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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCounty Board 01-18-05 NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Tuesday, January 18, 2005 — 9:00 a.m. CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Clarence Malick INVOCATION: Pastor Alan Buresh, First Lutheran Church, New Richmond, Wisconsin PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL REVIEW OF AGENDA CONSENT AGENDA (Unless a supervisor requests separation of an item, all will be adopted in one motion.) 1. Minutes of Previous Session December 14, 2004 2. October 11, 2004 Huber Building Committee Minutes 3. Date of Next Meeting —March 15, 2005 9:00 a.m. 4. Mileage and Per Diem PRESENTATION: APPOINTMENTS: St. Croix County Veterans' Service Commission — Don Lind, Lyle Kellaher, John Helgeson ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR REPORT NEW BUSINESS 1. Rezonings a. *Kling, Town of Cylon - Ag to Ag/Residential b. *Fleischauer, Town of Baldwin — Ag to Ag/Residential C. *Boddy /Clausen, Town of Troy — A -II to Ag/Residential and Ag to Ag/Residential d. *Denial of Solum, Town of Cylon — Ag to Ag -II 2. Resolution Designating PSAP Eligible for E911 Grant 3. Advisory Referendum regarding State Mandated Court System 4. Advisory Referendum regarding State Mandated Human Services 5. *Resolution for a Fourth Judgeship for St. Croix County 6. *Department on Aging Late Expense Reimbursement (Motion to Suspend Rules and Approve) 7. *Bylaw Amendment — County Surveyor 8. *Resolution Opposing the State Department of Workforce Development/Bureau of Child Support Budget Proposal to Reduce County Share of Federal Child Support Enforcement Performance Dollars 9. Methamphetamine Video ANNUAL COMMITTEE AND DEPARTMENT REPORTS: County Clerk, County Treasurer, Department on Aging, Building Services Department COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT OF CORRESPONDENCE AND REZONING REQUESTS ANNOUNCEMENTS: Chairs of Committees to Assure Performance Review of Department Heads ADJOURNMENT (Items may be taken in different order) * Changes or Additions after the Preliminary Agenda * * Late Changes and Additions January 13, 2005 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE ST.CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Regular Meeting January 18, 2005 Invocation given by Pastor Alan Buresh of First Lutheran Church in New Richmond, Wisconsin. Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Meeting called to order by Chair Malick at 9:00 a.m. Roll call: 30 present; absent and excused: Supr. Krueger. Chair Malick indicated the Methamphetamine video will be shown before item five on the agenda. Chair Malick explained the Huber Building Committee minutes have been added to the Consent Agenda since the committee no longer meets and the minutes need approval. Consent Agenda: Motion by Supr. Jacobson, 2nd by Supr. Wentz to adopt the consent agenda including approval of the December 14, 2004 minutes, approval of the October 11, 2004 Huber Building Committee minutes and setting the next County Board meeting for March 15, 2005. Carried unanimously. Presentation: None Appointments: Appoint Don Lind, Lyle Kellaher and John Helgeson to the St. Croix County Veterans' Service Commission. Administrative Coordinator Report. Administrative Coordinator Chuck Whiting reported April 25, 2005 is the date set for the next County Board Goal Setting Session. Terry Luderman, an economist is scheduled to speak and a tour of county facilities will be part of the agenda. Whiting indicated he is working with UW -River Falls regarding hiring an intern to work on the county -owned property inventory. Nazca Solutions software is still proceeding and the Planning and Zoning Committee has met with respect to the necessary steps to take. Two other counties are also entering into an agreement with Nazca. The Finance Committee met with WMMIC last Thursday and historical information of the company was reviewed at the meeting. The Finance Committee is re- reviewing the WisDot taking of property near the County Farm property. Whiting expressed thanks to Judy Ziegler of Health and Human Services, Sandy Gehrmann of the Department on Aging and Ron Volkert of the Sheriff's Department who have or will soon be retiring. 