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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCounty Board 12-30-1982AGENDA ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1982 9:00 a.m. Courthouse - Hudson Compiled by Chairman Norman E. Anderson CALL TO ORDER: INVOCATION: Father Knauf, formerly from St. Joseph's Parish, Ellsworth PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS SESSION 1ANNOUjNCEMENTS: `� heading of Rules 19 & 21 //Notice of meeting - published as prescribed by law in media of County. c/ Welcome to all Guests and Press ,Any other announcements Any appointments Date of next session: LD BUSINESS: 1. Resolution for action: Setting compensation schedule for Office on Coroner r �2. Resolution for action: Policy regarding out -of -county travel 3. Emer. Res. for action: Use of Federal Revenue Sharing for lowering 1983 Tax Levy �4. Emer. Res. for action: Mandatory training for plumbers & soil testers 5. Emer. Res. for action: Merger Study Alternatives i6. Emer. Res. for action: Job Training Partnership 7. Settlement for delinquent special assessments 8. Ordinance - Rezonement request - Town of Troy Ordinance - Rezonement request - Town of Baldwin /10. Ordinance - Rezonement request - Town of St. Joseph 11. °—s_en1-. i-e---on-p-a-r-lame-n-tary.:Procedure,s ---1 2. Computer Study Update 13. Progress report on New and Old Nursing Home at Health Center 14. 1983 Annual Plan for the Land Conservation Committee �1 Report on insurance matters and deferred compensation 1 NEW BUSINESS: 1. Report on Revised Rules & Regulations for County Board �\U 2. Law Enforcement Merger Report U Committee Reports Farmland Preservation Applications Mileage - per diem reports Correspondence FIRST READING OF RESOLUTIONS ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD (The above agenda is not necessarily in order of pr sentation.) ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Special Session Thursday,December 30,1982 9:00 A.M. Board called to order by Chairman Anderson. Invocation by Father Knauf, formerly of St. Joseph Parish, Prescott. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by all present. Roll Call by the Clerk. 30 present. 1 absent. Motion by Superv. Lowe, 2nd by Superv. Speer to accept the minutes of the previous session as written and mailed to each County Board Supervisor. 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: The notice of this session has been published in the media of the County as prescribed by Law; Welcomed all guests and members of the press in attendance. APPOINTMENTS Chairman Anderson read a letter of recommendation from the St. Croix County Council on Aging. Six names have been submitted for consideration of representation to the Council on Aging. New Richmond, Harold Clark; Woodville, Irene Frey; Hudson, Bill Heiting; Glenwood City, William Kelm; Somerset, Eldora Beauvais and River Falls, Father Edwin Knauf to be effective January 1st. Motion by Superv. Day, 2nd by Supeev. O'Connell to accept the appointments. Motion carried. Health Committee: Richard Quinn has resigned and John Ross has been recommended to fill the unexpired term effective until April of 1984. Motion by Superv. Hop, 2nd by Superv. Shay to accept the appointment. Motion carried. The date of the next session will be the 2nd Tuesday of March unless an earlier session is requested. OLD BUSINESS RESOLUTIONS Zed ,Reading RESOLUTION #46(82): Pertains to Compensation Schedule for office of Coroner. Motion by Superv. Stephens, 2nd by Superv. S.Peterson to adopt. After discussion on per them and qualifications to be a coroner, motion carried and Resolution #46(82) adopted. RESOLUTION # 47(82): Pertains to establishing policy for attendance and travel to seminars, conventions, conferences and meetings. Motion by Superv. Shay, 2nd by Superv. S.Peterson to adopt. Motion by Superv. Shay, 2nd by Superv. Best to amend the resolution to include the Metropolitan area, Minnesota. Motion carried and Resolution #47(82) adopted as amended. RESOLUTION #48(82): Pertains to use of Federal Revenue Sharing Funds for lowering the 1983 Tax Levy. Motion by Superv. Nelson, 2nd by Superv. Stephens to adopt. Superv. Best ask what the purpose of the resolution was. Superv. Stephens stated it was to lower taxes. Motion carried and Resolution #48(82) adopted. Resolution pertaining to Mandatory Training for Plumbers and Certified Soil Testers annually prior to license renewal. Motion by Superv. George, 2nd by Superv. Kelly to adopt. Harold Barber was called on to elaborate on this resolution. After much discussion, Roll Call vote called for. Roll