COVID-19 Taskforce Committee

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Monday, June 29, 2020 - 8:30am

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PDF icon June 29, 2020 Covid-19 Task Force Committee Agenda (331 KB)

 

SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

MEETING NOTICE/AGENDA

 

COMMITTEE:  COVID-19 Task Force Committee

DATE/TIME:  Monday, June 29, 2020                                                      8:30 A.M.           

PLACE:  Room 213, West Square Building, 505 Broadway, Baraboo, WI.

 

This meeting is open to the public. However, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the public may wish to watch the meeting on streaming video which can be found on the County’s webpage at https://www.co.sauk.wi.us/meetings.  No one should attend the meeting if they are experiencing COVID- or flu-like symptoms, have a fever, sore throat or recently experienced a loss of taste or smell.  Masks are encouraged but not required. Social distancing of 6 feet is required.

 

REASON FOR MEETING:  REGULAR

SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION: 

Call to Order and Certify Compliance with Open Meetings Law.
Adopt Agenda.
Communications.
Public Comment.
Role and overview of the Task Force.
General discussion/overview:  C19 Safer at Home Orders review of events from March through May.
Discussion regarding legal update and authority resulting from Supreme Court decision and other cases regarding emergency health orders.
Discussion of Phase 1 through Phase 3 criteria.
Discussion of current C19 status.
Discussion and possible action concerning criteria for use of Nixle system (emergency, public notice re: testing, etc.) and process for press releases/community updates.
Discussion and possible action concerning scheduling a debriefing and planning session for Safer at Home and lessons learned in preparation for a potential “2nd Wave” of C19.
Set next meeting date and time.
Adjourn.

 

TO: 

County Clerk                            Bretl                                         Phillips                                     Roeker             

Curtis                                       Pinkus                                      Lawther                                    Albrecht

Meister                                     Rego                                        McCumber                               Jelinek 

                                                                                                                       

DATE NOTICE MAILED:     June 25, 2020

PREPARED BY:  Office of the County Clerk

 

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PDF icon June 29, 2020 Covid Task Force Meeting Minutes (349 KB)

COVID-19 Task Force Committee

Monday, June 29, 2020 at 8:30 a.m.

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

 

Members Present:  Dave Bretl, Interim Administrative Coordinator; Rebecca Roeker, Interim Corporation Counsel;

Tim Lawther, Health Director; Jared Pinkus, Community Development Coordinator (via phone); Rick Spoentgen, Chief Assistant District Attorney; Jeff Jelinek, Emergency Management; Timothy McCumber, County Board Chair; Patricia Rego, Health Board Chair and Becky Evert, County Clerk

Members Absent:   Richard Meister, Sheriff

Others Present:   

 

Chair McCumber called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. and compliance with the open meeting law was verified.

 

MOTION (Rego/Spoentgen) to adopt the agenda moving item #5 to occur prior to Public Comment. 

 

Communications:  None.

 

Role and overview of the Task Force:

The role of this committee is to work together as a group moving forward as we approach the fall with another possible outbreak and to debrief on what has been done in the past. 

 

Public Comment:

1)  Keri Olson, re:  COVID-19 Taskforce Concerns and respect for the Health Director and EMBS Director efforts. 

2)  Jean Berlin, re:  COVID-19 Taskforce Concerns and respect for the Health Director and EMBS Director efforts. 

 

General discussion/overview:  C19 Safer at Home Orders review of events from March through May:

Lawther gave the committee an overview of the timeline. 

 

Discussion regarding legal update and authority resulting from Supreme Court decision and other cases regarding emergency health orders: 

Roeker gave the committee a legal overview.  Discussion took place among the committee.

 

Discussion of Phase 1 through Phase 3 criteria:   

Lawther gave the committee an overview of the phases. 

 

Discussion of current C19 status:

Lawther gave the committee an update.  Discussion took place among the committee.

 

Discussion and possible action concerning criteria for use of Nixle system (emergency, public notice re:  testing, etc.) and

process for press releases/community updates:

Discussion took place among the committee regarding the Nixle system.  Consensus was to continue status quo with the

Nixle system.  Press Releases that are not an emergency will be reviewed by Chair McCumber and Health Board Chair Rego

prior to being sent out publicly.

 

Discussion and possible action concerning scheduling a debriefing and planning session for Safer at Home and lessons

learned in preparation for a potential “2nd Wave” of C19:

Discussion took place among the committee.  Jelinek and Lawther will be conducting “After Action Meetings” with

Department Heads and First Responders.  This information will be reported back to this committee.  Jelinek and Lawther

will be establishing some “Trigger Points” for the committee to review. 

 

MOTION (Rego/Bretl) to set the next regular meeting to Friday, August 17, 2020 at 8:30 a.m.  Motion carried unanimously

and the meeting adjourned at 10:58 a.m.p

 

Respectfully submitted,

Becky Evert        

Sauk County Clerk