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| BOARD OF EDUCATION Minutes for Human Resources August 21, 2006 |
Doyle Administration Building 545 West Dayton Street, Room 103 Madison, Wisconsin |
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Human Resources Committee meeting was called to order by Chair Ruth Robarts at 7:26 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Lawrie Kobza, Ruth Robarts, Shwaw Vang
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
OTHER BOARD
MEMBERS PRESENT: Carol Carstensen, Arlene Silveira
STAFF PRESENT: Mary Gulbrandsen, Bob Nadler, Art Rainwater, Ken Syke, Barbara Lehman - Recording Secretary
1. Approval of Minutes
The minutes for the Human Resources Committee meeting dated November 21, 2005were approved by unanimous consent.
2. Public Appearances
Don Severson distributed two documents from Active Citizens for Education (ACE) entitled "Achieving Health Insurance Cost Savings MMSD Employees and Dependents" and "Parameters for Studying Health Insurance Madison Metropolitan School District." He encouraged the committee to make health insurance one of their top priorities and look at various plans for how the district might collaborate and find ways to achieve cost savings while providing for quality health insurance. He offered the assistance of ACE and those they have engaged in this process. They also drafted a Request for Proposal to help with this analysis and for seeking bids.
Ms. Robarts shared an article with the speaker that summarized a consensus building insurance committee used by the Sun Prairie School District to find cost savings in a consensual way with their union.
3. Announcements
There were no announcements.
4. Human Resources Committee Goals and Activities for the 2006-07 School Year
(Packets included a memorandum from the chairperson identifying goals for the committee, a schedule for meetings, and an article from the Wisconsin School News by Robert Butler entitled "How Can This Continue? - Negotiating health insurance changes." Copies are attached to the original of these minutes.)
Ms. Robarts explained that she went back to the work of the board from June 19 and extracted those items that were the most prominent for the Human Resources Committee to consider this year. She will contact Bob Butler and ask him to make his presentation based on his article relative to negotiating health insurance changes. The article also addresses the issue of when the Qualified Economic Offer (QEO) and arbitration are good ideas. The remaining presentations would be from district staff.
Discussion: Process for teacher negotiations will begin in March. Making presentations to all employees through the board's public meetings. Stimulating the internal and public discussion regarding post-retirement impact.
It was moved by Lawrie Kobza and seconded by Shwaw Vang to approve the goals and the calendar as proposed in the memorandum dated August 17, 2006. Motion unanimously carried.
FOLLOW UP: Provide 10-20 years of history on changes the district has made to employee health insurance (following the outline on page 8 of the article). Share the article with the committee on consensus building and the use of consultants.
5. Establish a Regular Human Resources Committee Meeting Schedule for the 2006-07 School Year
Ms. Robarts will ask the Board Officers to look at what the Human Resources Committee approved in terms of goals and see what the committee could have for a regular Monday of the month. The time could be flexible. The goal is to keep the meetings to one hour. The process will be to review the packet materials, ask questions or ask for additional information, make recommendations at the next meeting, and introduce a new topic. Ms. Robarts will work with Bob Nadler on the content of the meeting packets.
6. Other Business
No discussion.
7. Adjournment
It was moved by Shwaw Vang and seconded by Lawrie Kobza to adjourn the meeting at 7:51 p.m. Motion unanimously carried.
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