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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCounty Board 1-15-1976AGENDA ST. CROIX COUATY BCARD U SUI-,ERV-.rS(jRS SESSTC;,v JANUIRY 15, 1976 9:00 A.M. -- COURTHOUSE CALL TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN fADI]IL9014. POLL CALL -- By Clerk IIA70CATION­ Reverend Rpy Williams, First Baptist Church, t'ludson Pledge of Allegiance to the Fla-. Consideration of minutes of previous Session 1. Parking Stickers. 2. Introduction of any distinquished guests. 3. Reading of Rule 111911 by Chairman. 4. Appointments Old) BUSINESS: Consideration of Resolutions on 2nd reading County Board approval on New Mar),s for Township of Stanton, St. JosepK, Ha:,-oicnd,, Kinnickinnic and Richmond. NEW BUSINESS hEPORTS OF COM1,71ITTSE CHAIRMEN (Including Personal appearances (Rule 21) limfted to 15 minutes) a -ad first ,reading of New and Emerge.:icy Resolutions by Co.%---,ittee Chairmen. -11'. Highway Committee Superv. Afdahl Finance, Budget P,, Building Committee -- Superv. Dahm Agriculturecr Univ-ersity Ext. Education Committee -- Superv. Thompson Social Services Committee -- Superv. Bogut Soil & Water District Supervisors -- Superv. Thompson 6. Personnel Committee -- Superv. Meinke Comprehensive Planning, Zoning & Parks Committee -- Superv. Rcck West Cgntral Regional Planning -- Superv. hock ­9­0 West -Cap -- Superv. Boche �6. Law Enforcement Corviittee -- Superv. Rivard 11. President of the Board of Trustees of St. Croix Health Cpnter Delbert Af.dP__h1 Unf-ed Board (51.42) -- Superv. Pierson _713. Health C&mmittee -- Superv. Olson 14. West C ntral Health Pl&-iaing -- Superv. Olson Civil ne:ense -- Superv. Olson 16. Job Service -- Superv. Holmes -17. Library Board -- Superv. Olson 18. Council on Aging -- Superv. Petersen -1% Children's Coordinating Committee -- Robert Spnden 21. County Board Association -- Superv. Ward A2. Advotech -- Superv.Knapp Any other Committee reports. Per Diem & Mileage for January Session. Quarterly report for per them & mileage. Hospital Board Trustee Action on Emergency Resolutions. CORRETISPONDENCE: ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Board will consider all otl---er matters of general coacern t.'-jat may come before t'--,e Board. Any matters not on the original Agenda, comi-_n,:, bef ore the Board, will be posted on the Bulletin Board in the Courthouse. ADJOURN-KENT Norman E. Anderson Chaiinnn St. Croix County Board Of Super visors Thursday, January 15, 1976 rN ^=rd ca I I ad to nrdAr by ('.hn S rmnn Nnrm— G fl. rl .. ..a- n . nn n ne ^-!I Call by the Clerk. 31 present. None absent. in✓ocation by Rev. Ray Williams, First Baptist Church, Hudson, Wisconsin. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by all present. There being no corrections submitted to the Clerk from the previous Session, motion was made by Superv. Lowe, 2nd by Superv. Ryan to accept the minutes as written and mailed to each Supervisor for corrections if any before submitting minutes to the printer. Motion carried. ANNOUNCEMENTS Chairman Anderson acknowledged and thanked the City of Hudson for the Courtesy Parking Stickers. Chairman Anderson acknowledged and welcomed the guests in attendance and proceeded to read Rule 19 as follows: "Whenever any member wishes to speak or deliver any matter to the Board he shall rise and address himself to the Chair, confine his remarks to the quest"jon under debate and avoid personalities. The m�rnber who shall rise to address the chair shall speak first. When two members rise to speak at the same time the Chair shall name the member who is to speak first." APPO1NTM-,`NTS The Clerk read three letters in which the following appointments were made su'- jec1- to ratification by the County Board. 1. Public Iniand Lake Protection and Rehabilitation Committee for Ceder Lake District: Pau! Sporteil!, Rte. 2 New Richmond, Wisconsin Robert Kuntz, Rte. 2 New Richmond, Wisconsin Howard Thompson, Rte. 2 New Richmond, Wisconsin Lesile YFlaldroff, Rte. 2 Hudson, County Board representative member of the St. Croix Soil & Water Conservation District. The fifth member of this Committee, appointed by the Town of Star Pralrle Board Is, Pa°;Ter Anderson. Motion was made by Superv. Dahm, 2nd by Superv. Ryan to accept the appointments. Motion carried.. 