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Minutes of the
Bayfield County Personnel Committee
4:00 pm Thursday, July 11, 2011
Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Bayfield County Annex, Washburn WI
Present: Brett Rondeau, Shawn Miller, Dee Kittleson, William Bussey, Beth Meyers
Others Present: Mark Abeles-Allison-County Administrator, Kristine Kavajecz-Confidential
Secretary
Called to order at 4:00pm by Rondeau.
Motion Kittleson, Meyers to approve minutes of the May 5, 2011 Personnel Committee meeting.
Motion Carried.
Motion Miller, Meyers to approve minutes of the June 2, 2011 Personnel Committee meeting.
Motion Carried.
Staffing: Abeles-Allison reviewed a list of staffing changes that have taken place in the recent
month.
Mileage Rate/Vehicle Policy: Abeles-Allison reviewed the various departments that currently
have employees that take fleet vehicles home with them and what the vehicles are used for.
Committee reviewed the IRS guidelines for personal use, including commuting purposes. A
draft vehicle use policy was reviewed.
County’s auditor has notified the county that the IRS mileage rate has increased to .55/mile.
Consensus of the committee is to keep the mileage reimbursement rate at .51/mile.
Reclassification Policy: Personnel policy and AFSCME contract language regarding
reclassifications were reviewed. Recommendation was made to ask Attorney Borowski what
other counties are doing with regard to reclassifications. Committee discussed appropriate
staffing levels within departments with regard to position classifications. Discussed the potential
for establishing a step system based on merit with numerous steps to work in conjunction with
cost of living increases.
Motion Kittleson, Bussey to remove the last sentence of Item 5 of the Personnel Policy with
regard to reclassifications and forward the revised policy to the County Board for approval if
necessary. Motion Carried. The last sentence of Item 5 reads: In any case, lack of funds will not
be the reason for failing to approve the reclassification request.
Abeles-Allison reviewed the ordinance with regard to the Personnel Committee and it was
determined that the committee has the authority to modify the policy.
Executive Session:
Motion Miller, Meyers to enter in and out of Executive Session pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes
§19.85(1)(c, e, f) for the purpose of Discussion and possible action regarding approval of
Executive Session Minutes of the May 5, 2011 Personnel Committee meeting;
Discussion/possible action regarding union grievances and preparation for arbitration hearing;
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Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Litigation regarding workplace injury; Discussion
and possible action regarding employment and compensation including reclassifications. Roll
Call Vote: All-Yes, Entered Executive Session at 5:15pm.
Motion Bussey, Kittleson to return to open session. Motion Carried. Returned to open session at
6:08pm.
Reclassifications:
Motion Miller, Meyers to reaffirm the decision made in executive session, which was to deny all
reclassification requests. Motion Carried.
Correspondence:
Handout was provided of a letter received from a majority of County Elected Officials regarding
compensation.
Motion Meyers, Kittleson to receive the letter and place on file. Motion Carried.
Meeting adjourned at 6:15pm. Next meeting scheduled for the first Thursday in August.