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Home My WebLink AboutCounty Board 1-17-1978AGENDA ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD CF SUPERVISORS SESSION TUESDAY -- JAIMARY 17, 1978 7:00 P.M. COURTHOUSE, HUDSON Compiled by Chairman, Norman E. Anderson Board called to order by Chairman Anderson INVOCATION: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL: By Clerk Consideration of minutes of previous Session ANNOUNCMIENTS : 1. Reading Rule "191, 2. Parking Stickers 3. Introduction of Guests 4. Dates of County Board Sessions for 1978 ' OLD BUSINESS: Consideration & Action of 2nd Reading Resolutions 1. Position of Assistant Zoning Administrator 2. Supporting Senate Joint Resolution #33% 3. Approving a Land Surveyor program fl- 4. Changing responsibility of Employees Health Insurance from Finance Comm. j to Personnel Comm. 5. Revision of Dance Hall Ordinance 6. Rezoning of property to Commercial from Agriculture- Residential. Lafe & LeRay Knutso-n Any other old business to come before the Board. NEW BUSINESS: Reading & Action on Emergency Resolutions 1. Grant for transportation for Senior Citizens 2. Courthouse temporary floating position 3. Revision 'of Large Assembly Ordinance 4. Transfer Glen Hills Park Road to County System 5. Transfer Pine Lake Park Road to County System. Mileage and per diem for January Session Quarterly claims for Committee Work. Appointment of Lawrence Bos, New Richmond to Council on aging Designating - Soil & Water Supervisors to review the F arum Land Preservation applications First Reading of Resolutions r Presentation & Action of Union Contracts & Non -Union employees salaries & benifits Mark Olson - County Negotiator CORRESPONDENCE: COMMITTEE & BOARD REPORTS ' ANY OTHER MATTERS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW This Agenda may not necessarily be presented in this order. Norman E. Anderson, Chairman The Law Enforcement Committee will meet at 8:30 P.M. January 17, 1978 for Purchase of Squad Cars. 9T. CROIX COUM BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Regular Session, January 17, 1978 7:00 P.M. of call by the Clark. 30 present, 1 absent® ANNOUNCEMENTS _ 2 - Continuing under Old Business, Chairman Anderson called upon JudgeHughes to explain the new reorgatdiation of the Courts program. Judge Hughes stated he wanted the County Board members t♦ be aware of f a Joint 1 :ifrom the floor of the Legislature early in February which will reorgdnize the Trial Court. This Bill does away with County Court. St. Croix County will be created into one Circuit Court with 2 Circuit Court resident Judges. Judge Courts such as Judges and Court Reporters. This Bill Also does away with any Supplements to salaries for the Judges. expla ined that the State will take Over the salaries and administrative costs of . �. v '� . tee:: i �� .,„. ,. � .. �t i`f � •.. e �k�. '�. ��' 7' � i ",.. rA:.. ,�`1 .i •:�1 ti .v!"`. �'�. .t�k'.. ,fin. { ,!C #� •`` • �� i•' } j „ � •: 4. ?i, � �, i. 1. � . , etc t �. i� , 4.. �;,� A.. '. •� 1�< < � ,� :M t . P. k S Superv. Best questioned whether some of these engineering firms didn't have the responsibility thru their errors and ommission insurance for the mistakes they make n submitting bids. He feltthat the engineering firm should account b these mistakes of anything over 10% of gross error. ChairmanAndersonreferred «% the question ?. �' the Buildingoll;)IYa 11 •fP back at the next session. Committee,Superv. Nelson, Chairman of the Unified Board their State -County contract and their coordinating plan and budget for the Department of Social Services and Unified Board (51.42) has to be approved by the County Board by January 31st. Superv. Nelson made a motion to approve the County Department of Social Services a -ad Unified Board andthattheCounty Board Chairman be authorized .,id to sign the State-County.i; for St. Croix County. by Superv. Kellaher. Motion carried. Resolution # 5(78): Read by the Clerk pertains to transportation assistance program 7'.. 11 f elderly and handicapped.Motion .`iSuperv. Lowe, 2nd by _ t1 to adopt. n uperv. Schultz, Chairman of Council on Aging Committee explained the purpose of the resolutton. After discussion, Roll Call vote' called for resulted Recess was announced for Committee work, pertains RESOLUTION # 6(78): Read by the Clerk creating 7`Y 51 w clerical position in the Court Motion Love, by Superv, y Superv. Kellaher to adopt the regulatingORDINANCE #__L�78): Read by the Clerk pertains to repealing the present Ordinance regulating Large Assemblies and creating a new Ordinance District Lundell .. "., ..,_ Rivard, y _ . �` n to adopt. Motion carried s on the Okdinance. RESOLUTIOH__!