Call resulted in 14yes, 15 no. Resolution defeated. - 2 - RESOLUITON #49(82): - Resolution read by the Clerk pertains to authorizing Merger Committee to study alternative plans to implementation for possible merger. Motion by Superv. Lowe, 2nd by Superv. Willink to adopt. Superv. O'Connell questioned why this was an emergency resolution. Chairman Anderson stated that the original resolution did not include the $2500 or the Communication Center. Superv. O'Keefe stated that the big change was including the Communication Center and also because the Board would not be meeting until March. Roll Call called for resulted in 30 yes,O no. Motion carried and Resolution #49(82) adopted. RESOLUTION #50(82): pertains to Consortuim Under Job Training Partnership Act, read by the Clerk. Motion by Superv. Shay, 2nd by Superv. O'Connell to adopt. After discussion by the Supervisors, Motion carried and Resolution #50(82) adopted. ORDINANCE _f§.� �82 : Pertains to Rezonement of the Town of Troy from agricultural - residential to agricultural in accordance with the official Town of Troy zoning map. Motion by Superv. George, 2nd by Superv. Day to adopt. Motion carried and Ordinance #65(32) adopted. ORDINANCE #66(82): Pertains to rezonement of. the Town of St. Joseph from agricultural -residential to agricultural in accordance with the official St. Joseph zoning map. Motion by Superv. George, 2nd by Superv. Dorsey to adopt. Motion carried and Ordinance #66(82) adopted. Ordinance pertains to rezoning Town of Baldwin. Motion by Superv. George, 2nd by Superv. Day to put on the floor. Twenty-seven residents from the Tx)wn of Baldwin were in attendance. Superv. Hop called upon Alton Helgeson, Chairman from the Town of Baldwin to speak on the Ordinance. He presented a map and petition with 147 signatures to the County Board. He spoke in opposition of the Ordinance. Superv. Willink introduced Jerry Kusilek, a resident from the Town of Baldwin who also presented a petition in favor of the rezonement. James Janke, Resource Agent spoke on the survey questionaire that had been sent out for the Town of Baldwin. After a lengthy discussion by Board members a motion was made by Superv. Day, 2nd by Superv. S.Peterson to return this Ordinance back to the Town of Baldwin for further action. Chairman Anderson thanked the people from the Town of Baldwin for there attendance. Superv. Kelly requested that the purchase of the fair ground property be taken up at this time. The jVlf acre property that the Fair Board is interested in is where the Root Beer stand is located next to the Fair Grounds. The asking pr4ce is $20,000.00 for the property. Motion by Superv. Kelly, 2nd by Superv. Draxler that they purchase the property. Superv. Kelly called on Rudy Erickson, member of the Fair Board who spoke in favor of purchasing the property. Motion by Superv. Best that the purchase of the property be �mended to state purchase land property for $20,000.00 to be conveyed by warrenty deed included with the District Attorney's approval of the warrenty deed. 2nd by Superv. Lowe. -n Roll Call called for resulted in 25 yes, 4 no. Motion carried as amended. Dick Thompson, Land Use Planner, gave a computer study update. 12 vendors have shown an interest. They have until the 24th of January to submit bids. They will be opened on the 26th of January with the Finance,Budget,Building and Bond Committee. Between January and April they will know the cost and will come back to the Board at the April meeting. Installation date if approved could be either May or June and by July 1st be running. Chairman Anderson thanked Dick Thompson for his report. RESOLUTION#51(82): Pertains to Delinquent Special Assessments. Motion by Superv. Lowe, 2nd by Superv.S.Peterson to adopt. Superv. Garske stated it was a good Resolution. He made a motion that it be amended to read "be effective only on special assessment resolutions passed by tax districts only after the first of January 1983." 2nd by Superv. O'Keefe. Motion carried. Motion by Superv. O'Keefe to amend the resolution to read to the provisions of Wisconsin Statutes Section 66.54 (9)(el, "collections plus interest-". 