Personnel Committee


DATE: Tuesday, April 11, 2006
PLACE:
Third Floor ETN Room

ATTENDANCE:

Members Present:

T. Meister, C. Montgomery, P. Tollaksen, T. Bychinski, and S. Alexander

Others Present:

M. Koehler, K. Pope, and J.Briggs

CALL TO ORDER:

The meeting was called to order by Chair T. Meister at 9:33 a.m. and was certified to be in compliance with the Open Meetings Law.

AGENDA:

Motion by P. Tollaksen, second by C. Montgomery to adopt the agenda.
Motion carried.

MINUTES:

Motion by P. Tollaksen, second by T. Bychinski approve the March 10, 2006, minutes as distributed.
Motion carried.

COMMUNICATIONS:

None.

U. W. Extension:

Consideration of wage increase for Horticulture Intern. M. Koehler explained the previously established rate of pay had been eleven dollars an hour. Money had been budgeted to provide a dollar an hour increase for the position but requires the approval of the Personnel Committee. Motion by S. Alexander, second by T. Bychinski to approve the one dollar an hour increase bringing the hourly rate up to twelve dollars per hour.
Motion carried.

DEPARTMENT UPDATES:

M. Koehler provided the Committee with an update on the Administrative Coordinator recruitment. The deadline to receive applications was March 31, at that time the number of applications received was approximately twenty-five. It was once again discussed that the establishing of an interview panel would be after the election of the 2006 - 2007 Executive & Legislative Committee.

Koehler provided the Committee with the Personnel Department monthly report, including recruitments, leaves, unemployment and the past month's labor relation activities including negotiations and greivance arbitrations.

K. Pope provided the Committee with a summary of Personnel related activities for the Sauk County Health Care Center.

Expenditures for the month of March were presented in the amount of $3,626.47. Motion by P. Tollaksen, second by S. Alexander to approve payment.
Motion carried.

Motion by S. Alexander, second by P. Tollaksen to adjourn until Friday, May 12, 2006, at 8:15 a.m.
Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 9:45 a.m..

Respectfully submitted: Peter Tollaksen, Secretary