Sauk County Board of Supervisors

SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS – REGULAR MEETING

MARCH 18, 2014

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

 

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

 

2. Roll Call.  PRESENT:  (30) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Held, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane, Dent, Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger,  Fordham and Krueger.   ABSENT:  (1) Nobs (Excused).  

 

3. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.

 

4. Adoption of Agenda.  MOTION (Carlson/Netzinger) to approve agenda.  Motion carried unanimously.      

 

5. Adopt Minutes of Previous Meeting.  MOTION (Ashford/Meister) to approve minutes.

Motion carried unanimously.

 

6. Scheduled Appearances.

1. Barbara McCormick, President of the Sauk County Art Association, and Rhea Ewing,     

Artist:  Presentation of “Time and Together”, Artwork to Sauk County.

 

7. Public Comment:  

1. Bev Vaillancourt, re:  thank you to Virgil Hartje.
2. David Bangert, WI Connect Wireless, re:  broadband expansion for Sauk County.
3. Mary Zenker, re:  alternatives to jailing addicts.

 

8. Communications:

• Chair verbally acknowledged a “Thank You” from Don Nobs to the board for the plant sent to him during his stay in the hospital.
• “Draft” Rules of the Board (for adoption at April 15, 2014 Organizational Meeting).
• Letter to Barbara McCormick, President of Sauk County Art Association.
• 03/05/2014 Letter: Wisconsin County Mutual Insurance Corporation.
• 03/10/2014 Letter: Wisconsin Department of Administration:   CDBG Audit.

 

9)    Bills & Referrals:  None.

 

10)  Claims:

        County Clerk, DeMars reported service of a Notice of Circumstances Giving Rise to Claim filed by Andrew Klees. Chair Krueger referred to the Executive and Legislative Committee.

 

11)  Appointments.

        a)   2014 Sauk County Emergency Fire Warden Organization List.

 

        b)  Sauk County Housing Authority:

                 Tom Seamonson, 205 Myrtle St., Reedsburg to fill unexpired term of Commissioner

                 Ron Snyder ending April 15, 2014

                 Kurt Cottier, 915 Ellis Ave., Apt. # 316, Baraboo to fill unexpired term of

                 Commissioner Steven Bach ending April 21, 2015

        MOTION (Polivka/Lane) to approve all appointments.  VOTE:  AYES:  (30) Czuprynko,

        Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Held, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane,

        Dent, Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper,

        Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:

        (0).   ABSENT:  (1) Nobs (Excused).   Motion carried unanimously.

 

  12)  Proclamations:

        CONSERVATION, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE AND NATURAL        

        BEAUTY COUNCIL:   

        Resolution 12 - 2014 Proclamation Of April As Earth Month.  (handout on file)

 

        EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE:

        Resolution 13 – 2014 National County Government Month – April 2014 “Ready And

        Resilient Counties:  Prepare.  Respond.  Thrive.”

 

        LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUDICIARY COMMITTEE:

        Resolution 14 - 2014 Crime Victims’ Rights Week Proclamation.

        MOTION (Peper/Tollaksen) to approve all proclamations.  VOTE:  AYES:  (30)

        Czuprynko, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Held, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish,

        Tollaksen, Lane, Dent, Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Stevens, Polivka,

        Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and

         Krueger.  NAYS:  (0). ABSENT:  (1) Nobs (Excused).   Motion carried unanimously.

 

13)  Unfinished Business:  None.

 

14)  Reports – informational, no action required:

a)  Rebecca A. DeMars, 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)  Finance Committee 2013 Supervisor Per Diem and Mileage Summary.

c)  Justice Continuum Committee report by Supervisor Halfen.

d)  Supervisor Fordham, Vice Chair – Executive & Legislative Committee.

e)  Marty Krueger, County Board Chair.

• Rules of the Board
• 2014 NACo Legislative Conference/Washington D.C.
• 03/20/14 Economic Development Committee in Plain
• Economic Development Committee/Placemaking

 

 

       f)   Kathryn Schauf, Administrative Coordinator.

