PERSONNEL COMMITTEE

MEETING MINUTES

May 19, 2005

A regular meeting of the Chippewa County Board of Commissioners’ Personnel Committee was held on Thursday, May 19, 2005 at the Chippewa County Courthouse in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Chairperson Bernie LaJoie called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. with a quorum present.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Bernie LaJoie, Chairman, and Earl Kay

MEMBERS ABSENT: Ted Postula

OTHERS PRESENT: Barb Fortin, Cynthia Morley, Kathy Munson, Holly Zaborowski, Gail Shunk, Sue Short, Sue Wilds, Carmen Fazzari, Sue Cameron and Kelly Beaune, Recorder

Additions/Deletions to the Agenda

Chairman LaJoie called for additions or deletions to the agenda. A change from Equalization to Register of Deeds was requested.

Public Comments

Chairman LaJoie called for public comments. No public comments were offered.

Information Items

No additional items were received.

Agenda Items: Register of Deeds Department

Register of Deed, Sharon Kennedy, presented the Committee an update of the Technology Fund, including updates on adding indexed records and film conversion to digital, since late 2004 over 7600 pages and 3500 documents have been added with approximately 217,000 pages to scan and 100,000 documents left to be indexed. Ms. Kennedy requested an extension through December 31, 2005, in order to comply with tech fund legislation, of the five additional hours per week for three staff members. This money is already budgeted for in the FY2005 Technology Fund. The approximate price for this request would be $6,650 based on the first five month of FY2005.

It was moved by Commissioner Kay, seconded by Commissioner LaJoie, to approve the extension of an additional five hours per week to the three full time staff members of the Register of Deeds office until December 31, 2005, to be paid through the Technology Fund. On a voice vote, the motion CARRIED.

ASFSCME Union negotiations

The Committee is scheduled to meet at 5:15 pm, to negotiate.

Committee Comments

No additional comments were received.

Chairman’s Comments

Chairman LaJoie had no additional comments.

Adjourn

Commissioner Kay, seconded by Commissioner LaJoie, moved it to adjourn the meeting. On a voice vote, the motion was CARRIED.

Chairman LaJoie declared the meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m.

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Kelly J. Beaune, Recorder Bernard LaJoie, Chairman