2. Traffic Safety Commisslon: Due to the resignation of Ralph Brown as Highway Safety Coordiantor and JamEt Roe received that appointment, the office of Secretary was open. Dolores Ford was appointed to hold the position of Secretary. Motion was made by Superv. Luckwaidt, 2nd by Superv. Hop to accept the appointment. Motion carried. 3. Council on Aging: Ben C. McDiarmid, Rte. 2, Hudson, Wisconsin Mark Kinney, Hammond, Wisconsin. Motion by Superv. Knapp, 2nd by Superv. Holmes to accept the appointments. Motion carried. Chairman Anderson also announced that Mr. Barber had Informed him that the Civil Defense annual conference will be held on March Ilth & 12th at Madison also known as the Governor's Conference. RESOLUTIONS -- 2nd READING R solutions # !{;6� thru 5(76):Pertain to St. Croix County Board of Supervisors aop rov i n.g -I he Zoning d l str i ct map of the Town of Stanton # 1 (76) , Town of St. Jossph #2(76), Town of F-lmmond #f3(76), Town of Kinnickinnic #'i(76) and Town of Richmond #5(76). Notit;n by Superv. Rock, 2nd by Superv. Lowe to adopt all five Rasoiutions. Motion carried. Superv. Pierson quv-stioned whether the St. Croix C n`i-ral Nows at Hammond had qual'fied as a newsDnper. District Attorney Rivard read the qualifications stated in Wisconsin Statutes and they file a certificate, meeting -the qualifications then thhey qual fy. Certification filed with the County Clerk on January 8, 1976 from &�-bara Gardner, Publisher of the Central St. Croix News, Hammond, WIsco;;sin was read to the Board. This fiiling_takes no County Board action. HcwevGr, a discussion was fi ld on the various "Point Slug Type". Superv. SoIum made a motion to go on a Point Siug Type which woula be larger. 2nd by Superv. Blakeborouoh. The discussion continued regarding the Point Slug Type and a motion was made by Superv. Plorson,2nd by Superv. R,/ n to table the previous motion until further information is avallable. Motion carried. Chairman Anderson referred the matIer io the Finance and Budget Committee for fur'iY;er study with Superv, 7=hm's suggestion that the no:vspaper publ fishers be invll,�d to their Go rr, ' t �.�^ r„o�:t! rg t:� d i sc-vzs the variance In the "Po i n i- Slug Type". - 2 - OLD BUSINESS In response to a request by the County Board at their November Session for an opinion from District Attorney Rivard regarding the Open Meeting Law, the Clerk read District Attorney Rivard's letter of opinion In which said letter stated that a conversation had taken place with the Assistant Attorney General and he had suggested that the agenda be posted on the bulletin board in the Court House. His theory was that people interested in County Government affairs would go to the Court House to find out what Is going on and that a posted notice Is the accepted statutory method for giving notice to the public. Discussion followed the reading of the opinion as Board members were concerned and questioned whether the notice on the bulletin board would be sufficent to take the place of radio and newspaper notices. District Attorney Rivard stated that this bulletin board notice could bo in addition to the news media. County Board Supervisors felt 1i.at the open meeting law procedure that they have been using should be sufficient. Letter placed on file. The Clerk also read a letter from the St. Croix Health Center to the City of Now Richmond regarding the land purchase from St. Croix County for the St. Croix County Farm Landfill site. Letter placed on file. REPORTS Board of Trustees -St, Croix Health Center: Delbert A6a , President ot The oars of Trustees gave a short report on The operation of the County farm. He Indicated that the farm had operated on a profit last year, however this indication was given without the audit having been completed. Further action on this statement was taken shortly after Ws report. He also stated that the Trustees would furnish the County Board members with copies of the Trustees meetings, if they so d6sired, Mr. Afdahl further explained that the Trustees are responsible for running the nursing home and also responsible for the entire group of buildings. The Unified Board rents :pace from the Trustees. Chairman Anderson