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Mobile County Merit System
81ST Annual Report
May 15, 2021
Supervisory Committee of the Mobile County Personnel Board
Mobile, AL
Dear Members:
As Chairman of the Mobile County Personnel Board, it is a pleasure to submit
the 81st Annual Report of the Mobile County Merit System as prepared by our
Director and Staff.
As we are gradually working our way out of the historic pandemic, the
Director and Staff will continue to enhance the professional and competent service
provided to the Appointing Authorities, Merit System employees, and the public.
We value your continued support and welcome your input.
Respectfully submitted,
THE PERSONNEL BOARD FOR MOBILE COUNTY, ALABAMA
Frank C. Sullivan, Jr. Personnel Board Chair
In Memoriam OUR PRAYERS ARE FOR THOSE WHO GOD
HAS CALLED TO BE WITH HIM
MOBILE COUNTY DAVID A. CHANCELLOR PUBLIC SERVICE SUPERVISOR I ENGINEERING & PUBLIC WORKS
GLENN H. COWDEN CARPENTER II BUILDING MAINTENANCE
CITY OF MOBILE A.C. CAMPBELL EQUIPMENT OPERATOR III TRASH DEPARTMENT
ERNEST G. COX URBAN FORESTRY COORDINATOR URBAN FORESTRY DEPARTMENT
TALLEY L. ENGLISH PUBLIC SERVICE WORKER I PUBLIC SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
THOMAS E. HESTER PUBLIC SERVICE WORKER I AZALEA CITY GOLF COURSE STEPHEN P. WHEELER, SR. PUBLIC SERVICE WORKER I PUBLIC SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
CITY OF SARALAND AMBERLY M. PAYTON JAILER/DISPATCHER II
MOBILE AREA WATER & SYSTEM WILLIE S. MCCALL EQUIPMENT OPERATOR I
S. C. Phillips October 9, 1939 to March 1, 1942 N. D. Cunningham October 9, 1939 to October 9, 1943 P. B. Hamilton October 9, 1939 to April 11, 1944 Reid White Goldsby March 1, 1942 to October 9, 1947 E. Ashton Hill October 9, 1943 to October 9, 1949 W. J. O’Leary, S.J. April 11, 1944 to October 9, 1945 Fred Arn October 9, 1945 to January 28, 1954 J. E. Patterson October 13, 1947 to September 15, 1953 Lon B. Moreland October 9, 1949 to September 15, 1955 J. G. Scott September 15, 1953 to March 15, 1964 Marvin Mostellar January 28, 1954 to September 15, 1957 Dr. C. A. Lightcap September 15, 1955 to September 15, 1961 Price L. Mitchell September 15, 1957 to January 9, 1978 M. H. Radney September 15, 1961 to December 31, 1963 Ralph Richards January 1, 1964 to September 15, 1967 Richard M. Stevenson March 16, 1964 to September 15, 1971 Aldon L. Smith September 15, 1967 to July 22, 1968 Morris Berger August 15, 1968 to August 31, 1975 Charles C. Vaughan September 15, 1971 to March 1, 1977 Donald C. Smith September 1, 1975 to September 15, 1979 Wayman R. F. Grant September 15, 1976 to March 7, 1977 Edith C. Vaughan September 15, 1976 to September 15, 1988 James A. McCullough March 1, 1977 to January 6, 1978 Milton D. Joyner, Jr. April 5, 1977 to December 27, 1977 Iziah Kidd January 4, 1978 to January 10, 1978 Robert C. York January 24, 1978 to March 5, 1979 H. Conrad Freeman January 24, 1978 to November 1, 1983 James A. McPherson January 24, 1978 to September 15, 1992 Ernest A. Rouse March 6, 1979 to November 30, 1982 James K. Huffstutler September 15, 1979 to September 15, 1989 Willie Nobles December 30, 1982 to November 21, 2000 Gary Cooper November 17, 1983 to June 29, 1984 Sydney G. Raine August 7, 1984 to September 15, 2016 A. Earl Broadus September 15, 1988 to September 15, 2018 J. Edwin Rehm September 15, 1989 to September 15, 1994 Malcon B. Pierce September 15, 1992 to September 15, 2002 Annie S. Galloway September 15, 1994 to September 15, 2014 Irene W. Ware December 14, 2000 to September 15, 2015 Gary E. Smallwood September 15, 2002 to September 15, 2007 William M. Bridges September 15, 2007 to September 15, 2011 Frank C. Sullivan, Jr. September 15, 2011 to Present Stephanie K. Alexander September 15, 2014 to September 15, 2019 Patrick Mitchell September 15, 2015 to Present Talma Carstarphen September 15, 2016 to Present J. Adam Strange September 15, 2018 to Present Robert D. Brown September 15, 2019 to Present
PERSONNEL BOARD MEMBERS
1939 to 2020
Honorable John R. Lockett, Chairman Presiding Judge, Circuit Court Honorable George N. Hardesty, Jr. Presiding Judge, District Court Honorable Don Davis Judge of Probate Honorable Merceria Ludgood President, Mobile County Commission Honorable Samuel Cochran Sheriff of Mobile County Honorable Kim Hastie Mobile County Revenue Commissioner Honorable Nick Matranga Mobile County License Commissioner Honorable William S. Stimpson Mayor, City of Mobile Honorable Jimmie Gardner Mayor, City of Prichard Honorable Barry Broadhead Mayor, City of Chickasaw Honorable Howard Rubenstein Mayor, City of Saraland Honorable Henry Barnes, Sr. Mayor, City of Bayou La Batre Honorable Jason Stringer Mayor, City of Citronelle Honorable Mark Barlow Mayor, City of Satsuma Honorable Don Nelson Mayor, City of Creola Honorable Eric Peoples Mayor, Town of Mount Vernon Honorable Allison Reese President, Mobile County Municipal Association Honorable Anne Foley Representative, Mobile County Merit System
Employees Honorable Benjamin Lee Representative, Mobile County Professional Firefighters Honorable Matthew James Representative, Mobile County Professional
Law Enforcement Officers
Terms Expire On Dates Shown: Mr. Frank C. Sullivan, Jr. Chair September 15, 2022 Ms. Talma Carstarphen Vice-Chair September 15, 2021 Mr. Robert D. Brown Member #2 September 15, 2024 Mr. J. Adam Strange Member #4 September 15, 2023 Mr. Patrick Mitchell Member #5 September 15, 2020
SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE
OF THE MOBILE COUNTY PERSONNEL BOARD
THE PERSONNEL BOARD
MOBILE COUNTY PERSONNEL BOARD MEMBERS
Mr. Frank Sullivan, Jr., Chair Ms. Talma Carstarphen, Vice-Chair Personnel Board Member One Personnel Board Member Three
House Districts Mobile County 96 & 102 House Districts Mobile County 97 & 103
Mr. Robert D. Brown Mr. Adam Strange Mr. Patrick Mitchell Personnel Board Member Two Personnel Board Member Four Personnel Board Member Five House Districts 100 & 101 House Districts 104 & 105 House Districts 98 & 99
George Smith Personnel Director Darryl Stark Assistant Director James Brandyburg Attorney Arthur Madden Assistant Attorney Gloria Reed Human Resource Manager Karen Hempfleng Human Resource Manager Felecia Dailey Information Systems Manager Jeanne Harris Training Officer Amy Blanks Accounting/Payroll Manager Pam Sasser Programmer Analyst II Beth Parker Computer Support Coordinator Veleta Hamilton Huff Personnel Classification and Assessment Analyst II Sean Crawford Personnel Classification and Assessment Analyst II Lora Schmeltz Personnel Classification and Assessment Analyst I Shannon Williams Personnel Classification and Assessment Analyst I Wesley Stein Personnel Classification and Assessment Analyst I Caleb Montgomery Personnel Classification and Assessment Analyst I Danyelle Johnson Personnel Classification and Assessment Analyst I Tiffany Gant Northington Executive Coordinator Melissa Smith Secretary III Kathleen Smith Secretary II Sharon Counts Training Assistant Betty Gardner Personnel Technician Regina Inge Personnel Technician Diane Crenshaw Office Assistant II Pam Cairl Office Assistant II Janeen Thornton Office Assistant I Jennifer Pringle Office Assistant I Patricia Smith Wilson Office Assistant I Kimberly Bolden Office Assistant I Ruby Thompson Office Assistant I Nick Britt Utility Worker
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT STAFF
January 1, 2021
MOBILE COUNTY PERSONNEL BOARD ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
JURISDICTIONS SERVED BY THE MOBILE COUNTY PERSONNEL BOARD
Mobile County
City of Mobile
City of Prichard
City of Saraland
City of Satsuma
City of Chickasaw
City of Citronelle
City of Bayou La Batre
City of Creola
Town of Mount Vernon
Mobile Area Water and Sewer System
Mobile County Health Department
Mobile Public Library
Mobile Housing Board
Water Works and Sewer Board of the City of Prichard
Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners of the City of Saraland
Utilities Board of the City of Bayou La Batre
Mobile County Emergency Management Agency
Satsuma Water and Sewer Board
Utilities Board of the City of Chickasaw
Mobile County Racing Commission
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PENSIONED
Anyone who has given of his time and effort in the service of our local government over a period of time sufficient to earn retirement must have necessarily contributed to the growth
and welfare of the community. Therefore, may you enjoy peace and happiness in your retirement, secure in the knowledge of our praise for a "job well done".
