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Manitowoc, WI 54220  
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City of Manitowoc  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Personnel Committee  
Monday, June 6, 2022  
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, Justin Nickels, Dan Koski, Mackenzie Reed-Kadow, and Debbie  
Charney  
5 - Sitkiewitz, Vanderkin, Czekala, Cummings and Beeman  
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 May 2, 2022 Personnel Committee Minutes  
Review of Legal Fees Billed out Through May, 2022-Human Resources  
Report out of Human Resources Office Initiatives June, 2022  
Report out of City Attorney's Office Initiatives June, 2022  
22-0476  
22-0477  
22-0478  
22-0490  
Approval of the Consent Agenda  
Moved by Vanderkin, seconded by Czekala, to accept the Consent Agenda Items  
as presented. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Sitkiewitz, Vanderkin, Czekala, Cummings and Beeman  
Aye:  
5. Discussion and Action Items  
City Attorney and Finance Director/Treasurer Recruitment-Salary Discussion  
22-0481  
and Request  
Mayor Nickels explained to the committee that he and the Human  
Resources Director had a discussion with the recruitment firm on the  
recruitment of the City Attorney and the Finance Director/Treasurer and  
talked about what adjustments the City could make to secure the most  
competitive candidates. The adjustments discussed were salary and PTO.  
Moved by Sitkiewitz, seconded by Czekala, a directive to the Mayor and Human  
Resources Director for recruitment for City Attorney (Grade T) and Finance  
Director/Treasurer (Grade S) recommending negotiations up to 125% of market  
rate. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Sitkiewitz, Vanderkin, Czekala, Cummings and Beeman  
Aye:  
Aye:  
Moved by Sitkiewitz, seconded by Czekala, a directive to the Mayor and Human  
Resources Director to take into consideration the candidates' years of experience  
and align that with our PTO schedule. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Sitkiewitz, Vanderkin, Czekala, Cummings and Beeman  
Discussion and Possible Action on the Organizational Structure of the City  
Clerk's Office  
22-0492  
Mayor Nickels explained to the committee that in 2011 during budget cuts,  
the City Clerk's office was its own department and was combined with  
Finance due to the cuts. Recruiting for a Finance Director is seeming to be  
more difficult when the Clerk's office is included since it is atypical.  
Therefore, the Mayor would like to review the structure of the department  
and separate the City Clerk's office into an independent department once  
again.  
Moved by Czekala, seconded by Cummings, a directive to Mayor Nickels and  
Human Resources Director Lillibridge to create an organizational chart for the  
affected departments and have a cost analysis ready for the next Council  
meeting. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Sitkiewitz, Vanderkin, Czekala, Cummings and Beeman  
Aye:  
Request to Conduct a Compensation Plan Market Analysis in 2022  
22-0482  
There was discussion on conducting a compensation plan market analysis  
in 2022 instead of waiting until 2023 and implementing the results in 2023  
instead of waiting until 2024 since the market has changed so much so  
quickly. The cost is expected to be about $15,000 added to the 2022  
budget.  
Moved by Sitkiewitz, seconded by Cummings, to approve the request to conduct  
a compensation plan market analysis in 2022 and refer to Council. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
5 - Sitkiewitz, Vanderkin, Czekala, Cummings and Beeman  
Aye:  
Update on WPPA Grievance Resolution  
22-0483  
Human Resources Director Lillibridge explained that last month there was  
a closed session discussion on this agenda item and the Union since  
withdrew the grievance and there is a Memo of Understanding in place.  
Moved by Cummings, seconded by Vanderkin, that this Request be approved for  
consent agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Sitkiewitz, Vanderkin, Czekala, Cummings and Beeman  
Aye:  
Aldermanic Compensation  
22-0480  
22-0479  
There was some discussion on the Council members' salaries which is  
currently at $260 per month. Mayor Nickels will get information on what  
other municipalities are paying their Council Members and report back to  
committee the next meeting.  
Request to Purchase Unbudgeted ACA Module in UKG for 2022  
Human Resources Director Lillibridge explained to the committee that in  
the past, Payroll did all the tracking during the year for the required  
Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting the City is responsible for. Lillibridge  
looked into the cost to purchase a module for our HR software-UKG that  
could work with Springbrook to get data.  
Moved by Czekala, seconded by Cummings, to approve the request to purchase  
the Affordable Care Act (ACA) module from UKG and refer to Council. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
5 - Sitkiewitz, Vanderkin, Czekala, Cummings and Beeman  
Aye:  
6. Convene In Closed Session  
Moved by Vanderkin, seconded by Beeman, to convene in closed session at 6:09  
p.m. The motion carried by the following roll call vote:  
5 - Sitkiewitz, Vanderkin, Czekala, Cummings and Beeman  
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:  
Request from a Transit Driver for an Unpaid Leave of Absence Through July  
31, 2022  
22-0489  
(Closed Session portion of the Minutes has been redacted.)  
7. Reconvene In Open Session  
Moved by Vanderkin, seconded by Cummings, to reconvene in open session at  
6:16 p.m. The motion carried by the following roll call vote:  
5 - Sitkiewitz, Vanderkin, Czekala, Cummings and Beeman  
Aye:  
Request from a Transit Driver for an Unpaid Leave of Absence Through July 31,  
2022  
22-0489  
There was no discussion on this item  
Moved by Czekala, seconded by Beeman, to approve the request from a Transit  
Driver for an unpaid leave of absence through July 31, 23022 and refer to  
Council. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Sitkiewitz, Vanderkin, Czekala, Cummings and Beeman  
Aye:  
Aye:  
8. Adjournment  
Moved by Vanderkin, seconded by Cummings, that this meeting be adjourned at  
6:17 p.m. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Sitkiewitz, Vanderkin, Czekala, Cummings and Beeman  
Submitted by Debbie Charney, Human Resources Generalist