HomeMy WebLinkAboutFinance 01-20-04 ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Chairman Buck Malick
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Ralph Swenson, Chair
COMMITTEE TITLE: Finance
DATE: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 8:30 A.M.
LOCATION: Room 1281, Government Center, Hudson
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: February 12, 2004 8:30 A.M.
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES:
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS: Joint Meeting with Emergency Management/Communications Committee
1. Review of Policy Position re: WCA Opposition to Senate Bill 272 and Assembly Bill 588
Pertaining to Prohibiting Municipal Ownership of Cable Television, Telecommunication Service
or Internet Service **
2. Closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. sec. 19.85 (1) (g) to confer with legal counsel concerning
strategy to be adopted with respect to litigation in which the county is or is likely to become
involved (condemnation of county land for new highway 64). **
3. Return to Open Session **
CORRESPONDENCE:
ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
COPIES TO: County Board Office News Media/Notice Board
County Clerk County Board
County Departments
* * ADDITIONS /CHANGES /CORRECTIONS
January 14, 2004
UNOFFICIAL
MINUTES OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY FINANCE COMMITTEE
Special Meeting January 20, 2004
Meeting called to order by Vice Chair Krueger at 8:30 a.m. Present: Clarence Malick, Esther
Wentz, Stan Krueger and Daryl Standafer. Absent and excused: Ralph Swenson. Staff present:
Administrative Coordinator Chuck Whiting and County Clerk Cindy Campbell. Others present:
Suprs. Dick King and Julie Speer.
Motion by Standafer, 2„d by Wentz to adopt the agenda. Carried unanimously. Date of next
meeting is February 12, 2004.
Joint meeting with Emergency Management /Communications Committee
Emergency Management/Communications Committee members present: Chuck Mehls, Art
Jacobson, John Mortensen, Lori Bernard, Denise Gunderson, Charlie Grant and Clarence Malick.
1. Review of Policy Position re: WCA Opposition to Senate Bill 272 and Assembly Bill
588 Pertaining to Prohibiting Municipal Ownership of Cable Television,
Telecommunication Service or Internet Service. Malick indicated Matthew Stohr of the
Wisconsin Counties Association provided information regarding Senate Bill 272 and Assembly
Bill 588 which prohibits local units of government from enacting an ordinance or adopting a
resolution authorizing the local unit of government to construct, own, or operate any facility for
providing cable television service, telecommunications service, or internet access service,
directly or indirectly to the public, unless certain requirements are satisfied. Standafer indicated
he discussed this matter with Senator Harsdorf. She indicated there is no threat in SB272
eliminating the potential to rent our facilities. Malick suggested a change in the third paragraph
of the resolution to read as follows: WHEREAS, Senate Bill 272, Assembly Bill 588 and various
amendments would might limit the ability of local.... Motion to adopt with the change in
paragraph three by Malick, 2 by Wentz. Carried.
2. Closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. sec. 19.85 (1) (g) to confer with legal counsel
concerning strategy to be adopted with respect to litigation in which the county is or is
likely to become involved (condemnation of county land for new highway 64). Motion to go
into closed session by Wentz, 2 by Standafer. Carried unanimously. Besides the Finance
Committee members, those present in closed session: Administrative Coordinator Chuck
Whiting, Corporation Counsel Greg Timmerman and County Clerk Cindy Campbell. Motion by
Malick, 2nd by Wentz to approve Resolution Rejecting Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Jurisdictional Offer for County Real Estate. Carried unanimously.
3. Reconvene to Open Session. Motion to return to open session by Wentz, 2nd by
Standafer. Carried unanimously.
Meeting adjourned at 9:04 a.m.
Esther Wentz, Secretary
Cindy Campbell, Recording Secretary
Approved 2112104
MINUTES OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY FINANCE COMMITTEE
Special Meeting January 20, 2004
Meeting called to order by Vice Chair Krueger at 8:30 a.m. Present: Clarence Malick, Esther
Wentz, Stan Krueger and Daryl Standafer. Absent and excused: Ralph Swenson. Staff present:
Administrative Coordinator Chuck Whiting and County Clerk Cindy Campbell. Others present:
Suprs. Dick King and Julie Speer.
Motion by Standafer, 2nd by Wentz to adopt the agenda. Carried unanimously. Date of next
meeting is February 12, 2004.
Joint meeting with Emergency Management /Communications Committee
Emergency Management /Communications Committee members present: Chuck Mehls, Art
Jacobson, John Mortensen, Lori Bernard, Denise Gunderson, Charlie Grant and Clarence Malick.
1. Review of Policy Position re: WCA Opposition to Senate Bill 272 and Assembly Bill
588 Pertaining to Prohibiting Municipal Ownership of Cable Television,
Telecommunication Service or Internet Service. Malick indicated Matthew Stohr of the
Wisconsin Counties Association provided information regarding Senate Bill 272 and Assembly
Bill 588 which prohibits local units of government from enacting an ordinance or adopting a
resolution authorizing the local unit of government to construct, own, or operate any facility for
providing cable television service, telecommunications service, or internet access service,
directly or indirectly to the public, unless certain requirements are satisfied. Standafer indicated
he discussed this matter with Senator Harsdorf. She indicated there is no threat in SB272
eliminating the potential to rent our facilities. Malick suggested a change in the third paragraph
of the resolution to read as follows: WHEREAS, Senate Bill 272, Assembly Bill 588 and various
amendments wed— might limit the ability of local.... Motion to adopt with the change in
paragraph three by Malick, 2nd by Wentz. Carried.
2. Closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. sec. 19.85 (1) (g) to confer with legal counsel
concerning strategy to be adopted with respect to litigation in which the county is or is
likely to become involved (condemnation of county land for new highway 64). Motion to go
into closed session by Wentz, 2nd by Standafer. Carried unanimously. Besides the Finance
Committee members, those present in closed session: Administrative Coordinator Chuck
Whiting, Corporation Counsel Greg Timmerman and County Clerk Cindy Campbell. Motion by
Malick, 2 by Wentz to approve Resolution Rejecting Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Jurisdictional Offer for County Real Estate. Carried unanimously.
3. Reconvene to Open Session. Motion to return to open session by Wentz, 2nd by
Standafer. Carried unanimously.
Meeting adjourned at 9:04 a.m.
Esther Wentz, Secretary
Cindy Campbell, Recording Secretary