DIVISION COUNCIL MEETING

HUMAN RESOURCES

April 18, 2002

Attendees: Wade, Quarles, Waller, Jeffrey, Franklin, McCoy, Yuan

1.  POA, Classified, Supervisors and Confidential employees will receive their $420 reimbursement checks along with their April 25th paychecks contingent upon signing the American Fidelity employee benefits election form.

2.  Allene will set up a meeting with Pam Fees and Janice Ely to discuss the coordination of efforts in monitoring dependent medical, dental and vision coverage/deductions.

3.  CalPERS plans to eliminate Pacific Care and Health Net. The benefits committee will need to discuss whether we continue to use CalPERS in the future.

4.  Marcy discussed the importance of the bond in the November election and shared the Preliminary Tax Analysis information which was distributed at the Management Meeting.

5.  Murriel and Urania attended training workshops and will distribute their handouts to HR staff.

6.  For the safety portion of the meeting, Allene discussed our role during an emergency. Allene is the Building Captain for the 2nd floor and Janice Ely is the Building Captain for the 1st floor. The Police Department will be the emergency operating center.

7.  Marcy introduced California Assembly Bill 655 which passed on January 1, 2002. She will investigate how this impacts the District in investigating applicant backgrounds. Marcy and Allene will develop a workshop on how to handle reference checks.

8.  Michele will print out and distribute a calendar for the next couple of months indicating when staff will be on vacation and/or at workshops.

9.  Murriel will save change registers from LACOE for 3 years.

10.  Allene will check with Dominique and Tatiana on their work schedules to ensure we have daily coverage.

11.  Valerie asked staff to recommend methods of recognition, other than pay, for the next Area Council Meeting. Suggestions included a personal paid day off for the individual and lunch for the office team.

12.  Our birthday luncheon will be on April 30th to celebrate Allene’s birthday which was April 8th.

13.  Our next meeting will be on Thursday, May 16th at 8:30 a.m.


FOR YOUR REVIEW. PLEASE INDICATE IF THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL DAYS YOU WILL BE OUT THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED, AND RETURN TO MICHELE TO UPDATE. THANKS.

Marcy ______

Allene ______

Valerie ______

Murriel ______

Roxanne ______

Nina ______

Urania ______

Michele ______