Sauk County Board of Supervisors - December 19, 2023

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AGENDA

Notice of Regular Meeting

Sauk County Board of Supervisors

Tuesday, December 19, 2023 – 6:00 p.m.

County Board Meeting Room 326, 3rd Floor

West Square Building, Baraboo, WI  53913

 

Any person who has a qualifying disability that requires the meeting or materials at the meetings to be in an accessible location or format should contact the Sauk County Clerk’s Office at 608-355-3286, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM, 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.

 

1.  CALL TO ORDER AND CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN MEETING LAW

 

2.  ROLL CALL

 

3.  INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

 

4.  ADOPT AGENDA

 

5.  ADOPT MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS

 

6.  GENERAL CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

                 

7.  SCHEDULED APPEARANCES

          a. Dale Knapp, Forward Analytics; re: Senior Healthcare.

 

8.  PUBLIC COMMENT 

          a. Registration form located on the table in gallery of County Board Room 326 – turn in to the

              County Board Vice Chair.  During Public Comment, any person who is not a member of the     

              body may comment on a specific item or issue that is on the agenda.  Any comments not

              related to the agenda should be sent to the County Clerk to forward to the County Board. 

 

9.  COMMUNICATIONS  (All communications are attached to Granicus)

               a. 11/20/2023 Letter from Jim Severance, re: Sauk County Health Care Center.

               b. 11/29/2023 Letter from Dave Corning, re: Sauk County Health Care Center.

               c.  Letter from State of Wisconsin DNR, re: Air Pollution Control Permit Application Review.

               d. 12/11/2023 Email from Susan Heck, re: Open Meeting Excellence Award.

      

10.  APPOINTMENTS

              a. Families Come First/Comprehensive Community Services Committee:

                   i.  Billy Laird, New Appointment, Citizen Member

                       2-year term – 12/19/2023-12/16/2025

                   ii. John Olsen, New Appointment, Citizen Member

                       2-year term – 12/ 19/2023-12/16/2025

 

               b. Sauk County Library Board:

                   Mike Anderson, District #9 Supervisor, Alternate

                   Term: 12/19/2023-04/16/2024 (Concurrent with Board of Supervisors)

 

               c. South Central Library Board:

                  Mike Anderson, District #9 Supervisor

                  Term: 12/19/2023-04/16/2024 (Concurrent with Board of Supervisors)

 

              d. Land, Resources, and Environment:  

                  Randall Puttkamer, Re-Appointment, Citizen Member
                  2-year term – 12/19/2023-12/31/2025

 

             e. Veterans Service Commission:

                 Mike Sitton, New Appointment, Citizen Member

                 2-year term – 12/19/2023-12/31/2025

 

11.  BILLS

 

12.  CLAIMS  

 

13.  ELECTIONS

 

14.  PROCLAMATIONS

 

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.  Brent Miller

                     i.  Administrator’s report.

                c.  Tim McCumber, County Board Chair

                     i.  Board Chair Update.

 

16.  UNFINISHED BUSINESS

             a.  EXECUTIVE & LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE:

                   i.  Resolution 77 - 2023 To Amend The Rules Of The County Board. (Pages 4-7)

 

17.  NEW BUSINESS

             a.  AGING & DISABILITY RESOURCE GOVERNING COMMITTEE, FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND

                  PERSONNEL & INSURANCE COMMITTEE:

                  i.  Resolution 90 - 2023 Resolution To Accept Additional Funding From The Department Of 

                      For The Independent Living Supports Program And To Use The Funding To Increase

                      An 80% Information & Assistance (I & A) To Full Time Equivalent (FTE) And Amend The

                      2024 Budget. (Pages 8-9)

 

             b.  EXECUTIVE & LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE:

                   i.  Resolution 91 - 2023 Accepting A Hazard Mitigation Grant, Authorizing A Contract With

                       Civi Tek Consulting, LLC For Hazard Mitigation Plan Updates, Included In The 2024

                       Budget. (Pages 10-11)

 

             c.  FINANCE COMMITTEE, EXECUTIVE & LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE AND THE SAUK COUNTY

                  BOARD OF HEALTH:

                   i.   Resolution 92 - 2023 Authorizing The Purchase Of A Replacement Electronic Health

                        Records System For The Health Department And Amending the 2024 Budget.

