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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCounty Board 10-18-1983ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Tuesday, October 18, 1983 Courthouse - Hudson 9:00 a.m. Compiled by Chairman Norman E. Anderson CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION: Rev. Eugene Weka- er, First Lutheran Church, New Richmond, WI PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL: CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS SESSION --"ANNOUNCEMENTS: �,(No`t-i of meeting - published as prescribed by law in media of County ,Reading of Rule 20 - Debate, and Rule 22 - Address the Board `lcome to all Guests and Press Presentation of D. V. R. plaque Any appointments Any other announcements Date of next session: November 15, 1983 at 9:00 a.m. OLD AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS: (Includes consideration and action on second reading resolutions and ordinances) WI Department of Corrections - Peter Stacy, Correctional Center needs (9:15 a.m.) 2. Resolution abolishing Undersheriff position 3. Resolution amending chapter under Job Training Partnership Act-1W 146 4. Resolution regarding providing sight for Veterans Memorial 5. Resolution regarding advances for travel allowances 9 7/;- 6. Resolution regarding State reimbursement for municipal costs mandated_ A� 7. Resolution adopting District Overall Economic Development Program gw resolution increasing number of days allowed for compensation for committee work 1017 - Ordinance - recommending approval for rezonement to Comm. from Ag-Res. (Richard Hanson) 10. Appointment, clarification and duties of Solid Waste Advisory Committee 11. 1897 Building update PRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR 1984 (9:30 a.m.) EMERGENCY RESOLUTIONS 1. Resolution opposing abandonment of C&NW Transportation Co k- Railroad Line in St. Croix County NEW BUSINESS 1. Highway Presentation 1:15 p.m.) �, 2. Humane Society appearance (2:00 p.m.) _�,�hr-� rd 4'e t 3. Personnel matters 4. Committee and Board reports: County Board Association Convention 5. Mileage & per diem report 6. Farmland Preservation 7. First Reading Resolutions CORRESPONDENCE ANNOUNCEMENTS ADJOURNMENT (The above agenda is not necessarily in order of presentation) ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Regular Session Tuesday, October 18, 1983 9:00 A.M. County Board of Supervisors called to order by Chairman Anderson. Invocation by Reverend Eugene Wekander, First Lutheran Church, New Richmond. Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag by all present. Roll Call by County Clerk: 29 present, 2 absent. Consideration of the minutes of the September Session. Clerk indicated that the minutes regarding Resolution #35(83) should reflect a change from Warren Township to Hudson Township as a current landfill site utilized in Hudson Township. Motion by Supr. Sias, 2nd by Supr. Garske to accept the minutes as corrected. Motion carried. ANNOUNCEMENTS & APPOINTMENTS Chairman Anderson read Rules 20 and 22 respectfully: "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 question under debate and avoid personalities. The member 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." "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 Supervisor. In case of objection, such person must have a simple majority consent of the Board." Notice of the session has been published in -the media of the County as prescribed by law. Welcome by Chairman Anderson to all guests and representatives of the press. Announcement of the next County Board regular session to be held on November 15, 1983 in the Courthouse. 'Announcement by County Clerk to Supervisors regarding receipt of new payroll checks, utilizing the newly implemented computer system. Presentation of plaque to St. Croix County by the Wisconsin Division of Vocational Rehabilitation in recognition of hiring and training of persons with physical impairments. Plaque presented to the County on September 29th. Chairman Anderson appointed Merton Timmerman as the second Supervisory member on the Community Options Program, as recommended by Committee. Consideration by Supra: Timmerman and acceptance of the appointment. Clerk Berke read letter of appointment dated October loth reappointing John M. Ross to the County Veteran's Service Commission, with a termination date of December 2, 1986. Other Commission members are Lyle K. Kellaher and Marlin Severson with termination dates of December 2, 1985 and December 2, 1986 respectfully. Motion by Supr. O'Keefe, 2nd by Supr. Hop to accept the appointments. Motion carried by Board to accept. Letter of resignation read by Clerk from William L. Shay. Chairman Anderson strongly recommended reconsideration to Supr. Shay, who chose not to change his decision; however, he recommended as his replacement Les Giese, Star Prairie Township. Chairman also received letter of interest from E.D. Halkoski, Star