Sauk County Board of Supervisors - Annual Meeting

November 12, 2013 Annnual Sauk County Board of Supervisors Minutes (98 KB)

*Correction at December 17, 2013 Meeting

SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS – ANNUAL MEETING
NOVEMBER 12, 2013
WEST SQUARE BUILDING, 505 BROADWAY, ROOM 326, BARABOO WI

6:00 p.m. – Public Hearing on the proposed 2014 Sauk County Budget:  Pursuant to Wis. Stats.  § 65.90, for the purpose of soliciting comments from the public regarding the 2014 Sauk County Budget for County Operations.

1) Convene Public Hearing on the proposed 2014 Sauk County Budget:  Marty Krueger, County Board Chair.

2) Budget Presentation:  Kathryn Schauf, Administrative Coordinator.

3) Public Comment on the  proposed 2014 Sauk County Budget:
1. Sally Weber, re:  Supporting full time drug force officer.
2. William Waser, re:  Budget - Worm farm funding;  Amendments  #3, #8, #10, #7.
3. Lt. Daniel Hartman, re:  Resolution 79.
4. Joann Mundth Douglas, re:  Wormfarm Institute Funding for Fermentation Fest.
5. Ann Foley, re:  Wormfarm Institute funding.
6. Connie Hartje, re:  Fermentation Fest.
7. Ron Churchill, re:  Wormfarm.
4)  Close Public Comment  on the proposed 2014 Sauk County Budget.  At 6:47 p.m., with no further public comment requests, Marty Krueger, County Board Chair, closed the public comment.

5)  Adjourn Public Hearing:  At 6:47 p.m., Marty Krueger, County Board Chair, adjourned the public hearing.

SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ANNUAL MEETING:
1) Call to Order Annual Meeting and Certify Compliance with Open Meeting Law:  6:47 p.m.

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

3) Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.

4) Adopt Agenda.  MOTION (Carlson/Lane) Motion carried unanimously.

5) Adopt Minutes of Previous Meeting.  MOTION (Polivka/Peper) to approve previous
month’s minutes.  Motion carried unanimously.

6) Scheduled Appearances:  None.

7) Public Comment:  None.

8) Communications:
1. Supervisors received three communications in their meeting packet including a copy of a power point presentation given by WCA legislative staff to County Ambassador Program (CAP) team members; a copy of the staff report on the Farmland Preservation Program presented to Conservation, Planning & Zoning committee and a packet with 11 potential amendments to the 2014 Budget.
2. Chair provided a verbal communication regarding the term expiration of a Terri Langer, citizen member on the Health Care Center Board of Trustees.  She is interested in the position again; however, any interested parties should contact the Chair.
3. Candidacy packets for the next term have been placed in your supervisor mailboxes; as well as non-candidacy forms.  If you have questions, please contact the County Clerk’s Office. 

9) Bills & Referrals:  None.

10)  Claims: 
1. Supervisors received a Notice of Cure/Notice of Intent To Sue letter from Lester John; Sundsmo.  Assistant Corporation Counsel, Alene Kleczek-Bolin, advised that it was not properly served on the County Clerk.   It has been submitted to the County’s insurance company and Corporation Counsel will be handling the claim.  No action is required on behalf of the supervisors.

11)  Appointments:  None.

12)  Unfinished Business:  None.

  13)  Reports – informational, no action required:
       1.   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.
2. Justice Continuum Committee report by Supervisor Alexander.
3. Kerry Beghin, Controller, 3rd Quarter Financial Report.
4. Supervisor Fordham, Vice Chair – Executive & Legislative Committee.
5. Marty Krueger, County Board Chair:
a. SCHCC Board of Trustees – Citizen Member Term Expiration.
b. Christmas Party – 2013 County Board Supervisors Christmas party to be held at Field’s at the Wilderness on Saturday, December 21, 2013.  Details to follow.
c. April 1, 2014 Candidacy Packets – Packets are in supervisor mailboxes.
14)   Consent Agenda: None.

