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Comm, Minutes--August 1, 1990 491 SPECIAL MEETING OF CASS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AUGUST 1, 1990 MEETING TO ORDER Chairman Gene Shannon called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. with four members present as follows: Sharon "Pepper" Toussaint, Don Eckert, Alon Wieland and Gene Shannon, Commissioner Oscar Sondrall was absent. PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL, Review first draft The meeting was convened for the purpose of examining the initial draft of the personnel policies and procedures manual prepared by Personnel Director Geoffrey Riches with the thought of developing a revised draft and considering any questions the Commission may have of Hr. Riches so the work product can be reviewed by Accountant Michael Hontplaisir for financial impact and by States Attorney Robert Hoy for legal questions that may be involved, Mr. Eckert asked Mr. Riches if he worked with department heads in preparing this manual, and Mr. Riches said he prepared the document himself but shared it with all departments and talked to some individually. ~ He said there wasn't enough time to meet with department heads before meeting with the Commission today. Each section of the manual was reviewed and changes made on the basis of consensus among the Commissioners. CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION SECTION 1.1 FORWARD Page 1, paragraphs four and five--to be addressed by States Attorney for consistency with rest of the manual. SECTION 1.3 DEFINITIONS Page 4 under part-time position--Mr. Shannon suggested adding funeral benefits for part time employees on a pro-rated basis. Mr. Wieland asked Mr. Riches to better define this paragraph relating to health insurance. CHAPTER 2, EMPLOYMENT SECTION 2.1 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Mr. Shannon asked if this is legal terminology for the section on equal opportunity employer, and Mr. Riches said it is standard in any government. SECTION 2.3 RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION Mr. Riches outlined the procedure for filling a position. The Personnel Department chooses or ranks applicants for the departments. Mr. Shannon asked what the department heads' role is in hiring. Mr. Riches said department heads make the final decision, Mr. Shannon said the probationary period needs special attention by the States Attorney, and Mr. Riches agreed that the language needs to be revised. Page 7, paragraph 2--The term "regular appointment" is not reflected in Section 1.3, Definitions. Mr. Riches said this means a budgeted position.