Prairie Township. Clerk read letter to the members. After consideration, recommendation also by the 'Town of Star Prairie, Star Prairie Village President, Stanley Utgard and Milton Meinke, Chairman of Somerset Township to appoint Giese. Motion by Supra Nelson, 2nd by Supr. Stephens to appoint Les Giese as the replacement for Supr. William Shay.Motion carried. Letter of resignation, dated October llth, 1983 from Highway Commissioner, Ralph Brown read to the members. Supr. Meinke indicated that the Highway Committee will begin process of selecting a replacement by January 1, 1984. Personnel Specialist, Debra Kathan to be consulted. Motion by Supr. O'Keefe, 2nd by Supr. S.Peterson to accept the resignation. Motion carried. Referred to Personnel Committee by Chairman Anderson. COUNTY BOARD -October `83 Page-2 OLD BUSINESS, PRELIMINARY BUDGET Report by Peter Stacy, Wisconsin Department of Corrections. He reported that the 1897 Building is no longer being considered by the state as a possible site for minimum security residents. He requested approval for the expansion of the existing correctional facility in New Richmond. Discussion. Supr. Timmerman indicated that the Unified Board discussed and recommended a.plan to increase the capacity to 30 residents, maximum. Stacy indicated that the building project is contingent upon getting money from the Building Committee in Joint Finance. Motion by Supr. Timmerman, 2nd by Supr. Sias accept expansion project as requested by the Unified Board, to a maximum of 30 beds. Discussion regarding the lease agreement, of which Stacy reported that he sees no change at this time. Motion by Supr. O'Keefe, 2nd by Supr. Hop to amend the motion on the floor to authorize the Unified Board to negotiate the lease with the state. Amendment to the motion approved and carried. Motion carried. Preliminary Budget Report: Report presented by Finance Chairman, S. Peterson and Finance Director, Jim Steel. Following 4 days in review by the Finance Committee, consideration was given to each budget request, making adjustments when appropriate. The summary of the proposed budget was presented in detail to the Board members. The adjusted preliminary proposed levy is $4,328,206.00. Steel indicated that the 1983 levy is $4,313,666.00; and, the amount that could be levied in 1984 without increasing the mill rate is $4,504,330.00. The amount available for possible addi- tions to the levy without increasing the mill rate is $176,124.00. Discussion regarding specific budgets. Supr. Garske, Chairman of the Personnel Committee addressed the issue of personnel matters within respective budgets. Ques- tion by Supr. O'Keefe regarding the matter of new positions and wage adjustments. Chairman Anderson indicated that he referred to the Supervisors the recommendation of Governor Earl regarding consideration for freezing wages, when appropriate, due to to the current economic status. During the annual Wisconsin Counties Association Convention in September, all counties were advised to give this matter serious con- sideration. He indicated that negotiations with labor contracts needed to be consi- dered. Supr. S. Peterson pointed out that new positions and wage adjustments were not considered in the budget requests, but that these were to be considered by Personnel for action before the full Board. Supr. Stephens responded to questions regarding the positions of the Finance Commi- tee on new positions and wage adjustments. He remarked that wage adjustments are based upon a 17-county comparison, and that the committee recommended to Personnel to conduct an efficiency study in order to ascertain the needs of offices making the requests, as criteria for determining approval. Supr. Garske explained to the members that the comparison using valuation tables, per capita income, size of coun- ty, etc. Motion by Supr. Sias, 2nd by Supr. O'Keefe to recess. Chairman Anderson called for a 10 minute recess. Meeting reconvened, and discussion followed regarding the pre- liminary budget process. Motion by Supr. Nelson, 2nd by Supr. Kelly to establish a budget for 1984 for St. Croix County participation in the Western Wisconsin Health Systems Agency in the amount of $2,000. Motion by Supr. O'Keefe, 2nd by Supr. Stephens to amend the motion to read $1,000. Amendment to the motion carried, and motion accepted. Discussion per budget followed. Chairman Anderson reported that the County Board budget included a schedule of 10 regular sessions, and 1 special session, as well as other board and committee items. Supr. O'Keefe remarked on the deleting of various items from the budget of the Clerk of Court. The postage meter is to be consider- ed in the General County outlay. Additional shelving for law books in the law library was cut. A copier met with approval. Supr. Hop discussed the costs of the Surveyor's budget, and Supr. George explained the formula used when figuring the costs for corners. Reference by Supr. Willink to