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NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING REVISED
TO: C. W. Malick, St. Croix County Board Chairman
FROM: Daryl Standafer, Personnel Committee Chairman
COMMITTEE TITLE: PERSONNEL
DATE: February 2, 2004
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
LOCATION: Government Center, Hudson
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES from January 5, 2004
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: March 1, 2004
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Health Insurance Update: Non - Represented Advisory Team -- Whiting
Health Insurance Surrogacy- -Weld
NEW BUSINESS:
Release of L/W Conservation Employees from AFSCME union - -Weld
SB 286 — sub - contracting legislation —Weld
Closed session per WI Stat. 19.85 (1) e for the purpose of reviewing negotiations issues;
reconvene into open session to continue agenda items - -Weld
Springsted Organizational Study update — Hoheisel, Holmsten
Department Head Review
Closed session per WI Stat. 19.85 (1) c for the performance review of an employee;
reconvene into open session to complete agenda items
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: January 26, 2004, Rev. .1anuary 28, 2004
COPIES TO: County Board Office, County Clerk, News Media, Notice Board,
Committee Members
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETING
Official
Date: February 2, 2004 Location: Government Center, Hudson
The Personnel Committee meeting was called to order at 8:34 a.m. by Chairman
Daryl Standafer. Members present: Standafer, Stan Krueger, Dick King, and Leon
Berenschot. Excused absence: Julie Speer because of impassable roads. Also present:
Co. Bd. Chairman Buck Malick, Debra Kathan and Chuck Whiting.
Moved (Berenschot, King) and approved to adopt the agenda as presented.
Moved (King, Berenschot) and approved to accept the minutes of the January 5 meeting.
The next meeting was set for 8:30 a.m., March 1, 2004. King noted that he would not be
able to attend the meeting.
Carolyn Holmsten and Mike Hoheisel were present from the Springsted Group to
discuss the county's Organizational Study. The departmental portion of the study
highlighting mission statements and business responsibilities has been completed and
reviewed. The job description portion of the study has progressed to a point where data
has been entered on all submitted job descriptions. The focus has been on formatting the
descriptions to bring consistency to the job requirements and to earmark various job
duties and requirements for easy recall across - the - board. Moved (Berschot, Krueger) and
approved unanimously to authorize Springsted to continue with the implementation of the
plan design and classification of positions and to incorporate the Organizational Study
into department and budget planning.
Bob Heise appeared before the committee to participate in the discussion
regarding the de- certification of the Land and Water Conservation employees. As a
result of their request to be removed from the AFSCME union, they were granted the
release and returned to non -union status. Moved (Krueger, King) and approved
unanimously to grant the same wages and health insurance costs to the Land and Water
Conservation employees as was implemented in the regular non -union workforce -
effective back to their placement in union status on August 23, 2002. The group of
employees will pay the insurance rates of the non -union employees and receive wage
increases for 2003 and 2004 commensurate with the rates of other non -union employees.
The Committee accepted a recommendation from the Weld group to include
language in the non -union health insurance plan document which would exclude
coverages related to surrogate pregnancy, maternity, and delivery services. Formal action
on the issue will be withheld until a report is made by Whiting on issues or changes that
have come from the Advisory Team that is meeting on an on -going basis to review
possible plan modifications.
Whiting noted that the non -union Advisory Team met with consultant Sara
Haines on January 30 and reviewed issues regarding wellness programs, health risk
assessment, deductibles, co -pays, and disease management. Hames will be modeling
some costing programs and return with recommendations for review at the next Team
meeting.
Kathan reviewed senate bill SB286 which would make the decision to contract
out for goods and services a permissive rather than mandatory subject of bargaining in
labor negotiations. Action may be taken by the senate and assembly yet this session.
Malick complimented the Committee and department for its work in negotiating
five contracts in the county during a fiscally- difficult period of time. Standafer asked the
members to consider information relevant to a performance evaluation and be prepared to
complete one at the March session. The "exempt employee" evaluation will be
distributed to all members prior to the next meeting. Kathan distributed the 2004 holiday
schedule for the County.
Standafer adjourned the Committee at 11:00 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Debra Kathan
Acting Secretary