2014-10-15 Merit Appeals Board Minutes

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Merit Board of Appeals October 15, 2014 Mr. Nahuina asked whether the form is fillable on the internet. Ms. Toriano replied that it will be made into a fillable form. Motion: Ms. Rabago moved to adopt the amended Merit Appeals Board appeal form. Seconded by Ms. Otake. The voice vote, was as follows: AYES: Board Members Nahuina, Otake, Rabago, and Chair Kuewa —4. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. EXCUSED: None. Chair Kuewa proposed to take out of order the "Director's Report" then address the evaluation performance of the Human Resources Director. It would be useful to hear what the latest report is, as it may help the Board in setting the performance standards for the fiscal year. CONSENT ITEM By general consent, the following item was taken out of order, as requested by CHANGE ORDER OF Chair Kuewa and with no objections from Board Members. BUSINESS: DIRECTOR'S REPORT The Chair directed the Board to proceed to the next order of business, Item 8): Director's Report. DIRECTOR'S REPORT: HR QUARTERLY REPORTS/ITEMS OF CURRENT INTEREST (DEFERRED: SEPTEMBER 17, 2014) Ms. Toriano presented the following: Status of Labor Position: We recently closed the second recruitment as far as advertising and hope to make the job offer shortly and have the position filled by the end of this year or starting with the new year. Collective Bargaining: We are beginning the process for negotiations with HGEA—Units 2, 3, and 4. The fact that the Governor is going to change, it's not unusual that there is a slow progression, but we anticipate they will gear up again in the new year. Bargaining Unit 14 is a new bargaining unit. It's primarily for the County's Water Safety Officers, but it also includes public safety—sheriffs, et cetera. HGEA is encouraging everyone to still keep the dialogue going. It's interesting that no one around the table could recall when a new bargaining unit was brought up. Page 4