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The committee unanimously approved the vouchers in a voice vote after a brief discussion of specific line items. Jenna, the county's chief financial officer, stayed to answer questions and pointed committee members to department-level printouts.

Staff highlighted several items for the committee's attention: a collision involving a squad car and a deer; Experian credit-reporting charges posted to the Child Support Agency; a $50 director's-dialogue training charge; and two American Tower Corporation payments that were for different months and not duplicates. Jenna also explained a reimbursement to the sheriff of about $2,183 for a solar high-definition sonar unit the sheriff purchased on a personal card to capture a vendor discount; staff said the purchase saved the county money but required county reimbursement.

Medical examiner costs were discussed: staff confirmed autopsies are outsourced to Ramsey County and the charges on the voucher reflect those external autopsy fees. Land and Water department charges included venison-meat testing for donated deer processing; the line for well decommissioning (paid to a vendor recorded as Halti Gail on the voucher) was $1,696.

Committee members asked about health-insurance-related items. Jenna explained that lines labeled \"claims/medical Rx\" are weekly claims payments and that the county processes several such payments in a month; she noted the stop-loss premium (the county's insurance to limit catastrophic claims exposure) is listed as a separate line. Staff identified a near-site clinic membership fee to Reform Medicine on the voucher.

After the line-item review, a motion to approve the vouchers was moved and seconded and the committee voted unanimously to pass them.

The committee did not change any voucher amounts at the meeting; staff said some invoices reflect timing issues or carry-forward charges from prior years when bills arrived late.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Dunn County Committee on Administration - 03/27/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Committee on the Department of Administration approved vouchers for Feb. 1–28 after staff highlighted several notable line items including a reimbursement to the sheriff for a sonar purchase, outsourced autopsy fees to Ramsey County and venison testing.","taxTitle","Dunn County, Wisconsin","taxId",53943,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6255709,"Dunn County explains equity pay adjustment and expands 'Fierce Conversations' leadership training",730,555000,1285000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3161875-243c8b9051a7237a71b9462c854ea832&start=555&end=1285","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3161875-243c8b9051a7237a71b9462c854ea832/thumbnail_555000.jpg","/articles/6255709/Dunn-County/Wisconsin/Dunn-County-explains-equity-pay-adjustment-and-expands-Fierce-Conversations-leadership-training","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6255709-a786f75acb914e625c4472d7cb200e18/orig.mp4?Expires=1775596370&Signature=YhK-yODAtmFKjOt-R1PV06IMnmwIHj~gZmYg1dzzSLVA97YNaEZamHDgz7UAiUwP0DiXh0b4MzP~0yvOActV8S6qJ4WQvMP5trV2xeMLL0SkNrXkV2jffNFIFjeV63TteV47vqq1dyMHL9xtzPgH2GDla8LIzI6AwwCoqR-LuKPiFqF89jgD0LZGLyrli~MehVDF-1yG6VOXER8bT1z18VLy-WrRvnl9bHz14Rf5q2BxvhjcmSHBh0ZKeiMk18rvyHYNrOlk5Zlqdu9x1BPTJiv99RYo7YFCXaEC6vzmRIlFAdR7MnYLBfh4ysi~~BQ1~nbyINsSWfJimfF2Ec3YTg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dunn County officials told the Committee on the Department of Administration that an equity pay adjustment was made for a recently created talent development position, and staff outlined continued use of the Fierce Conversations leadership curriculum with a new local trainer certification to reduce costs.

Jenna, the county's chief financial officer, said the newly created talent development position began in January 2024 and that market comparables showed the current pay placement was below the 50th percentile. \"That adjustment is directly in relation to market comparables,\" Jenna said during the meeting. Supervisors did not object to the adjustment when asked.

Sarah Stansberry, Dunn County's talent development program manager, presented the Fierce Conversations program to the committee. She described it as a modular leadership curriculum that focuses on accountability, conflict management, feedback and coaching. Stansberry said about 70 managers attended an all-day Fierce training in 2023, and voluntary nine-month cohorts in 2024–25 delivered roughly 900 hours of combined classroom and cohort work.

\"While no single conversation is guaranteed to change the trajectory of a career... any single conversation can,\" Stansberry said, summarizing the program's premise. She described planned adjustments for 2025: in-person manager workshops, more flexible single-module options for staff who cannot commit to nine-month cohorts, quarterly \"fireside chats\" for graduates, and offering some modules to non-managers over time (resilience and foundational courses were specifically mentioned).

