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John A. Scott
Chairperson
Bob Hoffman
Vice Chairperson
Janet Jackson
Minority Vice Chairperson
November 12, 2014
Chairperson Scott called the meeting of the Human Resources Committee to order at 1:30 p.m. in
Committee Room A of the Commissioners’ Auditorium Wing, County Service Center in Pontiac,
Michigan.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT :
John A. Scott, Bob Hoffman, Janet Jackson, Thomas F. Middleton, Jim Runestad, Philip Weipert,
Mattie Hatchett
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
None
OTHERS PRESENT
COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS Barb Hankey, Manager
HUMAN RESOURCES John Hajkus, Deputy Director
Lori Taylor, HR Manager
Heather Mason, Comp/Class Supvsr.
Sara Kohn, Analyst
WATER RESOURCES COMMISSIONER Sherri Gee, Chief Adminstration
Carrie Cox, Civil Engineer III
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Jim VerPloeg, Administrative Director
Chris Ward, Sr. Analyst
Tracy Stolzenfeld, Committee Coordinator
APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES
Middleton moved to approve the minutes of October 15, 2014, as printed. Supported by
Jackson.
Motion carried on a voice vote.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Agenda Item 2, Board of Commissioners - Position Changes & Reorganization , was removed from the
agenda due to postponement by the General Government Committee.
Hoffman moved approval of the agenda as amended. Supported by Jackson.
OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
1200 NORTH TELEGRAPH ROAD, BLDG. 12E, PONTIAC, MICHIGAN 48341 -0475
Telephone: (248) 858 -0100 FAX: (248) 858 -1572
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
Thomas Middleton
Jim Runestad
Philip Weipert
Mattie Hatchett
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November 12, 2014
Motion carried on a voice vote.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
AGENDA ITEMS
1. 52nd DISTRICT COURT/DIVISION I (NOVI) – FY 2015 MICHIGAN DRUG COURT GRANT
PROGRAM - ACCEPTANCE
The 52-1 District Court in Novi is seeking acceptance of a grant from the Supreme Court Administrative
Office (SCAO.) This is an annual grant that will fund the continuation of the Special Revenue, full -time
eligible Probation Officer I position. Acceptance of this grant does not obligate the County to any future
commitment, and the continuation of the Special Revenue, full -time eligible Probation Officer I position is
contingent upon future levels of grant fu nding.
Weipert moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution . Supported by
Middleton.
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Runestad and Hatchett absent.
3. MR #14254 – WATER RESOURCES COMMISSIONER – SYSTEMS CONTROL UN IT
REORGANIZATION AND POSITION CHANGES
The Water Resources Commissioner requests approval of the reorganization and position changes in the
Systems Control Unit. Ms. Gee gave a brief history of the unit, which was previously called the Electrical
Unit. The department utilizes the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, which is
technology based. The position changes within the unit are being made to better address the
technological needs and handle more of the workload in -house. Past practices included electronics staff
working on energized circuits. The National Electric Code requires that only a licensed journeyman
electrician can work on energized circuits. The proposed position changes are as follows: Creation of
three new classifications, retitle five positions, upwardly reclassify one position, delete two classifications
and create three new positions in the Systems and Control Unit for the operation and maintenance of the
SCADA system.
Middleton moved to report to recommend ap proval of the attached suggested resolution.
Supported by Jackson.
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Runestad and Hatchett absent.
4. HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT - SALARY ADMINISTRATION PL AN 1st QUARTERLY
REPORT FOR FY2015
The Human Resources Department is seeking approval of the Salary Administration Plan 1st Quarterly
Report for Fiscal Year 2015. Per Merit Rule 2, studies were done on 14 classifications: Three
classifications will be receiving a new classification ; five classifications have received a change in factors
that increase their salary grade, but no change in title ; four classifications had some factor changes that
did not involve a salary increase ; and two classifications are being retitled .
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Jackson moved to recommen d approval of the attached suggested r esolution. Supported by
Hoffman.
Jackson moved to amend the resolution to add another position as follows:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED to create a new classification and reclassify the following positions:
From “1060501-03418 Technical Assistant, 8, 293 ” To “Children’s Village Administrative
Coordinator, 9, 333 .”
Supported by Middleton.
Motion to amend carried on a voice vote.
Motion, as amended, carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Runestad and Hatchett absent.
5. WITHDRAWAL OF REQUEST FOR J OB AUDIT APPEAL FROM TIMOTHY MCRAE,
TECHNICAL OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
After a job audit appeal hearing was scheduled regarding Timothy McRae , the employee withdrew his
request.
Middleton moved to receive and file this matter. Supported by Hoffman.
Motion carried on a voice vote.
CONSENT AGENDA/COMMUNICATIONS
A. Position Change Summary
B. Retirement Minutes – September 2014
Middleton moved to receive and file items A and B. Supported by Jackson.
Motion carried on a voice vote.
OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT
There being no other business to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 1:44 p.m.
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Tracy Stolzenfeld , Committee Coordinator Jim VerPloeg, Administrative Director
NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject t o Committee approval.