HomeMy WebLinkAboutPersonnel Committee - Minutes - 9/6/2012Minutes of the
Bayfield County Personnel Committee Meeting
4:00 PM, September 6, 2012,
Emergency Operations Center, Bayfield County Annex, Washburn, WI
Members Present: Brett Rondeau, Shawn Miller, Neil Schultz, William Bussey, John Bennett
Others Present: County Administrator Mark Abeles-Allison
Called to order at 4:00 by Chairman Rondeau
Minutes: Minutes were unavailable and were tabled until the next meeting.
Department Planning: Rob Schierman, Interim Planning and Zoning Director reported on
plans for the department. He plans to incorporate new technologies into operations including
aerial photographs and computerized applications. The staffing plan is to increase the Part-time
Clerk 1 support staff from .5 FTE to 1 FTE as duties increase.
Consensus of the committee was to move item 4 ahead on the agenda.
Wage Study: Discussed the upcoming wage study and how wages should be addressed in the
2013 budget. The Committee discussed percentage increases versus dollars increases. The
budget will include wages as a percentage but also include a total of the increase so that another
distribution formula could be developed.
Health Insurance: General discussion about health insurance was held, including both the
courthouse and teamster plans. Notables:
• Courthouse insurance increase in 2013: 0%
• Teamster: estimated at 5%, similar to years past
• Discussion about wellness. Possible reduction of employee premium share if biometrics
and health assessment are completed. Alternatively the committee favored putting more
direct dollars towards the biometrics and assessments. A proposal will be presented at
the next meeting.
• Discussion about HRA. General feeling was to move the Teamsters toward the county
HRA formulas. Specifically, maintain same amount but reduce rollover so it matches
other courthouse employees. Abeles-Allison will research HRA design for the next
meeting.
Motion Bennett, Bussey to go in and out of Executive Session pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes
§19.85(1)(c, e, f, i) for the purpose of Discussion and possible action regarding approval of
Executive Session Minutes of the August 2, 2012 Personnel Committee meeting; Discussion and
possible action regarding personnel issues, personnel and related litigation and review of
comments received in exit interviews; and to Discuss strategy with regard to collective
bargaining with WPPA Local 216. Motion Carried. Entered Executive Session at 5:10pm.
Motion Bussey, Schultz to return to open session. Motion Carried. Returned to open session at
5:30pm. Meeting adjourned at 5:33pm.