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City of Superior · Douglas County · meeting of Jul 20, 2026 · Minutes
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HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes
Monday, July 20, 2026 Regular Meeting
The meeting was called to order by Councilor Sweeney at 5:00 p.m. on July 20, 2026, in room 204 of the
Government Center.
1 ROLL CALL
MEMBERS PRESENT: Jack Sweeney, Lindsey Graskey, Garner Moffat, Karly Caven (alternate)
CITY STAFF PRESENT: Beth Archer, Deb Williams, Trish Lough, Frog Prell, Cam Vollbrecht,
Mayor Paine, Justin Bernacki, Paul Winterscheidt, Nicholas Rhinehart (virtual)
OTHERS PRESENT: Shelley Nelson
2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
2.1 Human Resources Committee (Meeting held June 15, 2026)
MOTION by Graskey, seconded by Moffat. Motion carried.
3 OLD BUSINESS
3.1 Approve updated policy #04.06c – Nepotism (held from the June HRC meeting)
MOTION by Moffat, seconded by Graskey. Motion carried.
An amendment was made to correct a typographical error, changing the statutory
reference from “Wisconsin Statute Section 62.3” to “Wisconsin Statute Section 62.13”.
3.2 Approve updated policy #16.01 – Disciplinary Actions (held from the June HRC
meeting)
MOTION by Moffat, seconded by Graskey. Motion carried.
It was recommended by Councilor Sweeney that policies be re-evaluated annually or
biannually.
*Frog Prell left the meeting at 5:05pm
3.3 Approve request to adjust the wage placement of all Police Sergeants currently
assigned to Grade K of the non-union pay plan. (held from the June HRC meeting)
MOTION by Graskey, seconded by Moffat, to hold in committee until August.
Motion carried.
It was requested that the Human Resources department draft language that outlines
how proposed percentage increase will be determined so that supervisors do not earn
less than their subordinates. The goal is to help eliminate wage compression issues.
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3.4 Approve request to adjust the wage placement of all Battalion Chiefs to Grade M and
the Assistant Fire Chief to Grade O, effective October 1, 2026. (held from the June HRC
meeting)
MOTION by Graskey, seconded by Moffat, to hold in committee until August.
Motion carried.
This is being addressed by item 3.3 and will be addressed further at the August
Committee meeting.
4 NEW BUSINESS
4.1 Request to approve permanent seasonal Finance Intern Position
MOTION by Moffat, seconded by Graskey. Motion carried.
4.2 Discussion on Council Compensation Modernization & Annual Review Framework
MOTION by Moffat, seconded by Graskey, to hold in committee until August.
Motion carried.
It was requested that committee members gather more information to be brought back to
the August HRC Meeting.
4.3 Receive and file items approved by the Library Board:
4.3.1 Updated job description for Librarian
4.3.2 Reclassification of Library Technician/Librarian
4.3.3 6/10 Library Board Minutes
MOTION by Graskey, seconded by Moffatt, to receive and file.
5 RECURRING BUSINESS
5.1 Receive and file: Monthly personnel report for June 2026.
The Committee received and filed.
5.2 Human Resources updates.
Human Resources will bring 2-3 updated job descriptions to committee each
meeting starting in August.
6 ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 5:51 p.m.
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Respectfully submitted by Trish Lough
Source: City of Superior website. First collected Oct 11, 2026.