HomeMy WebLinkAboutPersonnel Committee 09-16-02ST. 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: September 16, 2002
TIME: Noon
LOCATION: Health Center, New Richmond
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES
DATE OF NEXT MEETING:
from September 10, 2002
September 30, 2002 for Highway Union
Negotiations
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Closed session per WI Stat. 19.85 (1) c for the purpose of reviewing bargaining strategy;
reconvene into open session to conclude agenda items.
NEW BUSINESS:
Exchange proposals with AFSCME bargaining units: General Government Support
Services, Health Center (Nursing Home), and Human Services —Non- Professional
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 12, 2002
COPIES TO: County Board Office, County Clerk, News Media, Notice Board,
Committee Members
Unofficial
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETING
Date: September 16, 2002 Location: Health Center, New Richmond
The Personnel Committee meeting was called to order at 12:02 p.m. by Chairman
Daryl Standafer. Members present: Standafer, Leon Berenschot, Julie Speer, and Dick
King. Stan Krueger arrived at 12:25 p.m. Also present was Debra Kathan. Steve Weld
arrived at 12:48 p.m. and Chuck Whiting at 1:10 p.m. Moved (Berenschot, Speer) and
approved to accept the agenda as presented.
Discussion regarding the September 10 committee minutes which included
comments from Krueger regarding the previous minutes. It was determined that his
comments outside of the regular meeting could not be included in the minutes. He had
been excused from the meeting to attend the Finance Committee meeting. The minutes
will be changed to deleted his comments. Moved (King, Berenschot) and approved to
accept the minutes of the September 10 meeting, as rewritten per instructions of the
Committee. Standafer asked that minutes be marked as "UNOFFICIAL" until returned
to the Committee for approval.
The next meeting was set for September 30, 8:30 a.m. at the Government Center
at which time the Committee will open negotiations with the GGSS Union and continue
bargaining with the Highway Union. Kathan shared information regarding the most
recent re- insurance summary which noted that the County continues to remain below the
anticipated usage level for its health insurance program. The most recent figures for
August 2002 place the actual usage at 93% of the "anticipated usage" and 74% of the
"anticipated maximum usage ".
Should the unionized social workers vote to decertify, Kathan will prepare some
cost figures for the Committee regarding their integration into the non -union work force.
The Personnel Committee and the Human Services Non - Professional Union
exchanged proposals beginning at 1:10 p.m. Representing the Non -Pros were Marcia
Heinbuch, Heather Gensen, Diane Northrup, and business agent Steve Hartmann. Future
bargaining sessions with the Non -Pro group were set as follows: October 21 at the
Health Center, committee meeting at 8:30 a.m., bargain to begin at 9 a.m. and November
4 at the Health Center, committee meeting at 12:30 p.m., bargain to begin at 1 p.m. It
was determined that future bargains would be in closed session.
The Personnel Committee and the Health Center Union exchanged proposals
beginning at 1:55 p.m. Representing the Health Center Union were Deanna Person, Anne
Fagnan, LaCinda Nichols, and business agent Steve Hartmann. Future bargaining
sessions with the Health Center Union were set as follows: October 22 at the Health
Center, committee meeting at 1 p.m., bargain to begin at 1:30 p.m. and November 7 at the
Health Center, committee meeting at 1 p.m., bargain to begin at 1:30 p.m. Future
bargains will be in closed session.
The Committee noted that the Labor Association of Wisconsin would be having
their ratification vote this evening regarding the 2003 -2004 union contract. If there is a
successful vote for ratification, the Committee will request County Board ratification at
their Board meeting on Tuesday.
Standafer adjourned the meeting at 2:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Julie Speer, Secretary