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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFinance 06-09-97ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Robert M. Boche, Chair St. Croix County Board FROM: Donald Brown, Chair COMMITTEE TITLE: FINANCE DATE: June 9, 1997 8:00 AM LOCATION: St. Croix County CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING: July ***NOTE TIME CHANGE*** Government Center 9 UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 1. Review of Vouchers 2. Contingency Fund Request by Supr. Dorsey for $900 for Health & Human Services Centennial Celebration NE%1 BUSINESS : 1. Administrative Coordinator's Report A. Appraisal and Disposition of Library Building 2. Finance Director's Report 3. County Clerk Report A. Request for fire call reimbursement, Town of Eau Galle 4. Corporation Counsel 5. Ag Center Building Update 6. Amendment to Resolution 6 (97) Approving Lease Agreement for Land Conservation Dept. and UW-Extension and Approving Assignment of Project to St. Croix County 7. 9:00 AM Joint Session with Planning, Zoning and Parks Convene in Closed Session Pursuant to s.19.85(1)(e), WI Stats., to conduct specified public business where competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session 8. Reconvene in Open Session Pursuant to s.19.85(2), WI. Stats. 9. Contingency Fund Request for Planning, Zoning and Parks *10. Computer Services Reorganization (Position Review) *11. Dog Damage Claim - Donald J. Nestrud - Town of St. Joseph *12. Dog Damage Claims - 2 for Errol Gooding - Town of Hammond CORRESPONDENCE: ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily )ATE: 5/29/97, 6/4/97 COPIES TO: County Board Office County Clerk County Departments *ADDITIONS/CHANGES/CORRECTIONS presented in this order) News Media/Notice Board County Board FINANCE COMMITTEE AND JOINT MEETING WITH PLANNING, ZONING AND PARKS Regular Meeting June 9, 1997 Meeting called to order at 8:00 a.m. by Chair Brown. Members present: Don Brown, Robert Boche, Tom Dorsey, John Bradley and Tom O'Connell. Staff present: Administrative Coordinator John Krizek, Corporation Counsel Greg Timmerman, County Clerk Sue Nelson. Others present: Suprs. Giese, Hense and Standafer, members of the press. Motion by Bradley, 2nd by O'Connell to adopt the agenda. Next meeting is July 9, 8:00 a.m. Motion by Dorsey, 2nd by Bradley to approve the May 8 and May 20 minutes with the following notation to the May 8th minutes. Boche had checked with Village of Baldwin President Don McGee who indicated Board members were paid $75 for a Board meeting and nothing for a committee meeting. Bradley had previously been told by the clerk/administrator the pay was $100 per Board meeting and committee meeting. Motion carried. Vouchers: Brown had reviewed and Krizek noted all vouchers were in order. Motion by Bradley, 2nd by O'Connell to approve vouchers. Carried. Old Business: ContincTency Fund Request for Health Center Centennial: Dorsey reported meeting with Health and Human Services Director John Borup who said the money could be used for food for the centennial celebration for the Health Center to be held on August 2nd. Motion by Dorsey, 2nd by O' Connell to place this on the floor. Boche said Borup did not request the funds but could use the money. Committee agreed to table this issue until July when a joint meeting would be held with Health and Human Services Committee. Administrative Coordinator: John Krizek advised Fred Nagel would be appraising the Library building. Books by Mail will use this building until second week in July and then move to Menomonie Library. All three Books by Mail employees will be employed in Menomonie. The State Joint Finance Committee enumerated seven dam projects of which Lake Mallalieu in St. Croix County was chosen to receive a $200,000 grant for dam repair. Rep. Sheila Harsdorf was helpful in obtaining this grant. Budget goals for 1998 will be set in July. Krizek suggested meeting at 9:00 a.m. for the joint session with Health and Human Services at the July meeting. County Clerk: Sue Nelson reported a fire call claim for the Town of Eau Galle. There was not an actual vehicle fire but clean up was done on spilled gas and anti freeze by the Fire Department. Eau Galle Clerk/Treasurer Wm. Peavey indicated the State pays for clean up for calls along state highways. Chair Brown suggested that clean up of spills could prevent a fire. He asked Corporation Counsel Timmerman to check further into the matter and report back. Nelson said the survey of the former SPA property in the Village of Hammond was done by County Surveyor Jim Rusch and this completes the terms of the sale. Corporation Counsel: Greg Timmerman is pursuing payment to the county of the escrow account for the incinerator. The President of ARR said Prudential Insurance is in charge of this account. Prudential advised Corporation Counsel they want the account. Timmerman is preparing a complaint to file for a court order to turn the money over to the County. Act. Center Update: Krizek noted bids are due and will be opened at 10*00 a.m. on June 17, 1997, Finance Committee will hold a special meeting at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 17th. They will review the bids and make a recommendation to the County Board. Amendment to Resolution 6 (97): Approving Lease Agreement for Land Conservation and UW-Extension. Timmerman explained there was a mutual misunderstanding on the land purchase for the new Ag. Center. Wayne Peters thought the purchase was a total of 4 acres at $25,000 per acre totaling $100,000, The Village of Baldwin said there is actually 4.35 acres making the price $108,750. Motion by Bradley, 2nd by O'Connell to approve the Amendment to Resolution 6 (97) and refer it to the County Board. Carried. Krizek credited Supr. Tom Irwin for checking into prevailing wage rates for the Ag. Center construction. The Dept. of Workforce Development at first denied the request for lower wage rates. Numbers were submitted for three similar projects and now this Dept. has approved the following wage rates (minimum per hour): $12 for carpenter; $14.25 for mason/brick layer; $12.01 for general labor. This should reduce the costs of building and thus lower the bids. Computer Reorganization: Krizek said there is a vacancy in New Richmond since the resignation of Mark Gleason. The Information Services Committee would like to refill this as a Technical Support Specialist rather than a User Support Specialist at the same pay rate. The job description allows for more duties such as repair of computer equipment. O'Connell stated reorganization of the department will be done later this year. Dog Damage Claims• Motion by Boche, 2nd by 0' Connell to approve the $250 claim for Don Nestrud, Town of St. Joseph for loss of an angus calf. Carried. Two claims from Errol Gooding were postponed until more information could be obtained on the value of Hungarian partridges. Joint Meeting with Planning Zoning and Parks: Present were David Hense, Linda Luckey, Ron Raymond and Tom Dorsey (member of both Finance and PZP), Parks Director Joe Grant and Supr. Standafer. Motion by Boche, 2nd by Dorsey to convene into closed session per WI Statute 19.85 (1)(e) to conduct public business where competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session. Roll call vote from both committees: all yes. Motion to reconvene into open session by O'Connell, 2nd by Raymond. Carried. Action from Closed Session: Motion by Dorsey, 2nd by Bradley to continue the ad hoc Park Sub -Committee for development of public property. Carried. Members are Tom O'Connell, John Bradley, Dave Hense and Ron Raymond. Motion by Dorsey, 2nd by Hense to transfer $1600 from contingency fund to parks fund for an appraisal of property and valuation of a conservation easement. Carried. Motion by Hense, 2nd by O'Connell to transfer $5000 from contingency fund to parks fund for Park Sub -Committee to continue to evaluate property to be used for a public purpose. Carried. on lay O'Connell to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 9:50 a.m. IN Thomas `O'Connell Secretary