HomeMy WebLinkAboutCounty Board 11-12-1980AGENDA
ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Wednesday, November 12, 1980
9:00 a. m.
Courthouse - Hudson
Compiled by Norman E. Anderson, Chairman
CALL TO ORDER: By Chairman
INVOCATION:Rev. Calvin Vandeezande, First Reformed Church, Baldwin
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
ROLL CALL:
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS SESSION
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. Reading of Rules 19 & 21
2. Notice of meeting - published as prescribed by Law in the official media of County.
3. Welcome to all Guests and Press
4. Date of next session
5. Any further announcements
6. Any appointments
Due to budgetary constraints, the Board will try to conclude the business before the
Board in a one day session. However, if the business to be covered is not completed,
the Board will meet on November 13, 1980 at 9:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m. Mayor John Schommer from Hudson regarding County budget
10:00 a.m. --- Hearing, presentation and adoption of 1981 County Budget
(Recess for Committee Meetings as announced by Chairman Anderson, when applicable)
Old Business:
Consideration and action on second reading resolutions, ordinances and emergency resolution
1. Emergency resolution: Adoption of 1981 County Budget
2. Emergency resolution: Designation of County depository
3. Emergency resolution: Transfer of Funds between accounts - Social Services
4. Resolution: To retain Public Protection Committee & Users Board
5. Resolution: Microfilming of Public Records
6. Resolution: Quit Claim Deed to Village of Hammond
7. Resolution: Supporting Welfare Reform
8. Resolution: Form letter to be sent to delinquent taxpayers
9. Resolution: Purchase of Highway Equipment
10. Resolution: County Aid Bridge Construction Under Sec. 81.38 of Statutes, County of
St. Croix.
11. Resolution: County Aid Construction & Maintenance during calendar year 1981.
Re -consideration of resolution regarding reducing size of the County Board.
Farmland Preservation Applications
Personnel Matters
Any other old business to come before the Board
New Business:
Discussion on Glen Hills Watershed, Maintenance & structure reports
Personal Property Charge Back
Illegal Taxes
Cancellation on outstanding checks
Dog damage claims
Law Enforcement claims - Doctor fees
Committee reports
Correspondence
Mileage & Per Diem for November Session
First Reading of Resolutions Submitted
Any other business to come before the Board.
(The above agenda is not necessarily in order of presentation.)
ST. CROIX COUNTY BARD OF SUPOVISORS
Regular Session
t'lovember 12, 1980
9 : 0O A. `1.
Board called to order by Chairman Anderson.
Invocation by Rev. Calvin Vandeezande, First Reformed Church, Baldwin,
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by all present.
Roll Call by the Clerk. 30 present. 1 absent.
Motion by Superv. O'Keefe, 2nd by Superv. Rock to accept the minutes of the
previous session as written and mailed to each County Board member. (lotion carried.
AMINOUNCENE'NTS
Chairman Anderson read Rules 19 and 21 as follows: "11henever any member is to
speak or deliver any matter to the Board he shall rise and address hinself to
the Chair, confine his remarks to the question under debate and avoid personalities.
The member who shall rise to address the Chair shall sneak first. F,Ihen 2 members
rise to speak at the same time the Chair shall name the member who is to speak
first." Rule 21: "Any person not a member of the County Board desirinc to address
the County Board on any subject shall first obtain permission from his or her
Supervisors. In case of objection such person must have a simple majority consent
of the Board."
The notice of this meeting has been published as prescribed by later in the
official media of the County.
The Chairman then proceeded to welcome all guests and members of the press in
attendance. He also announced that a schedule for the County Board sessions for
1981 would be drawn up ahead if the Board so desired.
[lotion by Superv. O'Keefe, 2nd by Superv. Holmes that the Chairman be authorized
to set the 1981 County Board.schedule as necessary with accordance of
accomplishments of negotiations and Personnel Committee. Motion carried.
Chairman -Anderson read the appointments to a Committee to effect the merger of
Sheriffs Department and County Highway Patrol as follows:Henry (.owe, Ross Pierson,
J.S. Peterson, Bill Shay and Tom O'Keefe.
