PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
					  MEETING MINUTES

					   March 6, 2003


A regular meeting of the Chippewa County Board of Commissioners' Personnel Committee was held on
Thursday, March 6, 2003 at the Chippewa County Courthouse in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.  Chairperson 
Dale called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. with a quorum present.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Rita Dale, Chairperson, and Earl Kay

MEMBERS ABSENT:	 Ted Postula

OTHERS PRESENT:	 Tim Dolehanty, County Controller, Jeff Moran, Sheriff, Richard Askwith, 
                 Friend of the Court, Joy Anderson, Friend of the Court Office Manager

Additions / Deletions to the Agenda
Chairperson Dale called for additions or deletions to the agenda.  Hearing none, the agenda was declared
approved as presented.

Public Comments
Chairperson Dale called for pubic comments.  No public comments were offered.

Agenda Items: Friend of the Court Request for Part-Time Employee
Friend of the Court Richard Askwith and Office Manager Joy Anderson appeared before the committee to 
follow-up on their proposal to end the co-op student position and replace it with a regular part-time employee. 
Ms. Anderson stated the change would be beneficial to the department because the employee would be more 
committed to the work of the office.  She asked that the change take place on May 1, with the part-time 
employee working 20 hours per week at grade 6 as a clerk-typist.

The Committee reviewed the fiscal impact of the proposed change.  Mr. Askwith noted most of the cost 
associated with the change would be offset with funds from the State cooperative reimbursement program.  
He calculated the additional cost to the County to be approximately $225 annually.

It was moved by Commissioner Kay, supported by Commissioner Dale, to forward the proposed 
change to the Finance, Claims and Accounts Committee with a recommendation of approval from the
Personnel Committee.  On a voice vote, the motion was CARRIED.

Request to Hire Deputy
Sheriff Jeff Moran asked the Committee to consider approval of his recommendation to hire Bonnie Lalka as
a full time corrections officer.  Ms. Lalka would replace Daniel Buhro who resigned in February.

It was moved by Commissioner Kay, supported by Commissioner Dale, to recommend approval of
Bonnie Lalka as a full time corrections officer.  On a voice vote, the motion was CARRIED.

Request to Retain Public Defender Attorney
The Committee reviewed a request from Chief Public Defender Elizabeth Church to retain attorney Jennifer
Miller as a permanent part-time attorney to defend state prison inmates.  Ms. Miller is currently assigned to a 
single case by the Circuit Court.  Ms. Church provided an excerpt from a state statute requiring the state to 
pay for the defense of prison inmates.

The Committee discussed the request of Ms. Church and had a number of questions about the proposal.

It was moved by Commissioner Kay, supported by Commissioner Dale, to table consideration of the 
request to retain Ms. Miller as a part time employee.  On a voice vote, the motion was CARRIED.

Committee Comments
There were no additional committee comments. 

Chairperson's Comments
Chairperson Dale had no additional comments.

Adjourn
It was moved by Commissioner Kay, supported by Commissioner Dale, to adjourn the meeting.  On a voice 
vote, the motion was CARRIED.

Chairperson Dale declared the meeting adjourned at 4:43 p.m.








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Timothy J. Dolehanty, AICP, Recorder	Rita Dale, Committee Chairperson