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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCounty Board 08-17-1993AGENDA ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS August 17, 1993 9:00 A.M. Government Center Compiled by Chairman Richard B. Peterson CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION: Pastor Laurence Day, Cross Lutheran Church, Roberts PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS SESSION Adoption of Agenda ANNOUNCEMENTS: Date of Next Session: September 21, 1993 9:00 A.M. APPOINTMENT: Supervisor in District 12 ELECTIONS: 1. Supervisor in District 14 - Candidates are Chris Bethke and Ken Herink 2. Finance Committee Member 3. Resource and Education Committee Member APPOINTMENTS: Human Services Committee Member, Fair Board Member and *Solid Waste Committee Member REPORT OF ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR LEGISLATIVE REPORT - Rep. Sheila Harsdorf 11:00 A.M. GOVERNMENT CENTER UPDATE 1. Approval of Any Expenditures Over $50,000 OLD AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS (Consideration and action on matters tabled, postponed or referred to a committee at a previous meeting) 1. Financial Report - Human Services/Nursing Home -- Supervisor Tom O'Connell NEW BUSINESS (Action on newly introduced motions, ordinances, resolutions, or other matters) 1. Ordinance Amending Chapter 17, Rezoning Land from Ag to Ag-Residential Steve & Vern Skoglund Town of Somerset 2. *Ordinance Amending Chapter 17, Rezoning Land from Ag to AG.-2, Arnold Volkert, Town of Stanton 3. *Ordinance Amending Chapter 17 Rezoning Land from Ag. to Ag. Residential 4. Resolution Adopting a Nepotism Policy for County Board Supervisors and Their Relatives 5. *Resolution to Waive County Interest in Railroad Property in Village -of North Hudson 6. *Report from Personnel Committee Regarding Salary Comp- ensation for non represented employees 7. *Discussion on re-establishment of Special Building Committee 8. *Resolution Approving Amendment of Town of Hudson Zoning Ordinance, Section 2.7.1 9. *Request for Recycling Specialist Position 10. *Resolution Approving New Position Requests for 1994 Department Head Reports 11:15 A.M. Clerk of Court, Court Commissioner, Emergency Government Committee and Board Reports Farmland Preservation Applications Mileage & Per Diem Report Correspondence Announcements Adjournment (THE ABOVE AGENDA IS NOT NECESSARILY IN ORDER OF PRESENTATION) * Changes or Additions after the Preliminary Agenda ** Late Changes and Additions ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Regular Session August 17, 1993 Meeting called to order by Chair Peterson at 9:00 a.m. The meeting had been properly published and guests and press were welcomed. Invocation was given by Pastor Laurence Day, Cross Lutheran Church, Roberts. Pledge of Allegiance was recited. A moment of silence was observed in memory of former Supervisor Herman Jensch who passed away on July 30. Roll Call: 24 present, 4 absent - Draxler, Nyland, Bailey and Luckey (all excused) and 3 vacancies - Districts 12, 14 and 23. Luckey arrived at 10:30 a.m. Motion by Supr. Malick, 2nd by Supr. O'Connell to approve the minutes as amended with changing amount of funding needed for Emergency Communication equipment to $1,096.19. Carried. Motion by Supr. O'Connell, 2nd by Supr. Roquette to adopt the agenda. Supr. Dorsey added the name of Stanley Clausen to a rezoning ordinance and Supr. Bradley requested removal of Request for Recycling Coordinator. Corporation Counsel Timmerman advised items should not be removed from the agenda but could be post- poned when they are addressed. Motion carried. Date of next meeting is September 21. Announcements: Chair Peterson announced the resignation of Supr. Judy Hayducsko from District 23. This position will be filled at the September meeting. Appointments: Motion by Supr. Boche, 2nd by Supr. Malick to approve the appointment of John (Jack) Dowd as Supervisor in District 12. Carried. Mr. Dowd was recommended for appointment by New Richmond City Council and Mayor Billy Smith. Oath of office given by Clerk Nelson. Elections: Supervisor District 14: Chris Bethke was recommended by Town of Richmond and Ken Herink was recommended from Town of Warren to fill the position of Supervisor in District 14. Both gentlemen gave a presentation on their qualifications, background and why they wished to serve. Suprs. Oemichen and Dorsey were appointed as ballot clerks. Bethke received 17 votes; Herink recev'ed eight. Clerk Nelson gave the oath of office to Supr. Bethke. Chair thanked Mr. Herink for his interest in the position of Board Supervisor. Finance Committee Member: Supr. Stephens nominated Supr. Bob Boche; 2nd by Supr,. Dorsey. Supr. O'Connell nominated Supr. Bernard Kinney; 2nd by Supr Malick. Motion by Supr. Roquette, 2nd by Supr. Menter to close nominations. Boche received 17 votes, Kinney received nine. Boche thanked the Board for their support and would do his best serving on the Finance Committee. 