the county's recently implemented health insurance policy, and the cost savings to the county. Finance Director, Jim Steel felt this plan is working well. Discussion by Supr. O'Keefe regarding the Emergency Communications budget, and spe- cifically the cutting of the limited term employee, base station radio, and staff training. Motion by Supr. O'Keefe, 2nd by Supr. Best to put those items back into the budget, in the amount of $4,585.00. Motion approved and carried. COUNTY BOARD -October 183 Page-3 Report regarding the merger of public protection services in; St.i.Croix County, and the question of improved coverage for residents. Supr. Brown stressed the need for maximum efficiency of this service to St. Croix County. Supr. Hop dis- cussed the ambulance service costs. Discussion of the Unified Board budget, and especially the need for drug interven- tion in the schools. Health Center Administrator, Gary Johnson stressed this point. Highway budget cut in the area of maintenance. Supr. Lowe asked for the status of Solid Waste Planning, and the role of Pierce and Polk Counties in the initial planning phases of this project. Supr. George addressed. Conservation Cost -Share Program discussed with the Board. Supr. Willink responded that this program will be beneficial to the schools. Youth Forestry Program supported by Supervisors Timmerman and Willink. Finance Director, Jim Steel indicated that this fund is generally self-supporting. Extensive report presented by Supr. Draxler on the current financial status of the county farm. The study addressed the comparison between the average Wisconsin farm of comparable size and production with the St. Croix County Farm in 1982. The analysis used ARC records, as well as University Extension computations. The total feed costs at the county farm are comparatively higher than an average farm, somewhat due to raising bulls for sale, show cattle, etc. The farm labor comparison in 1981 was 6.3, versus 3.1 for the average farm. This has been re- duced in 1983 due to the help employed from the pre-release center. The plant operation of an average farm is $29,600.00 (including taxes and interest), as com- pared to $26,000.00 (without taxes and interest) on the county farm. The cattle sales of the county farm is approximately double the averge farm. The milk production is 17,500# per cow per year, as compared to 20,000# per cow in past years. Milk production is lower on the County Farm than it should be, for genetic ability of the herd and also past performance. The Farm Committee is meet- ing with Chippewa County farm personnel to make comparison evaluations of budgets and performance. Therapy for the patients will also be considered. Other consider- ations will be taken into account by the Farm Committee in an attempt to correct any problems that exist. Supervisors excused for lunch at noon, and to reconvene at 1:00. SESSION RECONVENED, PRELIMINARY BUDGET (Continued); NEW BUSINESS Session called to order by Chairman Anderson: 29 present, 2 absent. Highway Report: Introduction by Highway Commissioner, Ralph Brown, of Tom Clark,Eau Claire -District Office Director. Mr. Clark addressed the Board with a review of the 1983 Functional Classification System. He indicated that St. Croix County is now considered an urban county, rather than a rural county. He discussed three types of roads, i.e. arterial, collectors, and local roads. The formula for classification needs to meet acceptable and respective criteria through the process of committee, and application through the state. He discussed jurisdictional planning, and the monitoring of the county every 5 years to evaluate shifts in eligibility for federal aid systems. The six -year im- plementation plan for St. Croix County showed the following improvements: 1984- completion of the interstate between Glenwood City and Menomonie, and the completion of Highway 128. 1985-to redeck the new bridge across the St. Croix River as a joint project with Minnesota; reconstruct new bridge in downtown New Richmond; 1986 & 1987- the completion of the interstate between Hudson and County Road T; 1988-plans for work on Highway 64 and 65. Discussion of indexing. Highway Commissioner, Ralph Brown expressed his thanks to the County Board, for their working relationship with him for the past 26 years. Round of applause from the members for his efforts and contribution to the county. Humane Society Report: Supr. O'Connell introduced the Coordinator of the St. Croix - Pierce Humane Society, Judith Hillert, and her assistant, Stacey Ingesethen. Ms. Hillert discussed the formation of the Humane Society, and its responsibility to the residents. She requested the position of Humane Officer for St. Croix County, COUNTY BOARD -October 183 Page-4 to answer cruelty calls, but not to interfere with those responsibilities of dog wardens. Discussion regarding cost per call, working relationship with the Sheriff's Department, and the dog damage