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MINUTES OF THE
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
PERSONNEL-RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING
Tuesday, August 13, 2013 4:00 p.m.
1717 E Miraloma Ave, Placentia CA 92870
1. CALL TO ORDER
The August 13, 2013 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 in the Admin Conference Room at the District’s Administration
Building located at 1717 East Miraloma Avenue in Placentia, California 92870.
2. ROLL CALL
COMMITTEE STAFF
Director Ric Collett, Chair Steve Conklin, Acting General Manager
Director Michael J. Beverage Gina Knight, HR and Risk Manager
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
4. ACTION CALENDAR
4.1. Claim Filed by Cozen O’Connor on behalf of Tenet Healthcare
Corporation
The Committee discussed this claim and instructed staff to present this
claim to the full board of Directors with the recommendation to reject and
refer the claim to ACWA-JPIA for investigation, appraisal and handling.
5. DISCUSSION ITEMS
5.1. Human Resources, Risk Management, and Safety Activity
The Committee reviewed and discussed the department’s activity log. In
addition, staff reported on the status of the following recruitments: Safety
and Training Coordinator, Accounting Assistant II, limited-term Senior
Accountant and Water Production Superintendent.
Staff will conduct second interviews for the top three candidates for the
Safety and Training Coordinator position during the third week of August.
The Accounting Assistant II was filled with an internal candidate, Maria
Trujillo. The Water Production Superintendent recruitment opened on July
30, 2013 and will close on August 20, 2013. Staff informed the Committee
that a limited-term Senior Accountant position would open on August 12,
2013. This position will only be for a six month term to assist the
incumbent who was assigned to fill the Finance Manager position in an
acting capacity.
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5.2. Status of Performance Evaluations (Verbal Report)
The Committee discussed the status of existing past-due performance
evaluations. The Committee commented on the significant reduction in
past-due performance evaluations.
5.3. Status of Assessment of Job Descriptions and Titles (Verbal Report)
The Personnel-Risk Management Committee discussed the need to
review the following job specs: Finance Manager, IT Manager and Human
Resources/Risk Manager to assess the accuracy of the listed duties in
relation to the actual duties performed. The Committee directed staff to
make this task a priority for the near future.
5.4. Status of General Manager Recruitment (Verbal Report)
Staff reported on the status of the General Manager recruitment and the
scope of work related to the assessment center.
5.5. Future Agenda Items and Staff Tasks
None.
6. ADJOURNMENT
6.1. The meeting was adjourned at 5:15 p.m. The next Personnel-Risk
Management Committee meeting is scheduled to be held Tuesday,
September 10, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.