MOBILE COUNTY Constance M. Ames Warehouse Manager Building Maintenance
Shermanita L. Archer Information Clerk County Inspection
Glenda R. Broadnax Compliance & Policy Officer County Commission
John E. Busbee, Jr. Programmer Analyst I Probate Court
Melvin J. Campbell, Sr. Equipment Operator II Engineering & Public Works
John F. Clark Equipment Operator III Engineering & Public Works
Everette B. Coleman Equipment Operator II Engineering & Public Works
Horace R. Cooper Deputy Sheriff Sheriff's Office
Gwendolyn S. Daigle Office Assistant I Probate Court
Martha L. Davis Information Clerk Environmental Enforcement
Samone M. Dixon Inmate Work Supervisor I Sheriff's Office
Zelda D. Edwards Corrections Corporal Sheriff's Office
Mildred S. Evans Office Assistant II Sheriff's Office
Esther J. Fellows Office Assistant II Revenue Commission
Wayne K. Goolsby Sheriff's Lieutenant Sheriff's Office
Nancy P. Hayes Engineering Technician I Revenue Commission
Leonard R. Hines Equipment Operator II Engineering & Public Works
Michael L. Imel Carpenter II Building Maintenance
Esther M. Johnson Employee Benefits Specialist County Commission
Randy L. Ladner Painter II Building Maintenance
Carolyn B. Larkin Chief Court Investigator Community Corrections Ctr.
Jimmy L. Lundy Equipment Operator II Engineering & Public Works
George R. Marshall, III Engineering Technician IV Engineering & Public Works
Phillip W. Mayo Deputy Sheriff Sheriff's Office
Gail Mitchum Tax Auditor I Revenue Commission
Gary D. Moon Equipment Operator III Engineering & Public Works
Max W. Morgan, Jr. License Investigator License Commission
Dewain K. Morris Equipment Operator III Engineering & Public Works
Karen D. Nelson Office Assistant III Revenue Commission
Kelvin O. Patterson Sheriff's Corporal Sheriff's Office
Estelle J. Porter Tag/Title/License Specialist II License Commission
Michael R. Pritchard Garage Supervisor Engineering & Public Works
Myira R. Pugh Public Service Supervisor I Engineering & Public Works
Michael Randalson Equipment Operator II Engineering & Public Works
Daniel L. Reed Community Resource Officer Sheriff's Office
Phillip D. Reeves Equipment Operator II Engineering & Public Works
Mark A. Robinson Division Transport Superintendent Engineering & Public Works
Ronald A. Rogers Maintenance Mechanic I Building Maintenance
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Andretta H. Scarbrough Office Assistant II County Commission
Michael F. Stuardi Revenue Enforcement/Audit Manager License Commission
Patricia D. Teofilo Office Assistant II Revenue Commission
Brenda K. Vines Secretary I Investigation & Recovery
Letta F. West Custodial Worker I Custodial Department
Keith D. Williams Central Control Specialist Sheriff's Office
Ora L. Williams Office Assistant II County Commission
Avis K. Wilson Tag/Title/License Specialist II License Commission
CITY OF MOBILE
Julius V. Agnell, II Fire Service Driver Fire Rescue Department
Ella J. Austin Recreation Program Supervisor Recreation Department
John W. Barber Police Major Police Department
Mary A. Berg Pensions Coordinator Police & Fire Pension
Richard A. Bonner Paralegal I Legal Department
Andrew L. Branch Building Inspector I Permitting Department
Lee E. Bush, Jr. Vehicular/Equipment Mechanic Fleet Management
Bruce A. Cannella Fire Service Driver Fire Rescue Department
Mildred Carson Office Assistant I Police Department
Frank J. Carter Public Service Worker II Traffic Engineering
James W. Chatom Electrical Supervisor Cruise Terminal Department
Bridgette C. Chester Animal Control Officer II Police Department
Harrel D. Cleveland Carpenter I Facilities Maintenance
Mark A. Crumpler Firefighter Fire Rescue Department
Gary A. D'Angelo Fire Service Captain Fire Rescue Department
Jim H. Daniel Police Corporal Police Department
Johnny L. Davidson Public Service Worker I Public Services Administration
Gerald L. Dueitt Carpenter I Facilities Maintenance
Gloria M. Edwards Parks Operations Coordinator Operations/Cemeteries
Deidra Y. Fairley Executive Secretary City Clerk's Office
Hampton T. Graves, Jr. Public Service Worker I Azalea City Golf Course
Mark S. Hearn Police Sergeant Police Department
Veronique I. Holt Office Assistant REAM - Building Services
Keelan J. Howard Fire Service Captain Fire Rescue Department Adam J. Hudson Police Officer Police Department Robert L. Hudson Police Officer Police Department Marilyn K. Hunter Field Auditor Revenue Administration
Bobby N. Irby Buyer II Procurement Department
Bobby R. Jackson Carpenter I Facilities Maintenance
Leonard L. Jackson, Jr. Public Service Worker III Public Services Administration
Chryell D. Johnson Community Resources Officer Police Department
Thomas Jones Fire Service Driver Fire Rescue Department
Janet G. Jordan Animal Control Officer II Police Department
Felicia D. Kelson License Investigator Revenue Administration
Leroy Kennell Equipment Operator III Public Services Administration
Sinatra Kinn Public Service Supervisor I Storm Drains Department
Donnan F. Klooz Curator of Exhibits Mobile Museum of Art
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Jacqueline A. Lucas Assistant Animal Shelter Supervisor Police Department
Ellen B. Lursen Animal Shelter Supervisor Police Department
Hereford F. Marston Cemetery Manager Recreation Department
Billie J. Martin Revenue Examiner Revenue Administration
Donald J. Matt Police Officer Police Department
James I. May Fire Service Captain Fire Rescue Department
James M. Mayo Communications Officer Police Department
Raymond A. McCarron Fire Service Driver Fire Rescue Department
Richard L. McMillian Fire Service Driver Fire Rescue Department
Paul L. Meynard Police Lieutenant Police Department
Christopher Mitchell Police Officer Police Department
Katherine M. Monteiro Communications Officer Police Department
Burnedette O. Orso Fiscal Officer II Architect Engineering
Wenonah J. Patterson Office Assistant I Treasury Department
Claude E. Peterson Public Service Worker II Facilities Maintenance
LaFrederick Pettaway Public Service Worker III Public Services Administration
Ann L. Rambeau Special Events Manager Special Events Department
Thomas Richardson Equipment Operator I Public Services Administration
Billy G. Roach Fire Service District Chief Fire Rescue Department
Cort B. Schlichting Office Assistant II Fire Rescue Department
David E. Shumaker Public Safety Dispatcher II Police Department
Felecia W. Smiley Public Service Worker I Recreation Department
Earl B. Smith Police Officer Police Department
LeAnn Tacon Fire Service District Chief Fire Rescue Department
Voundria Thornton Recreation Facility Supervisor Neighborhood Centers
Peter B. Townsend Assistant Golf Course Superintendent Azalea City Golf Course
Charlotte S. Tyler Revenue Examiner Revenue Administration
Sheila T. Walker Communications Officer Police Department
Odelma M. Ware Custodial Worker I Recreation Department
Milton M. Weaver Heating/AC Mechanic I Facilities Maintenance
Langofrd Q. Webb, Jr. Police Officer Police Department
Ira J. Wells Public Service Supervisor II Traffic Engineering
Eugene L. Wilcox Sheet Metal Mechanic Facilities Maintenance
Williette V. Williams Magistrate I Municipal Court
Bryan J. Woods Firefighter Fire Rescue Department
Joseph W. Woodward Heating/AC Mechanic I Facilities Maintenance
James L. Young Fire Service Driver Fire Rescue Department
CITY OF SARALAND
Annie B. Isaac Office Assistant II Henry J. Jennings, Jr. Vehicular/Equipment Mechanic Donald E. Newman Fire Service District Chief CITY OF CITRONELLE Dinah S. Rowell Office Assistant II
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CITY OF BAYOU LA BATRE
Joe R. Parker Public Service Supervisor I
CITY OF SATSUMA
Thomas P. Briand Building Inspector II James C. Elmore Public Service Supervisor II Terry D. Lynd Public Service Supervisor II
Vicki L. Miller City Clerk
William C. Miller, Jr. Fire Chief Nathan Tate Public Service Worker II
MOBILE AREA WATER & SEWER SYSTEM Brenda B. Broadnax Office Assistant II David A. Byrd Treatment Plant Operator I
Gregory A. Byrd Treatment Plant Operator II
Troy E. Finlay Public Service Worker II
