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Home My WebLink AboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 07/17/2003, I • MINUTES OF THE OTTER TAIL COUNTY LABOR/MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Otter Tail County Courthouse Commissioners' Room, Floor 1-B Thursday, July 17, 2003 1 :00 p.m. Call to Order At 1 :00 p.m., Barb Molter, Co-chair reported that the committee did not have a quorum. At 1 :38 p.m. as recorded, the Labor/Management Committee had a quorum and continued on with the Labor/Management Committee Meeting. Attendance: Tonya Anderson, Brian Armstrong, Dwight Serven, Carol Brause, Doug Cannell, John Dinsmore, Mark Englund, Sue Ewy, Chuck Grotte, David Hauser, Karan Johnson, Cheryl Kottom, Larry Krohn, Don Larson, Mick McCormick, Barbara Molter, Dennis Mosher, Sydney Nelson, Heather Severson, James Stewart, and Sharon Wicklund. Excused Absence: Richard Akerman, Chuck Kitzman, Anne Mueller, Kirsten Olson, Wayne Roisum, Wayne Stein, and Jodi Wentland. Unexcused Absence: Tim Brand and Rick Denzel. Review of Mission and/or Norms of Behavior Mick McCormick read the Norms of Behavior. • Review of Minutes Committee members approved as presented, the minutes of June 19, 2003 by consensus. Review of Agenda Committee members approved as presented, the agenda of July 17, 2003 by consensus with the following changes to the agenda: Cancellation: Training for All Members has been cancelled until September 18, 2003. Addition: Wellness Subcommittee Update Addition: Representatives' Replacements Discussion Items A. Wellness Subcommittee Update: • • Marion Kershner presented the following report on the 2003 Lakes Country Services Cooperative Health Risk Assessment Fair. Total Number of Persons Participating: Females: Males: Age: 100 72 28 70% Overall Wellness Score: 71 ages 40-60 Below 80 Indicates Increased Risk to Health Percent of Employees with "Borderline or High" Risk Factors: Weight: 68% Exercise: 67% Nutrition: 71 % Stress: 56% B/P: 37% Labor/Management Committee Minutes July 17, 2003 Risk for Diabetes: Risk for Cancer: Risks to Heart Health: Approximately 75% have "Borderline or High" Risk Factors Approximately 70% have "Borderline or High" Risk Factors Approximately 73% have "Borderline or High" Risk Factors Stages of change: (Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, Maintenance) Exercise: 62% Contemplation, Preparation, Action Weight: 52% Contemplation, Preparation, Action Nutrition: 59% Contemplation, Preparation, Action Mental Health: 44% Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation Tobacco Use: 50% Precontemplation, Contemplation Recommendations: 1. Stay the course with physical activity and nutrition messages. 2. Consider weight loss groups. 3. Raise awareness of mental health issues, stress reductions, EAP, relationship between physical activity and increased sense of well being. 4. Blood pressure, blood glucose, blood cholesterol, colo-rectal, and other age appropriate screening. 5. Increased messages about the relationship between risk factors and health outcomes. 6. Increased messages re: annual physical exams. B. Representatives' Replacement Members: • Karan Johnson has replaced Barbara Jongeling. • Mark Englund has replaced Mick McCormick. 