HomeMy WebLinkAboutCounty Board 7-14-1970ST. CROIX COUNTY BOaRD OF SUPERVISORS JULY SESSION
TUESDAY - JULY 14th, 1970
9:30 A. M.
SUGGESTED AGENDA
County Board called to order by Chairman Norman E. Anderson.
Roll Call by Clerk.
Discussion of Rules and Regulations for County Board 1970-1971. Adoption.
Correspondence read by Clerk at this time:
1. Governor Knowles on Aegional Planning.
2. Letter from Alvin T. Nygaard, Detention Super., Div. of Correction.
3. Division of Highway Safety, State of Wisconsin.
4. West Central Wisc. Community Action agency, Inc.
5. Conference on Ageing, at Madison - Announce the appointment of
Mrs. Sylvia Schram.
6. Highway Safety Co-ordinator.
REPORTS:
a. Governor's Conference on Drugs & alcoholism.
B. Cost sharing on Glen Hills Watershed by Ralph Larson, ASCS-Detail
letter to be read.
C. Report of meeting with Pierce County on Area Planning-Superv. Rock.
D. Progress report on Troy Park.
NOON RECESS
Call to order by Chairman.
Roll Call by Clerk.
1:30 P.M. Omar Stavlo, Game Warden introduced- Talk on vdater Patrol.
R uSO1,UT IONS :
1. Door County on Federal hid.
2. Iron County -State Sales Tax.
3. Social Services Salary "Adjustment.
4. To increase the possibility of more County Board Comm. meetings and
more earnings of Committee.
5. Changing County Board Monthly Session date.
6. Discussion on giving the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of
the Session.
NEW BUSINESS:
Adjournment for Gen'l. Claims Committee Work.
Mileage & Per Diem, July Session - Report on Vouchered Comm. work
for April, May & June.
UNFINISH.LD BUSL1SS: -
Deed of County Owned Lands.
Report of Gen'l. Claims Committee.
ADJOUR!2viENT :
Approximately at 3:00 P.!,,l. Tour of Troy Beach by Bus.
( above Agenda not necessarily in order of presentation by the Chairman )
J. Gifford Nelson
St. Croix County Clerk
ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
JULY SESSION
TUESDAY JULY - 14th - 1970
9:30 A.M.
July Session of the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors called to order by
Chairman, Norman E. Anderson.
Roll Call --Supervs. Henry Lowe & Leslie Waldroff absent. 28 Present.
County Board Rules and Regulations for 1970 - 1971
Discussion of the Rules and Regulations for the County Board to operate with
for 1970-1971 followed at this time after it was read in its entirety by the
County Clerk. Following action taken to correct by: deletion, charge of wording
or amend as follows: Rule #7 to include "County Board Chairman with the assist-
ance of the Vice -Chairman". Add: "Appointments must be made not later than
June 1st, per Statutes". Under Special Committee the word "Highway" changed to
"General". Rule ##16 - re -word "unless by a two-thirds show of hands" vote of
the Board. Rule ##17 After discussion by Supervs. xrnquist, Dahm, Hop, Sandeen,
Best and Pierson on Rule 17 with an opinion of the District Attorney on the
question "Is a pass, when voting counted as a vote, either yes or no?" Rule
#17 was re -written to read "Every member present when a question is put to the
Board shall vote, a Yes or No, unless the Chairman shall, for special reason
given by a Supervisor, Excuse him". Superv. Pierson, referring to Rule ##26
suggested that in the future on any and all Resolutions shall have 2 sets of
lines at the end of the Resolution for signature of the Committee, one for
approval and one for minority signing. Motion by Superv. Arnquist, 2nd by
Superv. Pierson that Rule #26 be amended to include the above suggestion on all
Resolutions, to show the Committee true vote. Carried. Rule #29:- Add,
"and only upon notice given by the Chairman calling the meeting". Regarding
Rule ##19, Notion by Superv. Vehrs, 2nd by Superv. Trim. Thompson that the second
paragraph be eliminated. Carried. Further changes in Rule #29. Motion by
Superv. Rock, 2nd by Superv. Dahm that minutes of all Committee meetings be
sent to all County Board Supervisors by the County Clerk. Carried.
Motion by Superv. Rock, 2nd by Superv. Kellaher that the Rules and Regulations
of the County Board of Supervisors as read and discussed, and as amended be
accepted as the Rules for 1970-1971 'Sessions of the St. Croix County Board.
Carried.