                        (Pages 12-16)

 

                d.  LAND RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE:

                      i.   Ordinance 9 - 2023 To Approve A Map Amendment (Rezoning) Of Lands In The Town

                           Of Ironton From An Agriculture To An Exclusive Agriculture Zoning District Filed Upon

                           Gerald And Linda White, Property Owners. (Pages 17-18) 

                      ii.  Ordinance 10 - 2023 To Approve A Map Amendment (Rezoning) Of Lands In The

                           Town Of Baraboo From A Commercial To A Resource Conservancy Zoning District

                           Filed Upon John Wells, Property Owner. (Pages 19-20) 

                      iii. Ordinance 11 - 2023 To Approve A Map Amendment (Rezoning) Of Lands In The

                           Town Of La Valle From An Agriculture To A Commercial Zoning District Filed Upon

                           Jay's Holdings LLC, Property Owner. (Pages 21-22) 

                      iv. Resolution 93 - 2023 To Deny A Proposed Rezone Petition 14-2023.  (Pages 23-24)

                      v.  Resolution 94 - 2023 Authorizing The County Administrator To Submit Multi-

                           Discharger Variance Application To The Wisconsin Department Of Natural Resources.

                           (Pages 25-26) 

                      vi. Resolution 95 - 2023 To Authorize Continued County Participation In The Wildlife

                           Damage Abatement Program And The Wildlife Damage Claim Program. (Pages 27-48)

 

            e.  PROPERTY COMMITTEE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE:

                   i. Resolution 96 - 2023 Authorizing To Contract With Telcom Construction, LLC For The

                      Relocation Of Sauk County Owned Fiber Optic Cable At The Intersection Of CTH BD And 

                      N. Reedsburg Rd.; And Amend The 2023 Building Services Capital Outlay Budget.

                      (Pages 49-50)

               

            f.  PERSONNEL & INSURANCE COMMITTEE:

                 i. Resolution 97 - 2023 Approve the Liability, Property, and Workers Compensation

                    Coverage, Insurance, Carrier, and Premiums for 2024. (Pages 51-53)

 

             g.  PROPERTY COMMITTEE:

                 i. Resolution 98 - 2023 To Expand The Long-Term Care Continuum In Sauk County.

                    (Pages 54-56)

 

18.  REFERRALS

 

19.  NEW AGENDA ITEMS (NO DISCUSSION).  SUBMIT IN WRITING OR BY E-MAIL NEW BUSINESS

       ITEMS  TO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR RULE III.A. REFERRAL. 

 

20.  ADJOURNMENT 

 

       Respectfully,

            

       Tim McCumber

       County Board Chair

 

 

County Board Members, County Staff & The Public – Provide the County Clerk a copy of:

  1. Informational handouts distributed to Board Members
  2. Original letters and communications presented to the Board.

www.co.sauk.wi.us

Agenda mail date via United States Postal Service:  December 14, 2023.

Agenda Preparation:  Tim McCumber, County Board Chair, jointly with the County Clerk and the County Administrator.

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PDF icon Signed + Approved December 19, 2024 County Board Minutes (249 KB)

MINUTES

SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  

DECEMBER 19, 2023                                                       

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

 

REGULAR MEETING:  SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

1.  Call to Order and Certify Compliance with Open Meeting Law: 6:00 P.M.

 

2.  Roll Call. PRESENT: (30) T. Spencer, Eberl, Rego, Kinsman, Klitzke, Scanlon, Anderson, Krueger, Flint, Clemens, Prosser, Lombard, Schell, Dorner, Fordham, Astle, Hazard, R. Spencer, Carver, Polivka, Burchill, Peper, Lohr, Gruber, Detter, Chrisler, Stehling, McAuliffe, Deitrich and McCumber. ABSENT & EXCUSED: (1) Roxen.

 

Staff present: Brent Miller, County Administrator; Brian Desmond, Corporation Counsel; Becky Evert,  

Sauk County Clerk; Cora McDonnell, Deputy County Clerk; and Michelle Commings, Deputy County Clerk.

 

3.  Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.  Invocation given by Supr. McCumber

 

4.  Adopt the Agenda. MOTION (Gruber/Schell) to adopt the agenda from the previous meeting.

     Motion carried unanimously. (Verbal Vote)

 

5.  Adopt the Minutes.  MOTION (Scanlon/Rego) to adopt the minutes from the previous meetings.   

     Motion carried unanimously. (Verbal Vote)

 

6.  General Consent Agenda Items.  None.

               

7.  Scheduled Appearances.

               a. Dale Knapp, Forward Analytics; re: Senior Healthcare.

