Personnel

Personnel Committee April 14, 2022 Third Floor County Board Room, Taylor County Courthouse Call Meeting to Order: Charles Zenner called the meeting to order at 1:26 p.m. Members Present: Charles Zenner, Lester Lewis, Scott Mildbrand, Rollie Thums Other Attendees: Linda Daniels, Nicole Hager, Jim Metz, Rose Thums, Cindy Sommer, Larry Brandl, Sarah Holtz, Cathy Lemke, Ray Soper, Emily Gomerac; Star News Approve Agenda. A motion w as made by Mildbrand, seconded by Thums, to approve the agenda with seven items. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Approve Minutes. A motion was made by Thums, seconded by Mildbrand, to approve the minutes of the March 31, 2022 , Personnel Comm ittee meeting. A u nanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Request to update Judicial Assistant job description – Circuit Court office . Rose Thums, Clerk of Court , and Cindy Sommer, Judicial Assistant, presented the re visions f or the Judicial Assistant job description. A motion was made by Mildbrand, seconded by Lewis, to approve the Judicial Assistant job description. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Request to fill Deputy Clerk of Court position – Clerk of Court office. Ms. Thums requested filling the Deputy Clerk of Court position in the Clerk of Court office. A motion was made by Thums, seconded by Mildbrand, to approve filling the Deputy Clerk of Court position in the Clerk of Court office. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Request to fill part-time Deputy Treasurer/Tax Assistant position. Sarah Holtz, Treasurer, was present to request filling the part-time Deputy Tr easurer/Tax Assistant position that was vacant in her department . Discussion was he ld regarding filling the pos ition and job responsibilities of current staff due to th e vacancy. After much discussio n, no action was taken on this agenda item due to the lack of a motion. Adjournment. A motion was made by Lewis, seconded by Mildbrand, to adjourn at 1:40 p.m. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Secretary: Linda Daniels Personnel Committee March 31, 2022 Third Floor County Board Room, Taylor County Courthouse Call Meeting to Order: Charles Zenner called the meeting to order at 10:23 a.m. Members Present: Charles Zenner, Lester Lewis, Scott Mildbrand, Rollie Thums Members Present by Zoom: Tim Hansen [10:37 a.m. to 10:51 a.m.] Other Attendees: Linda Daniels, Marie Koerner, Jim Metz, Joe Svejda, Kristi Tlusty, Larry Brandl, Ann Knox -Bauer, Taiya Schwarz, Rhonda Rudolph, Suzanne Stanfley, Mike Bu b, Brian Wilson; Star News, Nicole Hager, Cathy Lemke, Ray Soper Approve Agenda. A mo tion was made by Thums, seconded by Mildbrand, to approve the agenda with thirteen items. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Approve Minutes. A motion was ma de by Mildbrand, seconded by Thums, to approve the minutes of the February 5, 2021, Joi nt Executive and Personnel Committee meeting and the March 8, 2022, and March 17, 2022, Personnel Committee meetings. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Request to update Administrative Support job description – Zoning Department. A motion was made by Lewis, seconded by Mildbrand, to approve the Zoning Department Administrative Assistant job description that was tabled at t he February 17, 2022, Personnel Committ ee meeting. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Request for new General Mainte nance Worker job description – Buildings, Grounds and Parks Department. Joe Svejda, Maintenance Director, prese nted the new job d escription for General Maintenance Work er. After discussion regarding filling open positions in the department, a motion was made by Lewis, seconded by Mildbrand, to a pprove the new General Maintenance Worker job description in the Build ings, Grounds and Parks Department . A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Request for new Camp Host job description – Buildings, Grounds and Parks Department. Joe Svejda presented the new job description for Camp Host . This position is a seasonal position in the county parks. After discussion, a motion was made by Thums, seconded by Mildbrand, to approve the new Camp Host job description in the Buildings, Grounds and Park s Department. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Request to fill Judicial Assistant position – Circuit Court office. Judge Ann Knox-Bauer was present to request filling the Judicial Assistant position in the Circuit Court office. A motion was made by Mildbrand, seconded by Thums, to approve f illing the Judicial Assistant position in the Circuit Court office. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Tim Hansen joined the meeting via Zoom at 10:37 a.m. Request to fill Treatment Court Coordinator position. Kristi Tlusty, District Attorney, was present to request filli ng the Treatment Court Coordinator position. A motion wa s made by Thums, seconded by Lewis, to approve filling the Treatment Court Coordinator position in the District Attorney office. