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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-19-2014 Steering Committee MinutesCORRECTED MINUTES STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Orange County Sanitation District The Steering Committee meeting convened on Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at 5:33 p.m. in the Administration Building of the Orange County Sanitation District. A quorum was declared present, as follows: COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Tom Beamish, Chair John Nielsen, Vice-Chair John Withers, Administration Committee Chair Keith Curry, Member-At-Large Greg Sebourn, Member-At-Large COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: Scott Nelson, Operations Committee Chair Steve Jones, Member-At-Large PUBLIC COMMENTS: None. STAFF PRESENT Jim Herberg, General Manager Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager Nick Arhontes, Director of Facilities Support Services Jeff Reed, Director of Human Resources Rob Thompson, Director of Engineering Ed Torres, Director of Operations & Maintenance Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance & Administrative Services Maria E. Ayala, Clerk of the Board Jennifer Cabral Al Garcia Laurie Klinger Andrew Nau Rich Spencer OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hagin, General Counsel James Ruth, Consultant Steve Filarsky, Consultant Minutes of the Steering Committee November 19, 2014 Page 2 of 4 REPORTS: Chair Beamish gave a brief report of the November 12 Legislative and Public Affairs Special Committee meeting. General Manager Herberg reported on the following: District's community outreach events; biosolids audits; CSDA transparency award for the District; and an update on the fuel cell station and the recent media coverage it has received. CONSENT CALENDAR: 1. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Approve Minutes of the October 22, 2014 Steering Committee Meeting. AYES: Beamish, Curry, Nielsen, Sebourn, and Withers NOES: None ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: Jones and Nelson NON-CONSENT CALENDAR: Chair Beamish presented Agenda Item No. 2 and his recommendation to bring this item forward and for approval. 2. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board of Directors to: Approve Board Resolution No. OCSD 14-15 entitled, "A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District approving salary increase and salary range adjustment for the General Manager for Fiscal Year 2014-2015," approving a base building salary increase for the General Manager of 3% of salary and to adjust the corresponding salary range by 3%. AYES: Beamish, Curry, Nielsen, Sebourn, and Withers NOES: None ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: Jones and Nelson Minutes of the Steering Committee November 19, 2014 Page 3 of 4 General Manager Herberg presented Agenda Item No. 3. Mr. Herberg briefly reported on the recommended salary percentage increases. 3. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board of Directors to: A. Adopt Resolution No. OCSD 14-16 entitled, "A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District approving salary increases, salary range adjustments and onetime non-base building payment for at-will executive management team employees for Fiscal Year 2014-2015," authorizing the General Manager to implement a base building salary increase for Executive Management Team (EMT) members up to of 3% of salary, to adjust the corresponding salary ranges by 3%, and a one-time non-base building payment of up to $1,000 to Executive Management Team members at the discretion of the General Manager based on performance outcomes. B. Adopt Resolution No. OCSD 14-17 entitled, "A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District approving salary increases, salary range adjustments and onetime non-base building payment for unrepresented management employees for Fiscal Year 2014-2015," authorizing the General Manager to implement salary range adjustments of up to 5.1 % for specific manager classifications due to compaction with supervisor classifications, a base building salary increase for Managers of 3% of salary, and a one-time non- base building payment of up to $1,000 to Managers at the discretion of the General Manager and Department Head based on performance outcomes. The Clerk of the Board conducted a roll call vote. AYES: Beamish, Curry, Nielsen, and Withers NOES: Sebourn ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: Jones and Nelson Minutes of the Steering Committee November 19 , 2014 Page 4 of 4 CLOSED SESSION CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS: 54957.6 The Committee convened in closed session at 5:45 p.m . to discuss one item. Confidential minutes of the Closed Session have been prepared in accordance with the above Government Code Sections and are maintained by the Clerk of the Board in the Official Book of Confidential Minutes of Board and Committee Closed Meetings. RECONVENED IN REGULAR SESSION: The Committee reconvened in regular session at 5:52 p.m. CONSIDERATION OF ACTION, IF ANY, ON MATTERS CONSIDERED IN CLOSED SESSION: None. OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY: None . ADJOURNMENT: The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 5:53 p.m. Submitted by: Maria \E. Ayaia Clerk of the Boar '