Board of Supervisors

DATE: April 21, 2009

West Square Building, 505 Broadway, Room #326, Baraboo, Wisconsin, 53913.

6:00 p.m. Public Hearing in Room #326 (County Board Room) of the West Square Building, Public Hearing Agenda:

• Convene Public Hearing for the purpose of providing the citizens of Sauk County an explanation of community development needs, objectives and strategies. Additionally, information will be provided on the Community Development Block Grant - Emergency Assistance Program, Supplemental Disaster Allocation (CDBG-EAP) program, relative to program goals, objectives, the application process, timeline, and eligible activities. The Department of Commerce has requested additional CDBG funds to assist in implementation of the program.
• Basic overview of the CDBG program
• Identification of total potential funds
• Eligible CDBG activities

A. Economic Development

B. Public Facilities

C. Housing

• Presentation of identified housing and community development needs
• Identification of housing and community development needs by public
• Presentation of activities proposed for CDBG-FRSB activities
• Citizen input regarding proposed and other CDBG-FRSB activities: None
• Public comment regarding proposed and other CDBG-FRSB activities: None.
• 6:04 p.m., adjourn Public Hearing

  For program application information, contact Office of the Sauk County Administrative Coordinator @ 608-355.3274

• Call to order regular meeting: 6:04 p.m.
• Compliance with Open Meeting Law.
• Roll call: Present: (30) Alexander, Ashford, Bach, Borleske, Bychinski, Carlson, Cassity, Dippel, Fordham, Gaalswyk, Hartje, Haugen, Huffaker, Kriegl, Lehman, Meister, Montgomery, Netzinger, Posewitz, Sinklair, Sprecher, Stehling, Stevens, Stoeckmann, Tollaksen, Volz, Wenzel, Wiese, Endres and Krueger. ABSENT: (1) Zowin.
• Invocation and pledge of allegiance.

• Approve amended agenda: Beverly J. Mielke, Sauk County Clerk, with correction to amended agenda, page 2, appointment of citizen member Karen Granberg to the Comprehensive Community Services (CCS) Program Coordinating Committee: 2 year term expires 10/18/2011. Moved (Dippel/Montgomery), to approve amended agenda with correction. Motion carried unanimously.

• Approve minutes of previous session of March 17, 2009: Moved (Fordham/Meister). Motion carried unanimously.
• Scheduled appearances: None.
• Public comment: None.
• Communications:
  1. Letter from Thomas E. Hamilton, Director of Center for Medicaid and State Operations, to Senator Kohl regarding interpretive guidance in relation to procuring foods for resident consumption.
  2. Request for Election of County Board Chair from Supervisors: Thomas Kriegl, District 2; Tim Meister, District 3; Virgil Hartje, District 4; Gerald L. Lehman, District 5; Linda Borleske, District 6; Judith Stoeckmann, District 7; Charles Montgomery, District 8; Tommy Lee Bychinski, District 9; Peter Tollaksen, District 12; Lowell C. P. Haugen, District 18; Shawn M. Posewitz, District 19; Donald C. Stevens, District 22; Arthur Carlson, District 24; Lester Wiese, District 25; Halsey Sprecher, District 26; Scott Kevin Alexander, District 27; and Robert Sinklair, District 28.
  3. Letter from Supervisor Zowin in support of Supervisor Krueger continuing as County Board Chair.
  4. Supervisor Kriegl handout regarding costs per inmate per day.
• Election of County Board Chair:

  Nomination of Candidates: Paper ballots are distributed to all members. The first ballot cast serves to nominate Supervisors for the position of Chair. After the nominations have been made, nominees are provided with an opportunity to address the Board for 3 minutes each regarding their nomination.

  Formal paper ballot nomination for County Board Chair:

  
  Alexander
  
  Bychinski
  
  Endres
  
  Krueger
  
  Sprecher
  
  Wenzel

  Supervisors Bychinski, Endres, Sprecher and Wenzel withdrew. Supervisors Alexander and Krueger addressed the Board regarding position of County Board Chair.

  First formal paper ballot vote for Sauk County Board Chair:

  Secret ballots continue until one candidate receives a majority of the votes cast.

