ESTABLISHING AN AD HOC COMMITTEE ON SUPERVISOR COMPENSATION

RESOLUTION NO. ___ - 2014

ESTABLISHING AN AD HOC COMMITTEE ON SUPERVISOR COMPENSATION

            WHEREAS, Wis. Stat. § 59.10(3)(f), (g), (i) and (j) provide that the county board may, at its annual meeting, with a two-thirds vote, establish the compensation for board members subsequently elected, and for the term beginning in April of 2016, the annual meeting at which to establish this compensation will be the November 2015 meeting; and,

            WHEREAS, the Executive & Legislative Committee is charged with matters pertaining to board operation, and may sponsor a resolution at the above referenced annual meeting regarding changes to supervisor compensation; and,

            WHEREAS, it is desirable to create an Ad Hoc Committee on supervisor compensation to make recommendations consistent with Wis. Stat. § 59.10(3)(f), (g), (i) and (j), regarding the appropriate compensation for the supervisors next elected, with said Ad Hoc Committee charged with investigating the compensation of supervisors in other counties, consideration of the rate of inflation and the costs associated with serving on the county board, and such other matters as should practically be considered in making a sound recommendation to the Executive & Legislative Committee.

            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors, met in regular session, that an Ad Hoc Committee on Supervisor Compensation is hereby created to consist of three county board supervisors, to be appointed by the chairperson as provided in Rule IV Q of the Rules of the Board to prepare a recommendation to the Executive & Legislative Committee regarding the appropriate compensation to be provided to board supervisors elected in 2016, with said Ad Hoc Committee to consider the factors identified above, and other appropriate factors deemed relevant; and,

            BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ad Hoc Committee is authorized per diem and mileage for not more than four meetings, and shall make its recommendation to the Executive & Legislative Committee not later than the regular meeting of that committee in July of 2015 after which time the work of the Ad Hoc Committee is completed, and the committee shall be dissolved.

For consideration by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors on December 18, 2014.

Respectfully submitted,

EXECUTIVE & LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE

MARTY KRUEGER, Chairperson                               JOAN FORDHAM, Vice-Chairperson

WALLY CZUPRYNKO                                               JOSEPH FISH

DENNIS POLIVKA

Fiscal Note: Passage of this resolution will cause the payment of per diem and mileage for three supervisors for a maximum of four meetings. Future impact based on committee recommendations cannot be determined at this time.

MIS Note: No MIS impact.