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City of West Jordan Mission Statement: The mission of the West Jordan City Human Resource Department is to promote an atmosphere conducive to teamwork and high morale among City employees through effective recruitment, retention, employee benefits, and employee development programs. Human Resource Department FY2004/05 Annual Report City of West Jordan Human Resource Department FY2004/05 Annual Report Table of Contents SECTION PAGE MESSAGE FROM HUMAN RESOURCE DIRECTOR--------------------------------------------- 3 DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE----------------------------------------------- 4 DEPARTMENT GOALS FOR FY2005/06-------------------------------------------------------------- 5 DEPARTMENT ACCOMPLILSHMENTS FOR FY2004/05--------------------------------------- 6-10 SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY HUMAN RESOURCES IN FY2004/05--------------------------- 11-18 Overview of Surveys Included in Annual Report---------------------------------------------- 12 COLA Survey----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13-14 Prosecutor Survey------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15 Population Survey------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16 FLSA Police & Fire Survey------------------------------------------------------------------------ 17 Mayor Salary & Benefit Survey------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 EXHIBITS------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19-31 Exhibit "A" Court Clerk Organizational Analysis Questionnaire -------------------------------- 20 Exhibit "B" Wellness Fair Flyer------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 Exhibit "C" Wellness Fair Flyer------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22 Exhibit "D-G" City Connection---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23-26 Exhibit "H" Fish Customer Service Training Poster-------------------------------------------------27 Exhibit "I" Salt Lake Tribune Article----------------------------------------------------------------- 28 Exhibit "J" State of the City Flyer------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29 Public Works Director Recruiting Brochure Developed by HR ------------------------------------ 30-31 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------ 32-36 Recruitment Statistics------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33 New Employee Orientation Statistics------------------------------------------------------------ 34 Workers Co mpensation Accident Statistics---------------------------------------------------- 35 Turnover Rates--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 36 CONCLUSION------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 37 2 West Jordan City Human Resource Department 8000 South Redwood Road West Jordan, Utah 84088 (801) 569-5037 (801) 569-4049 Fax _________________________________________ Debbie Bell Human Resource Director City Officials and Citizens of West Jordan: The City of West Jordan is similar to a fast-paced private-sector company in that our City Manager, Gary Luebbers, continually seeks to improve the product we provide to the customer, and deliver it in a cost efficient manner. To support this effort, human resources strive to provide management and staff with quality human resource support to ensure we have the employee resources needed to deliver important services to our citizens. Behind the scenes, in 2004/05, this entailed testing the waters with new recruiting strategies such as the Police and Fire Recruitment Fair in August. By developing a good applicant pool, through efforts such as these, Human Resources helps to ensure quality recruitment processes flow seamlessly so we can find the best possible candidates to support our citizens. In 2004/05, Human Resources also coordinated the process of putting our medical, dental, life, and LTD benefits out-to-bid. By working methodically through this process, we worked to find cost effective plans that maintain the level of benefits our employees enjoy, with the least amount of changes necessary to contain costs. Human Resources continues in 2004/05, to sponsor new employee events such as five upcoming State of the City meetings in which our City Manager will speak to employees about our insurance benefits and costs, financial outlook for the upcoming year, and major City projects. In conjunction with the State of the City meetings, Human Resources are obtaining food donations from various West Jordan businesses for employee breakfast buffets that will be hosted after each meeting. In addition, Human Resources continues to provide an employee health fair each year to encourage employee and spouse wellness through free screenings such as blood pressure, cholesterol, vision, body composition, diabetes screening, etc. In keeping with Human Resources' mission statement to provide development programs, we coordinated a training program for supervisors and managers featuring a local labor attorney, who presented a training session based on his recently published book "Managing to Stay Out of Court." In addition, in 2005, Human Resources will coordinate sexual harassment training for all employees aimed at continually educating our management and staff of the legal liability of inappropriate behavior in the workplace. Programs such as these aim to educate our staff and keep the City out of court. With the employee turnover rate at 0.23%, the Human Resource Department looks ahead to 2005/06 with optimism and enthusiasm. Our efforts will continue to focus attention on recruiting strategies and employee satisfaction programs aimed at retaining our low turnover rate and high level of employee satisfaction. Debbie J. Bell 3 HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE City of West Jordan Human Resource Department Debbie Bell Director of Human Resources Anna Yu Jon Gardner Human Resources Human Resource Technician Generalist Human Resource Director Job Duties Ø Assumes full management responsibility for ensuring City complies with Federal, State, and Local human resource regulations and laws including recruitment, selection, EEO, ADA, FMLA, workers' compensation, benefits administration, personnel records, and administration of classification and appraisal systems. Ø Formulate City policies and maintain Employee Handbook and Benefit Booklet. Ø Plan and direct the City's employee benefits program; negotiate for contracted benefits and services including medical, dental, life, LTD, workers' compensation, and related coverage. Ø Formulate and oversee HR Department budget. Ø Prepare various staff reports for City Council approval of programs and changes as required by the City Manager. Ø Oversee management of employee relations issues, and work with management and employees to interpret/administer the City's Progressive Disciplinary Process. Advise department heads in terms of personnel policy interpretation. Ø Analyze data and provide statistical information to the City Manager for compensation, benefits, employee turnover. Ø Identify trends and formulate programs or recommendations to improve morale (i.e., wellness fair, employee luncheons/special events, employee recognition programs, etc), enhance benefits, identify cost saving measures related to benefit and program administration. Ø Manage HR staff in terms of projects and oversight of vision and direction of the Human Resource Department. HR Technician Job Duties Ø Reconcile monthly benefit statements including medical, dental, life insurance and long-term dis ability Ø Process and track all performance evaluations Ø Handle all aspects of the Worker's Compensation program Ø Conduct new employee orientation and process all paperwork and change forms Ø Coordinate drug testing and maintain drug testing logs Ø Maintain personnel files Ø Coordinate terminations – including conducting exit interviews, coordinating COBRA notifications and processing required paperwork Ø Manage education reimbursement program Ø Assist with recruiting process – including tracking incoming applications and sending out notification letters and postcards. Ø Prepare monthly "City Connection" newsletter Ø Manage the records destruction schedules Ø Process HR bills for payment HR Generalist Job Duties Ø Recruiting Process- Creation or revision of job descriptions, Job Postings/Ads, website updates, publications, newspapers, Interview, Question formulation, Assessment Centers, Job Offer, Correspondents to applicants Ø FMLA Tracker, Employee Ids, Employee Ids Ø Employee Recognition Program – nominations and photos Ø Employee Wellness Fair Ø Benefits Fair/Open Enrollment Ø Supplemental Life Insurance bill reconciliation, Cobra reconciliation, Retiree's insurance tracking Ø Reports on census, attrition, benefit participation, employee data… Ø Complete compensation and classification surveys Ø Research on federal and state laws as needed Ø Various City Events (Luau, Halloween, Bring Kids to Work, State of the City…) 4 Human Resource Department Goals For FY2005/2006 Training • Organize annual URMMA required employee and management sexual harassment training sessions. Benefits • Convert all eligible employees to Beneficial Life Ins plan by July 1, 2005. • Plan the City's annual Open Enrollment Meetings and process open enrollment forms by 7/1/05. Compensation • Implement new career ladder testing software for Microsoft Word, Excel, and type testing. • Continue to track employee turnover statistics, identify trends, and propose recommendations to City Manager. • Begin participation in Wasatch Front City Compensation Committee. • Continue to conduct various compensation surveys as required by the City Manager and make appropriate recommendations. HR System Improvements • Have I.T. Department assist HR to create an on-line Employment Application. • Review, archive, and streamline terminated/overflow personnel file system. Employee Relations • Finalize plans for the State of the City meetings scheduled for May 2005. The City Manager will speak to City employees in five different meetings, and will update employees on important issues impacting the City. • Introduce new Employee Recognition Program to City employees. Note: HR has developed two optional recognition plans which will be presented to the City Manager. • Complete audit of employee Federal I.9. forms. • Update Employee Handbook and Benefit Booklet and distribute to all employees in early fiscal year 2005/06. • Organize an employee event such as Bring Your Kids to Work Day or employee luncheon. Health & Wellness • Organize annual employee health fairs. Continue to offer new health screening options. 5 Human Resource Department Major Accomplishments FY2004/05 ORGANIZATIONAL STUDY – COURT (Employee Relations) • HR Director conducted two organizational studies of the Courts; October 2004 and a follow-up study in March 2005. The study consisted of individual interviews with all court clerk personnel, and an initial detailed written report with recommendations for the City Manager and Judge outlining suggestions for improvement. The follow-up organizational study was conducted again in March 2005, and also included another follow-up report which showed survey results and the strides made in the Court. (See Exhibit "A") FLSA ANALYSIS (Compensation) • HR Director completed an analysis of all City positions for exempt versus non-exempt status as specified in the Fair Labor Standards Act. Due to recent changes in the FLSA regulations, the City was required to re-evaluate each position for qualification for exemption for overtime compensation. This entailed formulating an Employee FLSA Questionnaire which was completed by staff and analyzed against the new regulations. A letter was distributed to each employee outlining their status under FLSA – either exempt or non-exempt, and a detailed explanation as to what their classification entailed in terms of qualification or non-qualification for overtime. 6 Human Resource Department Accomplishments FY2004/05 • Revised Career Ladder Requirements (Compensation) At the City Manager's request, the career ladder process was overhauled to implement basic skill testing for Administrative Assistants and other positions. In addition to basic skill testing such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and type speed testing, the process was changed to require employees receive at least an Exceeds Expectation performance review rating, not be on disciplinary action for the preceding year, and pass basic skill testing requirements. The objective in implementing these changes was to reward excellence in both technical and interpersonal job performance. The HR Director and HR Generalist analyzed 19 City positions that qualified for career ladder promotions. Of the original 19 positions, 17 were approved for career ladder status. The analysis of these positions included dissecting each job description to identify the qualifications for advancing from one career level to the next. The HR Director then met individually with department heads to obtain input as to what new technical requirements to incorporate in individual jobs. Once the City Manager approved the new process in April 2005, Human Resources distributed a detailed Revised Career Ladder Process to department heads for dissemination to applicable employees. The next step in the process will be for Human Resources to purchase testing software for Microsoft Word, Excel, and type testing. 