HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1999.12.16 - 25649November 18, 1999
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION # 99296
BY: Personnel Committee, Thomas Law, Chairperson
IN RE: PERSONNEL/HUMAN RESOURCES—ALTERING COUNTY BOUNTY RULES
RELATED TO FULL-TIME, ELIGIBLE POSITIONS, TO ELIMINATE THE
REQUIREMENT TO WAIT FOR MONETARY AWARD UNTIL THE NEWLY-HIRED
EMPLOYEE HAS COMPLETED THEIR SIX-MONTH PROBATION
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners has approved a County Bounty program to offer
a monetary award to current County employees who refer a successful candidate for specific,
difficult to fill positions; and
WHEREAS it is advisable to make improvements in this program in order to make it more
attractive to County employees and increase its effectiveness,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
approves the change of rules to the County Bounty Program so that an employee who recommends
a successful candidate can be paid immediately upon the hire of their referral and not have to wait
for their monetary award until the newly-hired employee has completed their six-month probationary
period.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Personnel Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Personnel Committee Vote:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Galloway absent.
Memo
To: Personnel Committee
From: Sharon Edwards, Supervisor of Selection & Placement
Date: October 25, 1999
Subject: Status of County Bounty
One year ago the County Bounty program was implemented. allowing employees to be eligible to
receive a referral bonus for specific difficult to fill positions. The referred candidate must meet
minimum qualifications, participate in the test process, score in the top band, be chosen by the hiring
department and successfully complete a six month probationary period. Employees are notified of
current exams for which County Bounty is offered by a statement on paychecks, broadcast e-mail
and by postings in County departments. Specific rules and guidelines are available to the workforce
either by request or by looking them up on the County's "0" drive. Funds for the referral bonus are
paid from the unused money in the vacant position. As of today the status of this program is as
follows:
Exams opened and closed for County Bounty:
Date announced Date Closed
Senior Psychologist 10/2/98 2/1/99
10/2/98 1/25/99
# of referrals
1 (not hired)
1 (not hired) Civil Engineer III
Amount
$1,000
$2,000
Current exams remaining open for County Bounty:
App/Ana/Prog (any level) 10/2/98 3 (one hired $1,500
see below)
Court Deputy--PTNE 3/19/99 0 $ 200
Asst Chf Eng (any spec) 10/15/99 $1,000
(Note: may increase the pay-out on this one if the vacancy persists and more money is
available in the position.)
Sew Trtmnt Plant Op I 10/15/99 0 $1,000
Maint Laborer--Drain 10/15/99 0 $ 500
Successful referrals:
Number County Employee Referral/class Payout amount/date
1 Guy Compton Christopher Becker AAP II $1,500 7/99
While only one candidate has successfully been hired and completed a six month probationary
period, we would still suggest this program has been worthwhile. Programmers are very difficult
to find in today's market and using a commercial recruiting agency to hire one person would have
cost many thousands of dollars. Instead we were able to pay a current employee $1,500 to help us
find a successful candidate.
In an attempt to make this program more effective we would like to recommend a change which may
improve its attractiveness to the County workforce. There are many hurdles in our Merit System
hiring process, and we propose to eliminate the final requirement that the referred candidate must
complete a six month probationary period. In this way participants will be paid immediately upon
the hire of their referral, and eliminate the lengthy wait for a pay-out. A resolution to that effect is
attached.
Resolution #99296 November 18, 1999
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There
were no objections.
FISCAL NOTE (M.R. #99296) December 16, 1999
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, SUE ANN DOUGLAS, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: PERSONNEL/HUMAN RESOURCES - ALTERING COUNTY BOUNTY RULES RELATED
TO FULL-TIME ELIGIBLE POSITIONS, TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT TO WAIT
FOR MONETARY AWARD UNTIL THE NEWLY-HIRED EMPLOYEE HAS COMPLETED THEIR
SIX-MONTH PROBATION
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has
reviewed the above referenced resolution and finds:
1. The resolution authorizes payment of a bounty to County
employees for recruiting individuals in particular authorized
classifications, immediately upon the hiring of the recruit
rather than waiting for the recruit to complete probation;
2. This change will not impact the method or source of bounty
payment, specifically the use of unexpended salary dollars in
the department which has the vacancy;
3. No additional appropriation is required.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Obrecht absent.
Resolution #99296 December 16, 1999
Moved by Law supported by Causey-Mitchell the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
AYES: McPherson, Melton, Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Patterson,
Schmid, Sever, Suarez, Taub, Amos, Appel, Causey-Mitchell, Colasanti, Coleman,
Dingeldey, Douglas, Galloway, Gregory, Jensen, Law, McCulloch. (23)
NAYS: Garfield. (1)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
II HEREBY A --OV FOREGOING RESOLLIT' - '
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L Brooks P,
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, G. William Caddell, 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 December 16, 1999 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 16th day,,rof December, 1999.
sok County Executive Date
William Caddell, County Clerk