HR Committee approves resolution acknowledging recent Portage County retirements, schedules Feb. 6 meeting

The Portage County HR Committee unanimously approved a resolution acknowledging employees who retired from county service in 2024 and approved minutes from a December meeting at its Jan. 2 session.

A motion to approve the minutes of Dec. 3 (recorded as Dec. 5 in the agenda language) was made by Weir and seconded by Lokey. The committee vocalized approval with "aye" and the chair announced the motion carried.

The committee then considered a resolution recognizing employees who retired in 2024. The Director said one retiree who left Dec. 27 was added, and the resolution’s total years of service was updated accordingly. Rakowski moved to approve the updated resolution; Gimback seconded. The committee voted "aye" and the chair announced the motion carried.

Members noted a clerical check would be made on one retirement date for a library employee whose years of service appeared as zero; the Director said she would send an updated resolution to the County Board if the date required correction. The committee set its next meeting for Feb. 6, 2025, at 4 p.m.

No opposition or abstentions were recorded on the minutes approval or on the retirees resolution in the meeting transcript.