Personnel

JOINT FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE August 13, 2026 Third Floor County Board Room Call Meeting to Order: Chuck Zenner called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. Members Present: Chuck Zenner, Catherine Lemke, Mike Bub, Lisa Carbaugh, Karen Cummings, Darrell Thompson, Lynn Rosemeyer, Tim Hansen, Rollie Thums, Scott Mildbrand, Jim Gebauer, and Jim Metz. Members Absent: None. Other Attendees: Nicole Hager & Christina Schuld (HR), Tracy Hartwig (Finance), Corey Dassow & Chad Kowalczyk (Sheriff), Melissa L ind & Jen Strama (IT), Joe Svejda (Buildings & Grounds), Dan Foth & Amber Rehberg (UW -Extension), Geoff Verges (USI – via zoom), and Brian Wilson (Star News). Approve the Agenda: Motion by Lemke to approve the agenda with 1 6 items; S econded by Carbaugh. Motion carried. Approve minutes of the June 11, 2026 Finance Committee meeting: Motion by Cummings to approve the minutes from the June 11, 2026 Finance Committee meeting; Seconded by Mildbrand. Motion carried. Approve the minutes of the July 9, 2026 Personnel Committee meeting: Motion by Gebauer to approve the minutes of the July 9, 2026 Personnel Committee meeting; Seconded by Thums. Motion carried. Surveillance system upgrade: Svejda gave an update on the projected cost of upgrading the surveillance system. The switch to a cloud-based system for the initial install and set-up fees would be approx. $126,000 with an annual camera licenses and data storage fee of approx. $82,000. To upgrade our current system with a new server would be approx. $70,000 -75,000. Discussion was held regarding the priority of upgrading the system. Motion by Bub to approve upgrading the current system with a new server up to $85,000; Seconded by Cummings. Motion carried. Maintenance projects priorities: During the previous topic, Svejda presented a list of maintenance projects with a priority ranking for each. Discussion was focused on the surveillance system. Svejda was instructed to present the list again during budgeting time for more discussion. No action was taken. Ehler’s continuing disclosure services: Hartwig stated the County is required to submit a report on our bonding and Huntington no longer offers this service. To contract with Ehler’s would be $850 annually for 2027 and 2028 and then a new contract would be written for 2029. Motion by Mildbrand to approve contracting with Ehler’s as presented; Seconded by Carbaugh. Motion carried. UW Extension presentation: Dan Foth gave a presentation regarding the budgeting process for the County as it transitions from a carryover account model to a capital improvement model . Foth will give a presentation to department heads with more information later in the month. No action was taken. USI presentation: Geoff Verges gave a presentation regarding the current health insurance utilization and potential premium increase. Based on data presented, the Committee agreed quotes from open market on fully funded and self -funded options would be needed. Verges also stated he would like to have percentage to provide to GHT where t he county will forgo going to market. No action was taken at this time. The Finance and Personnel Committees will go into Closed Session by taking a roll call vote at approximately 11:10 a.m. pursuant to Section 19.85(1)(e), Wisconsin State Statutes, for the purpose of discussing strategies for negotiating with WPPA, Deputy Sheriff’s Union and WPPS, Sergeant’s Union. The Closed Session is expected to last for approximately 60 minutes. Motion by Lemke to go into Closed Session; Seconded by Carbaugh. Roll call vote was unanimous – Yes. Motion carried. Closed session began at 11:36 a.m. The meeting will reconvene in Open Session pursuant to Section 19.83, Wisconsin State Statutes, to take any necessary action on the matter discussed in Closed Session. Motion by Carbaugh to go back into Open Session; Seconded by Cummings. Motion carried. Open Session resumed at 12:23 p.m. Treasurer’s Resort: None Warrants and payroll as submitted: Motion by Carbaugh to approve warrants and payroll as submitted; Seconded by Lemke. Motion carried. Finance Director’s Report: Hartwig stated the payroll process is continuing with good progress. Administrative Coordinator/HR Manager Report: • ADRC – The grade recommendation came back as predicted for the new Administrative Specialist position. • A Lunch & Learn will be presented to employees later this month. • ADRC sent a Thank You card for allowing the 250th anniversary activities for employees. Adjournment: Motion by Thums to adjourn; Seconded by Rosemeyer. