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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPersonnel 08-30-95ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Robert Boche, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: John Bradley, Chairman COMMITTEE TITLE: Personnel DATE: August 30, 1995 TIME: 9 a.m. LOCATION: Government Center, Hudson CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING: ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES %°ATTENTION%'%4 % F THIS AGENDA IS REPLACING THE SEPTEMBER 6, 1995 AGENDA YOU RECEIVED EARLIER THANK YOU from July 12, 1995 UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Review of new and upgraded position requests meeting the County Board criteria of 100% non -property tax dollar funding: -land conservation --two technicians, one project manager, one office aide --sheriff's department --four corrections officers, one part-time law enforcement clerk NEW BUSINESS: Request from GGSS Union to use a payroll deduction for employee purchase of dental insurance Review of Personnel and Recruitment budgets for 1996 Closed session per is. Stat. 19.85 (1) c, for the purpose of annual performance review Review of temporary position requests for 1996 budget GGSS Union request for accretion of certain non -union positions ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT NOTE THAT THE AGENDA ITEMS ARE NOT NECESSARILY PRESENTED IN THIS ORDER. SUBMITTED BY: Debra Rathan Personnel Director DATE: 8/17/95 COPIES TO: County Board Office, County Clerk, News Media, Notice Board, Committee Members ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Robert Boche, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: John Bradley, Chairman COMMITTEE TITLE: Personnel DATE: September 61 1995 L TIME: 9 a.m. LOCATION: Government Center, Hudson CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING: ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES from July 12, 1995 UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Review of new and upgraded position requests meeting the County Board criteria of 100% non -property tax dollar funding. --land conservation --two technicians, one project manager, one office aide --sheriff's department --four corrections officers, one part-time law enforcement clerk NEW BUSINESS: Request from GGSS Union to use a payroll deduction for employee purchase of dental insurance Review of Personnel and Recruitment budgets for 1996 Closed session per is. Stat. 19.85 (1) c, for the purpose of annual performance review Review of temporary position requests for 1996 budget GGSS Union request for accretion of certain non -union positions ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT NOTE THAT THE AGENDA ITEMS ARE NOT NECESSARILY PRESENTED IN THIS ORDER. SUBMITTED BY: Debra Kathan Personnel Director DATE: 8/17/95 COPIES T0: County Board Office, County Clerk, News Media, Notice Board, Committee Members f PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETING Date: August 30, 1995 Location: Government Center, Hudson The Personnel Committee meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. by Chairman John Bradley. Members present: Bradley, Len Nyland, Dick King, and William Krueger. Arriving at 10 a.m. was member Karen Bailey. Also present: Debra Kathan, Sheriff Paul Burch, Jail Administrator Karen Humphrey, Land Conservationist Chuck Christenson, and John Krizek. In attendance from the general public was Gerald Larson, Kinnickinnic Town Chairman and Chuck Andrea, Kinnickinnic Town Board member. Bradley indicated that it was a properly noticed meeting. Moved (Krueger, Nyland) and approved to accept the agenda as printed. King noted that the Personnel minutes from July 12 did not include comments he made regarding the proposed position freeze. He stated that he had objected to the freeze issue coming to the Personnel Committee after it had been reviewed and approved by the Finance Committee. He felt that position policy should originate with the Personnel Committee. With these additions noted, the Personnel Committee moved (Nyland, Krueger) and approved the minutes of the July 12 meeting. Chuck Christenson presented his request for four positions to be added or upgraded in the 1996 budget. These positions would be associated with watershed projects in St. Croix County; wages and benefits paid for by project grant monies, not County property tax dollars. Bradley noted his objection to the Kinnickinnic Watershed Project positions, indicating that Kinni township approval was not given and, in fact, the township had declined to participate in future water management plans. Bradley stated that the Kinni River was not in peril and that perhaps this was part of a DNR effort to continue land purchasing in the County. Larson indicated his township concern for the 205J project with the City of River Falls. He does not advocate an additional layer of bureaucracy. King indicated that the two current watershed projects in the County have not been related to DNR land purchasing. He was impressed with the clean-up and environmental improvement that have resulted from the watershed projects. Andrea indicated his concern that government agencies other than the township would be controlling water usage within the township. He stated his concern for lack of local control. Krueger indicated that the project was for clean-up, not land purchase and he was concerned that the township did not do more for water pollution from farmland run-off . Nyland noted that full disclosure of the project from the city of River Falls has not