Sauk County Board of Supervisors "Annual" Meeting

SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  

NOVEMBER 12, 2019                                                     

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

 

6:00 P.M. – Public Hearing on the proposed 2020 Sauk County Budget:  Pursuant to Wis. Stats. §65.90, for the purpose of soliciting comments from the public regarding the 2020 Sauk County Budget for County Operations.

Convene Public Hearing on the proposed 2020 Sauk County Budget:  Peter Vedro, CountyBoard Chair.

Budget Presentation:  Alene Kleczek Bolin, Administrative Coordinator.

Public Comment on the proposed 2020 Sauk County Budget:   

Michael Screnock, re: Building services outlay- p. 45 Sheriff’s Dept., Finance comm. change 4 – p. 237.

Paul Burke, re: Dredging support.

Michael Mittelstadt, re: Lake Redstone Dredging Project.

David Murphy, re: Support for funding to clear log jam clearing on the Baraboo River.

Daniel Donohue, re: Huber Center funding.

Rachel Leuzinger, re: $30,000 budget request by Property Committee.

Dan Holzman, re: Huber Center Sheriff’s budget.

Jack Meegan, re: Huber Center.

Mary Bowers, re: Please help fund our organization.

Joan Kenney, re: Support funding for the club.

Daniel Hardman, re: Cutting S.O. budget.

Rev. David Mowers, re: Shelter funding.

Carol Williams, re: Homeless shelter.

Chief Jerry Strunz, re: Budget.

Rev. Bill Harris, re: Closing Huber Center.

Bill Dagnon, re: Budget – positives.

Jay Salinas, re: Outside agency request.

Chris Anderson, re: Funding.

Al Doering, re: Flood wood removal Baraboo River.

Karen DeSanto, re: Support of outside agency funding.

Close Public Comment:  At 7:30 P.M., with no further public comment requests, Peter Vedro, County Board Chair, closed the public comment.

Adjourn Public Hearing:  At 7:30 P.M., Peter Vedro, 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: 7:31 P.M.

2)  Roll Call.  PRESENT:  (31) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Whitsell, Rego, Newport, Dietz, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Bychinski, Krueger, Johnson, Curry, White Eagle, Gibson, Miller, Reppen, Von Asten, Hazard, McCumber, Spencer, Berlin, Lins, Riek, Peper, Lohr, Gruber, DeGiovanni, Stehling, McAuliffe, Hambrecht and Vedro.  ABSENT:  (0). 

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

3)  Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.

4)  Adopt Agenda.  MOTION (Deitrich/Spencer) to approve agenda.  Motion carried unanimously. 

5)  Adopt Minutes of Previous Meeting.  MOTION (Newport/White Eagle) to approve minutes.  Motion carried unanimously. 

General Consent Agenda Items.

HUMAN SERVICES BOARD:

Resolution 136-2019 Commending Sharon Boesl For Over 16 Years Of Service To The People Of Sauk County.

Resolution 137-2019 Commending Beverly Vertein For Over 18 Years Of Service As A Citizen Member Of The Sauk County Human Services Board. 

LAW ENFORCEMENT & JUDICIARY COMMITTEE:

Resolution 138-2019 Resolution Honoring Jean Craker For Over 13 Years Of Service. 

MOTION (Whitsell/Rego) to approve Resolution 136-2019 and Resolution 138-2019; and postpone Resolution 137-2019 to the January 21, 2020 County Board meeting.  Motion carried unanimously.

Scheduled Appearances.None.

Public Comment.  None.

Communications:   

a.  10/16/2019 Letter from Wisconsin Historical Society, re: State and National Register of Historical Places nomination.  

b.  10/21/2019 Letter from Town of LaValle, re: Letter of Support for the Lake Redstone Protection District Requesting Funding from Sauk County.  

c.  10/25/2019 Communication submitted on behalf of Sup. Reppen, re: Staff-Inmate Ratios.    

d.  10/24/2019 E-mail submitted by Sup. McCumber on behalf of Jack Meegan, re: Sauk County Huber Center.  

e.  10/24/2019 E-mail submitted by Sup. McCumber on behalf of Mary & Vince Randazzo, re: Sauk Co, jail budget cut.  

f.  10/25/2019 E-mail submitted on behalf of Sup. Krueger, re:  Name clarification  

g.  10/28/2019 E-mail submitted by Sup. Gruber on behalf of Dave Dahlke, re: Huber Center.    

h.  10/29/2019 E-mail submitted by Alene Kleczek Bolin on behalf of Sauk Co. Child Support Director, re: Collections related to Huber.  

i.  10/31/2019 E-mail submitted by Chair Vedro on behalf of John Albanese, re: Finance Committee  eliminating $200,000 grant for Lake Redstone.  

j.  10/31/2019 Document from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.  

k.  11/06/2019 E-mail from Regina Baldwin, re: CJCC.   

 l.  11/11/2019 E-mail submitted by Sup. McCumber on behalf of Mike Powell.

m.  Documents submitted by e-mail from Sup. Kriegl.

n.  11/12/2019 E-mail submitted by Sup. Rego on behalf of Jackie Tryggeseth.

o.  11/12/2019 E-mail submitted by Sup. McCumber.

