*Amended Sauk County Board of Supervisors

SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  

AUGUST 20, 2019                                                            

WEST SQUARE BUILDING, 505 BROADWAY, ROOM 326, BARABOO, WI

 

SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS- REGULAR MEETING: 

1)  Call to Order and Certify Compliance with Open Meeting Law: 6:00 P.M.

2)  Roll Call.  PRESENT:  (28) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Whitsell, Rego, Newport, Dietz, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Bychinski, Krueger, Johnson, Curry, Gibson, Miller, Reppen, Von Asten, Hazard, McCumber, Spencer, Berlin, Lins, Riek, Lohr, Gruber, Stehling, McAuliffe, Hambrecht and Vedro.  ABSENT:  (3) White Eagle, Peper and DeGiovanni (Excused).    

Staff present: Alene Kleczek Bolin, Administrative Coordinator; Daniel Olson, Corporation Counsel; Becky Evert, County Clerk; and Michelle Commings, Deputy County Clerk.

3)  Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.

*Point of Order (Spencer) questioning the procedure and the placement of items under #16 Unfinished Business.

4)  Adopt Amended Agenda.  MOTION (Spencer/McCumber) to amend the agenda, to remove Item 1 under #16 Unfinished Business, Reimbursement for legal fees Ethics Complaint from Marty Krueger, and place the item under #17 New Business, under the items for the Executive & Legislative Committee, to follow Resolution 82-2019.  Motion carried.

MOTION (Spencer/Rego) to adopt the amended agenda, as amended.  Motion carried.

5)  Adopt Minutes of Previous Meeting.  MOTION (Spencer/Rego) to approve minutes.  Motion carried unanimously. 

6)   General Consent Agenda Items.

LAW ENFORCEMENT & JUDICIARY COMMITTEE:

Resolution 80-2019 Commending Michael Stoddard For Thirty-Three Years Of Faithful Service To The People Of Sauk County.      

SAUK COUNTY UW CAMPUS COMMISSION:

Resolution 81-2019 Honoring Rudolph Thomas (Tom) Geimer Posthumously For 16 Years Of Faithful Service To The People Of Sauk County.         

MOTION (Bychinski/Deitrich) to approve Resolution 80-2019 and Resolution 81-2019.  Motion carried unanimously.  

7)  Scheduled Appearances.  None.  

8)  Public Comment:   

a.  Dan Holzmen, re: Spring Green puppy mill; CAFO’s.

9)  Communications:    

a.  07/08/2019 Letter from Sen. Jon Erpenbach, re: Support for increased aid to local roads.      

b.  06/18/2019 Letter from Sauk Co. Agricultural Society Inc, re: Sauk Co. Fair Appreciation Night.   

c.  08/09/2019 Letter from Best Friends Animal Society, re: Jill & Clinton Kane Conditional Use Permit.   

d.  Letter from Southwest Wisconsin International Trade, Business & Economic Development Council, re: Annual Membership.

e.  08/02/2019 Letter from Extension UW-Madison, re:  Extension has fully transitioned to UW-Madison Division of Extension.   

10) Appointments.   

DISABLED PARKING ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE COUNCIL:

Deputy Sheriff Erik Knull, Sauk County Sheriff’s Department, Re-Appointment                  

Betty Krueger, Re-Appointment, Citizen Member

Richard Plouffe, Re-Appointment, Citizen Member

Steven Pribbenow, Re-Appointment, Citizen Member

JoEllyn Belka, Re-Appointment, Citizen Member

Lt. Travis Hilliard, Sauk Prairie Police Department, Re-Appointment                  

2 year terms - 08/20/2019 to 08/17/2021

      

DISABLED PARKIING ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE COUNCIL ALTERNATES:

Julie Rogers, Re-Appointment, Citizen Member

Gordon Ringelstetter, Re-Appointment, Citizen Member

Roger Friede, Sr., Re-Appointment, Citizen Member

2 year terms - 08/20/2019 to 08/17/2021

MOTION (Whitsell/Spencer) to approve appointments to the Disabled Parking Enforcement Assistance Council.  VOTE:  AYES:  (27) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Whitsell, Rego, Newport, Dietz, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Bychinski, Krueger, Johnson, Curry, Gibson, Miller, Reppen, Von Asten, Hazard, Spencer, Berlin, Lins, Riek, Lohr, Gruber, Stehling, McAuliffe, Hambrecht and Vedro.  NAYS:  (1) McCumber.  ABSENT:  (3) White Eagle, Peper and DeGiovanni (Excused).  Motion carried.

