The Task Force on Trial Court Employees

August 30 – September 1, 1999

San Francisco, California
AGENDA

Type of Meeting:

Sixteenth Meeting of the Task Force

Chair:

Justice James A. Ardaiz, Administrative Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District

Judicial Council Project Coordinator:

Ms. Judith A. Myers, Human Resources Director, Administrative Office of the Courts

Please Bring: Copy of Interim Report, calendars

Meeting Objectives:

B. Agree on a process for drafting legislation for the task force’s recommendations

C. Agree to general approach for the second interim report

D. Finalize assumptions, objectives, and models for:

1. Group insurance and other employer-provided benefits

2. Retiree group insurance benefits

3. Federally regulated benefits

4. Deferred compensation

5. Transition issues

6. Employee advisory vote and public entity poll methods to recommend to Legislature

7. Other models as needed

E. Revisit employment status options to identify consequences of models under each status option

F. Provide update on documentation requirements

G. Provide update on Social Security issues

H. Provide update on the trial court employee survey:

Monday, August 30, 1999 - 10:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. OPEN SESSION

Reminder: Breakfast on Your Own
1. Welcome		ALL		10:00 a.m.
2. Public Comment Period Objective: A		ALL		10:00-10:30 a.m.
3. Review of July 28-30 Task Force Meeting and Announcements for Today’s	Justice James A. Ardaiz, Chair Judith A. Myers, HR Director, AOC Liz Schiff, Facilitator		10:30 – 10:45 a.m.

Monday, August 30, 1999 (continued)

4. Process for Drafting Legislation Objective B	Judith A. Myers, HR Director, AOC Liz Schiff, Facilitator Task Force Members and Staff	10:45 –11:15 a.m.
5. Second Interim Report Objective C	Judith A. Myers, HR Director, AOC Liz Schiff, Facilitator Task Force Members and Staff	11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
*Working Lunch*	Task Force Members and Staff	12:15 –1:15 p.m.
6. Group Insurance and Other Employer-Provided Benefits Objective D1	Judith A. Myers, HR Director, AOC Liz Schiff, Facilitator Task Force Members and Staff	1:15 – 2:15 p.m.
7. Retiree Group Insurance Benefits Objective D2	Judith A. Myers, HR Director, AOC Liz Schiff, Facilitator Task Force Members and Staff	2:15 – 2:45 p.m.
Break	Task Force Members and Staff	2:45 – 3:00 p.m.
8. Federally Regulated Benefits Objective D3	Judith A. Myers, HR Director, AOC Debbie Brown, Attorney, CALS, AOC Liz Schiff, Facilitator Task Force Members and Staff	3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
9. Deferred Compensation Objective D4	Judith A. Myers, HR Director, AOC Liz Schiff, Facilitator Task Force Members and Staff	4:00– 5:00 p.m.
10. Closing Remarks	Justice James A. Ardaiz, Chair	5:00 - 5:15 p.m.
Reminder: Dinner On Your Own

Tuesday, August 31, 1999 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. OPEN SESSION

Breakfast	Task Force Members and Staff	8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
1. Opening Remarks	Justice James A. Ardaiz, Chair	8:30 – 8:45 a.m.
2. Survey Update Objective H	Hazel Ann Reimche, Supervising Analyst, HR, AOC Drew James, Principal Analyst, Mercer, Inc.	8:45 – 9:45 a.m.
Break	Task Force Members and Staff	9:45 – 10:00 a.m.
3. Employment Status Options in Relation to Models Objective E	Justice James A. Ardaiz, Chair Judith A. Myers, HR Director, AOC Liz Schiff, Facilitator Task Force Members and Staff	10:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Tuesday, August 31, 1999 (continued)

*Working Lunch*	Task Force Members and Staff	12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
Employment Status Options in Relation to Models (cont.)	Task Force Members and Staff	1:15 – 2:30 p.m.
Break	Task Force Members and Staff	2:30 – 2:45 p.m.
4. Transition Issues Objective D5	Debbie Brown, Attorney, CALS, AOC Liz Schiff, Facilitator Task Force Members and Staff	2:45 – 3:45 p.m.
5. Employee Advisory Vote And Public Entity Poll Methods Objective D6	Justice James A. Ardaiz, Chair Judith A. Myers, HR Director, AOC Liz Schiff, Facilitator Task Force Members and Staff	3:45 – 4:45 p.m.
6. Closing Remarks	Justice James A. Ardaiz, Chair	4:45 - 5:00 p.m.
Reminder: Dinner on Your Own

Wednesday, September 1, 1999 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. OPEN SESSION

Breakfast	Task Force Members and Staff	8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
1. Opening Remarks	Justice James A. Ardaiz, Chair	8:30 – 8:45 a.m.
2. Documentation Requirements Objective F	Debbie Brown, Attorney, CALS, AOC	8:45 –9:00 a.m.
5. Social Security Update Objective G	Debbie Brown, Attorney, CALS, AOC	9:00 –9:15 a.m.
3. Revisit models as needed to finalize	Task Force Members and Staff	9:15– 10:15 a.m.
Break	Task Force Members and Staff	10:15 – 10:30 a.m.
4. Revisit models as needed to finalize	Task Force Members and Staff	10:30 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.
Lunch	Task Force Members and Staff	12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
5. Revisit models as needed to finalize	Task Force Members and Staff	1:00 – 2:45 p.m.
6. Closing Remarks	Justice James A. Ardaiz, Chair	2:45 – 3:00 p.m.