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CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Tom Dorsey, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Chairman Gerald Peterson COMMITTEE TITLE: Personnel DATE: July 31, 2000 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 July 17, 2000 UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Closed session per WI Stat. 19.85 (1) c and e for the purpose of continuing labor negotiations; reconvene into open session to complete agenda items (9:15 a.m. Highway Union) NEW BUSINESS: New and upgraded position requests 9:40 Emergency Communications: Telecommunicator 9:55 Sheriff's Department: Investigator, Civil Process Server, Corrections Officer, Jail Volunteer and Programs Coordinator (upgrade) 10:30 Highway: Assistant Administrative Supervisor, Assistant Operations Supervisor Break 11:00 Planning: Planner/GIS Specialist 11:15 Zoning: Secretary/Receptionist - 11:30 HHS/Public Health: Environmental Health Specialist 11:45 Circuit Courts: Judicial Assistant Noon Personnel, Personnel Assistant (part-time) Consideration of positions reaching the three-year LTE status: Victim/Witness Legal Advocate, Child Support Specialist 07/24/00 09:03 $ COUNTY CLERK 0001 x�c�c��c:�xa�xx*xxxxxx�xxxxx:xxc�c:� xxACTIVITY REPORT xxx x�xxx*x�xx�x�xxxx�x�xxx:xxxx TRANSMISSION OK TX/RX NO. 7835 CONNECTION TEL 92467090 CONNECTION ID START TIME 07/24 09:01 USAGE TIME 01'16 PAGES 2 RESULT OK ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Tom Dorsey, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Chairman Gerald Peterson COMMITTEE TITLE: Personnel DATE: July 31, 2000 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 July 17, 2000 UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Closed session per WI Stat. 19.85 (1) c and a for the purpose of continuing labor negotiations; reconvene into open session to complete agenda items (9:15 a.m. Highway Union) NEW BUSINESS: New and upgraded position requests 9:40 Emergency Communications: Telecornmunicator 9:55 Sheriffs Department: Investigator, Civil Process Server, Corrections Officer_ 07/24/00 08:57 V COUNTY CLERK Q001 *;k;k ACTIVITY REPORT TRANSMISSION OK TX/RX NO. 7833 CONNECTION TEL 93869891 CONNECTION ID START TIME 07/24 08:56 USAGE TIME 00'56 PAGES 2 RESULT OK ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Tom Dorsey, Cbairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Chairman Gerald Peterson COMMITTEE TITLE: Personnel DATE: July 31, 2000 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 July 17, 2000 UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Closed session per VAI Stat_ 19.$5 (1) c and a for the purpose ofcontinuing labor negotiations; reconvene into open session to complete agenda items (9:15 a.m. Highway Union) NEW 13USINESS: New and upgraded position requests 9:40 Emergency Communications: Telecommunicator 9:55 Sheriff's Department: Investigator.lgatar. Civil PmceQc .CPr..P,- 07/24/00 08:53 'b' COUNTY CLERK 0001 xxxx:��xxxx��x��x�xxxxxx�xx xxxACTIVITY REPORTxx kk�:kkk��sk�k�kk:�k�N:kk*kk�kxcxc TRANSMISSION OK TX/RX NO. 7832 CONNECTION TEL 917156982952 CONNECTION ID The Best Press START TIME 07/24 08:52 USAGE TIME 00'57 PAGES 2 RESULT OK ST. CR.OIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Tom Dorsey, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Chairman Gerald Peterson COMMITTEE TITLE: Personnel DATE: July 31, 2040 TIME: 9 a.m. LOCATION: Government Centex, Hudson CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL - ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING: ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES from July 17, 2000 UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Closed session per WI Stat_ 19.85 (1) c and a for the purpose of continuing labor negotiations; reconvene into open session to complete agenda items (9.15 a.m_ Highway Union) NEIN BUSINESS: New and upgraded position requests 9:40 Emergency Communications. Telecommunicator 9:55 Sheriff's Department: Investigator, Civil Process Server, Corrections Officer, PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETING Date: July 31,2000 Location: Government Center, Hudson The Personnel Committee meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. by Chairman Gerald Peterson. Members present: Peterson, Mary Louise Olson, Julie Speer,,Ralph Swenson, and Art Jacobson. Also present: Debra Kathan and Chuck Whiting. Moved(Swenson, Speer) and approved to adopt the agenda as presented. The date of the next meeting was set for August 7 at 1 p.m. Moved (Olson, Jacobson) and approved to accept the minutes of the July 17 meeting. Motion (Speer, Swenson)to go into closed session per WI Stat. 19.85 (1) c and e for the purpose of continuing negotiations with the Highway Union. Roll call vote: all aye; moved into closed session at 9:10 a.m. Representing the Highway Union were Rod Kongshaug and Mike VanKeuren. Moved (Speer, Swenson) and approved to come out of closed session at 9:45 a.m. Peterson announced that a tentative agreement had been reached with the Highway Union. If ratified by the membership, the Personnel Committee would take it before the County Board on August 15. Bruce Brantner, Communications Center Director appeared before the Board on behalf of a request for additional permanent part-time dispatchers. Moved (Swenson, Olson) and approved to recommend the addition of two new positions, each one a 24-hour per week telecommunicator, effective 01/O1/O1 and a total cost of approximately $56,422. Appearing before the Committee were Sheriff Department employees Ron Volkert, Karen Humphrey, and Dennis Hillstead. They indicated their desire to expand departmental staffing by adding one investigator, one process server, one corrections officer(Huber/shift filler) and one half-time program coordinator for jail services. It was noted that the "meth"problem was severe in the County and extra investigative manpower was necessary. One of the two process servers usually assigned those tasks has been assigned coordination work with the Visions software program for law enforcement, therefore limiting his paper service time. The corrections officer would spend a significant amount of time tracking the Huber prisoners, as well as filling vacant shifts. Lastly, grants are in the works for educational and service programs in