Ogle County Personnel and Salary Committee met Oct. 13.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
1. Call Meeting to Order: Chairman Kenney called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. Present: Billeter, Corbitt, Heuer and McKinney. Present via audio: Boes and Smith. Others: Finfrock and Director of Court Services Cindy Bergstrom.
2. Approval of Minutes – September 8, 2020 - Motion by McKinney to approve the minutes as present, 2nd by Corbitt. Roll call: Yes – Heuer, Billeter, Boes, Corbitt, McKinney, Smith, Kenney. Motion carried.
3. New Business
Sikich Quarterly Report: Report was emailed.
Mandatory County Training – Reasonable Suspicion for Supervisors/Sexual Harassment: Kenney reminded the County Board members to take the training. Heuer stated she has a simple training option; Illinois.gov\sexual harassment is for County Board members only. It is a PowerPoint presentation and you will need to insert your name on the final slide.
Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Kenney stated information was distributed at the last Dept. Head meeting and was later told it was incorrect. He is looking into it.
Vacation Comparison – Probation Dept.: Bergstrom addressed the Committee regarding the inequality of vacation/bereavement time in her office between union and non-union. Kenney asked if there are any questions regarding the proposal. Bergstrom has done some research to see how many non-union supervisors are within the County; 1 in Sheriff, 1 in Health, 1 in Highway, 3 in Focus House and 4 in Probation. Bergstrom gave her presentation and it is only for her department. Corbitt asked if there is a chance other Dept. Heads have already leveled this out within their department. Smith stated he understands where Bergstrom is going with this but would like to lay it over to look at everyone at one time. Smith cannot support it being done in sections. Kenney asked if the Committee agrees to move it to Finance and Executive and let them move it forward. Billeter asked how this affects retirement. Bergstrom stated sick days only affects that. Bergstrom stated union contract allows 10 days to be carried over and she did include that in her proposal however, she is willing to cut that. Corbitt stated she has spoken with State’s Attorney Morrow about her daughter employed by the Department. Morrow informed Corbitt that there is no conflict of interest since her daughter does not live in her home nor does she financially benefit from her earnings. Heuer stated believes that Bergstrom has thoroughly researched this and her side is the largest group affected. Since it is a fiduciary matter, Personnel Committee recommends it goes to Finance to make sure it can be done and then onto Executive. Executive can decide if it is just Probation Dept. or becomes part of the Personnel Manual. Motion by Heuer to move onto the Finance Committee and then onto Executive Committee, 2nd by McKinney. Smith stated he is not comfortable with passing it onto Finance without getting all the information on everyone. He doesn’t think it is right to let everyone ride on coattails of some departments. Smith stated he has been pushing for coherency between union and non- union since he got on the Board. Roll call: Yes – McKinney, Corbitt, Heuer, Billeter, Boes, Kenney. No – Smith. Motion carried.
4. Public Comment: None
5. Old Business
Addendum to Personnel Manual: Heuer stated all the revisions have been submitted to Courtney.
Performance Review Format for Appointed Dept. Heads: Kenney stated all the information has been received and he is still working on formatting.
6. Closed Session – Employment Matters 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1): Motion by Heuer to go into closed session, 2nd by Smith. Roll call: Yes – McKinney, Corbitt, Heuer, Billeter, Smith, Boes, Kenney. Motion carried. Time: 8:34 a.m.
Committee came into open session at 8:55 a.m.
Motion by McKinney to approve the Coroner’s Stipend Resolution, 2nd by Heuer. Roll call: Yes – Billeter, Boes, Corbitt, McKinney, Smith, Heuer, Kenney. Motion carried.
Motion by McKinney to recommend the reinstatement of the Treasurer’s Health Insurance Program stipend not to exceed $1,500.00, 2nd by Corbitt. Roll call: Yes – Billeter, Boes, Corbitt, McKinney, Smith, Heuer, Kenney. Motion carried.
7. Adjournment: With no further business, Chairman Kenney adjourned. Time: 9:00 a.m.
https://www.oglecounty.org/document_center/County%20Board/Committees/Personnel%20&%20Salary/2020/Personnel%20&%20Salary%20Minutes%20October.pdf
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