Motion by Superv. Rock, 2nd by Superv, lHillink to approve the Committee. Motion
carried.
Chairman Anderson announced that a request had been made by representatives from
the City of Hudson to introduce Mayor John Schommer, City of Hudson regarding
the Budget.
Chairman Anderson called upon Superv. O'Connell to introduce P7ayor John Schommer
who was scheduled to come before the Board at 9:3O A.M.
Mayor Schommer spoke to the Board regarding budgetary problems in response to a
letter that he had sent to the Board members regarding budgets. He stated the City
of Hudson was no different on budget problems and desired that St. Croix County
take a strong look at their budget requests and to try to keep the Government
budgets down.
A discussion was held regarding the City of Hudson Tax Increment district. slayor
:,chommer and Auditor J.Steel explained how the Tax Increment Finance District
affects the Real Estate Taxes in the City of Hudson.
Chairman Anderson thanked the Mayor for his interest and appearance..
OLD BUSINESS
Motion by Superv. J.Peterson, 2nd by Superv. Roche to reconsider the Resolution
which reduced the size of the County Board.
By show of hands,vote resulted in 14 in favor, if against. Motion defeated.
EMERGE11CY RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION) # 54(80): Pertains to Designating Bank Depository. (Motion by Superv.
Boc e, nc by Superv. 1telson to adopt. `!potion carried.
BUDGET HEARING
1e:00 A.M.
Chairman Anderson announced that a M business would be set aside at this time,
10:00 A.N. as advertised for the Budget Hearing. He called upon Superv. E.P.Rock,
Chairman of Finance, Budget, Building, Insurance and Bonds Committee and Auditor
Steel to present the Budget. Chairman Anderson stated that he felt the Committees
and iepartipent Haa is 11-.-1 r'Ai)b1� � ,o�c+ Job and credit shouid be given to then.
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for cooperating with the Finance Committee's recommendation to hold their Budget
requests down and that they should be commended for their efforts.
Auditor Steel proceeded to explain.the Budget situation for St. Croix County. Ile
explained all requests had been reviewed by the Board at the October session and
there was one change since then by lowering the Juvenile Court budget due to an
error on the first request.
In order to expedite the procedure, the Revenues have been estimated. Each Board
member had copies of the Budget requests and the Anticipated Revenues on their
desks. Using the requests and the Anticipated Revenues, the Proposed Levy as
published was $1,606,072.00. The Levy Limit as imposed upon the County by the
State is $3,$060453.00 showing a difference of $381.00. Consequently the Budget
requests and Revenues for the Levy is right on base. The Levy Limit represents
a 12 3/4 q increase'. He further stated that this Levy as published does not
contain a Contingent Fund which was always included in past years. I:f a Contingent
Fund is wanted this year, the Finance Committee thoroughly studied and discussed
procedures of accumlating funds for a Contingent Fund.
Three alternatives which had been studied throunhly are: First alternative to
take a 4% cut on all Budget requests. However, Auditor Steel painted out that all
Budgets could not take a 4% cut such as contracted Budgets. Examples,
Indebtedness, Principal and Interest on Bonds; Insurance Premuims; Ambulance
Contracts and many more. The 4% cut could only affect some Budgets. An option is
to go into 1931 without a Contingent Fund.
Second Alternative: Lea a the Budget as is without the Contingent Fund and the
County Clerk transfer $25,000.00 from the General Fund to the Contingency Fund
after January 1, l9Sl. However, the General Fund probably can't take the transfer
either.
Third alternative was to establish a Contingent Fund of $30,000.00 for 1981 by
selective cuts in some requests as follows: $5,OU0.00 from Surveyor; $10,000.00
from Rustic Roads; 5,000.00 from Operation of General Buildings; .$9,000.00 from
Sheriff and $1,000.00 from Register of Deeds.