Benjamin P. Hurn Public Service Supervisor I Philip E. Lawshe Public Service Supervisor I Karlos T. McCants Equipment Operator II Carla Y. Morrisette Treatment Plant Operator I Daniel B. Phillips Public Service Worker I Deborah M. Rowse Accountant II Michael C. Scott Electronic Technician Bonnie G. Smith Office Assistant I Derrick A. Smith Public Service Worker II Donnie S. Smith Public Service Supervisor I MOBILE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT Tina C. Bourg Secretary II Amanda Braxton Custodial Worker I Carlson A. Brown Vector Control Inspector II Janice M. Cox Public Health Aide Carla D. Jones Licensed Practical Nurse Patricia A. Robinson Office Assistant II Sheila M. St. Onge Office Assistant II Susan P. Stiegler Assistant Health Officer
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MOBILE HOUSING BOARD Tanya T. Hawkins Housing Specialist I Gary R. Tart Maintenance Mechanic I MOBILE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY John J. Kilcullen Emergency Management/Home Security Director
of Planning and Operations SARALAND WATER & SEWER BOARD Chadwick B. Hennis Utilities Director - Saraland MOBILE PUBLIC LIBRARY Ronald Clark Computer Technician Charles G. Gambrell Database Analyst II Andreda J. Mosley Office Assistant II UTILITIES BOARD OF THE CITY OF BAYOU LA BATRE Michael J. McClantoc Utility Board Executive Director - Bayou La Batre SATSUMA WATER & SEWER BOARD Lucille M. Rawls Office Assistant II
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Chair and Members
The Personnel Board for Mobile County, Alabama
Dear Members:
It is my honor to present the 81st Annual Report of the Mobile County Personnel Board
(MCPB) for calendar year 2020. Along with everyone else, this has been a difficult year for the
Personnel Board. We successfully navigated a pandemic, which included an office closure, social
distancing requirements, and telecommuting. Even during these trying times, the MCPB made
improvements in responding to the needs of its customers, the public, jurisdictions and merit system
employees. Not only did we improve our responsiveness to the jurisdictions, but we also continued
to make our facilities available to the public on a limited basis and, when possible, began using
online testing in response to the pandemic. I think it is fair to say that MCPB is more responsive and
efficient than it was in 2019.
We started the year by reviewing our internal processes in order to improve our efficiency
and effectiveness. This enabled us to clear the main backlog of referral lists to the jurisdictions before
the pandemic hit full force and allowed the providing of timely lists to the jurisdictions. This has also
been aided by our utilization of NeoGov’s automatic process of the screening of applicants which
allows the immediately exclude unqualified candidates.
We are trying to make the jurisdictions job easier as we increase our use of technology in
order to improve our efficiency and response time. Since there seems to be an increased reliance on
text messaging rather than email, we initiated text message notifications to the candidate in addition
to emails. This provides better communications with our applicants. This change has improved
applicant attendance rates that have been very low for several years. In addition, we began using
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limited on-line testing to improve candidate completion rates and saving months of on-site testing
with the required Social Distancing.
We have also changed our new hire processes to make the information needed for
onboarding (including pre-employment physicals) available electronically. This helps to facilitate a
faster, easier process for many new hires who do not have to take time to come to our offices prior to
starting work. The New Employee Orientation (NEO) was previously a bi-monthly 2.5 hour in-
person class conducted in our Board Room. It was reconfigured to a 1-hour online, on-demand,
video training with an online knowledge check to track attendance. Supervisors of new employees
are contacted on a monthly basis and given the webpage and instructions to share with individuals
or to create their own departmental group training. This eliminates the need for new employees to
drive from their jurisdictions and back again for the NEO.
The MCPB developed an enhancement to the Meetings and Agendas Page on our website.
Customers can now search this web page for specific words and dates within the agendas uploaded
to the website. Developing a Jurisdictional Guide for the Mobile County Personnel Board to give
greater transparency into its operations. The jurisdictions can refer to this material when they have
questions about processes or rules.
This technological evaluation process will continue as we try to increase both our (and your)
productivity.
PERSONNEL BOARD
At the annual Zoom meeting of the Supervisory Committee held June 9, 2020, the
Supervisory Committee stayed the election of Board Member Number Five to represent House
Districts 98 and 99, which term originally expired on September 15, 2020, due to the COVID-19
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Pandemic. Mr. Patrick Mitchell serves as Board Member Five, and election processes should
commence during the 2021 year.
Mr. Frank Sullivan, Jr. currently serves as Chair, and Ms. Talma Carstarphen serves as Vice-
Chair of the Personnel Board.
The Board held 12 regular meetings, 11 special meetings, and three addendum meetings
during 2020, including 20 meetings at which public hearings were held, for a total of 26 meetings.
The Board also held 28 public hearings on disciplinary matters.
HEARINGS ON APPEALS
During the year 2020, the Board held 18 hearings on appeals from dismissals. The
Appointing Authority was upheld completely in five cases. At two hearings, these cases were
modified from dismissals to resignations, and in four hearings the cases were changed from dismissal
to suspension. In three appeals, the hearings were dismissed due to employee failure to appear, and
one appeal was dismissed due to employee withdrawal of hearing. Two decisions was appealed to
Circuit Court.
There were seven suspension hearings held by the Board. The Appointing Authority was
upheld completely in two cases. One suspension appeal was modified to reduced penalties, and one
suspension case was modified to greater penalties. In three cases, one appeal was modified from
suspension to resignation in good standing, one hearing was changed from suspension to letter of
reprimand, and one appeal was dismissed due to employee withdrawal of hearing.
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The Board held one hearing of appeal from demotion. In this case, the Personnel Board
upheld the discipline of demotion for the employee.
GRIEVANCES
Of the five (5) grievances filed during 2020, three (3) were resolved at the Step 1 level, one (1)
was denied for Step 2, and one (1) was resolved prior to the Step 2 hearing. None proceeded to the
Step 3 level.
Step 1
Total Grievances Filed
Total Grievances Resolved at Step 1
Nature of Resolved Grievances
3 3
Harassment 1
Issues With Supervisor 1
Threat Of Job Loss 1
Step 1
Total Grievances
Filed
Status
Nature of
Grievances
1
1
1
1
Issues With Supervisor 1
Issues With Supervisor 1
LEGAL
Listed below is a summary of all court cases filed or continuing in 2020. The Attorney and
Assistant Attorney for the Board also rendered legal opinions on the application of laws, rules and
regulations, and conducted hearings on appeals from dismissal, demotion, suspension, and
grievances.
Three (3) appeal cases were filed with Circuit Court in 2020.
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MICHAEL SMITH vs. CITY OF MOBILE, ET.AL.
MOBILE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CASE NO.: CV-2018-10
ALABAMA COURT OF CIVIL APPEAL CASE NO.: 2190037
The protracted litigation involving former Sergeant Michel Smith’s termination from the
Mobile Police Department continued in 2020. The litigation began in 2015 after the Mobile
County Personnel Board affirmed Smith’s termination after a de novo hearing. Smith attempted
to appeal the Personnel Board’s order to the Mobile County Circuit Court, but failed to perfect
the appeal, which was dismissed. The Alabama appeals courts upheld dismissal of the appeal
Smith v. City of Mobile, 203 So. 3d 885, 887 (Ala. Civ. App. 2016), reh'g denied (Mar. 4, 2016).
