Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Reclassification Appeals Board  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Tuesday, February 6, 2024  
1:00 PM  
City-County Building, 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd  
Room 321, Madison WI 53703  
Interpreters must be requested in advance; please see the bottom of the agenda for more information.  
Los intérpretes deben solicitarse con anticipación; consulte el final de la agenda para obtener más  
información.  
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The February 6th Reclassification Appeals Board meeting will be an in-person meeting. Members of the  
public can attend in person.  
The public can attend in person at City County Building, 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Room 321,  
Madison WI 53703.  
PROCESS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT:  
Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item can register  
via email by February 6th, 10am.  
If you want to submit a written comment for this meeting, or sign up for in-person comment, please send  
them to: employee-relations@countyofdane.com, attn: Linda Ramirez.  
A. Call To Order  
The meeting was called to order at 1pm.  
3 - KATE HATTERY-GROSKOPF, WILLIAM WICK, and SARAH OLSON  
Present  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
2023  
MIN-496  
Minutes from the September 21, 2023 Reclassification Appeals Board  
Hearing for LPNs.  
Attachments: Minutes - September 21 Hearing  
A motion was made by WICK, seconded by OLSON, that the Minutes be  
approved. HATTERY-GROSKOPF abstained.  
C. Action Items  
Appeal of denial on bilingual designation of Erika Medina.  
2023  
ACT-291  
Attachments: Appellant - Initial Appeal  
In a 3-0 vote, the members recommended their support to uphold the decision  
based upon the presentation of the parties. The County Executive's office denied  
the recommendation and requested that the department re-submit the position  
description for Erika Medina depicting all areas her bilingual skills are being  
used so she may obtain her bilingual pay.  
A motion was made by HATTERY-GROSKOPF, seconded by OLSON, that the  
meeting enter into closed session.  
The committee may go into a closed session for purposes of deliberations concerning a case(s) which  
is/are he subject of any judicial or quasi-judicial trial or hearing before the governmental body. The  
authority for a closed session for such purposes is 19.85(1)(a), Stats. During the closed session, the  
committee may also conduct discussions relative to considering employment, promotion, compensation  
performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction  
or exercises responsibility. The authroity for a closed session for such purposes is 19.85(1)(c), Stats.  
A motion was made by WICK, seconded by HATTERY-GROSKOPF, that the  
meeting exit out of closed session.  
D. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None.  
E. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None.  
F. Adjourn  
A motion was made by WICK, seconded by HATTERY-GROSKOPF, that the  
meeting be adjourned.  
Respectfully submitted by,  
Linda Ramirez