Human Resources Committee (Meets 3rd Monday of each month at 5:00 p.m.)
Regular MeetingSuperior, WI · August 21, 2023
Minutes
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes
August 21st, 2023 Regular Meeting
The meeting was called to order by Vice Chair Van Sickle at 5:05 p.m. on August 21, 2023 in room 204 of
the Government Center.
1 ROLL CALL
MEMBERS PRESENT: Jenny Van Sickle (Vice Chair), Mark Johnson (Alternate)
MEMBERS ABSENT: Ruth Ludwig (Chair), Jack Sweeney
CITY STAFF PRESENT: Beth Archer, Dawn Bacon, Starr Bowers, Tylor Elm, Cammi Janigo,
John Kiel, Mayor Paine, Ida Sampson (virtual), Cam Vollbrecht, Deb Williams
OTHERS PRESENT: Shelley Nelson
2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
2.1 Human Resources Committee (Meeting held July 17, 2023)
MOTION by Johnson, seconded by Van Sickle. Motion carried.
3 OLD BUSINESS
3.1 Review committee structures as defined by statutes, ordinances, and by laws.
No action required.
Starr Bowers and Dawn Bacon left the meeting at 5:15 pm.
3.2 Approve updated Staff Assistant job description.
MOTION by Johnson, seconded by Van Sickle, to hold in committee. Motion
carried.
4 NEW BUSINESS
4.1 Adopt 2024 non-union wage plan recommended by Carlson-Dettmann, 50th percentile
or 50th/75th percentile blend.
Mayor Paine requested to have this item pulled for discussion at the September
HRC meeting.
4.2 Discuss 2024 wage increase for non-union employees.
Mayor Paine requested to have this item pulled for discussion at the September
HRC meeting.
4.3 Approve job description, pay grade, and Appendix A benefits for the new Broadband
Manager position.
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MOTION by Van Sickle, seconded by Johnson, to hold in committee until the
September HRC meeting. Motion carried.
4.4 Request to fill the Broadband Manager position and subsequent vacancies if filled
in- house.
MOTION by Van Sickle, seconded by Johnson to hold in committee until the
September HRC meeting. Motion carried.
4.5 Receive and File
4.5.1 Library market rate adjustment (approved by the Library Board on 5/02/2023,
and went into effect on 7/1/2023)
Members of the committee received and filed.
4.5.2 Updated Librarian and Library Technician job descriptions (approved by the
Library Board on 8/9/2023)
Members of the committee received and filed.
Suggestion by Director Janigo to take things out of order so that item #4.6 was the last item
on the agenda. There were no objections from the committee.
5 RECURRING BUSINESS
5.1 Receive and file monthly personnel report for July 2023
Members of the committee received and filed.
5.2 Human Resources updates
No action required.
4.6 WPPA #27 Police Union Negotiations (refer to closed session)
Closed under Wisconsin 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.
MOTION by Johnson, seconded by Van Sickle, to go into closed session at 6:04 pm.
MOTION by Van Sickle, seconded by Johnson, to go back into open session at 7:08
pm.
No further action was taken by the committee.
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6 ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 7:08 p.m.
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Respectfully submitted by Beth Archer
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Agenda
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE Agenda
Monday, August 21st, 2023 – 5:00 p.m.
Government Center – 1316 N. 14th St. Room 204
VIDEO CALL LINK: Click here to join the meeting
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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 July 17th, 2023)
3 OLD BUSINESS
3.1 Update on committee structures as defined by statutes, ordinances, and by laws.
3.2 Approve updated Staff Assistant job description.
4 NEW BUSINESS
4.1 Adopt 2024 non-union wage plan recommended by Carlson-Dettmann, 50th percentile
or 50th/75th percentile blend.
4.2 Discuss 2024 wage increase for non-union employees.
4.3 Approve job description, pay grade, and Appendix A benefits for the new Broadband
Manager position.
4.4 Request to fill the Broadband Manager position and subsequent vacancies if filled in-
house.
4.5 Receive and File
4.5.1 Library market rate adjustment (approved by the Library Board on 5/02/2023,
and went into effect on 7/1/2023)
4.5.2 Updated Librarian and Library Technician job descriptions (approved by the
Library Board on 8/9/2023)
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4.6 WPPA #27 Police Union Negotiations (refer to closed session)
Closed under Wisconsin 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.
5 RECURRING BUSINESS
5.1 Receive and file monthly personnel report for July 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 08/16/2023 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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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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