7 Human Resource Department Accomplishments FY2004/05 • Police and Fire Recruiting Fair – August 2004 (Recruiting) In an effort to boost the number of applications for Police Officer and Firefighter, HR coordinated with Police and Fire to conduct the Recruiting Fair. The fair was held on a Saturday morning at City Hall, and showcased the various divisions within Police and Fire. Each division had a both inside City Hall with displays, equipment, and staff available for applicants to ask questions. Outside City Hall, Police and Fire displayed equipment and personnel were available for questions. The fair was well attended and was a success. • Employee Wellness Fairs (October 2004 and May 2005) (Employee Relations) The Human Resource Department organized semi-annual health fairs in FY2004/05 in which all City employees and their spouses were invited to participate in various health screenings such as blood pressure checks, complete cholesterol screenings (with diabetes testing), strength and flexibility testing, bone density, minute massage, etc. We also have local West Jordan businesses such as Sams and Wild Oats MarketPlace who attend the fair and donate food items. HR varies each health fair by inviting different vendors and companies who offer new screening tools. The goal of the Human Resource Department is to promote wellness and health to our employees. (See Exhibits "B" and "C") • Monthly Employee Newsletter (City Connection) (Employee Relations) The Human Resource Technician is responsible for preparing the monthly newsletter for the City. Common features include the Employee Spotlight, promotions, new employees, City events, birthdays, etc. (See Exhibits "D-G") 8 Human Resource Department Accomplishments FY2004/05 • Workers Compensation Training for Supervisors (Training) The Human Resource Technician developed a workers compensation overview supervisory training module that was presented to managers and supervisors in the Engineering, Community Development, Fire, Police, and Public Works Departments in March 2005. This training highlighted the basic information supervisors need to know when their employee is injured on-the-job. • Customer Service Training for all Employees (Training) "CATCH THE ENERGY – RELEASE THE POTENTIAL" A customer service training session for all employees and managers was conducted in September 2004. The training centered around a nationally renowned training program titled "Catch the Energy – Release the Potential" utilized by large organizations such as American Express and the University of Utah. Based on an actual company - Pike's Fish Company in Seattle, WA., the video portrays their methods for garnering employee enthusiasm in a supposedly mundane occupation such as selling fish. This non-conventional program had FUN written all over it and was designed to spur employee enthusiasm for delivering good customer service. (See Exhibit "H") 9 • Managing to Stay Out of Court (Management Training) January 2005, Human Resources organized a supervisory training with outside labor attorney, Jathan Janove, Esq. He trained 50 of our supervisors/managers (and an additional 60 participating URMMA city members) on how to avoid the deadly sins of mismanagement, which was based on his recently published book Managing to Stay Out of Court – How to Avoid the 8 Deadly Sins of Mismanagement. Mr. Janove defends employment claims throughout the country, and helps employers prevent claims through effective training programs and consultation. He frequently writes columns for both HR Magazine's "Legal Trends" and "Management Tools" sections. He is a frequent presenter at various local and national HR conferences. He received his J.D. from the University of Chicago. (See Exhibit "I" – Excerpt from Salt Lake Tribune article) • State of the City Meetings (Employee Relations) The Human Resource Department is organizing five communication meetings , to be held in different City venues, in which the City Manager will speak to employees about insurance benefits and costs, financial outlook for FY2005/06, and major City projects. There will also be time for employees to ask questions. In conjunction with these meetings, Human Resources is also obtaining donations from various West Jordan businesses for an employee breakfast buffet which will be served after each meeting. (See Exhibit "J") • Attrition Tracking (Employee Relations) The Human Resource Department began tracking attrition (employee turnover rate) for full-time employees in January 2005. This data is reported on the bi-weekly report to the City Council. • Tracking Referral Source (Recruiting) The Human Resource Department began tracking the referral source for our applicants in 2005. This data is collected from the employment application and tells us where the applicant heard about the job opening. This data allows HR to maximize our recruiting efforts. 10 Various Surveys Conducted By Human Resources In FY 2004/05 The following pages include examples of various surveys Human Resources has conducted thus far in FY2004/05. 11 Sample Surveys Conducted by HR In FY2004/05 • Utah City COLA Survey April 2005 (Completed by HR Director) The City Manager requested HR survey Wasatch Front Cities to obtain information on the amount of cost of living increases for the last three years. The survey data was also averaged for each City, as well as an overall City average was calculated. The City Manager will review this data with employees in the May 2005 State of the City Meetings. • City Prosecutor Survey – 2005 (Completed by HR Generalist) At the request of the City Attorney, HR completed a comprehensive Prosecutor salary survey of sample Utah cities of similar size to West Jordan. The survey obtained salary ranges and actual salaries of prosecutors in local jurisdictions. This data assisted West Jordan in establishing an appropriate salary range for the new Prosecutor position. It also gave us market data to estimate a competitive wage for the prosecutor position. • Utah City Population Survey – April 2005 (Completed by HR Technician) As per request of the City Manager, 15 select cities in Utah and surrounding western states were contacted to determine population, number of full-time employees, and the number of employees per 1,000 residents. The data was used as a benchmark to determine West Jordan City has the lowest ratio of employees per 1,000 residents of all 15 cities. The City of West Jordan's ratio is 3.97 full- time employees per 1,000 number of residents in West Jordan, compared to Salt Lake City who has 14.53 full-time employees per 1,000 of residents. • FLSA Survey – February 2005 (Completed by HR Director) A survey of how local jurisdictions classify their Police and Fire Command Staff in terms of FLSA status was conducted in conjunction with the entire City FLSA project. The data was used as a comparison to evaluate our Police and Fire supervisory personnel for appropriate FLSA status. The survey supported our decision to keep our Police Captains, Police lieutenants, and Fire Battalion Chiefs exempt from overtime payment. In addition, it supported our decision to keep Police Sergeants non-exempt, and therefore eligible for overtime payment. • Mayor Salary & Benefit Survey – January 2005 (Completed by HR Director) As per request of the City Manager, a salary and benefit survey was conducted for 8 local cities to determine if the salary and benefit package paid to our Mayor was competitive. The survey results determined that our Mayor was paid adequately compared to cities with the same form of government as West Jordan. 