HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2020 (15) Resolution No. 15 (2020)
ST C ISO % NTY RESOLUTION DECLARING STATE OF EMERGENCY IN ST. CROIX
COUNTY, WISCONSIN AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY
ADMINISTRATOR TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTION
1 WHEREAS, the United States is experiencing an expanding COVID-19 pandemic; and
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3 WHEREAS, the President of the United States has declared a national emergency; and
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5 WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin has declared a public health emergency with
6 confirmed cases of COVID-19; and
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8 WHEREAS, COVID-19 is a contagious, and at times fatal, respiratory disease; and
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10 WHEREAS, the worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 and its extreme risk of person-to-
11 person transmission throughout the United States significantly affects the lives and health of our
12 people, as well as the economy, and is a disaster that impacts the health, security, and safety of
13 the public; and
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15 WHEREAS, the potential for disaster exists which requires extraordinary measures to
16 protect the health and well-being of the people; and
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18 WHEREAS, declaring a state of emergency will facilitate and expedite the use of
19 resources to protect persons from the impacts of the spread of COVID-19 while maintaining
20 continuity of operations for the County of St. Croix; and
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22 WHEREAS, St. Croix County desires to be as strategically proactive as possible to
23 ensure the health and safety of St. Croix County citizens, staff and those traveling throughout St.
24 Croix County; and
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26 WHEREAS, St. Croix County desires to maintain the highest level of services related to
27 the general public, such as Public Safety, Health and Human Services, Emergency Management
28 and those departments directly related to the general welfare of all residents; and
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30 WHEREAS, St. Croix County requires administrative flexibility to manage throughout
31 this pandemic; and
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33 WHEREAS, this administrative flexibility will provide the County Administrator the
34 ability to, and not limited to: close or limit access to St. Croix County government facilities as
35 necessary; implement strategic staffing changes to ensure adequate numbers of healthy staff are
36 in place to carry out necessary and critical services; waive administrative polices regarding
37 health insurance and assist in personnel expenses as a result of implementing staffing changes;
38 and make temporary changes and exceptions to the St. Croix County Human Resources Policies
39 and Procedures Handbook and any other administrative policy or guideline; and
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41 WHEREAS, the County Administrator shall, upon a reasonable time, after implementing
42 necessary actions, inform the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors of such actions taken.
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44 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the St. Croix County Board of
45 Supervisors does hereby declare a State of Emergency in St. Croix County Wisconsin pursuant
46 to section 323.11 of the Wisconsin Statutes.
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48 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors does
49 hereby direct the County Administrator to strategically implement necessary plans to ensure the
50 safety and health of the St. Croix County staff, residents and those traveling throughout the
51 community for a period not to exceed six months from the date of this resolution.
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53 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors
54 authorizes the County Administrator the authority to make necessary changes and exceptions to
55 existing County policy for a period not to exceed six months from the date of this resolution.
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57 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Administrator shall report to the St.
58 Croix County Board of Supervisors each month all of the necessary changes and exceptions
59 made by the County Administrator, including the reason for such changes and exceptions, and
60 grants the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors the right to suspend any changes and
61 exceptions to existing policy not deemed necessary by the St. Croix County Board of
62 Supervisors and/or rescind this declaration of a State of Emergency at any time should the St.
63 Croix County Board of Supervisors deem that the State of Emergency no longer exists or that the
64 County Administrator has exceeded the authority intended by this resolution.
Legal-Fiscal-Administrative Approvals:
Legal Note:
Fiscal Impact: There is a fiscal impact to implement emergency administrative actions. The amount
varies greatly on what steps are necessary. The impact of the emergency actions
will affect the fund balance of the County.
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03/16/20 Administration Committee RECOMMENDED
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RESULT: RECOMMENDED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Roy Sjoberg, Vice-Chair
SECONDER: Dan Fosterling, Supervisor
AYES: Roy Sjoberg, Dan Fosterling, David Peterson, Nancy Hable
ABSENT: Tammy Moothedan
Vote Confirmation.
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SL Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call -Vote Requirement— Majority of Supervisors Present
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RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: David Peterson, Supervisor
SECONDER: Dave Ostness, Vice Chair
AYES: Schachtner, Endle, Miller, Sjoberg, Fosterling, Feidler, Ostness, Larson, Hansen,
Ard, Tellijohn, Peterson, Anderson, Achterhof, Hable, Peavey
ABSENT: Tom Coulter, Buck Malick, Tammy Moothedan
This Resolution was Adopted by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors on March 16, 2020
Cindy Campbell, County Clerk