0 • If Richard Akerman and Anne Mueller are both unavailable to attend committee meetings, they need to find replacements. Q Public Health and Human Services Labor/Management Updates The Public Health Labor/Management Committee has been working on: • Public Health Department Budget Issues • Reporting of work hours on daily cards. The Human Services Labor/Management Committee has been working on: • Topics of budget and merit system. • Our agency will be experiencing a 1.1 million-dollar shortfall; we have been brainstorming on what we can cut. We hope to be able to cut programs, so we won't suffer any layoffs. Next Meeting The next regularly scheduled LMC meeting would be held on August 21, 2003; however, it has been cancelled due to the ability of reaching a quorum because of the County Offices relocating to the new Government Services Building. The discussion items for the September agenda include: • Training for All Members-Hosted by Lori Morrell with the Bureau of Mediation. Adjournment At 2:04 p.m., Barbara Molter declared the meeting of the Otter Tail County Labor/Management Committee adjourned until 1 :00 p.m. on Thursday, September 18, 2003 to be held in the new Government Services Building in the Commissioners' Room. •o Anactimen1 0 • • • Report of LCSC Health Risk Assessment 2003 Total# of persons participating: 100 Females: 72 Males: 28 Age: 70% ages 40-60 Overall wellness score: 71 Below 80 indicates increased risk to health Percent of employees with "borderline or high" risk factors: Weight: 68% Exercise: 67% Nutrition: 71 % Stress: 56% B/P: 37% Risk for diabetes: Risk for cancer: Risks to heart health: Approximately 75% have "borderline or high" risk factors. Approximately 70% have "borderline or high" risk factors. Approximately 73% have "borderline or high" risk factors Stages of change: (Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, Maintenance) Exercise: Weight: Nutrition: 62% Contemplation, Preparation, Action 52% Contemplation, Preparation, Action 59% Contemplation, Preparation, Action Mental Hlth: 44% Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation Tobacco Use: 50% Precontemplation, Contemplation Recommendations: I. Stay the course with physical activity and nutrition messages. 2. Consider weight loss groups. 3. Raise awareness of mental health issues, stress reduction, EAP, relationship between physical activity and increased sense of well being. 4. B/P, blood glucose, blood cholesterol, colo-rectal, and other age appropriate screerung 5. Increased messages about the relationship between risk factors and health outcomes. 6. Increased messages re: annual physical exams . • • • county of otter Tail Labor/Management Committee Representatives Fourteen (14) Management Personnel including: Twelve 1121 Management Personnel, including the county Attorney Representative Term Expires Brian Armstrong 2003 Tim Brand 2003 Rick Denzel 2003 John Dinsmore 2003 sue Ewy 2003 David Hauser Permanent Doug Cannell 2003 Chuck Kitzman 2004 Wayne stein 2004 Richard Akerman 2004 Chuck Grotte 2004 Jodi Wentland 2004 Two !2l county commissioners Representative Term Expires Malcolm Lee 2003 Sydney Nelson 2003 Fourteen !14) Labor Personnel including: Two !2l Teamsters Professionals Representative Term Expires carol Brause 2004 Heather Severson 2004 Two !2l Teamsters support Specialists Representative Term Expires Barb Jongeling 2003 Cheryl Kottom 2004 Five !Sl Non-Un ion Representative Term Expires Tonya Anderson 2003 Barbara Molter 2004 Kirsten Olson 2004 Wayne Roisum 2003 Sharon Wicklund 2003 Three (3) Teamsters Law Enforcement !one from eachl Representative Term Expires Mick Mccormick 2004 Anne Mueller 2003 James Stewart 2003 Two (2l AFSCME Highway Maintenance Personnel Representative Term Expires Don Larson 2003 Dwight Berven 2004 07/22/03 Replaced By -· --- --- -· --- Replaced By Replaced By --- -· Replaced By Karan Johnson --- Replaced By: --- --- Replaced By: Mark Englund Replaced BY: --- rr-1"-Time For A ~~ Healthy Future Start 1bday For A Healthy 1bmonu..