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Vol. 30, No. 52 | Richmond Suburban News | April 30, 2014
Employee compensation revisions OK’d She recommended chang- not be eligible for increases, and ing the county’s current three- placing in a newly created less point evaluation system to a than proficient range would When the Hanover County five-point scale, establishing a result in raises reduced by half. Board of Supervisors approved a 2 percent increase in next “Does this mean they are not doing year’s budget to provide raises for government employees, sevtheir job adequately, or does it mean eral members stressed the raises they need additional training?” would be merit based and not SUPERVISOR ANGELA KELLY-WIECEK automatic increases. Chickahominy District Human Resources director Janet Lawson proposed several changes to the county’s current new category for sub-par per“Currently, the employee’s policy in an effort to streamline formers. immediate supervisor comand update the current evaluaEmployees scoring under 2.5 pletes the evaluation, and then tion system. on that five-point system would it’s reviewed by the next level
By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local
Jim Ridolphi for The Local
Human Resources director Janet Lawson proposed a new employee evaluation plan that allows her department to better identify and separate proficient employees from ones who are not hitting the mark. The Hanover County Board of Supervisors approved the changes by a unanimous vote.
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“Does this mean they are not doing their job adequately, or does it mean they need additional training?” she asked. “It means there are some categories where they are proficient and others where they are not at a satisfactory level,” Lawson said. “My concern is how many years in a row could someone score below proficient and continue to get at least a partial raise?” Kelly-Wiecek added. “This is the public’s money
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supervisor,” Lawson said. All county employees are evaluated annually, and the new system has been piloted in several of the county’s smaller departments. Some of the criteria covered in the evaluation include a customer service element, attendance and overall job performance. Supervisor Angela KellyWiecek, Chickahominy District, asked whether the new system could reward some employees who are performing substandard work.
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