Staff emphasized a cost-savings strategy: rather than hiring an outside facilitator (which staff said previously cost about $15,000 for an in-person facilitator), the county is training local staff as Fierce trainers through the company's train‑the‑trainer program. Stansberry and a colleague, Sadie Bigght, are completing a roughly 70-hour certification process; staff said the train‑the‑trainer route cost about $4,000 for two people. Committee members applauded the certification milestone.

Supervisors asked about measuring program effects and whether long-tenured employees reported different experiences; Stansberry said the county's employee satisfaction survey identified gaps around manager accountability, conflict handling and regular feedback — areas Fierce targets. Stansberry acknowledged the county has not yet broken down survey responses by tenure.

There was no formal committee action on compensation or on training beyond the presentation; staff described the pay adjustment as implemented and the training program as ongoing.","County staff detailed an equity pay adjustment for a recently created talent development role and described a multi-year leadership training program using the 'Fierce Conversations' curriculum and a new train‑the‑trainer approach.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6255713,"Dunn County committee adopts policies on internal audit, capital improvements, p-cards and debt management",707,2317000,3024000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3161875-243c8b9051a7237a71b9462c854ea832&start=2317&end=3024","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3161875-243c8b9051a7237a71b9462c854ea832/thumbnail_2317000.jpg","/articles/6255713/Dunn-County/Wisconsin/Dunn-County-committee-adopts-policies-on-internal-audit-capital-improvements-p-cards-and-debt-management","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6255713-52f999b8a24d36d6dea02f658cffdb74/orig.mp4?Expires=1775596370&Signature=TrM4XErFguHquaGGreaunANQyOnP5kxzn1N8qcJ81MVwOlfrJu1iQmuXmLMen5wX-S36A25ryZGvYACwUSXQuunhgjqEYHCIHpiPwt8Os9MaYs2CngUxY-w9ED90eer14VeoCKCQsfg~Osq8mTfJHKtWFH~LmowQ0Zkz~l78AzyfIa-lxu6cbcxihXblch3K4NzhkZ9TpG6AmZyD7lwZI2WW6Ne5D79p-P5~RoXJ-M7SHRRiGUC1m0j1ciitRqk6LhuT1hqV4MlIGWXw1ho7E0VwjiUviLnIHVtMExFFHbUa0zqSs2AKYw-bZHRBIRed1lp7tmsf758Lh5YXO6HfSg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Dunn County Committee on the Department of Administration voted unanimously to approve four draft finance policies — internal audit, capital improvements, credit-card (p-card) management and debt management — after staff said the rules will tighten controls, clarify cash handling and guide long-term spending decisions.

County Manager Brianna, speaking to the committee, said the policies \"will be approved by the Committee on Administration as the finance arm of all things other than budget.\" The committee moved and seconded the motion and recorded unanimous approval.

The policies are intended to respond to auditor findings cited in recent reviews, staff said. The internal audit policy will expand internal testing beyond p-cards to include cash handling and disbursement procedures; staff plan a first internal audit of p-card use in April and will report sample findings to the committee. The county also has completed p-card training for employees who use or handle p-cards and intends the internal-audit work to test whether employees are following the new rules.

Under the revised capital improvement policy, staff said, the county will treat traditional \"bricks and mortar\" capital projects differently from routine purchases. The committee discussed a threshold change: capital items generally will be prioritized for the county's capital improvement plan only if they are unfunded and exceed $100,000, or if they meet a threshold amounted to roughly 7% of a department's operating budget. Smaller purchases that already have an identified funding source will be handled through the operating budget but will still be visible to the capital planning process.

Staff explained the debt management policy will help ensure borrowing matches the useful life of assets and will support multi-year planning so large replacements (for example, HVAC systems) can be staged and funded without surprises.

Finance staff said the policies were drafted with input from the county's external auditors and the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). The committee was shown a procedural document (not adopted at the meeting) that lists attributes internal auditors will test, drawn from the p-card policy, including whether purchases are county business and whether reconciliations are timely and supported.

Committee members asked for clarifications about how the policies would apply to the county fair and other county activities that both spend and receive cash. Staff confirmed cash-receiving and cash-management procedures will apply to the fair if it uses county p-cards or receives revenue handled by county staff. Staff also said they would tighten separation-of-duties controls with the Treasurer's Office as part of the audit follow-up.

The policies will remain with the Committee on Administration as the county's finance oversight body; staff said they did not intend to forward all four to the full county board at this time. The committee scheduled the first internal audit reporting to begin following the April sampling work and training results.","The Committee on the Department of Administration approved four draft financial policies after staff described changes designed to address prior audit findings and to set controls before a planned ERP rollout.","actionData","errors"]

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Dunn County committee reviews February vouchers; committee approves payments including equipment reimbursements and outsourced autopsies

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Dunn County committee adopts policies on internal audit, capital improvements, p-cards and debt management