Smith then sued in federal court, Michael Smith v. City of Mobile et. al. case no. 16-cv-
00478-N, complaining that the Mobile Police Department and the Personnel Board violated his
right to procedural due process under federal law, and violated state law. Smith named as
defendants the City of Mobile, Mayor Stimpson, the Mobile County Personnel Board and the
Board’s former Personnel Director Donald Dees and then Director Liana Barnett. The parties
engaged in discovery and motion practice. On December 12, 2017 the court granted summary
judgment in favor of all defendants and dismissed the plaintiff’s federal causes of action with
prejudice, and the state law claims without prejudice.
On January 9, 2018 Smith filed a complaint in Mobile County Circuit Court. Michael
Smith v. City of Mobile et. al., case no. CV-2018-10 (Circuit Court of Mobile County) The
complaint alleged both the state law claims and same federal claims which had been dismissed
by the federal court with prejudice. The Personnel Board and Stimpson removed the action from
state to federal court, Michael Smith v. City of Mobile et. al., case no. 2018-cv-00037, and filed
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motions asking the federal court to enforce its prior order and to once again dismiss the federal
claims which appeared in Smith’s successor complaint. On July 25, 2018 the federal court again
reiterated its dismissal of the federal claims and remanded the state claims case to the Circuit
Court.
Once the case was back in the Mobile County Circuit Court the defendants moved for
summary judgment on Smith’s claims. The Circuit Court granted summary judgment for the
Personnel Board Defendants and Mayor Stimpson on April 30 2019. Smith appealed the adverse
decision to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, case no. 2190037. On February 27, 2020 the
appeals court stuck appellant’s brief “due to the inclusion of immaterial, impertinent, and
scandalous material,” and ordered that he file an appropriate brief. On March 20, 2020 the
Circuit Court affirmed the decision, and overruled Smith’s application for rehearing on April 24,
2020. Smith then petitioned the Alabama Supreme to review the Court of Civil Appeals decision
by writ of certiorari. The petition was pending at the close of 2020 (The Supreme Court denied
the petition on February 12, 2021, case no. 1190622).
JAKARI JOHNSON VS. MOBILE COUNTY AND THE PERSONNEL BOARD FOR
MOBILE COUNTY, ALABAMA
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
COURT CASE NO.: 2019-CV-0705
Mr. Johnson sought employment with Mobile County as a custodial worker. He contends
the County did not hire him, at least in part, because he is a male. The principal defendant is Mobile
County. The Plaintiff had been employed by the City of Prichard Water Works and Sewer Board as
a Water Service Worker I, but was laid-off in September 2017. As provided by Personnel Board Rule
13, the plaintiff was placed on various layoff re-employment lists which the Board sent to various
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Appointing Authorities, including Mobile County. The Personnel Board is not involved in an
Appointing Authority’s hiring decisions, and was not involved in any way with the Mobile County’s
decisions respecting the plaintiff’s employment.
The parties engaged in discovery and settlement negotiations. On June 15, 2020 the case was
dismissed with prejudice as settled.
MELINDA DAWKINS VS. MOBILE HOUSING BOARD
MOBILE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CASE NO.: CV-2019-903104
Mobile Housing Board appealed the Personnel Board’s decision reversing Ms. Dawkins’
termination from her position as a Housing Manager II. The Board modified the discipline to a five
day suspension. The Personnel Board’s October 15, 2019 order found that while Dawkins failed to
properly handle scheduled HUD mandated inspections, the sanction of termination was too severe.
On March 2, 2020 the court affirmed the Personnel Board’s order as “supported by
substantial evidence.”
LAJUAN RUFFIN vs. CITY OF MOBILE POLICE DEPARTMENT
MOBILE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CASE NO.: CV-2019-00047
Mr. Ruffin appealed the Personnel Board’s decision terminating his employment as a Mobile
Police Department Corporal. The Mobile Police Department presented proof at the Personnel Board
hearing that Ruffin’s conduct in responding to a domestic violence call violated departmental policy,
and exacerbated – rather than defused – an already volatile situation.
The matter was briefed in the Circuit Court which by order of October 1, 2020 affirmed “the
Personnel Board's decision to terminate LaJuan Ruffin [because it] is supported by substantial
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evidence, was within the established range of punishment authorized by the Rules and Regulations
of the Personnel Board and was reasonable within the meaning of Local Act 470.”
DELEVENCE HOLLOMAN vs. THE CITY OF MOBILE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
MOBILE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CASE NO.: CV-2019-27.00
The Equipment Operator II with the City of Mobile Public Works Department was
terminated from his employment effective October 24, 2018, for absence without leave, conduct
unbecoming an employee in the public service, insubordination and/or violation of any lawful or
reasonable regulation or order made and given by a superior officer. Holloman filed notice of appeal
on October 25, 2018, and the matter was heard in a combined hearing on December 18, 2018. The
Board affirmed his termination. Holloman filed notice of appeal to the Circuit Court with the
Personnel Board on January 10, 2019. The certified transcript of the proceedings before the Board
was filed in the Circuit Court on February 27, 2019. Holloman filed his trial brief on August 9,
2019; the City filed its reply brief on September 6, 2019; and Holloman filed his reply brief in
response to the City on September 16, 2019. Oral arguments were heard on October 15, 2019,
before the Honorable S. Wesley Pipes and an order was entered on October 17, 2019, affirming the
Board’s decision. Holloman filed an appeal to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals on November
27, 2019. The Court of Civil Appeals affirmed the Circuit Court’s decision on April 24, 2020.
CYRUS SMITH vs. THE CITY OF MOBILE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
MOBILE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CASE NO.: CV-2019-28.00
The Equipment Operator II with the City of Mobile Public Works Department was
terminated from his employment effective October 24, 2018, for absence without leave, conduct
unbecoming an employee in the public service, insubordination and/or violation of any lawful or
reasonable regulation or order made and given by a superior officer. Smith filed notice of appeal on
October 25, 2018, and the matter was heard in a combined hearing on December 18, 2018. The
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Board affirmed his termination. Smith filed notice of appeal to the Circuit Court with the Personnel
Board on January 11, 2019. The certified transcript of the proceedings before the Board was filed in
the Circuit Court on February 27, 2019. The matter was set for a bench trial on July 9, 2019. On
June 28, 2019, the parties filed a Joint Motion for Scheduling Order requesting that the case be
removed from the Court’s Trial Docket and a briefing schedule issued; the motion was granted their
requests. Smith filed his trial brief on August 26, 2019; the City filed its reply brief on September 18,
2019; and Smith filed his reply brief in response to the City on October 11, 2019. The Honorable
Jay York entered an Order on April 17, 2020, affirming the Personnel Board’s Order.
AKINOLA POPOOLA vs. MOBILE HOUSING BOARD AND THE PERSONNEL BOARD
FOR MOBILE COUNTY, ALABAMA
MOBILE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CASE NO.: CV-2019-35.00
Akinola Popoola filed a complaint in Mobile County Circuit Court on March 19, 2019, on
violation of due process rights and breach of contract. Mobile Housing Board (“MHB”) and the
Mobile County Personnel Board (“MCPB”) filed their respective answers on April 18, 2019. The
discovery phrase was completed, and Mediation was conducted on January 9, 2020, which was
unsuccessful. MHB filed a Motion for Summary Judgment on Plaintiff’s “Violation of Due
Process” Claim and brief in support thereof and the motion was set for hearing on October 9, 2020.
Defendants MHB and MCPB made an oral joint motion in court to make summary judgment on
this claim a final and appealable order; Popoola did not oppose and the Court instructed MCPB to
file its Motion for Summary Judgment on Plaintiff’s “Violation of Due Process” Claim, which was
filed on October 13, 2020. On October 26, 2020, the Court entered an Order granting summary
judgment for both defendants. The case was set for a jury trial on January 25, 2021, for the
remaining claims, but on January 5, 2021, Popoola and MHB filed a Joint Waiver of Jury Trial,
Motion for Bench Trial and Motion to Continue Trial Date. The motion was granted and the case is
currently set for a bench trial on April 20, 2021, before the Honorable Jay York.
