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Call to Order
Present: Brooks Andersen, Al Anderson, Leon Anderson, Sharon Bjork, Jack Dawkins, Pauline
Fitch, Sandi Gundberg, Mike Hanan, David Hauser, Cheryl Jones, Larry Krohn, Malcolm Lee, Lane
Magnusson, Kathy Ouren, Bud Pierce, Virginia Partmann, Vicki Schwanke, Todd Smedstad,
Dennis Soderstrom, Rick Sytsma, Doug Walvatne, and Rick West.
Absent: Rolene Davis, Joanne Derby, and Merle King.
The following individuals notified the Coordinator's Office of their planned absence: Steve
Andrews, Chuck Kitzman, Wendy Metcalf, Lori Morrell, Mark Morris, Michele Petterson, and Gary
Waskosky.
Todd Smedstad called the Labor/Management Committee meeting to order at 1 :06 p.m.
Approval of Agenda -February 18, 1999
• Committee members approved, as presented the agenda of February 18, 1999.
Approval of Minutes -January 21, 1999
Committee members approved, as presented the minutes of January 21, 1999, with two changes:
Vicki Schwanke's name added under as present.
Under Public Health Department Meeting Arrangements, change union to unit meetings.
Communication
Supervisor to Employee
The committee members discussed any feedback received and how communications are currently
being addressed. At our next meeting, the County Board will prepare a presentation for this
committee. The committee discussed the feasibility of expanding the newsletter that is distributed
with the paychecks each month. Lane Magnusson presented a chart on the Problem Solving
Process; discussion followed.
Supervisor and Employee Classes
The Labor/Management Committee discussed and came to a consensus to form a training issues
subcommittee. The subcommittee members are as follows: David Hauser, Brooks Andersen,
Lane Magnusson, and Vicki Schwanke. All committee members were requested to solicit training
ideas and concerns. This subcommittee is planning to meet in three weeks and requests the need
for all input data for supervisor classes to be forwarded to them no later than March 11, 1999.
Committee Lists
• Sharon Bjork handed out updated committee lists. Sharon asked the committee to review the
committee list and to let her or Larry Krohn know if there are any changes or committees that are
not presented. For a number of years the Coordinator's office has attempted to provide the County
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Board Commissioners with an updated list of committees each year. The process of updating all
the county committees willtake approximately three to four months to complete.
Open Forum 0
The committee discussed e-mail communication, the new Internet policy, and the LAN (Local Area
Network) policy. There will be training sessions scheduled in conjunction with the introduction of
these new systems. All employees will be required to attend a training session prior to use.
Adjournment
At 2:30 p.m., Todd Smedstad declared the meeting of the Otter Tail County Labor/Management
Committee adjourned until 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 18, 1999.
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