2nd by Superv. O'Connell. Motion carried. After discussion by the Supervisors, Roll Call called for resulting in 27 yes, 3 no. Resolution #51(82) adopted as amended. Motion carried. - 3 - COMMITTEE REPORTS: Superv. S.Peterson, Chairman of the Finance, Budget, Building and Bond Committee gave a report on the County insurance programs. Superv. Nelson, Chairman of the Unified Board reported on the new nursing home. They have moved into the new building. Superv. George, Chairman of the Comprehensive Planning,Zoning and Parks Committee gave a report on the use of the 1897 Building at the Health Center. Motion by Superv. George, 2nd by R.Peterson to add the Ad Hoc Committee to work with all Committees in studying the future use of the old building. Motion carried. Superv. Willink submitted a plan regarding the annual plan for the Land Conservation Committee for 1983 to County Board members. Motion by Superv. Willink, 2nd by Superv. Dull to adopt. Motion carried. Original plan is on file in the County Clerks office.) Superv. George brought up that no proper action by the County Board had been taken on the Resolution in regards to the rezonament in the Town of Baldwin. Motion by Superv. Lowe, 2nd by Superv. Sias to table. Motion carried. Superv. Hop recommended that Superv. Spalding be added to the Merger Committee representing the Communications Center. Motion by Superv. Sias, 2nd by Superv. Evjen to accept the recommendation by Chairman Anderson. Motion carried. Superv. Evjen and Superv. Shay reported on the Revised Rules & Regulations for County Board. Motion by Superv. O'Keefe, 2nd by Superv. Timmerman to adopt the change in Per Diem contingenton the o4inion of the District Attorney. Motion carried. Motion by Superv. O'Keefe, 2nd by Superv. George to delete "on other votes, a minority of six Supervisors may force a roll call vote. Such a vote may be called for by a show of hand." Motion carried. Motion by Superv. Stephens, 2nd by Superv. O'Keefe to delete "and shall only be required to vote when such vote may affect the result of the vote." Motion carried. Superv. O'Connell suggested that an addition to Rule 23 be "a member must have voted in the majority". Chairman Anderson ask if that met with County Board approval. Superv. Best ask the District Attorney in regards to Rule # 4 if it is legal anywhere in the Statutes to change the per them of the County Board in the middle of the stream. Motion by Superv. Sias, 2nd by Superv. Nelson to approve the Proposed changes to the Rules & Regulations with correction for County Board. Motion carried. (Original copy on file in the County Clerks office.) Superv. O'Keefe complimented the General Services Committee for a job well Superv. R.Peterson called on Ross Pierson, former County Board member,who on the State Committee for Land Preservation, who in turn gave an update on Farmland Preservation. Chairman Anderson thanked Ross Pierson for his report. MILEAGE AND PER DIEM Mileage and Per them for Unified Board and County Board for the period of October paid in November, 1982 totaled $1,432.60, read by the Clerk. Mileage and Per them for Unified Board and County Board for the period of November paid in December, 1982 totaled $1,480.60, read by the Clerk. Mileage and Per them for the Highway Committee for the pay period ending November 30, 1982 toWed $478.20, read by the Clerk. County Board Committee work and County Board session for November, 1982 totaled $3,606.51, read by the Clerk. Motion by Superv. Hop, 2nd by Superv.O'Connell to accept the mileage and per them reports. Motion carried. CORRESPONDENCE{ - IF A thank you note from F. Verna Stohlberg thanking the Board for the certificate that had been presented to her in November was read by the Clerk. Superv. Evjen made a motion that a letter be sent to the New Richmond - 4 - National Guard thanking them for theft- help in the delivery of the cheese throughout St. Croix County. 2nd by Superv. O'Keefe. Motion carried. Supery Evjen made a motion that a letter be sent to Senior Citizens Centers thanking them for their hell' in the distribution of the cheese. 2nd by Superv. Sias. Motion carried. A letter from the Human Services Coordinating Committee was read by Superv. Evjen. Two amendments were presented. #1- Removed the Job Service, John Beckfield from the Committee. #2- Add the representative from the Veterans Service Office, Eldon Bader. Motion by Superv. O'Keefe, 2nd by Superv. George to accept the amendments. Motion carried. The General Services Committee received a letter from Catherine Heiting which was read by the Clerk. Motion by Superv. Lowe, 2nd by Superv. Sias to place the letter on file. Motion carried. Superv. O'Connell introduced the hew County Clerk, Jill Berke. A round of applause by County Board members was given. Superv. Draxler handed out a booklet to all County Board members entitled "that all may eat." Motion by Superv. Lowe, 2nd by Superv. O'Connell to adjourn. Motion carried. Norman E. Anderson Respectfully submitted by Chairman, County Board Mary E. Johnson 1st Deputy County Clerk