After considerable discussion, motion by Superv. Pierson, 2nd by Superv. Sias
to take the alternative to cut the five budget requests and establish the
Contingency Fund in the amount of $30,000.00 for 1981. Auditor Steel also warned
that this budget is being compiled by anticipating $360,000.00 in Federal Revenue
Sharing using the recommendation from the State of using the same amount of
Federal Revenue Sharing figures as vie did in 1980. Congress has not acted on the
Federal Revenue Sharing Program and if it is not funded, St. Croix County will be
in deep trouble as will all Communities. Delinquent taxes are also posing a
Problem for Revenues to the County.
Chairman Anderson, referring back to his statement of commending the Committees
and Department Heads, he reminded the Board that back in October after hearing
about cuts from the State and the budget requests lowered, we were at a 22%
budget and he felt a 12 3/4 % budget increase is a good budget.
Plotion by Superv. R.Peterson, 2nd by Superv. Brown that St. Croix County
recommend to our Legislatures that the interest rate on Uncollected Taxes be,
raised to 15%. Plotion defeated.
!Motion by Superv. Rock, 2nd by Superv. Best to adopt the Budget for 1981. Roll
Call vote called for resulted in 29 yes, 1 no. Motion carried.
RESOLUTIONS
RESOLUTIO-N # 55(80): Pertains to Transfer Funds be tveee Social Service Accounts
for 1900. Plotion by Superv. R.Peterson, 2nd by Superv. Sweitzer to adopt. Plotion
carried.
RESOLUTIOzd # 56 �8Q- Pertains to retaining Public Protection Committee and User
Board. illotion by Superv. O'Keefe, 2nd by Superv. 11iilink to adopt. Motion by
Superv. Pierson, 2nd by Superv. Shay to amend "the expenses be limited to mileage
i.fhere applicable." Plotion carried. Plotion carried on Resolution #56(20) as
amended.
RESOLUTION # 57(30): Pertains to microfilming of Public Records. Motion by Superv.
Rock, +nd by Superv. O'Connell to adopt. Plotion carried.
RESOLUTi:ON # 58(80):+, Pertains to authorizing County Board Chairman and County
Clerk to exbcute a Quit Claim deed to the Village of Hammond. P9otion by Superv.
O'Keefe, 2nd by Superv. Pierson to adopt. "lotion carried,
RESOLUTION ,# 59'80): Pertains to supporting !lelfare Reform. Plotion by Superv.
R. Peterson, 2nd by Superv. goche to adopt. Motion carried.
RESOLUTIM # 60(30): Pertains to Authorizing a Form Letter to be sent to
Delinquent Taxpayers. Plotion by Superv. Hop, 2nd by Superv. O'Connell to adopt.
Motion carried.
RESOLUTION # 61(30)` Pertains to Purchase of Highway Equipment. Notion by Superv.
Plelson , 2nd by ;uperv. Landry to adopt. 119tion c�;rried.
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RESOLUTION # 62(80): Pertains to County Aid Bridge Construction under Sec.81.38
of the 413•sconsln Statutes. Motion by Superv. Rock, 2nd by Superv. Day to adopt.
Motion carried.
RESOLUTION # 63(80): Pertains to County Aid Construction and tlaintehance during
Calendar Year 19817. Hotion by Superv. Hop, 2nd by Superv. Swanson to adopt.
Ralph Brown, Highway Commissioner explained the location of each of the County
Trunk Highways that will be under construction.
[lotion by Superv. Boche, 2nd by Superv. Shay to amend the Rustic Roads finure to
$30,000.00 to coincide with the Budget. Motion carried.
[lotion carried on Resolution # 63(80) as amended:
Superv. Pierson, presented the following. Farm Land Applications for Farm Land
Preservation Agreements that have been approved by the Soil and Uater Conservation
District Committee. (List to be inserted in the Official Media). Superv. Pierson
stated there are 146 contracts In effect now. There are 73 pending contracts and
out of the 146 that were in effect for credit in 1980, 107 received credit of
113,740.00 for an average credit of $1,062.99 at a 50% rate.
Piotion by Superv. Pierson,2nd by Superv. Kelly that these applications be adopted
by the County Board and that the County Clerk send them to the State of Hisconsin
Department of Agriculture. Motion carried.
