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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
February 12, 2013
The Executive Committee of the Grant County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday,
February 12, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 266 of the Administration Building, Lancaster, WI.
The meeting was called to order by Chair John Beinborn. Other members present were Robert
Keeney, John Patcle, Robert Scallon, Donald Splinter, Mark Stead, and Larry Wolf. Therefore a
quorum was present. Also in attendance were Joyce Roling, Nancy Scott, Verda Nemo, Lester
Jantzen, and Jeff Kindrai.
Notice of the meeting was sent to the media and the agenda was posted in the Administration
Building, Courthouse, and on the Grant County website.
Mark Stead, seconded by Robert Scallon, moved to approve the agenda. Motion carried without
negative vote.
Donald Splinter, seconded by Larry Wolf, moved to approve the minutes of the January 11, 2013
meeting as written. Motion carried without negative vote.
The January Treasurer’s Report was not available.
Nancy Scott presented the January Revenue/Expense Report. Mark Stead, seconded by John
Beinborn, moved to accept the report. Motion carried without negative vote.
Nancy Scott reviewed the December Revenue/Expense Report. Robert Keeney, seconded by
Donald Splinter, moved to accept the report. Motion carried without negative vote.
Nancy Scott gave the Director’s report. Nancy had a preliminary discussion with Unified
regarding an audit RFP and Unified has indicated a preference to remain with the current firm.
Springbrook is still working on the highway interfaces.
Joyce Roling presented the Promoted or Transferred Employee policy revision. Due to an
oversight, the following sentence was not included in the policy. “Employees transferred to a
lower paid position shall be placed at the step commensurate with their length of service”.
Robert Keeney, seconded by Larry Wolf, moved to recommend the revision for approval at the
County Board. Motion carried without negative vote.
Staffing Update: Current staffing figures as of February 9, 2013, are as follows:
Full time Benefit 276
Regular Part time Benefit 111
Part time 25
Limited term and seasonal 143
TOTAL 555
John Patcle gave the Transition Team report. The team met on January 22nd and determined
Green and Vernon County to be two comparable counties to be used for the wage study. The
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Team also reviewed forty or more benchmark positions and will be meeting with WIPFLi the
end of February to get an update and review initial results.
Joyce Roling gave the Directors report. Joyce updated the committee on the Affordable Care
Act and changes that will be effective January 1, 2014. Of concern is the penalty that could be
imposed on large employers that do not offer minimum essential coverage for all full time
employees. For the purpose of the Affordable Care Act, a full time employee is someone who
regularly works 30 or more hours per week. Joyce will be reviewing the current hours of work
for part-time/LTE staff to determine the county’s liability, if any. The Transit Union meeting was
rescheduled to February 18 at 4:00 p.m. due to inclement weather.
Donald Splinter, seconded by Larry Wolf, moved to go into closed session per state statute 19.85
(1) (c) considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any
public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility as
it relates to the performance evaluation of the Child Support Administrator, and (e) 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 as it relates to union contract negotiations. Roll call vote resulted in a carried motion.
John Patcle, seconded by Robert Scallon, moved to return to open session. Motion carried
without negative vote.
Mark Stead, seconded by Robert Scallon, moved to adjourn to Thursday, March 7, 2013, at 9:00
a.m. Motion carried without negative vote.