HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdministration 01-12-05 ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Buck Malick, Chairman, St. Croix County Board Chair
FROM: Art Jacobson, Chair, Administration Committee
COMMITTEE TITLE: Administration Committee
DATE: Wednesday, January 12, 2004
TIME: 4:00 a.m.
LOCATION: Government Center, Room 1281
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING:
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES
NEW BUSINESS:
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1. Rules and By -Laws
2. Review of Department Consolidation/Modification Options for Department of Aging Per By -Laws
3. Prep Work for Spring Goal Setting Session
4. Review of Policies re: New Positions
5. Status of County Owned Land Inventory
6. Statewide Legislative Issues
a. TABOR — Taxpayers Bill of Rights
7. Consideration of WCA Advisory Referenda Questions and Resolution
8. Review of Open Meeting Law —Video**
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT
(Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
SUBMITTED BY: Art Jacobson
DATE: January 5, 2005
COPIES TO: County Board Office
County Clerk
News Media/Notice Board
Committee Members
Chairman Malick
Greg Timmerman and Lorin Sather
*ADDITIONS /CHANGES /CORRECTIONS
9:38 AM 1/5/2005
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ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
January 12, 2005
The meeting was called to order by Chair Jacobson at 9:04 a.m.
Members present: Tom Caflisch, Art Jacobson, Don Jordan and Jan Zoerb. Cindy
Leonard, excused.
Others present: Supr. Speer, Administrative Coordinator Chuck Whiting, Corporation
Counsel Greg Timmerman at 9:45 am and County Board Chair Clarence Malick at 10:10
am.
Adoption of Agenda: Motion by Zoerb, 2nd by Jordan to adopt the agenda as published.
Carried.
Adoption of Minutes: Motion by Caflisch, 2nd by Jordan to adopt the November l Oth,
2004 minutes. Carried.
Next Meeting Date: Wednesday, February 9 2005 9:00 am.
Rules and By -Laws: Zoerb asked the committee what the history of appointing or
electing an official to the positions of Surveyor or Medical Examiner is and if there is a
policy established on how these positions are chosen. The Medical Examiner position
went from a contracted position to a county employee position. There was no process of
creating a new position for the Medical Examiner. Whiting will check on how all this
transpired. It will be on the February agenda for further action.
Per Diem & Mileage Request: Supr. Speer was present to explain to the committee the
reasons why she should receive payment for meetings she attended as recommended by
the Public Protection committee. After much discussion, a motion by Caflisch, 2 by
Zoerb to pay Supr. Speer for three meetings /functions she attended on behalf of the
Public Protection committee. Carried. Section C #2 on Page 20 of the Supervisor's
Rules and By -Laws is somewhat vague and should be clarified. Whiting will present
these clarifications to the committee at its February meeting for approval.
Surveyor Position: Supr. Zoerb brought to the Committee's attention a recommended
change to the Rules and By -Laws pertaining to the Surveyor position. The Planning and
Zoning Committee felt the Transportation Committee should be the responsible overseer
of the position. Motion by Jordan, 2nd by Caflisch to amend the Rules and By -Laws as
follows: Delete County Surveyor from the last sentence of the Planning and Zoning
Committee Description on Page 25. Add a sentence at the end of the Transportation
Committee Description, also on Page 25, to read: Responsible ]or supervision and
development, administration and implementation of County Surveyor budget. Motion
carried. Corporation Counsel, Timmerman will prepare a resolution to be presented to
the County Board at its January 18 meeting for approval.
Consolidation /Modification Options for Department on Aging: Committee discussed
the possibility of placing Department on Aging with Health and Human Services.
Whiting could not see where it would be cost effective to do this. The Committee
decided to leave the two Departments separate.
Goal Setting Session Prep Work: Supr. Jordan felt it would be difficult for the speaker
to address 31 individuals on a moving bus as they are touring the County. Start at a focus
point, then do the tour. The speaker would speak from 8 until 9 then start the tour at
9:00/9:30. Some suggestions for the tour are: Land visits, Nursing Home and County
Farm.
Policies Regarding New Positions: It was decided to leave the policies as they are. A
new position was approved for a Budget/Purchasing Coordinator to start in November
2004. The set of functions of the position was added after the original position was
created and approved prior to the individual being hired.
Land Inventory Status: Parcels are being identified and a plan is being readied for the
County Board in March.
WCA Advisory Referenda Consideration: The committee agrees that the circuit court
system and human services should not be funded by property taxes. The State of
Wisconsin should pay for these state mandated services. Motion by Caflisch, 2nd by
Zoerb to support and present to the January County Board Session a resolution
supporting an advisory referenda with these two questions on the April statewide ballot.
Should the State of Wisconsin, not the county taxpayer, pay for the cost of the state
mandated court system/human services? Motion carried.
Open Meeting Law Video: The committee watched a 20- minute video on the dos and
don'ts of the open meeting laws. It was an informational video and should be shared
with all of County Board and County Committees.
Meeting adjourned at 11:40 a.m.
Recording Secretary, Marilyn Antiel