Personnel Committee

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Friday, January 11, 2013 - 2:30pm

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PDF icon 01/11/13 Agenda (32 KB)
PDF icon 01/11/13 Amended Agenda (32 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) ADRC – Consideration and discussion of travel request for staff member to attend the National Alliance of Information and Referral Systems Affiliate Council Meeting and Conference in Portland, Oregon.

6) ADRC – Consideration and discussion of limited term employee request in excess of three months.

7) Conservation, Planning & Zoning – Consideration of reclassification of Resource Conservationist position.
 

8) Health Care Center – Consideration and discussion of request to create a Casual Registered Nurse (RN) position. *

9) MIS – Consideration and discussion of travel request for staff member to attend OnBase System Administration Training in Cleveland, Ohio.
 

10) Sheriff’s Department – Consideration and discussion of travel request for staff member to attend National Fire Academy Training in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

11) Sheriff’s Department – Consideration and discussion of market adjustments for Sergeant positions.

12) Department Updates:
       a. Classification and Compensation Update
       b. Monthly Report
       c. Review and Approval of Vouchers
       d. Next Meeting
       e. 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: January 9, 2013

PREPARED BY: Michelle Posewitz Personnel Department
 

PDF icon 01/11/13 Minutes (82 KB)

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

OTHERS PRESENT: M. Posewitz, K. Schauf, C. Meister, J. Spencer, K. Fults, B. Michalek, B. Cunningham, S. Pate, T. Vandre, K. Gochanour

ORDER OF BUSINESS.
 The meeting was called to order by Meister at 2:30 P.M. and was certified to be in compliance with the Open Meetings Law.

AGENDA.
 Motion by P. Tollaksen, second by H. Netzinger, to adopt the amended agenda. Motion carried.

MINUTES.
Motion by C. Held, second by S. Alexander, to approve the December 14, 2012, regular business meeting minutes as sent. Motion carried.

COMMUNICATIONS.

ADRC.
 T. Vandre appeared for travel request in excess of 300 miles to send staff member to attend the National Alliance of Information and Referral Systems Affiliate Conference in Portland, Oregon. Specific travel expenses should not exceed $1500, allocated in 2013 budget. Motion by S. Alexander, second by H. Netzinger, to approve the travel request as presented. Motion carried.

ADRC.
 T. Vandre appeared to request limited term employee for the “ABCD” program not to exceed six months. Limited term employee will potentially work on community based programming, tentatively placed in grade 11 of the non-represented employee wage scale. Motion by C. Held, second by H. Netzinger, to approve the “ABCD” limited term employee up to six months. Motion carried.

CONSERVATION, PLANNING AND ZONING.
 B. Michalek appeared to request ability to reclassify pay grade of currently vacant Resource Conservationist position, to more appropriately suit the needs of the department. Motion by H. Netzinger, second by C. Held, to reclassify the Resource Conservationist position to pay grade 11, of the non-represented employee wage scale. Motion carried.

HEALTH CARE CENTER.
 K. Gochanour appeared to request ability to create a casual, Registered Nurse (RN) position. The RN position will work limited hours based on the needs of the facility. Motion by S. Alexander, second by H. Netzinger, to the creation of a casual, Registered Nurse position as presented. Motion carried.

MIS.
 S. Pate appeared for travel request in excess of 300 miles to send staff member to attend OnBase System training in Cleveland, Ohio. The dollars have been allocated as part of the 2013 budget. Motion by H. Netzinger, second by C. Held, to approve training as presented. Motion carried.

SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT.
 J. Spencer appeared for travel request in excess of 300 miles to send staff member to National Fire Academy Training in Emmitsburg, Maryland. All expenses are covered with the exception of approximately $350, remaining expenses allocated in 2013 budget. Motion by H. Netzinger, second by P. Tollaksen, to approve the travel request as presented. Motion carried.

SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT.
 C. Meister appeared to request market adjustments for the Sergeant positions within the Sheriff’s Department. There are significant wage compression issues between the supervisory positions and those which they supervise. The compression issue has been discussed at several prior meetings. The remaining supervisory positions will be addressed as part of comprehensive classification and compensation study. Motion by P. Tollaksen, second by C. Held, to approve market adjustments as presented, effective the first pay period in February 2013. Motion carried.

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. The RFP for the Classification and Compensation Analysis is due February 15, 2013. Motion by P. Tollaksen, second by C. Held, to approve monthly report and pay invoices in the amount of $10,023. Motion carried.

Motion by S. Alexander, second by C. Held, to adjourn until February 15, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. for regular business meeting. Motion carried.

MEETING ADJOURNED AT 3:40 P.M.

Respectfully submitted,

Signed by: Carol Held, Secretary