HomeMy WebLinkAboutPersonnel Committee 10-06-03ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: C. W. Malick, St. Croix County Board Chairman
FROM: Daryl Standafer, Personnel Committee Chairman
COMMITTEE TITLE: PERSONNEL
DATE: October 6, 2003
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
LOCATION: Government Center, Hudson
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES from September 8, 2003
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: November 3, 2003
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Closed session per WI Stat. 19.85 (1) e for the review of negotiation issues; reconvene
into open session to continue agenda.
Health Insurance Update
NEW BUSINESS:
Job description request from PZP and L/W Committees
Automatic step increases
Use of direct deposit for payroll checks
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: September 29, 2003 Revised October 2, 2003
COPIES TO: County Board Office, County Clerk, News Media, Notice Board,
Committee Members
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETING
Official
Date: October 6, 2003 Location: Government Center, Hudson
The Personnel Committee meeting was called to order at 8:30 a.m. by Chairman
Daryl Standafer. Members present: Standafer, Leon Berenschot, Stan Krueger, Dick
King and Julie Speer. Also present: Debra Kathan, Chuck Whiting, Bob Heise, Ron
Raymond, Art Jensen, and Jan Zoerb.
Moved (Berenschot, Krueger) and approved to adopt the agenda as presented.
Moved (Krueger, Berenschot) and approved to accept the minutes of the September 8,
2003 meeting. The next regular meeting was scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on November 3,
2003.
Members from the Planning, Zoning, and Parks Committee and the Land and
Water Conservation Committee met with the Personnel Committee to review the updated
job description for the position of Land, Water, and Parks Director. The Director's job
description was submitted to the Personnel Committee by these two Committees a few
months ago for an evaluation of the description and assignment of value points which
determine appropriate pay grade. The Personnel Committee had authorized the review of
the position by the Hay Management Group, and subsequently approved the results that
were recommended. Raymond and Zoerb indicated that the original job description
submitted for Hay evaluation was not as "expansive" as it should have been and did not
reflect the "full scope" of the tasks. The PZP and L/W Committees have re- written the
job description and want it resubmitted for a Hay evaluation.
Personnel Committee members expressed concern that the Parks and Land and
Water Conservation departments were still supervised by two different committees.
Jensen indicated that the committees are working toward that objective, with the
additional objective of returning the recycling area to PZP jurisdiction. A proposal will
be forwarded to the Administration Committee to place Parks under the jurisdiction of
the Land and Water Conservation Committee. Heise and Kathan were instructed to
review and revise the newest L /W/P Director job description and return it to the
Personnel Committee for review at their November meeting.
Kathan noted that the arbitrator in the LAW contract denied the County's request
to add clarifying testimony to the record. The arbitrator's final decision in the contract
matter should be issued within the next few weeks. The arbitrator assigned to the
Highway Union contract has requested that final offers be submitted within ten days.
The employees in the Land and Water Conservation Department have submitted a de-
certification request to WERC.
The Committee reviewed the direct deposit program in the County. Standafer
noted that there are significant efficiencies to be realized if direct deposit was mandated
for the employees. The issue will be revisited at the time of our next open negotiations
with the union.
Kathan explained the use of steps within salary ranges to acknowledge growth
and learning within positions —steps occurring at specified times after hire, such as the
six -month or one -year anniversary date. Only the highway union grid does not feature
steps within each pay grid. Movement within the steps of the non -union grid assumes a
continuing satisfactory job performance.
Whiting stated that final figures for the health insurance renewal were still a few
days away. The insurance consultant, Sara Hames, was hoping to get usage figures
through September, 2003 before finalizing the rates. It appears that the coverage will
continue with Preferred One. The Finance Committee will set the rates once such data is
available.
Standafer shared correspondence he received regarding the recent funeral of
county employee Cheryl Johnson. Moved (Berenschot, Krueger) and approved to
adjourn at 10:17 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Julie Speer, Secretary