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Request to update Birth to 3 Coordinator/Case Manager job description – Human Services Department. Suzanne Stanfley , Human Services Director, informed the committee tha t the Human Services Board recently re -discussed the presented job description regar ding the teaching license be ing preferred inst ead of required. If in the future, the position becomes vacant the proposed job description will continue to be used and the m ost qualified candidate will be selected. After discussion, a motion was made by Mildbrand, seconded by Thums, t o approve the Birth to 3 Coordinator/Case Manager job description, as presented, that was tabled at the February 17, 2022, Personnel Committee m eeting. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Closed Session. A motion was m ade by Thums, seconded by Lewis, at 10:47 a.m., to go into closed session pursuant to Wisconsin State Statutes, Section 19.85 (1)( c), to consider wages/benefits for Human Services Department employee, Certified Substance Abuse Counselor applicant, Treatment Court Coordinator applicant and Buildings, Grounds and Parks Department applicant. A roll call vote cast, five [5] voting aye, the motion carried. Tim Hansen left the meeting via Zoom at 10:51 a.m. Open Session. A motion was made by Thums, seconded by Mildbrand, to go into open session at 11:09 a.m. A unanimous cast, the motion carried. It was moved by Lewis, seconded by Mildbrand, to offer three weeks of vacation at the start of employment for the Treatment Court Coordinator applicant. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. It was moved b y Mildbrand, seconded by Thums, to offer a wage of $ 28.56 per hour to the Certified Substance Abuse Counselor applicant at the start of employment . A voice vote cast, three [3] voting yes, one [1] voting no [Lewis], one [1] absent [Hansen], the motion carried. It was moved by Mildbrand, seconded by Thums, to increase the Mental Health Counselor wage to $33.16 per hour to begin on the March 27, 2022, payroll. A voice vote cast, four [4] voting yes, one [1] absent [Hansen], the motion carried. It was moved by Lewis, seconded by Thums, to increa se the wa ge to $ 16.16 per hour to the current Custodian contingent upon the new Custodian beginning employment. A voice vote cast, four [4] voting yes, one [1] absent [Hansen], the motion carried. Section 4.8, Emplo yee Handbook, Personal Leave of Absence . Marie Koerner, Human Resource Manager, presented to proposed language change to Section 4.8 of the Taylor County Employee Handbook regarding Personal Leave of Absence. In the proposed change, whe n the personal lea ve of absence request is approved, the County wi ll pay its portion of the health insurance premium for the balance of the mont h in which the employee begins their leave. After that, the employee is required to pay the full amount for all health insurance premiums, when on an unpaid leave of ab sence, in advance or pursuant to COBRA , if applicable. A motion was made by Lewis, seco nded by Thums, to approve the proposed change to Section 4.8, Employee Handbook, Personal Leave of Absence. A unanimous cast, the motion carried. Adjournment. A motion was mad e by Lewis, seconded by Thums, to adjourn at 11:16 a.m. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Secretary: Linda Daniels Joint Personnel and Finance Committee March 31, 2022 Third Floor County Board Room, Taylor County Courthouse Call Meeting to Order: Charles Zenner called the meeting to order at 9:32 a.m. Members Present: Charles Zenner, S cott Mildbrand, Rollie Thums, Lester Lewis, Cathy Lemke, Ray Soper Members present via Zoom: Tim Hansen [9:32 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.] Members Absent: None Other Attendees: Linda Daniels, Marie Koerner, Jim Metz, Larry Brandl, Nicole Hager, Mike Bub, Brian Wilson; Star News, Tim Deaton; The Horton Group Approve Agenda. A motion was made by Thums, seco nded by Mildbrand, to approve the agenda with six items. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Approve Minutes. A motion was made by Lewis, seconded by Lemke, to approve the minutes of the January 20, 2022, Joint Personnel and Finance Committee meeting. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Closed Session. A motion was made by Mildbrand, seconded by Thums, at 9:33 a.m., to go into closed session pursuant to Wisconsin State Statutes, Section 19.85 (1)(f), to consider medical or personal histo ries of specific persons, which, if dis cussed in public, would be likely to have a substantial adverse effect upon the reputation of any person referred to in such histories or data regarding Section 5.1(C), Employee Handbook, retiree health insurance eligibility. A roll call vote cast, four [4] voting aye, one [1] absent [Hansen], the motion carried. Tim Deaton, The Horton Group and Nicole Hager were present during the closed session. Tim Hansen left the meeting via Zoom at 9:59 a.m. Open Session. A motion was made by Thums, seconded by Lew is, to go into ope n session at 10:21 a.m. A unanimous cast, the motion carried. It was moved by Thums, seconded by Lewis, to leave Section 5.1, Health Insurance, Employe e Handbook, as it is currently written with no changes. