Present: Chairman Rackow, Alderpersons Seiser, Sowieja, Molski

Excused: Ald. Moore

Also Present: Mayor Wescott, C/T Schlice, Clerk Zdroik, Directors Disher, Schrader; Alderpersons Sevenich, Walther, Filipiak, Barr, Nealis, Phillips; Mayoral Assistant Molepske, Fire Chief Barnes, Police Captain Daubert, Personnel Specialist Jakusz, Barbara Martin (Journal), Gene Kemmeter (Portage County Gazette)

Index to these Minutes:

1. Request to refill vacancy - Transit Department.
2. Request to hire a limited term employee - Police Department.
3. Adjourn into closed session (approximately 7:00 p.m.) pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes 19.85(1) (e) for an update regarding Personnel Services contract with Portage County.
4. Reconvene into open session (approximately 10 minutes after adjourning into closed session) for possible action.
5. Adjournment.

1. Request to refill vacancy - Transit Department.

Transit Manager Lemke, in a memo addressed to Mayor Wescott and the Personnel Committee, is requesting permission to fill a full time position in the Transit Department that became vacant due to the resignation of an employee. The request was approved by Mayor Wescott and is in the budget.

Ald. Molski moved, Ald. Seiser seconded, for approval of the request to refill a full time vacancy in the Transit Department.

Ald. Phillips asked if consideration is being given to hiring two part time positions. He added that a study is being done right now as to the number of buses that are needed to run the transit system.

Personnel Specialist Jakusz explained the job posting process. The vacant full time position is posted internally for interested individuals. If there is no interest within, then it is opened to the public. If one of the part-time employees applied and was successful, the opening will then be for the part time position. The posting process remains the same, first by posting internally and eventually opening the position to the public, if there is no interest internally.

Mayor Wescott noted that the City has an exceptional Transit Manager. The Manager feels there is a need to hire a full time employee due to resignation. She made her case to the Mayor and Personnel Specialist, the Mayor added.

Ayes, all; nays, none. Motion carried.

2. Request to hire a limited term employee - Police Department.

Due to a projected twelve-week absence of a member of the secretarial staff in the Police Department, Chief Carpenter is requesting the hiring of a limited term employee commencing late December 2002.

Ald. Seiser moved, Ald. Sowieja seconded, to approve the request to hire a limited term employee in the Police Department to replace an employee who will be on a twelve-week family leave commencing late December 2002.

Ayes, all; nays, none. Motion carried.

3. Adjourn into closed session (approximately 7:20 P.M.) pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes 19.85(1)(e) for an update regarding Personnel Services contract with Portage County.

Ald. Seiser moved, Ald. Molski seconded, to adjourn into closed session.

Roll Call: Ayes: Chairman Rackow, Alderpersons Seiser, Sowieja, Molski.

Nays: None. Motion carried.

4. Reconvene into open session (approximately 10 minutes after adjourning into closed session) for possible action.

Chairman Rackow moved, Ald. Sowieja seconded, to reconvene into open session.

Roll Call: Ayes: Chairman Rackow, Alderpersons Seiser, Sowieja, Molski.

Nays: None. Motion carried.

There was no action taken in closed session, just an update regarding the Personnel Services contract with Portage County.

5. Adjournment - 7:25 P.M.

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