thanked Mr. Afdahl for his report. Ui?fled Board: Superv. Pierson, Chairman of Unified Board Committee reported that the Unified Board is responsible far the Alcohol Program, Developmental Disabilities, Retarded Program and Mental Health Program which includes In patient and out- patient care, Unified Board pays rent for the buildings and food services from the Trustees. A letter from District Attorney Richard Rivard to James Steel, Auditor concurred with Mr. Steel's advise that the administration of the County Farm should be under the Trustees. Unified Board turned the Administration of County farm back to the Trustees January 10, 1976. Referring back to Board of Trustees report, Superv. Best moved to strike the word profit from the record. 2nd by Superv, Lowe. Motion carried. Superv. Pierson continued his report by announcing that they have received their certification from the State which is hard to get as you do have to meet certain standards. By receiving the certification it helps them to get insurance payments from the Insurance companies, Some insurance companies will not make payments unless there Is a certification. Chairman Anderson thanked Superv. Pierson for his report. Children Coordinating Committee: Robert Sanden gave a brief resume of how the committee was established by St. Croix County in December of 1974. He also reported that this committee had met with school systems, Law enforcement, Ministerial,Legal anti Medical Profession Pers:�=el of St, Croix County. Input from these meetings indicated more need for services for children in foster homes and alcoholism problems. He further stated that the General Public felt they didn't have enough knowledge of where to refer d;fferen-i types of cases, so the Committee will be coming before the Board in the future with a request for funds to have a brochure printed to enable this information to be published. Resolution Irt R�,edin_q:Pcrtains to expanding mission of Children's Services Cocrdinal`ing CommlTtea, Discussion followed and a motion was made by Superv. Pierson to refer the Resolution to the Social Services Committee for further study, 2nd by S,:porv. Boche. Motion carried, Chairman Anderson thanked Mr. Sanden. ji.ighwayCommittee: Superv, Afdahl announced that the State Highway Commissioners and Committee meeting would be heid in Milwaukee January 27,28, and 29th, Superv. Afdahl also reported on the snow plowing schedules and procedures for State and County Highways throughout the County, Superv. Afdahl presented a Resolution for Ist reading read by the Clerk. Resolution pertains to reverting an abandoned road - 3 - right of way on CTH"F" in Town of Troy, Sec. 31,T 28 N, R 19 W per Wisconsin Slatute 80.32 back to the Town of Troy. Resolution held for next Session. Chairman Anderson thanked Superv. Afdah) for his report. Finance. Budget and Building Committee: Superv. Dahm announced that Finance, Budget and Building Committee would be m-,eting on Monday, January 19th to study lay outs for making more rrom in the old Court House building for office space. Chairman Anderson thanked Superv. Dahm for his report. Aar_iculture, University Extension and Education Committee: Superv. William Thompson reported that they will continue the 4-H Camp for another year. He also announced that the Home Economic Agent has a program on nutrition and weight control available to the public. Soil Conservation: Superv. Thompson also rep©rtled on the Soil Conservation program activities and the Glen Hills Watershed Dam Site # 6. _Social Services Committee: rSuperv. Bogut reported that the labor negotiations for Social Services Dept. employees have not been se-ltted yet and he also reported that due to the Resolution # 80(75) passed at the October Session, they were eliglbie and did receive 75% reimbursement of all local costs incurred for the collection of child support --and establishment of paternity activities for the period of July thru September 1975. Motion by Superv. Daum, 2nd by Superv. Holmes to recess for noon lunch until 1:30 P.M. Motion carried. NOON RECESS Board called to reconvene; by Chairman Anderson. Rol! Call by Clerk. 