2018-05-14 HR Update Notes tel: 360.740.1408 | fax: 360.740.1494 Mickiel “Archie” Smith, MSW, SPHR Daleyn Coleman, CLRP
HR Administrator HR Generalist
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
Personnel | Labor Relations | FMLA | ADA | EEO
Commissioners Update: May 15, 2018
Attendance: Commissioner Fund, Commissioner Stamper, Commissioner Jackson, Daleyn Coleman,
Archie Smith
Reporter: Archie Smith
Start Time: 0900
End Time: 1000
Budget
• Casual grid – Discussed if we increase casual pay to keep pace with recruitment issues and
minimum wage. HR will
Administrative
• I will be out of May 28th-June 1.
• Risk management training & coaching; BOCC approved to bring Paulette up for a week to
work with Wayne in accordance with her hire letter. BOCC request a summary from Risk of
activity that will be focused on during this time.
Benefits
Employment Situations
Union Business: Confidential discussion.
• 911 update
• Op’s Guild update
• Spanski rule.
• Janis vs AFSCME
Policy
• Hiring under the age of 18: HR will review the Discovery program and evaluate their
process and present to the BOCC.
• Dogs: No discussion.
Training
• AWC drug & alcohol supervisor awareness training: HR has looked at developing our own
class. Due to the complexity of this, outsourcing using AWC may be a better process at this
time. To conduct an AWC class is $600. We can also send our employees to, which we have
done, for $25 per person. HR will evaluate the training need and implement the
appropriate action.
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Classification/Recruitment
• Casual employments – Coroner’s office – increase hourly rate: HR will call Coroner’s Office
and see status of financial numbers.
• County Manager recruitment review: have scheduled interviews for the 29th and the open
house meet and great for the 23rd, from 6-8 PM at the BOCC office. A press release will be
developed between HR and the Clerk of the Board for review by BOCC then sent out.
Other
• HR Matrix – no discussion.