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Committee: Fairhope Personnel Board
Date & Time: Thursday, April 20, 2016 at 7:15 a.m.
Place: Delchamps Room
161 North Section Street
Subject: General Discussion
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COUNTY OF BALDWIN
Personnel Board met at 7: 15 a.m.
Council Chambers
161 N Section Street, Fairhope , AL 36532
Thursday , April 20 , 2017
Present were:
Members: Diane Thomas , Chairman, Lorenzo Howard, Scherry Douglas , Rob Stankoski ,
Pandora Heathcoe, Human Resources Director, and Kevin Boone, City Council Liaison .
Absent: Doug Cazort
Guests: Tom Kuhl, Parks & Recreation Director, Scottie Wilson, City employee in
Parks & Recreation, and Richard Peterson , Director of Operations.
The meeting was called to order at 7: 10 a.m.
Minutes from the February 23 , 2017 meeting were approved by a first motion set forth by
Scherry Douglas and second by Lorenzo Howard.
Diane Thomas , Chairman, began the meeting by stating there was no new business for
discussion but there were several old business items that needed attention . She welcomed
Tom Kuhl and Scottie Wilson from the Parks & Recreation Department who were
attending the meeting to discuss a change in the City 's dress code . Tom stated that in past
years , employees in his department had been allowed to wear shorts during summer
months. Then this option was rescinded by the prev ious Mayor for a few years ,
reinstated , and then rescinded again. When employees were allowed to wear shorts , they
also kept a pair of lon g pants in their lockers to use when spraying chemicals and weed
eating . He stated the current uniform pants are a dark navy blue , heavy duck cotton
which trap body heat and sweat and are extremely hot to wear in the summer. His
employees ' efficiency is reduce d because they must take rest breaks to cool off and avoid
overheating. He brought several pairs of clothing to show which included the current
City uniform pants , a white Tyvek suit used when spraying and a pair of long pants that
had a zipper which could be converted to shorts when necessary. Tom suggested that the
Park Maintenance workers be given the option to purchase the shorts themselves from a
style and color selected by him.
Scherry Douglas suggested checking the OSHA requirements for each department
requesting the option to wear shorts.
Next, Diane introduced Richard Peterson, Director of Operations , to discuss safety and
worker compensation accidents. Richard suggested an in-house Risk Manager/Safety
Officer position be created in order to improve safety city-wide and the City 's worker's
comp accident rating. This person could be responsible for field audits, incentive
programs , monitoring regulations and all in-house departmental safety training . He
suggested a job description be created and placed on the City's organizational chart. Even
though municipalities are not required to be OSHA compliant, he would like to see the
City abide by OSHA guidelines in all departments .
Diane suggested implementing an accident free incentive program where each employee
woul d receive $100 bonus if all employees in their department were accident free for six
months.
Lorenzo Howard and Rob Stankoski stated if an incentive was offered, it should be given
on a group basis not individual. They also felt this incentive should be part of the merit
increase process and incorporated into the employee 's performance evaluation.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 AM with first motion
set forth by Rob Stankoski and second by Scherry Douglas.
The next scheduled meeting will be held Thursday, May 18 , 2017.
Respectfully submitted,
Pandora Heathcoe
Acting Secretary