 

8.  Public Comment.

                a. Ryan Shear, re: SCHCC

                b. Jerry Helmer, re: County Nursing Home

                c. Jeff Seering, re: SCHCC

 

9.  Communications. 

              a. 11/20/2023 Letter from Jim Severance, re: Sauk County Health Care Center.

              b. 11/29/2023 Letter from Dave Corning, re: Sauk County Health Care Center.

              c.  Letter from State of Wisconsin DNR, re: Air Pollution Control Permit Application Review.

              d. 12/11/2023 Email from Susan Heck, re: Open Meeting Excellence Award.

 

10.  Appointments.   

a. Families Come First/Comprehensive Community Services Committee:

             i.  Billy Laird, New Appointment, Citizen Member

                 2-year term – 12/19/2023-12/16/2025

             ii. John Olsen, New Appointment, Citizen Member

                 2-year term – 12/19/2023-12/16/2025

 

b. Sauk County Library Board:

     Mike Anderson, District #9 Supervisor, Alternate

     Term: 12/19/2023-04/16/2024 (Concurrent with Board of Supervisors)

 

c. South Central Library Board:

    Mike Anderson, District #9 Supervisor

    Term: 12/19/2023-04/16/2024 (Concurrent with Board of Supervisors)

 

d. Land, Resources, and Environment:  

    Randall Puttkamer, Re-Appointment, Citizen Member
    2-year term – 12/19/2023-12/31/2025

 

e. Veterans Service Commission:

    Mike Sitton, New Appointment, Citizen Member

    2-year term – 12/19/2023-12/31/2025

 

MOTION (Klitzke/Polivka) to approve the appointments.  Motion carried unanimously.  (Verbal Vote)

  

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.  Brent Miller

                    i.  Administrator’s report.

             c.  Tim McCumber, County Board Chair

                    i. Board Chair Update.

 

16.   Unfinished Business.  

 EXECUTIVE & LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE:

 Resolution 77 - 2023 To Amend The Rules Of The County Board.

        MOTION (Gruber/Anderson). VOTE:  AYES: (26) T. Spencer, Eberl, Kinsman, Scanlon, Anderson, Krueger, Flint, Clemens, Prosser, Schell, Dorner, Fordham, Astle, Hazard, R. Spencer, Carver, Polivka, Peper, Lohr, Gruber, Detter, Chrisler, Stehling, McAuliffe, Deitrich and McCumber. NAYS: (4) Rego, Klitzke, Lombard, and Burchill.  ABSENT & EXCUSED: (1) Roxen. Motion carried.

 

17.  New Business.

 AGING & DISABILITY RESOURCE GOVERNING COMMITTEE, FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND PERSONNEL & INSURANCE COMMITTEE:

 Resolution 90 - 2023 Resolution To Accept Additional Funding From The Department Of Health For The Independent Living Supports Program And To Use The Funding To Increase An 80% Information & Assistance (I & A) To Full Time Equivalent (FTE) And Amend The 2024 Budget.

       MOTION (Polivka/Spencer). VOTE: AYES: (30) T. Spencer, Eberl, Rego, Kinsman, Klitzke, Scanlon, Anderson, Krueger, Flint, Clemens, Prosser, Lombard, Schell, Dorner, Fordham, Astle, Hazard, R. Spencer, Carver, Polivka, Burchill, Peper, Lohr, Gruber, Detter, Chrisler, Stehling, McAuliffe, Deitrich and McCumber. NAYS: (0).  ABSENT & EXCUSED: (1) Roxen.  Motion carried unanimously.      

 

       EXECUTIVE & LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE:

       Resolution 91 - 2023 Accepting A Hazard Mitigation Grant, Authorizing A Contract With Civi Tek

       Consulting, LLC For Hazard Mitigation Plan Updates, Included In The 2024 Budget.

       MOTION (Gruber/Hazard).  VOTE: AYES: (30) T. Spencer, Eberl, Rego, Kinsman, Klitzke, Scanlon, Anderson, Krueger, Flint, Clemens, Prosser, Lombard, Schell, Dorner, Fordham, Astle, Hazard, R. Spencer, Carver, Polivka, Burchill, Peper, Lohr, Gruber, Detter, Chrisler, Stehling, McAuliffe, Deitrich and McCumber. NAYS: (0).  ABSENT & EXCUSED: (1) Roxen.  Motion carried unanimously. 

 

       FINANCE COMMITTEE, EXECUTIVE & LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE AND THE SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH:

       Resolution 92 - 2023 Authorizing The Purchase Of A Replacement Electronic Health Records System For The Health Department And Amending the 2024 Budget.

