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Amendments to the Personnel Policies Manual
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SUBJECT
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Authorize amendments to the Personnel Policies Manual within the following sections:
I. Employment Practices
II. Employee Conduct and Safety
III. Complaint Resolution
IV. Compensation and Reimbursement
V. Time-Off Benefits
VI. Health and Related Benefits
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PURPOSE
Amendments to the Personnel Policies Manual are needed to reflect changes in federal employment law and workplace rules, implement best practices and make minor corrections throughout the manual. Specific changes include the addition of new policies and revisions related to the optimization of workflow processes and best practices available through Workday, the District’s new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
RECOMMENDATION
The Executive Director/General Manager and NTMWD staff recommend the Board of Directors amend the NTMWD Personnel Policies Manual.
Committee: This item was on the June 10, 2026, Personnel Committee and August 12, 2026, Policy Committee meeting agendas
DRIVER(S) FOR THIS PROJECT
Strategic Objective: 4.2 Safe and Healthy Employees
4.4 Employer of Choice
? Regulatory Compliance ? Asset Condition ? Capacity ? Redundancy/Resiliency ? Relocation or External Requests ? Operational Efficiency ? Safety ? Administrative ? Policy ? Other _____________
BACKGROUND
The Personnel Policies Manual was originally adopted in August 2017 in an effort to consolidate existing and related policies into a single manual. Amendments to the Personnel Policies Manual have been adopted since its creation to reflect changes in positions, processes and employment laws and workplace rules.
Revisions to the Personnel Policies Manual are recommended to align policies to best practices and clarify workplace rules. Proposed revisions include adding a de...
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