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Home My WebLink AboutCounty Board 06-23-11 SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THURSDAY, JUNE 23,2011- 4:00 P.M. St. Croix County Government Center, County Board Room 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL REVIEW OF AGENDA OLD AND NEW BUSINESS 1. Resolution Approving the Collective Bargaining Agreement with Local 2721 AFSCME (Health Care Center) 2. Resolution Approving the Collective Bargaining Agreement with Local 576 AFSCME (Highway Department) 3. Resolution Approving the Collective Bargaining Agreement with Local 278 AFSCME (Government Center and Health and Human Services) 4. Resolution Implementing County Pick -Up of Employee Retirement Contributions Pursuant to 26 U.S.C. Section 414(h)(2) (Employee Contributions to Wisconsin Retirement System) ADJOURN (Items may be taken in different order) *Changes or Additions after the Preliminary Agenda **Late Changes andAdditions 6/16/20112:21:52 PM OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE ST.CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Special Meeting — June 23, 2011 Meeting called to order by Chair Standafer at 4:00 p.m. ROLL CALL: 16 Present; 3 Absent: Supr. Wentz, Supr. Peavey, Supr. Shearer; Supr. Stauffer arrived at 4:06 p.m. REVIEW OF AGENDA - Chair Standafer reviewed the policy for members of the public wishing to speak noting the bylaws provide any member wishing to address the County Board must complete a request form and get permission from their County Board Supervisor. Chair Standafer indicated this will be done prior to the discussions of the resolutions. OLD AND NEW BUSINESS Chair Standafer stated the existing labor agreements with AFSCME expired at the end of 2010 and explained the bargaining and mediation process. Members of the Ad Hoc Negotiations Committee are Chair Standafer, Supr. Larson and Supr. Hermsen. Chair Standafer reported they achieved mediated agreements with the unions and all three were approved by the union membership. It is the County Board's responsibility to continue with the good faith bargaining and to consider those agreements. Chair Standafer asked if anyone wished to speak. Katie Thurmes of Somerset, Wisconsin requested the County Board ratify the contracts. Chair Standafer opened discussion prior to consideration. He confirmed all three bargains are essentially the same with the exception of the Nursing Home bargain which goes farther by achieving what is believed to be approximately $550,000 of operating reductions over the concessionary period to the end of 2012 without changing base compensation but changes total compensation for the employees. Chair Standafer provided examples of the reductions. He added costing out by using the performa statements from Larsen Allen should, during the concessionary period, achieve no Nursing Home property tax levy thru the end of 2012. Supr. Malick asked if any of the assumptions made in costing were that any of these savings in wages and benefits would also be applied in a uniform manner to the non -union employees of the Health Center. Standafer confirmed that was a fair statement and would certainly be an expectation because they are dealing with a facility situation. Malick asked if in all three contracts the basic pay plan we have had to date is frozen in place until 2012 that the county would be barred from putting the new pay plan for non - represented employees in place for the represented employees until the end of 2012. Human Resources Director Funk responded that when there are contracts, changes would be bargained. She added the County will continue with the pay grids on the contracts that are frozen and there are no across the board increases. Employees would be eligible to work through the steps. Discussion regarding Act 10 the Nursing Home strategic planning completed in July 2009 in which it was agreed to give the Nursing Home five years to get off the levy (2014). Discussion regarding publication and the effective date of Act 10 being June 29 and if contracts need to be approved before the effective date. Funk stated in the absence of contracts general guidelines will fall under the Human Resources handbook. Supr. Norton - Bauman stated without a contract the County cannot deduct union dues under Act 10. Supr. Sather and Supr. Norton- Bauman explained why they voted against the resolutions. 