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Fairhope Personnel Board
Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 7:00 a.m.
Mayor's Conference Room
161 North Section Street
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CITY OF FAIRHOPE
Personnel Board Meeting
7 :00 AM -August 19th, 2021
161 N Section Street
Fairhope, AL 36532
Present were:
Members : Diane Thomas; Genie Frazier; Rob Stankoski; Jake O'Neil; Traveis Cunningham, HR
Manager
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 a.m.
Minutes of the July 15th, 2021, meeting were approved as presented.
The purpose of the meeting was recognized : to meet the candidates for the vacancy on the
personnel board then answer any questions they may have and to review the classification
study. The candidate, Tyler Garner, expressed an interest in learning more about City
government, and Genie Frazier attested to the fitness of his qualifications. Tyler expanded on
his leadership experience throughout his thirteen years in the Marine Corps and in his current
role as a Director of Quality Control for Air Bus. Tyler described his coaching philosophy as
including opportunity for recursive action prior to further disciplinary action and an assurance
of clearly defined expectation . Diane Thomas expressed that the City strives to implement
processes that mirror those same ideals. Robert Stankoski briefly reviewed the role the board
takes in the handling of personnel issues and any appeals of disciplinary action and stated that
he sees the classification system as the most important achievement the personnel board has
made for the City. Jake O'Neil stated that he is proud of efforts the board has made towards
safety procedures in the City and expressed hope and confidence in the City's processes. Diane
emphasized the fact that the advisory nature of the board does not discount the importance
and echoed the enthusiasm for structural developments and improvements previously
expressed by Rob. The history of appeals processes in the City are briefly outlined. Originally,
the mayor appointed an individual to hear an employee's appeal. The board 's variety of
individuals including diversity in life experience and personal opinion adds greater integrity and
fairness to the appeals process in the City . Tyler outlined recent experience that he's had with
Air Bus reanalyzing and restructuring their compensation classifications, as well as experience
with safety procedures . Tyler and members of the board thanked one another for their time
together. Terry Ullrich and the board introduced themselves to one another. Terry was a
budget analyst and worked his way up to be a CFO before retiring from LSU Health Sciences
Center of New Orleans. Terry discussed his experience with personnel management, loss
prevention, risk and safety management. The importance of the board's role in personnel
issues, classifications, safety measures, including praise for the board's recommendation for
creating a safety coordinator position in the City, was reiterated. Terry Ullrich's experience was
further discussed. The self-insurance status for health benefits in the City was discussed . Terry
Ullrich and members of the board thanked one another for their time together. Expanding the
board from five to six members by filling two vacancies and offering both candidates a position
was proposed . All members agreed. The topic of discussion shifted towards the compensation
study, and the importance of having job duties match the job title and description in the
compensation system was pronounced. Diane Thomas has organized the study from Auburn
University by department. Further work needed to customize the study for implementation in
the City and next steps, including ensuring each position has a job description and an outline for
steps program, were discussed. Updated policies, including on-call policy, work boots policy,
and travel policy, were announced as the agenda for the next meeting. The mayor would like
to adopt the policies by the 3 rd week in September, so board members agreed to meet at 5 pm
on the ninth of September to look at work charts and the review policies.
At 8:05 a.m., the meeting was adjourned .
With gratitude,
Jake O'Neil, Secretary
Personnel Board