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Sheets named county HR director
Butler County commissioners named a new personnel director Monday, April 12, as they grapple with concerns about employee pay and brace for a tough stance with unions.
They filled the post — vacant since Douglas Duckett resigned in July — with Gary Sheets, an attorney in the commissioners office.
“I think that he certainly has the experience of working with some human resources decisions, with workers compensation and other issues,” said Commission President Gregory Jolivette.
One of Sheets’ primary jobs, Jolivette said, will be pulling together the five human resources departments in offices under commissioners’ control into one.
“That’s my plan is to look to see if instead of duplicating some things from within departments, to go this route to see what we can bring together,” Jolivette said.
But first, he will be tasked with overseeing a $107,900 study of non-union employees who report to commissioners to determine, in part, if their pay is reasonable, according to interim County Administrator Bruce Jewett.
Plus, Jewett said, “There are a number of labor negotiations going on now and a number starting in the near term.”
Many of these negotiations will be directly handled by a legal firm the county hired for that purpose.
Commissioners have signaled they will take a tougher stance with unions, after a budget shortfall last year led to dozens of layoffs and a pay freeze for all non-union workers.
Sheets’ salary is $84,477 — far less than Duckett’s salary of $119,192 — and Jewett said there are no immediate plans to change it.
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By County Employee
April 13, 2010 9:15 AM | Link to this
Sheets makes far less than Duckett, but he’s worth far less than Duckett. Sheets does fill one job reguirement for working in the commissioners office, he’s a YES man.
By DMollaun
April 14, 2010 10:30 AM | Link to this
Great! An attorney from the Commission’s office, one of the most corrupt areas of Butler Co. Government, will be in change of cleaning-up hiring practices. That makes sense. NOT!
By Tom Nowell
April 16, 2010 11:46 AM | Link to this
hey gary…congrats on your selection…you can start by reviewing this information that was posted on another blog…I am a long time county employee and have seen the numerous backdoor dealings of the county commissioners, the county personnel office, Mr. Derek Conklin and the republican political machine of Butler County. The worst criminals do not have to carry a gun, the power of the pen can harm more people. All 3 current commissioners’ need removed from office due to the crimes committed by former county administrator Derek Conklin…for any of you out there that didn’t think the 3 commishes weren’t aware of his attempted early buy out scandal…you are wrong!! Amazingly no one was held accountable for multiple raises….folks these are crimes being committed with your tax dollars…where are the so called investigative reporters….you are being robbed with the swipe of their pens…How can we forget about their appointment of Fox as a Child Welfare Director…what an embarrassing joke…if any of you folks think you are smart enough and want to piece together a huge scandal… start with the county employee record of Donald Richardson…fired from 3 county jobs but somehow manages to get another !!! This is butler county in a nutshell…people are hired for who they know…people are are fired for not being loyal to the “good ‘ol boys”…not hard to prove…make your vote count… vote for real reform…vote for educated professionals to run the county…not uneducated, unprofessional career politicians. Jolivette is more like Boss Tweed!!! get rid of him!!! Folks just look what is going in Cuyahoga County in the past year and you can ditto that for Butler county…wake the hell up!!!!!
By Concerned Citizen
April 16, 2010 12:56 PM | Link to this
Finally Tom, Someone who lays it all out in an articulate manner. Of course we all know why there is no criminal investigation, the prosecutor is part of the problem. Thanks for doing what the Journal and their reporters are afraid to do…tell it like it is.