HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-25-2012 Regular MeetingCOUNTY OF BALDWIN
P ersonne l Bo ard m et at 9:00 a.m.,
Civic Center -D elchamp s Room,
161 Nort h Section Stree t, A labama 36532, on Friday, 25 March, 2 012
Prese nt were:
Lorenzo Howard, Chairman
Members: B eeman Bond, Wayne Griffin, Judy H ale, and Diane Thomas , and Pandora Heathcoe ,
City Human Re s ource Director. Lo1mie Mixon, City Council Liaison was a b sent.
The meeti n g was called to order at 9:00 a.m.
Minutes from th e March 16, 20 12 were appro ve d.
Chairman Howard gave a bri ef update on the committee and the progre ss of the compensation
study. He stated the stud y is very clo se to completion and said the study began with the job
evaluatio n process whi c h entails job description s and job structures. H e stated that Evergreen
Solutions will hop efull y present th e final res ult s to Mayor Timothy M. Kant and Lonnie Mixon,
City Co uncil Pres ident with a week to ten (10) days. He also stated that m any C it y emplo yees
feel there w ill be a large pay increase base d upon thi s study and that is not the case.
Diane Tho mas also gave a brief update concerning the stud y and stated thi s is certainly a
management tool. The implementation w ill require training for the Council, the Mayor, and all
department heads making communication th e nw11b er on e priority. From the study, all Cit y job
classifications w ill be assigned a gra de a nd a corresponding p ay range which will gu id e
compensation practices and decisio n s.
Chairman Howard reported there is an informal m eeting w ith Mayor Timothy Kant, Lonnie
Mixon and Chairman Howard next week to continue the discussion of the purpose of the
Perso1mel Board and the ir role in th e di sc iplinary process.
An open di sc uss ion amongst all Personnel Board members concerning the issue of safety and
Pandora H eathcoe , Human Resources stated that she h ad met with Gregg Mims and Mayor Kant
to discuss th e creation of an offic ial Safety Committee. Ch airman Ho ward , Diane Thomas and
Lonnie Mixon a ll agreed the City needs to des ignate a Safe ty Coordinator w h o works very
closely with Hum an Re sources and the focus of safe ty training is ve ry important.
Diane Th omas stated it was great to be on thi s Bo ard and how she has been enlighten ed as to the
pay grades, job requirements and wor kin g on the compensation stud y with the vario u s
department heads has been very informative. She wo uld like to see the job appraisal s and
evaluations used b y m an agement to moti vate the employees in his or her job.
Beeman Bond s ugges te d th e meeting be adjourn ed and Jud y Hale seco nd ed the motion.
The next regularly scheduled Personnel Board meeting w ill b e h eld Friday, June 15 , 2012 at 9:00
AM in the De lchamp s Ro om of City Hall.
There being no further bu siness , the mee tin g was ad journed at 9:50 A M .
Loren zo Howard, Chairman
Pandora Heathcoe, Acting Secre tar y