HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0841 (2)Commissioner Williams said that in the next year, the sheriff would discover
whether or not the program had been successful. He said also, the employees would give
the commissioners feedback.
Commissioner Johnson said that in any evaluation program there was some degree
of subjectivity, and no one knew if a system was fair.
Commissioner Robertson said it was usually the people who didn't get a good
evaluation that would provide the feedback.
County Manager Mashburn said he was understanding that the board desired to
provide an amount of money for the sheriff to allocate towards his own merit program.
Mashburn said the FY 05-06 budget had a plan for merit increases and no one, unless
there was a reclassification, would receive more than two percent. He asked if the same
guidelines would apply to the sheriffs department.
Chairman Tice said it was her understanding that a block of money would be set
aside for the sheriffs department, and when it was spent, nothing more would be
forthcoming in this budget year.
Commissioner Williams said placing conditions on the money would detract from
the sheriffs initial request.
Chief Deputy Rick Dowdle was asked his opinion on placing conditions on the
merit program.
Dowdle said he felt Sheriff Redmond needed the discretion to go higher than two
percent, if necessary.
Robertson asked the definition of "success," if the board approved a pilot program.
Dowdle said the sheriff would have an opportunity to evaluate his people for the
positions they held.
Robertson again said the board was looking at a pilot program, but what
determined whether or not it was successful. He asked the criteria.
Dowdle said the job performance of the employee, and the product that would be
given to the county citizens. He said the end result for the citizens would be greater.
Chairman Tice clarified that Mr. Dowdle was saying the sheriff should be able to
set the percentage.
Dowdle said this was correct.
Mashburn asked if the board was just talking about the merit program. He asked
about reclassifications. Mashburn said reclassifications were sometimes studied and
recommended by in-house personnel, and then, other positions might be referred to
outside sources. He said recently, the sheriffs department had submitted reclassification
requests without any documentation. Mashburn said reclassifications and merit increases
this year had an impact on next year's funding.
Chairman Tice said the request pertained to only the merit system.
Commissioners Johnson and Norman agreed, and Commissioner Robertson said
the request pertained to a performance assessment system.
Commissioner Johnson said the system offered by the sheriff was job specific. He
said it was his understanding the new process would raise the threshold for someone to
receive a merit increase. Johnson said the sheriffs department would have to
continuously check to see how much money was available in the program.