Angel Tree goes virtual

The holiday season is not far away and the Kansas City Employee Assistance Fund (KC EAF) is offering you the opportunity to help members of the MoDOT Kansas City Family.

We are looking for MoDOT families to consider. We ask that applicants demonstrate the circumstances of the family’s need and a “wish list” of items to make the holiday brighter, by completing and submitting the application at the following link: ADOPT A FAMILY APPLICATION.

If you are having any issues submitting an application please contact Krystal Jolly at (816) 607-2042 or by email at Krystal.Jolly@modot.mo.gov.

If you are interested in donating a good or service for the MoDOT Kansas City Employee Assistance Council Extension (KCEAEC) Silent Auction in late November please fill out this commitment form so that we may gather preliminary information to build our auction site: Auction Item Commitment Form. Please complete the commitment form no later than Wednesday, November 4, 2020. Proceeds will go to the Adopt A Family program.

A good can be homemade, purchased, or donated directly to you from someone/a business and then donated from you to the EAEC. A service can be anything offered on a one time or continual deal including lawn services, cleaning, design, etc. 

If there are any questions please contact the EAF at EAF@modot.mo.gov.

Sign up now for the Charitable Campaign

The Missouri State Employee Charitable Campaign is underway. This year’s campaign is being administered differently due to the ongoing global pandemic and the work from home situation. Normally pledge cards are distributed at Fall meetings, but those are virtual this year. 

The need of so many Missourians is greater now than ever. While it is true that everyone has been impacted by these circumstances, we are also aware that there are those in our communities who have been hit much harder than we have. We want you to have the opportunity to give as easily as possible if you choose to do so.

This year’s campaign will be entirely virtual and will be held until the end of October, with information shared through e-mail, SharePoint, virtual Fall Meetings, and other avenues on how and where to donate.

There will be no fundraising events, and there will be no paper pledge cards or incentive items handed out.

Here are the tools you need to participate:

• OA’s Employee Self-Service portal – It requires creating an account on the OA ESS portal and then the process is very simple. It only works for payroll deductions, not one-time contributions.
  
  
• SharePoint’s Pledge Form – This online tool is easy to use and works for both payroll deductions and one-time deductions.
  
  
• fillable PDF pledge cards. – Use this for those who are more comfortable with a format that looks like the traditional paper pledge card.

You can go to the MSECC SharePoint site where information, directions and links to donation portals have been posted. 

The deadline for the campaign is Friday, October 30. If you have any questions, you can email MSECC@modot.mo.gov.

KC wins big at Innovations Challenge

The Kansas City District represented itself well at this year's Innovations Challenge Showcase. Even though MoDOT held the showcase virtually this year, the awards are real. 

MoDOT employees received the highest mention in the following categories: 

Productivity

Signals and Lighting Training Facility submitted by Scott Brelsford, Chris Weikel and Nathan Mounce.

Projects

Scout WAZE Integration submitted by Randy Johnson, Kelly Alvarez and Michael Flory.

Tool and Equipment

Reflective Door Strips submitted by Lisa Raybourn, Brian Burger, Robert Vohs, Michelle Bolden, Chris Karlin and Jacob Wilson.

Bobcat Paver submitted by Robert Davis and Dan Duncan.

Director's Stability Award

EAC Resource Center submitted by James Miles, Krystal Jolley and the KCEAEC. 

 

Calling all veterans

 

Refer a new employee, receive $250

 

To help address immediate hiring needs, current salaried employees are eligible for a $250.00 incentive for referring maintenance workers.  This program is authorized for the 2020-2021 winter operations period and should not be considered a permanent program.  To be eligible for the program, the following criteria must be met.

Regarding the newly hired maintenance worker:

• Applicant must report the referral on his or her application.  Note: If more than one name is entered into the referral text field on the application, only the first person listed will be eligible to receive the incentive.
• Applicant must be a first time hire with the Missouri Department of Transportation and must be hired on or after August 1, 2020.

