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Fairhope Personnel Board
Monday, June 3 , 2019 at 7: 00 a.m.
Delchamps Room
161 North Section Street
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CITY OF FAIRHOPE
Personnel Board Meeting
7:00am -June 3, 2019
161 N Section Street
Fairhope , AL 36532
Present were:
Members : Diane Thomas, Cha i rman, Board Members Rob Stankoski, Genie Frazer and John Manelos .
Mayor Ka ri n Wilson ; Leslie Green , Human Resources Manager; Councilman Kevin Boone ; Kim Creech,
City Treasurer; Richard Peterson , Di rector of Utilities.
The meeting was called to order at 7 :00 am .
At the request of Mayor Wilson , representatives from Cobbs Allen, a health insurance brokerage and
consu lt i ng firm (based in Birmingham, AL) made a presentat ion on their services for poss i ble future
consideration as a broker for The City of Fairhope 's employee health insurance plan . Their presentation
lasted approximately 45 minutes wherein they described their services and strategy for helping clients
manage health care costs . Their representatives also descri bed the services they prov ide on human
resource consulting, at no additional cost to their clients.
The board received a request to rev iew a recommendation by Mayo r Wilson for the creat ion of three
new job positions in the Community Development Department. As described by Mayor Wilson, this
would replace the Economic and Community Development Di rectors position, recently vacated by
Sherry -Lea Botop. Mayor Wilson described the responsib i lities of the proposed new pos it ions and the
importance of having these roles filled as soon as possible . Leslie Green provided Board members with
market comps she had obtained from nearby municipalities. Board Chairman Thomas stated that the
Board would need some time to evaluate this newly prov ided i nformation prior to ma ki ng a
recommendation . The Board agreed to meet the following date in a Special Called Meeting to
accommodate Mayor Wilsons request to have a recommendation from the Board prio r to the next City
Counc il Meeting.
Mayor Wilson requested the Boa r d review an issue i nvolv i ng the employment cont r act of a city
emp loyee . This issue was tabled unt il the aforementioned Spec ial Called Meeting as there was not
adequate time left in the meeting for proper review and it was requested that the employee be
availab le to the board for further query.
Mayor W i lson requested that the Board review a proposal by Auburn University's Government and
Econom ic Development Institute to develop and update the City's job descriptions, class ifications and
pay p lans . Also proposed was the development of a performance appraisal system for city employees .
Diane Thomas informed Mayor Wilson that the Board would t ake this matter under review at a future
Board meeting .
A motion was made and second to adjourn
Respectfully,
John Manelos