Superv. O'Keefe stated that he felt that the General Services Committee has had
quite some time to revise Rule 8 regarding length of term for Committees. Motion
by Superv. O'Keefe, 2nd by Superv. Shay that retroactive to April 1980 any one
year term Committee be for a 2 year term. Motion carried.
clotion by Superv. Pierson, 2nd by Superv. O'Keefe to amend the motion that the
size of Committees be changed to 3 members rather than 5 members. Motion withdrawn
on the Amendment.
Motion carried on Superv; O'Keefe's motion for revision of Rule S.
NEU^USIfsESS:
Superv. nelson, Chairman of the Unified Board announced that the St. Croix County
Hearth Center is in need of 2 new vans. The price for the 2 vans is �34,834.49.
He stated that the Unified Board Committee had looked into a leasing program, but
the interest rate would amount to 22%. They also contacted 2 banks and could
borrow at 8% and 9% interest so they felt the best route was to borrow.
Emergency motion by Superv. Nelson, 2nd by Superv. Hop that the County Finance
Committee be authorized to borrow $34,634.49 from the lots: bid Bank to purchase
2 Bussett Vans for the Sheltered Mork Shop. The County would make a paynent yearly
to the Bank but the Unified Board would pay the County on a monthly basis for
3f months. Gary Johnson, Health Center Director spoke to the Board and after
discussion it was decided to postpone action until after 2:00 P.M. as the news
media is being notified of this at noon.
Motion by Superv. Lowe, 2nd by Superv. R.Peterson to recess.
NOON RECESS
Chairman . Anderson called the Board to reconvene at 1:15 P.M.
Roll Call by the Clerk. 30 present. 1 absent.
MILEAGE AND PER DIEM
The Mileage and Per Diem Report totaling $1,410.20 for the one day session read
by the Clerk. Motion by Superv. Rock, 2nd by Superv. Thompson to adopt. t-Motion
carried.
RECESS
The Finance Committee members together with Agricultural Committee representative
William Thompson were excused for Committee work to go over dog damage claims.
The Personnel Committee was excused for Committee work on the Medical Insurance
Program.
The Board reconvened.
RESOLUTION # 64(80):Read by the Clerk pertains to the 1931 Budget for St. Croix
County: [lotion by.Superv. Nelson, 2nd by Superv. Best to adopt. Roll Cali by
the Clerk resulted in 29 yes. 1 no. Motion carried and 1981 Budget adopted.
[lotion by Superv. Nelson, 2nd by Superv. !-Holmes to take the postponed Bussett
Van motion off the floor. Notion carried.
Roll Call by Clerk for authorizing the lussett i/an Funs? Loan resulted in 19 ;,es,
11 no. (lotion carried.
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NEU BUSINESS
Glen Hills Watershed Maintenance and Structure Reports.
Superv. Pierson, member of Agriculture Committee reported that the Glen Bills
t4atershed Dams # 4 & 5 were constructed in'1966 and 1967 designed for Agricultural
Land purposes only. St. Croix County signed an agreement to maintain the Dams
for 100 years. The U.S.Corp of Engineers has made a study of the Dams this past
year and are claiming that the Dams are inadequate because the City of Glenwood
has allowed the building of homes and a trailer court constructed below the Dams.
Superv. Pierson called upon District Attorney Lundell to give an opinion.
District Attorney Lundell stated that the Dams had been built in 1966 and 1967
with the agreement that the County would maintain those Dame for 100 years, but
the land downstream was strictly agricultural and the Dams were built with that
knoipiledge of protecting agricultural.
The City of Glenwood has allowed quite a few houses and a Trailer Court to go in
Glenwood City on this land that was agricultural. District Attorney Lundell stated
that in 1977 the Soil and 11ater Conservation District alerted Glenwood City that the
District does not feel it advisable for the City to develop Residential on Flood
Plains. Also in 1977, Superv. Thompson, Chairman of Agriculture Committee sent
a letter to the Clerk of Glenwood City advising that the County was alarmed and
that Glenwood City cease allowing building permits along the Flood Plain.