  Supervisor Alexander 11

  Supervisor Krueger 18

  -A vote cast for Supervisor Kriegl did not qualify as he was not a nominee.

  -Total number of votes 30, (one supervisor absent).

  County Board Chair elected: Supervisor Krueger

  Newly elected Chair takes up the gavel and from this point forth conducts the meeting and assumes the duties of Chair as set forth in the Rules of the Board, Chapter 35 of the Sauk County Code of Ordinances, and Chapter 59 of Wisconsin Statutes.

• Bills & referrals: None
• Claims: None.
• Appointments:

Appointment of citizen member Karen Granberg to the Comprehensive Community Services (CCS) Program Coordinating Committee. 2 year term expires 10/18/2011.

Moved (Alexander/Volz), to approve appointment. Supervisor Alexander noted the Human Services Board had approved this appointment unanimously. Vote: AYES: (30) Alexander, Ashford, Bach, Borleske, Bychinski, Carlson, Cassity, Dippel, Fordham, Gaalswyk, Hartje, Haugen, Huffaker, Kriegl, Lehman, Meister, Montgomery, Netzinger, Posewitz, Sinklair, Sprecher, Stehling, Stevens, Stoeckmann, Tollaksen, Volz, Wenzel, Wiese, Endres and Krueger. NAYS: (0). ABSENT: (1) Zowin. Motion carried unanimously.

• Unfinished Business: None.
• Reports (informational - no action required):
  1.Beverly J. Mielke, Sauk County Clerk, rezoning petitions received
  per Wisconsin State Statutes 59.69(5)(e):
  • Petition #3-09 Rezoning request, Township of Sumpter, from
    Exclusive Agricultural Zoning (EAZ) to Agricultural. Filed by Relyco, Inc., applicant; Terry Hanson, property owner.
  • Petition #4-09 Rezoning request, Township of Reedsburg, from
    Exclusive Agricultural to General Agricultural. Filed by David Pace, applicant; David Pace - Pace Farms, LLC, property owner.
  • Petition #5-09 Rezoning request, Township of Franklin, from
    Exclusive Agricultural Zoning (EAZ) 7.05B to Agricultural 7.05. Filed by The Kraemer Company, Inc., applicant; Gilbert and Jean Burmester, property owners.
    2. Supervisor Bach: Finance Committee preliminary 2008 Sauk County Jail summary, Pod A (handout). Supervisor Sinklair request for income vs. *revenue expense statistics for 2007 for Pod *A B. Supervisor
    Stoeckmann request for similar report for Pod B for the year 2008.
    3. Supervisor Stevens: Sauk County squad car incidents in 2008 (handout).

4. Supervisor Endres, Chair, Sauk County Health Care Center Building Committee.

5. Supervisor Endres, Vice-Chair, Executive & Legislative Committee.

6. Marty Krueger, County Board Chair:

• Sauk County Vision Conference: Facing Our Future: A Sauk County Community Conversation held March 30, 2009, in the CAL Center at the Reedsburg Area High School: Supervisors Ashford, Bach, Borleske, Bychinski, Carlson, Dippel, Endres, Fordham, Gaalswyk, Huffaker, Kriegl, Lehman, Netzinger, Sinklair, Sprecher, Stehling, Volz, and Wiese with overview of breakout sessions.
• Application process for citizen participation on Board committees - application form on Sauk County web site: www.co.sauk.wi.us; Appointment vacancy: Board Of Adjustment - applicant is required to live in a township within Sauk County.
• Intergovernmental meeting hosted by the Sauk County Finance Committee: April 23, 2009 @ 50 Wisconsin Dells Parkway S, Kay C. Mackesey Administration Building, Lake Delton, Wisconsin @ 6:15 p.m.
• Mid-Term Assessment: @ 6:00 p.m. On Tuesday, April 28, 2009, in Rm. B24, Sauk County West Square Bldg. 505 Broadway, Baraboo, WI.
• Comprehensive Planning Steering Committee: Presentation will be made to the County Board in September, 2009. View updates on Sauk County Comprehensive Plan web site: www.saukplan.org 7. Kathryn Schauf, Administrative Coordinator:
• Update on Financing Scenarios related to State and County. Supervisor Sinklair request for Administrative Coordinator to e-mail him bonding interest rate for Sauk County.
• Sauk County Historical Society Belle Case La Follette's 150th birthday display (brochure).
• Consent Agenda:

