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SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MEETING NOTICE/AGENDA
*AMENDED AGENDA
COMMITTEE: FINANCE, PERSONNEL & INSURANCE
DATE: Wednesday, March 11, 2026
TIME: 4:00 p.m.
PLACE: Room 213, West Square Building, 505 Broadway, Baraboo, WI 53913
REASON FOR MEETING: REGULAR
A quorum may be present consisting of members of the Aging & Disability Resource Center Committee; Economic Development Committee; Finance, Personnel & Insurance Committee; Health and Human Services Committee; Land Resources & Extension Committee; Law Enforcement & Judiciary Committee; Public Works and Infrastructure Committee; and Executive & Legislative Committee. No governing body will exercise any responsibilities, authority, or duties except for the Finance, Personnel and Insurance Committee. It is possible that a quorum of county board members will be at this meeting to gather information about a subject over which they have decision-making responsibility. This constitutes a meeting of the County Board pursuant to State ex rel Radke v. Greendale Village Board, Wis 2d 553, 494 n.w.2d 408 (1993), and must be noticed as such, although the County Board will not take any formal actions at this meeting. It is also possible that there may be quorums of other County Board Committees present, although those committees will not take any formal action at this meeting.
SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION:
- Call to Order and Certify Compliance with Open Meeting Law.
- Adopt Agenda.
- Adopt Minutes of Previous Meeting(s).
- Public Comment.
- Communications.
- Business Items.
a. * Discussion and Action to Approve a Resolution and Amend the 2026 Budget to Accept Funding from the State of Wisconsin Department of Justice for the State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) Suicide Prevention Initiatives - 2023 (2026) Grant in the amount of $100,000.
b. Discussion and Possible Action on Resolution to Amend the Sheriff’s Office 2026 Budget for Additional Allocation of Grant Funds to Combat Drug Trafficking within Sauk County.
c. Discussion and Possible Action on Resolution to Authorize the Director of Land Resources and Environment to Accept Multi-Discharge Variance Funding and Amending the 2026 Budget.
d. Discussion and Possible Action on Resolution to Consider Gratefully Accepting Donations and Gifts Presented to Sauk County in 2025.
e. Discussion and Possible Action on Resolution Authorizing the Elected Officials (Clerk of Courts, Coroner and Sheriff) Salaries for the 2027-2030 Term of Office.
f. Discussion on Policy and Procedure for Policy Development, Amendment and Training.
g. Discussion of options for the holiday pay policy.
h. Discussion of County budget planning and guidelines.
i. Review of per diem and mileage paid to the County Board members per Rule II. I. of the Rules of the Sauk County Board of Supervisors.
j. Presentation of County financial reports.
7. Personnel and Insurance Department Update.
a. Discussion and possible approval to carry forward funds from 2025 to 2026 for the Personnel and Insurance Department.
b. 2025 Annual Report.
c. WC/Safety/Risk Management Report.
d. Benefits Report.
e. Department Report.
f. Monthly report and Year-to-date budget report.
g. Review and approval of invoices: Personnel and Insurance Department.
8. Treasurer’s Department Update.
a. Monthly report, Year-to-date budget report and Investment reports.
b. 2025 Annual Report.
c. Review and approval of invoices: Treasurer Department.
9. Accounting Department Update.
a. Discussion and possible approval to carry forward funds from 2025 to 2026 for the Accounting Department.
b. Monthly report and Year-to-date budget report.
c. 2025 Annual Report.
d. Review and approval of invoices: Accounting Department.
e. Review and approval of Committee payments.
10. Next Meeting: April 8, 2026
11. Adjournment.
COPIES TO:
Burchill Carver Eberl Evert, A Lohr Lombard McCumber Roxen Spencer, T Beardsley Cooke Crammond Hahn Hoenisch Kabat Lange Machovec Meister Schlupp Siedl Thompson VanDenHeuvel Wastlick Wilson Weitzel
PREPARED BY: Accounting, Personnel and Treasurer Department
Any person who has a qualifying disability that requires the meeting or materials at the meeting to be in an accessible location or format should contact Sauk County (608-355-3269 or TTY 608-355-3490) between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday, exclusive of legal holidays, at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting so that reasonable arrangements can be made to accommodate each request.
Sauk County Finance, Personnel & Insurance Committee
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Room 213, West Square Building, Baraboo
Members present: Gaile Burchill, Sheila Carver, Lynn Eberl, Aaron Evert, Brandon Lohr, Andrea Lombard, Tim McCumber, Terry Spencer
Not present: Jake Roxen
Others present: Stephanie Beardsley, Anna Cooke, Patrick Gavinski, Greg Hahn, Timothy Kabat, Jessica Machovec, Richard Meister, Tara Thompson, Lisa Wilson
The meeting was called to order by Chair Eberl at 4:02 PM. Certification of open meeting compliance was given. Motion by Burchill, second by Evert to adopt the amended agenda. Motion carried. Motion by Evert second by Lombard to adopt the minutes of the previous meeting from February 11, 2026. Motion carried.
