HomeMy WebLinkAboutPersonnel Committee - Minutes - 8/22/2024Minutes of the
Bayfield County Personnel Committee Meeting
5:30 PM, August 22, 2024
Meeting was Held In Person in the County Board Room and Virtually
Members Present: Marty Milanowski, Mary Dougherty, Dennis Pocernich, Madelaine
Rekemeyer, Fred Strand
Others Present: Mark Abeles-Allison County Administrator, Kristine Kavajecz-Human
Resources Director, Elizabeth Skulan-Human Services Director, Kim Lawton-District Attorney,
Jaime Moore-PSAP Director, Meagan Quaderer-Emergency Management Director, Zak Radzak-
Teamster Local 346, Sheriff Tony Williams, Sue Rosa, Kim Mattson-Finance Director, Ryan
Olson, Kyle Hipsher, Eric Berge, Ben Dufford-County Conservationist, Scott Galetka-Land
Records Administrator, Mike Moore, AJ Haring Jr, Jeff Spencer, Chip Eckelberg, Jameson
Hecimovich, Brian Johnson, Tim Roguski, Maria Renz,
Public Comment: None
Approval of Minutes of July 11, 2024: Motion Milanowski, Strand to approve minutes of the
July 11, 2022 Personnel Committee meeting. Motion Carried (5-0)
Teamster Presentation (5:30pm): Zak Radzak asked for Juneteenth and Martin Luther King Jr
Day to be added as holidays. Asked that holidays be paid at the number of hours that the
employee is scheduled that day (10 hour holiday when working 10 hour shift). Asking for the
full CPI 3.3% wage adjustment. Mike Moore is Teamster President and Eric Berge is Steward.
Teamster Health Fund is healthy. Offered to bring on all employees to the health insurance and
add the County Administrator to the Board of Trustees. Employees would be required to pay
dues (except management).
New and Modified Position Requests for the 2025 Budget: Presentations were made by Land
Conservation, Land Records, Human Services, Sheriff, Emergency Dispatch Director, HR
Director.
Discussion Regarding County Leave Times and Possibility of Paid Time Off (PTO) System
in the Future and Exploration of a New Wage Analysis.
Consensus of the committee was to authorize the HR Director to investigate the possibility of
implementing a PTO system in place of Vacation, sick leave and bereavement leave.
The committee also authorized the County Administrator to obtain a quote for a comprehensive
wage study.
Reports
a. Personnel Financial Report as of July 31, 2024: No glaring anomalies identified.
Overall 51% of budget.
b. Human Resources Report, July 2024: Reviewed the report that was included in the
meeting packet.
c. Workforce Group update and Employee Engagement Survey: Consensus of the
committee was to authorize distribution of the employee engagement survey.
Motion Milanowski, Dougherty to move into closed session pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes
§19.85(1) (c) (e) Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation
data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises
responsibility and for Deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the
investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or
bargaining reasons require a closed session. Department Personnel Updates and Union
Negotiations Discussion. Motion Carried (5-0) Entered Closed Session at 7:15pm.
Motion Milanowski, Rekemeyer to return to open session. Motion Carried (5-0)
Meeting adjourned at 7:38pm.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Kristine Kavajecz