       MOTION (Rego/Dorner).  VOTE:  AYES: (30) T. Spencer, Eberl, Rego, Kinsman, Klitzke, Scanlon, Anderson, Krueger, Flint, Clemens, Prosser, Lombard, Schell, Dorner, Fordham, Astle, Hazard, R. Spencer, Carver, Polivka, Burchill, Peper, Lohr, Gruber, Detter, Chrisler, Stehling, McAuliffe, Deitrich and McCumber. NAYS: (0). ABSENT & EXCUSED: (1) Roxen.  Motion carried unanimously. 

 

LAND RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE:

Ordinance 9 - 2023 To Approve A Map Amendment (Rezoning) Of Lands In The Town Of Ironton From An Agriculture To An Exclusive Agriculture Zoning District Filed Upon Gerald And Linda White, Property Owners.

MOTION (Krueger/Dorner).  VOTE: AYES: (30) T. Spencer, Eberl, Rego, Kinsman, Klitzke, Scanlon, Anderson, Krueger, Flint, Clemens, Prosser, Lombard, Schell, Dorner, Fordham, Astle, Hazard, R. Spencer, Carver, Polivka, Burchill, Peper, Lohr, Gruber, Detter, Chrisler, Stehling, McAuliffe, Deitrich and McCumber. NAYS: (0).  ABSENT & EXCUSED: (1) Roxen.  Motion carried unanimously. 

Ordinance effective upon passage pursuant to 59.69(5)(e)(6), of Wisconsin State Statutes (December 19, 2023). 

 

       Ordinance 10 - 2023 To Approve A Map Amendment (Rezoning) Of Lands In The Town Of Baraboo From A Commercial To A Resource Conservancy Zoning District Filed Upon John Wells, Property Owner.

       MOTION (Kinsman/Polivka). VOTE: AYES: (30) T. Spencer, Eberl, Rego, Kinsman, Klitzke, Scanlon, Anderson, Krueger, Flint, Clemens, Prosser, Lombard, Schell, Dorner, Fordham, Astle, Hazard, R. Spencer, Carver, Polivka, Burchill, Peper, Lohr, Gruber, Detter, Chrisler, Stehling, McAuliffe, Deitrich and McCumber. NAYS: (0). ABSENT & EXCUSED: (1) Roxen.  Motion carried unanimously. 

(Ordinance effective upon passage pursuant to 59.69(5)(e)(6), of Wisconsin State Statutes (December 19, 2023). 

      

       Ordinance 11 - 2023 To Approve A Map Amendment (Rezoning) Of Lands In The Town Of La Valle From An Agriculture To A Commercial Zoning District Filed Upon Jay’s Holdings LLC, Property Owner.

       MOTION (Kinsman/R. Spencer). VOTE: AYES: (29) T. Spencer, Eberl, Rego, Kinsman, Klitzke, Scanlon, Anderson, Krueger, Flint, Clemens, Prosser, Schell, Dorner, Fordham, Astle, Hazard, R. Spencer, Carver, Polivka, Burchill, Peper, Lohr, Gruber, Detter, Chrisler, Stehling, McAuliffe, Deitrich and McCumber. NAYS: (1) Lombard. ABSENT & EXCUSED: (1) Roxen.  Motion carried.

       (Ordinance effective upon passage pursuant to 59.69(5)(e)(6), of Wisconsin State Statutes (December 19, 2023). 

 

       Resolution 93 - 2023 To Deny A Proposed Rezone Petition 14-2023. 

       MOTION (Krueger/Polivka).  VOTE: AYES: (30) T. Spencer, Eberl, Rego, Kinsman, Klitzke, Scanlon, Anderson, Krueger, Flint, Clemens, Prosser, Lombard, Schell, Dorner, Fordham, Astle, Hazard, R. Spencer, Carver, Polivka, Burchill, Peper, Lohr, Gruber, Detter, Chrisler, Stehling, McAuliffe, Deitrich and McCumber. NAYS: (0). ABSENT & EXCUSED: (1) Roxen.  Motion carried unanimously. 

 

       Resolution 94 - 2023 Authorizing The County Administrator To Submit Multi-Discharger Variance Application To The Wisconsin Department Of Natural Resources.

       MOTION (Kinsman/Polivka). VOTE: AYES: (30) T. Spencer, Eberl, Rego, Kinsman, Klitzke, Scanlon, Anderson, Krueger, Flint, Clemens, Prosser, Lombard, Schell, Dorner, Fordham, Astle, Hazard, R. Spencer, Carver, Polivka, Burchill, Peper, Lohr, Gruber, Detter, Chrisler, Stehling, McAuliffe, Deitrich and McCumber. NAYS: (0). ABSENT & EXCUSED: (1) Roxen.  Motion carried unanimously. 

