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Item 13
Meeting Date 6/26/84
EM TITLE: Resolution ; . 17- 2- Approving Extension of Agreement for Employee
Assistance Services
BMITTED BY Director of Personnel ; (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X )
:VIEWED BY: City Manager
e City currently has a contract with Duane Rogers, Personal Assistance Services , to
.ovide an Employee Assistance Program for City employees. The agreement under which
Is service is provided expires June 30, 1984.
COMMENDATION: That Council extend the agreement through June 30, 1985.
IARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: N/A
SCUSSION: The Employee Assistance Program has been in existence for almost four
.ars and it appears that it is surpassing its objectives. The original objectives
ire to reach 1% of the total workforce; however, recent reports show that approxi-
tely 14% of our employees have used the program.
Rogers has recently completed several orientation programs for various City
.partments. Employees continue to use his services when they have problems that
'fect their work and management continues to call for assistance when there are
.oubled employees that supervisors have not been able to deal with using usual
ipervisory approaches. It is felt that the existence of the program is both a
Isitive employee benefit and a cost savings program in that it helps bring employees
ck to productivity levels achieved before the onset of problems . When an employee
es not improve and must be terminated, the City knows that it has done as much
it can to assist the employee before taking final action to end his/her employ-
nt.
SCAL IMPACT: $5,400 has been allocated in the 1984-85 budget for the Employee
sistance Program. This amount is the same as fiscal year 1983-84.
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