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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdministration Committee 12-03-1996 r . ***AMENDED*** i ST, CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Robert Boche, Chairman St . Croix County Board FROM: Daryl Standafer COMMITTEE TITLE: Administration Committee DATE: Tuesday, December 3, 1996 TIME: 7 :3 O A.M-. LOCATION: Hudson House, Legislative Breakfast CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING: ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES UNFINISHED BUSINESS: (Including Possible Action) 1 . Rules and By-Laws 2 . Statewide Legislative Issues NEW BUSINESS: 1 . Meeting with the Legislators *2 . Emergency Government Safety Training ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order) SUBMITTED BY: Daryl Standafer DATE: 11/20/96, 11/27/96 COPIES TO: COUNTY BOARD OFFICE COUNTY CLERK NEWS MEDIA/NOTICE BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS JOHN KRIZEK, BOB BOCHE, GREG TIMMERMAN, LORIN SATHER *ADDITIONS/CHANGES/CORRECTIONS - - . t ST, CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Robert Boche, Chairman St . Croix County Board FROM: Daryl Standafer CO1►►,p,►►lITTEE TITLE: Administration Committee DATE: Tuesday, December 3, 1998 TIME: 7 :30 A.M. LOCATION: Hudson House, Legislative Breakfast CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING: ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES UNFINISHED BUSINESS: (Including Possible Action) 1 . Rules and By-Lags 2 . Statewide Legislative Issues NEW BUSINESS: 1 . Meeting with the Legislators ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order) SUBMITTED BY: Daryl Standafer DATE: 11/20/96 COPIES TO: COUNTY BOARD OFFICE COUNTY CLERK NEWS MEDIA/NOTICE BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS JOHN KRI ZEK, BOB BOCHE, GREG TIMMERMAN, LORIN SATHER *ADDITIONS/CHANGES/CORRECTIONS _ - fOKP^� . 02, ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Legislative Breakfast December 3 . 1996 Meeting called to order at 5 : 00 A.M. by Chairman Daryl Standafer. Members Present: Filipiak, Kellaher, O' Connell and Standafer. Luckey, absent . Others Present: Senator Clausing' s Representative Shirley Fredrickson, Representatives Harsdorf, Dueholm and Plouff, Supervisors Herb Giese and Art Jacobson, Economic Development Director Bill Rubin, Health and Human Services Director John Borup, Nursing Home Administrator Carolyn Krieger, Highway Commissioner Daniel Fedderly, Veteran Service officer Lorin Sather and Administrative Coordinator John Krizek. Adoption of Agenda: Motion by O' Connell, 2nd by Filipiak to adopt the agenda. Carried. Next Meeting Date: Tuesday, January 7, 1997 Adoption of Minutes: Motion by Filipiak, 2nd by Kellaher to adopt the November 5, 1996 minutes. Carried. Chairman Standafer welcomed and introduced the State Legislators . Countv Business: A resolution will be drafted designating suggested County Board time changes . It will be brought to the County Board at the December 17, 1996 meeting. Emergency Government Safety Training.: Discussion was held as to who should be in control of safety training for each department within St . Croix County. Supr. Jacobson stated that the Emergency Government Coordinating Committee could be the instructing unit in the training of safety and security within the County offices . Fedderly stated that the Highway Department has had extensive training and would like to keep the control within the department . Krizek suggested that this be brought before the Department Heads at the December 20, 1996 meeting for their input . Motion by Kellaher, 2nd by Filipiak to table action on this issue until it is discussed at the December Department Head meeting. Carried. Legislative Discussions: Supr. O' Connell started the discussion with what is happening with the Junker Landfill cleanup? The situation was pretty much settled and all of a sudden the State has stopped all action. He would like our representatives to check this out . Fedderly brought up the issue of transportation revenue. Highway revenue bases need to be increased. How can this be accomplished? WSDOT or the Governor have not taken the lead. our legislators need to. Rep. Harsdorf suggested individual letters to the Washington can be very effective . A lot of the holdup and problems i --_ _ is at the Federal level . The Stillwater Bridge dilemma is the main holdup in St . Croix county. Supr. Giese suggested a Joint Transportation/Administration Resolution be drawn up, addressing this situation and forwarded to the appropriate authorities . Fedderly will draw up the resolution. Rep. Dueholm supports the letter-writing method as a way of conveying concerns to the proper authority. He also feels supporting various taxes (trailer licensing tax) to help increase highway revenue . Giese suggested a Toll Road System in the Southern part of the state to pay for the infrastructure needed in the Milwaukee/Madison area, leaving more monies for rural roads . Harsdorf said that the state would lose 804 from federal aid if this went through. Giese felt that the toll method of collecting money would surpass the 802.