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Home My WebLink AboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - SB 1-24-13 - 1-24-2013 - SALARYThe Washington County Salary Board met in session in the Public Meeting Room of the Courthouse Square Office Building, Washington, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of reconvening with the following members being present: Commissioners Larry Maggi, Diana Irey Vaughan, Harlan G. Shober, Jr. and Controller Michael Namie. Also being present: Director of Administration Scott Fergus; Chief Clerk Mary Helicke; Administrative Assistant Joyce Thornburg; Solicitor Lynn DeHaven; Human Resources Director Chuck Nicholls; Administrative Assistant Sue Orrick, District Attorney Gene Vittone, President Judge Debbie O'Dell Seneca, Court Administrator Chris Weller, Deputy Court Administrator/Family Court and Probation Services representative Tom Jess, Probation Office employees, Observer -Reporter representative Barbara Miller; WJPA representative Jim Jefferson; and concerned citizens Frank Byrd and John Adams. Chairman Maggi called the meeting to order at approximately 11:10 a.m. Moved by Mrs. Irey Vaughan, seconded by Mr. Shober, approving Minute No. SB 1-7-13 dated January 7, 2013, as written. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Shober - Yes; Mrs. Irey Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. PUBLIC COMMENTS John Adams of Independence Township commented Local Share Accounts, Southpointe and 3% raises. FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION DIST ZICT ATTORNEY Distri,:t Attorney, general duty detective, $42,000/year, create one full time -salaried position effective 1/24/13. Slot machine task force, slot machine detective, $47,271.39/year, abolish one full-time salaried position effective 1/24/13. Slot machine task force, slot machine detective, $27,000/year, create one part-time salaried position effective 1/24/13. This position will be paid by the gaming grant and will be abolished if/when the grant is no longer effective. Slot machine task force, (PD) county detective, increase in hourly salary for positions from $16/hour to $20/hour, effective 1/24/13. Drug task force, (PD) county detective, increase in hourly salary for all positions from $15/hour to $20/hour, effective 1/24/13. Moved by Mr. Vittone, seconded by Mrs. Irey Vaughan; approving the foregoing personnel requests. Roll call vote taken: Mr. S:zober - Yes; Mrs. Irey Vaughan — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mr. Namie Motion carried. CHILDREN & YOUTH SERVICES Program director, $ 57,5 74.30 /year, abolish one full-time salaried position effective 1/24/13. CasecJOrk supervisor, $52,269.67/year, create one full-time salaried position effective 1/24/13. Moved by Mrs. Irey Vaughan, seconded by Ms. Shober; approving the foregoing personnel requests. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Shober — Yes Mrs. Irey Vaughan = Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes; Mr. Namie Motion carried. HEALTH CENTER RN clinical coordinator, $56,650/year, abolish one vacant full-time salaried position effective 1/24/13. Resident assessment coordinator — RNAC, $ 63,99 3,49 /year, create one full-time salaried position effective 1/24/13. MINUTE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Moved by Mrs. Irey Vaughan, seconded by Ms. Shober; approving the foregoing personnel requests, Roll call vote taken: Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Irey Vaughan — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mr. Namie Motion carried. PUBLIC SAFETY Operations manager, adjustment in annual salary from $50,037.41 /year to $40,000/year, for the vacant full-time salaried position effective 1/24/13. CAD manager, adjustment in annual salary from $42,632.82/year to $41,000/year, for the full-time salaried position effective 1/24/13. Systems & accountability manager, $38,267.32/year, abolish one full-time salaried position effective 1/24/13. 9-1-1 systems manager, $45,800/year, create one full-time salaried position effective 1/24/13 Telecommunications officer, 90% - $14.864/hour, create seven per -diem positions effective 1/24/13 to establish an appropriate number of positions for training. Moved by Mrs. Irey Vaughan, seconded by Ms. Shober; approving the foregoing personnel requests.. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Irey Vaughan — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mr. Namie Motion carried. PRESIDENT JUDGE O'DELL SENECA President Judge Debbie O'Dell Seneca moves that the pay increases listed in the Court Administrator's memorandum dated November 1, 2012, addressed to Human Resources Director Charles Nicholls, be approved. Chairman Maggi asked if there was a second. Seconded by Mr. Shober (for discussion). Mrs. Irey Vaughan stated there was a discussion the previous day (with the President Judge) regarding some of the things that are being worked on with the pointing system. Staff has been directed to start the pointing system to see if the positions that the President Judge has requested raises for, should be repointed, meaning a review of the job descriptions and the assignments of the points to the duties that are there, to see if that changes the