HomeMy WebLinkAboutPersonnel Committee - Minutes - 11/1/2018Minutes of the
Bayfield County Personnel Committee Meeting
4:00 PM, November 1, 2018
Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Bayfield County Annex, Washburn, WI
Members Present: Dennis Pocernich, Tom Gordon, Tom Snilsberg, Brett Rondeau
Members Excused: Harold Maki
Others Present: County Administrator Mark Abeles-Allison, Kristine Kavajecz-Assistant
Meeting called to order at 4:00pm by Chairman Rondeau
Public Comment: None Received
Motion Gordon, Snilsberg to approve minutes of the October 17, 2018 Personnel Committee
meeting. Motion carried.
Zak Radzak, Chad Ward, Martin Skaj, Cheri Deragon and Dalt Collins joined the meeting
representing the Teamsters.
Exchange of Initial Proposals with Teamsters Local 346: Teamsters proposed the max CPI-U,
which is 2.25% for January 1, 2019.
Groups caucused at 4:10pm.
Motion Pocernich, Gordon to enter in and out of closed session pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes:
a. §19.85(1)(c, e) to approve Closed Session Minutes of October 17, 2018
b. §19.85(1)(c) to consider employment, promotion, compensation or performance
evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has
jurisdiction or exercises responsibility, to review recent exit interviews.
c. §19.85(1)(e) to deliberate or negotiate the purchase of public properties, investing of
public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or
bargaining reasons require a closed session. The committee will deliberate negotiations
with Teamsters Local 346 and WPPA Local 216.
Motion Carried. Entered Closed Session at 4:10pm
Motion Pocernich, Snilsberg to return to open session. Motion Carried. Returned to open session
at 4:26pm
2019 Health Reimbursement Account Design:
Abeles-Allison explained that at the previous Personnel Committee meeting, the committee
approved a Security Health Insurance Plan for 2019 that reflects approximately a 10% premium
increase.
The plan includes a $4,000/$8,000 deductible for the HMO plan with a $2,400/$4,800 HRA,
leaving an employee responsibility of $1,600/$3,200. In 2018 the employee share of deductible
was $600/$1,200. The committee discussed how much of the deductible the employee will be
responsible to pay before they may access the HRA under the 2019 plan design. 3 options were
provided to begin the discussion:
1) Employee pay the full employee share before accessing the HRA.
2) Employee Pay the same $600, then access HRA, then employee pays the balance.
3) Employee Pay $800, then access HRA, then employee pays the balance.
The committee discussed the HRA plan for the Teamsters, which is $5,350 per employee.
Teamster HRA may be used for any eligible purpose (Vision, Dental, Deductible, etc). The
committee discussed whether teamsters should be required to pay a portion of the deductible
before they can access the HRA. Suggestion was made that Teamsters pay an initial $500 of
expenses prior to accessing HRA funds.
Motion Gordon, Snilsberg to accept option number 3 for the Security Health Plan related HRA
with the employee paying the first $800/$1,600 of deductible, then HRA pay $2,400/$4,800, then
employee pay the balance. Motion Carried.
Motion Pocernich, Snilsberg that Teamsters pay the first $500 before accessing the HRA
beginning in 2019. Motion Carried
Teamster representatives exited the meeting at this time.
Motion Pocernich, Gordon to return to closed session. Motion Carried. Entered closed session
at 4:50pm
Motion Gordon, Snilsberg to return to open session at 5:15pm. Motion Carried.
Update was provided on recent interviews and vacant positions.
Motion Gordon, Snilsberg to return to closed session at 5:19pm. Motion Carried.
Motion Gordon, Snilsberg to return to open session. Motion Carried Returned to open session at
5:38pm
Motion Pocernich, Snilsberg to recommend the terms of the WPPA agreement to the County
Board on November 13, 2018. Motion Carried.
Meeting adjourned at 5:40pm.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Kristine Kavajecz