•  CDBG Audit
• Wage & Compensation Study

 

15)  Resolutions & Ordinances:

       AGING & DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER COMMITTEE:

       Resolution 15 - 2014 Adopting Program Fees For The Aging & Disability Resource  

       Center Of Sauk County.   MOTION (Carlson/Dawson).   VOTE:  AYES:  (30)

       Czuprynko, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Held, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish,

       Tollaksen, Lane, Dent, Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Stevens, Polivka,

       Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and

       Krueger.  NAYS:  (0). ABSENT:  (1) Nobs (Excused).    Motion carried unanimously.

 

       CONSERVATION, PLANNING, AND ZONING COMMITTEE:

       Resolution 16 - 2014 Approving A Repeal And Recreation Of The Town Of Fairfield     

       Zoning Ordinance.   MOTION (Lehman/Polivka).  Town of Fairfield Chair, Tim Stone,

       addressed supervisors’ questions.  VOTE:  AYES:  (30) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje,

       Lehman, Dietz, Held, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane, Dent, Dawson, Miller,

       Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter,

       Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (0). ABSENT:  (1) Nobs

       (Excused).   Motion carried unanimously.

 

       EXECUTIVE & LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE:

       Resolution 17-2014 Approving The Intergovernmental Agreement And Bylaws For   

       The Great Sauk Trail Commission.  MOTION (Fordham/Lane).   VOTE:  AYES:  (30)

       Czuprynko, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Held, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish,

       Tollaksen, Lane, Dent, Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Stevens, Polivka,

       Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and

       Krueger.  NAYS:  (0). ABSENT:  (1) Nobs (Excused).   Motion carried unanimously.

 

       EXECUTIVE & LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE AND JUSTICE CONTINUUM:

       Resolution 18 -2014 Transitioning To A Criminal Justice Coordination Committee.

       MOTION (Alexander/Halfen).  VOTE:  AYES: (30) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje,   

       Lehman, Dietz, Held, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane, Dent, Dawson, Miller,

       Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter,  

       Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS: (0). ABSENT:  (1) Nobs

       (Excused).   Motion carried unanimously.

 

       FINANCE COMMITTEE:

       Resolution 19 – 2014 Gratefully Accepting Donations And Gifts Presented To Sauk    

        County In 2013.   MOTION (Bychinski/Wenzel).  VOTE:  AYES:  (30) Czuprynko,  

       Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Held, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane,

       Dent, Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper,

       Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (0).

       ABSENT:  (1) Nobs (Excused).   Motion carried unanimously.

 

 

       FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEES:

      Resolution 20 -2014 Authorizing The Treasurer/Real Property Lister Department To      

      Create One Full Time (1.0 FTE) Accounting Assistant Position Outside Of The 2014   

      Budget Process.   MOTION (Wenzel/Tollaksen).  Sauk County Treasurer, Elizabeth

      Geoghegan, addressed questions as to the salary and length of employment of the current

      LTE employee.   VOTE:  AYES:   (30) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz,

      Held, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane, Dent, Dawson, Miller, Von Asten,

      Lombard, Ashford, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel,

      Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (0). ABSENT:  (1) Nobs (Excused).

      Motion carried unanimously.

 

       Supervisor Meister recused himself from participating in the discussion and voting

       of Resolution 21-2014.

 

       Resolution 21– 2014 Authorizing The Elected Officials (Clerk Of Courts, Sheriff,  

       Coroner) Salaries For The 2015-2018 Term Of Office.  MOTION (Lombard/Hartje).

       Discussion in support and opposition to a 2% increase each year of the 2015-2018 term of

       office.  Corporation Counsel, Todd Liebman, addressed questions, relevant to the terms

       of office and the time period in which wages for our elected officials can be set, indicating      

       both are regulated by Wisc. Statutes.

