Executive & Legislative Committee

MINUTES

 

Executive & Legislative Committee

Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at 9:00 a.m.

Sauk County West Square Building, Room 213, 505 Broadway, Baraboo WI

 

Members Present:                         

Krueger, Fordham, Polivka, Hambrecht and Czuprynko

County Personnel:         

Tracy Hameau, Emergency Management; Steve Pate, MIS Coordinator; Becky Evert, Sauk County Clerk;

Todd Liebman, Corporation Counsel and Alene Kleczek Bolin, Administrative Coordinator

Others Present:               

Tim Damos, Peter Vedro, Chuck Spencer, John Dietz, Tom Kriegl, Jean Berlin, Doug Mering and Dave Statz

 

Chair Krueger called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and compliance with the open meeting law was verified.

 

MOTION (Polivka/Czuprynko) to adopt the agenda moving item #14 after #5.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

MOTION (Fordham/Hambrecht) to approve the minutes of the regular meeting on August 1, 2017 and the special meetings on August 15, 2017 and August 25, 2017.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Public Comment: 

a)  Doug Mering, re:  Support of the redistricting resolution.

b)  Dave Statz, re:  Support of the redistricting resolution.

 

Communications:   

a)   WCA Memo – 08/16/17:  2018 Estimated Membership Dues.

b)   Handout – re:  Gerrymanding and Redistricting.

 

Consideration of Possible Resolution to Create a Nonpartisan Procedure for the Preparation of Legislative and Congressional Redistricting:

MOTION (Czuprynko/Hambrecht)

 

MOTION (Fordham/Hambrecht) to amend the resolution changing the wording in the “Now Therefore Be It Resolved” paragraph from insists to urges. Motion carried.

 

MOTION (Fordham/Czuprynko) to add another “Be It Further Resolved” paragraph after the “Now Therefore Be It Resolved” paragraph stating “Strongly support requiring the State Legislature to wait to create their districts until local governments produce and provide their numbers, wards and district information to the State; and require the State to use those local boundaries to create state districts, providing for more efficient election administration.”  Motion carried.

 

MOTION (Czuprynko/Hambrecht) to approve the resolution as amended and forward to county board for approval. 

Motion carried.

 

Tracey Hameau, Emergency Management:

a)  Hameau presented the monthly report and list of bills for the department. 

MOTION (Fordham/Polivka) to approve bills in the amount of $3,663.62.  Motion carried unanimously.

b)  Hameau presented the 2018 budget for the department.

MOTION (Polivka/Hambrecht) to approve the 2018 budget for the department and forward to the finance committee for approval.  Motion carried unanimously. 

 

 

 

Steve Pate, MIS Department:

a)  Pate presented the monthly report and list of bills for his department. 

MOTION (Polivka/Czuprynko) to approve bills in the amount of $182,762.90.  Motion carried unanimously. 

b)  Consideration of computer donation request:  None.

c)  Pate presented the 2018 budget for his department.

MOTION (Fordham/Polivka) to approve the 2018 budget for the department with removal of the 40,000.00 in replacement copiers, with the exception of allowing the Parks Department to receive a replacement copier and forward to the finance committee for approval.  Motion carried unanimously. 

 

Becky Evert, Sauk County Clerk:

a)  Evert presented the monthly report and list of bills for her department. 

MOTION (Czuprynko/Polivka) to approve bills in the amount of $11,829.41.  Motion carried unanimously.

b)  Evert presented the 2018 budgets for her department. 

MOTION (Polivka/Czuprynko) to approve the 2018 County Clerk budgets and forward to the finance committee for approval.  Motion carried unanimously. 

 

Todd Liebman, Corporation Counsel Department: 

a) Liebman presented the monthly report and list of bills for his department. 

MOTION (Polivka/Czuprynko) to approve bills in the amount of $160.34.  Motion carried unanimously.

b)  Liebman presented the 2018 budget for his department.

MOTION (Fordham/Polivka) to approve the 2018 budget for the department and forward to the finance committee for approval.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Alene Kleczek Bolin, Administrative Coordinator:

a)  Kleczek Bolin presented the Criminal Justice Program, monthly report and list of bills for the department.

MOTION (Fordham/Czuprynko) to approve bills in the amount of $5,282.17            

Motion carried unanimously.

b)  Kleczek Bolin presented the monthly report and list of bills for her department.

MOTION (Czuprynko/Fordham) to approve the bills in the amount of $7.88.  Motion carried unanimously.

c)  Kleczk Bolin presented the 2018 budget for the Criminal Justice Program. 

MOTION (Polivka/Czuprynko) to approve the 2018 budget for the department and forward to the finance committee for approval.  Motion carried unanimously.

d)  Kleczk Bolin presented the 2018 budget for her department.

MOTION (Fordham/Hambrecht) to approve the 2018 budget for the department and forward to the finance committee for approval.  Motion carried unanimously. 

 

County Board Chair Report:

a)  Chair Krueger presented his monthly report of meetings, activities and concerns over the past month and highlighted upcoming events and meetings.      

b)  Chair Krueger presented the Chairperson/County Board Budget for the 2018 budget. 

MOTION (Polivka/Czuprynko) to approve the 2018 budget for the Chairperson/County Board and forward to the finance committee for approval.  Motion carried unanimously.

c) Discussion of Fall Intergovernmental Meeting.

 

Consideration of Resolution Honoring Todd Liebman For Years Of Service.

MOTION (Polivka/Czuprynko) to approve the resolution and forward to county board for approval. 

Motion carried unanimously.

 

Recommendation: Appointment of Debra O’Rourke as Interim Sauk County Corporation Counsel during vacancy.

MOTION (Fordham/Czuprynko) to approve the appointment and forward to county board for approval. 

Motion carried unanimously.

 

 

Discussion and Possible Recommendation:  2017 Resolutions of WCA:

Chair Krueger announced that he will be forwarding the WCA Resolutions to the department heads; to pass along to their respective committees for review if they feel one applies. 

 

Approval Of Resolution Amending Sauk Co. Code, Chapter 1, Supervisory District Plan, Changing The Supervisory District Boundary Between District 14 And District 21 Resulting From City Of Baraboo Annexation:

MOTION (Hambrecht/Czuprynko) to approve the resolution and forward to county board.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

MOTION (Polivka/Czuprynko) to adjourn until October 3 , 2017 at 9:00 a.m.  Motion carried unanimously and the meeting adjourned at 11:03 a.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

Becky Evert

Sauk County Clerk