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City of Manitowoc

Meeting Minutes - Final

Personnel Committee

Thursday, September 7, 2023

5:30 PM

Council Chambers-meeting also available via remote

conferencing-Zoom

1. Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m.

2. Roll Call

Jessie Lillibridge, Selena Solis, Justin Nickels, Todd Blaser, Nick Reimer, Eric Nycz,

Kevin Cisler, and Debbie Charney

5 - Sitkiewitz, Vanderkin, Schlei, Kaderabek and Brey

Present:

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: None

Approval of the Consent Agenda

Moved by Vanderkin, seconded by Sitkiewitz, to accept the Consent Agenda

Items as presented. The motion carried by the following vote:

5 - Sitkiewitz, Vanderkin, Schlei, Kaderabek and Brey

Aye:

Approval of August 7, 2023 Personnel Committee Minutes

Review of Legal Fees Billed out Through August, 2023-Human Resources

Report out of Human Resources Office Initiatives September, 2023

Report out of City Attorney's Office Initiatives September, 2023

5. Discussion and Action Items

Discussion and Possible Action on Making Current City Hall Hours Permanent

Mayor Justin Nickels explained to the committee the desire to change the

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hours of operation of City Hall permanently. During summer, City Hall was

open 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Friday from

7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. as a trial run. The Mayor received positive

comments from employees and there were no citizen complaints. Also,

there was discussion on eliminating the current half-day Good Friday

holiday and changing the current New Year's Eve half-day holiday to a

permanent full-day holiday.

Moved by Brey, seconded by Vanderkin, to approve the request submitted by the

Mayor and refer to council. The motion carried by the following vote:

5 - Sitkiewitz, Vanderkin, Schlei, Kaderabek and Brey

Aye:

Discussion and Possible Action on Reorganizing the Structure of Manitowoc

Fire and Rescue and the effect that may have on the Current Labor Agreement

and Future Labor Negotiations

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Chief Blaser gave an overview of organizational changes he would like to

see in the Fire Department including adding Battalion Chiefs.

Request to Approve Revised Seasonal Pay Rates

Human Resources Director Jessie Lillibridge explains that this item is

brought to committee each year in preparation for budget planning to make

any changes to pay rates.

Moved by Sitkiewitz, seconded by Kaderabek, that this request to revise the

seasonal pay rates for 2024 be approved and referred to council. The motion

carried by the following vote:

5 - Sitkiewitz, Vanderkin, Schlei, Kaderabek and Brey

Aye:

6. Convene in Closed Session

Moved by Kaderabek, seconded by Sitkiewitz, to convene in closed session at

5:55 p.m. The motion carried by the following vote:

5 - Sitkiewitz, Vanderkin, Schlei, Kaderabek and Brey

Aye:

Notice is hereby given that the above governmental body may adjourn into a closed session during

the meeting as authorized by Section 19.85(1)(c) of the Wisconsin Statutes, which authorizes the

governmental body to convene in closed session for the purpose of considering employment,

promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the

governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility.

The specific subject matter that may be considered in closed session is:

Discussion and Possible Action on the Future of the City Attorney’s Position

and Office

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Notice is hereby given that the above governmental body may adjourn into a closed session during

the meeting as authorized by Section 19.85(1)(e) of the Wisconsin Statutes, which authorizes the

governmental body to convene in closed session for the purpose of deliberating or negotiating the

purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public

business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session.

The specific subject matter that may be considered in closed session is:

Police Contract Bargaining 2024-2026

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Fire-Residency and Half-time Premium Side Letter 2023

Discussion and Possible Action on Reorganizing the Structure of

Manitowoc Fire and Rescue and the effect that may have on the Current

Labor Agreement and Future Labor Negotiations

(Closed Session portion of the Minutes has been redacted)

7. Reconvene in Open Session

Moved by Brey, seconded by Sitkiewitz, to reconvene in open session at 7:37

p.m. The motion carried by the following vote:

5 - Sitkiewitz, Vanderkin, Schlei, Kaderabek and Brey

Aye:

Discussion and Possible Action on the Future of the City Attorney’s Position and

Office

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There was no discussion on this item

Moved by Sitkiewitz, seconded by Kaderabek, to direct the Human Resources

Director to present an updated City Attorney job description to Council for

approval. The motion carried by the following vote:

5 - Sitkiewitz, Vanderkin, Schlei, Kaderabek and Brey

Aye:

Police Contract Bargaining 2024-2026

There was no action on this item

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Fire-Residency and Half-time Premium Side Letter 2023

Alder Sitkiewitz stated that he is voting against this item because the two

items should be separate letters.

Moved by Brey, seconded by Kaderabek, to approve the fire-residency and

half-time premium side letter as written and refer to council. The motion carried

by the following vote:

4 - Vanderkin, Schlei, Kaderabek and Brey

1 - Sitkiewitz

Aye:

Nay:

Discussion and Possible Action on Reorganizing the Structure of Manitowoc

Fire and Rescue and the effect that may have on the Current Labor Agreement

and Future Labor Negotiations

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There was no discussion on this item

Moved by Sitkiewitz, seconded by Brey, to approve the request to add Battalion

Chiefs to the Fire Department and instruct the Mayor to add to the budget for 2024

and refer to council. The motion carried by the following vote:

5 - Sitkiewitz, Vanderkin, Schlei, Kaderabek and Brey

Aye:

8. Adjournment

Moved by Sitkiewitz, seconded by Kaderabek, that this be adjourned. The

motion carried by the following vote:

4 - Sitkiewitz, Schlei, Kaderabek and Brey

1 - Vanderkin

Excused:

Submitted by Debbie Charney, Human Resources Generalist