Personnel Committee

900 Quay Street City of Manitowoc Manitowoc, WI 54220 www.manitowoc.org Meeting Minutes - Final Personnel Committee Monday, August 11, 2014 5:00 PM Common Council Chambers 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL Bridget Brennan, Todd Blaser, Kathleen McDaniel, Rochelle Blindauer, Dan Koski, Cherilyn Stewart, Jane Rhode Present: 4- Hennessey, Schema, Sitkiewitz and McMeans Absent: 1- Able 3. PUBLIC COMMENT None. 4. CONSENT AGENDA These items will be approved by one motion unless any Committee Member wishes to remove an item for discussion. REMOVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS Any Committee Member may request removal of any item from the consent agenda, and such item shall be removed without debate or vote. Any item or part thereof removed from the consent agenda shall be separately considered. 14-1613 Approval of July 30th, 2014 Personnel Committee Minutes. 14-1614 Review of legal fees billed out through Human Resources. 14-1615 Review of legal fees billed out through Attorney's Office for Municipal Court prosecution. 14-1616 Report out on Health Plan Funding. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA A motion was made by Sitkiewitz, seconded by McMeans, to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 4- Hennessey, Schema, Sitkiewitz and McMeans City of Manitowoc Page 1 Personnel Committee Meeting Minutes - Final August 11, 2014 5. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 14-1611 Request for out-of-state travel for the Zoo Curator of Animals to pick up a baby cougar in North Carolina. Dan Koski reported that his department has been working with the North Carolina Zoo to acquire an additional cougar, and in July their representatives visited and evaluated our Zoo. We were chosen to receive a baby cougar, with the requirement that the City's Curator of Animals (Kathy Schema) fly out to the North Carolina Zoo on Wednesday, August 13th, to attend a one-day workshop on conducting animal conditioning and behavorial analysis, followed by additional training the next day. The North Carolina Zoo will cover the costs of training, lodging and travel to and from the airport, as well as airfare for a member of their staff to fly the baby cougar to our Zoo. The City's Zoological Society will fund Kathy's airfare. The only cost for the City is Kathy's meals. Alder Hennessey expressed appreciation to Dan Koski. Dan Koski advised that due to time contraints, Alder Sladky, Parks and Recreation Committee Chair and Alder Keith Shaw, Zoological Board, have both been made aware of this request. Moved by McMeans, seconded by Sitkiewitz, that this Request be approved, with a $50.00 per diem meal allowance for Kathy Schema. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 3- Hennessey, Sitkiewitz and McMeans Abstain: 1- Schema 14-1612 Request from the Police Chief to fill budgeted Police Officer positions as they become vacant through the remainder of 2014. Deputy Police Chief Bridget Brennan advised that there currently is one police officer vacancy, with two more expected by the end of the year. Interviews will be held August 27th and 28th. Moved by Sitkiewitz, seconded by Schema, that this Request be approved. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 4- Hennessey, Schema, Sitkiewitz and McMeans 6. SCHEDULE NEXT MEETING Next meeting scheduled for Monday, September 8th, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. 7. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Sitkiewitz, seconded by Schema, to adjourn at 5:07 p.m. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 4- Hennessey, Schema, Sitkiewitz and McMeans Submitted by Rochelle Blindauer, Human Resources Director City of Manitowoc Page 2