JOINT MEETING OF FINANCE and PERSONNEL COMMITTEES

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Friday, June 8, 2018 - 1:00pm

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REASON FOR MEETING:                     SPECIAL

 

SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION:

Call to Order and Certify Compliance with Open Meeting Law.
Election of Chairperson for this joint committee meeting.
Adopt Agenda. 
Public Comment.
Consideration and Discussion of Annual Salary/Wage Review for 2019 in Accordance with SCCO §13.29.
Adjournment.                                                                                               

 

 

COPIES TO:

Bychinski          Gibson             Rego                Gruber              McCumber

Deitz                 White Eagle      Kriegl                Lins                  Wenzel

County Clerk     Beghin              Bolin                 Posewitz           Horkan             

 

 

DATE NOTICE MAILED:                                                June 5, 2018

PREPARED BY:                                                           Personnel Department

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Finance Committee:  John Dietz, Tom Kriegl, Kevin Lins, Bill Wenzel

Finance Committee Member Excused:  Kristin White Eagle

Personnel Committee:  Tommy Lee Bychinski, Shane Gibson, Carl Gruber, Tim McCumber, Patricia Rego

Others present:   Regina Baldwin, Kerry Beghin, Alene Bolin, Dan Brattset, Pat Gavinski, Laurie Hasenbalg, Lynn Horkan, Michelle Posewitz, Jeff Spencer, Peter Vedro, Jenny Vosen, media

 

The meeting was called to order by Personnel Committee Chairperson Bychinski at 1:00 PM.  Certification of open meeting compliance was given.  Motion by Gruber, second by Dietz to nominate Bychinski to serve as chair of the joint meeting.  Motion by Gibson, second by Rego to close nominations and cast a unanimous ballot to elect Bychinski.  Motion carried.

 

Motion by Kriegl, second by Dietz to adopt the agenda.  Motion carried. 

 

Public Comment:  None. 

 

Consideration and Discussion of Annual Salary/Wage Review for 2018 in Accordance with SCCO § 13.29.

Bolin and Posewitz described maintenance of wage matrix structure.  Cost of living adjustments are about overall buying power.  Specific positions should be reviewed through a reclassification process.  Discussion of comparisons to private sector and other counties, education levels, compensation philosophy and strategy, budget projections, wage history, and importance to compensate current employees fairly.  Discussed turnover data and reasons for terminating employment. 

 

Motion by Gruber, second by Rego to forward to the County Board a 2.0% increase to the non-represented wage scale for 2019.  Motion failed unanimously. 

 

Motion by Lins, second by Wenzel to forward to the County Board a 2.5% increase to the non-represented wage scale for 2019.  Aye:  Bychinski, Dietz, Gruber, Lins, McCumber, Wenzel.  Nay:  Gibson, Kriegl, Rego.  Motion carried.

 

Motion by Lins, second by Gibson to adjourn the meeting.  Motion carried.

 

Respectfully submitted, 

 

 

 

John Dietz                                                                                             Patricia Rego

Finance Committee Chair                                                                  Personnel Committee Secretary