the jail and the existing volunteer coordinator would expand from a half-time position to fill the program coordinator job as well. Since the Committee was running behind schedule, Peterson noted that discussion and voting on each request would occur at the conclusion of all the presentations. Tim Ramberg, Jim Harer, Dan Fedderly, and board member Dick King appeared before the Committee on behalf of the Highway Department. Fedderly noted that the department was proposing a comprehensive administrative re-organization and as part of the workload distribution two additional positions would be requested—an Assistant Operations Specialist to assist the Patrol Superintendent and an Assistant Administrative Supervisor to assist the Maintenance Supervisor (re-named Administrative Supervisor). It was noted that the cost of the positions would not be charged against the property tax levy. Steve Fisher requested that a Secretary/Receptionist be added to the Zoning Department staff to handled the increased paperwork and public inquiries. He noted that increased fees would cover a significant part of the cost of the position. It was requested by Director of Planning Dave Fodroczi that a Planner/GIS Specialist be added to the Planning Department in 2001. With state grant funds and land records funding, it was noted that this request would not affect the property tax levy. John Borup, HHS Director, requested that a temporary 60% Environmental Health Specialist be made into a full-time position. The position was full-time, with services divided between Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix Counties. The other two counties have not continued with the position. The position would provide for health-related services such as inspections, investigations of foodborne and waterborne communicable diseases, radon testing, and pest control. Judge Richards and Judge Lundell asked for consideration of a third Judicial Assistant in the Courts. Two positions already exist. They noted that the workload was such that it was necessary to have one Judicial Assistant per judge position, which was the state standard. Debra Kathan requested that a part-time Personnel Assistant be added to the Personnel Department to deal with the expanding workload, customer services, and advanced spreadsheet services. Moved (Olson, Speer) and approved to recommend the position of Personnel Assistant in the Personnel Department effective 01/01/01 and at a cost of approximately $27,300. Moved (Speer, Swenson) and approved to recommend the position of Sheriffs Investigator effective 01/O1/O1 and at a cost of approximately $68,947. It was noted that the Sheriff's Department would continue in its attempts to secure grant funding for this position and other drug-related activities. Bob Heise, County Conservationist, appeared before the Committee to discuss his re- organization plans for the Land and Water Conservation Department. It was noted that no new positions would be added to the department, but some funding sources would be changed to appropriately represent the services being provided. The Committee reviewed materials from the Personnel Handbook regarding the creation of permanent positions from temporary slots after a pre-determined waiting period. It was noted that two positions were covered by the provisions of the handbook: Child Support Specialist and Victim/Witness Legal Advocate. Both are part-time positions. Moved (Jacobson, Speer) and approved to comply with the handbook regulations and implement the Victim/Witness Legal Advocate position effective 01/01/01. Moved (Swenson, Speer) and approved to comply with the handbook regulations and implement the Child Support Specialist position immediately. Moved (Jacobson, Swenson) and approved to accept the re-organization of the Land and Water Conservation department. Heise was instructed to reflect appropriate funding costs to the re-organized positions and submit it as part of the regular budget process for 2001. Moved (Swenson, Speer) and approved to deny the request for the position of Process Server. Moved (Jacobson, Olson) and approved to recommend the position of Corrections Officer I1 (Huber/Filler assignments) in the jail with an effective date of 01/01/O1 and at an approximate cost of$51,688. Moved (Swenson, Jacobson) and approved to deny the request for the position of part- time Program Coordinator in the jail operation. Speer voted in the negative. Moved(Swenson, Olson) and approved to recommend the position titled Assistant Operations Supervisor at an annualized cost of approximately$57,287. It was noted that the Personnel Committee recommends the title Assistant Patrol Superintendent. The Highway Committee noted that no property tax levy would be needed for this new position. Moved (Swenson, Olson) and approved to deny the request for the position of Assistant Administrative Supervisor as requested by the Highway Department. Moved (Olson, Jacobson) and approved to deny the request for the position of Planner/GIS Specialist from the Planning Department. Swenson voted in the negative. Moved (Speer, Olson) and approved to recommend the position of Secretary/Receptionist in the Zoning Office with an effective date of 01/01/01 and an approximate cost of$31,462. Moved (Olson, Jacobson) and approved to recommend the position of Environmental Health Specialist at a permanent 60% status, effective 01/01/01 and an approximate cost of $30,648, most of which is funded by other than the property tax levy. Moved (Swenson, Speer) and approved to recommend the position of Judicial Assistant in the court system with an effective date of 01/01/01 and an approximate cost of$38,890. Moved (Olson, Jacobson) and approved to recommend the position of Secretary in the Emergency Communications Center for 15 hours per week, effective 01/01/01 and with an approximate cost of$10,296. Moved (Jacobson, Speer) and approved to refer the list of reclassification requests to the Evaluation Team for their review and report to the Personnel Committee later in August. Moved (Speer, Jacobson) and approved to appoint Evaluation Team members as follows: John Borup, Chuck Whiting, Debra Kathan, Mary Louise Olson, and David Fodroczi. Moved (Swenson, Speer) and approved to adjourn a 3:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Mary Louise Olson Secretary