2016 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 63. Public Health and Safety
§63-3212. University Hospitals Authority Personnel Task Force.

A. There is hereby created the University Hospitals Authority Personnel Task Force. The Task Force shall consist of the following members:

1. The Director of Personnel for the University Hospitals who shall serve as chair;

2. The Affirmative Action Officer for the University Hospitals;

3. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services or a designee;

4. Two employees of the University Hospitals appointed by the Chief Executive Officer of the University Hospitals, one who shall be a health care professional and one who shall not be a health care professional; and

5. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Public Employees Association or a designee.

B. The Task Force shall annually select a vice-chair from its membership.

C. The Task Force shall annually give advice and make recommendations to the Authority regarding all aspects of personnel matters including, but not limited to:

1. Development of clear mission and goal statements;

2. Involvement of managers and employees in the identification of ways to improve organizational effectiveness;

3. Participation of employees in the development of personnel policies and procedures;

4. Assessment of agency effectiveness and progress toward goals with emphasis on productivity, quality of services, innovation and economical use of resources;

5. Affirmative action programs to ensure workforce diversity and equal employment opportunity;

6. Creation, modification, and elimination of positions;

7. Employee disciplinary procedures with emphasis on timely resolution of personnel disputes at the lowest possible level; and

8. Management and employee development programs.

D. The Authority may delegate additional responsibilities to the Task Force.

E. The Task Force shall assist the Authority in the preparation and implementation of an annual human resource management plan and evaluation report which shall be submitted to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate by November 1 of each year.

Added by Laws 1993, c. 330, § 12, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 515.