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 12:28 p.m. Christina Schuld Confidential HR Assistant PERSONNEL COMMITTEE July 9, 2026 Third Floor Meeting Room Call Meeting to Order: Lynn Rosemeyer called the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m. Members Present: Lynn Rosemeyer, Tim Hansen, Rollie Thums, Scott Mildbrand, Jim Gebauer, and Jim Metz. Members Absent: None. Other Attendees: Nicole Hager, Christina Schuld, Tracy Hartwig (Finance), Jenn Viergutz (ADRC), Michelle Cahoon (Health), Bud Suckow, and Brian Wilson (Star News). Approve the Agenda: Motion by Gebauer to approve the agenda with 11 items; Sec onded by Thums. Motion carried. Approve the minutes of the June 11, 2026 Personnel Committee meeting: Motion by Thums to approve the minutes of the June 11, 2026 Personnel Committee meeting; Seconded by Mildbrand. Motion carried. Discuss reclassification of Office Assistant ADRC: Viergutz presented information regarding the job duties for the Office Assistant position. After combining ADRC with the COA, the job duties for both her position and the Office Assistant have increased. Viergutz is requestin g to change the position title to Administrative Specialist and submit it to Cottingham & Butler for review. She stated there are areas in the current budget to cover the wage difference for this year, which will be approx. $2,400. Motion by Thums to approve the reclassification of Office Assistant to Administrative Specialist as presented; Seconded by Gebauer. Motion carried. Review/Approve Job Description for ADRC Administrative Specialist: Viergutz presented the updated job description for the new Ad ministrative Specialist position. Motion by Mildbrand to approve the updated job description as presented; Seconded by Hansen. Motion carried. Discuss Employee Handbook 3.6 Overtime – Exempt Employees: Hager stated the need to track exempt employee hours is no longer needed but clarification regarding ‘banking’ hours has been suggested. Motion by Hansen to add the suggested wording as presented to the Employee Handbook; Seconded by Thums. Motion carried. Discuss changes affecting Corporation Counsel o perations: Hager stated there will be changes coming to the Corporation Counsel operations. Courtney Graff will have office space in the courthouse starting August 1, 2026. She will be using the Restorative Justice office and Monelle Johnson will move to the old Housing Authority office. Graff will also keep a part -time employee for now. Hager stated to expect changes to the contract for 2027. No action was needed. Presentation from Health Department on Nail Care: Cahoon stated a new nurse has been hired and gave a presentation on the Health Department’s Nail Care program. She provided data from January 1 to the end of May regarding the number of nail care clients, locations of care, length of appointments, cost vs revenue, and client survey results for the program. No action was needed. Ordinance to update Chapter 3 County Code (Establishment of Personnel Committee): Hager stated during the April County Board session, the requirement for the chairman of the LEES, Human Services, Highway, Health, a nd Finance committees to be on the Personnel committee was removed. This ordinance is to update County Code to reflect that change. Motion by Mildbrand to approve the Ordinance as presented; Seconded by Hansen. Motion carried. Administrative Coordinator/HR Manager Report: • Recruitment concerns/issues – Jail/Dispatch – Looking for females, one currently and another in August. • Deputy negotiations – Hager will meet with Chief Deputy Kowalczyk to discuss preliminary items. • USI – Hager stated twice the number of claims have been paid for compared to this time last year and to expect changes for 2027. Adjournment: Motion by Gebauer to adjourn; Seconded by Mildbrand. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 11:54 a.m. Christina Schuld Confidential HR Assistant PERSONNEL COMMITTEE June 11, 2026 Third Floor Meeting Room Call Meeting to Order: Lynn Rosemeyer called the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m. Members Present: Lynn Rosemeyer , Tim Hansen, Rollie Thums, Scott Mildbrand and Jim Gebauer. Members Absent: None. Other Attendees: Jim Metz, Tracy Hartwig, Nicole Hager, Michelle Cahoon, Justin Meyer, Sydney Mann, Heather Dums and Brian Wilson – Star News. Approve the Agenda: Motion by Thums, seconded by Gebauer, to approve the agenda with 11 items. A unanimous vote was cast. Motion carried. Approve minutes of the May 20, 2026, Personnel Committee meeting: Motion by Hansen, seconded by Mildbrand, to approve the minutes of the May 20, 2026, Finance Committee meeting. A unanimous vote was cast. Motion carried. Discuss and approve Cottingham & Butler recommendation for Surveyor/Land Information Officer: Motion by Hansen, seconded by Mildbrand to reclassify Justin Meyer’s position from Surveyor, which is a Grade K, to Surveyor/Land Information Officer at a Grade M. A unanimous vote was cast. Motion carried. Discuss and approve Cottingham & Butler recommendation for Real Property Lister/GIS Technician: The GIS Technician Assistant is now the Real Property Lister/GIS Technician. It was explained that Cottingham & Bu tler left the Real Property Lister/GIS Technician position the same, at Grade I. Request was made to adjust the step level for the increased duties. Motion by Hansen, seconded by Mildbrand. A unanimous vote was cast. Motion carried. Discuss and approve LTE Nurse in Health Department: The current contracted jail nurse would also like to work 10 hours a week in the Health Department. She is currently working 30 hours a week in the jail. Motion by Hansen, seconded by Mildbrand, to approve the 10 hours a week in the Health Department. A voice vote was cast and all voted aye, except Thums voted no. Motion carried. Discuss and approve reclassification of Payroll & Benefits open position to Accountant: With the retirement of the Payroll & Benefits Specialist, the duties have been split between Lisa in Finance and Becki in HR/County Clerk. Hartwig asked that the vacant position be reclassified as an Accountant, that will be cross trained and give her a backup for Lisa. Motion by Mildbrand, seconded by Hansen, to approve. A unanimous vote was cast. Motion carried. Discuss and approve Employee Handbook (meal reimbursement) revision: Hager presented the revision to the handbook that was approved by the Finance Committee. There was a motion by Mildbrand, seconded by Gebauer, to approve as presented. There was then discussion about the fact that there are time parameters around each of the meals and that there should be more flexibility. A voice vote was cast, with 2 voting aye and 3 voting no ( Thums, Hansen, Rosemeyer) the motion failed. Hager then presented a more general option, removing the time parameters. Motion by Hansen, seconded by Thums, to approve Option 2. A voice vote was cast, all voted aye, except Mildbrand voted no. Motion carried. Follow-up from previous meeting -additional hours exempt employees Human Services: The auditors met with Human Services regarding exempt employees and there is now a better understanding. No action taken. Administrative Coordinator/HR Manager Report: • Christina i s out on medical leave through July 4 th. Nicole has some out of office commitments and Becki can contact me if there are immediate issues. • Recruitment concerns/issues – Jail/Dispatch – one pending offer, one other vacancy and one vacancy coming in August. Looking for females, have updated our job posting; also, RN/LPN; and one CLTS/CCS Service Facilitator. • Deputy negotiations – in the past we used an attorney for risk mitigation. We can always have them review, not be involved in the sharing of proposals; h ow would you like this handled? The committee decided that they would just have the attorney review before finalizing. • Jail staff has new pay codes – Jailers/Dispatchers are entering time differently but we feel it is more transparent this way. shift differentials, backpay, regular time and overtime (and the rates) are all visible now. • Corporation Counsel – will need office support; asking for part -time position or look at internal options. Adjourn the meeting: Motion made by Gebauer, seconded by Hansen, to adjourn the meeting at 11:57 a.m. Motion carried. Andria Farrand County Clerk PERSONNEL COMMITTEE May 20, 2026 3rd Floor Meeting Room Call Meeting to Order: Lynn Rosemyer called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Members Present: Lynn Rosemeyer, Scott Mildbrand, Tim Hansen, Rollie Thums, and Jim Gebauer. Members Absent: None Other Attendees: Nicole Hager, Christina Schuld, Tracy Hartwig (Finance), Sarah Holtz (Treasurer), Heather Dums, Sydney Mann, and Justin Meyer (Land Info), Suzanne Stanfley and Rhonda Rudolph (HS), and Brian Wilson (Star News). Approve the Agenda: Motion by Mildbrand to approve the agenda with 14 items; Seconded by Thums. Motion carried. Approve the Minutes of April 17, 2026 Personnel Committee Meeting: Motion by Gebauer to approve the minutes; Seconded by Thums. Motion carried. Approve LTE position in Treasurer’s Office: Holtz requested an LTE Deputy Treasurer for two (2) days in May, the last two (2) weeks in July and the first week in August. This has been approved by the Land Information Committee. Due to a recent employee change in the office, there is a need for extra help during the busy