EXECUTIVE & LEGISLATIVE:

Proclamation 39-09 Proclaiming May 3-9, 2009 National County Government Week, "Greening Our Future". Moved (Fordham/Netzinger). Vote: AYES: (30) Alexander, Ashford, Bach, Borleske, Bychinski, Carlson, Cassity, Dippel, Fordham, Gaalswyk, Hartje, Haugen, Huffaker, Kriegl, Lehman, Meister, Montgomery, Netzinger, Posewitz, Sinklair, Sprecher, Stehling, Stevens, Stoeckmann, Tollaksen, Volz, Wenzel, Wiese, Endres and Krueger. NAYS: (0). ABSENT: (1) Zowin. Motion carried unanimously.

• Resolutions & Ordinances.

EXECUTIVE & LEGISLATIVE:

Resolution 40-09 Creating The Complete Count Committee For Sauk County. Moved (Hartje/Fordahm). Kathryn Schauf, Administrative Coordinator, clarified this Committee is a group of volunteers that will market the upcoming census. Vote: AYES: (30) Alexander, Ashford, Bach, Borleske, Bychinski, Carlson, Cassity, Dippel, Fordham, Gaalswyk, Hartje, Haugen, Huffaker, Kriegl, Lehman, Meister, Montgomery, Netzinger, Posewitz, Sinklair, Sprecher, Stehling, Stevens, Stoeckmann, Tollaksen, Volz, Wenzel, Wiese, Endres and Krueger. NAYS: (0). ABSENT: (1) Zowin. Motion carried unanimously.

FINANCE:

Resolution 41-09 Designating Unreserved Funds as of December 31, 2008 and Amending the 2009 Budget for These Designations. Moved (Fordham/Bychinski). Vote: AYES: (30) Alexander, Ashford, Bach, Borleske, Bychinski, Carlson, Cassity, Dippel, Fordham, Gaalswyk, Hartje, Haugen, Huffaker, Kriegl, Lehman, Meister, Montgomery, Netzinger, Posewitz, Sinklair, Sprecher, Stehling, Stevens, Stoeckmann, Tollaksen, Volz, Wenzel, Wiese, Endres and Krueger. NAYS: (0). ABSENT: (1) Zowin. Motion carried unanimously.

HEALTH CARE CENTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

Resolution 42-09 Authorizing Reimbursement For Attendance at the WACH (Wisconsin Association of County Homes) Lobby Day. Moved (Endres/Borleske). Supervisor Endres with overview in relation to funding. Supervisor Borleske in support of resolution. Supervisor Gaalswyk in opposition to using taxpayer money to lobby. Vote: AYES: (28) Alexander, Ashford, Bach, Borleske, Bychinski, Carlson, Cassity, Dippel, Fordham, Hartje, Haugen, Huffaker, Kriegl, Meister, Montgomery, Netzinger, Posewitz, Sinklair, Sprecher, Stehling, Stevens, Stoeckmann, Tollaksen, Volz, Wenzel, Wiese, Endres and Krueger. NAYS: (2) Gaalswyk and Lehman. ABSENT: (1) Zowin. Motion carried.

HIGHWAY & PARKS:

Resolution 43-09 Authorizing Reimbursement for Attendance at the Wisconsin County Highway Association Summer Highway Conference. Moved

(Wenzel/Stevens). Supervisors Wenzel, Stevens and Sprecher in support of resolution. Vote: AYES: (28) Alexander, Ashford, Bach, Borleske, Carlson, Cassity, Dippel, Fordham, Hartje, Haugen, Huffaker, Kriegl, Lehman, Meister, Montgomery, Netzinger, Posewitz, Sinklair, Sprecher, Stehling, Stevens, Stoeckmann, Tollaksen, Volz, Wenzel, Wiese, Endres and Krueger. NAYS: (2) Bychinski and Gaalswyk. ABSENT: (1) Zowin. Motion carried.