1. Resolution #58(2011) Approving the Collective Bargaining Agreement with Local 2721 AFSCME (Health Care Center) - Motion by Supr. Larson, 2nd by Supr. Schrank to approve. Supr. Malick asked if the pay and benefit changes that are reached as a result of this negotiation could not those same pay and benefit June 23, 2011 Page 2 of 3 changes be made by the County Board without having a contract. Chair Standafer confirmed that it could. Discussion regarding Health Care Center $550,000 concession. Discussion regarding union decertification. Carried: Yes — 11; No — 5. Alfred Schrank - D 1 voted: Y James Stauffer - D8 voted: N Roger Rebholz - D 15 voted: Y Brian Hurtgen - D2 voted: Y William Peavey - D9 was absent Clarence Malick - D 16 voted: N Roger Larson - D3 voted: Y Joe Hurtgen - D 10 voted: Y Daryl Standafer - D 17 voted: Y Ryan Sicard - D4 voted: Y Lorin Sather - D 11 voted: N Robert Shearer - D 18 was absent Frederick Horne - D5 voted: Y Richard Marzolf - D 12 voted: Y Linda Luckey - D 19 voted: N Esther Wentz - D6 was absent Steven Hermsen - D13 voted: Y Karen Meyer - D7 voted: Y S. Norton - Bauman-D 14 voted: N 2. Resolution #59(2011) Approving the Collective Bargaining Agreement with Local 576 AFSCME (Highway Department) - Motion by Supr. Larson, 2nd by Supr. Hermsen to approve. Carried: Yes — 12; No — 4. Alfred Schrank - D 1 voted: Y James Stauffer - D8 voted: N Roger Rebholz - D 15 voted: Y Brian Hurtgen - D2 voted: Y William Peavey - D9 was absent Clarence Malick - D 16 voted: Y Roger Larson - D3 voted: Y Joe Hurtgen - D 10 voted: Y Daryl Standafer - D 17 voted: Y Ryan Sicard - D4 voted: Y Lorin Sather - D 11 voted: N Robert Shearer - D 18 was absent Frederick Horne - D5 voted: Y Richard Marzolf - D 12 voted: Y Linda Luckey - D 19 voted: N Esther Wentz - D6 was absent Steven Hermsen - D13 voted: Y Karen Meyer - D7 voted: Y S. Norton - Bauman-D 14 voted: N 3. Resolution #60(2011) Approving the Collective Bargaining Agreement with Local 278 AFSCME (Government Center and Health and Human Services) - Motion by Supr. Larson, 2nd by Supr. Marzolf to approve. Carried: Yes — 10; No — 6. Alfred Schrank - D 1 voted: N James Stauffer - D8 voted: N Roger Rebholz - D 15 voted: Y Brian Hurtgen - D2 voted: Y William Peavey - D9 was absent Clarence Malick - D 16 voted: N Roger Larson - D3 voted: Y Joe Hurtgen - D 10 voted: Y Daryl Standafer - D 17 voted: Y Ryan Sicard - D4 voted: Y Lorin Sather - D 11 voted: N Robert Shearer - D 18 was absent Frederick Horne - D5 voted: Y Richard Marzolf - D 12 voted: Y Linda Luckey - D 19 voted: N Esther Wentz - D6 was absent Steven Hermsen - D13 voted: Y Karen Meyer - D7 voted: Y S. Norton - Bauman-D 14 voted: N 4. Resolution #61(2011) Implementing County Pick -Up of Employee Retirement Contributions Pursuant to 26 U.S.0 Section 414(h)(2) (Employee Contributions to Wisconsin Retirement System) — Motion by Supr. Norton - Bauman, 2nd by Supr. Schrank to approve. Chair Standafer indicated this is probably a moot point. Corporation Counsel Timmerman indicated there is no downside to approving this and put it on record of offering to employees this deduction on a pre -tax basis. Carried: Yes — 15; No — 1. Alfred Schrank - D 1 voted: Y James Stauffer - D8 voted: Y Roger Rebholz - D 15 voted: Y Brian Hurtgen - D2 voted: Y William Peavey - D9 was absent Clarence Malick - D 16 voted: Y Roger Larson - D3 voted: Y Joe Hurtgen - D 10 voted: N Daryl Standafer - D 17 voted: Y Ryan Sicard - D4 voted: Y Lorin Sather - D 11 voted: Y Robert Shearer - D 18 was absent Frederick Horne - D5 voted: Y Richard Marzolf - D 12 voted: Y Linda Luckey - D 19 voted: Y Esther Wentz - D6 was absent Steven Hermsen - D13 voted: Y Karen Meyer - D7 voted: Y S. Norton - Bauman-D 14 voted: Y June 23, 2011 Page 3 of 3 Finance Director Pietrick reported on the budget guidelines. Meeting adjourned at 5:05 p.m. Daryl Standafer, Chair, St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Cindy Campbell, County Clerk