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ROBERT MYERS vs. MOBILE COUNTY ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT
MOBILE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CASE NO.: CV-2019-902771.00
Public Service Supervisor I with the Mobile County Engineering and Public Works
Department was suspended from his employment for a period of one (1) day, April 9, 2019, for
incompetency or inefficiency and neglect of duty. Myers filed notice of appeal on April 12, 2019.
The matter was heard on July 2, 2019, and the Board entered an Order dated July 16, 2019,
affirming the demotion. Myers filed notice of appeal to the Circuit Court with the Personnel Board
on July 19, 2019. The certified transcript of the proceedings before the Board was filed in the Circuit
Court on October 8, 2019. Myers filed his trial brief on March 4, 2020, and Mobile County filed its
trial brief on April 1, 2020. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the matter was heard virtually via Zoom
before the Honorable James T. Patterson on June 9, 2020. The Order affirming the Personnel
Board’s Order was entered on June 10, 2020.
ROBERT HAHLEN vs. THE CITY OF MOBILE POLICE DEPARTMENT
MOBILE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CASE NO.: CV-2019-903382.00
Police Sergeant with the City of Mobile Police Department was demoted to Police Corporal
effective March 21, 2019, for conduct unbecoming an employee in the public service and violation of
any lawful or reasonable regulation or order made and given by a superior officer. Hahlen filed
notice of appeal on March 22, 2019. The matter was heard on August 8, 2019. The Board
determined that demotion was the appropriate penalty. However, the Board unanimously agreed
that Hahlen should be held accountable for his behavior and imposed a ten (10) working day
suspension, without pay, in addition to the demotion. An Order was entered by the Board on
August 22, 2019. Hahlen filed notice of appeal to the Circuit Court with the Personnel Board on
September 4, 2019. The certified transcript of the proceedings before the Board was filed in the
Circuit Court on December 12, 2019. The City filed a Motion to Dismiss for Want of Prosecution
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on September 8, 2020, stating that it had been one year since Hahlen had filed his appeal with the
Personnel Board and he had failed to file any motions or briefs to prosecute his case in Circuit
Court. Hahlen immediately filed a motion opposing dismissal stating that counsel for Hahlen
understood that the Court would set a scheduling order, which had been delayed due to the Covid-
19 pandemic. The Court entered an Order denying the motion and the matter was set for a status
hearing on October 16, 2020, after which the Court entered a briefing schedule. Hahlen filed his
trial brief on December 16, 2020, and the City filed its reply brief on January 27, 2021. The matter
was heard before the Honorable Michael A. Youngpeter on March 5, 2021, and the Court entered a
Final Order affirming the Personnel Board’s decision.
DEATRI LARRY vs. THE CITY OF MOBILE FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT
MOBILE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CASE NO.: CV-2020-900831
Deatri J. Larry appealed the termination of his employment as a Fire Service Driver by the
City of Mobile Fire and Rescue Department. The Personnel Board found Mr. Larry was physically
incapable of performing all of the duties of a Fire Service Driver due to a service connected disability
which he incurred while on military leave. While Personnel Board Rule 14.2(f) provides an avenue
for such an employee to transfer to a vacancy in a less physically demanding position, the Board
found that Mr. Larry was not interested in transferring from a Fire Service Driver position to a
civilian position. Consequently, the Board upheld the City’s termination decision.
The matter was briefed in the Circuit Court, but on July 23, 2020, before decision, the
litigation was dismissed with prejudice upon the joint stipulation of the parties.
AMENDMENTS TO THE LAW
There were no amendments to the Law during 2020.
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AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES
A public hearing was held on November 3, 2020, and the proposed amendment to Personnel
Board Rule 8.3, Combining Registers, was approved. Rule 8.3 now reads as follows:
COMBINING REGISTERS. 8.3 If a new register is established before the
termination of an existing register, the names of those on the existing register not
competing in the test by which the new register is established shall be transferred to
the new register, being ranked thereon according to the final earned average attained
in the test in which they competed. In no event, however, shall an applicant’s name
remain on a register in excess of one (1) year as the result of one examination.
A public hearing was held on December 1, 2020, and the proposed amendment to Personnel
Board Rule 5.2 (A), Entry Level Employees was approved. Rule 5.2(A) now reads as follows:
ENTRY LEVEL EMPLOYEES. 5.2 (a) The pay of all new employees shall
be paid initially at the minimum rate set forth in the pay plan for the class of
positions which the employee is employed. However, for professional and technical
classes of positions, at the discretion of the Appointing Authority, the employee may
be paid at a rate up to but not in excess of the mid-range of the pay plan established
for the professional and technical position. The classifications in which employees
are primarily engaged as a Police Officer, Sheriff’s Deputy and Firefighter shall not
be considered as a “public safety officer” as exempted in Section XI, Pay Plan; Sub-
section 1., Entry Level Employees of the enabling act. They shall be regarded as a
“professional class” if they are certified under the state law governing police officers,
sheriff’s deputies, and firefighters. In no event shall a starting salary of a Police
Officer, Sheriff’s Deputy, or Firefighter be above the average salary paid in that
classification based on the number of whole years’ experience equivalent to that
classification. In the event there is no mid-range in a particular jurisdiction’s pay
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plan, mid-range shall be defined as the step that does not exceed the mean, i.e., the
middle position between two extremes or midway between the highest and lowest of
the ranges.
PROMOTIONS
There were 347 promotional appointments resulting from 92 promotional examinations
processed in 2019.
CLASSIFICATION AND PAY The Personnel Board adopted specifications and salary grades for 15 new classes in 2020. In
addition, the Board approved amendments to the pay plan for already existing classes and revisions
to 21 existing specifications to the pay plan. The following jurisdiction granted a 10% cost of
living increase: the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners of the City of Saraland, effective
February 22, 2020. The following jurisdictions granted a total of 5% cost of living increase: the
Utilities Board of the City of Bayou La Batre, effective August 15, 2020; and the City of Satsuma,
effective October 24, 2020. The following jurisdictions granted a 2.5% cost of living increase: the
Mobile County Personnel Department, effective September 12, 2020; the City of Mobile, effective
November 21, 2020; and the Mobile Public Library, effective November 22, 2020.
VETERANS At the beginning of the calendar year 2020, six (6) of our Merit System employees were on
military leave. 20 employees safely returned to their jobs during the year, and 23 employees were
out as of December 31, 2020. Also, extra points were awarded to 233 veterans who applied for open
competitive examinations during 2020.
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TRAINING OFFERINGS AND PARTICIPATION
Training and Recruitment initiatives support and promote public service careers in the Merit
System.
Recruiting activities continued to play an important role for 2020 through the agency’s
website, social media efforts, and print and online job postings. In early 2020, recruitment staff
attended in-person career events at two universities, two local general population events, and one
municipal event. In-person career events were cancelled from March through December due to
COVID-19 restrictions. Virtual career events, however, emerged beginning in May and continued to
the end of the year. Most virtual events were college-based with MCPB staff attending three different
events that reached 22 college populations. Staff participated in one virtual local veterans’ job event.
Using several online career event platforms, staff reached out to job seekers interested in
public safety, information technology, business, healthcare, technical skills, office skills, and trades as
well as entry-level candidates. Through targeted online presentations and one-on-one virtual
sessions, job seekers learned about available jobs among the Merit System jurisdictions as well as the
online application process.
Job opportunities were posted and updated on a college career platform for 31 colleges in
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi. One mid-state technical school received
requested brochures for accessing open MCPB job postings and setting up an application account.
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Job seekers also received posting updates through our Job Interest Card email notification service.
Furthermore, jobs were posted with the Alabama Career Center and in two local newspapers.
Training opportunities are available for Merit System Employees. These include training
developed and instructor-led by MCPB training staff and training vendors. While classroom in-
person training has been the mainstay, COVID-19 restrictions in March 2020 precipitated the move
to more live-remote virtual training opportunities. Following a short break, computer training
resumed live-remote and in-person utilizing social distancing and other health guidelines.
Additionally, one local safety training vendor provided off-site and socially distanced safety and
certification trainings.
Live-remote virtual training classes were presented by MCPB training staff and select
vendors who could utilize online training platforms. Participants from all over the Merit System
participated utilizing a variety of internet-accessible devices. Classes presented on these online
platforms included budgeting, communication, customer service, legal aspects, documenting
performance, and meeting management.