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Adjournment. A motion was made by Lemke, seconded by Lewis, to adjourn at 10:22 a.m. A unanimous cast, the motion carried. Secretary: Linda Daniels Personnel Committee March 17, 2022 Third Floor County Board Room, Taylor County Courthouse Call Meeting to Order: Charles Zenner called the meeting to order at 10:59 a.m. Members Present: Charles Zenner, Lester Lewis, Scott Mildbrand, Tim Hansen Members Absent: Rollie Thums Other Attendees: Marie Koerner, Jim Metz, Cathy Lemke, Larry Brandl, Brian Wilson; Star News Approve Agenda. A motion was made by Hansen, seconded by Lewis, to approve the agenda with four items. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Forestry Summer LTE. A motion was made by Zenner to approv e hiring a Forestry Summer Limited-term employee. The motion failed due to the lack of a second. Adjournment. A motion was made by Lewis, seconded by Hansen, to adjourn at 11:16 a.m. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Secretary: Marie Koerner Personnel Committee March 8, 2022 Third Floor County Board Room, Taylor County Courthouse Call Meeting to Order: Charles Zenner called the meeting to order at 7:34 a.m. Members Present: Charles Zenner, Lester Lewis, Scott Mildbrand, Rollie Thums Members Absent: Tim Hansen Other Attendees: Linda Daniels, Marie Koerner, Michelle Cahoon [via speakerphone] Jim Metz Approve Agenda. A motion was made by Thums, seconded by Lewis, to approve the agen da with six items. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Approve Minutes. A motion was made by Mildbrand, seconded by Thums, to approve the minutes of the March 4 , 2022 , Personnel Committee meeting s. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Michelle Cahoon, Interim Health Officer, and Linda Daniels , Human Resource Confidential Assistant, were present for a portion of the closed session. Closed Session. A motion was made by Mildbrand, seconded by Thums, at 7:35 a.m., to go into closed session pursuant to Wisconsin State Statutes, S ection 19.85 (1)( c), to consider benefit time for Health Department employee, consider hours and fringe benefits for Human Resource Confidential Assistant and interview Human Resource Manager applicants. A roll call v ote cast, four [4] voting aye, one [1] absent [Hansen], the motion carried. Open Session. A motion was made by Mildbrand, seconded by Lewis, to go into open session at 12:23 p.m. A unanimous cast, the motion carried. It was moved by Lewis, seconded by Mildbrand, to approve one additional week of vacation on a prorated basis for th e Public Health Program Specialist to begin wh en becoming a regular employee versus a casual employee. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. It was mov ed by Lewis, secon ded by Mildbrand, to approve having the Human Resource Confidential Assistant work part-time hours while transitioning new Hum an Resource staff, as well as retain full-time benefits for this short period of time. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. It was moved by Mildbrand, seconded b y Lewis, to approve the ranking of Human Resource Manager applicants who were interview ed and to move forward to check references and make an offer. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Adjournment. A motion was made by Lewis, seconded by Thums, to adjourn at 12:31 p.m. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Secretary: Linda Daniels Personnel Committee March 4, 2022 Third Floor County Board Room, Taylor County Courthouse Call Meeting to Order: Charles Zenner called the meeting to order at 9:02 a.m. Members Present: Charles Zenner, Lester Lewis, Scott Mildbrand, Rollie Thums Members Absent: Tim Hansen Other Attendees: Courtney Graff, Jim Metz Approve Agenda. A m otion was made by Thums, seconded by Mildbrand, to approv e the agenda with six items. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Approve Minutes. A motion was made by Mildbrand, seconded by Thums, to approve the minutes of the February 17, 2022, Personnel Committee meet ings. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Closed Session. A motion was made by Thums, seconded by Mildbrand, at 9:02 a.m., to go into closed session pursuant to Wisconsin State Statutes, Section 19. 