1 Resource and Education Committee Member• Supr. Dorsey nominated Supr. Chris Bethke. Motion by Supr. Stephens, 2nd by Supr. Hop to close nominations and have the Clerk cast a unanimous ballot for Bethke. Carried. Committee Appointments• Chair announced he and Vice Chair Jacob- son would make a decision on Human Services and Solid Waste Committee member appointments in a few days. At this time he appointed Supr. Nyhagen to serve on the Fair Board. Administrative Coordinator: John Krizek welcomed the new Board members. Krizek shared the good news of the 6.13% increase in equalized value of $109,977,300 which allows an increase of $559,129 for county operations and help in maintaining the 5.54 mill rate. However, Krizek is not yet sure if the county can use all of this increase as some facts are not known about combining debt service and operations costs. The Health Insurance in- crease totals $350,000. Union increases will depend on compara- bles of increases in area counties. Binding arbitration has a sunset provision for 1996. Krizek also highlighted other budget items such as 3.3% increase for nursing homes, general relief fund increased, administration of income maintenance increased by 1% and highway, transporation and child care increases. Krizek is working with the four AFSCME Unions to develop a single labor contract. Department budgets are due August 20th. Prelim- inary report on the 1994 budget will be given at the September Board session. Government Center Update• Chair Malick commented the air condi- tioning is not working properly. An engineer was hired for a second opinion. The Building Committee will address this, issue on August 18th and decide how to correct this problem which should not cost more than $15,000. Financial Report on Human Services and Nursing Home• Chair O'Connell presented background information on Human Services and the Nursing Home. The census in the Nursing Home is 124; every empty bed costs the county $30,000. The COP program is designed to keep people out of nursing homes but then more increased demands are made on Public Health and Home Health to check on people remaining in their homes. Human Services Director John Borup explained St. Croix County does not get fair share of state aid due to high per capita income and understands there is concern about Human Services spending too much money. In the Financial report distributed, Borup noted Human Services revenues were down 3% and $146,939 has been allocated for capital improvement projects. The Nursing Home now has a $200,000 cash balance and was in the red in March. A $338,000 FFP payment was higher than projected. In regard to privatization, Borup said some programs could be but he does not recommend this. He invit- ed Supervisors to attend the Public Hearing on the Human Services 2 budget scheduled for 6:00 p.m., August 26 at the Government Center. Ordinance #331 (93): Rezoning from Ag. to Ag. Residential for Stephen and Vern Skoglund. Motion to adopt by Supr. Dorsey, 2nd by Supr. Sinclear. Carried. Ordinance #332 (93): Rezoning from Ag. to Ag.-2 for Arnold Vol- kert. Motion to adopt by Supr. Dorsey, 2nd by Supr. Oemichen. Carried. Ordinance #333 (93): Rezoning from Ag. to Ag. Residential for Stanley Clausen. Motion by Supr. Dorsey, 2nd by Supr. Oemichen to adopt. Carried. Resolution #25 (93): Adopting a Nepotism Policy for County Board Supervisors and Their Relatives. Motion by Vice Chair Jacobson, 2nd by Supr. Malick to adopt. Jacobson explained this policy added to the definition of a relative by including "or a person who is living with a supervisor as a household in a committed relationship." Discussion on sanctions and if this policy would prevent hiring good employees. Roll call vote: 19, yes; 8 no. Motion to adopt carried. Legislative Report: 30th Assembly District Representative Sheila Harsdorf congratulated the Supervisors on the new Government Center. She believes the State budget was a bi-partisan budget, will not cure all the increases on property tax but it is a step in the right direction. Education should not be hurt by the spending limits as long as the increases are at the rate of inflation. In the past school spending was double the rate of inflation. Harsdorf said the DNR has approved the expansion of Willow River State Park. Chair thanked Rep. Harsdorf; applause by Board. Resolution #26 (93): Waive Interest in Acquiring Railroad Property in Village of North Hudson. Motion to adopt by