Lincoln Pipestone Rural Water

Personnel Committee Meeting Minutes

Thursday, September 11, 2003

The LPRW Personnel Committee met on Thursday. September 11, 2003 at 6:00 p.m. in the LPRW meeting room. The meeting was called to order with committee members Rod Spronk, Henry Van Dyke and Ken Buysse, and Board Chairman Frank Engels present. Don Evers and Dennis Healy were also present.

Existing and proposed pay tables were reviewed and the Committee decided to recommend adoption of revised pay tables that use 10 steps of 3 years each to spread increases more evenly over an employee’s career. Step adjustments will be made in individual situations to avoid large variances from the norm in the transition from the old pay tables to the new tables. As reported to the Board, health insurance rates are expected to increase by 6.71% in 2004.

Potential future job titles and reorganization plans were discussed. Implementation of the changes are expected to take place in 2005 so no action was taken at this time.

The 2003 employee evaluation system was reviewed. The same general format as previously used will be implemented but there will be no numerical scoring system and the results will not impact pay progression.

The Committee agreed to forward their personnel budget recommendation to the Budget Committee based on the new pay tables with individual adjustments as discussed.

Staff was directed to check on comparable per diem rates and place Board per diem on the agenda.

The Committee adjourned at 9:00 p.m.

Minutes Recorded By:

Dennis Healy