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ST. 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 14, 2002
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
LOCATION: Government Center, Hudson
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES
DATE OF NEXT MEETING:
from September 30, 2002
October 21 at the SCHC, New Richmond
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Closed session per WI Stat. 19.85 (1) c for the purpose of continuing labor negotiations
with the Highway Union (9 a.m.) and GGSS Union (11 a.m); reconvene into open session
to conclude agenda items or take formal action.
NEW BUSINESS:
Evaluation Team Report
Review of job descriptions referred from PZP and L/W Conservation Committees (no
time assigned due to negotiations)
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 17, 2002, Rev. October 4, 2002
COPIES TO: County Board Office, County Clerk, News Media, Notice Board,
Committee Members
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETING
Official
Date: October 14, 2002 Location: Government Center, Hudson
The Personnel Committee meeting was called to order at 8:30 a.m. by Chairman
Daryl Standafer. Members present: Standafer, Julie Speer, Stan Krueger, Dick King, and
Leon Berenschot. Also present: Debra Kathan and Chuck Whiting. Arriving at 8:40
a.m. was Steve Weld.
Moved (Berenschot, Krueger) and approved to adopt the agenda as presented.
Moved (King, Krueger) and approved to accept the minutes of the September 30, 2002
meeting. The next meeting was scheduled for 8:30 a.m. at the St. Croix Health Center on
October 21. A second session will begin at 1 p.m. at the St. Croix Health Center on
October 22.
The Committee reviewed the report of the Evaluation Team regarding
reclassification requests. Two of the requests resulted in point totals that changed the
position pay grade: Office Manager, Sheriffs Department from Pay Grade 6 to Pay
Grade 7 and Assistant Director, Emergency Communications from Pay Grade 6 to Pay
Grade 8. Moved (Speer, Berenschot) and approved to accept the report of the Evaluation
Team and implement changes effective January 1, 2003. Kathan noted that a mediator
has been assigned to the LAW contract arbitration. The session between the County and
LAW will occur on December 19 at 9 a.m.
Motion (Berenschot, Krueger) to go into closed session per WI Stat. 19.85 (1) c
for the purpose of continuing labor negotiations with the Highway and GGSS Unions.
Roll call vote: all aye; moved into closed session at 9:45 a.m. Representing the Highway
Union were staff representative Steve Hartmann, Mike Van Keuren, Rodney Kongshaug,
and Mary Vadnais, GGSS Union President. It was declared that the County and the
Highway Union were at impasse and a request will be made for mediation.
The County met with representatives of the Land and Water Conservation
Department who recently voted to become unionized. Representing the group were Steve
Hartmann, Jonna Fedie, David Sander, and Mary Vadnais. After discussions regarding
the accretion of the employees into the GGSS Union, it was concluded that the Land and
Water group would not join GGSS, but would form a union of their own, meeting with
the County at a later date for initial contract discussions and exchange of proposals.
The County met with members of the GGSS Union for continuing negotiations.
Representing the union were Steve Hartmann, Lisa Dahl, Kathy Spott, Marion Standaert,
and Mary Vadnais. Moved (Berenschot, Krueger) and approved to come out of closed
session at 12:55 p.m. The parties will meet at a later date to continue negotiations.
The Committee reviewed updated job descriptions for the positions of County
Conservationist and Parks Director. Attending the discussion of the issue were Joe
Grant, Bob Heise, Linda Luckey, and Art Jensen. Discussion regarding the oversight
responsibilities of the Conservationist in matters of the county parks operations. As a
response to the request for a re- organizational plan, it was noted that the job description
updates represent the first steps in a re- organizational effort headed by the Planning,
Zoning, and Parks Committee and the Land and Water Committee. Re- organizational
plans will be developed over time. Moved (Krueger, King) and approved to accept the
job descriptions for the positions of County Conservationist and Parks Director and
encourage the Planning, Zoning, and Parks Committee and the Land and Water
Committee to continue with the development of an organizational plan. Vote 4 -1; Speer
dissenting.
Standafer adjourned the meeting at 1:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Julie Speer, Secretary