 

       Resolution 95 - 2023 Authorize Continued County Participation In The Wildlife Damage

       Abatement Program And The Wildlife Damage Claim Program.

VOTE: AYES: (30) Krueger, Flint, Clemens, Prosser, Lombard, Schell, Dorner, Fordham, Astle, Hazard, R. Spencer, Carver, Polivka, Burchill, Peper, Lohr, Gruber, Detter, Chrisler, Stehling, McAuliffe, Deitrich and McCumber. NAYS: (0). ABSENT & EXCUSED: (1) Roxen.  Motion carried unanimously. 

    

       PROPERTY COMMITTEE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE:

       Resolution 96 - 2023 Authorizing To Contract With Telcom Construction, LLC For The Relocation Of Sauk County Owned Fiber Optic Cable At The Intersection Of CTH BD And N. Reedsburg Rd.; And Amend The 2023 Building Services Capital Outlay Budget.

       MOTION (Gruber/Detter).  VOTE: AYES: (30) T. Spencer, Eberl, Rego, Kinsman, Klitzke, Scanlon, Krueger, Flint, Clemens, Prosser, Lombard, Schell, Dorner, Fordham, Astle, Hazard, R. Spencer, Carver, Polivka, Burchill, Peper, Lohr, Gruber, Detter, Chrisler, Stehling, McAuliffe, Deitrich and McCumber. NAYS: (0).  ABSENT & EXCUSED: (1) Roxen.  Motion carried unanimously. 

 

       PERSONNEL & INSURANCE COMMITTEE:

       Resolution 97 - 2023 Approve The Liability, Property, And Workers Compensation Coverage, Insurance, Carrier, And Premiums For 2024.

       MOTION (Gruber/Kinsman). VOTE: AYES: (30) T. Spencer, Eberl, Rego, Kinsman, Klitzke, Scanlon, Anderson, Krueger, Flint, Clemens, Prosser, Lombard, Schell, Dorner, Fordham, Astle, Hazard, R. Spencer, Carver, Polivka, Burchill, Peper, Lohr, Gruber, Detter, Chrisler, Stehling, McAuliffe, Deitrich and McCumber. NAYS: (0). ABSENT & EXCUSED: (1) Roxen.  Motion carried unanimously. 

 

       PROPERTY COMMITTEE:

       Resolution 98 - 2023 To Expand The Long-Term Care Continuum In Sauk County.

       MOTION (Detter/Gruber).

 

       MOTION (Krueger/Rego) To Postpone To March 2024 Regular Meeting.

       VOTE: AYES: (9) Rego, Krueger, Flint, Fordham, Hazard, R. Spencer, Polivka, Stehling, and

        McAuliffe.

       NAYS: (20) T. Spencer, Eberl, Kinsman, Klitzke, Scanlon, Anderson, Clemens, Prosser, Lombard,

       Schell, Dorner, Astle, Carver, Burchill, Peper, Lohr, Gruber, Detter, Chrisler and Deitrich.

       ABSTAIN: (1) McCumber. ABSENT & EXCUSED: (1) Roxen.  Motion failed.

 

 

 

 

       VOTE ON ORIGINAL MOTION (Detter/Gruber)

       To Adopt Resolution 98-2023, To Expand The Long-Term Care Continuum In Sauk County.

       VOTE: AYES: (22) T. Spencer, Eberl, Kinsman, Klitzke, Scanlon, Deitrich, Anderson, Clemens, Prosser, Lombard, Schell, Dorner, Astle, R. Spencer, Carver, Burchill, Peper, Lohr, Gruber, Detter, Chrisler, and McCumber. NAYS: (7) Rego, Krueger, Flint, Fordham, Hazard, Stehling, and McAuliffe. ABSTAIN: (1) Polivka.  ABSENT & EXCUSED: (1) Roxen.  Motion carried.

 

18.  Referrals.

 

19.  New Agenda items (no discussion).  Submit in writing or by e-mail new business items to the County Administrator as soon as possible for Rule III.A. referral.

 

20.  Adjournment to a date certain: 7:55 P.M.  MOTION (Klitzke/Schell) to adjourn until Tuesday,

        January 16, 2024, at 6:00 P.M. Motion carried unanimously. (Verbal Vote)

 

       Respectfully submitted,

 

       Cora McDonnell

       Deputy County Clerk     

 

       Minutes Approved:  January 16, 2024.

 

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

       December 19, 2023. 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.

 

www.co.sauk.wi.us

       These notices may also be found at:   http://www.wisconsinpublicnotices.org/ or https://www.co.sauk.wi.us/legalnotices.

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