- given in Federal aid. Krizek distributed a handout showing Wisconsin as number one in taxation on agricultural land. Would like the legislators to take note of this . Agriculture is still the number one industry in St . Croix County. Borup discussed with the legislators the privitization of Health and Human Services matters . Would like to know where the State stand is on this issue? Is it the State' s intention to rid the Counties of control in Health and Human Services? Rep. Harsdorf is against privitization. We need counties to implement programs such as the W-2 program. She also stated that the Counties Association feels that counties should get out of the Social Service Business . Borup also feels strongly about not losing Youth Aid funding. Nursing homes are not as popular as they once were. More people are staying in their homes longer. This is not going to change. Need to utilize bed space in other ways . Supr. Kellaher informed the Representatives to move cautiously on the "free wheeling" utility issue. Chair Standafer thanked the legislators for joining the group. Motion to adjourn at 9 : 3 5 A.M. by Kellaher, 2nd by Standaf er. Carried. Respectfully submitted, Lee Kellaher, Secretary LK:ma I I UNOFFICIAL I ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Legislative Breakfast December 3 . 1996 Meeting called to order at 8 : 00 A.M. by Chairman Daryl Standafer. i Members Present: Filipiak, Kellaher, O' Connell and Standafer. Luckey, absent . Others Present: Senator Clausing' s Representative Shirley Fredrickson, Representatives Harsdorf,- Dueholm and Plouff, Supervisors Herb Giese and Art Jacobson, Economic Development Director Bill Rubin, Health and Human Services Director John Borup, Nursing Home Administrator Carolyn Krieger, Highway Commissioner Daniel Fedderly, Veteran Service officer Lorin Sather and Administrative Coordinator John Krizek. Adoption of Agenda: Motion by O' Connell, 2nd by Filipiak to adopt the agenda. Carried. Next Meeting Date: Tuesday, January 7, 1997 Adoption of Minutes: Motion by Filipiak, 2nd by Kellaher to adopt the November 5, 1996 minutes . Carried. Chairman Standafer welcomed and introduced the State Legislators . County Business: A resolution will be drafted designating suggested . County Board time changes . It will be brought to the County Board at the December 17, 1996 meeting. Emergency Government SafetV TrainingDiscussion was held as to who should be in control of safety and security training for each department within St . Croix County. Supr.. Jacobson stated that the Emergency Government Coordinating Committee could be the instructing unit in the training of safety and security within the County offices. Fedderly stated that the Highway Department has had extensive training and would like to keep the control within the department . Krizek suggested that this be brought before the Department Heads at the December 20, 1996 meeting for their input . r Motion by Kellaher, 2nd by Filipiak to table action on this issue until it is discussed at the December Department Head meeting. Carried. Legislative Discussions: Supr. O' Connell started the discussion with what is happening with the Junker Landfill cleanup? The situation was pretty much settled and all of a sudden the State has stopped all action. He would like our representatives to check this out . Fedderly brought up the issue of transportation revenue. Highway revenue bases need to be increased. How can this be accomplished? wSDOT or the Governor have not taken the lead. our legislators need to. Rep. Harsdorf suggested individual letters to the Washington can be very effective. A lot of the holdup and problems is at the Federal level . The Stillwater Bridge dilemma is the main holdup in St . Croix County. Supr. Giese suggested a Joint Transportation/Administration Resolution ' be drawn up, addressing this situation and forwarded to the appropriate authorities . Fedderly will draw up the resolution. Rep. Dueholm supports the letter-writing method as a way of conveying concerns to the proper authority. He also feels supporting various taxes (trailer licensing tax) to help increase highway revenue. Giese suggested a Toll Road System in the Southern part of the state to pay for the infrastructure needed in the Milwaukee/Madison area, leaving more monies for rural roads. Harsdorf said that the state would lose 8 0 o from federal aid if this went through. Giese felt that the toll method of collecting money would surpass the 8001 given in Federal aid. Krizek distributed a handout showing Wisconsin as number one in taxation on agricultural land. Would like the legislators to take note of this . Agriculture is still the number one industry in St . Croix County. Borup discussed with the legislators the privitization of Health and Human Services matters . would like to know where the State stand is on this issue? Is it the State' s intention to rid the Counties of control in Health and Human Services? Rep. Harsdorf is against privitization. We need counties to implement programs such as the W-2 program. She also stated that the Counties Association feels that counties should get out of the Social Service Business . Borup also feels strongly about not losing Youth Aid funding. Nursing homes are not as popular as they once were . More people are staying in their homes longer. This is not going to change. Need to utilize bed space in other ways . Supr. Kellaher informed the Representatives to move cautiously on the "free wheeling" utility issue. Chair Standafer thanked the legislators for joining the group. Motion to adjourn at 9 :3 5 A.M. by Kellaher, 2nd by Standaf er. Carried. Respectfully submitted, r Lee Kellaher, Secretary LK:ma