Minutes I. Opening Business A. The meeting convened at 9:00 a.m. Members present included Judge Mikal Simonson, Judge M. Richard Geiger, Justice Mary Muehlen Maring, Penny Miller, Rita Hannesson, Dion Ulrich and Carla Kolling. Guests: Susan Sisk B. Minutes of the May 6, 2002 were approved by consensus. II. New Business A. Salary Administration Plan Chair Simonson invited Susan Sisk to outline her recommendation for the pay plan for the second year of the biennium. Ms. Sisk explained that the 2001 Legislative Assembly authorized a 2% increase in funding for staff salary, effective July 1, 2002. As a result, she proposed that there be a 2% increase in salary ranges; that employees be granted a $35 per month salary increase; and that those employees who salary does not exceed the salary range maximum, receive the difference between $35 and 2% of their June 30, 2002 salary. Susan assured the members that funds were available to fund the increases. A motion was made by Judge Geiger, seconded by Penny Miller, to approve the proposed salary administration plan as outlined by Susan Sisk. The motion carried. In addition to the above, Ms. Sisk explained that under the current pay and classification plan, there are several positions below their target step. She proposed granting a pay equity increase of 5% to employees whose June 1, 2003 salary is 10% or more below their identified step salary if the hiring authority determines that the work performance of the employee is satisfactory. She informed the members that funding projections indicate that sufficient funds would be available to fund this increase. A motion was made by Penny Miller, seconded by Rita Hannesson, to recommend to the Supreme Court, Ms. Sisk's second proposal provided that Mr. Bjorklund's classification and compensation study has not been implemented at that time. The motion carried. III. Old Business A. Juvenile Court Officer III Chair Simonson drew the members attention to the June 4, 2002, memo from Greg Wallace to the Personnel Policy Board summarizing the criteria to be considered when a request is made to advance a Court Officer II to a III. Penny Miller commented that the criteria should be strengthened. Greg Wallace responded that in order for a court officer to meet the organizational goal of encouraging innovation and willingness to move beyond traditional roles, the criteria needs to be flexible. A motion was made by Rita Hannesson, seconded by Penny Miller, to accept the criteria set forth in the June 4, 2002, memo from Greg Wallace to the Personnel Policy Board. The motion carried. B. Proposed Classification Plan The members, once again, reviewed the classification plan and after a brief discussion a motion was made by Judge Geiger, seconded by Rita Hannesson, to accept Mr. Bjorklund's proposed plan and recommend its submission to the Supreme Court for consideration prior to circulating it for comment. Chair Simonson called for an independent vote by each member, the motion unanimously carried. C. Compensation Plan Chair Simonson requested Susan Sisk to provide an overview of the funding proposal for the new compensation plan. Susan explained that the proposal has 11 steps and is consistent with our current system. The pay grades are based on Mr. Bjorklund's original proposal less the 3% legislative raise given on 7/1/01. She said that since the matrix did not include the 3% and 2% legislative raises, the plan is at 95% of market. She further informed the members that the cost to bring people to the minimum of their respective pay grade is approximately $100,000 greater than the cost discussed at the previous meeting. She explained that the difference was due to the career ladder increases that were not calculated previously. No further action was taken on the plan since the members approved the funding proposal for the proposed classification plan at its May 6 meeting. Respectfully submitted, Carla Kolling