New Job Description Approved For Robinson
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
The Kosciusko County council voted Thursday to recommend that the county commissioners rename the human resource director as the county administrator.
If the commissioners agree, Ron Robinson, human resource director, will be elevated to the county administrator position. Robinson will still perform the functions he did as human resource director as well as other functions as county administrator.
No salary increase was discussed Thursday to correspond with Robinson's title change.
"The consulting firm said the human resource department wasn't really a human resource department, it was a county administrator position," councilman Brad Tandy said.
The county council also voted to approve the wage structure for 1999. They were given the final figures at the Thursday meeting and decided to vote on it then instead of waiting until Monday to allow each of them to look it over.
Councilman Lewis Bertsch said, "On what basis are we going to make any changes?"
Bertsch said they basically approved the wage structure in October when they decided to go with the consulting firm's recommendations to set pay at 95 percent of the market value.
To compete with the job market so the best possible employees can be hired by the county, the consulting firm of Wagoner, Irwin and Shields was brought in by the council to help determine wages. The consulting firm recommended that the wage structure be set at 95 percent of the market value for 1999. An additional 5 percent will be implemented for 2000, putting the county at 100 percent of the market value.
The additional 5 percent must be approved by the wage committee mid-year in 1999.
County jobs were broken into nine categories. Wages were set based on the categories.
The firm used a market value based on counties immediately adjacent to Kosciusko, counties the same size as Kosciusko and private sector jobs similar to those in the county. The wages were averaged and a market value was then determined for each position.
Job categories were determined by a survey given to county employees.
Anyone not receiving a raise based on the analysis will receive a $200 raise for 1999.
Councilman Tom Anglin abstained from voting Thursday because he said he did not have enough chance to review it all.
Councilman Jim Tranter said, "There's no surprise (in the wage structure) that I can think of."
In final business, the council discussed whether to negotiate a contract with sheriff-elect Aaron Rovenstine or to set his pay at Indiana Code standards. If a contract is not negotiated with the sheriff by Jan. 1, the Indiana Code standards go into effect.
"I see no reason to lessen the contract than what it is now," councilman Harold Jones said.
Tranter said, "I think we need to sit down with Aaron and see what's on his mind."
The council decided to have Robinson and councilmen Tandy, Tranter and John Kinsey sit down with Rovenstine today at 2 p.m. to discuss the contract options. They will then report back to the rest of the council with their recommendation.
Council members include John Kinsey, Kathryn Teel, Brad Tandy, James Tranter, Harold Jones, Tom Anglin and Lewis Bertsch. [[In-content Ad]]
The Kosciusko County council voted Thursday to recommend that the county commissioners rename the human resource director as the county administrator.
If the commissioners agree, Ron Robinson, human resource director, will be elevated to the county administrator position. Robinson will still perform the functions he did as human resource director as well as other functions as county administrator.
No salary increase was discussed Thursday to correspond with Robinson's title change.
"The consulting firm said the human resource department wasn't really a human resource department, it was a county administrator position," councilman Brad Tandy said.
The county council also voted to approve the wage structure for 1999. They were given the final figures at the Thursday meeting and decided to vote on it then instead of waiting until Monday to allow each of them to look it over.
Councilman Lewis Bertsch said, "On what basis are we going to make any changes?"
Bertsch said they basically approved the wage structure in October when they decided to go with the consulting firm's recommendations to set pay at 95 percent of the market value.
To compete with the job market so the best possible employees can be hired by the county, the consulting firm of Wagoner, Irwin and Shields was brought in by the council to help determine wages. The consulting firm recommended that the wage structure be set at 95 percent of the market value for 1999. An additional 5 percent will be implemented for 2000, putting the county at 100 percent of the market value.
The additional 5 percent must be approved by the wage committee mid-year in 1999.
County jobs were broken into nine categories. Wages were set based on the categories.
The firm used a market value based on counties immediately adjacent to Kosciusko, counties the same size as Kosciusko and private sector jobs similar to those in the county. The wages were averaged and a market value was then determined for each position.
Job categories were determined by a survey given to county employees.
Anyone not receiving a raise based on the analysis will receive a $200 raise for 1999.
Councilman Tom Anglin abstained from voting Thursday because he said he did not have enough chance to review it all.
Councilman Jim Tranter said, "There's no surprise (in the wage structure) that I can think of."
In final business, the council discussed whether to negotiate a contract with sheriff-elect Aaron Rovenstine or to set his pay at Indiana Code standards. If a contract is not negotiated with the sheriff by Jan. 1, the Indiana Code standards go into effect.
"I see no reason to lessen the contract than what it is now," councilman Harold Jones said.
Tranter said, "I think we need to sit down with Aaron and see what's on his mind."
The council decided to have Robinson and councilmen Tandy, Tranter and John Kinsey sit down with Rovenstine today at 2 p.m. to discuss the contract options. They will then report back to the rest of the council with their recommendation.
Council members include John Kinsey, Kathryn Teel, Brad Tandy, James Tranter, Harold Jones, Tom Anglin and Lewis Bertsch. [[In-content Ad]]