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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCounty Board 5-11-1982AGENDA ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, 1982 Courthouse - Hudson Complied by: Norman E. Anderson, Chairman CALL TO ORDER: Chairman INVOCATION: Rev. David Morton, Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, Hudson PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG Roll Call by Clerk Consideration of minutes of previous session: ANNOUNCEMENTS: Reading of Rules 19 & 21 Notice of meeting - published as prescribed by law in the media of the County. Welcome to all Guests and Press Date of next session - June 8, 1982 t 7:00 p.m. Committee and Board appointments Any other appointments Any other announcements - Proclamations OLD BUSINESS: 1. Annual report - WI Department of Corrections by Peter Stacy - 7:30 p.m. 2. Soil & Water Committee re -organization - report by Agriculture Committee 3. Emergency resolution: Establishing salaries for elected officials. 4. Second reading resolution for consideration and action regarding the Financial Administrator position - 8:00 p.m. 5. Any other old business 6. Emergency consideration: Transfer of funds from General Fund to County Farm Acct. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Updating Rules and Regulations - General Services Committee 2. Farmland Preservation Applications 3. Committee reports 4. Special Building Committee update on nursing home projects 5. Correspondence 6. Monthly mileage -per diem report for April 1982. 7. Personnel matters 8. Petition for rezonement - Wm. Derrick (Town of Richmond) requests re -zoning from Ag.-Residential to Commerical. 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 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Regular Session May 11, 1982 7:00 P.M. Board called to order by Chairman Anderson. Invocation by Rev. David Morton, Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, Hudson. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by all present. Roll Call by Clerk Stohlberg. 31 present. 0 absent. Motion by Superv. George, 2nd by Superv. Dull to accept the minutes of the previous session with the corrections. Motion carried. ANNOUNCEMENTS Chairman Anderson read Rules 19 and 21 as follows: "Whenever any member is to speak or deliver any matter to the Board he shall rise and address himself to the Chair, confine his remarks to the question under debate and avoid personalities. The member who shall rise to address the Chair shall speak first. When 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 desiring 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." Chairman Anderson also announced the following: 1. Notice of this Session has been published as prescribed by law in the media of the County. 2. Welcomed Guests and members of the Press. 3. Date of the next session is June 8, 1982 at 7:00 P.M. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS Committee appointment recommendations made by Chairman Anderson and Vice Chairman Meinke read by Clerk Stohlberg as follows: (To be inserted in the Official minutes) Motion by Superv. Nelson, 2nd by Superv. Kelly to approve the appointments. Motion carried. Vacancy on 51:42 Board: A letter of recommendation from the Mental Health Association in St. Croix County read by the Clerk requested that full consideration be given to the appointment of Ruth Kalms of River Falls to the Unified Board. Motion by Superv. Brown, 2nd by Superv. Stephens to approve the appointment of Ruth Kalms to the Unified Board. Motion carried. COUNTY BOARD CHAIRMAN'S PROCLAMATIONS 1. Proclaims the month of May "Better Hearing and Speech Month'.' read by the Clerk. Motion by Superv. Willink, 2nd by Superv. Kelly to adopt the Proclamation.Motion carried. 2. Proclaims the month of June "June Dairy Month" read by the Clerk. Motion by Superv. Hop, 2nd by Superv. Dull to adopt the Proclamation. Motion carried. STATE OF WISCONSIN-EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT LEE SHERMAN DREYFUS, GOVERNOR PROCLAMATION: To proclaim May 16 thru May 23, 1982 "SOIL STEWARDSHIP WEEK." read by Superv. Timmerman. Motion by Superv. Garske, 2nd by Superv. Speer to adopt the Proclamation. Motion carried. Superv. Day reminded the Board members about the County Board party -May 24th at the Laurel Supper Club and then proceeded to invite the County Board members and their wives to an Open House May 23rd at the Methodist Church in River Falls from 2 to 4 P.M. honoring he and his wife's 50th Wedding Anniversay. Superv. O'Keefe expressed concern about an article in one of the St. Croix County Newspapers indicating that a St. Croix County Board member had made a motion to deny the remodeling of the Willow Park Care Facility. Superv. O'Keefe didn't think that the Board had taken a stand against or in favor of the remodeling program. Superv. O'Keefe requested that a letter be sent to the Health Systems Agency at LaCrosse, Wisc. stating the position that the County took at the previous Board session together with a copy of the minutes covering this program. Chairman Anderson instructed the Clerk to so do. - 2 - Chairman Anderson called upon Peter Stacy, Probation Officer, Wisconsin Department of Corrections for an annual report. Mr. Stacy provided all Board members with printed material for the period of March 1, 1981 thru February 28, 1982, spoke briefly about the success of the program and was available for questions. Mr. Stacy introduced Mr. Andy Brunk, Regional Chief, Bureau of Community Corrections and Tom Karlen, Assistant Supervisor of the St. Croix County Community Correction Center. Superv. O'Keefe commended Mr. Stacy and his staff for the good job performance that has been done. EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Resolution pertaining to adopting salary schedule for 1983-1984 term of County Elected Officials read by Clerk. Motion by Superv. Shay, 2nd by Superv.J.Peterson to adopt. A discussion and several questions were presented to Debra Kathan, Personnel Director. Ms. Kathan expressed desire to get more information from her office. Motion by Superv. O'Keefe to table the Resolution until 9:00 P.M. 2nd by Superv. George. Motion carried. RESOLUTION #22(82): Pertains to authorizing the creation of new position on County Financing. Motion by Superv. Best, 