15) Resolutions & Ordinances:
HIGHWAY & PARKS COMMITTEE:
Resolution  74 - 2013 County Aid For Bridge Construction Under § 82.08 Of The State Statutes.   MOTION (Hartje/Meister) VOTE:  AYES:  (30) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane, Riek, Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Nobs, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (0).  ABSENT:  (1)  Held.  Motion carried unanimously.

PERSONNEL COMMITTEE:
Resolution  75 - 2013 Resolution Establishing The 2014 Health Insurance Program For 
Sauk County.  MOTION (Alexander/Tollaksen).  Michelle Posewitz, Personnel Director, provided background information of the resolution and answered questions regarding alternate Health Insurance proposals.  After providing information regarding options available by both the policy offered by Dean Care Health Insurance and Group Health Cooperative, discussion continued regarding cost of plans’, availability of coverage for employees’ and the ability to change to GHC Insurance.  MOTION (Stehling/Detter) to substitute Group Health Cooperative (GHC) as the 2014 Health Insurance for Sauk County. Discussion in support of and opposition to substitution. 
VOTE to substitute Group Health Cooperative (GHC) for the 2014 Health Insurance for Sauk County:  AYES:  (27) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Johnson, Bychinski, Riek, Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Nobs, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (3) Fish, Tollaksen and Lane.  ABSENT:  (1)  Held.  Motion carried.
VOTE on original motion Establishing the 2014 Health Insurance Program for Sauk County.
(Alexander/Tollaksen).  VOTE:  AYES:  (29) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Lane, Riek, Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Nobs, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (1) Tollaksen.  ABSENT:  (1)  Held.  Motion carried.

PERSONNEL AND FINANCE COMMITTEES:
MOTION (Alexander/Meister) to combine Resolutions 76-2013, 77-2013 and 78-2013 as listed below for review and discussion.
Resolution  76 - 2013 Authorizing The Department Of Human Services To Increase One Part-Time  (.8 FTE) Child Protective Services Social Worker To Full Time Equivalency (1.0 FTE), 
Resolution  77 - 2013 Authorizing The Department Of Human Services To Create One
Full-Time (1.0 FTE) Children’s Long Term Support (CLTS) Social Worker Position, 
Resolution  78 - 2013 Resolution To Create A Full Time Public Health Systems Analyst Project Position For The Sauk County Public Health Department Within The 2014 Budget Process.  VOTE:  AYES:  (28) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Dietz, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane, Riek, Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Nobs, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (2) Lehman and Netzinger.  ABSENT:  (1)  Held.  Motion carried.   

Resolution  79 - 2013 Resolution To Create A Drug Enforcement Coordinator (Project Position)
For The Sauk County Sheriff’s Department Effective January 1, 2014. 
MOTION (Wenzel/Tollaksen).  Sauk County Sheriff, Chip Meister, provided a brief overview of this position’s description, current volume of drug related cases’, justification for the need of this position; and responded to supervisors’ questions.  Discussion in support of and opposition as to the need for this additional position.
MOTION (Bychinski/Tollaksen) for the previous question (to end discussion). 
VOTE:   AYES:  (26) Czuprynko, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane,  Dawson, Miller, Lombard, Ashford, Nobs, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (4) Kriegl, Dietz, Riek and Von Asten.   ABSENT:  (1)  Held.  Motion carried.

VOTE ON ORIGINAL MOTION (Wenzel/Tollaksen).  AYES:  (27) Czuprynko, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane,  Riek, Dawson, Miller, Lombard, Ashford, Nobs, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (3) Kriegl, Dietz and Von Asten.  ABSENT:  (1)  Held.  Motion carried.

PROPERTY & INSURANCE COMMITTEE:
Resolution 80  - 2013  Rescinding So Much Of Resolution No. 73-2013  Involving The Taking Of A Tax Deed On Parcel Number 141-0068-10000 In The Village Of Ironton And More Particularly Described Below.  MOTION (Riek/Carlson) VOTE:  AYES:  (30) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane, Riek, Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Nobs, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (0).  ABSENT:  (1)  Held.  Motion carried unanimously.

