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Public Meeting Notice
Committee: Fairhope Personnel Board
Date & Time: Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 7:15 a.m.
Place: Delchamps Room
161 North Section Street
Subject: Updating Compensation Study RFQ
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COUNTY OF BALDWIN
Personnel Board met at 7:15 a.m.
Delchamps Room
161 N Section Street, Fairhope , AL 36532
Thursday , September 15 , 2016
Present:
Members: Diane Thomas , Chairman; Lorenzo Howard , Jenny Erdoes , Pandora Heathcoe ,
Human Resources Director, and Scherry Douglas , Rob Stankoski , and Kevin Boone, City
Council Liaison.
Absent:
Guest: Joseph Petties , Police Chief
The meeting was called to order at 7: 16 a.m.
Minutes from the August 18 , 2016 meeting were approved by a first motion set forth by
Lorenzo Howard and second by Scherry Douglas.
Under old business:
Diane Thomas , C hairman , began the meeting by asking the Board members who met
with department head to summarize the findings of their meetings. T he purpose of these
meetings was to give each department head an opportunity to give his /her thoughts and
concerns about the current classification and compensation system and any areas they
would like to have addressed in the upcoming stud y .
Rob Stankoski stated that in his interviews the department heads seem to like the current
compensation system. However, one mentioned that since changes have been made to
his department, he be! ieves some of hi s job positions need to be classified at a higher
grade. Department heads wou ld also lik e additional training or c larifi cation on some of
the scales on the employee performance eva lu ations.
Jenny Erdoes stated she met with two department heads who were very positive about the
current system . However one did voice concerns about two employees who have reached
the maximum of their pay range but then listed benefits which the City offers that may
not be offered in the private sector.
Diane concurred w ith Jenny and Rob 's comments. Every department head that she
interviewed stated that the compensation system provides structure for the employees and
helps them to understand how their jobs ra nk in the City . It also provides information
about jobs at higher grades and pay ranges for those employees who would like to
advance . All department heads mentioned that the ranges needed to be adju sted .
Lorenzo Howard stated all his meetings went well and that the best meeting he held was
with the Police Department. Not only did he meet with Chief Petties but he also met with
all three I ieutenants who gave a good overall picture of the structure of the department.
He also met with the IT Department and stated that for a small department with only
three employees , they handle all of the IT need s of the City very well. His last meeting
was with Tom Kuhl , Director of Recreation , who expressed satisfaction with the current
system but stated that his department barely has enough employees to cover the present
responsibilities and with the addition of new parks and facilities, his department 's
wo rkload will increase . Sherry Sullivan , Director of Community Affairs , also mentioned
the need for additional employees in certain areas because of increased responsibilities.
Diane Thomas ended the discussion with comments she had received from several
department heads concerning "trainee " slots and also possible internship positions.
Pandora Heathcoe, Human Resources , stated those concerns could be achieved by
creat ing a job description and pay grade for needed trainee positions and simpl y add ing
those positions to the department's annual budget.
Diane stated that she will finalize the compensation stu dy RFQ to submit to each Board
member for review.
Under New Business:
There wasn 't any new business.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 AM with first motion
set forth by Rob Stankoski and second by Scherry Douglas.
The ne xt meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 24, 2016.
Respectfully submitted ,
Pandora Heathcoe
Acting Secretary