Oak Hills board unanimously reclassifies general manager from contractor to employee

During a recorded executive session, Oak Hills board members voted unanimously to change the general manager’s status from an independent contractor to an employee of Oak Hills. An Oak Hills board member made the motion to “change the status of a general manager from an independent contractor to give him an employee status,” and another board member seconded it. The motion passed with recorded affirmative votes from Helen Dutton, Denise Brown, Gary Leeds, Jeff Schweitzer, Jennifer McAllister, Mary Veral and Richard Dellinger.

The action was presented and voted on immediately after the executive session; the transcript includes no further discussion of contract terms, compensation, an effective date, or related HR implementation steps. The board member who made the motion spoke on the record, and another board member seconded it, but neither the mover nor the seconder was identified by name in the public portion of the transcript.

Helen Dutton, board member, Denise Brown, board member, Gary Leeds, board member, Jeff Schweitzer, board member, Jennifer McAllister, board member, Mary Veral, board member, and Richard Dellinger, board member, were recorded as voting in favor. The meeting record states the vote was unanimous and that the position will be changed to an employee of Oak Hills. The transcript does not specify whether the reclassification requires additional approvals, budget adjustments, or changes to the organization’s payroll or benefits administration.

No ordinances, statutes, policies, or employment agreements were cited during the motion or the vote on the record. The meeting concluded with adjournment following the personnel vote.