(June 29, 2017) The need to bring human resources support to Ocean Pines took on a sense of urgency during an Ocean Pines Association Board meeting Friday, although one director noted the position had been sought after for years.
Director Slobodan Trendic said the discussion stemmed from a closed board meeting on June 19.
“Upon completion of the closed session, the board resumed to an open session around 9 p.m. … at which time the board discussed the HR support as being one of their concerns,” he said. “This was as a result of several weeks of events that took place, some of which were reported in the local media, and it became evident the association is clearly in need of having some kind of a dedicated HR support that will be of benefit not only to association management, but also to the staff itself.”
By the end of that meeting, Trendic said the board decided to look into “recruiting an experienced HR consultant that will be available onsite for a temporary period of time until the new GM is hired.”
Director Doug Parks underscored the need for support sooner than later.
“I don’t want this process to take three months – I want this process to take a week, if possible,” he said. “That might seem a little bit outrageous, but I think it’s important that we cannot sit on this. I think we’ve agreed to it, I think it’s the right decision and I think we need to close on making sure we deliver this in a very short period of time, so as to not let other things come up in the interim.”
Interim General Manager Brett Hill said members of the law firm Lerch Early & Brewer would be onsite during the next two weeks to start training association staff on the new Ocean Pines handbook.
He hinted the firm was also asked to help vet any human resources hire. One potential candidate, discussed during the closed session, was apparently not available this week.
Board Vice President Dave Stevens said the association wanted to hire a human resources professional since his first year on the board – which was more than a decade ago.
Director Slobodan Trendic said the discussion stemmed from a closed board meeting on June 19.
“Upon completion of the closed session, the board resumed to an open session around 9 p.m. … at which time the board discussed the HR support as being one of their concerns,” he said. “This was as a result of several weeks of events that took place, some of which were reported in the local media, and it became evident the association is clearly in need of having some kind of a dedicated HR support that will be of benefit not only to association management, but also to the staff itself.”
By the end of that meeting, Trendic said the board decided to look into “recruiting an experienced HR consultant that will be available onsite for a temporary period of time until the new GM is hired.”
Director Doug Parks underscored the need for support sooner than later.
“I don’t want this process to take three months – I want this process to take a week, if possible,” he said. “That might seem a little bit outrageous, but I think it’s important that we cannot sit on this. I think we’ve agreed to it, I think it’s the right decision and I think we need to close on making sure we deliver this in a very short period of time, so as to not let other things come up in the interim.”
Interim General Manager Brett Hill said members of the law firm Lerch Early & Brewer would be onsite during the next two weeks to start training association staff on the new Ocean Pines handbook.
He hinted the firm was also asked to help vet any human resources hire. One potential candidate, discussed during the closed session, was apparently not available this week.
Board Vice President Dave Stevens said the association wanted to hire a human resources professional since his first year on the board – which was more than a decade ago.