Grundy County Education/Personnel/VAC Committee met Nov. 14.

Here is the minutes provided by the committee:

I. Call to Order

Attendee Name	Title	Status	Arrived
Ann Gill	Board Member	Absent
Eric Rasmusson	Board Member	Absent
Ken Iverson	Board Member	Present
Harold Vota	Board Member	Present
Don Hansen	Vice Chairman	Absent
Jim Ryan	Board Member	Present
David Valdivia	Board Member	Absent
Chris Balkema	Chairman	Present
Sandy Pommier	County Board Admin. Asst.	Present
George Gray	County Board Administrator	Present
Tom Hougas	Supervisor of Assessments	Present
Sherey Zerbian	Transit Director	Present
Mary Kucharz		Present
Ken Buck	Superintendent Grundy Veterans Affairs Commission	Present
Chris Mehochko	Regional Superintendent	Present
John Nicholson	Sheriff Department	Present
Paul Webb	IT Director	Present

II. Public Portion

None

III. Approval of Minutes

1. Education/Personnel/VAC - Regular Meeting - Oct 10, 2019 4:00 PM

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Harold Vota, Board Member

SECONDER: Ken Iverson, Board Member

AYES: Iverson, Vota, Ryan, Balkema

ABSENT: Gill, Rasmusson, Hansen, Valdivia

IV. Education

A. Claims

1. Motion to approve the claims as submitted.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Ken Iverson, Board Member

SECONDER: Harold Vota, Board Member

AYES: Iverson, Vota, Ryan, Balkema

ABSENT: Gill, Rasmusson, Hansen, Valdivia

B. Report

V. GCVAC

A. Claims

1. Motion to approve as submitted.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Ken Iverson, Board Member

SECONDER: Harold Vota, Board Member

AYES: Iverson, Vota, Ryan, Balkema

ABSENT: Gill, Rasmusson, Hansen, Valdivia

B. Report

1. GCVAC Report

VI. Personnel/Insurance

A. Claims

1. Motion to approve as submitted.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Ken Iverson, Board Member

SECONDER: Harold Vota, Board Member

AYES: Iverson, Vota, Ryan, Balkema

ABSENT: Gill, Rasmusson, Hansen, Valdivia

B. HR Report

Mary Kucharz updated the committee on the new hires and separations.

VII. New/Old Business

A. Employee Handbook "Workplace Safety" Policy Updates

Kucharz presented the changes to the "Drug-free Workplace" section of the handbook. The changes were made to include the prohibited use of marijuana by county employees.

1. Motion to recommend the amended policy to the County Board.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Chris Balkema, Chairman

SECONDER: Harold Vota, Board Member

AYES: Iverson, Vota, Ryan, Balkema

ABSENT: Gill, Rasmusson, Hansen, Valdivia

B. Chief Deputy of Assessments Updated Job Description

1. Motion to approve the job description as presented.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Harold Vota, Board Member

SECONDER: Chris Balkema, Chairman

AYES: Iverson, Vota, Ryan, Balkema

ABSENT: Gill, Rasmusson, Hansen, Valdivia

C. Network Administrator Updated Job Description

1. Motion to approve the job description as presented.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Chris Balkema, Chairman

SECONDER: Harold Vota, Board Member

AYES: Iverson, Vota, Ryan, Balkema

ABSENT: Gill, Rasmusson, Hansen, Valdivia

D. Transit Operations Manager - Job Description

1. Motion to appove the job description as presented.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Chris Balkema, Chairman

SECONDER: Harold Vota, Board Member

AYES: Iverson, Vota, Ryan, Balkema

ABSENT: Gill, Rasmusson, Hansen, Valdivia

E. Administrative Assistant (Sheriff Department) Job Description

1. Motion to approve the job description as presented.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Chris Balkema, Chairman

SECONDER: Harold Vota, Board Member

AYES: Iverson, Vota, Ryan, Balkema

ABSENT: Gill, Rasmusson, Hansen, Valdivia

F. Civil Engineer Updated Job Description

1. Motion to approve the job description as presented.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Harold Vota, Board Member

SECONDER: Chris Balkema, Chairman

AYES: Iverson, Vota, Ryan, Balkema

ABSENT: Gill, Rasmusson, Hansen, Valdivia

VIII. Budget Reporting

1. FY19 Budget Tracking

IX. Executive Session

None

X. Action Taken as a Result of Executive Session

XI. Adjournment

1. Motion to adjourn at 5:30 PM

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Chris Balkema, Chairman

SECONDER: Harold Vota, Board Member

AYES: Iverson, Vota, Ryan, Balkema

ABSENT: Gill, Rasmusson, Hansen, Valdivia

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