• Applicant must be hired into one of the following positions:
• Emergency Maintenance Equipment Operator
• Seasonal Maintenance Worker
• Maintenance Worker
• Intermediate Maintenance Worker
• Senior Maintenance Worker
• Maintenance Crew Leader
• Bridge Maintenance Worker
• Bridge Intermediate Maintenance Worker
• Bridge Senior Maintenance Worker
• Bridge Maintenance Crew Leader
• Seasonal Bridge Maintenance Worker
• Applicant must meet the following employment parameters:
• If hired as an Emergency Maintenance Equipment Operator or Seasonal Maintenance Worker, the employee must be hired between August 1,2020, and March 31, 2021, and must record a minimum of 72 hours in snow operations (R913).
• If hired as a Maintenance Worker, Intermediate Maintenance Worker, Senior Maintenance Worker, Maintenance Crew Leader, Bridge Maintenance Worker, Bridge Intermediate Maintenance Worker, Bridge Senior Maintenance Worker, or Bridge Maintenance Crew Leader, the employee must be hired after August 1, 2020, and continue employment through March 31, 2021.
• If the applicant is a relative of the referrer, see Personnel Policy 0503, “Employment of Relatives,” for specific provisions/requirements.

Regarding the referrer:

• Employee must be in good standing and employed at the time the employment parameters have been met by the newly hired maintenance worker, as noted above.
• Employee cannot be a member of the senior management team or a human resources employee.
• Employee cannot have hiring, retention, or decision-making authority/responsibility over the position the applicant is hired into.
• Employee can only receive up to two referral incentives per calendar year.

 Process:

• Applicant enters the referrer’s name on his or her application.  If no referrer’s name is entered on the application, no referrer incentive will be provided.
• Central Office HR generates a monthly report, which is verified to see if the guidelines of the program have been met.  The names of the employees eligible to receive an incentive at that time will be forwarded to Central Office Financial Services for processing.

Drive-thru flu shots coming soon

 

Like most things this year, COVID has altered how we are able to provide flu shots for our employees. We partnered with Healthy Solutions and will be able to offer drive-thru clinics for you and your families to utilize for flu shots! Healthy Solutions can provide flu shots to anyone on MoDOT/MSHP insurance that is 5-years of age and above. Anyone who is pregnant must let Risk Management know two weeks prior to your clinic date.

We have designated areas across our District to ensure each employee and their family will have the ability to participate.

Supervisors, please be flexible in working with employees especially if they are going to be meeting/bringing their families through.

Here are a few things to know:

• Everyone must sign-up in order to participate. If you are bringing other members of your family, you must sign each person up individually. Please contact Courtney to sign-up.

• Everyone is required to stay in their vehicles throughout the entire process.

• Everyone participating must have a signed consent form and copy of their insurance card/s prior to the date you signed up for. Please forward those documents to Courtney in Risk Management once completed. This form is attached but if needed contact Risk Management and we will get you one.

• Everyone must wear a mask at the time of your appointment and ensure your arm is easily accessible.

Here are the times and locations for the drive-thru flu shots. 

Richmond MT Shed-

Oct. 19, 8 – 11 a.m.

• Lee’s Summit MT Shed-

Oct. 26, 8 – 11 a.m.

• Nashua MT Shed-

Oct. 28, 8 – 11 a.m.

• Belton MT Shed-

Oct. 29, 8 – 11 a.m.

• Sedalia MT Shed-

Oct. 30, 8 – 11 a.m.

You do need an appointment and a signed consent form to receive a flu shot. See below for the form. Contact Courtney Thompson at (816) 489-2268 or Eric Ramsey at (816) 607-2048 if you have any questions. 

Congratulations service, safety award recipients

 

This year's service and safety awards didn't look like the celebrations of year's past. Because of Covid-19 we did not have a ceremony or luncheon, but we do want to acknowledge this year's recipients. Below are links to videos with this year's service and safety award winners. Please, wish these coworkers congratulations in a socially distanced way. 

• Safety awards
• 5-year service awards
• 10- and 15-year service awards
• 20-year service awards
• 25- and 30-year service awards