Administration and County Services Committee
Jerroll Drenth			Michael Crawford, Chairman	Laura Stanek
January 9, 2007
Minutes
Members Present:		Laura Stanek, Mike Crawford and Jerroll Drenth
Members Absent:		None
Others Present:		Pete Garwood and Jack White
1.       Meeting called to order at 9:00 a.m.
2.       Public Comment          None.
3.       Commission on Aging (COA) Site Coordinator Position
Peter Garwood, Coordinator/Planner, explained that the COA is going to hire Kathy Grandy, who is a two (2) year employee of the COA, for a vacant part-time Site Coordinator position.  However, because of her experience and training they are asking permission to hire her at the one year step in the pay grade.
Motion by Laura Stanek, supported by Jerroll Drenth, to approve the Commission on Aging hiring Kathy Grandy for the part-time Site Coordinator at the 1 year step in the pay scale.  Motion carried – unanimous.
4.       Maintenance/Custodian Position
Dave Vitale, Maintenance Supervisor, joined the meeting.
The Committee interviewed six (6) applicants for a vacant maintenance/custodial position.
	Ricky Olund
	James Nowak
	Kevin Wing
	Paul Wojcik
	James Smith
	Dan Gorno
Motion by Mike Crawford, supported by Jerroll Drenth, to recommend the Board of Commissioners hire James Smith to fill the Maintenance/Custodial position and if he is unable to take the position, Paul Wojcik be offered the position.  Motion carried – unanimous.
5.       Treasurer Clerical Position
Sherry Comben, Treasurer, joined the meeting.  Ms. Comben requested that instead of filling a vacant full-time clerical position in her office she be allowed to hire a part-time clerk/typist at 20 hours a week and increase the full-time employee’s hours to 40 hours per week.  The committee reviewed the collective bargaining agreement and discussed the proposal thoroughly.
Motion by Laura Stanek, supported by Jerroll Drenth, to recommend the Board of Commissioners approve discontinuing the vacant Clerk II position in the Treasurer’s Office and creating and filling the part-time, 20 hours a week Clerk/Typist position (following the Clerk/Typist scale in the union contract) on a trial basis.  All other full-time employees will be increased to a 40 hour work week.  If it is determined that services are suffering, the door would be open to return to the original hours and refill the vacated full-time Clerk II position.  Motion carried – unanimous.
6.       Probate and Family Court
Bill Hefferan, Probate Court Administrator, joined the meeting on behalf of Judge Hayes.  Mr. Hefferan informed the Committee that Judge Hayes is requesting that Wexford County be dropped from the wage study for the Court Administrator position.  He also requested the Court Reporter/Judicial Secretary be compared only to Emmet County as he and Judge Hayes believe they are the only county in the region that has a comparable position.
Mr. Hefferan indicated that he does not feel that the Court Administrators in the other Counties are his counterparts for comparison purposes.
Motion by Laura Stanek, supported by Jerroll Drenth, to recommend the Board of Commissioners recognize the Court Administrator/Juvenile Officer and the Court Reporter/Judicial Secretary as not having enough comparables and approve the same wage increases to them as were given to the employees who did not have enough comparables in the larger unrepresented employees group (3.3% increase).   It is also recommended that the employees in the Probate Court Unrepresented Group receive the same benefit changes as the larger unrepresented group.  Motion carried – unanimous.
Meeting adjourned at 1:30 p.m.