       MOTION (Kriegl/Von Asten) to amend the wage chart to read 0% increase for 2015, 0%

       increase for 2016, 2% increase for 2017, and 2% increase for 2018.  Discussion in support of

       and opposition to amendment.  VOTE ON MOTION TO AMENDMENT:  AYES:  (4)

       Kriegl, Dietz, Von Asten, Halfen.  NAYS: (25) Czuprynko, Hartje, Lehman, Held, Johnson,

       Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane, Dent, Dawson, Miller, Lombard, Ashford, Stevens,

       Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and

       Krueger.   ABSENT:  (1) Nobs (Excused).   RECUSED: (1) Meister.   Motion failed.

 

       Discussion continued in support of and opposition to original motion.

       VOTE ON ORIGINAL MOTION: (Lombard/Hartje).  AYES:  (27) Czuprynko, Hartje,

       Lehman, Dietz, Held, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane, Dent, Dawson, Miller,

       Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Alexander, Detter,

       Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (2) Kriegl, Halfen.

       ABSENT:  (1) Nobs.  (Excused).  RECUSED: (1) Meister.  Motion carried.

 

       HIGHWAY AND PARKS COMMITTEE:

       Resolution 22 -2014 Adopting Updated Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan For

       Sauk County.  MOTION (Hartje/Peper).  VOTE:  AYES:  (30) Czuprynko, Kriegl,

       Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Held, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane, Dent,

       Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Halfen,

       Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (0).

       ABSENT:  (1) Nobs (Excused).    Motion carried unanimously.

 

 

 

       HUMAN SERVICES BOARD:

       Resolution 23 -2014 Designation Of Agency And Authorization For Contract Approval

       With The State Of Wisconsin Department Of Health Services Division Of Mental

       Health And Substance Abuse Services (DMSAS) Coordinated Service Teams

        Grant.  MOTION (Alexander/Lombard).  VOTE:  AYES:  (30) Czuprynko, Kriegl,

       Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Held, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane, Dent,

       Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Halfen,

       Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (0).  

       ABSENT:  (1) Nobs (Excused).  Motion carried unanimously. 

 

       PROPERTY & INSURANCE COMMITTEE:

       Resolution 24 -2014 Authorization To Contract With Intrado For The Purchase And

       Installation Of 9-1-1 System.  MOTION (Von Asten/Hartje). Tim Stieve, Emergency

       Management, Buildings & Safety Administrator, addressed supervisors’ questions.

       VOTE:  AYES:  (30) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Held, Johnson 

       Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane, Dent, Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford,

       Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger,

       Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (0). ABSENT:  (1) Nobs (Excused).

       Motion carried unanimously. 

 

       Resolution 25 -2014 Authorization To Contract With Revcord For The Purchase And

       Installation Of A Phone And Radio Recording System.   MOTION (Von Asten/Miller)                                                                                      

       VOTE:  AYES:  (30) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Held, Johnson 

       Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane, Dent, Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford,

       Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger,

       Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (0). ABSENT:  (1) Nobs (Excused).

       Motion carried unanimously. 

 

       Resolution 26 -2014 Approving Renewal Of Building Space Lease In The West

       Square Administration Building With The United States Department Of

       Agriculture “USDA”.  MOTION (Von Asten/Stevens). Scrivener’s error noted to correct a

       sentence in paragraph five of resolution to read Sauk County and United States Department

       of Agriculture.  Tim Stieve, Emergency Management, Buildings & Safety Administrator,

       addressed supervisor’s questions.  VOTE:  AYES:  (30) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje,

       Lehman, Dietz, Held, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane, Dent, Dawson, Miller,

      Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter,

      Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (0). ABSENT:  (1) Nobs

      (Excused).   Motion carried unanimously. 

 

       Resolution 27 -2014 Authorization To Contract With TRC Environmental And MSA

       Professional Services For Landfill Operation, Maintenance And Water Monitoring

       Services.   MOTION (Hartje/Von Asten).  VOTE:  AYES:  (30) Czuprynko, Kriegl,

       Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Held, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane, Dent,

       Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Halfen,

       Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (0).

       ABSENT:  (1) Nobs (Excused).   Motion carried unanimously.  