1. Rezonings a. Ordinance #674(2005) Rezoning from Ag to Ag /Residential for Peter and Bridget Kling, Town of Cylon. Motion to approve by Supr. Zoerb, 2nd by Supr. Burn. Carried unanimously. b. Ordinance #675(2005) Rezoning from Ag to Ag /Residential for Grant Fleischauer, Town of Baldwin. Motion to approve by Supr. Zoerb, 2nd by Supr. Hurtgen. Carried unanimously. C. Ordinance #676(2005) and #677(2005) Rezoning from Ag to Ag /Residential for Nancy Clausen, and A- II to Ag /Residential for Kim and Robert Boddy, both in the Town of Troy. Motion to approve Clausen and Boddy ordinances by Supr. Zoerb, 2nd by Burn. Carried unanimously. d. Denial of Solum, Town of Cylon, Ag to Ag -II. Supr. Zoerb reported the Planning and Zoning Committee unanimously recommends denial of rezoning of this property. Chair Malick indicated a report of the Planning and Zoning Committee has been distributed and should be placed on file. Motion by Supr. Jacobson, 2nd by Supr. Raymond to accept the report to deny the request and to strike "and Parks" in title of the report. Supr. Struemke asked the status of the Town of Cylon's Town Plan. Supr. Bum indicated they have been working on it for one and one -half years. Supr. Zoerb requested assistance from Dave Fodroczi regarding the denial procedures. Fodroczi stated Wisconsin statutes procedures were followed and briefly reviewed the procedure regarding the committee's action for denying this request. Motion to accept the denial report carried. 2. Resolution #1(2005) Designating PSAP Eligible for E911 Grant Funding. This resolution designates the County's Emergency Communications Center as the eligible "public safety answering point" to receive grant funds for 911 system upgrades. Motion to approve by Supr. Mehls, 2nd by Supr. Jacobson. Supr. Luckey asked what "personnel communications service" meant in the fifth whereas. This was noted as a typographical error and the word will be changed to "personal ". Discussion. Carried unanimously. January 13, 2005 3. Advisory Referendum regarding State Mandated Court System. Items three and four were acted on as one item. 4. Advisory Referendum regarding State Mandated Human Services. Resolution #2(2005) to Place Referenda Questions on the April Ballot. Chair Malick explained there is one resolution for two questions. Motion to approve by Supr. Jacobson, 2nd Supr. Caflisch. Chair Malick indicated this matter has been discussed in four committees — Public Protection, Administration, Finance and Health and Human Services. Supr. Standafer indicated the Finance Committee amended one word in each question. Motion by Supr. Standafer, 2nd by Supr. Swenson to amend "taxpayer" in each question to "taxpayers ". Carried unanimously. Supr. Bernard asked what will happen if two referenda questions are passed. Supr. Swenson indicated these are advisory questions which lead to legislation. Supr. Bernard asked if this was to prevent TABOR from passing. Malick said he understands TABOR can exist and state funding of court system and human services can both exist. Supr. Struemke indicated he does not support this. Supr. Standafer indicated this does have merit and gives an opportunity for citizens to give advisory recommendations. Carried. 5. Resolution #3(2005) for a Fourth Judgeship for St. Croix County. Motion to approve by Supr. Wentz, 2nd by Supr. Standafer. Chair Malick indicated this follows from the December report of the Judges. The caseload numbers presented call for another judgeship. Supr. Swenson indicated he is in favor of the overall resolution in terms of getting a fourth judgeship. He voted against it in the Finance Committee meeting because it's contingent on additional state support for the judgeship. Supr. Swenson feared the amendment the Finance Committee made to the resolution regarding "if the state declines to supply sufficient funding" would compromise the application. Supr. Standafer indicated he supports the resolution and feels it's consistent with advisory referendum if not done he is still in favor of a fourth judge. Carried unanimously. Judge Lundell and Judge Needham were present and expressed their appreciation to the County Board's for its support. 6. Department on Aging Late Expense Reimbursement (Motion to Suspend Rules and Approve). The Finance Department received a request for mileage reimbursement which was incurred more than ninety days from the date submitted. The requester had medical complications which delayed his request. Motion by Supr. Swenson, 2nd by Supr. Standafer to suspend the rules and authorize payment in the amount of $25.50 to Bennie Muffet for mileage reimbursement. The Finance Committee unanimously recommends to suspend rules and authorize payment. Motion to suspend the rules requires a two - thirds vote. Vote by show of hands. Carried unanimously. 7. Resolution Amending Rules and By -Laws of the Board of Supervisors of St. Croix County, Wisconsin (agenda item Bylaw Amendment — County Surveyor). Motion to approve by Supr. Zoerb, 2nd by Supr. Caflisch. This resolution amends the County Board By -Laws to include the responsibilities of the County Surveyor for budgets and related work under the Transportation Committee, and to remove the reference to the County Surveyor as being responsible to the Planning and Zoning Committee. Motion by Supr. King, 2nd by Supr. Grant to table this resolution so the Transportation Committee may review it at its next meeting. After review by the Transportation Committee, it will be reviewed again by the Administration Committee. Chair Malick indicated a motion to table requires a majority vote and added there is no February County Board meet, so this would come back to the County Board after committee review at the March meeting. Supr. Zoerb indicated the Planning and Zoning Committee reviewed this resolution at its last meeting and passed a motion in regard to definition on their proposal. Their language is not identical to what is on the resolution but meets the intention of the Planning and Zoning Committee. She would not feel comfortable with changes without review by the Planning and Zoning Committee. Motion to table vote by show of hands -- 17 votes to table. Carried. 