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YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
PERSONNEL-RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING
January 16, 2013
A meeting of the Yorba Linda Water District's Personnel-Risk Management Committee
was called to order by Director Collett 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 Ric Collett, Chair Steve Conklin, Acting General Manager
Director Michael J. Beverage Gina Knight, HR and Risk Manager
Stephen Parker, Finance Manager
1. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
2. ACTION CALENDAR
2.1. Revised Personnel Rules to Include At-Will Employment for
Unrepresented Positions
Mrs. Knight presented for Committee review a draft copy of Resolution No.
13-01 along with the revised section of the District's Personnel Rules
relating to At-Will employment for future unrepresented employees.
Director Collett directed staff to present this item for Board adoption at the
next Board of Directors meeting scheduled for January 24, 2013.
2.2. Staff Participation in 2013 Water Leaders Class
Mr. Conklin reported that Derek Nguyen, the District's Water Quality
Engineer, had been selected by the Water Education Foundation (WEF) to
participate in its Water Leaders Class of 2013 program. In addition, to
being selected to participate in the program, Mr. Nguyen was awarded a
$1,500 scholarship to cover half of the tuition fee.
Mr. Conklin asked the Personnel-Risk Management Committee to
consider authorization of Mr. Nguyen's participation in the program as well
as approval of budgeted funds in the amount of $1,500 to cover the
remaining tuition costs.
The Committee directed staff to present this item for Board approval at the
next Board of Directors meeting scheduled for January 24, 2013.
3. DISCUSSION ITEMS
3.1. Education Reimbursement (Verbal Report)
Staff reported that the District's Educational Reimbursement Policy had
not been adhered to as mandated in the policy.
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Mr. Parker attended the meeting and presented the requests from two
District employees for educational reimbursement.
Staff presented copies of various District documents which addressed
education reimbursement procedures and policy. After discussion and
review of the documents, Director Collett directed staff to present the
documents to labor counsel Richard Kreisler for his review and
participation in a closed session with the full Board on February 14, 2013.
Mr. Parker left the meeting after this item was discussed.
3.2. Status of Performance Evaluations (Verbal Report)
Staff reported on the status of the District's past-due performance
evaluations. The Committee commended Mr. Conklin for his efforts in
getting management staff to prepare timely performance evaluations.
3.3. Human Resources / Risk Management / Safety Activity
Staff reported on the status of the following recruitments: Human
Resources Technician, Maintenance Worker I, Part-Time Records
Management Clerk, Meter Reader I and Operations Manager. Testing
was conducted for both the Maintenance Worker I and HR Tech positions.
Recruitment commenced for both the Meter Reader I and PT Records
Management Clerk on January 7, 2013. The Operations Manager
recruitment is scheduled to commence on January 29, 2013.
3.4. Future Agenda Items and Staff Tasks
Director Collett requested staff to add the following items to future
Personnel-Risk Management Committee agendas:
• On-Going District Policy Review
• Assessment of Job Titles and Descriptions for Unrepresented
District Employees
4. ADJOURNMENT
4.1. The meeting was adjourned at 6:15 p.m. The next meeting of the
Personnel-Risk Management Committee will be held Tuesday, February
5, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.s
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