Online on-demand offerings from third party vendors provided an important source of
training for interested jurisdictional-based and teleworking employees during 2020. The training
department offered a variety of vendor titles for short online training that included pandemic and
COVID-19 safety training. More long online training courses were also offered. Additionally,
MCPB training staff produced online on-demand training to provide guidance on Merit System
topics usually presented in-person. The combination of these training resources allowed a continuity
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of training for the annual four-part supervisory series as well as general participation in the MCPB
training program.
In-person and jurisdictional instruction, particularly for New Employee Orientation, was
limited in 2020. To address this need and COVID-19 limitations, the MCPB training staff developed
a recorded on-demand New Employee Orientation (NEO) option with an online form for reporting
participation as an individual or a group. Invites for NEO training have since been more frequent
than for the former in-person training, and participation for 2020 was encouraging.
RELATED ACTIVITIES
Training Department staff encourage Merit System training participation through dedicated
training webpages, regular email updates, fillable request forms, and timely responses to training
questions and needs.
Training representatives from various jurisdictions attend quarterly Training Group meetings
to exchange ideas, update one another on training resources and trends, and participate in training
presentations. The group was only able to meet for the first quarter of 2020 due to COVID-19
restrictions.
Finally, the department reviewed employee development incentive documentation submitted
by two participating jurisdictions in 2020.
NOTE: The Training and Recruitment Department is also involved in the employee grievance process detailed in
an earlier section of this annual report.
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TRAINING OFFERINGS AND PARTICIPATION
CLASSROOM TRAINING Classes Held Courses Completions
2018 2019 2020 2018 2019 2020
MCPB Classes – in-person 44 45 13 495 536 111 MCPB Classes – live remote 10 120 Jurisdictional Classes 5 4 0 86 43 0 New Employee Orientation – in person 6 6 2 284 346 106 New Employee Orientation – in jurisdiction 1 2 1 14 55 24
Classroom Totals 56 57 26 879 980 361
ONLINE ON-DEMAND TRAINING
Available Titles Titles Requested Courses Completions 2018 2019 2020 2018 2019 2020 2018 2019 2020
Short Online Courses 165 150 150 107 127 133 470 883 1,179 Long Online Courses 15 14 17 15 14 16 97 65 76 New Employee Orientation – online on-demand 1 1 132
Other – online on-demand 3 3 75 Online Totals 180 164 171 122 141 153 567 948 1,462
TOTAL TRAINING PARTICIPATION Year - 2018 Year - 2019 Year - 2020
Classroom/Live-Remote Training 879 980 361
Online Training 567 948 1,462
Total Participation 1,446 1,928 1,823
OTHER:
EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES Requests Processed & Incentives Granted for eligible employees in (2) jurisdictions
2018 2019 2020
104 60 60
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SOCIAL MEDIA
As another recruiting, public relations, and educational tool to benefit our stakeholders, we
launched into social media in 2015. We have observed consistent growth in both of our current
platforms – Facebook and Twitter.
In 2020, we had a growth rate of 3% in our Facebook followers and an approximate 3%
growth rate in our Facebook likes.
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In 2020, we saw 3,197 “impressions” or views of our tweets in the Twitter social media
arena, which we launched in late 2016.
Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/personnelboard.
Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/MeritSysCareers.
Like, share, & follow us as often as possible so we can spread the word about Merit System jobs.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I would like to thank the Personnel Board members for their support on behalf of our
appointing authorities, elected officials, employees, and our citizens. The Personnel Department
employees are dedicated to provide exceptional customer service and I wish to thank them for their
professionalism and commitment. We will continue to make changes in our processes to better serve
the jurisdictions, merit employees and the public.
Respectfully submitted,
George H. Smith Personnel Director
STATISTICAL
INFORMATION
AND
FINANCIAL
REPORTS
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EXAMINATIONS Number of Applications 10,628
Number of Successful Applicants Appearing on All Employment Registers 5,504
EXAMINATIONS (JOB POSTINGS)
Number of Regular Open Competitive Job Postings with final filing date 185 Number of Open Competitive Job Postings – Open until canceled 56 Number of Regular Promotional Job Postings with final filing date 154 Number of Promotional Job Postings – Continuous until canceled 1
Total Number of Examinations (Job Postings) 396 TEST SESSIONS/GROUPS Number of Written Test Sessions 90 Number of Computer Based OPAC Sessions 32 Number of Oral Test Sessions 2 Number of Online Written Test Sessions 2 Number of Performance Tests Sessions 3 Number of Appraisal Groups 407 Number of Keyboarding Test Sessions 258 Number of Practice Test Seminar Sessions 0
Total Number of Test Sessions/Groups 536 APPLICANTS APPEARING
Number of Applicants appearing for Written Tests 426 Number of Applicants appearing for Computer Based OPAC Exams 133 Number of Applicants appearing for Online Written Tests 47 Number of Applicants appearing for Oral Tests 11 Number of Applicants appearing for Performance Tests 47 Number of Applicants Appraised 10,257
Total Number of Applicants Appearing 10,921
CERTIFICATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
Number of Certifications Made 1,289 APPOINTMENTS
Number of Permanent Appointments Returned from Lay-offs 0 Number of Permanent Appointments (regular) 865 Number of Temporary Appointments (regular) 0 Number of Provisional Appointments 16 Number of Promotions Following Examination - Permanent 347
Total Number of Appointments 1,228
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VETERANS
Number on military leave 01/01/2020 6 Number granted military leave 0 Number returning from military leave 20 Number military leave expirations – Rule 3.7 0 Number resigning while on military leave 0 Number on military leave 12/31/2020 23 Number granted veterans’ preference 233
SEPARATIONS Resignations 431 Transfers to pension roll 162 Dismissals 25 Deaths 9 Terminated before completing probationary period 73 Layoffs 2 TOTAL NUMBER OF SEPARATIONS 685
MISCELLANEOUS
Number of positions reclassified 13 Number of temporary appointments made permanent 0 Suspensions 95 Transfers 23 Number failing physical examination 9 Number of voluntary demotions 7 Number of involuntary demotions 5 Number taking military training 0 Number promoted without further examination 0 Number promoted without examination 0