District Attorney Lundell also reported that the U.S. Corps of Engineers concluded
that these 2 Dams are considered as high hazard potential and made some
recommendations as follows: Eliminate rodents from digging around dams; Enlarge
spillway capacity; Develop a Flood warning system for downstream residents.
District Attorney Lundell advised that the County can't sit back and not worry
about it as lives are endangered. He felt the steps should be taken right a way
to follow recommendations of the U.S. Corps of Engineers.
Superv. Biakeborough introduced Roscoe Garske, Clerk of Glenwood City and
Marlin Severson, member of the City Council. Superv. Rock stated that he felt the
responsibility was with Glenwood City for allowing building of homes in this area
and asked if they were still al.lovrint building permits after 1977.
Chairman Anderson called on Clerk Garske to respond to the question. The City of
Glenwood Clerk stated that it is true that they received warnings in 1977. Some
homes and the Trailer Court were built before 1977 and since 1977, 3 four Plexes
funded :by Hud and 2 or 3 homes have been built in this area.
After considerable discussion, motion by Superv. Thompson, 2nd by Superv. R.
Peterson that the County Grants person work with Soil and dater Conservation
Supervisors to Took into Federal Grants for upgrading Dams. Motion carried.
Motion by Superv. Lowe, 2nd by Superv. Sias that the price of Insurance be
looked into for St. Croix County to cover the floods. Motion carried.
Chairman referred the insurance study to the Finance Committee.
Motion by Superv. Best, 2nd by Superv. Brown to get a comprehensive analysis
study of those Dams to see if St. Croix County can abandon them. Plotion carried.
Chairman referred this study to Agriculture, Soil and Hater Committee in
conjunction with Glenwood City.
Chairman Anderson thanked the District Attorney and the representatives from
Glenwood City for their appearance and presentation.
PERSONAL PROPERTY CHARGE BACKS
Personal Property Charge Backs read by the Clerk. After discussion by Board
members, Plotion by Superv. Sias, 2nd by Superv. Swanson to accept the report.
Notion carried.
ILLEGAL TAXES
Illegal Taxes report read by the Clerk. Notion by Superv. Lowe, 2nd by Superv.
Boche to accept the report. f'iotion carried.
CANCELLATION OF CHECKS
A list of outdated checks was read by the Clerk. Motion by Superv. O'Keefe,
2nd by Superv. Sias to accept the report. Notion carried.
DOG ASSESSORS CLAIM
Dog Assessors claim report payment to Assessors that have listed dogs in Towns,
Villages and Cities Pursuant to Sec. 174.06 read by the Clerk. Total amount
claimed was $)286.95.
Notion by Superv. Shay, 2nd by Superv. Blakeborough to accept the report. Notion
carried.
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DOG DAMMT CLA YIS
Dog damage claims sent in by individual residents read by the Clerk. Amount
allowed was $4,350.00. Motion by Superv. Lowe, 2nd by Superv. Handlos to accept
the report. Motion carried.
RESOLUTIONS
1st Readin
1. Highway Funding Program read by the Clerk. Chairman referred the resolution
back to the Highway Committee for more clarification.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Superv. Lowe, Chairman of Law Enforcement Committee announced that they had a
new Sheriff for 1931 and introduced LuVerne Burke. Mr. Burke spoke briefly.
Superv. Nelson, Chairman of Unified Board announced that open house would be
held on Saturday December 13th at the Health Center for the newly constructed
barns.
Superv. Thompson stated that he and Superv. t1illink had attended the meeting
at Cumberland regarding the Chicago Northwestern Railroad Right of Ilay abandonment
from Hudson to Spooner. Superv. Thompson stated that it looked like it will be
sold and the Railroad will be closed by December 29th. Length of the
abandonment is 76 miles.
[lotion by Superv. Sias, 2nd by Superv. O'Connell to adjourn. P9otion carried.
Norman E. Anderson Respectfully submitted by
Chairman, County Board F. Verna Stohlberg
St. Croix County Clerk