2017-11-01 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 Meeting Update: November 1, 2017
Attendance: Commissioner Fund, Commissioner Stamper (left 10:46 and arrived 10:48),
Commissioner Jackson (arrived 10:45), Daleyn Coleman, & Archie Smith
Reporter: Daleyn Coleman
Start Time: 1045
End Time: 1130
Budget
Administrative
• Archie out until 11/2
Benefits
• County & Union
o AFSCME meeting to discuss impact will occur 11/8 12:30, SSS Guild scheduled 2
meetings 11/8 8:30 & 2:00 to discuss options
PEBB/WCIF – Grace is in a discussion with Terri Luther with questions on Life
Insurance, Short Term Disability, and Vision. No decisions
• Carrie Breen incentive pay discussion 3-0 not in favor
Employment Situations
Union Business:
• JV Detention
Policy
• Travel policy – submitted to Packetwriter
• Sick Leave – informed BOCC of new law - Washington State Sick Leave. The BOCC voted 3-0
in favor of the 90-day waiting period for casual/temporary employees to use paid sick leave.
The BOCC voted in favor 3-0 of no cash out value for casual/temporary employees. The
BOCC voted in favor 3-0 of rolling over only 40 hours of sick leave for casual/temporary
employees. The BOCC voted in favor 3-0 of the calendar year as identified January 1 to
December 31. The BOCC voted in favor 3-0 to reinstating all sick leave hours for those who
have left employment and returned the same calendar year with no cash out value. The
BOCC voted in favor 3-0 to reinstate 40 hours of paid sick leave to those employees
returning after one calendar year of service with no cash out value. The BOCC voted in
favor 3-0 to make adjustments to the employee handbook.
• 5% promotions
Lewis County Historic Courthouse
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o Discussed change in EHB for grade increase. An issue of the salary grid and
rounding. The 5% doesn’t necessarily fall to one grade. BOCC determines, if one
grade change is promotion, then move to same step and down one grade, but if
more than one grade, then 5% rule applies. 3-0 in favor of update
• EHB - updates
Training
Classification/Recruitment
• Risk Administrator – still in works – wait for Archie
• PAF for the MH Coordinator (Superior Court) on hold
Other
• Credit card – HR will not get own c/c – will use personal c/c
• HR Matrix – no discussion