HomeMy WebLinkAboutPersonnel 09-19-01 ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Tom Dorsey, St. Croix County Board Chairman
FROM: Gerald Peterson, Personnel Committee Chairman
COMMITTEE TITLE: Personnel
DATE: September 19, 2001
TIME: 1 p.m.
LOCATION: Government Center, Hudson
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES from August 22 and 29, 2001
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
Review of Personnel Handbook
Insurance update
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
ADJOURNMENT
NOTE THAT THE AGENDA 11'EMS ARE NOT NECESSARILY PRESENTED IN
THIS ORDER.
SUBMITTED BY: Debra Kathan, Personnel Director
DATE: Sept. 13, 2001
COPIES TO: County Board Office, County Clerk, News Media, Notice Board,
Committee Members
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PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETING
Date: September 19, 2001 Location: Government Center, Hudson
The Personnel Committee meeting was called to order at 1 p.m. by Chairman
Gerald Peterson. Members present: Peterson, Julie Speer, Mary Louise Olson, Art
Jacobson, and Ralph Swenson. Also present: Debra Kathan and Chuck Whiting.
Moved (Jacobson, Olson) and approved to accept the agenda as presented.
Moved (Speer, Olson) and approved to accept the minutes of the August 22 Personnel
Committee meeting. Moved ( Olson, Jacobson) and approved to accept the minutes of
the August 29 Personnel Committee meeting. The next meeting was set for 8:30 a.m.,
October 16.
Whiting updated the Committee on health insurance issues. He noted that the
health insurance fund balance was at $388,830 including all charges to the fund through
August. Account charges to the fund have averaged $350,000 per month and revenues to
the fund have averaged $390,000 per month, leaving a balance in the fund of an
additional $40,000 per month. He is actively working to set a formula for determining
the monthly premium funding rate. Whiting noted that there were no increases in
administrative charges from Preferred One for claim processing in the next year. There
were increases in the cost of stop -loss premiums. The Committee unanimously
recommends to the Finance Committee that it consider funding the health insurance
premium to reflect 125% of anticipated usage for next year.
The Personnel Department is reviewing the Personnel Handbook in hopes of
getting an updated version on the Intra -net in the near future. Items for discussion at the
next Committee meeting include Article 3, (Position Administration), Sections 7 -8 -10;
Article 9 (Grievance and Appeal Procedures); and Article 12 (Employee Performance
Evaluations).
Discussion regarding the re- writing of job descriptions. It was noted that the state
and federal governments place certain "minimum only" requirements on job descriptions
and the County must remain in compliance with that intent. Further discussion regarding
the role of the department head in writing and/or maintaining updated job descriptions.
Swenson distributed a synopsis on Employee Evaluations from a session at the
WCA conference. General discussion regarding the need for annual and on -going
evaluations tied to job descriptions and value of service to the department or the County.
There is an interest in incorporating a stronger goal- setting element into the current
format. The Committee will look at performance evaluation issues at their next meeting.
Copies of the picnic survey results were distributed. Most respondents indicated
their interest in having the picnics continue in the same format. The Committee will
review the results when planning for next year's picnics.
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Moved (Speer, Olson) and approved to adjourn at 3:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Louise Olson
Secretary