HomeMy WebLinkAboutPersonnel 07-15-98ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Tom Dorsey, Chairman
St. Croix County Board
FROM: William Krueger, Chairman
COMMITTEE TITLE: Personnel
DATE: July 15, 1998
TIME: 9 a.m.
LOCATION: Government Center, Hudson
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING:
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
Review of new and updated position requests to be included in the
1999 budget
Confirm employee picnic dates
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 10, 1998
COPIES TO: County Board Office, County Clerk, News Media, Notice
Board, Committee Members
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETING
Date: July 15, 1998 Location: Government Center, Hudson
The Personnel Committee meeting was called to order at 9 a.m.
by Chairman William Krueger. Members present: Krueger, Art
Jacobson, Mary Louise Olson, Gerald Peterson, and Herb Giese.
Staff present: Debra Kathan and John Krizek. Also present: Greg
Timmerman.
Moved (Giese, Olson) and approved to accept the agenda as
presented. Moved (Olson, Peterson) and approved to accept the
minutes of the June 23, 1998 meeting, as presented. The next
meeting was set for August 5 at 1 p.m.
Kathan presented a review of the procedure necessary for the
establishment of new or upgraded positions. She noted the
timelines for approval and the criteria generally used to determine
need. It was noted that positions receiving Personnel Committee
approval would be forwarded to the Finance Committee for a cost
review.
Krizek reviewed the budget goals for 1999 as set by the
Finance Committee. The goal is to maintain the same levy as in
1998: $11,981.40 with an accompanying mill rate decrease from the
1998 rate of 4.48. Krizek asked that the Committee review position
requests based upon criteria such as public demand, mandates,
workloads, technological impact, and property tax reductions. He
noted that alternatives could include limited term employees,
overtime, automation, and outsourcing.
The Committee reviewed the request for a Zoning Technician
(code enforcement) to be included in the 1999 budget. Dave Hense
and Jerry Larson represented the Planning, Zoning, and Parks
Committee and Cindy Sherman made the presentation as the department
head. Discussion regarding the increasing of user fees which are
projected to generate an additional $70,000. Moved (Jacobson,
Giese) and approved to recommend for inclusion in the Zoning
Department's 1999 budget the position of Zoning Technician (code
enforcement).
The Committee reviewed requests for additional positions in
the Sheriff's Department. Julie Speer represented the Public
Protection Committee. From the Sheriff's Department were Karen
Humphrey, Paul Burch, Ron Volkert, and Bob Klanderman.
The Committee reviewed the request for a non -union shift
supervisor in the jail. Discussion regarding the non -union vs.
union status for the shift supervisor position. Committee members
indicated an interest in pursuing union status. Speer indicated
that this was not the wish of the Public Protection Committee.
Moved (Krueger, Peterson) to include in the 1999 Jail budget the
non -union shift supervisor position. Motion failed. Krueger
indicated that he would entertain a request for a union shift
supervisor should the Public Protection Committee decided to bring
that forward at the next meeting.
The Committee reviewed the request for a Huber Officer in the
Jail. Discussion regarding the current Huber position which also
serves as a filler for open jail shifts. No motion was offered, no
action taken on the request.
The Committee reviewed the request for a non -union shift
supervisor in the Sheriff's Patrol division. Moved (Krueger,
Olson) and approved to recommend for inclusion in the 1999
Sheriff's budget the non -union position of Shift Supervisor in the
Patrol division.
Lynn Holmes and Julie Speer appeared on behalf of a request
from the Public Protection Committee for a Child Support Specialist
position. Moved (Giese, Jacobson) and approved to recommend for
inclusion in the 1999 budget, and with an effective start date of
October 1, 1998, the regular full-time position of Child Support
Specialist. It was noted that this position is funded at about 66%
non -County dollars.
Eric Johnson, Ann Gustafson, and Julie Speer appeared on
behalf of the Public Protection Committee requesting action to
expand the position of Victim/Witness Specialist from half-time to
full-time. Moved (Giese, Krueger) and approved to recommend for
inclusion in the 1999 budget the position of Victim/Witness
Specialist, increased to a regular, full-time position. It was
noted that approximately 70+% of this position is funded from the
State.
Requests from committees for job re-evaluations will be
reviewed at the next Committee meeting. Employee picnic dates were
confirmed: August 11, 11:30 a.m., Government Center; August 13, it
a.m., Health Center; August 27, 2:30 p.m., Hammond Highway Shop.
Moved (Peterson, Giese) and approved to adjourn at 1:25 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Louise Olson
Secretary