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Marathon County committee to present evaluation framework in December, survey full board in January
Summary
The Executive Committee agreed to present a brief training/framework and an updated work plan at the December full board meeting to prepare members for the administrator—s 2025 performance evaluation; the full-board survey will be sent in January and reviewed by the executive committee.
The Marathon County Executive Committee agreed on a schedule Monday to prepare the board for the administrator—s 2025 performance evaluation, directing staff to provide materials at the December meeting and to distribute the full-board evaluation survey in January.
Chair opened the discussion by citing the committee—s ordinance-driven process, which calls for a December training for the full board and a survey of the full board in January. The chair emphasized that several newer board members had not previously received formal guidance on completing the evaluation and that an updated work plan should be provided before the survey so members could judge progress on specific items.
The county administrator offered to include in the December packet the survey used by corporation counsel, the relevant section of the board rules, a typed self-evaluation and an updated work plan, to give board members an opportunity to review documents and ask questions. "I can put in the packet the survey that I understand corporation counsel's office sends out along with the specific section of your board rules to kind of facilitate that understanding," the administrator said.
A supervisor said the committee had not provided formal training previously and questioned whether a lengthy training session was necessary; several members favored a short presentation, a demonstration of the evaluation questions and an opportunity for follow-up questions. Vice Chair Dickinson supported a brief framework presentation at the December meeting and noted the item will also be looked at during the rules-review process.
The committee also asked that corporation counsel review the current survey questions and suggest additions if appropriate; the chair said he would make that review opportunity available and noted that "Lance" had been briefed about the process prior to the meeting. No formal vote was taken on the evaluation procedure itself; members recorded a consensus to present the framework in December, provide an updated work plan, and distribute the survey in January for executive-committee review before returning results to the full board.
The decision leaves the procedural details (final question language, distribution method and timing) to staff and corporation counsel but establishes the calendar and direction the committee asked staff to follow.
