Laserfiche WebLink
Merit Appeals Board <br />March 10, 2022 <br />MS. MATHEWS: So, just to be clear, if we are having a one-on-one discussion but it has to do <br />with employment—that suddenly makes it a Board issue? <br />MR. YOSHIMOTO: No. Okay. Everything depends upon the facts and circumstances. So, <br />when you ask for a general recommendation as to how the Board should conduct its business <br />the answer will always be you do it in an open meeting of the Board, subject to exceptions, right. <br />So, there are exceptions. Like, if you formed a Permitted Interaction Group, then two members <br />could be assigned to a certain task to assist, say, HR the HR director with certain tasks things <br />like that. That can be done. In that instance, you could have outside communications outside of <br />a meeting. So, everything is subject to different types of situations. <br />So, in terms of this discussion we're having here, I think this is the best method and forum. <br />Now, if the Board wants to do or take additional actions and there's ways the Board can do it. <br />But generally speaking, this is the best way to do it. <br />Does that help, Gay? I don't mean to make it more complicated than it needs to be. <br />MS. MATHEWS: Basically, the answer is "no." <br />MR. YOSHIMOTO: Well <br />MS. MATHEWS: It means that if I have a brainstorm at midnight, I go, "Wow, this might be <br />interesting (inaudible)". So, I'm okay. <br />MR. YOSHIMOTO: Well, because when you the purpose of the Sunshine Law is to open up <br />governmental processes to public scrutiny, right. <br />MS. MATHEWS: Right. <br />MR. YOSHIMOTO: So, that's why if you have a private conversation that is Board business <br />that is not being done in open meeting, then the public doesn't know. <br />Of course, like I said, there are exceptions to that. We can find a way to do it, if that's what the <br />Board wants to do. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Okay. So, let's get back to what we're doing here. Thank you, J, `cause you <br />answered my question. Let me say this, that's why important—it's important I was going to <br />bring it up, but I'll bring it up now. That's why it's important, Waylen, now you're the Director <br />of HR. Okay. <br />And so, I know a lot of times the director's report is on the agenda but, in the past, like, it's been <br />like none. But I think going forward, now that you are the director—could you kindly submit a <br />director's report every time we meet. <br />Page 20 <br />