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OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
1200 NORTH TELEGRAPH ROAD PONTIAC, MICHIGAN 48341-0470
Telephone: (248) 858-0100 FAX: (248) 858-1572
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
January 14, 2009
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Douglas at 9:35 a.m. in Committee Room A,
Auditorium Wing, County Service Center, Pontiac, Michigan.
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
Sue Ann Douglas, Eric Coleman, Thomas Middleton, John A. Scott, Michael Gingell, Mattie
Hatchett and Janet Jackson
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE:
Kim Capello and Robert Gosselin
OTHERS PRESENT:
Human Resources Nancy Scarlet, Director
Cathy Shallal, Manager
Heather Mason, Analyst
Lori Motyka, Supervisor
Jordie Kramer, Analyst
Jennifer Mason, Manager
Board of Commissioners Larry Doyle, Administrative Director
Sheryl Mitchell, Sr. BOC Analyst
Harvey Wedell, Sr. BOC Analyst
Nancy Wenzel, Committee Coordinator
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF DECEMBER 3, 2008
Middleton moved to approve the minutes of December 3, 2008 as printed. Supported by
Coleman.
Motion carried on a voice.
Commissioner Middleton questioned the practice of approving the minutes from the last
meeting of the year by a newly formed Committee, all of whom may not have been on the
Committee and present at the meeting. It was suggested he propose a resolution to clarify this
practice.
Sue Ann Douglas
Chairperson
Kim T. Capello
Majority Vice-Chair
Eric Coleman
Minority Vice-Chair
Thomas F. Middleton
John A. Scott
Robert Gosselin
Michael J. Gingell
Mattie Hatchett
Janet Jackson
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PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
Chairperson Douglas announced due to changes in the Board Rules, all Committ ee members
must contact the Committee Coordinator if they anticipate being absent from a meeting in
order to be recorded as “absent with notice”.
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW
Nancy Scarlet, Director of the Human Resources Department stated the Dep artment has direct oversight
of Employee Benefits and Records, Retirement Records, Information Systems, Recruitment,
Compensation and Workforce Management Administration, Employee Development and Training, and
Labor Relation activities of Oakland County.
Coleman moved to Receive & File. Supported by Scott.
Motion carried on a voice vote.
APPOINTMENTS – CLASSIFICATION DETERMINATION HEARING SUBCOMMITTEE
The Classification Determination Hearing Subcommittee was established to hear appeals of job
studies conducted by the Human Resource Department under Merit Rule 3.
Chairperson Douglas recommended Commissioners, Tom Middleton, Kim Capello and
Mattie Hatchett serve on the subcommittee with
Commissioner Eric Coleman as alternate.
There was no objection.
APPOINTMENTS – JOB EVALUATION REVIEW PANEL
The Job Evaluation Review Panel hears employee appeals resulting from Salary Grade Review
studies conducted by the Human Resources Department under Merit Rule 2.
Chairperson Douglas recommended the appointment of Commissioners Eric Coleman and
John Scott with Mattie Hatchett as the alternate to the Job Evaluation Review Panel.
Coleman moved the Human Resources Committee Report to the General Government
Committee with the above suggested appointments. Supported by Scott.
Motion carried on a voice vote.
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT – FISCAL YEAR 2008-2010 LABOR AGREEMENT FOR
EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY THE MICHIGAN NURSES ASSOCIATION (MNA)
The County of Oakland and the Michigan Nurses Association have been negotiating a contract
covering approximately 111 Public Health Nurses. A three year agreement has been reached
providing a 1% rate increase for Fiscal Year 2008 and a 1% increase for Fiscal Year 2009, both to
be effective with the pay period beginning September 27, 2008 and a wage re-opener for 2010.
This agreement also provides for the health benefit contribution increases for 2009 as per MR
#07216 and a benefit re-opener for 2010.
Middleton moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Coleman.
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Capello and Gosselin absent.
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COMMUNICATIONS
Scott moved to Receive & File Communication Items A & B.
A. Position Change Summary Report
B. 52-1 District Court Sobriety Court Update
Supported by Gingell.
Motion carried on a voice vote.
Chairperson Douglas requested Communications be listed under Consent Agenda on future
agendas.
OTHER BUSINESS
There being no further business to come before the Committee the meeting was adjourned at
10:22 a.m.
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Nancy Wenzel, Committee Coordinator
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Larry Doyle, Administrative Director
NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.