tax time. Holtz stated a town treasurer who helped in the past is willing to do it. The pay would be $18 per hour. Motion by Hanson to approve hiring an LTE for the timeframe as requested; Seconded by Mildbrand. Motion carried. Discuss changes to Land Information Office: Dums gave a brief summary of the suggested changes for the department due to her resigning. With more in formation being online and digitized, there is no longer a need for three (3) people. It is suggested to restructure the positions, which have already been approved by the Land Information Committee. The job descriptions have been updated and will be sent to Cottingham & Butler. Motion by Mildbrand to approve the restructuring of the department as suggested; Seconded by Hansen. Motion carried. Approve Job Description for Surveyor/Land Information Officer: No discussion was held. Motion by Hansen to ap prove the job description as presented; Seconded by Thums. Motion carried. Approve Job Description for Real Property Lister/GIG Technician: No discussion was held. Motion by Mildbrand to approve the job description as presented; Seconded by Thums. Motion carried. Ordinance to update Chapter 3 County Code (Departmental Authorization – Land Information): Schuld stated the County Code needed to be updated to reflect the number of employees for the department to be reduced from three (3) to two (2). Motion by Thums to approve the Ordinance as presented; Seconded by Gebauer. Motion carried. Ordinance to update Chapter 3 County Code (Conditions of Employment – Airport and HR): Schuld stated the County Code needed to be updated to be reduced Airport hours from 40 to 35, remove Payroll and Benefits Specialist from Finance, add Benefits Specialist/Deputy County Clerk to HR, and remove ‘Finance’ from the oversight committee as mentioned in the description paragraph. Motion by Mildbrand to approve the Ordinance as presented; Seconded by Hansen. Motion carried. Clarify changes to Employee Handbook (meal reimbursement): Hager stated a request was made for clarification regarding the gratuity. The handbook states up to 10% is reimbursable, but the question was that in addition to the $50 maximum or beyond. Discussion was held regarding amounts and times allotted for meals. No action was taken at this time. Direction was given for HR to draft a revision to this part of the handbook and present it at the next meeting. Request from Human Services to track exempt employees’ actual hours worked by program code to meet program reporting requirements: Stanfley requested a tracking system in ESS similar to the comp time entry for their programs. Stan fley stated they are 100% time recording and need this for their auditors. Hager stated they are working with Human Services to come up with a process that meets auditors’ requirements but doesn’t look like comp time. No action was taken at this time. Request employee act ivities to celebrate America’s 250 th anniversary: Hager suggested a two (2) week period at the end of June into early July for Taylor County employees to celebrate the nation’s 250 th anniversary. She is in the process of getting a planning group together. A couple of suggestions are a few dress up days with red, white and blue colors, a dunk tank, and a slow -down day (either July 8 th or 9 th) for employees to attend a picnic at the courthouse. Hager will have more information at the next meeting. Committe e agreed with the request. No formal action was taken. Administrative Coordinator/Human Resource Manager Report: Hager gave a brief update: • Hager stated there has been some difficulty in recruitment for our Registered Nurse position in the Health Dept. It has been offered as both RN and LPN with very little interest. The Health Board has approved setting the starting wage at the control point. Currently we have a scheduled interview. There was discussion regarding the need for the position and classification if the majority of the work is nail care. • Hager asked Cottingham & Butler for an explanation between a base pay vs percentage increase for consideration during budget discussions. It was stated that a base pay increase is usually used to address one -time equity responses or during budget - constrained years. It is not recommended year after year as it creates compression between grades and doesn’t solve long-term market gaps at higher grades. • Rosemeyer asked if a regular meeting schedule could be made and suggested the 2 nd Thursday of each month at 11am. Committee agreed. The schedule will be sent with the draft minutes. Adjournment: Motion by Hansen to adjourn; Seconded by Thums. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 10:13 a.m. Christina Schuld Confidential HR Assistant PERSONNEL COMMITTEE April 17, 2026 3rd Floor Meeting Room Call Meeting to Order: Chuck Zenner called the meeting to order at 9:31 a.m. Members Present: Chuck Zenner, Scott Mildbrand, Lynn Rosemeyer, and Jim Metz. Members Absent: Rollie Thums and Jim Gebauer. Other Attendees: Nicole Hager, Christina Schuld, Tracy Hartwig (Finance), Andria Farrand (County Clerk), Corey Dassow (Sheriff), and Brian Wilson (Star News). Approve the Agenda: Motion by Rosemeyer to approve the agenda with 10 items; Seconded by Mildbrand. Motion carried. Approve the Minutes of March 18, 2026 Personnel Committee Meeting: Motion by Mildbrand to approve the minutes; Seconded by Rosemeyer. Motion carried. Discuss changes to Medsurety contract – legacy HRA dollars: Hager stated she is working with USI to review the current Medsurety contract regarding the definition of a retiree. Currently, any former employee is considered a retiree. Hager would prefer the definition to match WRS standards, 50 yrs old for protected and 55 for general employees. Nothing will change for 2026 but for future years. Also , the goal would be to have only one (1) vendor for the HRA money instead of the current two (2). Motion by Mildbrand to work with USI to develop the definition of retiree; Seconded by Rosemeyer. Motion carried. Consider Airport Coordinator change from casual to permanent: Hager stated the request to move the Airport Coordinator to a permanent status with 35 hrs/week has been approved by both the Airport and Finance Committees. He is currently working more hours and the part - time employees have reduced their hours. In 2024, Cottingham & Butler classified the position at Grade I, but it did not go on the compensation plan due to the former Coordinator stating it could be a causal position. Motion by Rosemeyer to approve changing the status from casual to permanent with 35 hours/week at Grade I for the Airport Coordinator as requested; Seconded by Mildbrand. Motion carried. Review/approve grade recommendation for Benefits Specialist: Hager presented the grade recommendation from Cottingham & Butler for this position as Grade G. Motion by Mildbrand to approve the grade recommendation as presented; Seconded by Rosemeyer. Motion carried. Review/approve LTE Accounting Assistant position in Finance: Hartwig stated the roles of the Payroll & Benefits Specialist position are being split and there is a need for an LTE accounting position. Hartwig stated the current intern could transition to LTE until mid -June at the same grade (H) as the previous Payroll Specialist. Motion by Rosemeyer to approve the LTE Accounting Assistant position until mid -June and job description as presented; Seconded by Mildbrand. Motion carried. Discuss shift differential increa se for Jailer/Dispatcher position: Hager stated the LEES Committee approved increasing the 2 nd shift differential from $0.75 to $2 per hour. Dassow stated a poll was done with the jailers/dispatchers and the majority wanted to keep the shift schedule as is. Motion by Mildbrand to increase the shift differential as requested; Seconded by Rosemeyer. Motion Carried. This request will be made on the floor at the County Board meeting for revisions to the Employee Handbook. It was also suggested to look int o having Cottingham & Butler review the starting wage for Jailers/Dispatchers. No action was taken at this time. Administrative Coordinator/Human Resource Manager Report: Hager gave a brief update: • USI – The loss ratio for January was 160% and February was 93.9%. Due to benefit changes, this was expected but it is still early in the year to see an actual trend. • Hager stated benefits for part -time employees are currently calculated on a 40 -hour basis, not 35 which is considered full -time, and resulting in the employees paying more in premiums. Hager was unable to locate policy/procedure for the calculations. Hager polled other counties for their procedures with a few operating like Taylor County and the rest prorating based on full-time status. Direction was given to start calculating on a 35-hour basis instead of 40. • The DRAFT Employee Handbook was shared with Dept Heads with a notice that this was direction from the County Board and not subject to negotiation and any concerns to be brought to Hager for consistency. Most of the concerns were regarding comp -time for exempt employees and Hager was asked to share these concerns with the committee. A few departments who have exempt staff (who are not department heads) are advocating that their staff not lose the ability to accrue comp time primarily for on -call work. Mildbrand suggested adding to section 1.3 Roles of Dept Heads – Partner with other counties, agencies and or organizations, “unless there are financial ramifications to the County”. This reques t will be made on the floor at the County Board meeting for revisions to the Employee Handbook. • Corporation Counsel – Hager stated Graff is downsizing her business and some changes will occur in the future, but it will not affect the 2026 contract with the County. • Public Employee Appreciation Week is May 4-8 and Hager will be reaching out to County Board members to help on May 8th with some treats for the employees. Adjournment: Motion by Mildbrand to adjourn; Seconded by Rosemeyer. