The Greater Milwaukee

The Greater Milwaukee American Payroll Association Chapter Meeting Minutes

Date: April 18, 2012 Location: Miller Coors Tour Center Minutes taken by: Annette Jones, Secretary – Recording Chapter Business: 6:00pm – 6:22pm Featured Vendor: 6:22pm – 6:35pm Speaker: 6:43 pm – 7:43 pm Speaker Topic: Are you Maximizing Microsoft Excel? Learn Tricks of the Trade Speaker: Mark Wozny, Senior Internal Auditor at Briggs & Stratton Corporation

Welcome and Introductions  President Michelle Ganzer thanked the Miller Coors team for hosting the meeting.  5 guests in attendance o Pamela Mahas – Potawatomi Bingo Casino o Yvetta Mason – ExtendiCare Health Services o Dan Braham – Miller Coors o Mariette Jamison – Miller Coors o E Parker – Miller Coors  1 new member in attendance o Christine Gianara – Briggs & Stratton  Vice President Brian Beth gave Michelle Ganzer a gift from the chapter and congratulated Michelle for being chosen as a Vice President for the National APA. o Michelle’s position will not be officially announced until Congress in May.

BEE Award  BEE awards were presented to Sandy Westerdahl, Patti Mikez and Roxy Leger for hosting the meeting at their facility in October and again in April.  BEE was also presented to Fred Gonzales. Fred had been awarded a BEE in November 2011 for leading the Fall study group. Fred was not at the November meeting to receive the BEE.

Job Postings  Rockwell Automation has a Compensation Manager position at their downtown location. See JoAnn Bielinski for more information.  Fiserv has a Payroll Analyst position available. Go to www.fiserv.com/about/careers for more information. Member Networking and Spotlight  Rhonda Flory, Milwaukee Art Museum. o Rhonda is the sole payroll person at the museum. o She has worked for the Milwaukee Art Museum for 10 years. o Depending on the time of year Rhonda has between 225 & 250 employees on the payroll. o Rhonda is originally from Wausau, WI. o In her spare time Rhonda enjoys photography.  Pat Chepeck, Payroll and Benefits Administrator at Stagehands Inc. o Stagehands Inc. pays the Theatrical Union employees in the Milwaukee area. o Pat has worked at Stagehands Inc. for 8 years and she absolutely loves her job. o In 5 years Pat wants to move to Door County.

Consider to volunteer for Channel 10 Great TV auction 4/27-5/5 [email protected] or call (414) 297-8009  The Channel 10 Great TV Auction will be held from April 27 through May 5.  The date our chapter is going to volunteer is Wednesday, May 2 from 6:30 pm until close.  Close can be very late. o Last year when the chapter volunteered they finished at midnight. o Claire mentioned that last year for those that stayed until close their name was entered into a drawing as a thank you for staying so late. Last year’s drawing was for a stay at a hotel. o President Michelle Ganzer will send out an email to the membership with the details and to find out who would like to volunteer.

Next Volunteer Opportunity – Making Strides Against Breast Cancer  Mindy Spoden gave an update on the event. o Mindy has formed a team. The team name is “Paying It Forward”. o The event is on May 5. o Registration begins at 8:30 am and the walk begins at 9:00am at the Discovery Center. o This is a 5K walk which is approximately 3 miles. The route is very nice and goes very quickly. o The team goal is to raise $500. The team has approximately $60 so far. o Mindy has sign up sheets or you can go online to sign up for the team.

WI Child Support Update  Immediate Past President Claire Wojtak gave the group an update on changes the Wisconsin Child Support Agency has made in how they calculate child support. o If you pay your employees on a semi-monthly or bi-weekly basis the agency is taking the monthly amount and dividing it by 2. o If you pay your employees on a weekly basis the agency is taking the monthly amount and dividing it by 4. o If there are 3 bi-weekly pay periods in a month or 5 weekly pay periods the agency is telling employees that their company should not be withholding child support on the extra pay period. o Briggs & Stratton is just starting to get child support orders in with this new calculation. This applies to existing orders as well as new orders. o Briggs & Stratton had an employee who talked to WISCTF and was told that if the company withheld child support on the additional pay period the money would go to the custodial parent but it would not put the employee in a negative arrears. If the employee had a week when they were not paid they would go into arrears and have penalties accessed regardless of the additional child support payments they had made. o Claire has contacted the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement regarding this change in Wisconsin. o Claire will update the group when she has more information.

CPP/FPC Study Group  Gail Getka gave an update on the Spring FPC/CPP Study Group. o The group started with 6 participants. o Three participants finished the course. o Two of the participants will be taking the exam on April 28 but at different locations.  At next month’s meeting there will be sign up sheets for those interested in participating in the Fall Study Group.

National News – Congress, Updates  If you will be attending Congress please email Michelle Ganzer your travel details.  The group puts together a spreadsheet to use for sharing taxis, having dinner as a group, etc.  Fall Forum will be in the middle of September in Vegas.  Don’t forget to sign up for Virtual Congress. o This is a free event with great training. o Participants can earn up to 6 RCH credits

The Value of Engagement – Leadership seminar with Chip Lutz – May 16th  Michelle Ganzer thanked Vice President Brian Beth for making copies of the flyer to give out at tonight’s meeting.  The cost of the seminar will be $89 for chapter members and $119 for non-members. o Non-members will have an opportunity to join our chapter for $40 and then pay the $89 member price.  Chip has traveled around the world speaking.  The event is on May 16 at the Irish Cultural and Heritage Center.  This is the same day as the May Chapter Meeting which will be held a few blocks away at the Blood Center of Wisconsin.  There are currently 10 participants registered for the seminar.  We need to have 40 participants to break even.  Cindy Cichosz is currently looking for a sponsor for personal fans since the Irish Cultural and Heritage Center does not have air condition.

Annual Dues  Annual dues are due by May 16, 2012 to be able to vote. Elections/Nominations for an officer position. Consider your opportunities!  Please consider running for an officer position.  You may also nominate someone you feel would do a good job as an officer.

National Payroll Week Celebration – Money Matters and Proclamations  Money Matters – contact Business teachers and Math teachers at local schools now to be able to give the Money Matters presentation at your local school.  A member asked what the ideal age group to give the Money Matters presentation to? o Michelle said that the presentation is geared to teenagers but can be adjusted for any age group. o Michelle has given the presentation to third graders. o Michelle gives the presentation to the eighth grade class at her kids school every year.

2012 Statewide Conference – Location B&S; Oct 11 & 12; Rooms held at Radisson  2012 Statewide Payroll Conference will be held on October 11 & 12 at Briggs & Stratton.  The theme that has been tentatively chosen by the committee is “Take the Fright Out of Payroll”.  If any members have theme ideas please share them with the statewide committee.  Since statewide will be in October this year we are going with a Halloween theme.  The committee is looking for input about last year’s statewide conference held in Madison. o What did you like about the conference?

The Annual Survey came out today. The cutoff to respond to the survey will be May 7. The board wants to have next year’s chapter meetings planned and given to the membership at the June meeting.

Next Meeting Date: May 16, 2012 Location: Blood Center of Wisconsin Topic: The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success. In this class, nationally recognized author and speaker, Wayne Breitbarth presents a LinkedIn overview for those individuals that are either investigating the benefits or still haven't figured out just how to have the world's largest business social networking site help them grow their networks and their businesses. You will learn specific actionable steps about how to complete an effective profile, make important connections and develop a strategy to join LinkedIn groups. Speaker: Wayne Breitbarth

Meeting ended at 6:22pm

Respectfully submitted, Annette Jones Secretary – Recording