procedure. Chairman Anderson referred proposed posi- tion of Humane Officer to Finance Director, and to the Public Protection Committee. Preliminary Budget Report(Continued): Supr. Garske presented to the Board those recommendations for new positions, and wage adjustments per committee study. The report contained new positions recommended by Personnel, as well as those not receiving committee recommendations; and, Wage Adjustment Requests Review, listing those adjustments recommended by Personnel, and those positions not receiving the recommendation of Personnel. The following new positions were recommended by the Personnel Committee: Develop- mentally Disabled -Case Worker, Health Center; Alcohol -Drug Prevention -Intervention Worker, Health Center; Home Health Care RN (part-time), Public Health Nursing Office; Clerk Typist (Part-time), Land Conservation Department; Social Worker I, Social Services Department; and, Public Health Nurse (part-time), Public Health Nursing Office. Discussion. Supr. O'Keefe asked for justification for the Alcohol Drug Prevention Worker at the Health Center, and if this should be considered as the responsibility of the schools. He asked for consideration of allocating funds to the schools, rather than having this resource available through the Health Center. Support by Supervisors Brown and S. Peterson to fund the position through the Health Center. Supr. Nelson recommended the position of D.D. Case Manager. Motion by Supr. Brown, 2nd by Supr. Draxler to accept all six new positions, as recommended by the Person- nel Committee. Motion to amend by.Supr, O'Keefe, 2nd by Supr. S. Peterson to approve position of Alcohol -Drug Prevention -Intervention Worker, Health Center, with a one- year probationary period. Discussion. Motion by Supr. Timmerman;;.2nd by..Supr. Stephens to postpone the approval of this position until the November Session, to be considered further by the Personnel Committee, thereby postponing Supr. O'Keefe's amendment. Discussion. Supr. Nelson indicated that this position would also include an Employee Assistance Program, as well as a resource for the schools. Supr. Evjen indicated that a job description for the proposed position needs to be studied before the decision can be made. Amendments to the main motion carried. Roll Call vote on the main motion: 26 yes, 3 no. Motion carried to accept the new positions, with the exception of the Alcohol -Drug Prevention -Intervention Worker; this position to be considered at the November Session. Chairman Anderson referred to Personnel. Discussion regarding the position of Nutritionist (part-time), Public Health Nursing Office. Supr. O'Connell indicated that this position is accepted pending the approval of a state -funded grant. Motion by Supr. Lowe, 2nd by Supr. Dorsey to recess to an invited tour of the St. Croix County Historical Society. Motion carried. SESSION RECONVENED, PRELIMINARY BUDGET (Continued), RESOLUTIONS, Second Readings Reconvened after recess. Supr. Garske reviewed the positions not receiving recom- mendation by the Personnel Committee, as follows: Clerk/Typist (permanent part-time), County Board/Purchasing; Office Assistant (permanent part-time), Veteran's Service Office; Assistant District Attorney (permanent fulltime); District Attorney's Office; Legal Secretary (permanent part-time to permanent fulltime), District Attorney's Office; Court Officer, Sheriff's Department; ands,. Deputy -Primary Services, Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Burke addressed the members regarding the positions of Court Officer, and Deputy -Primary Services. Discussion by members of the contracted law enforcement in St. Croix County, and its status. Discussion regarding the requested positions in the District Attorney's Office. District Attorney, Eric Lundell indicated that the matters of civil law need more attention, and that the current staff cannot handle this sufficiently. Motion by Supr. Lowe, 2nd by Supr. Brown to approve the positions of Assistant District Attorney, Legal Secretary, Court Officer, and Deputy - Primary Services. Roll call vote: 25 yes, 2 no. Motion approved as carried. Motion by Supr. Evjen, 2nd by Supr. Timmerman for the�Personnel Committee to consider the requests of a Clerk -Typist, County Board/Purchasing (from temporary status to permanent part-time status), and an Office Assistant (from temporary status to per- manent part-time status), Veteran's Service Office, as one fulltime position, one- half time in each office. Motion carried to refer this to the Personnel Committee for further consideration. Discussion by Supr. Lowe as to the extent of positions, regarding fringes, and time committment in each office. COUNTY BOARD -October 183 Page-5 Wage Adjustments Requests Review by Personnel Committee Chairman Garske. Criteria used was comparable wages for comparable positions in 17-county area; intra-county comparisons; and, significant changes in work load or job