Supr. Stephens, 2nd by Supr. Bradley. Timmerman explained the railroad intends to abandon this property in North Hudson. North Hudson and City of Hudson are interested in including this in their park system but the county must first waive any interest in the property. Motion carried. Department Head Reports: Oral reports were given by Clerk of Court Lori Meyer, Court Commissioner Ed Vlack and Emergency Government Director Jack Colvard. Resolution #27 (93): Approving Amendment of Town of Hudson Zoning Ordinance. Motion to adopt by Supr Malick, 2nd by Supr Kinney. Supr. Dorsey explained any changes in Town of Hudson Ordinance must be approved by the County. Supr. Kinney indicated he would try to get this procedure changed. Supr. Oemichen requested more information from the Town of Hudson when a request is made to approve rezoning. Re-establishing Special Building Committee: The present Ad Hoc Building Committee was formed to deal with only the new Govern- ment Center. A special committee is needed to address repair and refurbishing of other buildings. Motion by Supr. Boche, 2nd by Supr. Giese to refer this matter to the Administration Committee. Carried. Report from Personnel Committee Re: Salary Compensation for non represented employees: Chair Bradley said the Personnel Commit- tee addressed the issue and also considered the increase in equalized value and the number of tax delinquencies being re- duced. Action on this issue would be premature at this time and there is no recommendation from the Personnel Committee. Resolution #98 (93): Approving New and Upgraded Positions. Motion by Supr. Bradley, 2nd by Supr. O'Connell to approve. Motion by Supr. Becker, 2nd by Supr. Radosevich to amend the resolution by adding the position of Recycling Specialist. Supr. Bradley objected to this amendment because this position has been denied twice by the Personnel Committee. Supr. Becker replied some Board members want this Specialist and others do not and would like the Board to vote on this position. Motion by Supr. Stephens, 2nd by Supr. Bradley to postpone the amendment regarding the Recycling Specialist until the budget hearing. Carried. Motion by Supr. Stephens, 2nd by Supr. Becker to postpone approv- ing other new positions until the budget hearing. This motion was withdrawn by the maker and Becker. Motion carried on the approval of the original two positions. Committee Reports: Planning and Development: Vice Chair Oemichen reported the Economic Development Committee has been making presentations to municipalities throughout the county. Approval for funding has been received from the Town of Troy, City of New Richmond, Vil- lage and Town of Baldwin. North Hudson voted not to participate. Highway Committee: Chair Hop reported construction work has begun on Cty. Trk. C. Seven bridges are being repaired and the work is half completed. Solid Waste: Chair Becker asked Solid Waste Coordinator George Hayducsko for an update on the Ash Monofill. Hayducsko outlined the initial site approval was given by DNR and the wetlands were noted. In June of 1993 water was noticed in the wetlands (the first time since 1986) and Dan Koich from DNR determined water does reoccur in this wetland area and therefore is navigable. The ash monofill cannot be built next to navigable water. If this decision stands, the site will have to be moved over 1,000 feet. Cost of the monofill project so far is $70,000. 4 Supr. Kinney reported on visiting an Ash Monofill site in Minne- sota and noted Minnesota is further ahead in dealing with ash. Farmland Preservation: Motion by Supr. Dorsey, 2nd by Supr. Dull to approve application of Alfred and Lucille Krig to the State. Carried. Motion by Supr. Dorsey, 2nd by Supr. Bauer to approve application of David and Debra Ovsak to the State. Carried. Mileage and Per Diem• Motion by Supr. Stephens, 2nd by Supr. Hop to approve total of $6000.05 for the month of July. Carried. Correspondence: Clerk Nelson noted letters had been received from Governor Thompson, Senator Alice Clausing, Rep. Sheila Harsdorf in regard to resolutions sent regarding Wisconsin Land Information Board and yard waste. Rep. Baldus replied to a letter from Supr. O'Connell questioning the "tire tax." A copy will sent to Supervisors. Announcements: Supr. Boche referred to a letter from Stanton Town Treasurer Mary Barney who complimented Treasurer Mary Jean Livermore on sending the second half tax notice. Clerk Nelson reminded Supervisors a few budget books have not yet been returned. Motion by Supr. Hop, 2nd by Supr. Giese to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 12:45 p.m. Richard B. Peterson, Chair St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Sue E. Nelson St. Croix County Clerk 5