salary range; minimum, mid and high point for those positions. Mrs. Irey Vaughan requested that Mr. Nicholls work with the President Judge and the Court to try and get this done for the Court employees. President Judge O'Dell Seneca indicated that she wasn't sure if she buys into the point system. President Judge O'Dell Seneca is not familiar with the system and felt it should apply to the entire County system. She also indicated that a firm was hired by the County for this process, possibly for approximately $2,500, and she has yet to receive anything finite either orally or in writing. President Judge O'Dell Seneca also expressed that in November 2011, the Court Administrator sent the first memo and 14 months later, there is nothing in writing to answer (referring to proposed raises.) the requests. She also stated unless there is a plan and unless they have something that will accomplish this, she feels that a four-year wait has been sufficient and wants to go forward. Mrs. Irey Vaughan indicated there is an attempt to get this done for the entire county and thinking of the court side, because Probation was the department where there has been the most concerns about salaries. She also indicated we are trying to revamp the point system of 1998. What may be needed is to have longevity considered because union contracts have longevity and we have to have longevity for management. President Judge O'Dell Seneca indicated that she realizes there is a difference between our union people and our management people and our entire system. The Court feels that it must have something to go forward on and understands what the Commissioners position is and the Courts needed to go record that they want to do this. She expressed concern that the raises requested were not a part of the Salary Board Agenda. MINUTE BOARS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BODK 107 WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Chairman Maggi asked how much money these raises were going to cost. President Judge O'Dell Seneca did not have this information with her. Chairman Maggi responded we need to get that on record and what it's going to cost the people. Mr. Shober said that the county side has to get some consistency. The point system is a guideline to try to get some consistency (minimums, midpoints, maximums.) He also indicated the Court's staff and Human Resources could work together on job descriptions to put a good phm together and look at all the jobs and said there may be exceptions at times.. Mr. Shober indicated we have been investigating all fourth class counties for consistency. A lengthy discussion was held regarding which positions were being repointed and whether or not all County positions were repointed. To clarify, Mr. Nicholls stated only the positions that experienced any kind of change or were requested by the director were repointed. M r. Nicholls stated that a realistic time frame for the Courts for the completion of this project would be approximately two months, pending the availability of the Courts. Mrs. Irey Vaughan moved to table the motion of President Judge O'Dell Seneca for two months (pertaining to the increases contained in the Court Administrator's memorandum dated November 1, 2012), giving Human Resources enough time to review the repointing of various positions for the Courts only. Mr. Shober clarified and seconded, indicating Mr. Nicholls would work on the current list of Court individuals (wherein raises were requested, per the November 2012 memorandum.) Roll call vote taken: Presicent Judge O'Dell Seneca — No; Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Irey Vaughan — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mr. Namie Motion carried. LEAVES OF ABSENCES — January 7.2013 — January 23.2013 Chairman Maggi noted for the record the following leaves of absences: Susan Cagnon, RNAC, FMLA medical, effective 12/17/12 to 03/25/13 Narcisa Chiaravalle, certified nurses aide, FMLA medical, 01/11/13 to 01/13/13 Melis >a Clingenpeel, LPN, FMLA medical, 01 /03 / 13 to 01 / 15 / 13 Joseph Dague, certified nurses aide, FMLA medical, 01/03/13 to 01/07/13 Constance DeZardo, custodial supervisor, FMLA medical, 01/07/13 to 02/08/13 Christopher Erickson, caseworker I, medical leave, 11 /21 / 12 to 01 / 11 / 13 Merlene Hutchinson, certified nurses aide, FMLA medical, 12/19/12 to 02/13/13 Jamic Kerr, LPN, FMIA medical, 12/25/12 to 01/01/13 Samantha Meek, Clerk I1, FMLA maternity, 01 / 14/ 13 to 03 / 11 / 13 Ruth Morris, LPN, FMLA medical, 01/03/13 to 01/17/13 Helen Navrotski, FMLA medical, 12/12/12 to 12/30/12 Connie Patterson, restorative aide, FMLA medical, 11/29/12 to 12/06/12 Brenda Pattison, legal secretary, FMLA medical, 01/07/13 to 02/04/13 Celle:aa Sakhia, certified nurses aide, FMLA medical, 01/02/13 to 01/15/13 Chaitman Maggi stated for the record items noted during 2013 were incorporated into the Salary Book. It is the consensus of the Salary Board that any procedural errors in the 2013 salary schedule book may be corrected administratively by Human Resources. There being no further business, Chairman Maggi declared the meeting recessed at approximately 11:45 a.m. THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL: 2013 ATTEST:<4 . CHIEF CLERK