_2 Read by thc. Clark pertains to transferring Glen Hills -Park Road to the County Highway System. Motion by Superv. George, 2nd by Superv. Kellaher to adopt. -- RESOLUTIOE_j_��(78 , Read by the Clerk pertains to transferring Pine Lake Park Road to the County Highway System. Motion bySuperv.Ryan, o to adopt. M` MILEAGE PER DIEM Mileage and Per Diem for the one day session totaling $1,052.10 read by the Clerk® Motion by Superv® O'Connell,2nd by Superv.Rivard to accept the report®Motion carried 4th Quarter Mileage and Per,Di-c-_Ifor County Board Committee work totaling $8,465.56 read by the Clerk. Motion by Superv. Luckwaldt, 2nd by Superv. Ryan to accept the report. "lotion carried. 4th Quarter J.1ileage and Per: Diem for the Unified Board read by the Clerk totaling $1,135.60. Motion by Superv. Rock, 2nd by Superv. Pierson to accept the report. Motion carried. 4th Quarter Mileage and Per Diem for the County Highway Committee totaling $1,196.15 read by the Clerk. Motion by Superv® Rivard, 2nd by Superv. Hop to accept the report. Motion carried. Chairman Anderson announced that due to the resignation of Mr. Art Gehrman effective December 31st, 1977 from the Council on Aging, it had been recommended that Mr. Lawrence Bose from New Richmond be appointed to fill the vacancy. Motion by Superv. Kellaher, 2nd by Superv. O'Connell that the appointment of Mr. Lawrence Boss be approved,.' Motion carried. Chairman Anderson announced that it had been agreed that the District Soil and Water Conservation Supervisors Committee would be designated to review the Farm Land Preservation applications. Motion by Superv. Rock, 2nd by Superv. Pierson to approve that the applications be reviewed by the Soil and Water Conservation District Committee. Motion carried. Resolution read by the Clerk pertains to adopting District Overall Economic Wevelopment Program. Held for next session. Resolution read by the Clerk recommends approval for rezoning a parcel of land in the Town of Star Prairie to Commercial from Agricultural -Residential. Held for next session. Resolution read by the Clerk pertains to transferring (1977) surplus funds of $770.00 from the University of Wisconsin Extension program to the Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors (Soil Conservation fund) for implementation of the Farmland Preservation Act. Held for next session. Resolution read by the Clerk pertains to change in the County Board rules, Section 3,A. Chairman Anderson referred the resolution to the General Services Committee. Motion by Superv. Ward, 2nd by Superv. Peterson that the District Attorney be instructed to obtain an opinion from the Attorney Generals office whether or not 5P. Croix County reaches thy: statutory level on Levy Limitations if the County can use General Funds to add to the 1978 Budget or be required to borrow VJ, the exces8. %`otion carried. Continuing the discussion on County Funds and Budget playas, Supeiv. Best Mated he would like to see a 90 day -review and aspecially a 6 montb ecm—re-hensive review annually of the Budget® He further stated that any County department in need of substantial revenue for the coming season should get their demands in earl . y In the year CkaL in sc. doing County Sppervis�rs would be icl a t�, &Ludy nn,l t'Widge, accordingly. Superv. O'Keefe ruminded thc Cnuucy Board members that when they think about furtur(� planning thk,,y should Mart talking about the land fill problem in St. Croix County. Most likely all land fills will be closed in the near future and funds will be needed for a disposal program® Chairman stated that this subject will be put on the February session agenda. e County Clerk reported that she has referred several rezoning requests to the County Zoning and Parks Committee as follows: Request from a list of Farmers in the Town of Eau Calle requesting to rezone from Agricultural -Residential to Agricultural District. Request from a list of Farmers in Town of Baldwin requesting to rezone from Agricultural -Residential to Agricultural District. Petition of Herman A. dahl placing certain lands in the Town of Pleasant Valley in the amended Agricultural Zoning District. Petition of LeRoy Storley, Town of Baldwin to rezone from Agricultural -Residential to Commercial. Ten Petitions to the Comprehensive Planning, Zoning and Parks Committee for text change; in the County Zoning Ordinance. Referred back to the County Planning Zoning and Parks Committee. Motion by Supe . ®'Connell, 2nd by Su erv. Ryan to adjourn at 11:00 P.M. Motion carried. N6rman E. Anderson CountyBoard F. Verna Respectfully berg St. Croixs; Clerk The next meeting of the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors will be a two