 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL:

Supr. John Miller, Board of Health Representative

Supr. Glen Johnson, Board of Health Representative, Alternate

Term concurrent with Sauk County Board of Supervisors, ending 04/20/2020

MOTION (Whitsell/Gibson) to approve appointments to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. 

VOTE:  AYES:  (27) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Whitsell, Rego, Newport, Dietz, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Bychinski, Krueger, Johnson, Curry, Gibson, Reppen, Von Asten, Hazard, McCumber, Spencer, Berlin, Lins, Riek, Lohr, Gruber, Stehling, McAuliffe, Hambrecht and Vedro.  NAYS:  (0).  ABSTAIN:  (1) Miller.  ABSENT:  (3) White Eagle, Peper and DeGiovanni (Excused).  Motion carried.

11)  Bills.  None.

12)  Claims.  Loading dock incident- forwarded to Corporation Counsel’s Office and the County’s insurance company.

13)  Elections.  None.

14)  Proclamations.  None.

15)  Reports – informational, no action required.

a.  Rebecca C. Evert, Sauk County Clerk – Rezoning petitions filed with the office of the Sauk County Clerk as a requirement of Wisconsin State Statutes 59.69(5)(e):  None.

b. Peter Vedro, County Board Chair 

Awards;

2019 Sauk County Board of Supervisors Fall Gathering;

Report question and answer period.(Not to exceed 10 minutes).

c.  Alene Kleczek Bolin, Administrative Coordinator

Budget update;

Second Quarter 2019 Financial Report;

Report question and answer period.(Not to exceed 10 minutes)

16)  Unfinished Business.   

EXECUTIVE & LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE:

Reimbursement for legal fees – Ethics Complaint from Jean Berlin and William Wenzel. 

Supervisor Berlin recused herself.

MOTION (Stehling/Curry) to bring the item to the floor for discussion.

MOTION (McCumber/Deitrich) to deny the reimbursement of legal fees for Jean Berlin and William Wenzel.

MOTION (Kriegl/McAuliffe) to refer the item back to the Executive & Legislative committee.

VOTE:  AYES:  (13) Kriegl, Rego, Newport, Dietz, Johnson, Curry, Gibson, Von Asten, Lins, Stehling, McAuliffe, Hambrecht and Vedro.  NAYS:  (14) Czuprynko, Whitsell, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Bychinski, Krueger, Miller, Reppen, Hazard, McCumber, Spencer, Riek, Lohr and Gruber.  RECUSED:  (1) Berlin.  ABSENT:  (3) White Eagle, Peper and DeGiovanni (Excused).  Motion failed.

MOTION (McCumber/Hazard) for the previous question (to end discussion), to deny the reimbursement of legal fees for Jean Berlin and William Wenzel.  VOTE:  AYES:  (19) Czuprynko, Whitsell, Rego, Newport, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Bychinski, Krueger, Johnson, Curry, Reppen, Hazard, McCumber, Spencer, Lins, Lohr, Gruber, Stehling and McAuliffe.  NAYS:  (8) Kriegl, Dietz, Gibson, Miller, Von Asten, Riek, Hambrecht and Vedro.  RECUSED:  (1) Berlin.  ABSENT:  (3) White Eagle, Peper and DeGiovanni (Excused).  Motion carried.

