HomeMy WebLinkAboutPersonnel Committee 08-21-02ST. 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: August 21, 2002
TIME: 10:00 a.m.
LOCATION: Government Center, Hudson
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES from August 19
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Closed session per WI Stat. 19.85 (1) c for the purpose of continuing labor negotiations
with the LAW Union; reconvene into open session to complete agenda items and
settlement agreements.
Review of new and upgraded position requests for 2003 budget.
NEW BUSINESS:
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: August 19, 2002
COPIES TO: County Board Office, County Clerk, News Media, Notice Board,
Committee Members
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETING
Date: August 21, 2002 Location: Government Center, Hudson
The Personnel Committee meeting was called to order at 10:05 by Chairman Daryl
Standafer. Members present: Standafer, Leon Berenschot, Stan Krueger, Julie Speer, and Dick
King. Also present: Debra Kathan and Chuck Whiting. Moved (King, Speer) and approved to
accept the agenda as presented. Standafer announced that the August 19 minutes would be
reviewed at the next Committee meeting. AFSCME has concurred with some available dates for
opening their 2003 contract bargain. The next Personnel Committee meetings are scheduled as
follows: September 4, 10 a.m. for regular business, 1 p.m. for the opening of contracts;
September 16, 1 p.m., for the opening of contracts.
Motion (Krueger, Speer) to go into closed session per WI Stat. 19.85 (1) c for the purpose
of continuing labor negotiations with the LAW unit. Roll call vote: all aye; moved into closed
session at 10:10 a.m. Also present for the closed session was Shawn DeMulling, Mike Winberg,
and James Dorsey — bargaining team members for LAW. Whiting did not return for the
afternoon session.
Moved (Berenschot, Krueger) and approved to come out of closed session at 1:35 p.m.
Standafer announced that a tentative agreement had been reached between the County and
representatives of LAW for a 2003 -2004 labor contract. The settlement featured an across -the-
board increase of three percent for each of the two years and a split of monthly health insurance
premiums with 90% paid by the County and 10% paid by the Employee. The settlement also
included an economic exchange for specific contract language changes to promotional
procedures. Specifics of the contract agreement will be put in final document form for
ratification by the LAW membership and the County Board at its September meeting.
The Committee reviewed each request for a new /upgraded position and took the
following actions:
1.) Moved (Krueger, Berenschot) and approved (5 -0) a new, full -time position of
Zoning Technician with the understanding that costs elsewhere in the budget for similar contract
services would be deleted.
2.) Moved (Berenschot, King) and approved (5 -0) a new, part-time (4 1/2 hours per
day) Transportation Driver for St. Croix Industries with the understanding that no capital
expenditures would be needed to accompany this position and that approximately 90% of the
cost would be funded by other than levy dollars.
3.) Moved (Berenschot, King) and approved (5 -0) an increase from 60% to full -time
for the Environment Health Specialist contingent upon the receiving of grant funds to cover the
additional 40% cost.
4, 5, 6.) Moved (Speer, Krueger) and approved (5 -0) three new full -time primary
services deputies in the Sheriff's Department.
7.) Moved (Speer, Berenschot) and approved (5 -0) a new, full -time Corrections
Officer /Huber Officer assignment contingent upon the building of a Huber facility; with the
position to start no sooner than the completion of the construction.
8.) Moved (Speer, King) and denied (2 -3) the request to fund a full -time shift
supervisor in the jail operation.
9.) Moved (Speer, Berenschot) and approved (5 -0) to increase from 3 /4-time to full -
time the position of Corrections Officer/Program and Volunteer Coordinator with the Sheriff's
Department.
10.) Moved (Speer, Krueger) and denied (0 -5) the request for two part-time jail nurses.
The Committee recommends that the $50, 112 be placed in the medical expenses category of the
jail operations budget and used to purchase nursing services on an as- needed basis.
11.) Moved (Krueger, Berenschot) and approved (5 -0) to deny the position of full -
time telecommunicator with Emergency Communications.
12.) Moved (King, Krueger) and approved (5 -0) the increase from 70% to fill -time for
four telecommunicators in Emergency Communications with the understanding that significant
overtime costs would be eliminated from the 2003 budget.
13.) Moved (Berenschot, King) and approved (5 -0) to fund at 3 /a -time the position of
Real Property Lister Assistant in the Planning Department.
14.) Moved (Speer, Berenschot) and approved (4 -1) to fund at 5 hours per day the
position of Employee Services Specialist with the Personnel Department.
15.) Moved (Speer, King) and approved to increase from 50% to full -time the Legal
Advocate with the Victim/Witness program with the understanding that grant funding would
cover the additional costs for all but approximately $7,707.
The Personnel Committee requests that the Finance Committee authorize a change in
budget instructions to place three percent wage increases in the departmental budgets instead of
the current two percent. Standafer adjourned the meeting at 2:56 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Julie Speer, Secretary