8. Resolution #4(2005) Opposing the State Department of Workforce Development /Bureau of Child Support Budget Proposal to Reduce County Share of Federal Child Support Enforcement Performance Dollars. Motion to approve by Supr. Speer, 2nd by Supr. Mehls. Katy Kapaun was present. This resolution opposes the Department of Workforce Development /BCS budget proposal to reduce the county share of federal performance dollars as those dollars are needed by the county child support agencies to continue their efforts to collect child support on behalf of children. No discussion. Carried unanimously. 9. Methamphetamine Video. Sheriff Hillstead provided video produced by a small production company from the Red Wing, Minnesota area. Hillstead indicated they plan to purchase copies of the video using CounterAct funds. Hillstead indicated each tape is $99. After viewing the video there was a discussion regarding funds to purchase a video. Hillstead indicated donations could go through the CounterAct program. Ingredients were displayed which are used in making methamphetamine. Discussion regarding the video, the viewer age this video is best suited, funds to urChase th video and distribution of the videos. Januar 13, 20 5 Annual Committee and Department Reports: County Clerk: County Clerk Cindy Campbell distributed the County Clerk's 2004 annual report providing information and a five year comparison relating to applications processed and licenses issued through the County Clerk's office. Campbell provided 2004 election information including voter turnout for the 2004 elections. Campbell highlighted changes in the election system due to the implementation of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 including certified chief inspector training and the implementation of statewide voter registration which will begin in January 2006. Campbell thanked the Finance Committee for their support and her staff for their assistance and dedication. County Treasurer: County Treasurer Cheryl Slind indicated there was a major software change in 2004 which converted the Tax/ Assessment Software to a Windows version. Slind participated as a member of Land Information Committee which put land records online. She indicated the number of calls have decreased in the Treasurer's office by having this information available online. Slind reported in January 2004 the County Treasurer's office implemented an online tax payment system providing the opportunity for taxpayers to pay real estate taxes online or by ACH debit to the taxpayer's checking account. Slind provided tax roll comparisons and delinquent Croixland Property tax amounts due the County. Slind thanked the Computer Services Department, the Finance Committee and her staff. Department on Aging No report. Building Services: Facilities Manager Ralph Robole submitted a written report providing a 2004 project overview including building management system update, chilleriboiler update, and fire alarm system update. Chair Swenson indicated the Finance Committee gets regular reports from Robole and finds him to work hard and effectively. County Clerk's Report of Correspondence and Rezoning Requests: County Clerk Campbell indicated there were no new rezoning requests. Campbell read a thank you from the family of the late Ray Henke. Announcements: Chair Malick announced that committee chairs are responsible for personnel reviews of Department Heads. Chair Malick announced Rich Loney's mother passed away and read funeral arrangements to the Supervisors. Chair Malick distributed Article VI of the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Rules and Bylaws regarding ethics as a reminder to the Supervisors. Supr. Struemke requested the Public Protection Committee review the Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy position and asked they put it on the March Public Protection Committee agenda. Chair Malick requested Supr. Struemke prepare a resolution describing what it is he is seeking. Supr. Speer indicated the Public Protection Committee has reviewed the position and it is currently being advertised. She finds this request to be too late. Adjournment. Chair Malick adjourned the meeting at 11:37 a.m. Copies of resolutions and ordinances may be obtained at the St. Croix County Clerk's office. January 13, 2005