Vote on original MOTION (McCumber/Deitrich) to deny the reimbursement of legal fees for Jean Berlin and William Wenzel.  VOTE:  AYES:  (15) Czuprynko, Whitsell, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Bychinski, Krueger, Johnson, Curry, Hazard, McCumber, Spencer, Lins, Lohr, Gruber and Stehling.   NAYS:  (12) Kriegl, Rego, Newport, Dietz, Gibson, Miller, Reppen, Von Asten, Riek, McAuliffe, Hambrecht and Vedro.  RECUSED:  (1) Berlin.  ABSENT:  (3) White Eagle, Peper and DeGiovanni (Excused).  Motion carried.

Supervisors McCumber and Lohr:  Resolution 79-2019 Adopting An Interim Sauk County Not-For-Profit Agency Funding Program.  MOTION (McCumber/Gruber). 

MOTION (Gibson/Dietz) to amend Resolution 79-2019 Adopting An Interim Sauk County Not-For-Profit Agency Funding Program, making the following change under “Grant Reporting and Monitoring”: Each funded agency with funding in excess of $20,000 $50,000 will submit a quarterly financial report and a quarterly progress report. Discussion in favor of and opposition to the motion.

MOTION (Kriegl/Von Asten) to refer Resolution 79-2019 Adopting An Interim Sauk County Not-For-Profit Agency Funding Program to the Finance Committee for their review.  VOTE:  AYES:  (14) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Rego, Newport, Dietz, Bychinski, Johnson, Curry, Gibson, Von Asten, Berlin, Riek, Stehling and Vedro.  NAYS:  (13) Whitsell, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Krueger, Miller, Hazard, McCumber, Spencer, Lins, Lohr, Gruber, McAuliffe and Hambrecht.  ABSTAIN:  (1) Reppen.  ABSENT:  (3) White Eagle, Peper and DeGiovanni (Excused).  Motion carried.

17) New Business.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:

Ordinance 11-2019 Amending Chapter 6 Of The Sauk County Code Of Ordinances, Highways, Airports, Bridges, Ditches, And Fences, To Include Subchapter VI, Tri-County Airport Operation, And Repealing Sauk County Code, Chapter 40, Operation Of The Tri-County Airport. MOTION (Spencer/Lins).  Chair Vedro asked Marc Higgs, Tri-County Airport Manager, to address the Board.

*Point of Order (Von Asten) objecting to Higgs addressing the Board.

Chair Vedro called for an oral vote, supporting the objection to Higgs addressing the Board.  Vote failed. Higgs addressed the Board and responded to supervisor’s questions.

VOTE:  AYES:  (26) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Whitsell, Rego, Newport, Dietz, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Bychinski, Krueger, Johnson, Curry, Miller, Reppen, Hazard, McCumber, Spencer, Berlin, Lins, Riek, Lohr, Gruber, Stehling, McAuliffe, Hambrecht and Vedro.  NAYS:  (2) Gibson and Von Asten.  ABSENT:  (3) White Eagle, Peper and DeGiovanni (Excused).  Motion carried.  Chair Vedro called a break at 8:22 P.M.  The meeting resumed at 8:35 P.M.

EXECUTIVE & LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE:

Resolution 82-2019 Approving A 36 Month Contract With CenturyLink For A Redundant Telephone Circuit.  MOTION (Czuprynko/Braunschweig).  VOTE:  AYES:  (27) Czuprynko, Whitsell, Rego, Newport, Dietz, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Bychinski, Krueger, Johnson, Curry, Gibson, Miller, Reppen, Von Asten, Hazard, McCumber, Spencer, Berlin, Lins, Riek, Lohr, Gruber, Stehling, McAuliffe, Hambrecht and Vedro.  NAYS:  (0).  ABSENT:  (3) White Eagle, Peper and DeGiovanni (Excused).  (Kriegl- stepped out of the room).  Motion carried unanimously.

Reimbursement for legal fees – Ethics Complaint from Marty Krueger. 

