HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2001.09.20 - 26638September 6, 2001
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION # 01229
BY: Personnel Committee, Thomas A. Law, Chairperson
IN RE: PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT, SUCCESSION PLANNING
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen,
WHEREAS Oakland County Government's current workforce demographics
indicate a large percentage of employees will be eligible to retire during the next five
years; and
WHEREAS during this time period approximately 30% of employees within
supervisory and managerial positions will be eligible for retirement and an additional
17% of employees within non-supervisory and managerial positions will also be eligible
for retirement; and
WHEREAS a planned approach to prepare for future vacancies in higher level
management positions is desirable and necessary to insure a smooth transition of
leadership and a stable workforce; and
WHEREAS Succession Planning is a systematized process of identifying
potential future staffing gaps that exist in managerial positions and locating/ developing
individuals within or outside the current workforce to fill the future gaps; and
WHEREAS a request for proposal was processed through the Purchasing Division
and a vendor, Development Dimensions International (DDI), was selected to assist the
Personnel Department with the development and implementation of a succession plan;
and
WHEREAS the succession plan will initially pilot in the County Executive area.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners approve the appropriation of funding in the amount of $73,435 from the
Fringe Benefit fund to support the first phase of the succession planning initiative.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED a steering committee composed of County
Executive Department representatives and Board of Commissioner representatives will
be established to provide guidance and oversight to the succession planning pilot process.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED an Executive Resource Board composed of at
least one Oakland County Commissioner on the Personnel Committee will be established
to provide assistance with the process and establishing criteria.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Personnel Committee be updated on the
status of this initiative throughout Phase I.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Personnel Committee, I move the adoption of the
foregoing resolution
ONNEL COMMITTEE
Personnel Committee Vote:
Motion carried on unanimous roll call vote
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CE COMMITTEE
FISCAL NOTE (M.R.#01229) September 20, 2001
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, SUE ANN DOUGLAS, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT, SUCCESSION PLANNING
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. Oakland County Government's current workforce demographics
indicate a large percentage of employees will be eligible to
retire during the next five years (approximately 30% are
supervisory/managerial positions and 17% are non-
supervisory/managerial positions).
2. A planned approach to prepare for future vacancies in higher
level management positions is necessary to ensure a smooth
transition and stable workforce.
3. A vendor, Development Dimensions International (DDI), was
selected to assist the Personnel Department with the
development and implementation of a succession plan that will
pilot the County Executive area.
4. The resolution authorizes an appropriation of $73,435 from
the Fringe Benefit Fund #678 (91-250100-10000-3348) to
support the first phase of the succession planning
initiative.
5. There is no General Fund implication at this time.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Friedman Appel and
Melton absent.
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Resolution #01229 September 6, 2001
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee.
There were no objections.
Resolution #01229 September 20, 2001
Moved by Law supported by Moffitt the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Millard, Moffitt, Moss, Obrecht, Palmer, Patterson, Sever,
Suarez, Taub, Webster, Amos, Appel, Brian, Buckley, Causey-Mitchell, Coleman,
Crawford, Dingeldey, Douglas, Galloway, Garfield, Gregory, Law, McPherson,
Melton. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the resolution was
adopted.
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 September 20, 2001 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 2ogli day/6f September, 2001.
William Caddell, County Clerk