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YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
PERSONNEL-RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING
November 13, 2012
A meeting of the Yorba Linda Water District's Personnel-Risk Management Committee
was called to order by Director Beverage at 4:00 p.m. The meeting was held at the
District's Administrative Office at 1717 E Miraloma Ave, Placentia CA 92870.
COMMITTEE STAFF
Director Michael J. Beverage, Chair Steve Conklin, Acting General Manager
Director Ric Collett Gina Knight, HR and Risk Manager
1. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
2. DISCUSSION ITEMS
2.1. At-Will Employment (Verbal Report)
At the request from the Committee Chair, staff reported on the possibilities
of making specific positions at-will and noted that all of the District's
employees are property-interest employees with the exception of the
General Manager position which is an at-will position. The Committee
requested staff bring back a report for review on the possibilities of at will
employment for the future.
2.2. Status of Performance Evaluations (Verbal Report)
Staff reported on the status of the District's past-due performance
evaluations. The Committee requested that staff look into on-line
performance evaluation programs/systems. Staff will report back to the
Committee on these findings.
2.3. Second Revised Draft Job Description for Operations Manager Position
The Committee reviewed the draft job description for the Operations
Manager and recommended that staff compare the education
requirements to all other District management positions for uniformity.
Staff will bring back a third revised draft job description for Committee
review at a later date as well as provide a verbal report on the comparison
of the education requirements.
2.4. Human Resources / Risk Management / Safety Activity
Staff reported on the status of the following recruitments: Human
Resources Technician, Maintenance Distribution Operator II and
Maintenance Worker I positions. Applications for all three recruitments
are under review.
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2.5. Future Agenda Items and Staff Tasks
The Committee Chair requested that the first of two Board Workshops in
January 2013, begin with "Managing the Marginal Employee" followed with
Managing Performance through Evaluation". In addition, the Chair
directed staff to look at possible training workshops to provide customer
service training to the District's employees during the 2013 calendar year.
3. ADJOURNMENT
3.1. The meeting was adjourned at 5:20 p.m. The next meeting of the
Personnel-Risk Management Committee will be held Tuesday, November
28, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.
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