Personnel Committee


DATE: Tuesday, December 12, 2006
PLACE:

County Board Gallery

ATTENDANCE:

Members Present: T. Meister, P. Tollaksen, S. Alexander,H. Netzinger, J. Stoeckmann

Others Present:
M. Koehler, J. Briggs, R. Stammen, W. Orth, L. Horkan

ORDER OF BUSINESS:

CALL TO ORDER:

The meeting was called to order by Chairperson T. Meister at 8:15 A.M. and was certified to be in compliance with the Open Meetings Law.

AGENDA:

Motion by P. Tollaksen, second by J. Stoeckmann to adopt the agenda.
Motion carried.

MINUTES:

Motion by S. Alexander, second by J. Stoeckmann, to approve the November 3, 2006, regular business meeting minutes of the Personnel Committee as distributed.
Motion carried.

Motion by P. Tollaksen, second by S. Alexander to approve the August 29, 2006 special joint meeting minutes of the Personnel and Health Care Center Committees as distributed.
Motion carried.

COMMUNICATIONS:

The Personnel Director noted a letter which had been sent by C. Ederer-Sklar regarding her pending retirement and a request to change the sick leave conversion policy. Members of the Committee noted receiving the same letter. No action required.

SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT:

Sheriff Stammen came before the Committee to request the internal promotion of Captain Richard Meister to the position of Chief Deputy upon the scheduled retirement of J. Prantner on January 11, 2007. The Sheriff provided the Committee the qualifications Meister has to perform the duties of Chief Deputy, specifically knowledge of the budget, field services procedures, personnel matters and jail/huber issues. Motion by P. Tollaksen, second by H. Netzinger to authorize the internal promotion of Richard Meister to Chief Deputy upon the retirement of J. Prantner.
Motion carried.

HEALTH CARE CENTER:

M. Koehler requested authorization from the Committee to extend the project position in the business office of the Health Care Center for an additional three months. Motion by S. Alexander, second by H. Netzinger to authorize the extension.
Motion carried.

HUMAN SERVICES:

Personal Care Worker Program:

Human Services Director, W. Orth explained to the Committee that the timeline for reviewing the Personal Care Worker Program has and a full analysis of the program will be presented to the Human Services Board in January. It is anticipated that after the analysis is reviewed by the Human Services Board a request will be made to the Personnel Committee for action in either February or March. It was noted that the original project program did not require tax levy dollars and there has been some impact on tax levy dollars currently. No action required.

AODA II RECLASSIFICATION:

Human Services Director, W. Orth, informed the Committee that a review of the vacant AODA Counselor II position has been conducted and it is believed that it would be more financially productive to the Outpatient unit to have a Master level Psychotherapist position rather than refilling the current vacancy. Orth distributed a handout which showed a the net position cost of a Psychotherapist to be $10,495.00 less than that of an AODA II counselor because of MA billing. Motion by J. Stoeckmann, second by S. Alexander to authorize the reclassification of the vacant AODA II counselor to a Master lever Psychotherapist position.
Motion carried.

DEPARTMENTAL UPDATES:

M. Koehler distributed an activity report for the month of November noting meetings, issues and projects. The report also listed the recruitment activities, terminations, leaves of absence and unemployment charges for the month.

Discussion of possible dates for negotiations took place. It was decided to hold preliminary negotiations on December 19 and 29, 2006, beginning at 9:00 A.M., as these dates allowed for the greatest participation by members of the negotiation committee.

M. Koehler then discussed the county's current FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) policy and utilization rate. The policy has not been reviewed since its original implementation. Over the course of the past 15 years Federal and State definitions as well as court decisions have resulted in a need for reviewing the policy. Koehler will be reporting back to the Committee in the future with recommendations for changes should they be required.

Vouchers in the amount of $2982.65 were presented for payment. Motion by P. Tollaksen, second by J. Stoeckmann to approve the report as presented and authorize the payment of vouchers.
Motion carried.

Motion by H. Netzinger, second by P. Tollaksen to adjourn until 8:15 A.M., Friday, January 12, 2007.
Motion carried.

Respectfully submitted: Signed by: Scott Alexander, Secretary