been forthcoming over the years since the first proposal from the city. Motion (Krueger, King) to approve for inclusion in the 1996 budget the regular full-time positions of Project .Manager and Project Technician and half-time clerical Office Aide for the Kinnickinnic Watershed Project, with the stipulation that funding be provided by sources other than County property tax dollars and the positions be sunsetted at such time as full funding is not available. Roll call vote. Krueger and King --aye; Bradley and Nyland --nay; motion defeated. Bailey was not present for the vote. Discussion regarding the on -going watershed project on the south fork of the Hay River. Motion (King, Krueger) to approve for inclusion in the 1996 budget the regular full-time position of Project Technician and half-time position of Office Aide for the Hay River Watershed Project with the stipulation that the positions are funded by sources other than County property tax dollars and the positions be sunsetted at such time as full funding is not available. Roll call vote: all aye; motion approved. Humphrey and Burch appeared before the Committee on behalf of staffing requests for the jail operation. Humphrey noted in a visual graphics presentation that inmate populations have been up significantly in recent months and a new contract signed with the state of Wisconsin would indicate that these increased numbers will continue. Projected inmate charges would generate enough revenue to cover the costs of the requested positions. Krueger noted that projected revenue figures were very important in minimizing the use of property tax dollars. Motion (Krueger, Nyland) to approve for inclusion in the 1996 budget four regular full-time Corrections Officers and one regular part-time Law Enforcement Clerk assigned to the jail. Roll call vote: all aye; motion approved. All of the Personnel Committee recommendations on new and upgraded positions will be forwarded to the Finance Committee for review, then presented to the County Board for final action. Members of the GGSS Union (Rich Monn, Dale Kalsow, and Janet Smith) appeared before the Committee on behalf of the four AFSCME unions to request a payroll deduction for the purchase of dental insurance. They indicated that union members would have an opportunity to participate, at employee cost, in a selected dental plan. The unions would handle the administration of the program and the County would provide for the monthly payroll deductions. The Committee noted that if the payroll deductions were permitted, this would not be an indication that the County endorsed the selected plan/company. Motion (Bailey, King) to approve the AFSCME unions' request to have the County provide a payroll deduction for the purchase of dental insurance with the understanding that these unions would bring forth one dental insurance company only and these unions would provide for the administration of the plan for union participants. Roll call vote: all aye; motion approved. The unions will contact the Personnel Director and Finance Director for specifics of implementation. Requests from other County employees to participate in the plan should be directed to the Personnel Committee. The Committee reviewed a letter from the GGSS Union offered as a compromise to the unit clarification request submitted earlier in the year. Moved (Bailey, Nyland) and approved to accept the union's agreement to withdraw the present unit clarification request upon the County's agreement to include the positions of Patrol Secretary -Sheriff's Department; Office Aide-CVSO; and Receptionist-CVSO into the GGSS Union membership. Specifics of the inclusion will be completed between the Personnel Office and the GGSS Union leadership. The Committee began the review of temporary position requests for inclusion in the 1996 budget. It was noted that not all departments had submitted requests, although they had included the positions in their budgets. The decision was made to table all temporary help requests until the next meeting. Next meeting date -was set for 1 p.m., September 6. The Committee reviewed the Recruitment budget for 1996. Moved (Bradley, Bailey) and approved to accept the Recruitment budget as presented at a total cost of $7,500. The Committee reviewed the Personnel budget for 1996. Discussion regarding the funding for the purchase of legal services. It was noted that all contracts would be open at the end of 1996. Moved (Krueger, Bradley) and approved to accept the Personnel budget as presented at a total cost of $143,752. Roll call vote: all aye; motion approved. Krizek and Kathan discussed the Nursing Home proposal for rescheduling the CNA's to eliminate extensive overtime and pool costs. It was noted that the new schedule was in need of 10 additional CNA positions. On -going recruitment for CNA's has had only minimal success as there is an industry -wide shortage of nursing assistants. There are serious concerns that the additional 10 positions could not be filled from the existing labor market. Motion (King, Bailey) to go into closed session, per Wis. Stat. 19.85 (1) c for the purpose of the annual performance evaluation of the Personnel Director. Roll call vote: all aye; moved into closed session at 12:18 p.m. Moved (Bailey, Krueger) and approved to come out of closed session at 1 p.m. Bradley announced that the evaluation process was complete and would be forwarded to the Personnel Office for inclusion in the employee's personnel file. Committee adjourned at 1 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Len Nyland, Secretary