Appointments: 

 TRANSPORTATION COORDINATION COMMITTEE:

 Karl Schulte, New Appointment, Citizen Member, Filling unexpired term of Richard Running, expiring 06/15/2021

MOTION (Berlin/Whitsell) to approve appointment.  Motion carried unanimously.

11)  Bills.  None.

12)  Claims.  None.

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.  Supr. Czuprynko

County Board Holiday Party update;

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

c.  Peter Vedro, County Board Chair

A recommendation for rules and guideless for discussion on the budget process was presented- “policy narratives”.(Handout on file)

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

d.  Alene Kleczek Bolin, Administrative Coordinator.

Third Quarter 2019 Financial Report;

Update on Finance Committee recommendations on budget amendments;

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

16)  Unfinished Business.  None.

17)  New Business: 

EXECUTIVE & LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE:

Resolution 139-2019 Authorizing A Contract With Hill’s Wiring, Inc. For Modifications Required To Install Additional Electrical Outlets In The County Board Room And Amending The 2019 County Board Budget To Transfer $18,450 From The Contingency Fund.  MOTION (Czuprynko/Gruber). 

VOTE:  AYES:  (31) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Whitsell, Rego, Newport, Dietz, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Bychinski, Krueger, Johnson, Curry, White Eagle, Gibson, Miller, Reppen, Von Asten, Hazard, McCumber, Spencer, Berlin, Lins, Riek, Peper, Lohr, Gruber, DeGiovanni, Stehling, McAuliffe, Hambrecht and Vedro.  NAYS:  (0). Motion carried unanimously.

 

LAND RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE:

 

Resolution 140-2019 Authorizing Participation In The Multimodal Local Supplement (MLS) Program.

MOTION (Krueger/Spencer).  VOTE:  AYES:  (31) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Whitsell, Rego, Newport, Dietz, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Bychinski, Krueger, Johnson, Curry, White Eagle, Gibson, Miller, Reppen,   Von Asten, Hazard, McCumber, Spencer, Berlin, Lins, Riek, Peper, Lohr, Gruber, DeGiovanni, Stehling, McAuliffe, Hambrecht and Vedro.  NAYS:  (0).  Motion carried unanimously.

Chair Vedro called a break at 8:05 P.M.  The meeting resumed at 8:15 P.M.

FINANCE COMMITTEE:

Resolution 141-2019 Establishing Taxes To Be Levied In Sauk County For The Year 2020. MOTION (Spencer/Stehling).  Discussion followed regarding proposed amendments and budget process.

MOTION (Spencer/                      ) to amend Resolution 141-2019 to restore $500,000 to the jail levy and reduce $152,389 in jail levy not to come from behavioral counseling, nor restrict visitation, nor programs that assist in inmate rehabilitation.  This is a net increase of $347.611.

Point of Order (Von Asten) noting that Supervisor Spencer’s motion does not have second.

Point of Order (Lins) questioning the procedure for budget amendments.

Supervisor Spencer withdrew his motion.       

MOTION (Deitrich/Curry) to suspend the Rules of the Board, and to accept policy narratives guidelines presented by Chair Vedro, removing item #2- Packages may not be amended.  Friendly amendment to the MOTION (McCumber) to also remove item #6 – A paper ballot process to vote for a package until a simple majority of members present agree to a package.  Supervisor name shall be written on the back of the ballot.  Friendly amendment was accepted.  *Requires 2/3 vote.  VOTE: AYES:  (17) Whitsell, Rego, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Bychinski, Krueger, Johnson, Curry, Miller, Spencer, Lins, Peper, Lohr, Gruber, DeGiovanni, Stehling and McAuliffe.  NAYS:  (14) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Newport, Dietz, White Eagle, Gibson, Reppen, Von Asten, Hazard, McCumber, Berlin, Riek, Hambrecht and Vedro.  Motion failed.

 

MOTION (Czuprynko/Deitrich) to suspend the Rules of the Board, to vote on budget amendment packages presented by supervisors.  Each supervisor who has a budget amendment package will be given three minutes for their presentation.  After all of the presentations have been given, the supervisors will vote for an amendment package, as presented, without amendments.  The proposed amendment package that receives the highest number of votes will be considered a starting point for the budget amendment process.  *Requires 2/3 vote.

Point of Order (Gibson) questing and clarifying Sup. Czuprynko’s motion.