MOTION (Krueger/Czuprynko) to table Reimbursement for legal fees – Ethics Complaint from Marty Krueger.  VOTE:  AYES:  (27) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Whitsell, Rego, Newport, Dietz, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Bychinski, Krueger, Johnson, Curry, Gibson, Miller, Reppen, Von Asten, Hazard, McCumber, Spencer, Lins, Riek, Lohr, Gruber, Stehling, McAuliffe, Hambrecht and Vedro.  NAYS:  (1) Berlin. ABSENT:  (3) White Eagle, Peper and DeGiovanni (Excused).  Motion carried.

Supervisor Spencer: Rules of the Board – Amending Rule Change IV.D.  

MOTION (McCumber/Gibson) to postpone Rules of the Board – Amending Rule Change IV.D to the September Board of Supervisors meeting.  VOTE:  AYES:  (27) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Whitsell, Rego, Newport, Dietz, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Bychinski, Krueger, Johnson, Curry, Gibson, Miller, Reppen, Von Asten, Hazard, McCumber, Berlin, Lins, Riek, Lohr, Gruber, Stehling, McAuliffe, Hambrecht and Vedro.  NAYS:  (1) Spencer.  ABSENT:  (3) White Eagle, Peper and DeGiovanni (Excused).  Motion carried.

EXECUTIVE & LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE:

Resolution 83-2019 Amending The 2019 Emergency Management Budget To Transfer Funds From The Contingency Fund To Fund Limited Term Employees For Flood Case Management.  

MOTION (Czuprynko/Gibson).  VOTE:  AYES:  (28) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Whitsell, Rego, Newport, Dietz, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Bychinski, Krueger, Johnson, Curry, Gibson, Miller, Reppen, Von Asten, Hazard, McCumber, Spencer, Berlin, Lins, Riek, Lohr, Gruber, Stehling, McAuliffe, Hambrecht and Vedro. NAYS:  (0).  ABSENT:  (3) White Eagle, Peper and DeGiovanni (Excused).  Motion carried unanimously.

LAND RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE:

Resolution 84-2019 Authorizing The Land Resources And Environment Department Director To Enter Into A Memorandum Of Understanding With The Sauk Soil & Water Improvement Group. MOTION (Berlin/Spencer).  VOTE:  AYES:  (28) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Whitsell, Rego, Newport, Dietz, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Bychinski, Krueger, Johnson, Curry, Gibson, Miller, Reppen, Von Asten, Hazard, McCumber, Spencer, Berlin, Lins, Riek, Lohr, Gruber, Stehling, McAuliffe, Hambrecht and Vedro. NAYS:  (0).  ABSENT:  (3) White Eagle, Peper and DeGiovanni (Excused).  Motion carried unanimously.

LAW ENFORCEMENT & JUDICIARY COMMITTEE:

Resolution 85-2019 Authorization To Purchase A 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan For Coroner’s Office. MOTION (Riek/Braunschweig).  VOTE:  AYES:  (28) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Whitsell, Rego, Newport, Dietz, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Bychinski, Krueger, Johnson, Curry, Gibson, Miller, Reppen, Von Asten, Hazard, McCumber, Spencer, Berlin, Lins, Riek, Lohr, Gruber, Stehling, McAuliffe, Hambrecht and Vedro. NAYS:  (0).  ABSENT:  (3) White Eagle, Peper and DeGiovanni (Excused).  Motion carried unanimously.

18) Referrals.

19) New Agenda items (no discussion).  Submit in writing or by e-mail new business items to the Administrative Coordinator as soon as possible for Rule III.A. referral.

20)  Adjournment to a date certain:  8:46 P.M. to adjourn until Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 6:00 P.M.   

Respectfully,

Michelle A. Commings

Deputy County Clerk

Minutes Approved:  September 17, 2019

State of Wisconsin, County of Sauk:  I certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the August 20, 2019 Proceedings of the Sauk County Board of Supervisors.  /s/Rebecca C. Evert, Sauk County Clerk.

Original documents on file @ Office of the Sauk County Clerk West Square Building, 505 Broadway, Room #144, Baraboo, WI  53913.  608-355-3286

www.co.sauk.wi.us