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Comm. Hinutes--February 6, 1990 424 MOTION, passed Hr. Wte]and moved and Hr. Eckert seconded to approve the extension of the monthly stipend of $350 for Sandra Baumgarten from January 15, 1990 until her separation from County employment on or before February 28, 1990. Hotion carried unanimously. 27. PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT, Payroll clerk moved from Auditor's Office Hr. Riches said he has no clerical support in his department and after visiting with the County Accountant, they recommended that Renata Gehrke move from the Auditor's Office to the Personnel Department. Hr. Montplaisir said 50-70% of Miss Gehrke's time is spent on payrolli He did not foresee hiring a replacement for her in the Auditor's Office at this time, but he said the office may need to hire temporary services during certain times of the year. Mr. Shannon asked Auditor Ordelle Brua how she felt about this, and she said Mr. Montplaisir discussed it with her. They will wait and see how it works out as far as not hiring a replacement. MOTION, passed Hr. Wie]and moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to authorize the transfer of one position from the Auditor's Office to the Personnel Department with the continuation of payro]] duties, as recommended by Hr. Riches and Hr. Montp]aisir. On roi] ca]] vote, the motion carried unanimous]y. 28. OVERTIME/COMPENSATORY TIME, Report from States Attorney & Personnel A letter was received from the States Attorney dated January 24 regarding overtime and compensatory time issues. Mr. Hoy's letter contains a list of additional exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standard's Act. He also listed four Social Worker I positions that were deleted from the 'list of exempt positions as a result of the recent F.L.S.A. audit, but he said the positions should be reclassified and replaced on the list of exempt positions. Mr. Hoy said there is a question of whether the County will a]low compensatory time for exempt employees. This is being exercised informally in some County offices, but not in all offices. He said there should be a formal policy that applies to all departments. Mr. Riches said he is in the process of developing an entirely new policy and procedures manual, which he hopes to have drafted by this summer. He agreed with Mr. Hoy and Commissioners on the need for a centralized, uniform policy. He said he intends to contact some County departments for input, and he will come back to the Commission at a later date with a recommendation on a uniform policy. MOTION, passed Mr. Wie]and moved and Mrs. Toussaint seconded to receive and file the information from Robert Hoy, and request an update from Mr. Riches on April 17, 1990. Motion carried. 29. STATE'S ATTORNEY, Staff replacement and ad.iustments The States Attorney wrote a letter to the Commission ]asr November saying that long-time employee, Florence Bauer, ]eft the County's employment for medical reasons. Hr. Hoy plans to operate the restitution department with one fu]]-time and one half-time employee instead of two fu]l-time emp]oyees as it was prior to Ms. Bauer's resignation.