description. Supr.Spalding questioned the use of an equitable scale across the county. Comment by Supr.R. Peterson regarding "holding the line" as recommended by Governor Earl. Those positions requesting adjustments, as recommended by the Personnel Committee are as follows: County Parks Director, County Parks Department; Program Director, Office on Aging; First Assistant District Attorney, District Attorney's Office; Second Assistant District Attorney, District Attorney's Office; Personnel Specialist, Personnel Department; Office Assistant, Personnel Office; Administrative Assistant, Public Health Nursing Office; and, Finance Director, Finance Department. Tentative adjustments totaled approximately $10,527.00. Motion by Supr. Spalding, 2nd by Supr. O'Connell to increase the salary of the Administrative Assistant PHN Service. -from $14,235 to $14,835.Discuss ion regarding the status of labor negotiations. Motion defeated. Motion by Supr. Lowe, 2nd by Supr. George to deny at this time any wage adjustment other than those recommended by Personnel, and to refer those positions not receiving Personnel Committee approval, to the individual parent committees, Finance Committee, and Personnel Committee for further evaluation before the November Session. Roll Call vote: 18 yes, 9 no. Motion approved as read. Those new propsed adjustments not receiving Personnel Committee recommendations are as follows: RN -Mental Health Services, Health Center; Confidential Secretary, Health Center; Accredited Records Technician, Health Center; House Manager - Transition House, Health Center; MSW-Marriage/Family Therapist, Health Center; Chief Dispatcher, Communications Center; Veteran's Service Officer, County Veteran's Service Office; Troy Park Supervisor, Zoning Office; Zoning Administrator, Zoning Office; Assistant Zoning Administrator, Zoning Office -requests title change to Environmental Protection Officer; Assistant County Planner, Planning Office; Confidential Secretary, Sheriff's Office; Paralegal, District Attorney's Office; Child Support Administrator, District Attorney's Office; Child Support Worker(senior), District Attorney's Office; Child Support Worker(junior), District Attorney's Office; Child Support Aide(part-time), District Attorney's Office; Child Support Aide, - (part -time), District Attorney's Office; RESOLUTION #39(83): Abolishing the Undersheriff position. Motion by Supr. George, 2nd by Supr. Speer to adopt. Motion carried. RESOLUTION #40(83): Amending chapter under Job Training Partnership Act. Motion by Supr. George, 2nd by Supr. Sias to accept. Motion carried. RESOLUTION #41(83): Regarding the provision by the County for a site for Veteran's Memorial. Motion by Supr. Sias, 2nd by Supr. Garske to adopt resolution. Discussion. Question of the significance of the stone as a memorial for all veterans. Supr. Evjen indicated that the expense to_the county would not exceed-$2,00000, the remainder being from the Veteran's Service Commission. Roll Call Vote: 22 yes, 4 no. Motion carried. RESOLUTION #42(83): Regarding advances for travel allowances, and procedure to attain. Motion by Supr. Stephens,r2nd by Supr. Sias to accept. Discussion. Motion carried. RESOLUTION #43(83): Regarding state reimbursement for municipal costs mandated. Motion by Supr. George, 2nd by Supr. Sias to accept as presented. Discussion. Motion carried. RESOLUTION #44(83): Adopting District Overall Economic Development Program. Motion by Supr. George, 2nd by Supr. R. Peterson to adopt. Motion carried. RESOLUTION #45(83): Increasing number of days allowed for compensation for County Board Supervisors' committee work. Motion by Supr. Stephens, 2nd by Supr. Willink to adopt. Discussion. Motion carried. COUNTY BOARD -October 183 Page-6 ORDINANCES, EMERGENCY RESOLUTIONS, & COMMITTEE REPORTS ORDINANCE #84(83): Recommending approval for rezonement to Commercial from Agricultural - Residential. Concerning request of Richard Hanson, Town of Eau Galle. Motion by Supr. Dorsey, 2nd by Supr. George to accept. Supr. George indicated that the Comprehensive Planning, Zoning & Parks Committee approved this request. Motion carried. Rezoning Request: Motion by Supr. Stephens, 2nd by Supr. Lowe to approve the rezoning request of James Brockbahler, Stanton Township, in advance of the regular zoning request hearing to be held October 24, conditionally, as to have the written Ordinance to be approved by the full Board at the November Session. Discussion. District Attorney Lundell indicated that this is satisfactory, but does not set a precedent. Motion carried. RESOLUTION #46(83): Opposing abandonment of the Chicago and Northwestern Transporta- tion Company Railroad Lines in St. Croix County. Motion by Supr. Lowe, 2nd by Supr. Day to adopt. Discussion. Motion carried. Clerk to refer Resolution #46(83) to all municipalities, and the Department of Transportation. Solid Waste Committee Report: Discussion regarding the number of members on the Solid Waste Advisory Committee, and clarification of voting members. Motion by Supr. George, 2nd by Supr. Sias to add Supr.. Speer to the membership of the Solid Waste Advisory Committee, therefore increasing the number from 15 to 16. Motion carried. Supr. Stephen's position as a member was changed to include Finance Director Steel. Supr. George indicated that representatives from Polk and Pierce Counties are attending meetings regarding the Solid Waste Project, but that no written agreement has been drawn up at this time between St. Croix County, and the other two counties. Supr. Heebink reported that there will be a tri-county meeting on October 27. 