VOTE: AYES:  (27) Czuprynko, Whitsell, Rego, Newport, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Bychinski, Krueger, Johnson, Curry, White Eagle, Gibson, Miller, Reppen, Hazard, McCumber, Spencer, Berlin, Lins, Peper, Lohr, Gruber, DeGiovanni, Stehling, McAuliffe, Hambrecht and Vedro.  NAYS:  (4) Kriegl, Dietz, Von Asten and Riek.  Motion carried.

Supervisor Dietz left the meeting @ 9:12 P.M.

Hard copies of amendment proposal packages were distributed.  (Handouts on file)

Chair Vedro called a break at 9:15 P.M.  The meeting resumed at 9:30 P.M.

Sup. Lins presented his proposed amendment package:

Sheriff – At the Sheriff’s discretion – 347,611

Human Services – At Human Services’ discretion – (250,000)

MIS New Position – (89,833)

Total for Amendment – 7,778

Point of Order (Hazard) confirming that all proposed amendment package presentations will be given before a vote takes place.

Sup. Lohr presented his proposed amendment package:

        1.   MIS Data Specialist – (89,833)

        2.   Human Services – Volatile Line – (410,167)

        3.   Sheriff’s Dept. – 500,000

              Total for Amendment – 0

  

Sup. Krueger presented his proposed amendment package:

        1.   Reedsburg Historical Society – (15,000)

               Baraboo Area Homeless Shelter – (35,000)

               Kids Ranch – (15,000)

               Safe Harbor – (6,000)

               Total - (71,000) Levy to Fund Balance 71,000

        2.   Eliminate funding for Wormfarm - (20,000)

        3.   Eliminate funding for Electric Charging Station – (50,000)

               Eliminate funding for Design of Animal Shelter – (30,000)

Eliminate MIS Analyst Position – 89,833

Keep Legal Secretary Position Part-Time – 33,588

Eliminate Sheriff’s Clerk Position – 72,000

                                                                          (195,421) Levy

Increase Jail Rental Revenue – (80,000) Levy

Reduce overall Human Services – (133,579) Levy

Increase Sheriff’s Budget – 500,000 Levy

Net Increase/Decrease – (29,000) from Fund Balance

 

Sup. Kriegl presented his proposed amendment package:

To remove the requirement to the closure of the Huber Unit and to Increase the amount of levy dollars by 9,000 and reducing sales tax by 9,000, leaving us 278.00 below the levy cap.       

Sup. Lohr withdrew his amendment package.  The remaining three supervisors (Lins, Krueger and Kriegl) gave a two minute summary of their proposed budget amendment packages.

VOTE on Lins proposed amendment package:  AYES:  (14) Rego, Curry, Reppen, Hazard, Spencer, Berlin, Lins, Riek, Gruber, DeGiovanni, Stehling, McAuliffe, Hambrecht and Vedro.  NAYS:  (14)Czuprynko, Kriegl, Newport, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Bychinski, Krueger, Johnson, White Eagle, Gibson, Miller, Von Asten, Peper and Lohr.  ABSTAIN:  (2) Whitsell and McCumber.  ABSENT:  (1) Dietz (Excused).       

VOTE on Krueger proposed amendment package:  AYES:  (15) Czuprynko, Whitsell, Newport, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Bychinski, Krueger, Curry, Miller, Hazard, McCumber, Peper, Lohr, Gruber and Hambrecht.  NAYS:  (14) Kriegl, Rego, Johnson, White Eagle, Gibson, Reppen, Von Asten, Spencer, Berlin, Lins, DeGiovanni, Stehling, McAuliffe and Vedro.  ABSTAIN:  (1) Riek.  ABSENT:  (1) Dietz (Excused).    

 

VOTE on Kriegl proposed amendment package:  AYES:  (7) Kriegl, Rego, Johnson, White Eagle, Gibson, Stehling and Hambrecht.  NAYS:  (22) Czuprynko, Whitsell, Newport, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Bychinski, Krueger, Curry, Miller, Reppen, Hazard, McCumber, Spencer, Berlin, Lins, Riek, Peper, Lohr, Gruber, DeGiovanni, McAuliffe and Vedro.  ABSTAIN:  (1) Von Asten.  ABSENT:  (1) Dietz (Excused).    

MOTION (Deitrich/         ) to adjourn.  Motion is ruled out of order.

MOTION (Gruber/Krueger) to move Krueger’s proposed amendment package to the floor.

MOTION (Miller/McAuliffe) to amend the proposed amendment package, to increase the part-time Legal Secretary position to full-time, reducing the Human Services budget by $33,588, for a total of $167,167.  VOTE: AYES:  (21) Kriegl, Rego, Newport, Bychinski, Johnson, Curry, White Eagle, Gibson, Miller, Reppen, Von Asten, Hazard, Spencer, Berlin, Lins, Riek, DeGiovanni, Stehling, McAuliffe, Hambrecht and Vedro.  NAYS:  (9) Czuprynko, Whitsell, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Krueger, McCumber, Peper, Lohr and Gruber.  ABSENT:  (1) Dietz (Excused).  Motion carried.

