AUTHORIZING THE CLOSING OF CERTAIN COUNTY FACILITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING AN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DRILL

The Sauk County Emergency Management Department responds to emergencies and attends meetings around the County and regions of Wisconsin. In addition, trains Sauk County employees and Sauk County’s communities on Safety and Emergency Preparedness.

The best way to ensure emergency preparedness is to practice and simulate actual events that might take place.  The Emergency Management Director has worked diligently to prepare realistic training scenarios that will necessitate the brief closure of county facilities for several hours, but the offices will not be closed for the entire day. The Wisconsin Statutes and county policies direct that county offices generally remain open during customary business hours, but the safety and security of county employees and members of the public utilizing county facilities is of primary concern to Sauk County. It is proposed that on May 6, 2022, the Courthouse and West Square facilities shall close from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30pm, while on May 13, 2022, that the Reedsburg Human Services Building shall close from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, for the purpose of conducting these such emergency preparedness drills.

The public shall have the afternoon from 12:30pm to 4:30 on May 6, 2022 at the West Square Building and Courthouse; and from noon to 4:30pm on May 13, 2022 at the Reedsburg Human Services Building, to transact any business. The benefits to the safety of county employees and the public from conducting these drills outweighs any inconvenience to the public convenience and necessity.