Rules of Standing and Elective Committees
Tabled until Sept. 15th Session
Rules of Standing and .elective Committees discussed at this time. Rule #10-
Library Board Committee. - Superv. Torgerson, present County Board member of the
Library Board and Chairman, informed the members that the County Resource
Development Agent was not a member of the Library Board and that the County Board
member was not automatically the Chairman by Statute. These corrections were
noted, reducing the Committee to toal of 7 members instead of S. Rule #5 -
General Srvice Committee. Insert suggestion #1 - 11-i"11 Resolutions not origin-
ating from designated Committees or pertaining to a certain Committee should
be referred to this Committee's. This is in addilou to their regular duties
already established. Superv. Dahm referred to the duties of the Finance, Budget,
and Personnel Committee and commented on their duties. Discussion by Chairman
Anderson on Civil Service. Discussion. by Supervs. C. Thompson, Dahm and Torg-
erson on screening personnel by each Committee for application for extra jobe
but not to select personnel for each department. Superv. Rock spoke on the
results of the recent Job -,-Survey which suggested wages. Also that we should
establish new wage scale and classification of Jobs from this study survey.
He also recommended that a study of this survey be made. Discussion by Supervs.
Arnquist, Hop and Pierson.
Motion by Superv. Arnquist, 2nd by Superv. Meinke that the Rules of Standing
and Elective Committees be tabled until the September 15th Session for further
study. Carried.
Chairman Anderson announced that the next order of business was the reading
of the correspondence by the Clerk.
1. Letter from the office of the Governor of Wisconsin on Regional Planning.
Motion by Superv. Meinke, 2nd by Superv. Vehrs that this letter be placed
on file. Carried
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2. Correspondence from Alvin T. Nygaard, Detention Supervisor, Div. of Correct-
ion, on proposed meeting with the Building Committee. Motion by Superv.
Rivard, 2nd by Superv. Wm. Thompson that this letter be placed on file. Carried.
3. Letter to Capt. LuVerne Burke from Div. of Highway Safety Co-ordinator
read. Motion by Superv. Luckwaldt, 2nd by Superv. Ryan that letter be placed
on file. Carried.
4. Letter from West Central Wisconsin Community Action Agency, Inc. informing
the Board of attached Resolution asking for free office space in the Agri-
cultural Center at Baldwin. Resolution read, which was signed by the Agri-
culture Committee. Motion by Superv. Rock, 2nd by Superv. Pierson that
Resolution be accepted. Carried.
5. Letter from Eau Claire City -County Assoc. on Aging, Inc. read and discussed.
Chairman Anderson announced the appointment and acceptance of Mrs. Sylvia
J. Schram, P.H.N., with the Public Health Nursing Service, as a delegate
to Madison. Motion by Superv. Hop, 2nd by Superv. Ryan that letter be placed
on file and that the Clerk so notify the Assoc. and Mrs Schram. Carried.
6. Letter to Cap't. LuVerne Burke on Highway Safety Demonstartion project
read and discussed. Motion by Superv. Rock, 2nd by Superv. Dahm that this
request be referred to the Committee on Highway Safety with permission to
participate if deemed practical. Carried.
REPORTS GIVEN AT THIS TIME:
A. Letter read on results of the Governor's Conference on "Drugs and Alcoholism"
held on June 9-10. Chairman Anderson called on Mr Frank Oas, Chairman of
St. Croix County Organization, and Mr Larry Groth, Committee member to
further inform the Board members. Mr Oas assisted by Mr Groth gave details
of program in St. Croix County and urged the support of the County Board
members. Discussion by Supervs. C. Thompson, Arnquist, Sandeen and Anderson.
At the direction of the Chairman the Board was adjourned.
NOON RECESS
Board reconvened at 1:45 P.M. with call to order by Chairman Anderson.
Roll Call. Superv. Lowe absent. 29 Present.
B. Chairman Anderson asked to have a letter read from the A.S.C.S relative to
the Glen Hills Recreational Area and a letter from F.H.A. regarding the
funding of the proposed Glen Hills Golf Course project. This letter stated
that the County does not have any financial responsibility to the Glen Hills
(non-profit Corp.) Golf Club, Inc.. Mir Ralph Larson, County Exectutive
Director of the A.S.C.S. Office spoke to the Board at this time, further ex-
plaining the History of the Glen Hills 695 Acre Project from its beginning.
Cost sharing by the County will be necessary to match Federal Funds. He
urged the County to complete this recreation -Area thru the County Board.
Explained need for roads, parking area, look -out area, etc.. Money must be
appropriated before matching Federal Funds can be obtained on about a
50/50 basis. Chairman of the Agriculture Committee, Superv. Wm. Thompson,
recommended the amount of $70,000.00 be pledged from the County. Superv.
Dahm made a motion, 2nd by Superv. Arnquist that the sum of $70,000.00 be
inserted in the Resolution. Carried.
