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Merit Appeals Board <br />December 20, 2022 <br />MR. LEOPOLDINO: Yeah. So, public works, water, and department of environmental <br />management—they have their own internal safety person on board their department. So, <br />among the three of them, they're working with our health and safety division to work on the <br />details of the program. So, yes. <br />MR. VENTURA: Thanks. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Thank you. Ms. Mathews. <br />MS. MATHEWS: Nothing at this time. Thanks. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Mr. Kunz. <br />MR. KUNZ: I have one question. Waylen, I think I recall seeingI don't know if it's an annual <br />report but—that you submitted where we've seen a difference in worker comp. costs. So, would <br />this translate into a success, if you compare from one quarter or one year to the other. <br />MR. LEOPOLDINO: Yes, absolutely. With our enhanced safety program, we're hoping for <br />those numbers to actually be reduced even further. So, that's definitely one of the goals. Yes. <br />MR. KUNZ: Thank you. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Thank you, Waylen. I don't have any questions, so <br />MR. LEOPOLDINO: Okay. <br />CHR. CABANAS: —can move on to Goal number 3. <br />MR. LEOPOLDINO: Goal number 3. I'll read that. Goal number 3 is to develop an employee <br />pulse survey to identify root causes of employee turnover, identify programs and/or policies with <br />the goal of retaining employees, improving working relationships, productivity, and customer <br />service. <br />So, another goal that we are well on our way to having something in place by the end of the <br />fiscal yearso, Jennifer Sakamoto or "Jenny" is our division head for personnel and <br />organizational development division. She has taken the lead on the development of our survey <br />and our employee engagement and retention programs. <br />That division is—she's provided me with an update. So, early on, we decided we just don't want <br />to do a survey to do a survey. I think our employees are, kind of, sick and tired of just filling out <br />a survey nothing's happening. <br />So, Jenny has taken the stance of doing the research first, collecting data—having hard data from <br />all of our departments before we move forward. So, she's already started collecting baseline <br />data from all of our departments. She's just waiting on some from a few. <br />Page 28 <br />