Human Resources Committee

I. Membership

a. The Committee shall consist of six (6) members, divided into three classes of two each. These will be equally divided between ministers of the Word and Sacrament and laypersons.

b. The Stated Clerk may be called upon to resource this Committee.

c. The Executive Presbyter shall serve as ex-officio without vote.

II. Accountability

a. The Human Resources Committee shall be guided by this Manual and the Human Resources (Personnel) Manual.

b. The Human Resources Committee is responsible to Presbytery but shall report through Council.

III. Duties

a. Be a nominating committee for program staff for those positions to be elected by the Presbytery upon nomination by the Council;

b. Engage in regular evaluation and counseling with all Presbytery administrative staff and review the work of the Executive Presbyter and the work of each Presbytery administrative staff member annually; and in dealing with employment, termination, or evaluation of staff, consult with the chairperson or another representative chosen by any judicatory, board, or committee to which the staff person is related by position description;

c. Provide guidelines for administrative review of program and support staff, including procedures for appeal to the Human Resources Committee; receive and review reports of the administrative reviews; and hear appeals as needed;

d. Recommend, following consultation as prescribed above, to the Presbytery Council for Presbytery approval, the termination of employment at any time of a member of the administrative staff, elected for either a term or an indefinite period;

e. Review annually and recommend to the Budget, Property and Finance Committee, for submission to Presbytery for approval, the individual salaries of administrative staff, and a salary scale for support staff;

f. Maintain an equitable classifying and grading process for all Presbytery staff, reviewing the grading and the salary ranges annually;

g. Recommend to Presbytery Council in the event of a vacancy in the program staff, appropriate personnel for temporary employment;

h. Review personnel policies and position descriptions for each administrative staff member;

i. Assist churches of the Presbytery in the formulation and review of policies, guidelines or procedures for all non-ordained staff; and

j. Fulfill any additional requirement as specified in this Manual and the Human Resources (Personnel) Manual.