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Understanding The Dothan Personnel System

Rickey Stokes

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DOTHAN:     Understanding the City of Dothan Personnel Department.


In summary, the Dothan Personnel Director, while employed by the City of Dothan, is not "hired" by the City of Dothan. The Personnel Director is "hired" by the (5) five member Personnel Board, who are appointed by the Citizen's Supervisory Committee.


The Citizen's Supervisory Committee is comprised of members of Civic Organizations across the City of Dothan.


The Dothan City Manager, Dothan Mayor or any member of the City of Dothan Commission has no authority over the Dothan Personnel Board or Dothan Personnel Director. They have zero control over the budget, who they employ as legal counsel, or any aspect of the operation of the Dothan Personnel Department or Dothan Personnel Director.


For a Department Head to employ a person, the Dothan Personnel Director has to give approval. When the Dothan City Commission gives raises, it requires approval from the Dothan Personnel Board first.


Dothan businessman Tim Shirley is Chairman of the Dothan Personnel Board.


FROM CITY OF DOTHAN WEB SITE








Created by Act Number 273 (PDF), Alabama Legislature, dated August 7, 1947, the Personnel Department operates under the supervision of the Citizens Supervisory Committee, a five-member Personnel Board, and a personnel director for the administration of the City of Dothan Civil Service System established by the Act.


Functions


In the 50-plus years since its creation, the Personnel Department's services have expanded to encompass a full spectrum of human resource functions. Today the Dothan Personnel Department administers the following centralized functions for a workforce of over 1,100 full- and part-time classified and unclassified employees:















  • Recruitment, Testing, and Certification

  • Wage and Salary / Pay and Classification

  • Job Evaluation and Analysis

  • Payroll and Benefits Administration

  • Employee Performance Evaluation

  • Employment Records Management













  • Employee Health Clinic and First Aid

  • Workers Compensation Administration

  • Employee Training and Development

  • Compliance Monitoring and Reporting (Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) /Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO))














Mission Statement


It is the mission of the Personnel Department to carry out the provisions of the Civil Service System for the City of Dothan, be a strategic partner with city management in all areas of municipal human resource management and employee relations, and be a service-oriented department, serving as a resource to the workforce on employment and human relations issues.








About the Citizen Supervisory Committee


The Citizen's Supervisory Committee was created by Act Number 273 (PDF), Alabama Law, dated August 7, 1947, as amended.


The Committee meets in regular session in April and October of each year to receive reports from the Mayor, Personnel Board, and City Manager; to make recommendations to the Personnel Board for the administration of the Civil Service System; to elect a successor of any member of the Personnel Board whose term of office expires; and to transact any other business necessary in the general supervision of the Personnel Department.


Members


The membership of the Committee consists of qualified electors of the City of Dothan who are members or representatives of one of the following federated, national or international organizations, associations or groups whose primary function is civic or service in nature:















  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

  • Association of Women and Youth

  • Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce

  • Dothan Community Relations Group

  • Dothan Elks Lodge Number 1887

  • Dothan Rotary Club

  • Dothan-Wiregrass NAACP

  • Exchange Club

  • Kiwanis Club of Dothan

  • Kiwanis Club of Houston County













  • Men's Civic Club

  • Optimist Club

  • Pilot Club

  • Wiregrass Elks Lodge

  • Wiregrass HR Management Association

  • Zonta Club of the Dothan Area

  • And any other like organization, association or group approved by three-fourths of the existing Committee membership


Dothan Personnel Board Members



The members are:




  • Tim Shirley, Chair

  • Mary W. Davis

  • Stanley Davis

  • Mark Smith

  • Barbara A. Spann



The Personnel Board normally meets the second Monday of the month in the Board Room, 2nd Floor, Civic Center at 3:30 p.m. Board meetings are open to the public.



Duties of the Board



The City of Dothan Civil Service Act (Act Number 273 (PDF), Alabama Law, dated August 7, 1947, as amended) sets out the powers, authorities, and duties of the Personnel Board. These include but are not limited to:




  • Selecting the personnel director

  • Adopting rules and regulations for the administration of the provisions of the Civil Service Act

  • Making reasonable investigations of all charges or complaints presented to it concerning the observance of the provisions of the Civil Service Act

  • Enforcing the provisions of the Act and the provisions of the rules and regulations; approving the classification, compensation and job evaluation plans authorized by the Act

  • Holding hearings and issuing orders as necessary and proper to improve the administration of the Classified Service established by the Act
















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