Human Resources Committee (Meets 3rd Monday of each month at 5:00 p.m.)
Regular MeetingSuperior, WI · July 17, 2023
Minutes
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes
July 17th, 2023 Regular Meeting
The meeting was called to order by Chair Ludwig at 5:00 p.m. on July 17, 2023 in room 204 of the
Government Center.
1 ROLL CALL
MEMBERS PRESENT: Ruth Ludwig (Chair), Jenny Van Sickle (Vice Chair), Jack Sweeney
MEMBERS ABSENT: Mark Johnson (Alternate)
CITY STAFF PRESENT: Beth Archer, Starr Bowers, Cammi Janigo, Mayor Paine, Ida Sampson,
Becky Scherf
OTHERS PRESENT: Erica Champaigne (virtual), Shelley Nelson
2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
2.1 Human Resources Committee (Meeting held June 19th, 2023)
MOTION by Van Sickle, seconded by Sweeney. Motion carried.
3 OLD BUSINESS
3.1 Review committee structures as defined by statutes, ordinances, and by laws.
MOTION by Sweeney, seconded by Van Sickle, to continue to hold the discussion
in committee. Motion carried.
4 NEW BUSINESS
4.1 Request to add the Police Department’s Coordinated Response Specialist position to
the safety-toed boot allowance eligibility list in the Non-union Benefit and Salary
Handbook.
MOTION by Van Sickle, seconded by Sweeney, to approve the request. Motion
carried.
4.2 Review Staff Assistant job description.
MOTION by Ludwig, seconded by Sweeney, to have the Human Resources
Director make updates to the Staff Assistant job description to review at next
month’s meeting. Motion carried.
4.3 Request to fill Staff Assistant position and subsequent vacancies if filled in-house.
MOTION by Sweeney, seconded by Van Sickle, to hold in committee. Motion
carried.
MOTION by Van Sickle, seconded by Sweeney, to reconsider the motion to hold
in committee. Motion carried.
MOTION by Sweeney, seconded by Van Sickle, to hold in committee. Motion fails.
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5 RECURRING BUSINESS
5.1 Receive and file monthly personnel report for June 2023
Members of the committee received and filed.
5.2 Human Resources updates
No action required.
6 ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 5:43 p.m.
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Respectfully submitted by Beth Archer
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Agenda
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE Agenda
Monday, July 17th, 2023–5:00 p.m.
Government Center Room 204
VIDEO CALL LINK: Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 294 785 612 623 Passcode: 9TxdyR
Dial-in option: 18722428028
Phone Conference ID: 215 843 574#
City Ordinance Sec. 42-20: “The Human Resources Committee shall have charge of all city matters arising under
Wis. Stats. Ch. 111 and shall be responsible for the direction of all personnel matters involving employees and
officers of the city.”
COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Ruth Ludwig (Chair), Jenny Van Sickle (Vice-Chair), Jack Sweeney, Mark Johnson
(Alternate)
1 ROLL CALL
2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
2.1 Human Resources Committee (Meeting held June 19th, 2023)
3 OLD BUSINESS
3.1 Update on committee structures as defined by statutes, ordinances, and by laws.
4 NEW BUSINESS
4.1 Request to add the Police Department’s Coordinated Response Specialist position to the
safety-toed boot allowance eligibility list in the Non-union Benefit and Salary Handbook.
4.2 Review Staff Assistant job description.
4.3 Request to fill Staff Assistant position and subsequent vacancies if filled in-house.
5 RECURRING BUSINESS
5.1 Receive and file monthly personnel report for June 2023
5.2 Human Resources updates
6 ADJOURNMENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL MAY BE
PRESENT AT THE MEETING, AND ALTHOUGH THIS MAY CONSTITUTE A QUORUM OF THE COMMON
COUNCIL, THE COUNCIL WILL NOT TAKE ANY ACTION AT THIS MEETING.
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In compliance with Wisconsin Open Meetings Law, this agenda was posted on 07/12/2023 at the following
locations: Superior Government Center, Douglas County Courthouse, Superior Public Library, and online at
https://www.ci.superior.wi.us/agendacenter. It was also emailed to the Superior Telegram.
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