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CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
September 3, 2024
The Personnel Committee of the Board of Supervisors of the Clay County Utility Authority(the"CCUA")met in the
Large Conference Room at 3176 Old Jennings Road,Middleburg, Florida, on the above-stated date.
Item No. 1 —Call to Order
Personnel Committee Member Mrs. Taylor called the meeting to order at 1:00 P.M.
Item No. 2—Roll Call
Roll Call was taken with Personnel Committee Members Mr. Hingst and Mrs. Taylor, and Board members Mr.
Gardella, Mr. McNees, and Mr. Petty in attendance. Also present at the meeting were Executive Director Jeremy
Johnston, Chief Operations Officer Darryl Muse, Chief Financial Officer Karen Osbourne, Chief Engineer Paul
Steinbrecher, and Grady H. Williams, Jr., legal counsel to the CCUA. Board Chairman Starneri joined the meeting in
progress at 1:03 P.M.
Item No. 3—Review of Executive Director's annual goals
CCUA's Executive Director provided an Evaluation and Annual Report in which he was evaluated in the following
ten areas: Customer Engagement, Risk Management, Safety, Administration (strategic planning), Human Resources,
Regulatory Compliance, Financial Performance, Organizational Operation, Public Stakeholder and Government
Affairs Engagement, and Intangibles.
The Board of Supervisors are responsible for conducting the Executive Director's annual evaluation ensuring a
contribution to the overall achievement of CCUA's mission, vision, and goals. The purpose of this evaluation is to
provide timely, clear, and focused input regarding how well the Executive Director is performing in the key
performance areas identified as most critical in achieving CCUA's strategic objectives. The evaluation used criteria
established by the Personnel Committee aligning with established core competencies, rating criteria, and salary
adjustment schedules as determined and approved by the Board. The Executive Director's annual merit increase is
based on the scoring of the objectives established in the prior fiscal year using a Board approved numerical grading
criteria which would equate to an available merit increase percentage using the final composite score. The Board's
responses are due to be mailed or emailed to Mr. Williams no later than September 6, 2024; to permit time for them
to be complied so they can be presented at the September 17, 2024, Board meeting.
The committee and the members discussed the evaluation and report which was provided by Mr. Johnston.
Discussion was held regarding communication, human resources, risk management, environmental incidents, the
whistleblower's report, and the internship program. Mr. Johnston responded to the member's comments and
provided additional information on the items which were discussed, including next year's Executive Director's
goals.
Item No. 4—Committee Action-None
Item No. 5—Other-None
September 3, 2024 Personnel Committee Meeting
Item No. 6—Public Comments -None
Item No. 7—Supervisor Comments
Board Chairman Starnieri reviewed the history of the Executive Director's evaluation process during his tenure on
the Board.
Mr. Gardella shared he was encouraged to see how many of the annual goals were met by Mr. Johnston.
Mr. McNees inquired about the amount of time it took to compile the report and reviewed the timeframe for the
evaluations to be sent to Mr. Williams.
Mr. Hingst thanked everyone for their efforts in compiling the report.
Mr. Petty shared he enjoyed reading the Annual Report and thanked the staff who compiled the information.
Item No. 8 -Adjourn
Personnel Committee Member Mrs. Taylor adjourned the meeting at 1:48 P.M.
Anna Lebesch, Committee Chairman
Janice Loudermilk, Recording Secretary
Personnel Committee
Anna Lebesch, Chairman
Michael Hingst
Amber Taylor
September 3, 2024 Personnel Committee Meeting