HomeMy WebLinkAboutPersonnel 11-11-1996ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Robert M. Boche, Chairman
St. Croix County Board
FROM: William Krueger, Chairman
COMMITTEE TITLE: Personnel
DATE: November 11, 1996
TIME: 1:00 P.M.
LOCATION: Government Center, Hudson
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: December 9, 1996, 1:00 P.M.
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES from October 7, 1996
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
County/LAW Settlement Offer
NEW BUSINESS:
Request from Library Board for Severance Package for Laid -off
Library Workers
Non -union Compensation
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT
(Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
SUBMITTED BY: Debra Kathan
Personnel Director
DATE: 11/8/96
COPIES TO: County Clerk
News Media/Notice Board
Committee Members
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PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETING
Date: November 11, 1996 Location: Government Center, Hudson
The Personnel Committee was called to order at 1:03 p.m. by
Chairman William Krueger. Members present: Krueger, John Bradley,
Tim Filipiak, Mary Louise Olson, and Art Jacobson. Also present:
Board Chairman Bob Boche, John Krizek, and Debra Kathan.
Moved (Filipiak, Olson) and approved to accept the agenda as
presented. The date of the next meeting was set for December 9 at
1 p.m. Moved (Jacobson, Bradley) and approved to accept the
minutes of the October 7 meeting.
The Committee discussed the final offers between the LAW Union
and the County and agreed by consensus to present them to the
County Board with their recommendation. This would include a wage
increase of 3% on January 1 of years 1997, 1998, and 1999, and an
additional $.25 per hour in the first year of the contract. The
buy-out of the County's standard health insurance plan would result
in a one-half percent cost in 1998 and one-half percent cost in
1999, applied to the grid. A "career -step" for employees with 20
or more years of service to the County would be added to the PTO
plan. This would secure a three-year contract with LAW, in full
force and effect from January 1, 1997 through December 31, 1999 at
a three-year total cost (including roll -ups) of approximately
9.74%.
The Committee reviewed the request from the Library Board for
consideration of severance issues as proposed by the County Library
staff. This included pay -out of the employee's sick leave bank
upon lay-off and vesting of the County Librarian in the retirement
system. Recent information would indicate that the County
Librarian may be vested based upon her employment in five calendar
years. Moved (Bradley, Olson) and approved to require that
Personnel Handbook procedures be followed regarding the lay-off of
County Library staff. The handbook does not provide for a pay -out
of the employee's sick leave bank, nor does it permit the County to
provide extra monies to vest an employee in the Wisconsin
Retirement System.
The Committee discussed a wage and benefit package for the
non -union employees. Moved (Bradley, Jacobson) and approved to
recommend to the County Board that a three-year compensation plan
be implemented for the non -union employees including selective
increases to the 1997 wage grid averaging $.24 per hour and 2.5%;
and increases of 3.25% on 1/1/98 and 3.25% on 1/1/99. The buy-out
of health insurance and the career step in the PTO plan would be
the same as negotiated for the LAW association. This would result
in a three-year package at a total cost, including roll -ups, of
approximately 10.14%.
Moved (Bradley, Jacobson) and approved to adjourn at 1:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Louise Olson
Secretary