-. , Date 2003 MN Location May3 Fergus Falls Registration 6:00-8:00 AM June4 Fergus Falls 5:15 p.m. June 28 Perham 9:00 a.m. July 5 Otter Tail Lake 6:30 p.m. (walk) Battle Lake 7:00 o.m. (run) July 5 Henning 8:30 a.m. July 19 Detroit Lakes 7:30 a.m. July 25-26 Fergus Falls 6:30 p.m. July 26 Fergus Falls 9-12 a.m. On-line registration Available at: www.midwestevents.com IJKESIREA 2003 RUN I WALK I BIKE EftNTS A PROMOTION OF OTTER TAIL COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH .•;-• ~ Event Contact Information Pedal de Ponds Bicycle Tour -Leigh Schebeck -YMCA YMCA 1164 Friberg Avenue North, Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-739-4489 Operation Bootstrap Africa First Lutheran Church-Church Office (OBA) 402 South Court Street, Fergus Falls, MN 56537 BK round trip Walk 5 miles 218-739-3348 Turtle Fest Jim Lee SK run 10KRun SK Walk 33735 Charlie Trapp Road, Dent, MN 56528 218-758-2709 Ottertail Lake Chase Wayne Walvatne / Lake Country Gardens 5 mile 28325 County Hwy 145, Battle Lake, MN 56515 218-495-2850 Henning Festival Run/Walk Robert Polzine 2.SK Run 5-l0K Run SK Walk 52207 State Highway 210, Henning, MN 56551 218-583-2053 Water Carnival Run Detroit Lakes Chamber of Commerce SK P.O. Box 348, Detroit Lakes, MN 56502 10 Mile 800-542-3992 Relay for Life -Desta & Tim Hunt American Cancer Society 901 S Martin St., Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-739-6237 701 Annual Prairie Wetlands Chris Haukos Learning Center Mosquito Run www.pickleevents.com 10K Prairie Wetlands Learning Center SK 218-736-0938 lK children Niki Welde 104 West Fir Avenue, Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-736~4825 ,. C '·'.~·· ,.,,;,"• :,,,'.'?::.·•: "•· 1.',,,' •'•>ti .. ~ ... C ~-~::;_.·t6: • ,-1- ,_L:1;•·~·: Date 2003 MN Location Event Contact Information July 27 Fergus Falls Hoot Lake Triathalon Chris Haukos 9:00 a.m. Swim .25 mile open water www.pickleevents.com Bike: 15. 7 mile Niki Welde, 218-736-4825 On-line registration Run: 3 miles Parks & Recreation Dept. Available at: 205 Peck Street, Fergus Falls, MN 56537 www.midwestevents.com August 30 Underwood Log Cabin Run John Klinnert/ J. K. Sports 8:00 a.m. 2 mile 1801 West Lincoln, Fergus Falls, MN 56537 10K 218-739-5299 September6 Detroit Lakes Dick Beardsley Half Marathon Detroit Lakes Chamber of Commerce 8:30 a.m. Half Marathon 5KRun Kids P.O. Box 348, Detroit Lakes, MN 56502 lK 800-542-3992 Health Walk Race Walk September 10 Breckenridge St. Francis Wellness Walk/Run Mary Jacklitch / St. Francis Medical Ctr 6:00 p.m. SK walk or run 415 Oak Street, Breckenridge, MN 56520 218-643-7503 September 27 Battle Lake Lake Country Classic Brad Walvatne / Lake Country Gardens 1:30 p.m. At Otter Tail Walk/Run 1 mile 28325 County Hwy 145 Lake 2mile 10K Battle Lake, MN 56515 218-495-2850 October 12 Pelican Rapids Pelican Rapids Octoberfest Fun Chamber of Commerce 10:00 a.m. Lida Greens Run 218-863-1221 Golf course ' -Lida Greens Golf Course Highway 108, Pelican Rapids, MN 218-863-1531 ADDillONAL CONTACT INFORMATION: I (LAP) Lake Agassiz Pacers Running Club based in Fargo, ND www.lakeagassizpacers.com LABOR/MANAGEMENl COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE/SIGN IN CHECK SHEET MEETING DATE: July 17, 2003 • Richard Akerman Excused Larry Krohn Tonya Anderson Don Larson Brian Armstrong Mick McCormick Dwight Serven _ Barbara Molter Tim Brand Dennis Mosher carol Brause Doug Cannell Anne Mueller Sydney Nelson ~cfr~ \ Rick Denzel Kirsten Olson Excused John Dinsmore • Wayne Roisum sue Ewy Heather Severson Chuck Grotte Wayne Stein David Hauser James Stewart Karan Johnson Jodi Wentland Chuck Kitzman Sharon Wicklund Cheryl Kottom Joanne Derby Merle King • Lori Morrell James Moore