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Fairhope Personnel Board
Thursday, February 2, 2016 at 10:30 a.m.
Delchamps Room
161 North Section Street
Meeting with Mayor Wilson -Informal
Introduction of Board Members
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COUNTY OF BALDWIN
Personnel Board met at 10:30 a.m .
Delchamp 's Room
161 N Section Street, Fairhope, AL 36532
Thursday, February 2 , 2017
Present were:
Members: Diane Thomas , Chairman, Lorenzo Howard, Jenny Erdoes , Rob Stankoski ,
Scherry Douglas , Pandora Heathcoe , Human Resources Director, and Kevin Boone , City
Counci l Liaison.
Absent: N I A
Guests: Mayor Karin Wilson, Robert Brown -City Counci l member and Jimmy Conyers
-City Council member.
The meeting was called to order at 10:30 a.m .
Minutes from the January 19 , 2017 meeting were appro ved by a first motion set forth by
Scherry Douglas and second by Jenny Erodes .
Diane Thomas , Chairman , began the meeting by welcoming Mayor Wilson and the two
City Council members to the meeting. She stated the purpose of the meeting was for
Mayor Wilson to meet each member of the Board and she could hear each member 's
back ground and credentials. Each individual Board members stated their credentials ,
background and experience.
Mayor Wilson expressed her gratitude to the Board members and stated that in the future
she would like the Board to review and assist with the medical insurance prov ided to City
employees . She exp lained that medical expenses are a large portion of the City 's finances
which the City needs to address .
Mayor Wilson also expressed the need for team building with the departmental staff
which over a period of three (3) staff meetings she plans to begin. She also stated that a
friend of hers will be coming down from New Yark to conduct a full day of team
building for the department heads at Five Rivers on March 2 1, 2017. She expressed the
hope that this type of team building could also include the City Council in the future.
Mayor Wilson touch base on the City 's budget, organization chart restructuring ,
Economic Development along with Utiliti es.
Chairman Thomas mentioned the compensation study RFQ and it being placed on hold
so far. She felt with the organizational transition there may be a need to extend that hold
before the RFQ is put out for bid. Lorenzo Howard stated his concerns with extended a
hold on the RFQ and he felt should be moved forward due to the fact the compensation is
the structure for the City 's hiring process and wage control. Jenny Erdoes stated she felt
the need for the compensation study to include a guidance guide also .
Mayor Wilson stated the review of medical insurance would need to be given priority and
then the compensation study RFQ could follow .
There being no further business , the meeting was adjourned at 11 :30 AM with first
motion set forth by Rob Stankoski and second by Lorenzo Howard.
The next scheduled meeting will be held Thursday , March 16 , 201 7.
Respectfully submitted ,
Pandora Heathcoe
Acting Secretary