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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2001.10.31 - 35684 October 31, 2001 The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Law at 10:33 a.m. in Committee Room A, Auditorium Wing, County Service Center, Pontiac, Michigan. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Thomas A. Law, David N. Galloway, Eric Coleman, David L. Moffitt, David B. Buckley William Brian, Vincent Gregory and George W. Suarez PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: None OTHERS PRESENT: Personnel Department Judy Eaton, Director Tom Eaton, Deputy Director Lois Koeber, Supervisor Jennifer Mason, Supervisor David VandeGrift, Analyst Karen Jones, Analyst Executive Office Doug Williams, Deputy County Executive Drain Commission Kevin Larsen, Deputy Drain Commissioner Information Technology Phillip Bertolini, Director Oakland Press Charlie Crumm Board of Commissioners Ruel McPherson, District #25 Hugh D. Crawford, District #17 James H. VanLeuven, Admin. Director Sheryl Mitchell, Senior BOC Analyst Nancy Wenzel, Committee Coordinator PUBLIC COMMENT OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 1200 NORTH TELEGRAPH ROAD  PONTIAC, MICHIGAN 48341-0470 Telephone: (248) 858-0100 FAX: (248) 858-1572 PERSONNEL COMMITTEE Thomas A. Law, Chairperson David N. Galloway Majority Vice-Chair Eric Coleman, Minority Vice-Chair David L. Moffitt David B. Buckley William Brian Vincent Gregory George W. Suarez None. Personnel Committee Page 2 October 31, 2001 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF October 17, 2001 Coleman moved to approve the minutes of October 17, 2001 as printed. Supported by Buckley. Motion carried on a voice vote. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Coleman moved to approve the agenda as printed. Supported by Buckley. Motion carried on a voice vote. MR #01269 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – AUTHORIZE COUNTY TO SUPPLEMENT PAY OF RESERVISTS CALLED TO ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY Following the September 11th "Attack on America", hundreds of Michigan military reservists were called to active duty. This resolution authorizes the County to supplement the military pay for employees called to active duty so that they will receive total pay equal to their normal County compensation retroactive to the date of their military call -up. Suarez moved that the Personnel Committee Report to the full Board with the recommendation MR #01269 be adopted. Supported by Moffitt. Galloway moved to amend the resolution to have the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph read: "NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes the County to supplement the military pay for employees called to active duty as a result of the September 11th act of terrorism against the United States, so that they will receive total pay equal to their "normal" County compensation retroactive to the date of their military call-up." Further to remove the word "normal" in the two places it appears in the first BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph. Supported by Coleman Motion to amend carried on a unanimous roll call vote with Gregory absent. Suarez moved that the Personnel Committee Report to the full Board with the recommendation MR #01269 be adopted as amended. Supported by Moffitt. Motion carried on unanimous roll call vote with Gregory absent. Personnel Committee Page 3 October 31, 2001 DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN AMENDMENT – VESTED TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP (SECTION 7) The federal government has passed the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 that requires changes to the County Defined Contribution Plan r egarding vesting. This amendment will bring the County's plan into conformance. Suarez moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Coleman. Motion carried on unanimous roll call vote. MR #01282 DRAIN – TRANSFER OF TWO (2) SPECIAL REVENUE POSITIONS TO IT/DISC DIVISION With the integration of a variety of records and current programs to the new GIS system, it is appropriate to transfer two positions from Drain to IT/DISC to assist in the implementation. The Application Analyst/Programmer II position will test and configure GIS software prior to installation, and coordinate the development of specific applications. The Customer Service Technician I will address network server and client PC hardware development, operation and service issues. Brian moved that the Personnel Committee Report to the full Board with the recommendation MR #01282 be adopted. Supported by Buckley. Motion carried on unanimous roll call vote with Galloway absent. OAKLAND COUNTY WORKPLACE VIOLENCE POLICY This written policy has been created to specifically address workplace violence and identifies actions that are considered violent or threats of violence in the workplace. This policy also specifies disciplinary action for those who threaten, attempt, or actually commit violent acts or fail to report such incidents. The Personnel Committee determined this proposed policy was too broad in nature. Moffitt moved the Personnel Committee appoint a Workplace Violence Policy Study Group comprised of himself, Commissioner Coleman, Commissioner Brian, a Personnel Department representative, Malcolm Brown, County Counsel and Corporation Counsel. This Study Group will report back to the Personnel Committee at the December 5, 2001 meeting with their recommendations . Support by Gregory. Motion carried on unanimous roll call vote with Galloway absent. Personnel Committee Page 4 October 31, 2001 PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT – FISCAL YEAR 2002 WAGE AND BENEFIT REOPENER FOR EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) LOCAL 2720 This agreement provides for a 4% salary increase effective with the pay period beginning September 22, 2001 and further provides that the employees represented by this bargaining unit receive any changes to benefits provided to the general non-represented County employees in the same time and the same manner. Suarez moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Buckley. Motion carried on unanimous roll call vote with Galloway absent. COMMUNICATIONS: Coleman moved to Receive & File Items: A - Position Change Summary Report B – PeopleSoft Article – Oakland County Profile Supported by Buckley. Motion carried on a voice vote. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 11:50 a.m. ___________________________________________ Nancy Wenzel, Committee Coordinator _______________________________________________ James H. VanLeuven, Jr., Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.