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CLASSIFIED POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020
POSITIONS POSITIONS JURISDICTION AUTHORIZED FILLED Mobile County
Mobile County Sheriff’s Office
City of Mobile
City of Prichard
City of Chickasaw
City of Saraland
City of Citronelle
City of Bayou La Batre
City of Satsuma
City of Creola
Town of Mount Vernon
Mobile Area Water and Sewer System
Mobile Housing Board
Mobile County Emergency Management Agency
Mobile County Health Department
Mobile County Racing Commission
Mobile Public Library
Water Works and Sewer Board - City of Prichard
Saraland Water and Sewer Board
Satsuma Water and Sewer Board
Utilities Board of the City of Bayou La Batre
Utilities Board of the City of Chickasaw
Mobile County Personnel Board
TOTAL
1,933
734
3,907
633
180
306
145
123
105
60
84
821
345
22
660
33
322
125
36
19
32
5
63
10,693
919
522
2,070
150
56
174
35
48
47
11
16
380
80
8
203
1
176
28
13
7
12
3
29
4,984
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DEPARTMENT *NO. TAKEN PAID TAKEN PAID
EMP. VA VA SP SP SW MA AL AW IP SU VS WC
INVEST/RECOVERY 23 180 209 115 5 118
*Invest/Recovery 23 180 209 115 5 118
CHILD NUTRITION 13 97 49 23 9
JTS YOUTH CENTER 96 794 44 448 70 39 3 55
*Strickland Youth Ctr 109 891 44 497 93 39 3 64
LICENSE COMMISSION 112 747 64 521 146 141 2 9 26
*License Commission 112 747 64 521 146 141 2 9 26
REVENUE COMM I 48 393 38 309 9 21 10 145 8 11 26
REVENUE COMM II 69 627 69 505 2 7 66
*Revenue Commission 117 1020 107 814 11 21 10 145 8 18 92
COUNTY TREASURER 5 44 40
*County Treasurer 5 44 40
BD OF EQUALIZATION 2 17 6
*Board of Equalization 2 17 6
BOARD OF REGISTRARS 6 43 16 1L 42 16
*Board of Registrars 6 43 16 1L 42 16
** Jurisdiction Totals 1631 14490 1703 9725 1157 968 160 1090 196 594 205 1360 363
CITY OF MOBILE
ARCHIVES 3 26 17 3
CITY CLERKS 9 88 38 30 145
MAIL ROOM 2 14 14
FIN-ADMIN 5 61 7
FIN-ACCTG 18 124 7 58
FIN-PAYROLL/RCDS 5 2 3
FIN-TREASURY 4 57 23 3
MAYORS OFFICE 5
IT-INFO TECH 23 212 17 87
PW-ADMIN 7 32 37 21
MUNICIPAL CT 41 266 57 165 48 64 35 18
FIN-HR DEPT 11 130 77 5 3 3
LEGAL DEPT 8 72 28 61 2 27 11
REVENUE ADMIN 33 246 164 123 200 111 6 80
LITTER/RECYCLING 9 4 5 1 7
ELECTRICAL 27 320 237 3 62 14 112 9 8
ENGINEERING 32 175 1 88 23 11
HISTORIC DEVELOP 3 17 9
SPECIAL EVENTS 8 94 60 33 93 28 5 5
INVENTORY CONT 4 5 4 2
POLICE 772 6732 779 3305 779 100 628 109 551 71 229
POLICE STO 69
FIRE RESCUE 520 8659 876 4042 1594 190 491 14 427 73 276
POLICE/FIRE PENSION 2 6 60 5 4
TRAFFIC ENG 23 277 58 161 137 13 4 22 3
ANIMAL SHELTER 13 15 17 8 37 1N 6 3
IT-GIS DEPT 6 58 33
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DEPARTMENT *NO. TAKEN PAID TAKEN PAID
EMP. VA VA SP SP SW MA AL AW IP SU VS WC
STREET DEPT 41 84 3 86 16 6 6 95 14
AZALEA CITY GOLF 18 110 105 120 87 13 2
TRASH 46 63 105 87 137 5 24 5 44
SOLID WASTE 44 81 26 130 5 36 5 37 27
MUSEUM OF ART 33 297 8 217 24 10 10
REG SR COMM CTR 7 6 2 30 69
RECREATION 169 945 242 522 144 9 162 9 43 28
NEIGHBOR CTRS 50 62 71 2 17 2
PARKS MAINT 53 74 19 118 11 4 69
REAL ESTATE 4 24 3 22
ARCHITECT ENG 13 114 60 59 22 36 55 26
TENNIS CENTER 14 70 28
ATHLETICS 9 12 14
OPS/CEMETERIES 5 12 57 20 102 10
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES 32 32 59
PUBLIC SER ADMIN 230 1133 117 1039 10 545 500 152 54 5 449
REAL EST ASSET MGMT 3 29 15
MOBILE 311 10 84 83 2 3
ROW & LAND DIST 14 110 2 69 11 1
PROG/PROJ MGT 4 14 8
PROCUREMENT 12 75 2 22 1 4 2
FILM OFFICE 2 4
CIVIC AFFAIRS 1
BUILD MOBILE ADMIN 4 17 7 14 120
INSP SERV 20 236 77
PERMITTING 7 47 9 18 3
PLANNING/ZONING 16 77 14 60 2 1
MUNI ENFORCE 18 159 46 5 10 68 20
FLEET MGT 49 386 56 269 21 175 57 52 82
STORM DRAINS 47 81 60 117 171 21 13 35 10 30
URBAN FORESTRY 9 10 2 16 1
SPECIAL OPS 20 18 37 2 2 1 14
GULFQST MUSM 19 13 19 6
COMM/EXT AFFAIRS 1 4 3 5
COMM/HOUSING DEV 3 15 1 19 30
CRUISE TERMINAL 2 33
FACILITIES MAINT 63 610 267 506 159 142 110 3 138 1 58
BUILDING SERVICES 5 24 6 20
MOTOR POOL 6 13 16 14
**Jurisdiction Totals 2765 22870 3226 12666 3721 1680 15 2546 338 1534 389 1567
CITY OF PRICHARD
FINANCE DEPT 2 5 11
CITY CLERKS OFFICE 10 59 15 34 4 10
INSPECT DIVISION 3 39 18 7
PUBLIC WORKS 54 280 25 305 52 214 33 52 3 40
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DEPARTMENT *NO. TAKEN PAID TAKEN PAID
EMP. VA VA SP SP SW MA AL AW IP SU VS WC
MAYORS OFFICE 1 2 11
FIRE 42 94 89 151 109 70 5 18
POLICE 90 272 139 270 62 133 128 67 15 43
RECREATION 8 32 41 2 60
SENIOR CITIZENS 2 4 1 4
**Jurisdiction Totals 212 787 269 845 114 246 412 117 67 3 168
CITY OF CHICKASAW
CITY OF CHICKASAW 8 64 55 9
RECREATION DEPT 5 13
POLICE & FIRE 38 218 98 86 3
MAINTENANCE 11 60 19 12
**Jurisdiction Totals 62 355 117 153 3 9
CITY OF SARALAND
**Jurisdiction Totals 187 2119 164 1215 205 60 72 1 54 451
CITY OF CITRONELLE
**Jurisdiction Totals 42 238 70 133 9 2 54 15 20
CITY OF BAYOU LA BATRE
**Jurisdiction Totals 53 507 64 210 77 8 10 23 12
CITY OF SATSUMA
**Jurisdiction Totals 58 394 217 214 426 36 99 10 10 2
TOWN OF MOUNT VERNON
**Jurisdiction Totals 35 22 13 56
MOBILE WATER & SEWER SYSTEM
**Jurisdiction Totals 411 4175 407 2295 419 122 59 569 8 82 27 243
MOBILE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
**Jurisdiction Totals 217 1795 323 1205 188 94 50 473 36 135
MOBILE HOUSING BOARD
**Jurisdiction Totals 99 941 242 546 54 91 24 5 10 36 18
MOBILE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
**Jurisdiction Totals 9 111 34 23 156 1
MOBILE COUNTY PERSONNEL BOARD
**Jurisdiction Totals 34 252 55 129 1 5 2
WATER WORKS & SEWER BOARD OF THE CITY OF PRICHARD
**Jurisdiction Totals 35 194 44 186 23 25 6 3 23
BOARD OF WATER & SEWER COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF SARALAND
**Jurisdiction Totals 16 169 64 160 142 31 45 6
MOBILE COUNTY RACING COMMISSION
**Jurisdiction Totals 1 11 10 4
MOBILE PUBLIC LIBRARY
LIBRARY ADMIN 11 100 89 1
BLDGS/GROUNDS 3 26 27 5 4 9
PUBLICITY/COMM 2 20 26 22 44
BOOKMOBILE 3 12 17
MOORER BRANCH 13 98 60 68 76 26 82
PARKWAY BRANCH 7 51 5 37 1
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DEPARTMENT *NO. TAKEN PAID TAKEN PAID
EMP. VA VA SP SP SW MA AL AW IP SU VS WC
SARALAND 7 34 6
LOCAL HIST & GENE 3 20 27
TECH SERVICES 14 141 72 12
TOULMINVILLE 7 101 67
SEMMES BRANCH 9 45 17 49
TRINITY GARDENS 2
BEN MAY MAIN 28 267 189 16
INFO TECH 6 64 108 26 126
THEODORE OAKS 8 18 17
WEST REGIONAL 36 217 149 3 11
MPL SUPERNUMERARY 22
GRAND BAY LIBRARY 7 7
**Jurisdiction Totals 188 1221 199 830 246 83 127 9
CITY OF CREOLA
**Jurisdiction Totals 23 36 88 32 17
UTILITIES BOARD OF THE CITY OF BAYOU LA BATRE
**Jurisdiction Totals 15 103 60 101 41 6
SATSUMA WATER & SEWER BOARD
**Jurisdiction Totals 8 114 35 30 40 4
UTILITIES BOARD OF THE CITY OF CHICKASAW
**Jurisdiction Totals 3 25 7
**** Grand Totals 6104 50929 7394 30771 6881 3259 584 5572 684 2338 693 3630 826
SALARY AND WAGE LEVELS OF CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES HOLDING PERMANENT POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020
HOURLY EMPLOYEES
HOURLY NUMBER OF HOURLY NUMBER OF WAGE LEVEL EMPLOYEES WAGE LEVEL EMPLOYEES
