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Manitowoc, WI 54220  
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City of Manitowoc  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Personnel Committee  
Monday, December 1, 2025  
5:30 PM  
Council Chambers. Meeting is also available via Remote  
Conferencing-Zoom.  
1. Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 5:32 pm  
2. Roll Call  
Mayor Nickels, Jessie Lillibridge, Greg Vadney, Dan Koski, Todd Blaser,  
Ben Kraynek, Mackenzie Reed, Pam Wimmer  
5 - Sitkiewitz, Norell, Beeman, Cummings and Dunbar  
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  
25-0827  
Approval of October 6, 2025 Personnel Committee Minutes  
Attachments: 10-06-2025-Final PC Minutes.pdf  
25-0828  
Review of Legal Fees Billed out Through November, 2025-Human  
Resources  
Attachments: _OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL FOR HR Costs.pdf  
25-0829  
Report out of Human Resource's Office Initiatives December, 2025  
Attachments: HR Update December 2025.pdf  
25-0830  
Report out of City Attorney's Office Initiatives December, 2025  
Attachments: ATTORNEY'S OFFICE UPDATE NOV. 2025.pdf  
25-0831  
Report out on Health Plan  
Attachments: 2025-10 Medical & Dental.pdf  
Approval of the Consent Agenda  
Moved by Cummings, seconded by Norell, to accept the Consent Agenda Items  
and recommendations of the various committees The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
5 - Sitkiewitz, Norell, Beeman, Cummings and Dunbar  
Aye:  
5. Discussion and Action Items  
25-0850  
Request to Approve Reclassification of RWAM Visitor Services Clerk and  
to Place Current RWAM Visitor Services Clerks in New Grade  
Attachments: Memo re RWAM Visitor Services Clerk Pay Scale change.pdf  
2026 Comp Plan RWAM Visitor Clerks revision 12.2025.pdf  
RWAM Visitor Service Clerk 10147-draft for PC.pdf  
Rahr-West Art Museum Director, Greg Vadney, explained how the Visitor Services  
Clerks work independently on weekends and that they should be adequately  
compensated for the work they do both from a security standpoint being that they  
are given the security code and keys to museum and are entrusted with security of  
the artwork. Visitor Services Clerks are the first people that are seen by visitors on  
weekends, special events and nights. Also want to make sure those working for us  
are at a competitive level and want to be able to attract new employees.  
Human Resources Director, Jessie Lillibridge, agreed on both the updates to the  
compensation structure and job description and requested to move the current  
employees in that position to $15 as of January 1, 2026.  
Moved by Cummings, seconded by Dunbar, that this Request to Approve  
Reclassification of RWAM Visitor Services Clerk and to Place Current RWAM  
Visitors Services Clerks in Grade L1 at $15per hour be approved and referred to  
council. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Sitkiewitz, Norell, Beeman, Cummings and Dunbar  
Aye:  
25-0847  
Request to Eliminate Unfunded Job Positions at the City of Manitowoc  
Including Assistant City Attorney, Staff Engineer, and DPI Business  
Manager.  
Attachments: 2026 Comp Plan Elimination of Positions revisions 12.2025.pdf  
Resolution Eliminating Positions of Employment- Final.pdf  
Alderperson Sitkiewitz requested during the budget process to clean up  
organizational chart positions that were no longer funded . Asking for Council  
action to approve as it is a resolution to vacate those positions.  
Moved by Norell, seconded by Dunbar, that this Request to Eliminate Unfunded  
Job Positions at the City of Manitowoc Including Assistant City Attorney, Staff  
Engineer, and DPI Business Manager to be approved as it is a resolution to  
vacate these positions and motion to adopt. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
5 - Sitkiewitz, Norell, Beeman, Cummings and Dunbar  
Aye:  
25-0849  
Request to Eliminate Training, Membership and Tuition Reimbursement  
Policy  
Attachments: Memo PC Elimination of Tuition Program 12.2025.pdf  
Training, Membership, and Tuition Reimbursement Policy Rev  
06.2024.pdf  
Human Resources Director, Jessie Lillibridge, discussed that tuition reimbursement  
went into effect in January 2016 and that each year there is a decline in utilization  
of the program. In 2022, still continues to decline with only participation from one  
department. Based on the administrative work involved in program by HR and  
Finance, the recommendation is to eliminate the tuition reimbursement program.  
Recommending that both the Membership and Training language be incorporated  
into the Employee Policy Manual.  
Moved by Cummings, seconded by Dunbar, that this Request to Elminate  
Training, Membership and Tuition Reimbursement Policy be approved and put  
on consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Sitkiewitz, Norell, Beeman, Cummings and Dunbar  
Aye:  
25-0848  
Request to Approve Employee Policy Manual Revisions-December 2025  
Attachments: Memo to Council re EPM Revisions 12.2025  
EPM revisions for PC tracked changes 12.2025  
Human Resources Director, Jessie Lillibridge, recommend that the Employee Policy  
Manual include additional language support awarding additional Paid Time Off  
(PTO) to employees for performance beyond or outside their scope of their work  
with some perimeters in place at managements discretion. Also stated that this will  
be reported to Personnel Committee quarterly.  
Moved by Norell, seconded by Dunbar, that this Request to Approve Employee  
Policy Manual Revisions-December 2025 approved and referred to council. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Sitkiewitz, Norell, Beeman, Cummings and Dunbar  
Aye:  
25-0352  
Teamsters Local No. 662 Transit Contract Negotiations  
Attachments: Teamsters 662 contract negotiation opener letter.pdf  
2026-2028 Transit Labor Agreement - FINAL for Council Approval.pdf  
No action was taken on this item.  
6. Convene in Closed Session  
Moved by Cummings, seconded by Norell, to convene in closed session at 5:42  
p.m. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Sitkiewitz, Norell, Beeman, Cummings and Dunbar  
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)(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:  
25-0352  
Teamsters Local No. 662 Transit Contract Negotiations  
Attachments: Teamsters 662 contract negotiation opener letter.pdf  
2026-2028 Transit Labor Agreement - FINAL for Council Approval.pdf  
No action was taken on this item.  
(Closed Session portion of the Minutes has been radacted)  
7. Reconvene in Open Session  
Moved by Cummings, seconded by Norell, to reconvene in open session at 5:51  
p.m. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Sitkiewitz, Norell, Beeman, Cummings and Dunbar  
Aye:  
25-0352  
Teamsters Local No. 662 Transit Contract Negotiations  
Attachments: Teamsters 662 contract negotiation opener letter.pdf  
2026-2028 Transit Labor Agreement - FINAL for Council Approval.pdf  
No action was taken on this item.  
8. Adjournment  
Moved by Dunbar, seconded by Cummings, that this meeting be adjourned at  
5:52 p.m. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Sitkiewitz, Norell, Beeman, Cummings and Dunbar  
Aye:  
Submitted by Pam Wimmer, Human Resources Assistant