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Agenda Item Background

• Background: Human Resource Services has initiated and continued several significant projects for the University as described below:
• The firm of Fox Lawson & Associates has been selected to review the faculty and staff compensation and classification systems, general compensation practices, and the university's performance management system. The firm has been in the compensation consulting practice since 1981 with 90% of their business conducted with public employers and 40% of their business conducted with colleges and universities including HBCUs and land grant institutions. The project will require the active participation of all faculty and staff and should be completed within ten to eleven months.
• The mandatory issuance of a Notice to Employees of Coverage Options under the Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) was mailed to the home address of every KSU employee by the October 1, 2013 deadline. A copy of the notice is enclosed as an informational item.
• Performance evaluations for the period of July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013 are being received in the Office of Human Resources.
• The payroll ghost audit of staff, to ensure that all individuals receiving a paycheck are active Kentucky State University employees, was completed with 430 of 433 staff employees completing the process. The remaining three staff employees either failed to report to Payroll or are on administrative leave. The appropriate documentation for these individuals will be collected either when they report to Payroll to obtain a “paper” paycheck or upon their return from administrative leave. The audit for faculty and students will be completed during October 2013.
• The university's inaugural Health Fair and Tobacco Free campus initiative occurred on October 21, 2013. A copy of the poster is enclosed as an informational item.
• The university's inaugural Retirement Readiness Fair is scheduled for October 28, 2013.