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ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: C. W. Malick, St. Croix County Board Chairman
FROM: Daryl Standafer, Chairman REVISED
COMMITTEE TITLE: PERSONNEL
DATE: September 3, 2004
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
LOCATION: Government Center, Hudson
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES from August 6, 2004
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: October 1, 2004
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Non -Union Health Insurance Update: Chuck Whiting
Report on Union Health Team meeting
Report on Health Insurance arbitration hearing
Register of Deeds job descriptions
Policy updates for Personnel Handbook
Non -Union wage grid for 2005
Closed session per WI Stat. 19.85 (1) c and e for the purpose of strategizing for 2005
labor union bargaining. Reconvene into open session to complete agenda items.
NEW BUSINESS:
Sick Leave Bank conversion to Health Insurance Premiums
Evaluation Team report
HHS Board request for consideration of an APNP position
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: August 28, 2004, August 31, 2004
COPIES TO: County Board Office, County Clerk, News Media, Notice Board, and
Committee Members
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETING
Official
Date: September 3, 2004 Location: Government Center, Hudson
The Personnel Committee meeting was called to order at 8:30 a.m. by Chairman
Daryl Standafer. Members present: Standafer, Dick King, Esther Wentz, Lori Bernard,
and Cindy Leonard. Also present: Chuck Whiting, Greg Timmerman, Rich Loney, and
Debra Kathan.
Moved (Wentz, King) and approved to adopt the agenda as presented. Moved
(King, Leonard) and approved to adopt the minutes of the August 6 meeting. The next
meeting was scheduled for October 1, 2004.
Beth Pabst and Kay Walsh appeared before the Committee to ask for a review of
the Committee's August actions which approved the revised job descriptions in the
Register of Deeds Office but did not authorize wage increases. Walsh and Pabst
requested that the contract be opened to permit negotiations on a new wage rate for the
revised positions. Pabst indicated that the staff had been too busy during past
negotiations times to come forward with a formal proposal for wage increases. King
indicated a reluctance to open the contract mid -term. Moved (King, Wentz) and
approved to review this issue in closed session as it relates to negotiation planning for the
new year. All aye.
Whiting asked Timmerman and Loney from the non -union health insurance team
to assist in the review of work done by the team in 2004 meetings. Whiting distributed a
list of plan design options provided by insurance consultant Sara Hames. It was noted
that retirees are currently not separately experienced rated, but rated as part of the entire
group. King indicated concerns with a split group —union and non - union. Bernard
suggested consideration of the spousal carve -out as a viable option used extensively in
the private sector. Standafer requested that Whiting further review the plan alternatives
and report back to the Committee at its next meeting.
John Borup, Steve Kirt, and Ron Kiesler carried forward a request from the HHS
Board to add a new position: Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner as a cost - saving
measure in the mental health area of the operation. This position would require a mental
health specialty certification and the incumbent would be used to reduce the medical
doctor /psychiatry time, therefore lowering the cost for the purchased service. Plans call
for the limiting of outplacement services and the increase of in- county services at a cost
savings. Bernard requested that if the position goes forward, an evaluation of the service
and its financial impact on the HHS operations be conducted and reported to the HHS
Board and the Personnel Committee. Moved (Wentz, Leonard) and approved to accept
the recommendation of the HHS Board and recommend for inclusion in the 2005 budget
the new position of Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner with the understanding that the
existing contract for medical /psychiatric services would be reduced in cost. All aye.
Standafer noted that the vote was made with reluctance in that it did not meet the time
lines for new position requests and the Committee was going forward non - precedentially
on the merits of the request only.
Whiting reviewed his meeting with the union health insurance team; confering
with union reps, business agents, and the labor counsel for a period of about four hours.
He indicated that it was a meeting with thoughtful discussions regarding the County's
health insurance plan. The union membership and business agents indicated a
willingness to review plan design options, especially to contain future cost increases.
Whiting noted that these meetings would be on- going.
Moved (Wentz, King) and approved to adopt the Drug Free Workplace Policy
that was presented for review at last month's Personnel Committee meeting. All aye.
Moved (King, Leonard) and approved to adopt the Employee Key Policy that was
presented for review at last month's Personnel Committee meeting. Kathan will insert
the revised language in the Personnel Handbook.
Standafer noted that there is significant budget pressure as plans are underway for
2005. A 3% wage rate has been used for 2005 budget preparation, but final decisions
have not been made, pending the Finance Committee review of all county budgets. The
Personnel Committee will review the wage projections as part of their October agenda.
Ron Volkert appeared before the Committee to request consideration of a
modification to the PTO /Long Term Sick Leave Bank program for health insurance
conversion at the time of county retirement. Volkert requested that consideration be
given to following the state procedure in permitting the "shelving" of health insurance
premium payments rather than requiring their immediate use at the time of retirement.
The state system permits an employee to "save" his/her health insurance conversion rate
for an indefinite period of time if the employee has served 20 or more years and has
equivalent coverage from another health insurance source. Kathan was instructed to
prepare a policy reflecting the issue and present it to the Committee at its next meeting.
Kathan presented information from the Evaluation Team, reviewing three
positions that were new or referred to the team for reclassification review. The results of
the Evaluation Team work were as follows:
Code Administrator EII2 230 E3 (33) 76 E2C 100 TOTAL POINTS: 406
V/W Coordinator EI2 200 E3 (33) 66 E1C 76 TOTAL POINTS: 342
L/W Secretary Cl2 115 C2 (19) 22 BIC 29 TOTAL POINTS: 166
Moved (Bernard, Leonard) and approved to accept the findings of the Evaluation
Team. All aye. The Code Administrator position replaces the Zoning Administrator
position and recruitment will begin immediately to fill the position. Compensation
changes for the other positions will be reflected in the 2005 budget.
Motion (Wentz, Leonard) to go into closed session per WI Stat. 19.85 (1) c and e
for the purpose of strategizing for labor negotiations for 2005. Roll call vote: all aye;
moved into closed session at 11.40 a.m. Moved (Wentz, Bernard) and approved to come
out of closed session at 12:15 p.m. Kathan was instructed to contact LAW and indicate
the Committee's willingness to begin the 2005 negotiations sometime after their October
meeting. The Committee suggests that the first meeting be with local bargaining
personnel only. Standafer indicated that no action would be taken to change the
decisions reached by the Committee at the August meeting regarding the staffing and job
descriptions in the Register of Deeds Office.
Standafer adjourned the meeting at 12:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Esther Wentz, Secretary