MOTION (Von Asten/Gibson) to amend the proposed amendment package, to restore the $80,000 for the electric charging station, and the $30,000 to redesign the animal shelter.  VOTE:  AYES:  (14) Kriegl, Rego, Johnson, Gibson, Miller, Reppen, Von Asten, Berlin, Gruber, DeGiovanni, Stehling, McAuliffe, Hambrecht and Vedro.  NAYS:  (16) Czuprynko, Whitsell, Newport, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Bychinski, Krueger, Curry, White Eagle, Hazard, McCumber, Spencer, Lins, Riek, Peper and Lohr.  ABSENT:  (1) Dietz (Excused).  Motion failed.

MOTION (Lins/Hazard) to amend the proposed amendment package, to restore the $30,000, from fund balance, to redesign the animal shelter.  VOTE:  AYES:  (26) Kriegl, Whitsell, Rego, Newport, Braunschweig, Bychinski, Krueger, Johnson, Curry, White Eagle, Gibson, Miller, Reppen, Von Asten, Hazard, McCumber, Berlin, Lins, Riek, Lohr, Gruber, DeGiovanni, Stehling, McAuliffe, Hambrecht and Vedro.  NAYS:  (4) Czuprynko, Deitrich, Spencer and Peper.  ABSENT:  (1) Dietz (Excused).  Motion carried.

MOTION (Krueger/Rego) amend Resolution 141-2019 to restore the $200,000 in funding for Lake Redstone, using fund balance (one time use).  VOTE:  AYES:  (28) Czuprynko, Whitsell, Rego, Newport, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Bychinski, Krueger, Johnson, Curry, Gibson, Miller, Reppen, Von Asten, Hazard, McCumber, Spencer, Berlin, Lins, Riek, Peper, Lohr, Gruber, DeGiovanni, Stehling, McAuliffe, Hambrecht and Vedro.  NAYS:  (2) Kriegl and White Eagle.  ABSENT:  (1) Dietz (Excused).  Motion carried.

MOTION (Von Asten/Hambrecht) to restore the funding for the Wormfarm, reducing the Human Services budget by $20,000, for a total of $187,167.  VOTE:  AYES:  (12) Kriegl, Rego, Newport, Krueger, Johnson, White Eagle, Von Asten, DeGiovanni, Stehling, McAuliffe, Hambrecht and Vedro.  NAYS:  (17) Czuprynko, Whitsell, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Bychinski, Curry, Gibson, Reppen, Hazard, McCumber, Spencer, Berlin, Lins, Riek, Peper, Lohr and Gruber.  ABSTAIN:  (1) Miller.  ABSENT:  (1)Dietz (Excused).  Motion failed.

       

MOTION (Riek/Czuprynko) to take $20,000 from fund balance, to use as the County’s portion for a study of the Baraboo River flooding issues.  VOTE: AYES:  (29) Czuprynko, Kriegl, Whitsell, Rego, Newport, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Bychinski, Krueger, Johnson, Curry, White Eagle, Gibson, Miller, Reppen, Von Asten, Hazard, McCumber, Spencer, Berlin, Lins, Riek, Lohr, Gruber, DeGiovanni, Stehling, McAuliffe, Hambrecht and Vedro.  NAYS:  (1) Peper.  ABSENT:  (1) Dietz (Excused). Motion carried.

VOTE (McCumber/Spencer) to adopt Resolution 141-2019, as amended, Establishing Taxes To Be Levied In Sauk County For The Year 2020 Levy rate, including special purpose levies, of $4.44 per $ 1,000.00 ($0.09 decrease)

Total levy dollars raised of $31,730,876

VOTE: AYES:  (25) Czuprynko, Whitsell, Rego, Newport, Braunschweig, Deitrich, Bychinski, Krueger, Johnson, Curry, Miller, Reppen, Hazard, McCumber, Spencer, Berlin, Lins, Riek, Lohr, Gruber, DeGiovanni, Stehling, McAuliffe, Hambrecht and Vedro.  NAYS:  (5) Kriegl, White Eagle, Gibson, Von Asten and Peper.  ABSENT: (1) Dietz (Excused).  Motion carried.  

19)  Adjournment to a date certain: 11:13 P.M.  MOTION (Spencer/Berlin) to adjourn until Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 6:00 P.M.  Motion carried unanimously.

 Respectfully,

Michelle A. Commings

Deputy County Clerk

Minutes Approved:  December 17, 2019

 

State of Wisconsin, County of Sauk:  I certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the November 12, 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

 

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