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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPersonnel Committee - Minutes - 10/8/2013Minutes of the Bayfield County Personnel Committee Meeting 4:00 PM, October 8, 2013 Emergency Operations Center, Bayfield County Annex, Washburn, WI Members Present: Brett Rondeau, Neil Schultz, John Bennett, Shawn Miller Members Excused: William Bussey Others Present: County Administrator Mark Abeles-Allison, Kenneth Jardine, Dee Kittleson, Kristine Kavajecz-Confidential Secretary. Rondeau called the meeting to order at 10:00am. Motion Miller, Bennett to approve the October 3, 2013 Personnel Committee minutes. Motion Carried. Motion Bennett, Schultz to enter closed session pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes §19.85(1)(c, e) for Discussion and Possible Action Regarding approval of closed session minutes of October 3, 2013, discussion regarding employee compensation and union negotiation strategy for negotiations with WPPA, Teamsters and AFSCME. Motion Carried. Entered Closed session at 10:07am. Motion Miller, Schultz to return to open session. Motion Carried. Returned to open session at 10:33am. WPPA representatives were invited to join the meeting at this time. Al Bitz and Ed McKillip represented WPPA. Introductions were made around the room. Bitz provided a printed copy of WPPA’s initial proposal. The proposal identified: 1) 3-year contract expiring 12-31-2016. 2) Fair and equitable wage increase Bitz stated that if WPPA wins the current ETF argument, the county must then negotiate full benefits as public safety employees retroactive to 12-31-2012, the date that the previous collective bargaining agreement expired. Discussion took place whether negotiations would be based upon the 2012 contract, or would negotiations begin with a clean slate if ETF/WERC decides that Corrections Officers are indeed Public Safety employees. Consensus was that negotiations would be based upon the 2012 contract language if Corrections Officers are determined to be Public Safety Employees for purposes of WRS. Bayfield County clarified that these negotiations are only for the 2013 year at this time. A 2014 agreement will need to be negotiated at a later date. Bayfield County proposed a 2% wage increase retroactive to March 2, 2013, which was the same date raises were effective for all other employees. Agreement for 2013 only. Both sides understand that the contract will be null if WERC/ETF decision places Corrections Officers as L:\COMMITTEES AND BOARDS\PERSONNEL COMMITTEE\2013\Personnel Committee Minutes 2013-10- 08.doc Page 2 of 3 Public Safety Employees. Tentative agreement was met at 10:45am. Bitz stated that the Tentative Agreement must be discussed with the Corrections Officers. Initial proposal from WPPA regarding Law Enforcement Officers (Deputies etc) was distributed. Proposal Included: 1) 3 year agreement expiring 12-31-2016 2) Fair and equitable wage adjustment 3) WRS discussion 4) Discussion regarding Right of First Refusal 5) Deletion of flex schedule side-letter. Review of the Flex schedule side letter. Reasoning for this request by WPPA is because the county no longer houses state inmates. The need for the 3a-7a shift no longer exists. WRS employee contribution: Bitz explained how the topic of WRS contributions has been handled in some other counties. Barron and Burnett Counties negotiated gradual shift to employees paying the employee share of WRS contributions. The shift was made in exchange for wage increases to offset the contributions in those years. Barron and Burnett Counties were examples provided. Abeles-Allison distributed the county’s initial proposal. 1) Remove all reference to jailers and CCOs from the document. Tentative Agreement at 11:01am 2) Remove reference to health insurance except for employee share of premiums. Employee share of insurance increase to 15%, 10% if wellness parameters are met. 3) Holidays: reduce to 11, same as all other employees. 4) Sick Leave: Accrual of 5.3 hours per month, 64 hours per year. 5) Sick Leave Accumulation: Max accumulation of 60 days of sick leave earned as of date contract is effective. No payout upon retirement. Existing banks grandfathered and eligible for existing payout. 6) Commiseration Leave: Add registered domestic partner, step0 grandchildren, step children, and foster children. Remove son-in-law, daughter-in-law. Add one day off to serve as pallbearer. Add Employee only eligible for commiseration leave if funeral occurs on scheduled work day. 7) WRS: Employee pay the employee share or WRS. 8) Longevity: Eliminate this provision 9) Vacation: Slight modification in years 17 & 18 to 168 and 176 hours respectively. Eliminate payout of vacation if requested. Allow for payout of vacation only for retirement, disability or death. 10) Weekly hours: Change “Deputy II” to “Deputy”. Add the 3a-1p as a regular shift. Pay in accordance with FLSA. OT paid only on hours worked exceeding FLSA. 11) Sick leave would not be considered work time. 12) Identify the number of representatives allowed to bargain. Suggestion of 3. 13) Leave of absence language of the county personnel manual in place of contractual language. 14) Replace Workers Compensation language with “All employees shall be covered by Worker’s Compensation Insurance.” L:\COMMITTEES AND BOARDS\PERSONNEL COMMITTEE\2013\Personnel Committee Minutes 2013-10- 08.doc Page 3 of 3 15) Probationary Period: Allow holidays and sick leave to be utilized upon hire, once earned/awarded. 16) Right of First Refusal. Replace “will” with “may” fill shifts with part-time employees. Reduce comp-time bank to max of 84 hours. Discuss how to handle existing banks that may exceed 84 hours. Both WPPA and the County reserve the right to add, delete, or modify their proposals during the course of negotiations. The group set dates for future negotiations: October 30 at 10:00am in County Board Room. November 6, 10:00am in the County Board Room. WPPA representatives exited the meeting at this time. Health Insurance Update: Decision was made to go with the -3% premium offer from Security Health Plan with no cap in 2015. Meeting adjourned at 11:25am.