HomeMy WebLinkAboutFinance 08-18-1998ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Tom Dorsey, Chairman
St. Croix County Board
FROM: William Krueger, Chairman
COMMITTEE TITLE: Joint meeting of Personnel and Finance Committees
DATE: August 18, 1998
TIME: 8 a.m.
LOCATION: Government Center, Hudson
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING:
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Review of new and upgraded position requests for 1999 budget;
review of employment freeze
Possible joint resolution regarding 1999 new/upgraded positions
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 12, 1998
COPIES TO: County Board Office, County Clerk, News Media, Notice
Board, Committee Members
JOINT MEETING
FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEES
August 18, 1998
Meeting called to order by Personnel Chair Bill Krueger at 8:05
A.M. Prior to County Board Session.
FINANCE MEMBERS PRESENT: Tom Dorsey, Herb Giese, Tom O'Connell
arrived at 8:25 A.M. Bob Boche and Don Brown were excused.
PERSONNEL MEMBERS PRESENT: Herb Giese, Art Jacobson, Bill Krueger,
Mary Louise Olson and Gerald Peterson.
OTHERS PRESENT: Supr. Julie Speer, Child Support Administrator
Lynn Holmes, Personnel Director Deb Kathan, Corporation Counsel
Greg Timmerman, Finance Director Rich Loney, Sheriff Paul Burch,
Administrative Coordinator John Krizek and Marilyn Antiel.
EMPLOYMENT FREEZE: The committees discussed exactly what an
employment freeze involved. It was decided the 1999 freeze would
be worded the same as the 1998 freeze. No new or upgraded portions
would be added. Sheriff Burch questioned the addition of
Government Center Security personnel. This would be an exception.
NEW AND UP -GRADED POSITIONS FOR 1999• Zoning Technician (Code
Enforcement Officer) position request for employment to start April
1, 1999 rather than January 1, 1999. Motion to approve the change
by Olson, 2nd by Giese. Carried.
The Victim/Witness Specialist request to be upgraded to a full-time
position was accepted by both committees and will be presented to
County Board for approval.
Lead Deputy in the Sheriff's Department was discussed at length.
Personnel Director Kathan explained the duties of a Lead Deputy.
Sheriff Burch prefers the position to be non -union but will go
along with either decision. Motion by Peterson to make it a non-
union position as suggested by the Sheriff. Motion was withdrawn
after further discussion. Jacobson moved to make the position a
union position, 2nd by Krueger. Carried.
The Child Support Specialist position start date was discussed.
The Finance Committee suggested a starting date of January 1, 1999
vs. October 1, 1998. Both committees discussed the pros and cons
of the most beneficial date. A motion by Giese, 2nd by Krueger to
set the hiring date for January 1, 1999. Failed. Jacobson, Olson
and Peterson opposed the motion. Supr. Speer stated that according
to the 197 Resolution for hiring in 198, Child Support qualifies
for the October 1998 hiring date.
Holmes feels she can work with either date, but a hire in October
would give the new employee more on the job training time, before
attending the State's training class. The cost to the County would
be about $2501 dollars, not including the new work station and
equipment needed for this person. This would have to be bought
regardless of when this individual started. Motion by Dorsey of
the Finance Committee to have the hiring date be October 198, 2nd
by O'Connell. Carried. Cost to cover this would come out of the
Contingency Fund.
A Resolution will be drafted to include the previous actions and be
presented to the County Board on August 18, 1998 (today).
Motion to adjourn at 9:10 A.M.
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Marilyn Antiel
Recording Secretary