12 13 COLA Survey 4/21/05 City Contacted 2005 COLA % 2004 COLA % 2003 COLA % Average of 3 Years Bountiful *2.0% 2.0% 1.5% 1.83% *Proposed, but not yet approved. Clearfield 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% Draper * 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% *Amount is undecided. Farmington 2.9% 1.2% 1.2% 1.76% Kaysville *3.0% 1.5% 2.0% 2.16% *Not sure if they will grant a COLA based on a 20% increase to their health insurance premiums . Layton 2.5% 2.0% 2.0% 2.16% Midvale 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% Murray 2.1% 1.5% over $50K = 1% 1.61% Under$50K = 1.5% Ogden 2.0% -0- COLA or merit 1.0% 1.0% Note: Due to an initial projected 19% increase to their health insurance premiums, they had to make changes to their benefits: from $250/$500 deductible to $500/$1,000 deductible and to $15/$30/$60 prescription co-pay, and from a $10 office visit to a $20 office visit. Orem They do an annual market analysis of their positions. It is not an across the board increase. 2.0% The average received is 2%. Provo * 1.0% (eff.1/1/05) 1.0% (eff.1/1/04) 1.0% *No idea. 13 COLA Survey 4/21/05 City Contacted 2005 COLA % 2004 COLA % 2003 COLA % Average of 3 Years Salt Lake City *2.0% 0% 2%-2.5% 1.41% *Still negotiating with 3 unions, so not yet approved. The increase may be from 0% to 2.0%. Sandy no information *1.0% 0% 1.00% 4.0% in 2004 was their market and merit. South Jordan 2.0% 2.0% info not available 2.0% St. George * -0- 2.0% 0.66% They aren't sure if they will grant a market increase due to cost of the flooding. They call the increase a market increase, not a COLA. West Valley *2.5% *-0- -0- 0.83% *They are anticipating a 2.5% COLA, but it has yet to be approved. Note: West Valley has not received a COLA or merit increase for 18 months. AVERAGE COLA FOR CITIES SURVEYED EXCLUDING WEST JORDAN: 1.52% West Jordan 2.7% 1.5% 2.3% 2.16% 14 CITY PROSECUTOR SALARY SURVEY City Prosecutor Salary Information City Job Title Salary Range Actual Salary (Hourly) Provo Sr. City Atty/Prosecutor $20.02 - $35.60 $37.73 - EE was grandfathered under a longevity program. West Valley Chief Prosecutor $29.30 - $43.05 $34.47 Sandy City City Prosecutor $25.22 - $39.72 $38.97 Orem City Prosecutor $25.55 - $38.33 $34.17 Ogden City Prosecutor $16.91 - $38.60 $34.87 Average Salary: $36.04 per hour ($74,963.20 annually) Director of Human Resources concurs with the City Attorney's recommendation to place the City Prosecutor in Salary Range 79 (Minimum $33.15/hour and Maximum $42.31/hour). This is in the same range as the Police Captain. Approval: Department Head Date Director of Human Resources Date City Manager Date 15 POPULATION SURVEY # of Full- time # of Employees Population Employees per 1,000 residents Salt Lake City 182,342 2,650 14.53 Austin, TX 700,407 10,002 14.28 Fort Collins, CO 123,500 1,400 11.34 Bellevue, WA 116,500 1,186 10.18 Yuma, AZ 85,000 – doubles in the winter 864 10.16 in summer months 5.08 in winter Tempe, AZ 165,000 1,620 9.82 Scottsdale, AZ 222,600 1,976 8.88 Ogden 79,250 580 7.32 Missoula, MT 57,053 366 6.42 South Jordan 40,372 221 5.47 Sandy 89,319 488 5.46 Provo 115,000 615 5.35 West Valley 119,266 541 4.54 Orem 89,465 390 4.36 West Jordan 95,000 377 3.97 Updated 04/18/2005 16 FLSA Police & Fire Survey - February 2005 Listed below is a survey conducted of local agencies to determine FLSA status for Police Lieutenants, Police Sergeants, Police Captains, and Fire Battalion Chiefs. Note: As per the FLSA regs, firefighters, Fire Engineers, Fire Captains, Police Officers, Detectives, Police Sergeants, are non-exempt. POLICE FIRE POLICE POLICE AGENCY LIEUTENANT BATTALION CHIEF SERGEANT CAPTAIN SOUTH SALT LAKE NO LIEUTENANT EXEMPT NON-EXEMPT EXEMPT WEST VALLEY CITY NON-EXEMPT NON-EXEMPT NON-EXEMPT *EXEMPT *NOTE: WVC is considering changing the FLSA status of Police Captains to non-exempt. PROVO CITY EXEMPT EXEMPT NON-EXEMPT EXEMPT SANDY CITY EXEMPT EXEMPT NON-EXEMPT EXEMPT OREM CITY EXEMPT NON-EXEMPT NON-EXEMPT EXEMPT OGDEN CITY EXEMPT EXEMPT NON-EXEMPT EXEMPT NOTE: The duty Lieutenant "chained to a desk" can receive overtime while functioning as the duty Lieutenant. LAYTON CITY EXEMPT *EXEMPT NON-EXEMPT EXEMPT NOTE: The Battalion Chief position was recently changed to exempt. PARK CITY EXEMPT *NO BATT CHIEFS NON-EXEMPT *NO CAPTAINS Not big city Not big city 17 City of West Jordan Mayor Salary & Benefit Survey January 27, 2005 CITY FULL OR PART- BENEFITS SALARY TIME OFFERED Sandy City Full Time Receives all benefits $48.65/hr or $101,192/yr Provo City Full Time Receives all benefits $41.24/hr or $85,779/yr Ogden City Full Time Receives all benefits $36.92/hr $76,793/yr $34.49/hr South Salt Lake Full Time Receives all benefits $71,739/yr West Valley City Part Time Receives all benefits $21,800/yr Orem Part Time $50,000 term life $18,648/yr insurance policy, medical and dental $18,000/yr Layton City Part Time $800 auto allowance plus $800/auto = $18,800/yr total St. George Part Time Receives all benefits $30,000/yr West Jordan City Part Time Receives all benefits $18,366.40/yr including $2,886/yr plus $2,886/yr auto = auto allowance $21,252.40 total AVERAGE PART TIME $22,312/YR AVERAGE FULL TIME $83,875/YR 18 Exhibits The following includes examples of various project, programs, and communication documents created or used by Human Resources in FY2004/05 to support HR programs. 19 Exhibit "A" Court Clerk Organizational Analysis 03/05 Employee Name: ________________Job Title: ___________________ Time In Position: _________ Explain that we have 15 minutes to complete the survey. Ask applicants to be concise and to the point in answering their questions in order to give enough time to address all questions. 1) Rate the morale in your department : Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor, What would you describe as the major contributor, either positive or negative, to the level of morale in the department? 2) How would you rate the level of overall professionalism and effectiveness in the department in terms of the direct supervision you receive? Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor Offer feedback to support your answer. 3) How would you rate the level of teamwork and cooperation within you're department? Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor Offer feedback to support yo ur answer. 4) Describe any changes with the department, either positive or negative, that you have observed since the last study was conducted in October, 2004. 5) Describe any problems or issues that need to be addressed with priority within the department. 6) Describe any suggestions or improvements needed for the department. 