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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-22-2014 Committee of the Whole Minutes MINUTES COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE July 22, 2014 9:00 AM County Board Room - Government Center 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin BOXED LUNCH WILL BE SERVED AT NOON CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived Departed Travis Schachtner St. Croix County Supervisor Present Agnes Ring St. Croix County Supervisor Present Christopher Babbitt St. Croix County Supervisor Absent 1:35 PM Howard Novotny St. Croix County Supervisor Present Roy Sjoberg St. Croix County Supervisor Present Stephen Nielsen St. Croix County Supervisor Absent 11:30 AM Chris Kilber St. Croix County Supervisor Absent Scott Nelson St. Croix County Supervisor Present Jill Ann Berke St. Croix County Supervisor Present Dave Ostness St. Croix County Vice Chair Present Roger Larson St. Croix County Chair Present Daniel Hansen St. Croix County Supervisor Present Ron Kiesler St. Croix County Supervisor Absent Andy Brinkman St. Croix County Supervisor Absent David Peterson St. Croix County Supervisor Present Paulette Anderson St. Croix County Supervisor Present Judy Achterhof St. Croix County Supervisor Present Shaela Leibfried St. Croix County Supervisor Present William Peavey St. Croix County Supervisor Absent 12:15 PM APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1.April 4, 2014 2:30 PM RESULT:ACCEPTED 2.May 29, 2014 8:00 AM RESULT:ACCEPTED PUBLIC COMMENT* None BUSINESS ITEMS 1.Welcome and Introductions Welcome by County Administrator Pat Thompson and introduction of Department Heads. Thompson introduced Walter Jankowski. 2.Employee Compensation; Pay for Performance, Reclassification Procedure, Labor Market Review, Employee Pay Philosophy, Cost of Living Human Resources Director Tammy Funk reviewed Pay for Performance (P4P) history and implementation. Discussion regarding the pros and cons of P4P. Funk reviewed the P4P policy including evaluation ratings. Department Heads were invited to give input on P4P. Thompson reported a lot of time and effort has gone into P4P and improvements continue to move along. Thompson assured they are listening to employees to try to make it better. Top three P4P improvements established by each table group. Funk reviewed the reclassification process. Sjoberg indicated time and resources are being spent on revising the employee handbook. A draft classification plan has been completed. The handbook revisions are being reviewed by the Staff Advisory Committee and will be forwarded to the Administration Committee and the full County Board. The handbook includes a grievance policy drafted by the Staff Advisory Committee. Future revisions will be reviewed by the Staff Advisory Committee, Administration Committee and County Board. Sjoberg will provide a draft of the regrading policy which is a work in progress. Review of labor market definition by Funk. Sjoberg requested an amount from Finance Director Tabatha Hansen for an across the board increase reallocation if everyone was playing under the same rules and received the same fair share. Funk confirmed all jobs were reviewed for non-exempt employees. Hansen estimated an across the board amount of $900,000 with fringe benefits. 3.St Croix County Video Previous video was viewed. Chair Larson asked if the County Board members would like to continue with a video and update it. Novotny would like an updated video located on a more prominent page on the County's website. Hansen would like to see marketing on a separate website to draw people to St. Croix County with parks and bike trails. Swetlik suggested playing the video during County Board meeting. Sprain offered the assistance of UW-Extension. 4.Overview of LEAN and County LEAN Projects Finance Director Tabatha Hansen provided a LEAN overview. Review of LEAN events held in St. Croix County. Discussion and questions. 5.Strategic Planning With Walter Jankowski Group discussions and proposed changes to the Roadmap to Our Future, Guiding Principles and the draft of the 2014-16 Strategic Plan. Review and prioritize County Administrator Goals. Discussion regarding goals. Motion by Sjoberg, 2nd by Ring that the County Board of Supervisors continue to give Administration, Human Resources and Department Heads our support of Pay for Performance (P4P) provided today’s top priority change be implemented in 2015 as provided by the Administration Committee. Sjoberg explained the purpose of the motion is to capture the thought and consensus to continue with P4P but with changes. Carried. Motion by Sjoberg, 2nd by Anderson to approve established goals as edited. Carried unanimously. Berke requested the mission statement be revisited. 6.Approve October COTW Meeting Date, 10/21/2014, 1-5pm Next Committee of the Whole meeting set for October 21, 2014 from 1 - 5 p.m. ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE ADJOURN 4:53 PM DATE OF NEXT MEETING-OCTOBER 21, 2014 - 1:00 PM