 

       Resolution 28 -2014 Accepting The Offer Of The Town Of Franklin To Purchase

       Certain Real Property In Town Located At Dead End Road, Plain WI And    

       Authorizing    Issuance Of A Quit Claim Deed Conveying Said Property To The

       Town.   MOTION (Von Asten/Miller).   Discussion in support of and opposition to

       resolution.  Elizabeth Geoghegan, County Treasurer, addressed supervisors’ questions.

       MOTION (Polivka/Detter) to amend Resolution 28-2014 to delete paragraph 2 under the

       second “Whereas”.   Discussion in support of and opposition to the amendment.

       MOTION (Halfen/Tollaksen) for previous question (to end discussion).   VOTE:  AYES:

       (28) Czuprynko, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Held, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen,

       Lane, Dent, Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson,

       Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (2)

       Kriegl and Detter.   ABSENT:  (1) Nobs (Excused).   Motion carried.

 

       VOTE ON MOTION TO AMENDMENT: (Polivka/Detter).  AYES:  (2) Polivka, Detter.  

       NAYS:  (28) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Held, Johnson, Bychinski,

       Fish, Tollaksen, Lane, Dent, Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Stevens,

       Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and

       Krueger.   ABSENT:  (1) Nobs (Excused).  Motion failed.

       VOTE ON ORIGINAL MOTION. (Von Asten/Miller).  VOTE:  AYES: (25) Czuprynko,

       Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Dietz, Held, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane, Dent,

       Miller, VonAsten, Lombard, Ashford, Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Wenzel, Stehling,

       Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS: (5) Lehman, Dawson, Stevens, Polivka and

       Detter.  ABSENT:  (1) Nobs (Excused).   Motion carried.  (handout on file)

    

16)  Consent Agenda: 

       HIGHWAY AND PARKS COMMITTEE:

       Resolution 29 -2014 Commending Duane Alt For More Than 29 Years Of Faithful    

       Service To The People Of Sauk County.   MOTION (Wenzel/Halfen).  AYES:  (30)

       Czuprynko, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Held, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish,

       Tollaksen, Lane, Dent, Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Stevens, Polivka,

       Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and

       Krueger.  NAYS:  (0). ABSENT:  (1) Nobs (Excused).  Motion carried unanimously. 

 

       EXECUTIVE & LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE:

       Resolution 30 -2014 Honoring Mark Smooth Detter. 

       Resolution 31 -2014 Honoring David A. Riek. 

       Resolution 32 -2014 Honoring Jason L. Lane.

       Resolution 33-2014 Honoring Frederick Halfen. 

       Resolution 34 -2014 Honoring Peter Tollaksen. 

       Resolution 35 -2014 Honoring Donald C. Stevens. 

       MOTION (Peper/Polivka) to approve Resolutions 30-2014 through 35-2014.

 

       VOTE: AYES: (30) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Held, Johnson,

       Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane, Dent, Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford,

       Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger,

       Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (0). ABSENT:  (1) Nobs (Excused).  Motion carried

       unanimously. 

      

       Resolution 36 -2014 Honoring Virgil Hartje.   MOTION (Carlson/Tollaksen).

       VOTE:  AYES:  (30) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Held, Johnson 

       Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane, Dent, Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford,

       Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger,

       Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (0). ABSENT:  (1) Nobs (Excused). Motion carried

       unanimously.

 

17)  Adjournment to a date certain:  9:05p.m.  MOTION (Hartje/Detter) to adjourn until

       Tuesday April 15, 2014 at 6:00 P.M.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Respectfully submitted,

      Rebecca A. DeMars

      Sauk County Clerk

 

     Minutes Approved:  April 15, 2014

 

     State of Wisconsin, County of Sauk:  I certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the

     February 18, 2014 Proceedings of the Sauk County Board of Supervisors.  /s/Rebecca A.

     DeMars, Sauk County Clerk.

 

    Original documents on file @ Office of the Sauk County Clerk

    West Square Building, 505 Broadway, Room #144, Baraboo, WI  53913

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