04-18-1989 - Laserfiche WebLink

Comm. Minutes--April 18, 1989 239 35. FORMER DATA PROCESSING MANAGER, Salary & U~qsed vacation Paid MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to pay Richard Offutt item 1, which is regular salary for April 3, 1989, and to pay item 2, which is unused vacation. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 36. ROAD ENGINEER, Letter to Personnel Department on comp time Sandra Brumfield, Personnel Assistant, was present regarding a letter from County Engineer Don Richards, dated April 13, 1989, in reply to the Commission action that was taken on April 6, 1989, reaffirming County po]icy that department heads shall not be paid comp time. Mr. Richards indicated in his letter that being allowed compensatory time was a very important part of his working agreement when he was hired in 1985. He had attached a letter from former Administrative Assistant Scott Krueger noting special provisions of his employment at the time. However, Mr. Eckert stated that there has been no record in the Commission minutes of an agreement or of any departure from the personnel policy on paying comp time to Mr. Richards. The County does not know exactly how much comp time he does have because he has not been keeping track through the Personnel Department. Miss Brumfield stated that Mr. Richards is continuing to accrue vacation time being that he is using comp time for days off. States Attorney Robert Hoy indicated that he was not privy to the negotiations since Mr. Richards was hired by the County Commission. Mr. Hoy has no persona] knowledge of the inducements Mr. Richards was given beyond what the County Commission gives to other County employees. If he were given inducements, Mr. Hoy felt the County would be bound by those for a certain period of time but that is not to say that the Commission cannot make a change. Mr. Hoy suggested that the County Commission convey to Mr. Richards that it is the Commission's intention that the County Personnel Policy applies to him effective either this July 1 or January 1, 1990. Mr. Eckert stated that he sent a letter to Mr. Richards on November 10, 1988, informing him that County policy states that department heads do not receive comp time. Mrs. Toussaint questioned where Scott Krueger got the information to put in a letter to Mr. Richards when there is nothing in the minutes reflecting it. Mr. Wieland and Mr. Eckert did not recall receiving a copy of Mr. Krueger's letter, which noted carbon copies to County Commissioners. Mr. Hoy stated that this type of situation highlights the need that the Commission keep an absolute record of what it does. MOTION, withdrawn Mrs. Toussaint moved and Mr. Wieland seconded that County Engineer Don Richards follow the policy on comp time of all exempt County employees. Mr. Wieland asked if the motion should include a time frame as mentioned by the States Attorney, and Mr. Shannon suggested asking Mr. Richards what he feels would be fair. The motion and second were withdrawn and it was the consensus of the Board that the States Attorney, Personnel Assistant, and the Commissioners having the road portfolio, Mr. Eckert and Mr. Wieland, meet with County Engineer Don Richards to discuss this matter. A meeting was tentatively scheduled for April 20th.