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Sauk County Board of Supervisors - January 16, 2024
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AGENDA
Notice of Regular Meeting
Sauk County Board of Supervisors
Tuesday, January 16, 2024 – 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 MEETING
6. GENERAL CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
a. EXECUTIVE & LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE:
i. Resolution 1-2024 To Honor Michelle Commings For Over 25 Years Of Faithful Service To The
People Of Sauk County. (Page 3)
7. SCHEDULED APPEARANCES
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. 01/04/2024 Letter from Art Carlson, re: Sauk County Health Care Center.
10. APPOINTMENTS
a. Workforce Development Board of South-Central Wisconsin
Ben Breese, New Appointment, Citizen Member
3 – year term: 01/16/2024 - 01/20/2027
b. Sauk County 2024 Emergency Fire Wardens: (attached to Granicus)
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
17. NEW BUSINESS
a. BOARD OF HEALTH:
i. Resolution 2-2024 To Authorize Contract Services with Flourish & Thrive Labs. (Pages 4-5)
b. PROPERTY COMMITTEE & LAND RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE:
i. Resolution 3-2024 To Sell A Highway Easement Of 1,046 Sq Feet Of Sauk County Land To The
Wisconsin Department Of Transportation At The Sauk County Farm. (Pages 6-15)
c. FINANCE COMMITTEE:
i. Resolution 4-2024 Amending The 2023 Budget To Appropriate $90,259 Pursuant To An
Intergovernmental Agreement Between Sauk County, Wisconsin, and the Ho-Chunk Nation.
(Pages 16-17)
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:
- Informational handouts distributed to Board Members
- Original letters and communications presented to the Board.
Agenda mail date via United States Postal Service: January 11, 2024
Agenda Preparation: Tim McCumber, County Board Chair, jointly with the County Clerk and the County Administrator.
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MINUTES
SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
JANUARY 16, 2024
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: (27) Roxen, T. Spencer, Eberl, Rego, Klitzke, Scanlon, Krueger, Flint, Clemens, Lombard, Schell, Dorner, Fordham, Astle, Hazard, R. Spencer, Carver, Polivka, Burchill, Peper, Gruber, Detter, Chrisler, Stehling, McAuliffe, Deitrich and McCumber. ABSENT: (4). Kinsman, Anderson, Prosser, and Lohr.
Staff Present: Brent Miller, County Administrator; Brian Desmond, Corporation Counsel; Autumn Bates, Lead Deputy County Clerk; Chris Harry, Deputy County Clerk; Cora McDonnell, Deputy County Clerk; and Michelle Commings, Deputy County Clerk.
3. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. Invocation given by Supr. Burchill
*Supr. Kinsman arrived at 6:05 p.m.
4. Adopt Agenda. MOTION (Schell/Roxen).
The following scrivener error was noted:
“Resolution 4-2024 Amending The 2023 2024 Budget To Appropriate $90,259 Pursuant To An
Intergovernmental Agreement Between Sauk County, Wisconsin, and the Ho-Chunk Nation.”
Motion carried unanimously.
5. Adopt the minutes. MOTION (Carver/Klitzke) to adopt the minutes from the previous meeting.
Motion carried unanimously.
6. General Consent Agenda Items.
a. EXECUTIVE & LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE:
i. Resolution 1-2024 To Honor Michelle Commings For Over 25 Years Of Faithful Service To The People Of Sauk County.
MOTION (Peper/Klitzke) to approve General Consent Agenda item. Motion carried unanimously.
7. Scheduled Appearances. None.
8. Public Comment. None.
9. Communications.
a. 01/04/2024 Letter from Art Carlson, re: Sauk County Health Care Center.
10. Appointments.
a. Workforce Development Board of South-Central Wisconsin
Ben Breese, New Appointment, Citizen Member
3 – year term: 01/16/2024 - 01/20/2027
b. Sauk County 2024 Emergency Fire Wardens: (attached to Granicus)
MOTION (Fordham/Peper) to approve the appointments. Motion carried unanimously.
(Voice 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. None.
17. New Business.
BOARD OF HEALTH:
Resolution 2-2024 To Authorize Contract Services with Flourish & Thrive Labs.
MOTION (Rego/McAuliffe). VOTE: AYES: (28) Roxen, T. Spencer, Eberl, Rego, Kinsman, Klitzke, Scanlon, Krueger, Flint, Clemens, Lombard, Schell, Dorner, Fordham, Astle, Hazard, R. Spencer, Carver, Polivka, Burchill, Peper, Gruber, Detter, Chrisler, Stehling, McAuliffe, Deitrich and McCumber. NAYS: (0). ABSENT & EXCUSED: (3) Anderson, Prosser, and Lohr. Motion carried unanimously.
PROPERTY COMMITTEE & LAND RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE:
Resolution 3-2024 To Sell A Highway Easement Of 1,046 Sq Feet Of Sauk County Land To The Wisconsin Department Of Transportation At The Sauk County Farm.
MOTION (Polivka/Detter). VOTE AYES: (28) Roxen, T. Spencer, Eberl, Rego, Kinsman, Klitzke, Scanlon, Krueger, Flint, Clemens, Lombard, Schell, Dorner, Fordham, Astle, Hazard, R. Spencer, Carver, Polivka, Burchill, Peper, Gruber, Detter, Chrisler, Stehling, McAuliffe, Deitrich and McCumber. NAYS: (0). ABSENT & EXCUSED: (3) Anderson, Prosser, and Lohr. Motion carried unanimously.
FINANCE COMMITTEE:
Resolution 4-2024 Amending The 2024 Budget To Appropriate $90,259 Pursuant To An
Intergovernmental Agreement Between Sauk County, Wisconsin, and the Ho-Chunk Nation.
MOTION (Krueger/Scanlon). VOTE AYES: (28) Roxen, T. Spencer, Eberl, Rego, Kinsman, Klitzke, Scanlon, Krueger, Flint, Clemens, Lombard, Schell, Dorner, Fordham, Astle, Hazard, R. Spencer, Carver, Polivka, Burchill, Peper, Gruber, Detter, Chrisler, Stehling, McAuliffe, Deitrich and McCumber. NAYS: (0). ABSENT & EXCUSED: (3) Anderson, Prosser, and Lohr. Motion carried unanimously.
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: 6:26 P.M. MOTION (T. Spencer/Carver) to adjourn until Tuesday,
February 20, 2024, at 6:00 P.M. Motion carried unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
CoraLisa McDonnell
Deputy County Clerk
Minutes Approved: February 20, 2024.
State of Wisconsin, County of Sauk: I certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the
January 16, 2024. Proceedings of the Sauk County Board of Supervisors.
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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