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 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.

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.

It is proposed that on May 4, 2018, the Courthouse and West Square facilities shall close from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, while on May 11, 2018, that the Reedsburg Human Services Building shall close from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, for the purpose of conducting the emergency preparedness drills.

The public shall have the afternoon from noon to 4:30 on both dates, at the respective facilities, 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.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors, met in regular session, that the public be and hereby is notified that the following Sauk County facilities shall be closed to the public at the following dates and times for the partial day only:

Sauk County Courthouse (510 Broadway, Baraboo, WI) and West Square Building (505 Broadway, Baraboo, WI): May 4, 2018, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

Sauk County Human Services Building (425 6th St. Reedsburg, WI): May 11, 2018 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that notice of this closure shall be provided to the public to the maximum extent practical to provide as much advance notice of this closure as possible.

For consideration by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors on April 17, 2018.

Respectfully submitted,

PROPERTY & INSURANCE COMMITTEE

SCOTT VON ASTEN, Chair                                REBECCA HOVDE

NATHAN JOHNSON                                           WILLIAM HAMBRECHT

JEAN BERLIN

FISCAL NOTE: No fiscal impact.

MIS NOTE: No MIS impact.