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 10:20 a.m. Christina Schuld Confidential HR Assistant PERSONNEL COMMITTEE March 18, 2026 3rd Floor Meeting Room Call Meeting to Order: Chuck Zenner called the meeting to order at 9:31 a.m. Members Present: Chuck Zenner, Rollie Thums, Scott Mildbrand, Jim Gebauer, and Lynn Rosemeyer. Members Absent: None Other Attendees: Nicole Hager, Christina Schuld, Tracy Hartwig (Finance), and Mandee Ellis (Star News). Approve the Agenda: Motion by Thums to approve the agenda with 8 items; Second ed by Rosemeyer. Motion carried. Approve the Minutes of January 16 and February 12 Personnel Committee Meeting: Motion by Mildbrand to approve the minutes; Seconded by Thums. Motion carried. Review/Approve Job Description for Office Assistant: Hager presented the job description for Office Assistant position that is shared between Human Resources and County Clerk. The original job description included duties for Register of Deeds, which has been removed. Duties related to insurance benefits have been added with the retirement notice of the Payroll & Benefits Specialist. Motion by Mildbrand to approve the job description as presented; Seconded by Rosemeyer. Motion carried. Hager will send the job description to Cottingham & Butler for review and classification. Review/Approve Employee Handbook: The entire updated employee handbook was emailed prior to the meeting for review. Motion by Mildbrand to approve the updated employee handbook as presented; Seconded by Rosemeyer. Motion carried. Resolution to Revise the Employee Handbook: Schuld read the resolution. Motion by Gebauer to approve the resolution as read; Seconded by Rosemeyer. Motion carried. Administrative Coordinator/Human Resource Manager Report: Hager gave a brief update: • Hager met with IT regarding email security. • Hager proposed a training session for County Board members after the election regarding email security and discrimination policies. • Finance Dept has an intern working on the carryovers and other audit related issues. • Hager stated the County saved approx. $200 last month due to a switch in fax line procedures. • Payroll & Benefits Specialist, Jacky Peterson, is retiring effective April 1. The duties have been split between Finance and HR for now. Finance Director is reviewing the job duties before deciding to refill the position. • Schuld gave a brief update on the open vacant positions. The difficult positions to hire for are Human Services Facilitator, Sheriff’s Office Jailer/Dispatcher, and Health Registered Nurse. Adjournment: Motion by Thums to adjourn; Seconded by Gebauer. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 10:16 a.m. Christina Schuld Confidential HR Assistant PERSONNEL COMMITTEE February 12, 2026 3rd Floor Meeting Room Call Meeting to Order: Chuck Zenner called the meeting to order at 11:13 a.m. Members Present: Chuck Zenner, Rollie Thums, Scott Mildbrand, Jim Gebauer, Lynn Rosemeyer (via zoom), and Jim Metz. Members Absent: None Other Attendees: Nicole Hager, Christina Schuld, Suzanne Stanfley and Taylor Reinhardt (HS), Michelle Cahoon (Health), Jill Scheithauer ((COC) via zoom), Corey Dassow (Sheriff), Tracy Hartwig (Finance), and Brian Wilson (Star News). Approve the Agenda: Motion by Gebauer to approve the agenda with 11 items; S econded by Mildbrand. Motion carried. Approve the Minutes of January 16, 2026, Personnel Committee Meeting: Motion by Mildbrand to approve the minutes; Seconded by Gebauer. Motion carried. Resolution to Approve Clerk of Court and Sheriff wages 2027 -2030: Hager presented a resolution set at the control point of Grade M for Clerk of Court and Grade R for Sheriff with the same annual cost of living adjustment percentage as regular employees. Motion by Mildbrand to approve the Resolution for Clerk of Court and Sheriff wages 2027 -2030 as presented; Seconded by Gebauer. Motion carried. Review/Approve Job Description for Courthouse Security Deputy: Hager presented the job description for the new Courthouse