20 Exhibit "B" Coming Soon FREE SERVICES FOR CITY EMPLOYEES and SPOUSE!!! SCREENING SERVICES OTHER SERVICES Blood Pressure Check Minute Massage Body Fat Percentage Massage Chair Complete Cholesterol Screening Dietician (with Diabetes Screening) Olympus View Dental PSA Screening Costco Membership Physical Fitness Testing (step, Xcel Spa Gym Membership strength, flexibility) Wild Oats MarketPlace Bone Density Screening Hearing Test Please RSVP with Anna Yu in Human Resources at ext. 5030 by Monday, November 15 th if you are attending the Wellness Fair. We will schedule your appointment between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Please remember to fast 8 to 12 hours before coming to your appointment for blood-testing purposes. We would like to thank FirstMed, Jordan Valley Hospital, First Health Choice, Xcel Spa & Fitness, Turley Insurance, Health Quest, Olympus View Dental, Costco, and Wild Oats MarketPlace for their participation and contributions to the Fair. 21 Exhibit "C' Free screenings include: Blood Pressure Body Fat Complete Cholesterol Screening presents (with diabetes check) PSA Physical Fitness Testing Employee's (step, strength, flexibility) Bone Density Eye Test WELLNESS Other Services: Massage Dietary Analysis FAIR Xcel Spa Sam's Club Pharmacy Optical 2005 Wild Oats Market Place May 5, 2005 (Thursday) Council Chambers, City Hall (Third Floor) 8 a.m. to 12 noon Please RSVP with Anna Yu in Human Resources at ext. 5030 by Tuesday, May 3rd, if you are attending the Wellness Fair. Appointments will be scheduled between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Please remember to fast 8 to 12 hours before coming to your appointment for blood-testing purposes. Our thanks to the following sponsors: FIRSTMED Urgent and Industrial Health Care First Health Choice Jordan Landing Smiles Jordan Valley Vision Turley Insurance Agency 22 Exhibits "D-G" Volume 12 Issue 4 April 2005 Brian Clegg has been with the City for over 15 years. He First started as a Seasonal Parks Laborer, then worked in Maintenance and finally became the Cemetery Sexton. So what exactly does a Cemetery Sexton do? Brian takes care of the 2 City-run cemeteries in West Jordan. This includes the grounds, records, coordinating funerals and opening/closing gravesites. There is also the occasional casket that needs to be relocated. Next time you see Brian, ask him about his experience digging up and re-opening a casket – an experience he'll never forget. In addition to these duties, Brian oversees the Seasonal Parks Laborers, and irrigation for all city owned properties. When Brian isn't working, he enjoys cooking, hunting, fishing and spending time with his family. Brian was quick to point out that he does almost all the cooking in his house and he finds cooking a great way to relieve stress. Kalua pig, steak, shrimp and sushi are some of Brian's favorite dishes. If Brian could travel anywhere in the world, he would like to go to Alaska on a guided hunting trip. If he could meet any person living or dead, Brian would like to meet Ted Nugent (Ted is an avid bow hunter and of course a famous rock star). Little Known Fact #1 – Brian buries about 60 people each year. That's about 900 for his career. Little Known Fact #2 – Fish Lake is Brian's favorite fishing spot. Little Known Fact #3 – Brian enjoys landscaping and is working toward a Bachelors Degree in Horticulture. In this month's : ~ Employee Spotlight ~Movie Ticket Information MOVIE TICKETS FOR ~Wellness Fair Information ~State of the City Information SALE! ~Education Reimbursement Reminder ~Open Enrollment Information Don't forget, Human Resources sells ~Police Update movie tickets to Cinemark ~Mountain America Thank You Theatres (Jordan Landing) for ~Softball Information ~Quotes You Can Quote only $5.50/ticket. You need a ~Congratulations night at the movies…for ~Condolences less! ~For Sale ~New Employees ~May Birthdays 23 Will be held on Thursday, May 5, 2005 from 8:00 AM – 12 Noon in the Council MEETINGS Chambers (City Hall, Third Floor). Free Screening for employees and spouse. SCREENING (A BREAKFAST BUFFET WILL BE SERVED) You are invited: Blood Pressure Body Fat Complete On behalf of Gary Luebbers, City Manager, you are Cholesterol Screening (with diabetes invited to attend a State of the City meeting. This check) PSA Physical Fitness Testing meeting will give you a chance to ask questions and (step, strength, flexibility) Bone update you on important issues such as: Density Eye Test Ø Update on insurance benefits and cost Ø Projected COLA increase for FY05/06 Ø Financial outlook for the coming year OTHER SERVICES Ø Update on major City projects Massage Dietary Analysis Xcel Spa Sam's Club Pharmacy Optical Meeting Specifics Please plan to attend one of the meetings in your area: Wild Oats Market Place May 10 Fire Station 53 Training Room 7:30 a.m. RSVP with Anna Yu in Human Resources at May 11 Fire Station 53 Training Room 7:30 a.m. May 16 Public Works Break Room 7:30 a.m. ext. 5030 by Monday, May 2nd if you are May 18 City Hall Council Chambers 8:30 a.m. attending the fair. Appointments will be May 19 City Hall Council Chambers 8:30 a.m. scheduled. Deadline for Fiscal Year 2005/06 Education Plan Forms is June 1st ! Please plan to attend one of these sessions: June 1 (Wed.) - City Hall (Council Chambers) Late forms will not be accepted so start planning 9 am – 11 am now! The forms must be complete before turning June 2 (Thurs.) - Fire Station 53 (EOC Room) them in to HR so make sure you get your Department 9 am – 11 am Head signature and attach proof of your degree. You June 6 (Mon.) - City Hall (Council Chambers) can get forms from HR or from the City Intranet. 2 pm – 4 pm Remember to include ALL receipts and proof of a June 7 (Tues.) - Public Works (Shop Bay) "B-" grade or better when submitting reimbursement 130 pm – 330 pm forms for previously approved courses. Please use current versions of all forms! Representatives from various benefit companies will be at the fair to answer your questions. 24 Look What's Happening in Our Police Department The Police Department began its "Mobile COP" season on Tuesday, March 15th. The Crime Prevention Specialists, Community Oriented Policing Officers, Community Service Officers and Code Enforcement Officers all spent the day in the Camelot Park (2030 West Robyn Way) area. The mobile command post was set up to receive citizen visitors, fi ve dumpsters were delivered around the area for residents to use in their efforts to clean up the neighborhood, and officers issued informational and warning notices throughout the subdivision. This was the first of a dozen such events that will be focused on a variety of locations throughout the city this year. The Crime Prevention Specialists have recently completed their presentation of EYES (Employees Yielding to Emergency Situations) to most of the city's employees. Your observations and timely reporting of suspicious and criminal activity can make the difference in the Police Department's ability to solve some of our growing problems. If you or your workgroup have not taken the one-hour EYES course, please contact Human Resources (ext. 5037) or the Crime Prevention Specialists (ext. 5232). We would like to thank Mountain America Credit Union for their generous donation of GET READY FOR $1,300 to fund our Team of the Quarter award for the 2005/2006 fiscal year. SOFTBALL! If you have not already heard, Inner- City Softball is about to begin! This is the 2nd year in a row that they have supported the City of West Jordan through The first game is on May 16th @ 7pm. donations to this program. Games will be on Monday nights at the Ron Wood Baseball Complex. All employees and their family members are invited to come out and have some fun. Quotes You Can Quote We need spectators to so even if you don't want to play, come out and The trouble with life in the fast lane is that you get to the other end in an awful hurry. support your Employee Softball Team -John Jensen Contact Pete Simmons Enthusiasm is contagious. Be a carrier. -Susan Rabin at email@example.com or 569-5098 It's not the years in your life but the life in your years for more information that counts! -Adlai Stevenson 25 ♦ Sione Hafoka, PW, got married on March 11th. ♦ Kathy Jemison (Jarvis), PW, got married on March 12th. BIRTHDAYS ♦ Jeff Standiford, Finance, and wife had a new baby boy on March 15th. ♦ Scott List, Police, and wife had a new baby boy on TERRY PAGE BECKSTEAD 5 1 March 18th. KARYLEE WEBB 5 1 ♦ Erik Andersen, Fire, and wife had a new baby boy on DENNIS L THATCHER 5 2 March 18th. DENNIS CHRIS HOLM 5 2 CHARLOTTE MARIE BOWERBANK 5 4 ♦ James Kangas, Police, and wife had a new baby girl on GARY GUNNELL 5 5 April 3rd. CHARLES KIRBY 5 5 ♦ Virginia Pulou, Police, had a baby boy on April 5th. K REED WARNICK 5 6 ♦ Scott Annis and Gary Gunnell, PW, both became MARLIN EK 5 7 grandpas again. DUANE PAXTON 5 7 SHEILA D JENNINGS 5 7 GARY M LUEBBERS 5 9 DEBRA ANDERSON 5 9 SHELLEY R THOMAS 5 10 ALLISON OXBORROW 5 10 JIM MARCUSEN 5 11 RICHARD JUSTIN YOUNG 5 11 TINA MURDOCK 5 11 BARBARA BAUER 5 12 CRYSTAL ZITTING 5 12 TRACI E WATTS 5 16 Luis Pabon, PW, whose sister- in- law passed away. JASON MELTON 5 16 Hayden White, PW, whose grandfather passed away. ROBERT MCLAM 5 17 GORDON WALTERS 5 18 JON GARDNER 5 18 ROBERT LEMON 5 19 RONDA LYNCH 5 19 BRYAN BRINKERHOFF 5 19 GARY CHRISTENSEN 5 20 JASON BOSS 5 20 CYNTHIA A JACOBSEN 5 21 LARRY C MONTGOMERY 5 21 CARL JESSOP 5 22 Corinne McCall – Crossing Guard SHERLA MICHAELIS 5 23 Kimberly Babbel – Crossing Guard MICHAEL BRIGHT 5 23 Jennifer Hoyle – Crossing Guard MELANIE BRIGGS 5 23 Rachael Shaw – Crossing Guard MATTHEW BIRCH 5 24 David Hales – Director of Finance/Admin. Svcs. BROOKS NIELSON 5 25 Mindy Stewart – PC Specialist AURELLIA J BOWEN 5 26 Russell Ferre – Firefighter JOSEPH TERRY 5 29 Daniel Griffin – Seasonal Parks LORI LEATHAM 5 29 David Clements – Seasonal Parks VICTORIA HAUSERMAN 5 29 Kevin Marrelli – Seasonal Parks STEVE HUTCHINGS 5 30 Jeffery Anderson – Seasonal Parks ROY TODD 5 31 Edwin Josephson – Seasonal Parks Dusty Johnson – Seasonal Parks Michael Stidom – Seasonal Parks Katharina Iverson – Seasonal Parks Employee Association Winners for April are: John Lorence Richard Schaffnit Michael Rossi Please contact Marsha Lancaster in Finance by April 29 to claim your prize! 26 Exhibit "H" Fish Catch the Energy Release the Potential! (Customer Service Training) Key Principle #1: Play - What is Play? If you think of it as learning, experimentation or interaction, it makes sense. Anywhere creativity flourishes, play is happening. We learn the same way we did as children: by playing with ideas. Encouraging play doesn't mean to not be professional – quite the contrary. Play means be positive with citizens and coworkers, have some fun with them, smile, take a potentially negative encounter and turn it into a positive experience. 27 A workplace that works Salt Lake City lawyer shows companies how to avoid litigation over employee relations By Jordan Burke The Salt Lake Tribune Exhibit "I" When it comes to dealing with employee problems such as bad behavior, poor communication or harassment, Salt Lake City lawyer Jathan Janove says companies should convert the "instinct to avoid into a trigger for doing the opposite." The move to tackle disturbances directly might not come instinctively, but avoiding them can be even costlier if they lead to litigation. To avoid potential snags, Janove suggests managers change their "sins" of avoidance into "virtues" of good management. He provides details in his new book Managing to Stay Out of Court: How to Avoid the 8 Deadly Sins of Mismanagement, published by the Society for Human Resources Management. Janove, an attorney with the Salt Lake City law firm of Janove Baar Associates LC, might not seem a likely management consultant, but he tackles the topic armed with years of experience as an employment lawyer. "People don't often think of lawyers as good managers," said Mike O'Brien, a Salt Lake City attorney affiliated with the Society for Human Resources Management. But "the world of legal complaints isn't really that different." Instead of avoiding problems, Janove suggests managers be direct, immediate and specific with workers. Often, he says, managers let e mployees speculate too much and are timid leaders. They fail to listen to others' perspectives, don't see the broader picture, rationalize away the truth and are inconsistent in their actions. "It's designed for anyone who Although Janove's law practice focuses on helping employers who end up in manages other people," says court over such failings, he hopes his book will lead to fewer legal attorney Jathan Janove of his entanglements. new book Managing to Stay Out Throughout the book, Janove offers "tools and techniques" and "legal of Court. The publication nuggets" to teach the reader about legal positions and ways to avoid the discusses how any company can courtroom. Want to avoid a harassment lawsuit? Janove suggests addressing avoid mismanagement. (Leah the offender quickly and politely so he or she knows what was uncomfortable Hogsten/The Salt Lake Tribune) and unwanted. Want to avoid a discrimination suit when firing someone? Explain why the employee is being let go. If you don't, they will fill in the blanks themselves and make faulty assumptions. Employee/manager problems can be hard to deal with. Often when problems develop, managers enter unfamiliar and unnerving territory. "A lot of time managers are so busy producing the product of the company that they forget the necessity of managing people," O'Brien said. The challenge remains to act swiftly, not abruptly or carelessly, to help people work out problems and accomplish the company goals. Through it a ll, communications should be kept open so co-workers don't overspeculate and underperform. "They see something that makes them afraid or scared and it makes them do the opposite," Janove said. If managers feel they can't fully be honest, seek legal counsel, Janove suggests. "An attorney consulting session can serve as a useful way to speak your mind freely without fearing the consequences of loose lips." The book is an extension of Janove's consulting work for companies. He hopes to get the same instructions he offers as a consultant into the hands of more managers who often deal with workplace problems. firstname.lastname@example.com Tips for managers looking to stay out of court * Be direct, immediate and specific when dealing with employee problems. * Make honesty the only policy. * Avoid inconsistency with workers. * Kick speculation with open information. * Actually listen to employee concerns. 