2nd by Superv. O'Connell to adopt. Superv. J.Peterson called upon E. P. Rock, former Chairman of the Finance Committee to speak regarding the resolution. Mr. Rock spoke briefly in favor of St. Croix County establishing the position and reminded the Board members that the Financial Consultants from Springsted Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota has recommended this for quite some time. He personally felt the individual would save the County some money. Chairman Anderson thanked Mr. Rock for his presentation. Superv. J.Peterson than called upon Darryl Youngberg, President of the State Bank of Hudson. Mr. Youngberg concurred with Mr. Rock and felt that if the position was going to be offered to Mr. James Steel, that he would be a person who could handle this position and the County could save a lot of money by establishing the position. Chairman Anderson thanked Mr. Youngberg for his presentation. Superv. J.Peterson then called upon Mr. James Steel to speak. Mr. Steel gave a resume of his past experience. He stated he started as an assistant auditor in St. Croix County in 1954. Has been an auditor for the State of Wisconsin for 28 years. Two years ago he was promoted to District Supervisor of Auditors for 17 Counties, including St. Croix County. Discussion was held regarding savings to the County by establishing this position. Superv. Best congratulated the Finance Committee for their study and effort in putting forth this Resolution. Question was called for by Roll Call. Roll Call by Clerk resulted in 31 yes. 0 no. Motion carried and Resolution #22(82) was adopted unanimously. Superv. J.Peterson, Chairman of Finance, Budget, Building and Bonds Committee on behalf of the Committee, thanked the County Board members for their support of this Resolution. RESOLUTION #23(82): Pertains to County Elected Official salaries. Motion by Superv. Shay, 2nd by Superv. Stephens to take the County Elected Official Salary Resolution from the table for action. Motion carried. Debra Kathan came before the Board members to answer questions that had previously been presented regarding comparison studies of 16 other Counties with reference to salaries, established hours, etc. Motion by Superv. O'Keefe, 2nd by Superv. Brown to amend the Resolution to increase each salary with an additional $500.00 per Officier. Following discussion a Roll Call vote on the amendment was called for. Roll Call resulted in 16 yes. 15 no. Motion on the amendment carried. Roll Call on Resolution #23(82) as amended resulted in 18 yes, 13 no. Motion carried and Resolution #23(82) adopted as amended. EMERGENCY REPORT: Superv. Nelson, Chairman of Unified Board reported that the County Farm is operating at a deficit balance. The cash flow had been studied this A,:M. and they cannot forsee -3- coming out of the deficit up to July, 1982. Superv. Nelson questioned whether $25,000.00 could be transferred from the General Account to the County Farm Account. Richard Dauck, Farm Manager also reported that they had met this morning regarding cash flow and worked out what they felt they needed to operate the Farm for the balance of this year. Motion by Superv. Timmerman, 2nd by Superv. Brown to transfer $25,000.00 from the General Fund to the County Farm account. Roll Call called for resulted in 31 yes. 0 no. Motion carried unanimously. Superv. Willink reported on the changes in the Soil and Water Conservation District. Superv. Willink stated that Senate Bill 72 was inacted into Law on April 30, 1982. The Ehanges abolishes the Soil and Water Conservation District and requires the County to establish a Land Conservation Committee in its place effective July 1, 1982. This Committee will be composed of 2 members from Agriculture and University Extension Committee, 1 member, the Chairman from ASCS Committee, 2 other non County Board members. This is optional either County Board members or other personel. NEW BUSINESS' UPDATING RULES & REGULATIONS: Chairman Anderson assigned the updating of Rules to the General Services Committee. FARM LAND PRESERVATION APPLICATIONS: County Clerk had 1 Farmland Preservation application. #369 received 5/5/82 from Gary W. Heinbreck, Town of Forest. Chairman Anderson referred the application to Superv. Willink. Superv. Hop, Chairman of Special Building Committee spoke briefly ion the progress of the New Health Center addition. Superv. Hop also stated that some Board members met with the New Richmond Chamber of Commerce regarding the old building at the Health Center. The Committee took no action. Superv. Lowe introduced a guest Mr. John DeBoer from New Richmond. Mr. DeBoer spoke to the Board urging them to utilize the building in some way rather than have it destroyed. Chairman Anderson thanked Mr. DeBoer for his interest and presentation. MILEAGE AND PER DIEM Mileage and Per Diem Committee report for month of April including the 1 day April County Board session read by the Clerk totaled $4,354.76. Motion by Superv. R.Peterson, 2nd by Superv. Sweitzer to adopt. Motion carried. Mileage and Per Diem Unified Board report for April 1982 read by Clerk totaled $604.60. Motion .by Superv. Hop, 2nd by Superv. Timmerman to adopt. Motion carried. Superv. Shay requested that better attendance be at the Safety Committee meetings due to increase in Workmens Comp Insurance. Clerk reported she had a petition for rezoning request from Agriculture -Residential to Commercial by Wm. Derrick, Town of Richmond. Petition has been referred to County Planning, Parks & Zoning Committee. Pre,ni 11TTnm4z First Reading read by Clerk as follows: 1. Creating Land Conservation Committee according to Senate Bill 72. Referred to General Services Committee. 2. Community Options Program (Letter of Intent). Referred to Human Services Committee. 3. Plan for Town Road Name Revision and Systematic House Numbering Plan in rural areas. Referred to Planning, Zoning and Parks Committee. 4. Transfer of funds for Highway purposes. Referred to Finance,Budget,Building and Bonds Committee. Motion by Superv. Sweitzer, 2nd by Superv. Stephens to adjourn at 10:45 P.M. Motion carried. Norman E. Anderson Chairman, County Board Respectfully submitted by F. Verna Stohlberg St. Croix County Clerk The next meeting of the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors will be June 8,1982 at 7:00 P.M.