Resolution 81 - 2013 Authorizing Issuance Of Quit Claim Deed To Certain Lands In The Village Of Prairie Du Sac To The Village Of Prairie Du Sac.  MOTION (Wenzel/Riek) VOTE:  AYES:  (30) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane, Riek, Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Nobs, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (0).  ABSENT:  (1)  Held.  Motion carried unanimously.

Chair Krueger announced a break at 9:10 p.m.  Chair Krueger called to order at 9:20 p.m.

FINANCE COMMITTEE:
Resolution 82 - 2013 Establishing Taxes To Be Levied In Sauk County For The Year 2014.
MOTION (Bychinski/Wenzel).  Discussion regarding proposed amendments and budget process.

MOTION (Hartje/Tollaksen) to amend resolution 82-3013 to reduce the amount of general county tax by $ 243,498.00.  VOTE: AYES:  (30) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane, Riek, Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Nobs, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (0). ABSENT:  (1) Held.  Motion carried unanimously.

MOTION (Ashford/Polivka) to amend resolution 82-2013 to release the $ 40,000.00 for the Wormfarm Institute funds in two payments; one payment of $ 20,000.00 in January 2014 and the other $ 20,000.00 after the 2014 event demonstrates countywide participation.  Discussion in support of and opposition to the amendment.  VOTE:  AYES:  (18) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Bychinski, Fish, Lane, Miller, Von Asten, Ashford, Nobs, Polivka, Carlson, Halfen, Alexander, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (11) Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Johnson, Tollaksen, Riek, Dawson, Lombard, Stevens, Peper and Detter.  ABSTAIN: (1) Dietz.  ABSENT:  (1)  Held.  Motion carried.

MOTION (Halfen/Detter) to amend resolution 82-2013 to split allocation funds of the classification and compensation (C&C) by a onetime bonus of $323,477.00 to all employees funded by general fund and deferring $ 818,942.00 to be funded by tax levy.  Supervisor Halfen provided comments to his amendment for clarification regarding the  onetime bonus being dispersed from general fund, which would decrease the amount of  tax levy for 2014.  Discussion followed in support of and opposition to the amendment.

MOTION (Bychinski/Tollaksen) for the previous question (to end discussion on the motion to amend).  VOTE:   AYES:  (26) Czuprynko, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane,  Dawson, Miller, Lombard, Ashford, Nobs, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (4) Kriegl, Dietz, Riek and Von Asten.  ABSENT:  (1)  Held.  Motion carried.

VOTE on motion to amend resolution 82-2013 to split allocation funds of the classification and compensation (C&C) by a onetime bonus of $323,477.00 to all employees funded by general fund and deferring $ 818,942.00 to be funded by tax levy.  VOTE:  AYES:  (6) Riek, Miller, Nobs, Peper, Halfen, Detter.  NAYS:  (24) Czuprynko,  Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane, Dawson,  Von Asten,  Lombard, Ashford, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Alexander, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham, Krueger.  ABSENT:  (1)  Held.  Motion failed.

       MOTION (Dietz/Halfen) to amend resolution 82-2013 to increase jail bed rental by
       $ 329,000.00.  Supervisor Dietz distributed a chart on jail bed rental figures for the years
       2010-2013. Sauk County Sheriff, Chip Meister, responded to questions and concerns
       regarding his calculation on jail bed rental figures.  Discussion followed in support of and
       opposition to the amendment.

MOTION (Bychinski/Lombard) for the previous question (to end discussion on the motion to amend).  VOTE:  (24) Czuprynko, Meister, Hartje,  Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane, Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Nobs, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson,  Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (6) Kriegl, Lehman, Dietz, Riek, Peper and Halfen.  ABSENT:  (1)  Held.  Motion carried.

VOTE on motion to amend resolution 82-2013 to increase jail bed rental by $ 329,000.00.     VOTE:  AYES:  (6) Kriegl, Dietz, Riek,  Miller, Von Asten and  Halfen.  NAYS:  (24) Czuprynko, Meister, Hartje, Lehman,  Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane,  Dawson, Lombard, Ashford, Nobs, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger. ABSENT:  (1)  Held.  Motion failed.

