The amount of the award will be established based on a formula not to exceed 5% of the one year salary rate of a given classification in affect at the time the award is announced, prorated for the amount of time the position has been vacant during the one year period immediately preceding the announcement of the award. For example, the Bounty for an Applications Analyst/Programmer I that has been vacant for three quarters of the year preceding the award announcement will be determined not to exceed the following amount: .05 x $37,766 x .75 = $1,416. The amount of the award shall be determined and authorized by the Personnel Department and will be clearly specified at the time the award is announced. In no case shall the award exceed $2,000.00. Chairperson, on behalf of the Personnel Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE Personnel Committee Vote: Motion carried on unanimous roll call vote with Holbert absent Resolution #98159 August 6, 1998 Moved by Law supported by Holbert the Finance Committee Report be accepted. A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted. Moved by Law supported by Coleman the resolution be adopted. Moved by Law supported by Coleman the resolution be amended to coincide with the recommendation in the Finance Committee Report. A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried. Vote on resolution, as amended: AYES: Holbert, Huntoon, Jacobs, Jensen, Johnson, Kaczmar, Kingzett, Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Amos, Coleman, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Gregory, Hoffman. (24) NAYS: None. (0) A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution, as amended, was adopted. 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 August 6, 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 6th day of August 1998. Lynn/D.-Allen, County Clerk FINANCE REPORT (Misc. #98159) August 6, 1998 BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, SUE ANN DOUGLAS, CHAIRPERSON IN RE: MR #98159 - PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT - COUNTY BOUNTY - RECRUITMENT REWARD FOR DIFFICULT TO RECRUIT CLASSIFICATIONS TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: The Finance Committee, having reviewed the above referenced resolution on July 30, 1998, reports with a recommendation that the resolution be amended in the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph as follows: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the adoption of a program to be called "County Bounty" whereby the Personnel Department will identify specific classifications which have been difficult to fill and will offer a monetary award to County employees (excluding elected and appointed officials, employees of the Personnel Department, and members of the interview panel AND THOSE INVOLVED IN THE SELECTION PROCESS AT ANY LEVEL) for recruitment of a successful candidate. In order for a County employee to receive such an award the referred candidate must compete in the normal examination process, be selected by the hiring department and successfully complete a six month probationary/advisory period. In addition, the referring party must be identified as the referral agent by the recruited candidate in writing prior to the date of hire in order for the referring agent to be eligible for the award. The Personnel Department/Human Resources Division will be responsible to develop and administer specific policy guidelines for this award program. Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move acceptance of the foregoing report. FINANCE COMMITTEE FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE: Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Coleman absent.