1897 Special Building Committee Report: Supr. Hop reported that the Pre -Release Center is no longer an option for consideration, for the use of the 1897 Building. He indicated that the committee is in the process of setting up a meeting with Mr. Richardson, to discuss possible alternatives for the building. Discussion of Personnel Policy: Supr. Best asked for clarification of the policy used in the county for personnel procedures. Question of the respective committees and their responsibility for making recommendations, and the responsibility of the Personnel and Finance Committees in making recommendations. Chairman Anderson asked that the members refer to the Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual of St. Croix County. Motion by Supr. Stephens that the County Board direct the District Attorney to pre- pare a County ordinance for the November, 1983 Session, to consider as a first reading which will institue a 250 tax on each admission, ticket to all water slides, tubing rides, race track tickets and/or any county outdoor amusement, with such monies generated to be placed in the budget of Public Protection to be used to lower the tax levy of said committee, or be used to provide such personal and/or equipment as such committee may deem necessary to provide for the public protection of the citizens of St. Croix County. Motion 2nd by Supr. Lowe. Discussion. Supr. Plourde asked for clarification of those amusements that would be affected, and that consi- deration should be given to all amusements, with no exceptions. Motion carried. Chairman Anderson referred to the Public Protection Committee for further study, and to the District Attorney to advise committee. PER DIEM REPORTS, FARMLAND PRESERVATION APPLICATIONS CORRESPONDENCE & RESOLUTIONS, First Readings Per Diem Report: County Clerk reported the following: County Board of Supervisors; Per Diem-$5,045.00; Mileage & Other-$1,119.44; Total Amount Paid-$6,164.44. Unified Board: September -Mist. Income-$750.00; Mileage-$174.40; Total Amount Paid- $924.40. October- Misc. Income-$575.00; Mileage-$138.80; Total Amount Paid-$713.80: Highway Committee: Per Diem-$500.00; Expense-$203.40; Total Amount Paid-$703.40. Motion by Supr. Sias, 2nd by Supr. Day to approve as reported. Motion carried. COUNTY BOARD -October 183 Page-7 Council on Aging Report: Supr. Evjen indicated that there will be a commodity distribution on November 2, 1983 at the respective Senior Citizen site in the county. Farmland Preservation Applications: Report by Supr. Willink� Applications referred to state as approved by the Land Conservation Committee: Howard & Edna Warman, Town of Somerset; James & Carol Dittman, Town of Cylon; Samuel and Constance Erickson; Laton and Renece Henderson, Towns of Emerald and Cylon; Orin E. Johnson, Town of Troy; Verna J. Johnson, Town of Troy; Gene Dittman, Town of Cylon; William Hoytink, Town of Baldwin; and, Glenn E. Radunzel, Town of Baldwin. Those applications denied by committee were: Jennings Brothers, Town of Troy; and, Paul and Rose Mary Dusek, Town of Troy. Since this land is zoned agricultural, the zoning request was not necessary. Those applications referred to committee were: Kenneth and Ruth Klanderman, Town of Baldwin; and, David and Rae Volkmann, Town of Glenwood. Motion by Supr. Willink, 2nd by Supr. Sias to accept the report. Motion carried. Correspondence: Clerk read letter from Mr. R. Kachelmyer regarding his application to the Office of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. Chair- man Anderson referred correspondence to Agriculture Committee, and Richard Gade, County Executive Director of the ASCS. Clerk read letter dated October 14, 1983 from Maurine Brydildsen, Village Clerk of North Hudson, regarding the continuation of planning services for 1984, and the con- sideration of reimbursement in an equitable manner. Referred to Planning, Zoning and Comprehensive Planning Committee for discussion at the November meeting. Resolutions, First Readings: Motion by Supr. Day, 2nd by Supr. Hop to waive first readings of resolutions, and to act upon during the November Session. Motion carried. Motion by Supr. Speer, 2nd by Supr. Plourde to adjourn. Motion carried. Norman E. Anderson, Chairman St. Croix County Board Respectfully submitted, Jill Ann Berke St. Croix County Clerk