2024-02-23 Merit Appeals Board Minutes

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Merit Appeals Board February 23, 2024 once the appeal is filed. And then, separately, does the Board want to consider how feedback is provided to HR regarding what we see when appeals come through. Because that's really what I'm hearing is that the feedback is, "Hey, we've been seeing situations where people are not understanding or prepared." And it's up to HR to decide what that means to the County and what they want to do with that information. Is it more that the Board needs to report back some data. MS. TOKIHIRO: I actually would think that it would—if the Board is seeing or not seeing action taken based on how appellants feel or are viewing the process, that that would be in the area for the Board to address and not an HR handbook or guidebook per se. So because we want to make sure, too, that any information is just information and it's not guidance. And so, it's informing about a process but we have to be careful about making sure that it doesn't deviate into something that could be perceived as any kind of guidance from any perspective. So, I doI like the fact sheet idea. I do appreciate the effort of the Board to make the process easier to understand. I wish I had a fact sheet the first time I came before you folks. So, I definitely see the value in that but, I guess, I would just caution perspective as far as what is the intent. So, if the intent is to provide a general understanding, I think that a fact sheet, some clear definitions of what the terms mean, timeframes—kind of, yeah, what to expect without doing a handbook per se. CHR. CABANAS: Okay. Anything else to discuss? So, we need—where were we? I would need a motion about the fact sheet allowing you wanted time to review the Board members, time to review and we discuss this at the next Board meeting, which is March 12''. MS. MATHEWS: (Inaudible.) CHR. CABANAS: March I" is next week. MS. MATHEWS: (Inaudible.) MR. KUNZ: I will—Kate's going to be gone. CHR. CABANAS: Well, Kate can still (inaudible)— MR. KUNZ: Kate is still present—that's right. MS. DE SOTO: I'm still technically serving through March. CHR. CABANAS: Technically yeah. Page 19