PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD

CITY HALL, 100 LOCKVILLE ROAD

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2008

REGULAR MEETING

6:00 P.M.

1. Roll Call- Mr. Wagner called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. with the following members present: Mrs. Dunn and Mr. Wagner. Mr. Sells was absent. Others present were: Linda Fersch and Stacey Bashore.

2. Organizational Meeting- Mrs. Fersch stated that the Chair and Vice Chair needed to be appointed and a meeting date needed to be scheduled. Mrs. Fersch suggested the third Thursday of the month for the meeting date. Mr. Wagner moved to appoint Mr. Sells as Chairperson; Mrs. Dunn seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mrs. Dunn and Mr. Wagner voting "Yea." Motion passed, 2-0.

Mr. Wagner moved to appoint himself as Vice-Chair; Mrs. Dunn seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Wagner and Mrs. Dunn voting "Yea." Motion passed, 2-0.

Mr. Wagner moved to schedule the meeting for the third Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m.; Mrs. Dunn seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Wagner and Mrs. Dunn voting "Yea." Motion passed, 2-0.

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF July 24, 2007, Regular Meeting. Mr. Wagner moved to approve; Mrs. Dunn seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Wagner and Mrs. Dunn voting "Yea." Motion passed, 2-0.

4. EMPLOYEE/COMMUNITY COMMENTS- None

5. PERSONNEL DIRECTOR REPORT

A. Personnel Appeals Board Regulations-Update Mrs. Fersch stated this is still being worked on and she hoped to have it to review at the next meeting in February.

B. Employee Manual-Update Mrs. Fersch stated the Employee Manual was passed by Council and the Board now has a copy of it. She stated that it will also be available on the City's internal network drive and the employees will be signing a letter of acknowledgement that will tell them where copies can be found.

Mrs. Fersch stated we had an employee that worked part-time for the City for sixteen years and needed health insurance, so she was able to retire under OPERS and was off the payroll for two months and was rehired by the City Manager. Mr. Wagner clarified that OPERS was aware of this and that it was fine.

6. PERSONNEL ACTION- None

7. ELIGIBILITY LISTS

A. Review and request for a Motion to certify top six qualified candidates for Police Officer Mrs. Fersch stated that we didn't budget for a new officer, but it is on the contingency list. She reviewed the passing applicants with the Board and stated that the audio/visual portion of the test was very impressive. Mrs. Fersch stated that they would need to have completed their OPOTA Training by the time we need them. Mr. Wagner moved to certify the top six qualified candidates for Police Officer; Mrs. Dunn seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Wagner and Mrs. Dunn voting "Yea." Motion passed, 2-0.

B. Review and request for a Motion to certify eligibility list for Police Officer Mr. Wagner moved to certify the eligibility list; Mrs. Dunn seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Wagner and Mrs. Dunn voting "Yea." Motion passed, 2-0.

8. OTHER BUSINESS- Mr. Wagner asked what the effective date was for the Employee Policies and Mrs. Fersch stated it was January 4th. Mrs. Fersch stated she would also be checking on the PAB Rules to see how far they are on them.

9. ADJOURNMENT: There being nothing further, Mr. Wagner moved to adjourn; Mrs. Dunn seconded the motion. Mr. Wagner and Mrs. Dunn voted "Aye." Motion carried 2-0. The Personnel Appeals Board adjourned at 6:20 p.m. on January 22, 2008.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:

Stacey L. Bashore

Deputy Municipal Clerk

Linda Fersch, Interim Personnel Director