Personnel Committee

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Monday, November 5, 2012 - 3:00pm

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PDF icon 11/05/12 Amended Agenda (51 KB)

AMENDED*

REASON FOR MEETING: REGULAR

  1. Call to Order and Certify Compliance with Open Meetings Law.
  2. Adopt Agenda.
  3. Adopt minutes of previous meeting.
  4. Communications.
  5. Public Health – Possible consideration and discussion of creation of part-time Public Health Nurse project position.
  6. Public Health – Consideration and discussion of extension of Public Health Manager project position.
  7. Public Health – Consideration and discussion of extension of Environmental Health Technician project positions.
  8. Discussion and consideration of the merit increases for non-represented employees.*
  9. Discussion and consideration of the 2013 classification and compensation study, and implications for overall employee compensation.*
  10. Department Updates:
    1. Classification and Compensation Update
    2. Monthly Report
    3. Review and Approval of Vouchers
    4. Next Meeting
    5. Adjournment

COPIES TO: County Clerk B. Demars; Administrative Coordinator K. Schauf; Corporation Counsel T. Liebman; Personnel Committee: T. Meister/ P. Tollaksen/ H. Netzinger/S. Alexander/C. Held; Personnel Department, Accounting Department

DATE NOTICE POSTED AND MAILED: November 1, 2012

PREPARED BY: Michelle Posewitz Personnel Department

PDF icon 11/05/12 Minutes (30 KB)

MEMBERS PRESENT: T. Meister, P. Tollaksen, S. Alexander, C. Held, H. Netzinger

OTHERS PRESENT: K. Beghin, K. Schauf, M. Posewitz, R. Dawson, M. Krueger, C. Bodendein, L. Dee, G. Kaehne

ORDER OF BUSINESS.
 The meeting was called to order by Meister at 1:00 P.M. and was certified to be in compliance with the Open Meetings Law.

AGENDA.
Motion by P. Tollaksen, second by C. Held, to adopt the amended agenda. Motion carried.

MINUTES.
 Motion by S. Alexander, second by H. Netzinger, to approve the October 12, 2012, regular business meeting minutes as sent. Motion carried.

COMMUNICATIONS.
M. Krueger addressed the group regarding items discussed at the Executive and Legislative meeting, specifically a recommendation to possibly amend 13.29 of the Sauk County Code of Ordinances to exclude the Administrative Coordinator and Corporation Counsel.

PUBLIC HEALTH.
 C. Bodendein appeared to request ability to create a part-time, .75 FTE, Public Health Nurse (project position). Increase in certain types of public health related conditions requiring additional staff time, majority of position funded through grant dollars. Will continue to explore possibility of sharing hours with Human Services. Motion by S. Alexander, second by C. Held, to create the .75 FTE Public Health Nurse (project position) effective upon passage. Motion carried.

PUBLIC HEALTH.
 C. Bodendein appeared to request ability to extend two Environmental Health Technician project positions an additional 12 months. The project positions are currently allocated as part of the 2013 budget and funded through grant dollars. Motion by S. Alexander, second by H. Netzinger, to extend the Environmental Health Technician (project positions) an additional 12 months. Motion carried.

MERIT INCREASES FOR NON-REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES.
 As result of October County Board meeting, item added to agenda for discussion purposes. Currently merit increases based on satisfactory annual performance appraisals for eligible non-represented employees. Discussion ensued. Motion by P. Tollaksen, second by C. Held, to temporarily suspend Sauk County Code of Ordinances, Section 13.22, thereby suspending merit increases for 2013, for the eligible non-represented employees. Motion carried.

COMPENSATION AND CLASSIFICATION.
 Discussion regarding possible options to deal with wage compression for certain supervisory positions, paying positions below the market and other compensation related issues. Current system created to provide parity with other employee groups. A classification and compensation study was completed in 2001 with implementation in 2002, brought positions in line with market and comparable counties. Plan to review the possible scope of a future classification and compensation analysis at next meeting.

DEPARTMENTAL UPDATE.
 M. Posewitz distributed departmental budget numbers and activity report for the month including meetings, recruitments, terminations, labor activities, EAP utilization and benefits information. Posewitz presented the Committee with the monthly unemployment statistics, wellness program initiatives and deferred compensation alternatives. Motion by H. Netzinger, second by C. Held, to approve monthly report and pay invoices in the amount of $3,358. Motion carried.

Motion by H. Netzinger, second by P. Tollaksen, to adjourn until December 14, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. for regular business meeting. Motion carried.

MEETING ADJOURNED AT 2:40 P.M.

Respectfully submitted,

Signed by: Carol Held, Secretary