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ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Tom Dorsey, Chairman
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Chairman Gerald Peterson
COMMITTEE TITLE: Personnel
DATE: January 8, 2001
TIME: 9 a.m.
LOCATION: Government Center, Hudson
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING:
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES from November 20, 2000
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Review of negotiations process
Consideration of non -union wage grid issues
Grievance and arbitration update
Evaluation Team Report
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: December 29, 2000
COPIES TO: County Board Office, County Clerk, News Media, Notice Board, Committee
Members
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PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETING
Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Government Center, Hudson
The Personnel Committee meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. by Chairman Gerald
Peterson. Members present: Peterson, Julie Speer, Art Jacobson, Ralph Swenson, and Mary
Louise Olson. Also present: Charles Whiting and Debra Kathan.
Moved (Jacobson, Swenson) and approved to accept the agenda as presented. The next
meeting was scheduled for 8:30 a.m., Feb. 27. Moved (Swenson, Olson) and approved to accept
the minutes of the November 20 meeting.
Peterson expressed concern regarding the length of time it has taken to get the contracts.
Kathan noted that the materials had been sent to Steve Weld for processing by his office. Weld
indicated that the contracts were completed except for proof - reading and would be forwarded to
the County this week. The Committee wants to compile a list of negotiation concerns and
strategies as it prepares for the next round of contract talks in 2002. The Committee wishes to
spend more time with the department heads prior to contract bargaining, clearly outlining the role
that the department heads play in the process.
Discussion regarding goal- setting and priority planning for personnel concerns. It was
noted that the next meeting would serve as a time for goal - setting and prioritizing within the
department, including major areas such as position administration, handbook rewrites, and
county -wide consistency in performance evaluations.
The Committee reviewed a memo from the Health and Human Services Director noting
concerns he had regarding wage compression issues in his department, particularly in Pay Grades
7 and 8 and Pay Grades 9 and 10. The Committee determined that any compression issues would
be addressed as part of a larger issue regarding position administration and appropriate staffing
levels. This would be part of long -range planning and goal- setting within the department. The
Committee requested that an organizational chart be forwarded to them from the Health and
Human Services Department.
The Committee reviewed the recently concluded labor negotiations. Discussion
regarding the use of reclassification systems within the context of bargaining. No action taken.
Pending grievances include one from GGSS regarding the use of performance evaluations and
one from LAW regarding mandatory attendance at staff meetings.
The Committee reviewed the work of the Evaluation Team in reviewing the job
description for the position of Administrative Assistant in the Sheriff's Department. Moved
(Jacobson, Swenson) and approved to adopt the point evaluation for the Administrative Assistant
in the Sheriff's Department as follows: D12 175 D3 (33) 57 D2C 76, for a point total of 308.
The new point total does not place the position in a different pay grade.
Moved (Jacobson, Speer) and approved to adjourn at 11:53 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Louise Olson
Secretary