Personnel Committee

DATE: Friday, February 10, 2006
PLACE:
Room 213

ATTENDANCE:

Members Present: T. Meister, C. Montgomery, T. Bychinski, and S. Alexander Absent: P. Tollaksen

Others Present: W. Wenzel, M. Koehler, K. Pope, J. Briggs,

CALL TO ORDER:

The meeting was called to order by Chair T. Meister at 8:50 a.m. and was certified to be in compliance with the Open Meetings Law.

AGENDA:

Motion by C. Montgomery, second by T. Bychinski to adopt the agenda.
Motion carried.

MINUTES:

Motion by T. Bychinski, second by S. Alexander to approve the January 13, 2005, minutes as distributed.
Motion carried.

COMMUNICATIONS:

None.

HUMAN SERVICES:

Personnel Director, M. Koehler notified the Committee of a request from the Human Services Director W. Orth, to authorize an extension of an LTE social worker position in the CSP unit. Motion by S. Alexander, second by T. Bychinski to authorize the extension.
Motion carried.

DEPARTMENTAL UPDATES:

M. Koehler presented the Committee with the activity report for the past month. The report was presented in a new format as requested by the Interim Administrative Coordinator. The new format places more emphasis on the activities of the Department head in addition to the general activities of the overall department. The other significant change is in the presentation of the monthly bills. The new format provides a comparative of the past three years budgets as well as a percentile usage for the current year.

Expenditures for the month of February were presented in the amount of $9,416.38 Motion by C. Montgomery, second by T. Meister to approve the vouchers and departmental updates as presented.
Motion carried.

Koehler advised the Committee that no further action had taken in regard to a Department Head training in the fundamentals of administrative law as she was waiting for the input from the Corporation Counsel. No action taken.

C. Montgomery asked to speak on behalf of the Negotiations, subcommittee and recognize the excellent work done by K. Pope in preparation for the Health Care Center negotiations.

K. Pope provided the Committee with a report on the activities of the HCC Personnel Office including recruitments, unemployment expenses, and leaves of absence. Pope was asked what the current census of the FDD unit was; there are currently 7 patients.

Motion by S. Alexander, second by T. Bychinski to adjourn until Friday, March 10, 2006, at 8:15 a.m. To hold the next regular business meeting.
Motion carried.

Meeting adjourned.

Respectfully submitted: Peter Tollaksen, Secretary