28 Exhibit "J" MEETINGS (A BREAKFAST BUFFET WILL BE SERVED) You are invited: On behalf of Gary Luebbers, City Manager, you are invited to attend a State of the City meeting. This meeting will give you a chance to ask questions and update you on important issues such as: Ø Update on insurance benefits and cost Ø Projected COLA increase for FY05/06 Ø Financial outlook for the coming year Ø Update on major City projects Meeting Specifics Please plan to attend one of the following meetings in your area: DATE LOCATION ROOM TIME May 10 Fire Station 53 Training Room 7:30 a.m. May 11 Fire Station 53 Training Room 7:30 a.m. May 16 Public Works Break Room 7:30 a.m. May 18 City Hall City Council Chambers 8:30 a.m. May 19 City Hall City Council Chambers 8:30 a.m. 29 Compensation and Benefits The salary range for this position is $79,955 - $102,044 per year. The City of West Jordan offers one of the most competitive benefit The City of programs in Utah including: v Health Benefits – City offers medical (90% city paid premium) and dental insurance. v Long Term Disability – City paid. West Jordan v Vacation – 13 days per year. Utah v Sick Leave – 12 days per year. v Paid Holidays – 14 days per year. v Life Insurance – 3 times annual salary plus $10,000 (maximum of $250,000). v Executive Leave – 160 hours per year. v Car Allowance – $5,590 per year. v Retirement – Utah State Retirement Systems (City contribution at 11.09%), Deferred Compensation (City contribution at 5%, employee may defer up to 25% of gross salary not to exceed $13,000 annually), 401 Retirement (City contributes 1.76%, employee contributes 7.65%). Application Process If you are interested in applying for this exciting career opportunity, invites your interest for please submit a City application which may be downloaded from www.wjordan.com, and resume to: the position of City of West Jordan Human Resource Department 8000 South Redwood Road Public Works Director West Jordan, Utah 84088 Submission deadline is September 20, 2004 by 5:00 p.m. Human Resources will evaluate all applications and forward applicants whose background closely match the position requirements to City Administration. Most qualified applicants will be invited for an interview. 30 The City and Community The Position Situated between the Oquirrh Mountain Range to the west The Public Works Director directs, and the Wasatch Mountain Range to the east and supervises, and coordinates the strategically located in the southwest portion of Salt Lake Public Works Department's County is the City of West Jordan. It is Utah's fourth programs and activities including largest city, with approximately 93,000 residents. Its water production and distribution, proximity to major transportation corridors provides easy snow removal, sewer collection access to the Salt Lake International Airport, world-class maintenance, streets, storm drains, destination resorts, universities and colleges, and numerous parks, urban forestry, fleet, street lights, street sweeping, employment opportunities along the Wasatch front. and solid waste. The City of West Jordan is a rapidly The Public Works Director provides highly responsible and growing suburb of Salt Lake County, with a balanced housing stock, complex administrative support to the City Manager, quality commercial districts and a manages a department budget of $12.8 million and a total strong industrial base. The Jordan of 88 full-time and part-time employees. Landing mixed use development, carefully located in the major growth area of Salt Lake County, is the focal point of retail development. The Ideal Candidate The City of West Jordan operates under the Council/Manager form of government, a system that combines the policy leadership of elected officials in the Requires a minimum of eight years of responsible public form of a city council, with the managerial expertise of a works experience including four years of management City Manager. The city council is and supervisory experience. Equivalent to a Bachelor's comprised of the Mayor and six members. degree from an accredited college or university with The Mayor is elected at- large and serves a major course work in engineering or a related field. A four-year term. Of the six Councilmembers, master's degree is desirable. four are elected by district and two at-large. The Councilmembers serve four-year terms. The City of West Jordan has a 2004/2005 total budget of $106 million and the general fund budget is $37 million. 31 Performance Measurements In FY 2004/05 The following includes examples of various performance measurements accomplished by Human Resources in FY2004/05. 32 Recruitment HR has conducted 37 separate recruitments over that past fiscal year. HR utilizes the City website, local newspapers and even national trade journals and publications to attract the best employees available. (For an example of a job posting, see Exhibit "N"). Recruitments by Month for Fiscal Year '04/'05' 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Ju Au Se Oc No De Ja Fe M Ap ly gu pte tob ve ce nu bru ar ril m ary ch st m be er be mbe ary r r r Recruitments by Department for Fiscal Year '04/'05 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Po Pu Cit Co En Fin Hu lice yA blic ma an gin m m ce tto W ee nR .D rne /Ad ork rin es ev y g m s ou . in. rce Sv s cs . 33 New Employee Orientation HR has held New Employee Orientation for 60 employees over the past fiscal year. The orientation typically lasts about 4 hours for full-time employees and 2 ½ hours for part-time employees. New Employee Orientation by Month for Fiscal Year '04/'05 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Ju Au S O N De Ja Fe M Ap ly gu epte ctob ove ce nu bru arc ril m ary ary h st m be er be mbe r r r New Employee Orientation by Department for Fiscal Year '04/'05 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Cit Fir Po Pu Co En Fin Hu yR e lice blic ma an gin m m ec ce W ee nR .D ord /Ad ork rin es ev er g m s ou . in. rce Sv s cs . 34 Worker's Compensation The HR Department keeps records of all worker's compensation claims, files the claims with our Insurance and tracks the claim status until completion. During the '05/'06 fiscal year, there were 38 total worker's compensation claims filed. Worker's Compensation Claims by Month for Fiscal Year '04/'05 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Ju Au Se Oc No De Ja Fe M ly gu pte tob ve ce nu bru ar Apri st m er m be mbe ary ary ch l be r r r Workers' Compensation Claims by Department for Fiscal Year '04/'05 20 15 10 5 0 Ci Fir Po Pu ty e lice blic Ha W ll ork s 35 Turnover Rates The City has an exceptionally low turnover rate of 0.23%. For the entire fiscal year, we only had 16 full- time employees who left the City (either through resignation, termination or retirement). Employee Turnover by Month for Fiscal Year '04/'05 4 3 2 1 0 Ju Au S O N D J Fe M Ap ly gu epte ctob ove ece anu bru arc ril m ary ary h st m be er be mbe r r r Employee Turnover by Department for Fiscal Year '04/'05 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 Fin Fir Po Pu Cit Cit Co HR e yM lice yA blic an m ce m tto W an .D rne ork ag ev y er s . 36 Conclusion: On behalf of the Human Resource Department, we hope that this synopsis of the department's achievements for fiscal year 2004/05, as well as a list of our goals for the upcoming fiscal year 2005/06 has been informative. If you have any comments or questions about the report or about the department, please contact us at (801) 569-5038 or on our web site at www.wjordan.com. Thank You, Debbie Bell, Human Resource Director Anna Yu, Human Resource Generalist Jon Gardner, Human Resource Technician 37
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Sizing description could be more accurate
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Color is lime
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Heidi Klum has become close with her bodyguard of four years, Martin Kristen -- too close, according to the supermodel's soon-to-be ex-husband, Seal.