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8.24 2 8.66 1 8.87 1 9.32 1 9.51 2 10.25 21 10.77 3 11.21 1 11.32 2 11.44 3 11.73 1 11.77 4 11.88 2 12.18 7 12.32 1 12.37 1 12.49 27 12.63 1 12.80 1 12.81 2 12.85 1 12.95 1 13.11 1 13.12 3 13.13 25 13.27 1 13.45 5 13.78 1 13.79 6 14.11 3 14.13 4 14.34 3 14.46 1 14.49 49 14.82 1 14.85 7
15.01 1 15.21 17 15.22 20 15.57 1 15.59 12 15.60 2 15.65 15 15.98 10 15.99 3 16.04 1 16.38 2 16.45 1 16.64 2 16.79 1 16.80 3 16.86 2 17.15 1 17.48 1 17.64 1 17.65 2 18.06 1 18.08 2 20.44 1 20.47 2 20.95 8 21.81 1 22.03 1 22.56 1 24.29 2 24.32 1 29.63 1 31.87 1 32.67 1 32.71 1 43.99 1
SALARY AND WAGE LEVELS OF CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES HOLDING PERMANENT POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020
SEASONAL EMPLOYEES SUPERNUMERARY EMPLOYEES HOURLY NUMBER OF HOURLY NUMBER OF WAGE LEVEL EMPLOYEES WAGE LEVEL EMPLOYEES
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8.45 7
11.32 17 11.89 21 13.12 15 13.45 1 13.78 3 14.49 1 14.82 3 14.85 1 15.19 1 15.22 6
DAILY EMPLOYEES DAILY NUMBER OF WAGE LEVEL EMPLOYEES
44.64 1 61.36 7 62.80 1 78.00 1 80.00 2 82.00 1 84.00 1
10.25 4 13.13 6 13.45 1 13.78 5 13.79 3 14.49 1 15.19 1 15.22 7 15.60 2 15.65 4 15.98 3 15.99 5 16.39 1 16.80 1 17.19 1 17.65 1 19.00 2 20.47 2 21.51 2 22.67 1 24.32 1 31.13 1 34.38 1 25.55 1
SALARY AND WAGE LEVELS OF CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES HOLDING PERMANENT POSITIONS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020
MONTHLY SALARY LEVEL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
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1,000-2,000
2,000-3,000 3,000-4,000
4,000-5,000
5,000-6,000
6,000-7,000
7,000-8,000
8,000-9,000
9,000-10,000
10,000-11,000
11,000-14,000
14,000-22,000
69
1,535 1,630 688
378
134
48
26
14
9
9
7
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THE PERSONNEL BOARD FOR MOBILE COUNTY, ALABAMA
STATEMENT OF EXPENSE
OCTOBER 1, 2019 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
SALARIES SUPPLIES & EXPENSE TRAINING & RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING REPAIRS, REPLACEMENT, & MAINTENANCE TOTAL EXPENSES
BUDGET FISCAL YEAR
2019-2020
$2,097,000.00
348,000.00
40,500.00
9,000.00
27,500.00
$2,522,000.00
PRORATION OF BUDGET OCT 1, 2019
THRU SEPT 30
$2,097,000.00
348,000.00
40,500.00
9,000.00
27,500.00
$2,522,000.00
EXPENSE
OCT 1 THRU
SEPT 30_ $1,726,543.68
239,582.52
35,039.24
5,978.72
24,162.59
$2,031,306.75
SURPLUS (S) DEFICIT (D) AS OF SEPT 30, 2020 $370,456.32 (S)
108,417.48 (S)
5,460.76 (S)
3,021.28 (S)
3,337.41 (S)
$490,693.25(S)
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THE PERSONNEL BOARD FOR MOBILE COUNTY, ALABAMA
STATEMENT OF EXPENSE
OCTOBER 1, 2020 THROUGH DECEMBER 30, 2020
SALARIES SUPPLIES & EXPENSE TRAINING & RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING REPAIRS, REPLACEMENT, & MAINTENANCE TOTAL EXPENSES
BUDGET FISCAL YEAR
2020-2021
$1,927,000.00
392,250.00
40,500.00
9,000.00
27,500.00
$2,396,250.00
PRORATION OF BUDGET OCT 1, 2020
THRU DEC 31
$481,750.00
98,062.50
10,125.00
2,250.00
6,875.00
$599,062.50
EXPENSE
OCT 1 THRU
DEC 31_
$460,185.03
35,551.43
3,347.00
747.46
2,365.98
$502,196.90
SURPLUS (S) DEFICIT (D) AS OF DEC 31, 2020
$21,564.97 (S)
62,511.07 (S)
6,778.00 (S) 1,502.54 (S)
4,509.02 (S)
$96,865.60(S)
S-14
DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENSE
BUDGET YEAR 2020 – 2021
The statute provides that the expense of operating the Personnel Department be pro-rated among each jurisdiction in proportion to the respective totals of the payrolls for classified employees. The
total and pro-rated expenses are shown below.
APPOINTING CLASSIFIED PERCENTAGE PRO-RATA QUARTER AUTHORITY PAYROLLS APPLICABLE EXPENSES EXPENSES
County of Mobile $70,803,668.73 29.769 $984,085.81 $246,021.45 City of Mobile $105,422,746.50 44.324 $1,465,249.34 $366,312.34 City of Prichard $3,907,705.11 1.643 $54,312.41 $13,578.10 City of Chickasaw $1,564,476.74 0.658 $21,744.34 $5,436.09 City of Saraland $7,903,198.78 3.323 $109,844.95 $27,461.24 City of Citronelle $1,047,340.98 0.440 $14,556.78 $3,639.20 City of Bayou La Batre 1,812,820.85 0.762 $25,196.03 $6,299.01 City of Satsuma $1,791,091.73 0.753 $24,894.02 $6,223.51 Town of Mount Vernon $593,937.18 0.250 $8,255.01 $2,063.75 City of Creola $436,863.75 0.184 $6,071.88 $1,517.97 Mobile Area Water and Sewer System $22,360,806.59 9.401 $310,788.31 $77,697.08 Mobile County Health Department $8,269,159.60 3.477 $114,931.37 $28,732.84 Mobile Housing Board $3,666,756.94 1.542 $50,963.51 $12,740.88 Mobile County Emergency Management Agency $639,685.15 0.269 $8,890.85 $2,222.71 Water Works and Sewer Board of the City of Prichard $1,256,678.12 0.528 $17,466.31 $4,366.58 Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners of the City of Saraland $901,656.04 0.379 $12,531.93 $3,132.98 Mobile County Racing Commission $27,351.90 0.011 $380.16 $95.04 Mobile Public Library $4,399,752.85 1.850 $61,151.27 $15,287.82 Utilities Board of the City of Bayou La Batre $593,643.95 0.250 $8,250.94 $2,062.74 Satsuma Water and Sewer Board $342,702.12 0.144 $4,763.15 $1,190.79 Utilities Board of the City of Chickasaw $102,284.60 0.043 $1,421.63 $355.41
Totals $237,844,328.21 100.00% $3,305,750.00 $826,437.50
Mobile County Personnel Board History
The Mobile County Personnel Board was created by the State Legislature in 1939 through the Civil Service Act to "govern and control, by Civil Service rules, regulations and practices...all individuals in the Classified Service". In this responsibility, the Personnel Board along with the Mobile County Personnel Department:
• accepts job applications • tests and screens of job applicants • establishes and maintains employment registers • trains employees • clarifies personnel policy issues • administers a classification/compensation system • handles employee grievances and appeals • verifies and certifies jurisdiction payrolls
Using current Human Resource Management policies and practices, the Personnel Department provides our agencies with qualified employees. In turn, we serve the citizens of Mobile County by ensuring that the filling of local government jobs is based upon merit and ability and eliminates political factors, nepotism, or favoritism.
The Mobile County Merit System represents individuals employed through 22 local governmental agencies which include cities, towns, governmental boards, commissions, and other agencies. The operation and administration of these jurisdictions require over 5,000 classified employees working in over 900 classifications. The employees of the Merit System provide valuable services to the communities and agencies they serve through such jobs as public safety positons, librarians, office assistants, social workers, nurses, mechanics, treatment plant operators, accountants, equipment operators, public service workers, and many more.
Promoting & Supporting
Public Service Careers Among
Merit System Agencies
MOBILE COUNTY PERSONNEL BOARD 1809 Government Street
P.O. Box 66794 Mobile, Alabama 36660-1794
(251) 470-7727