$70,00.00 Appropiation to Glen -Hills Rec. Project
1. Resolution #1 read providing for #70,00.00 to be placed in the Glen -Hills
Recreation Fund as matching funds. Motion by Superv. Dahm, 2nd by Superv.
Ryan that by a 2/3 show of hands this Resolution can be placed on the agenda
for action. Carried. Motion by Superv. Best, 2nd by Superv. Afdahl that
this Resolution #1 be adopted and that the amount of $70,000.00 be trans=
ferred from the General Fund as needed. Roll Call Vote asked for. 29 members
present. All voted Yes. Resolution carried.
2. Resolution read reg8rdi# salary adfustment :for Kiss Judith Lyrnz. Cameron,,
Social Worker in the Department of Social Services. The Wisconsin Statutes
new require the County Board approval of all Social Services Salary adjust
ments. Resolution #2 signed by Social Services Committee and Finance, Budget
and Personnel Committee. Motion by Superv. Vehrs, 2nd by Superv. Kellaher
that Resolution be adopted. Carried.
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Mr. Omar Stavlo, Game Warden for St. Croix County Area, introduced to the
Board members at this time. He talked and informed the members on the prob-
lems of Water Patrol on the St. Croix River. Need for Municipal Water
Patrol County -Wide with a Water Safety Patrol. Suggested regulations on
Water Skiers, better enforcement of laws, and sw ervision of use of Islands
on the St. Croix. He proposed a Water Safety Patrol for the 50 miles of
river from Pierce County to Polk County. asked for a Budget of $2,000.00
to hire an assistant relief warden, and to establish a County Wide Warden
system. Question by Superv. Rivard on the Municipal Water State Patrol.
Informed there is a 75% State Cost Sharing. Introduced to the Board members
at this time by Chairman Anderson were Sheriff Westfall and Dick Gorth, Chief
of Water Patrol from Washington County of Minnesota. ivietroplitan Chief
Miller of the Coast Guard also present. Mr Groth stated that there is 27%
more River traffic this year and that his department would welcome any help
on enforcement on the St. Croix River. Mr Omar Stavlo informed the Board that
he will have available a new 22Ft. Boat with in -board and out -board power.
Superv. Arnquist posed the question of County -Wide Ordinance governing our
waters and received the answer that along with enforcement there would have
to be a complete set of Ordinances drawn up. Motion by Superv. Rock, 2nd by
Superv. Arnquist that the law enforcement Committee do some further study on
this water enforcement problem, working with the Game Warden and others, re-
porting at the next regular session. Carried. Warden Stavlo thanked for
his presntation.
Resolution from Door and Iron Counties referred by Chairman to General Services
Committee to report back at the September 15th County Board Session.
Change of County Board Dates
Resolution #3 read moving the August 11th Session up to July 30th and to be
held at the Glenwood County Fair Grounds; Resolution signed by the Finance,
Budget and Personnel Committee, Motion by Superv; Rock, 2nd by Superv. Wm.
Thompson that Resolution be adoptedx Carriedi The Boards attention was also
called to the fact that the September Session was scheduled for the gth, this
is also September Primary Election Day. Motion by Superv. C. Thompson, 2nd
by Superv. Waldroff that the September Session be changed to September 15th.
Carried.
Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag
Resolution #4 which resolved that the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors
henceforth open their meetings with the Pledge of Allegiance to the American
Flag. Motion by Superv.Arnquist, 2nd by Superv. Vehrs that this Resolution
be adopted. Carried.
Quit Claim Deed to E. E. Anderson
Quit Claim Deed read from St. Croix County to Mr. E. E. Anderson for the sum
of #751.00 for property in the Town of Baldwin, formerly Olga Hagen property.
Purchase price has been paid to the Treasurer and $2.00 paid for recording.
Motion by Superv. Meinke, 2nd by Superv. Goodwin that the Board approve the
sale of this property. Carried.
Mileage and Per Diem for this July 14th Session read in detail, totalling
$618.10 and signed by the Committee. Motion by Superv. Rivard, 2nd by Superv.
Hop that bills be allowed and the Clerk instructed to issue checks in the
various amounts. Carried.
Committee Vouchers for claims of April, May and June read in detail. Sign-
ec by the Committee in the amount of $5,812.33. Motion by Superv. Waldroff,
2nd by Superv. Luckwaldt that Vouchers be allowed and the Clerk instructed
to issue checks in the various amounts. Carried.
There being no further business on motion by Superv. Vehrs, 2nd by Superv.
Wm. Thompson Board stands adjourned at 3:25 P.M. to go on a Bus inspection
trip thru Troy Bea.eh.
J. Gifford Nelson
St. Croix County Clerk