HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2001.09.06 - 26678September 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
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Personnel Committee Vote:
Motion carried on unanimous roll call vote
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Resolution 401229 September 6, 2001
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee.
There were no objections.