Public Comment: None
Communications: None
Discussion and Action to Approve a Resolution and Amend the 2026 Budget to Accept Funding from the State of Wisconsin Department of Justice for the State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) Suicide Prevention Initiatives - 2023 (2026) Grant in the amount of $100,000.
Beardsley discussed the extra funding being offered by the State of Wisconsin Department of Justice. Motion by Lohr, second by Spencer to Approve a Resolution and Amend the 2026 Budget to Accept Funding from the State of Wisconsin Department of Justice for the State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) Suicide Prevention Initiatives – 2023 (2026) Grant in the amount of $100,000. Motion carried.
Discussion and Possible Action on Resolution to Amend the Sheriff’s Office 2026 Budget for Additional Allocation of Grant Funds to Combat Drug Trafficking within Sauk County.
Meister discussed the addition of $22,784 in grant funds to Combat Drug Trafficking to purchase equipment. Motion by Lohr, second by Carver to Approve the Resolution to Amend the Sheriff’s Office 2026 Budget for Additional Allocation of Grant Funds to Combat Drug Trafficking within Sauk County. Motion carried.
Discussion and Possible Action on Resolution to Authorize the Director of Land Resources and Environment to Accept Multi-Discharge Variance Funding and Amending the 2026 Budget.
Kabot discussed the use of the Multi-Discharge Variance Funding with the total funding amount equaling $24,691.94. Motion by Lohr, second by Evert to Approve the Resolution to Authorize the Director of Land Resources and Environment to Accept Multi-Discharge Variance Funding and Amending the 2026 Budget. Motion carried.
Discussion and Possible Action on Resolution to Consider Gratefully Accepting Donations and Gifts Presented to Sauk County in 2025.
Beardsley presented the list of Donations and Gifts Sauk County received during 2025. Motion by Spencer, second by Lohr to Accept Donations and Gifts Presented to Sauk County in 2025. Motion carried.
Discussion and Possible Action on the Elected Officials (Clerk of Courts, Coroner and Sheriff) Compensation Plan for the 2027-2030 Term of Office.
Cooke discussed the Compensation Plan for the 2027-2030 term of office. Motion by Lohr, second by Spencer to Approve the Elected Officials (Clerk of Courts, Coroner and Sheriff) Compensation Plan for the 2027-2030 Term of Office. Motion carried.
Discussion on Policy and Procedure for Policy Development, Amendment and Training.
Wilson presented the policy and procedure for policy development, amendments and training. Discussion followed.
Discussion of options for the Holiday Pay Policy.
Wilson discussed the options for Holiday Pay within the Employee Handbook. Motion by McCumber, second by Burchill to table the discussion on Holiday Pay until at or before the May Finance meeting. Motion carried.
Discussion of County budget planning and guidelines.
Beardsley presented the tentative budget planning schedule.
Review of per diem and mileage paid to the County Board members per Rule II. I. of the Rules of the Sauk County Board of Supervisors.
Beardsley discussed the 2025 Supervisor Per Diem and Mileage Summary.
Presentation of County financial reports.
Beardsley presented the county financial reports through January 2026.
Personnel and Insurance Department Carryforward Request.
Cooke reviewed the Personnel Departments Carryforward Request in the amount of $60,000. Motion by Lohr, second by Spencer to approve the Personnel Department’s Carryforward Request from 2025 – 2026. Motion carried.
Personnel and Insurance Department Annual Report.
Cooke reviewed annual report. Motion by Spencer, second by Lohr to approve Personnel Department’s Annual Report. Motion carried.
Personnel and Insurance Department Update.
Cooke reviewed departmental activities, and various other reports.
Review and Approval of Invoices for the Personnel and Insurance Department.
Motion by Lohr, second by Burchill to approve invoices in the amount of $3,784.05. Motion carried.
Treasurers Department Update.
Machovec reviewed departmental activities, financial reports, and investment reports.
Treasurer’s Department Annual Report.
Machovec reviewed annual report. Motion by Lohr, second by McCumber to approve Treasurer Department’s Annual Report. Motion carried.
Review Approval of Invoices for the Treasurer’s Department.
Motion by Spencer, second by Lohr to approve invoices for $196,447.90. Motion carried.
Accounting Department Carryforward Request.
Beardsley reviewed the Accounting Department’s Carryforward Request in the amount of $12,677.00. Motion by McCumber, second by Lohr to approve the Accounting Department’s Carryforward Request from 2025 – 2026. Motion carried.
Accounting Department Update.
Beardsley reviewed departmental activities, monthly report, and budget report.
Accounting Department Annual Report.
Beardsley reviewed annual report. Motion by McCumber, second by Lombard to approve Accounting Department’s Annual Report. Motion carried.
Review and Approval of Invoices for the Accounting Department.
Motion by Carver, second by Burchill to approve invoices for $62,758.00. Motion carried.
Review and Approval of Committee payments.
Motion by Lohr, second by Spencer to approve the Committee payments of $16,621.68. Motion carried.
Next meeting(s):
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 4:00 PM.
Motion by Lohr, second by Carver to adjourn the meeting at 5:13 PM. Motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
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Gaile Burchill,
Finance, Personnel & Insurance Committee Secretary