PLANNING, ZONING AND LAND RECORDS:

Resolution 44-09 Authorizing Reimbursement For Attendance At The Emerging Issues In Wind And Renewable Energy Seminar. Moved (Cassity/Lehman). Supervisor Cassity in support of seminar. Vote: AYES: (29) Alexander, Ashford, Bach, Borleske, Bychinski, Carlson, Cassity, Dippel, Fordham, Gaalswyk, Hartje, Haugen, Huffaker, Kriegl, Lehman, Meister, Montgomery, Posewitz, Sinklair, Sprecher, Stehling, Stevens, Stoeckmann, Tollaksen, Volz, Wenzel, Wiese, Endres and Krueger. NAYS: (0). ABSENT: (1) Zowin. ABSTAINED: (1) Netzinger. Motion carried unanimously.

Ordinance 45-09 Approving The Rezoning Of Lands In The Town Of Sumpter From An Exclusive Agricultural To An Agricultural Zoning District Filed Upon Terry And Laura Hanson, Property Owners, Relyco, Inc. Agent, (Petition 3-2009). Moved (Ashford/Gaalswyk). Supervisor Ashford with overview of project. Vote: AYES: (30) Alexander, Ashford, Bach, Borleske, Bychinski, Carlson, Cassity, Dippel, Fordham, Gaalswyk, Hartje, Haugen, Huffaker, Kriegl, Lehman, Meister, Montgomery, Netzinger, Posewitz, Sinklair, Sprecher, Stehling, Stevens, Stoeckmann, Tollaksen, Volz, Wenzel, Wiese, Endres and Krueger. NAYS: (0). ABSENT: (1) Zowin.

Motion carried unanimously. Ordinance effective upon passage pursuant to è59.69(5)(e)(6), of Wisconsin State Statutes, April 21, 2009.

REVOLVING LOAN FUND: Resolution 46-09 Approving Community Development Block Grants Flood Relief Small Business. Moved (Bychinski/Stevens). Supervisor Bychinski with overview (brochure). Vote: AYES: (30) Alexander, Ashford, Bach, Borleske, Bychinski, Carlson, Cassity, Dippel, Fordham, Gaalswyk, Hartje, Haugen, Huffaker, Kriegl, Lehman, Meister, Montgomery, Netzinger, Posewitz, Sinklair, Sprecher, Stehling, Stevens, Stoeckmann, Tollaksen, Volz, Wenzel, Wiese, Endres and Krueger. NAYS: (0). ABSENT: (1) Zowin. Motion carried unanimously.

PUBLIC HEALTH BOARD:

Resolution 47-09 Authorizing Reimbursement For Attendance At The Wisconsin Public Health Association/Wisconsin Association Of Local Health Departments And Boards Conference. Moved (Stoeckmann/Stevens). Supervisor Stoeckmann with overview, and noted Supervisor Haugen will be honored at this conference for his outstanding service to the Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments. Supervisor Hartje questioned the need for a resolution vs. oversight committee approval for conference attendance. Alene Kleczek, Acting Corporation Counsel responded that State Statutes require full county board approval by resolution, unless the County Board has already approved it through the Rules of the Board. Vice Chair Endres stated the Corporation Counsel's office is reviewing the issue of including allowing oversight committee approval for conference attendance as part of the Wisconsin Statutes. Vote: AYES: (30) Alexander, Ashford, Bach, Borleske, Bychinski, Carlson, Cassity, Dippel, Fordham, Gaalswyk, Hartje, Haugen, Huffaker, Kriegl, Lehman, Meister, Montgomery, Netzinger, Posewitz, Sinklair, Sprecher, Stehling, Stevens, Stoeckmann, Tollaksen, Volz, Wenzel, Wiese, Endres and Krueger. NAYS: (0). ABSENT: (1) Zowin. Motion carried unanimously.

• Motion (Haugen/Stehling) to adjourn until Tuesday, May 19, 2009 @ 6:00 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.
• Adjournment: 8:29 p.m.

Original documents on file @ the Office of the Sauk County Clerk

West Square Building, 505 Broadway, Room #144, Baraboo, WI 53913

Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

608.355.3286

www.co.sauk.wi.us