31 present. None absent. Ci,;rnurehensive Piannlnq,Zonlnq and Parks Committee: U1_hst Central Regional Planning: Superv. Rock reported that their Zoning and Parks Committee had made plans to Install electrical outlets In the camping area at Glen Hills Park. He further stated that they had applied for ORAP and LAWCON Funds but they had received an answer stating the applications could not be acted on because St. Croix County hadn't adopted the Outdoor Recreation Plan, Superv. Rock Informed them that the plan has been completed, but due to the fact there was not a Session I n December, the plan would have to be approved in January. A copy of the St. Croix County/Community Outdoor Recreation Plan prepared by West Central Wisc. Regional Planning Commission was placed on each Board members desk. Richard Thompson, County Planner called the Boards attention specifically to Section 4 of the Plan as this covers Counties Plans for the next 5 years. Section 5 deals with all Communities in tine County. Chairman Anderson thanked Superv. Rock and Mr. Thompson for their report. General Services Committee: Superv. Boche read two Resolutions from Pepin and Barron County regarding West Cap. The Resolutions were referred to General Services Committee for further study. A discussion was held regarding the newly established Wood B!arning Project at West Cap. Chairman Anderson thanked Superv. Boche for his report. Chairman Anderson announced that personal appr.arances are scheduled for 2:00 P.M. and asked Superv. Thompson to make his presentation. Superv. Thompson stated that the Soil Conservation District sponsors an annual speech contest. This year the State winner was from St. Croix County, Superv. Thompson requested Superv. Luckwaldt to make the introduction. Superv. Luckwaldt explained the contest procedures divided into three divlslons. Speech must be on Soil Cor.sorvation practic-,s. First co: -,test Is held in St. Croix County. Winner from St. Croix County goes to `ttest Central at Menomonie. Winner from West Central ., toes to State at Wisconsin Rapids. Supery#. Luckwaldt introduced Herb Rebhan from e, � New R i_chmond, thy; State w inner -qf (,a I Ith ree `�d i v i s i ons. He presented his winning speech to the Board entitled "TodayTs Soil Equals Tomorrow's Food." Herb Rebhan received a c;app of hands from the Board members and Chairman Anderson thanr,ed ham for making his a-�pearsnce and sharing his speech with the Board. Law Enforcement: Superv. Rivard reported that the Law Enforcement Committee is planning to inv�te Arvid Bjornton and Larry Welcome of Eau Claire to appear before the County Board at their next session regarding the new Juvenlle Code. _4 West Central Health Planning Council: Superv. Olson reported that the West Central Area Health Planning Agency is being phased out. He further stated that St. Croix County no longer belongs to West Central. A new agency is being formed but a name for it has not been established yet. Under Library Board, Superv. Olson reported that the Library has moved to a new location on the South end of Knowles Ave. Under Civil Defense, Superv. Olson reported that their Committee had studied new possibilities for using the Nike Base. Referring to the Health Committee, Superv. Olson called upon Superv. Knapp as Superv. Knapp had attended a Health meeting in Eau Claire In place of Superv. Olson. Superv. Knapp explained that a group of Senior students at the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire were intersted in Environmental Health studies. These students have come up with a program in which they can receive credit towards their final work for each hgUr involved on this program. They picked St. Croix County for their study, as St. Croix County has both rural and suburban type Communities. Superv. Knapp stated that he had a formal proposal to the program in the form of a Resolution. Resolution # 6(76): County Clerk read the Resolution pertaining to authorizing students to undertake Enviroia.mEntal Health studies in St. Croix County. Motion by Superv. Knapp, 2nd by Superv. Olson for a 2/3rds show of hands to place on floor. Motion carried. Motion by Superv. Olson, 2nd by Superv. Hallen to adopt Resolution # 6(76). Motion carried. MILEAGE AND PER DIEM Mileage and Per Diem for one day Session totaling $1090.20 read by the Clerk. .1,DtIon by Superv: Thompson, 2nd by Superv. Kellaher to accept the report. Motion carriPd. M!! oage and Per Diem on the 4th quarter general claims totaling $7,444.00 read by the Clerk. Motion by Superv. Ryan, 2nd by Superv. Nelson to accept the report. iio':'ton carried. Mileage and Per Diem quarterly claims for Highway Committee.totaling $1,242.57 rood by the Clerk. Motion by Superv. Hop, 2nd by Superv. Luckwaldt to accept the report. Motion carried. lflieage and Per Diem quarterly claims for Unified Services Board totaling $1650.64 read by the Clerk. Motion by Superv. Rivard, 2nd by Superv. Pierson -to accept the report. Motion carried. Council on Agi!g: Superv. Peterson reported on their budget for the coming year. He also stated that blood pressure tests are given every month at their center in New Richmond. The County Nurse has applied for a Diabetes Machine and will be giving these tests every month. They also serve noon meals at the Center for Senior Citizens. County_ Board Association: Superv. Ward reported that the County Board Association will be holding a series of Sessions on January 19th thru the 23rd at the Holiday inn at Eau Claire. Superv. Ward plans to attend the meeting on January 22nd. Personnel Committee: Superv. Meinke, Chairman of Personnel Committee announced that a wage scale schedule together with Fringe Benefits sheet was placed on the Board members desks. Fie also explained that the hours were decreased at the Highway department from 45 hours to 40 hours. Superv. MaInke turned the presentation aver to Owen Williams, Labor Negotiator. Mr. Williams explained the .1976 Wage Contract Proposal t9 the Board members. After a discussion, Superv. O'Keefe asked all Personnel Committee members how they felt about the Contract. All members agreed and felt that it was a good packaged contract. In as much as all 1976 Labor negotiations have not besh settled, Superv. Rock niov d to rescind his November 1975 motion in which he had moved that Chairman Anderson can call a meeting when all contracts are settl@d, This motion to rescind enables the Board to act on the 1976 negotiations teat have been settled. 2nd by Superv. Best. Motion carried. Res_o'ut_ion_# 7(76): Read by the Clerk pertains to Highway 1976 Union Contract. Motion by Superv. Rivard, 2nd by Superv. Holmes to suspend with rules for a 2/3rds show of hands to place on the floor. Motion carried. Motion by Superv. Afdahl, 2nd by Superv. Ryan to adopt Resolution # 7(76). Roll Call resulted in 29 yes, I absent, i No. Motion carried. Mr. Owen Williams proceeded to explain the bargaininj unit negotiations with the Court House Employees. l?esplution # 8(76): Read by the Clerk pert.-'ns to Court House 1976 Union Contract. Motion by Superv. O'Keefe to 2nd by Superv. Olson to suspend with the rules for a 2/3rds show of hands to place on the floor. Motion carried. Motion by Superv. O'Keefe, 2nd by Superv. Biakeborgugh to adopt Resolution # 8(76). Roll Call resulted in 25 yes, i ng, 5 absent. Motion carried. Chairman Anderson thanked Owen !Williams for his report. - 5 - Chairman Anderson read a letter from the St. Croix Health Center recommending Arthur J, Peterson to serve as a Trustee fgr 3 years, 1976-1979. Superv. Dahm nominated Arthur J. Peterson. Superv, Solum moved that nominations be closed, Superv. O'Keefe questioned the appointment and whether it was legal "^ serve as Trustee and Unified Board member. He asked for the District Attorneys opinion. After discussion and an opinion from the District Attorney, Superv. Dahm withdrew his nomination and moved to table the appointment until next Session when all Board members are present. 2nd by Superv. Best. Motion carried. I RESOLUTIONS-Ist READING Ist reading resolution regarding Outdoor Recreation Plan read by Clerk. Held for next session. Ist reading resolution authorizing Zoning Administrator to purchase tape recording equipment read by the Clerk. Held for next session. Motion by Superv. Pierson, 2nd by Superv, Ryan to adjourn at 5:40 P.M. Motion carried. Norman E. Anderson Chairman, County Board Respectfully submitted by F. Verna Stohlberg St. Croix County CIOFk The next Session of the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors will be February 24th and 25th, i976 at 900 A.M.