2022-03-10 Merit Appeals Board Minutes

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Merit Appeals Board March 10, 2022 MR. LEOPOLDINO: So, before I get into that, I just want to mention that police department— and epartmentand I'll tell you why the Chief and I had an extensive discussion. The Police Department was carved out of this only because the Police Department is required to meet certain standards. They're accredited they're an accredited organization by GALEA. And so, the current performance system that they have in place is within the standards of the police department. And so, the Police Department is carved out. And it's because they hold their—and I can share the policy and procedures with you all. But we really made it easier for the departments, especially, with blue-collar workers—blue-collar supervisors. But the police department is held to a much higher standard because they carry firearms, because they're apprehending criminals, and they're transporting criminals—and that also includes their support staffs, which includes the Communications Division. So, the Chief and I, we talked about it. And, for now, the Police Department is carved out of that system. And once you see the new form that we've rolled out, you'll understand why it does not incorporate everything that is really important in a police department. MR. KUNZ: Waylen, is it my understanding that the rollout date or implementation would reach a point where all supervisors by then, would equitably be trained and ready to implement? MR. LEOPOLDINO: I'm sorry, Charlie, could you repeat that? MR. KUNZ: Yeah. Is it my understanding that the rollout date for actual implementation would be after all supervisors are trained so that it being equitable to all supervisors having access instead of just some supervisors that might start having to do appraisals when they all should be doing appraisals. So, would the rollout date be the issuedI guess the issue date to roll it out, all the supervisors would be trained by then? MR. LEOPOLDINO: Correct. We are, kind of, in a transition period and until the supervisors are trained they cannot use the new form. So, we're working—it's just because there are just too many supervisors that have to get trained, we just couldn't get to them. So, there is a transition period that we're working with and we have one trainer. But we did want to—we are, kind of, delayed on the rollout because I believe the rollout was supposed to have been at the end of last year—and we didn't want to hold it back. So, we're kind of in a transition period but I understand the equitable piece that we're trying to work with because we have some supervisors that are trained and the ones that are not—cannot use this form. MR. KUNZ: Okay. So, I guess, you're answering part of my question. So, the ones that are trained can use it. Page 10