85 (1)(g), for purposes of conferring with legal counsel regarding legal advice [topic: employee complaint procedure] . A roll call vote cast, four [4] voting aye, one [1] absent [Hansen], the motion carried. Open Session. A motion was made by Mildbrand, seconded by Thums, to go into open session at 9:20 a.m. A unanimous cast, the motion carried. It was moved by Lewis, seconded by Thums, to approve the employee complaint procedure as recommended by Courtney Graff, Corporation Counsel . A unanimous vote c ast, the motion carried. Adjournment. A motion was made by Hansen, seconded by Mildbrand, to adjourn at 9:21 a.m. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Acting Secretary: Courtney Graff Personnel Committee February 17, 2022 Third Floor County Board Room, Taylor County Courthouse Call Meeting to Order: Charles Zenner called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m. Members Present: Charles Zenner, Lester Lewis, Scott Mildbrand, Tim Hansen, Rollie Thums Members Absent: None Other Atten dees: Linda Daniels, Marie Koe rner, Jim Metz , Michael Bub, Michelle Cahoon, Suzanne Stanfley, Brian Wilson; Star News Other Attendees by Zoom video: Jake Walcisak [joined at 10:45, present for open part of the meeting] Approve Agenda. A motion was m ade by Thums, seconded by Lewis, to approve the a genda with fifteen items. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Approve Minutes. A motion was made by Mildbrand, seconded by Thums, to approve the minutes of the January 12, 2022 , Personnel Committe e meetings. A unanimous vote ca st, the motion carried. Request to update Administrative Support job description – Zoning Department. A motion was made by Zenner, seconded by Hansen, to table this agenda item until the Forestry Committee can view and disc uss the job description. A roll call vote cast, three [3] voting aye, two [2] voting no [Thums, Lewis], the motion carried. The agenda item is tabled. Request to update Children & Family Social Worker/Case Manager job description – Human Services Departm ent. Suzanne Stanfley, Human S ervices Director, presented the changes made to the Children & Family Social Worker/Case Manager job description. A motion was made by Thums, s econded by Mildbrand, to update the Children & Family Social Worker/Case Manager job description, as presented. A unanimous cast, the motion carried. Request to update Birth to 3 Coordinator/Case Manager job description – Human Services Department. Suzanne Stanfley, Human Services Director, presented the changes made to the Birth to 3 Coordinator/Case Mana ger job description. Supervisor Mildbrand questioned the certification of a valid teaching license going from required to preferred. A motion was made by Mildbrand, seconded by Thums, to table the job description until Ms. Stanfle y has a chance to look at the job description. A roll call vote cast, four [4] voting aye, one [1] voting no [Lewis], the motion carried. The agenda item is tabled. Request for regular po sition of Public Health Program Specialist – Health Department. Michelle Cahoon , Public Health Director, explained that this was a new position in the department which would help oversee the gran ts and programs within the department . The person doing the work currently is a casual employee and Ms. Cahoon is seeking approval of the position as a regular employee which would not create a tax levy expense to Taylor County due to the fact that the po sition is a continuous grant funded p osition. A motion was made by Hansen, seconded by Lewis, to approve the position of Publi c H ealth Program Specialist . A unanimous cast, the motion carried. New Public Health Pr ogram Specialist job description – Health Department. Ms. Cahoon presented the new Pub lic Health Program Specialist job description. A motion was made by Hansen, seco nded by Mildbrand, to approve t he Public Health P rogram Specialist job description, as presented. A unanimous cast, the motion carried. Carlson Dettman n recommendation - Public Health Program Specialist – Health Department. Marie Koerner, Human Resource Manager, stated the Public Hea lth Program Specialist Job Description Questionnaire [JDQ ] was sent to Carlson Dettmann Consulting to evaluate the position. The recommendation from Carlson Dettmann Consulting was to place the position in Grade I in the com pensation plan. A motion was ma de by Hansen, seco nded by Thums, to approve the recommend ation of Grade I for the Public Health Pr ogram Specialist position. A unanimous cast, the motion carried. The committee moved to agenda item number 13. Ordinance to approve employee workweek – 35 & 40 hours. Ms. Koerner explained that the ordinance was amended to clean up the authorization pa ragraph currently in Section 3.03(2), and repe al Section 3.03(3), Taylor County Code. After discussion, a motion was made by Hansen, seconded by Lewis, to ap prove the ordinanc e and forward to the County Board for adoption, as presented. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. The committee moved to agenda item number 12. Ordinance to approve revisions of departmental author izations. Ms. Koerner explained the changes in t he revisions of the departmental author izations changing the authorizations to mirror the actual positions currently used. This ordinance changes Section 3.035, Taylor County Code, removes the chart at the end of the County Code and inserts a chart into the body of the text. A motion was made by Hansen, seconded by Mildbrand, to app rove the ordinance and forward to the county board for adoption. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. The committee moved to agenda item number 14. Casual & Seasonal E mployee Wage Schedule increases. Ms. Koerner presented the proposed increases to the Casual & Seasonal Employee Wage Schedul e. She contacted several ski hills in the area for input on the wages. A motion was made by Mildbrand, seconde d by Thums, to app rove the proposed Casual & Seasonal Emp loyee Wage Schedule fo r 2022 to be retroactive to January 2, 2022, and forward to the F inance C ommittee for approval . A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. The committee returned to agenda item number 10. Closed Session. A motion was made by Lewis, seconded by Thums, at 11:17 a.m., to go into closed session pursuant to Wisconsin State Statutes, Section 19.85 (1)( c), to consider employment, promotion, compensa tion or performance data of Public Health Program Specialist. A roll call vote cast, five [5] voting aye, the motion carried. Michelle Cahoon was present during the closed session. Open Session. A motion was made by Mildbrand, seconded by Thums, to go into open session at 11:21 a.m. A unanimous cast, the motion carried. It was moved by Hansen, seconded by Thums, to place the Certified Substance Abuse Counselor applicant at Grade I, Step 16, of the compensation plan . A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Adjournment. A motion was made by Hansen, seconded by Mildbrand, to adjourn a t 11:20 a.m. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Secretary: Linda Daniels Joint Personnel and Finance Committee January 20, 2022 Third Floor County Board Room, Taylor County Courthouse Call Meeting to Order: Charles Zenner called the meeting to order at 11:05 a.m. Members Present: Charles Zenner, S cott Mildbrand, Rollie Thums, Lester Lewis, Cathy Lemke, Tim Hansen Members Absent: Ray Soper Other Attendees: Linda Daniels, Marie Koerner, Jim Metz, Rose Thums, Larry Woebbeking Approve Agenda. A motion was made by Thums, seconded by Lemke, to approve the agenda with five items. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Approve Minutes. A m otion was made by Lemke, second ed by Hansen, to a pprove the minutes of the January 12, 2022, Joint Personnel and Finance Committee meeting. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Establish compensation for Sheriff and Clerk of Circuit Court . Marie K oerner, Human Resource Manager, showed where the current salaries of the Sheriff and Cle rk of Circuit Court would be by using the new compensation plan design as a tool for in ternal equity if they were given a 2.5% increase in 2022 as the minimum that othe r e mployees would receive. She recommended that Step 2 of Grade R be used to place the Sheriff and to use Step 3 of Grade M to p lace the Clerk of Circuit Court . Ms. Koerner also distributed proposed options of the increases for the 2023 -2026 years with a 1%, 1.5% and 2% increases f or the positions and information regarding the history of th e elected official’s salary increases fro m 2015-2022 for the Sheriff and Clerk of Court s and increases from 2017 -2024 for the County Clerk, Treasurer and Register of De eds. After much discussion, a motion was made by Hansen, seconded by Thums, to increase the Sheriff and Clerk of Circuit Courts salary 2% each year starting January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2026 . A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. It was th en moved by Lewis, seconded by Hansen, to use Step 2 of Grade R of the employee compensation plan to establish the Sheriff salary and Step 3 of Grade M of the employee compensation plan to establish Clerk of Courts salary for the 2023 – 2026 term, as well as, future terms , as recommended. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Adjournment. A motion was made by Lewis, seconded by Hansen, to adjourn at 11:15 a.m. A unanimous cast, the motion carried. Secretary: Linda Daniels Personnel Committee January 12, 2022 Third Floor County Board Room, Taylor County Courthouse Call Meeting to Order: Charles Zenner called the meeting to order at 10:24 a.m. Members Present: Charles Zenner, Lester Lewis, Scott Mildbrand, Tim Hansen, Rollie Thums Members Absent: None Other Attendees: Linda Daniels, Marie Koerner, Jim Metz, Catherine Lemke, Raymond Soper , Liza Daleiden, Suzanne Stanfley, Rhonda Rudolph, Jen Meyer Approve Agenda. A motion was made by Lewis, seconded by Mildbrand, to approve t he agenda with six items. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Approve Minutes. A motion was made by Thums, seconded by Mildbrand, to approve the minutes of the December 21, 2021, Personnel Committee meetings. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Closed Session. A motion was made by Lewis, seconded by Thums, at 10:25 a.m., to go into closed session pursuant to Wisc onsin State Statutes, Section 19.85 (1)( c), to consider employment, promotion, compensation or performa nce dat a of Certified Su bstance Abuse Counselor applicant. A roll call vote cast, five [5] voting aye, the motion carried. Liza Daleiden, Suzanne Stanfley, Rhonda Rudolph and Jen Meyer were present during the closed session. Open Session. A motion was made by Hansen, seconded by Lewis, to go into open sess ion at 10:53 a.m. A unanimous cast, the motion carried. It was moved by Lewis, seconded by Hansen, to offer a wage of $31.34 per hour at the start of employment for the Certified Substance Abuse Coun selor applicant pending approval of the County Board of Supervisors appro val of the wage study compensation plan on February 3, 2022. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Adjournment. A motion was made by Thums, seconded by Lewis, to adjourn at 10:54 a.m. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Secretary: Linda Daniels Joint Personnel and Finance Committee January 12, 2022 Third Floor County Board Room, Taylor County Courthouse Call Meeting to Order: Charles Zenner called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m. Members Present: Charles Zenner, S cott Mi ldbrand, Rollie Thums , Lester Lewis , Ray Soper, Cathy Lemke, Tim Hansen Members Absent: None Other Attendees: Linda Daniels, Marie Koerner , Jim Metz , Ben Stanfley, Sarah Holtz, Larr y Brandl, Rhonda Rudolph , Andria Farrand, Patty Krug, Jaymi Kohn, Suzanne Stanfley, Liza Daleiden, Brian Wilson; Star News Other Attendees by Zoom video: Patrick Glynn; Carlson Dettmann Consulting, Jake Walcisak, Tracy Hartwig, Colleen Handrick Approve Agenda. A motion was made by Thums, seconded by Lemke, to approve the agenda with five items. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Approve Minutes. A motion was made by Thums, seconded by Soper, to approve the minutes of the December 21, 2021, Joint Personnel and Finance Committee meeting. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Meet with Carlson Det tmann to discuss Employee Compensation Plan . Patrick Glynn, Carlson Dettmann Consulting, appeared by Zoom to explain the Implementation Discussion handout that included a r ecommended new plan design , to include adding a step at the beginning of the plan at 85% pay and increasing the steps to seventeen [17] steps versus eleven [11] steps in th e existing plan. Employees will move through the steps ev ery year after the control point versus every two [2] and three [3] years. Each step above the control point wi ll have a 1.25% increase every year . The challenges for the committee to consider with the implementation of the plan will include budgets, fai rness to employees, size of increase and length of service. He presented four costing options and the wage cost estimates to implement. Those options varied from a $188,469.00 to $357,504.00 cost to the 2022 budget. The costs for each of the four options were also broken down by each of the departments. Marie Koerner stated that approximately $50,000.00 would be needed to implement the option that would be a combination of placing the employees in a t least a Step 4 placement [provided the employee has at least five [5] years in the current position and a step that provides at least a 2.5% increase to the 2021 salar y. Supervisor Mildbrand noted that the pe nsion and health insurance benefits are great and notable that Taylor County offers. Larry Brandl, Fin ance Director, answered questions regarding future revenue in 2022 and in the years to follow if the recommended plan is implemented. Supervisor Lewis stated that revenue and expenditure issues in the county have to be looked at as this is an ongoing issue. After much discussion, a motion was made by Hansen, seconded by Lewis, to recommend and forward to the Count y Board of Supervisors for the February 3 , 2022, session to approve the recommended new plan design and the implementation of the plan that is the combination of the step that provides at least a Ste p 4 placement, provided that the employee has at least fi ve [5] years in the current position and a step that provides at least a 2.5% increase to the 2021 wage, whi ch would be retroactive to January 2, 2022 . A unanimous vot e c ast, the motion carried. Adjournment. A motion was made by Mildbrand, seconded by Thums, to adjourn at 10:18 a.m. A unanimous cast, the motion carried. Secretary: Linda Daniels