Security Deputy position. Motion by Thums to approve the job description as presented; Seconded by Gebauer. Motion carried. Approve Hiring Additional CCS/CLTS Case Manager: Reinhardt presented data to support the need to hire for the open position. This position was already approved in 2025; it is fully funded with no cost to the County and already in the 2026 budget. Motion by Thums to approve hiring the additional CCS/CLTS Case Manager as presented; Seconded by Mildbrand. Motion carried. Review/Approve Job Description for Licensed Practical Nurse: Cahoon gave a brief up date on the open nurse position. It has been difficult to recruit a Registered Nurse due to competing wages. The number of clients needing nail care is there and a Licensed Practical Nurse can handle those responsibilities. However, the State requires more supervision for an LPN versus an RN. Motion by Mildbrand to approve the job description as presented for a Licensed Practical Nurse; Seconded by Gebauer. Motion carried. Review/Approve Cottingham & Butler Recommendation for Licensed Practical Nurse: Hager stated the Licensed Practical Nurse job description was sent to Cottingham & Butler for review and the recommendation was to be placed as a Grade H. Motion by Thums to approve the Cottingham & Butler recommendation as presented; Seconded by Mildbrand. Motion carried. Hager noted we will try to hire the position at either the RN or LPN classification based on the most qualified candidate. Review/Approve Employee Handbook: A portion of the employee handbook was emailed prior to the meeting for rev iew. Minor changes were suggested. Motion by Mildbrand to approve this portion of the updated employee handbook with minor changes; Seconded by Thums. Motion carried. The entire handbook with all changes will be reviewed at the next committee meeting. Administrative Coordinator/Human Resource Manager Report: Hager gave a brief update: • Hager will attend the upcoming Committee on Committees meeting. • USI – offered to help with payroll and benefits, provide educational sessions, and to gather contract wording for Medsurety. • UW-Extension led the Department Head meeting and received positive feedback. • Finance & HR are working on carryover management. • Question regarding courthouse security – How has it been? Dassow stated it seems to be going smoothly overall. They are still waiting on the bulletproof glass and the exit door to be installed. Adjournment: Motion by Mildbrand to adjourn; Seconded by Thums. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 12:35 p.m. Christina Schuld Confidential HR Assistant PERSONNEL COMMITTEE January 16, 2026 3rd Floor Meeting Room Call Meeting to Order: Chuck Zenner called the meeting to order at 8:28 a.m. Members Present: Chuck Zenner , Rollie Thums, Scott Mildbrand, Jim Gebauer, Lynn Rosemeyer, and Jim Metz. Members Absent: None Other Attendees: Nicole Hager, Christina Schuld, Suzanne Stanfley and Taylor Reinhardt. Approve the Agenda: Motion by Thums to approve the agenda with 7 items; S econded by Mildbrand. Motion carried. Approve the Minutes of December 11, 2025, Personnel Committee Meeting: Motion by Gebauer to approve the minutes; Seconded by Thums. Motion carried. The Personnel Committee may go into Closed Session by taking a roll call vote at approximately 8:30 a.m. pursuant to Section 19.85(1)(c), Wisconsin State Statutes, to consider prospective Comprehensive Community Services (CCS) Service Facilitator candidate wages. The Closed Session is expected to last for approximately ten (10) minutes : Motion by Mildbrand to go into Closed Session; Seconded by Thums. Roll call vote: YES – Rosemeyer, Mildbrand, Zenner, Thums and Gebauer; No – none. Motion carried. Closed Session began at 8:29 am. Motion by Thums to go into Open Session; Seconded by Gebauer. Motion carried. The meeting will reconvene in Open Session pursuant to Section 19.8 3, Wisconsin State Statutes, to take any necessary action on the matter discussed in Closed Session : Open Session resumed at 8:38 am. Motion by Rosemeyer to offer position at Grade I Step 14; Seconded by Mildbrand. Motion carried. Administrative Coordinator/Human Resource Manager Report: Hager gave a brief update: • Next meeting will be a Joint Finance & Personnel meeting tentatively set for Feb. 12. Provide a zoom option for Rosemeyer. • Working on resolution for Clerk of Court and Sheriff. • Provide another portion of the Employee Handbook revisions. • There has been cross-training for benefits. Adjournment: Motion by Thums to adjourn; Seconded by Rosemeyer. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:43 a.m. Christina Schuld Confidential HR Assistant