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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPersonnel Committee 08-14-02X 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: August 14, 2002 TIME: 8:30 a.m. LOCATION: Government Center, Hudson CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES from July 1, 2002 UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Closed session per WI Stat. 19.85 (1) c for the purpose of reviewing labor negotiation issues in preparation for contract bargaining; reconvene into open session to conclude agenda items. NEW BUSINESS: Review of new and upgraded position requests (times to be set for departmental presentations; Emergency Communications is scheduled for August 19) - -9:00 a.m. Zoning Department - -9:20 a.m. Planning Department -- 9:40a.m. Victim Witness, District Attorney's Office - -10:00 a.m. Health and Human Services - -10:30 a.m. Sheriff's Department Review of non -union reclassification requests Discussion of ratification vote for Human Services- Professional Union contract Review of 2003 budget for Personnel and Recruitment 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: July 24, 2002 COPIES TO: County Board Office, County Clerk, News Media, Notice Board, Committee Members PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETING Date: August 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, Leon Berenschot, Dick King, Stan Krueger. Also present: Debra Kathan and Chuck Whiting. Moved (Berenschot, Krueger) and approved to adopt the agenda as presented. Moved (King, Krueger) and approved to accept the minutes of the July 1 meeting. Seven reclassification requests were received by the Personnel Committee asking for consideration of a point evaluation for the updated job descriptions. The Committee directed that the Evaluation Team review the requests and report their findings to the Committee. It was necessary to select a Personnel Committee member to serve on the Evaluation Team. Berenschot nominated Speer. No further nominations. Moved (Krueger, Berenschot) and approved to close nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for Speer. The retro -costs have been paid out to members of the Human Services Professional Union after the settlement of a three -year contract with the County. Costs were placed at $210,200. Steve Fisher, Kevin Grabau, and Art Jensen — representing the Zoning Office— appeared before the Committee on behalf of their request for an additional staff person in 2003. Fisher proposed that the contract employee providing on -site waste water treatment review be replaced by a regular, full -time employee. Such action would provide a cost - savings to the County and allow for more time spent in field inspections and septic reviews. Dave Fodroczi and Art Jensen spoke on behalf of a Planning request for a regular 3 /4 -time assistant in the Real Property area. Fodroczi noted the increase in numbers of plats and lots with the housing development growth in St. Croix County. Ann Gustafson and Karen Rasmussen from the Victim/Witness Program spoke on behalf of increasing the Legal Advocate position from half -time to full -time. Gustafson noted that the focus of the position is providing advocate services to the public, especially in the area of restraining orders. She noted an increase in the number of clients seeking these services. She indicated that the position would be sunsetted if grant funding was not available. John Borup and Ron Eichstaedt appeared before the Committee to request an additional transportation driver (4.5 hours per day) in the client workshop program which would permit the addition of a route and thereby shorten ride time for wheelchair -bound individuals. John Borup and Barbara Nelson made a presentation regarding the increase of time for the Environmental Health Specialist from a 60% position to a full -time position. Money from the Indoor Air Quality and Childhood Lead Poisoning Grants would provide funding for the additional hours. Dennis Hillstead and Karen Humphrey appeared before the Committee on behalf of requests for the Jail and Sheriff's operations. Humphrey is asking that a third employee be added as a shift supervisor in the jail. She has evaluated the use of nursing services for inmates and requests that the part-time jail nurse currently assigned from the County's Public Health department be replaced with 40 hours of nurse time per week — probably two part-time nurses. If the Huber facility is build in 2003, she stated that an additional Huber Officer would be needed to manage the increased number of inmates in the 48 -bed unit. The Program and Volunteer Coordinator in the jail is currently funded at 3 /4 -time and Humphrey is requesting that this be increased to full -time. Several programs are being offered to inmates including an in -house GED track, and more than 100 volunteers are working with inmates in educational and spiritual programs. Sheriff Hillstead has applied for another COPS grant which would provide up to three patrol officers for the County. The three -year grant would provide partial funding for positions and equipment. If the grant is approved, Hillstead asked that three patrol officers be approved as new positions in 2003. If the grant is denied, he asked that one patrol officer be added to the force in 2003. Kathan spoke on behalf of a request from the Personnel Office to add a position providing for employee services and benefit information. She asked that the part-time position, five hours per day, be added as a result of increased workload in the office, particularly in the area of employee benefit programs and state /federal reporting issues. Standafer noted that the Personnel Committee would make decisions regarding the new position proposals following the presentation from Emergency Communications on August 19. Kathan presented the 2003 budget request for the Personnel Office. She noted that it included a slight decrease in the operating expenses from 2002 rates, and increased the wages and health insurance costs by the mandated amounts. Moved (Speer, King) and approved to adopt the 2003 Personnel budget as presented. Kathan presented the 2003 Recruitment budget. She noted that the projected budget costs were a decrease from 2002 figures as a result of greater dependence on internet sources. The use of newspaper advertisements has decreased and more targeted ads are being placed in select publications. Moved (Berenschot, Kruger) and approved to adopt the 2003 Recruitment budget as presented. Krueger asked that the Finance Director review the possibility of making the Recruitment budget a part of the Personnel budget. Motion (Berenschot, Krueger) to go into closed session per WI Stat. 19.85 (1) c for the purpose of reviewing labor negotiations issues. Roll call vote: all aye; moved into closed session at 12:15 p.m. Moved (Berenschot, Krueger) and approved to come out of closed session at 12:30 p.m. The Committee reviewed available dates for the convening of a meeting with AFSCME union representatives to open contracts for 2003. Available dates: 1 p.m., September 4 and 1 p.m. September 16. Weld will be notified of the dates and work with Steve Hartmann to confirm the meetings. Standafer adjourned the meeting at 12:37 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Julie Speer, Secretary