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Minutes of the
Bayfield County Personnel Committee
August 8, 2006 8:30am
County Board Room, Bayfield County Courthouse
Washburn, WI
Members Present: John Blahnik-Chairman, David Good, Brett Rondeau-Vice Chairman, Shawn
Miller, Dee Kittleson
Others Present: Mark Abeles-Allison, County Administrator, Kris Kavajecz, Representatives of
AFSCME Local 1731, Martin Skaj-Teamsters
Meeting called to order at 8:30am by Chairman John Blahnik.
Approval of minutes of the August 3, 2006 Personnel Committee Meeting.
Motion Rondeau, Good to approve minutes of the August 3, 2006 Personnel Committee Meeting.
Motion Carried.
The committee may enter in and out of Executive Session pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes
§19.85(1)(c,e) for the purpose of approving Executive Session minutes of the August 3, 2006
Personnel Committee meeting and discussion regarding employment matters, and Union
Contract Negotiation Strategy.
Motion Miller, Rondeau to enter executive session pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes §19.85(1)(c,e)
for the purpose of approving Executive Session minutes of the August 3, 2006 Personnel
Committee meeting and discussion regarding employment matters and union contract
negotiation strategy. Roll Call Vote: All-yes, Motion Carried. The committee entered executive
session at 8:35am.
Motion Miller, Rondeau to return to open session. Roll Call Vote: All-yes, Motion Carried The
committee returned to open session at 9:20am.
Representatives of AFSCME Local 1731 entered the meeting at 9:35am. Representatives
included: Denise Tarasewicz, Thomas Moran, Susan Anderson, John Bennett, James Mattson,
Michele Heglund, Mike Furtak. Martin Skaj of the Teamsters also observed the meeting.
Mattson proposed ground rules for the negotiation sessions:
1) Future negotiation sessions be in closed session.
2) Tentative agreements identified with a time in the minutes.
3) Tentative agreements in writing.
4) The time and location of the next negotiation session set at the end of todays meeting.
Abeles-Allison added that goals of the next meeting should also be identified and to conclude
negotiations by noon unless mutual consent to extend.
Local 1731 proposal was shared with the Personnel Committee and reviewed for clarification.
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The committees caucassed at 9:50am.
Union returned to the session at 10:00am.
The County presented their proposal and reviewed for clarification. The groups caucassed at
10:15am.
The groups returned to the session at 11:05am.
Item 3: TA with change of Elected Official rather than Department Head.
Item 7, county agree to incorporate side letter into contract along with the proposals presented by
the county in 14A
Item 8, TA with stipulation that county’s proposal 14C be accepted by the union.
Item 13: County propose maintaining current AWS schedule already in place.
Item 16: County will investigate current procedure of whether sick leave payout is put into an
account or is paid out as taxable income.
Items 17& 18: Add step and foster children living at home.
Item 20A: TA
Items 20BCD: County needs to review impact.
Item 21: TA, also mentioned in the county’s proposal.
Item 22: Willing to consider
Item 23: County Administrator explained the impact of the levy cap on wage increases as well
as benefit costs.
Mattson provided a response to the County’s proposal:
Item 1: TA Steward changes sent to County Admin. 11:17am
Item 2: Union prefer to keep language as is, allowing Stewards to file grievance. County
withdraw their proposal. TA 11:19am
Item 3: TA 11:19am
Item 4: Union propose that new hires after 1/1/07 be required to use direct deposit. Existing
employees have choice of direct deposit or paycheck.
Item 5: TA 11:22am
Item 6: TA 11:22am
Item 7: Will discuss with members.
Item 8: No
Item 9: No, further discussion during negotiations. Union like to see county comparisons.
Item 10: Further clarification is needed on this proposal.
Item 11: No
Item 12: TA 11:27am
Item 13: Union to discuss with membership. County suggest extending work day by 30 minutes
as a beginning discussion point.
Item 14a: no response at this time.
Item 14b: TA 11:30am
Item 14c: no response at this time.
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Next bargaining session scheduled for August 30, 9:30am.
Abeles-Allison asked for specific goals for the next session. Work day, work week, health
insurance and HRA, as well as cost of hard copy checks will be primary topics for the next
session.
Union exited the meeting at 11:35am.
Motion by Miller, Kittleson to adjourn. Motion Carried
Meeting Adjourned at 11:45am.