MOTION (Von Asten/Miller) to amend resolution 82-2013 to take $ 150,000.00 from General Fund Balance to study homelessness issue.   Discussion in support of and opposition to amendment.  VOTE:  AYES:  (10) Kriegl, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Tollaksen, Riek, Miller, Von Asten, Halfen and Alexander.  NAYS:  (20) Czuprynko, Meister,  Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Lane,  Dawson, Lombard, Ashford, Nobs, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger. ABSENT:  (1)  Held.  Motion failed.

MOTION (Kriegl/Halfen) to amend resolution 82-2103 to reduce levy by $ 43,370.00 for the MIS line in Sheriff’s Department Budget.  Discussion in support of and opposition to amendment.   VOTE:  AYES:  (5) Kriegl, Dietz, Von Asten, Halfen and Stehling.  NAYS:  (25) Czuprynko, Meister, Hartje, Lehman,  Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane,  Riek, Dawson, Miller, Lombard, Ashford, Nobs, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger. ABSENT:  (1)  Held.  Motion failed.

MOTION (Tollaksen/Carlson) to end discussion on resolution 82-2013 establishing taxes to be levied in Sauk County for the year 2014.  VOTE:   AYES: (19) Czuprynko, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Dawson, Ashford, Nobs, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Alexander, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger and Fordham.  NAYS:  (11) Kriegl, Dietz, Johnson, Lane,  Riek, Miller,  Von Asten, Lombard,  Halfen, Detter and Krueger.  ABSENT:  (1) Held.  Motion failed.   (2/3 majority vote required)

MOTION (Johnson/Lane) to amend resolution 82-2013 adding funding of $9,000 for recycling of agricultural plastics to Conservation, Planning & Zoning Budget from the General Fund balance.  VOTE:  AYES:  (30) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane, Riek, Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Nobs, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (0).  ABSENT:  (1)  Held.  Motion carried unanimously.

MOTION (Kriegl/Von Asten) to amend resolution 82-2013 using the vacancy factor re-allocation in the three largest departments (Sheriff, Human Services & Highway).  Discussion in support of and opposition to amendment.  VOTE:  AYES:  (8) Kriegl, Dietz, Riek, Miller, Von Asten, Halfen, Alexander and Detter.  NAYS:  (22) Czuprynko, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane, Dawson, Lombard, Ashford, Nobs, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  ABSENT:  (1) Held.  Motion failed.

MOTION (Halfen/Kriegl) to amend resolution 82-2013 to increase dollar amount for sales tax projection by $100,000.00.  Discussion in support of and opposition to amendment. VOTE:   AYES:  (8) Kriegl, Lehman, Dietz, Riek, Miller, Von Asten, Halfen and Detter.  NAYS:  (22) Czuprynko, Meister,  Hartje,  Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane,  Dawson, Lombard, Ashford, Nobs, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Alexander, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger. ABSENT:  (1) Held.  Motion failed.

MOTION (Bychinski/Wenzel) to adopt resolution 82-2013 establishing taxes to be levied for the year 2014 as amended.    VOTE:  AYES: (23) Czuprynko, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Tollaksen, Lane, Dawson, Miller, Lombard, Ashford, Nobs, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Halfen*, Alexander, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger*, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (7) Kriegl, Dietz, Riek, Von Asten, Peper, Halfen and Detter.  ABSENT:  (1)  Held.  Motion carried.

Resolution 82-2013 Establishing Taxes to be Levied in Sauk County for the Year 2014, as amended, carried.
• Levy rate, including special purpose levies, of $ 4.79 per $ 1,000.00
• Total levy dollars raised of $ 27,806,888.75    $ 28,854,774.00  *

Adjournment to a certain date:  12:06 a.m., MOTION (Tollaksen/Lane)to adjourn until   Tuesday, December 17, 2013. Motion carried unanimously.

       
        Respectfully submitted,

Rebecca A. DeMars
Sauk County Clerk
Minutes Approved:  December 17, 2013

State of Wisconsin, County of Sauk:  I certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the November 12, 2013 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
608-355-3286
www.co.sauk.wi.us