During a recent family getaway to Sardinia, "Project Runway" host Klum, 39, was spotted getting close to Kristen, wrapping her arm around his neck and touching his back. When Seal, 49, arrived at an airport in the U.S. Aug. 31, TMZ asked the "Kiss From a Rose" singer to comment on Klum's rumored relationship with Kristen -- and that's when he dropped another bombshell.
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"Look boys, that's what happens when two people separate. They move on and that generally means [they have] other people in their lives," Seal explained. "I necessarily don't expect to Heidi to all of a sudden become a nun, but as always, my main priority is the emotional well being of our children."
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"To be quite honest, if there is going to be somebody else in their lives, I'd much rather it was a familiar face. I guess the only thing I would have preferred is that. ... I guess I didn't expect any better from him, I would have preferred Heidi show a little bit more class and at least wait until we separated first before deciding to fornicate with the help, as it were," Seal told TMZ. "But I guess you now all have the answer that you've been looking for for the past seven months."
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A friend of Klum's later told TMZ that the suopermodel's relationship with her bodyguard has always been "strictly professional," adding that "It's sad but not surprising that he would resort to making excuses for their divorce when the real reason is looking him in the mirror."
Klum hinted there was more to her split with Seal in an April interview with ELLE magazine. "To the outside world, you don't really share all the things that happen. You kind of share just the most amazing sides," she explained. "But I don't really want to get into any of that stuff. With my life, my family, my business -- I want to go forward."
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McLane declined to comment on whether Armstrong will admit to doping during the interview.
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Garlic seeds growing in the neck??
I have some garlic that I planted in the fall last year and I think its almost ready to pick. So far the 2 bottom leaves have died, but I have noticed something strange. (See picture) A seed bulb is forming on several of their necks/stems... I have never seen this before. I tried a new variety this year it could either be Early Italian or Extra Select from Burpee. A couple of them have split open revealing their seeds. Is this normal? Should I pick them before this happens?
this is normal for artichoke varieties of garlic
the bulbils can be replanted and will grow into normal sized bulbils within two to three years
Should the main bulb be harvested before the stem bulbils form? Or should I let them form and harvest the main bulb and immediately replant the stem bulbils? Will the stem bulbils keep till fall planting if they are part of the curing, braiding, drying process? I am new to garlic, but I just want to do it right and never have to buy garlic again... Thanks!
Should the main bulb be harvested before the stem bulbils form? Or should I let them form and harvest the main bulb and immediately replant the stem bulbils? Will the stem bulbils keep till fall planting if they are part of the curing, braiding, drying process? I am new to garlic, but I just want to do it right and never have to buy garlic again... Thanks!
it's hard to tell from the photo of your garlic how many leaves have died down but if you count the green ones, ideally you should have at least 6 ones intact. Each leaf is a clove wrapper and if you want your bulbs to store well, you don't want all the wrappers to have deteriorated before you harvest. I've found that there can be up to an entire month's variation from one year to another on when I've harvested my garlic and the different types that I've grown span across 8 weeks.
However, if you gently scrape the soil away from around the bulb, you should be able to see how big it is and whether it's ready to harvest. If you still can't tell, gently dig it out and open it up. When you peel the bulb, the cloves should have filled out and the clove skins not too thick - the clove skins will shrink and dry out after they've been cured but it will be obvious if the garlic hasn't finished growing.
The bulbils can be left intact, they continue to mature as the bulb dries out/ cures, you'll see the spathe gradually open and reveal the bulbils which can be big enough to eat.
Don't separate the bulbils, they will dry out if you do. You can plant them again straight away into a pot and they will grow into rounds (undivided bulbs) that you can plant again in autumn. otherwise, just store them until autumn and plant with the rest of your garlic.
I've only been growing garlic for 4 years - beware it can become obsessive:)
This is a great blog by a lady who's been growing garlic for over 30 years and she's still learning! http://barbolian.com/topics/garlic/growing-garlic/
Great advice above from Zqnmegan.
I also get some of those throwbacks in my softneck varieties. They are trying to revert back to their hardneck tendencies as they've been bred not to make scapes anymore.
Unless you really like a new project or are short on cash for seed garlic, I wouldn't worry much about the bulbil formation. When I've grown out bulbils before I tend to lose them in the weeds as they're so small the first year. Now I just ignore them and replant large cloves each season.
This happened to us too. We had a very wet month of June. I think it bolted... but even more surprising was my Spanish Roja grew just like a softneck!! No scapes and it fell over at the end of June. Vey small bulbs and some not even cloved. Thinking the moisture gave it problems... The spanish Roja is more susceptible to disease??
greentreegal- Is this your first year growing Spanish Roja? And if so, did you happen to buy it from Territorial? A couple other people who bought Spanish Roja from Territorial had the same problem about it not growing scapes (link below). It seems that Territorial got their seed garlic mixed up or mislabeled.
Here is a link that might be useful: Spanish Roja Garlic
Before saying that Territorial messed up, someone that bought Roja seed from them should confirm whether the garlic they originally got had a hardneck or not.
As I said in the other post, there could be other reasons why it didn't scape.
More on BULBILS.
I have planted bulbils one year. As mentioned, they grow into a single undivided garlic, sometimes called ONION GARLIC. I like them and would not replant them. They are just unusual. You just peel off one wrap and chop. I have heard that in some place in China they grow a lot of them because of the ease of peeling. Is that true ?
Hello Seysonn there is an old thread here about the chinese single clove garlic.
Here is a link that might be useful: Single clove garlic
Thanks zqnmegan for the link
The more I read the more I got confused.
-- some say that it is grwon from ordinary garlic, under certain conditions.
--- some say it is not actually a GARLIC but another member in allium family, more close to leeks than garlic.
--- some say it is garlic grown from garlic bulbils (on the tip of
-- some say that if you harvest regular garlic early, you will get onion garlic.
--- some say that if you plant the very small cloves you will get single clove garlic.
There is no way to sort all these out.
But I have harvested some, FOR SURE, myself. I am sure that I just planted regular garlics. So I know for sure that there is such a thing as ROUND single clove garlic.