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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCounty Board 03-10-1992AGENDA ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS March 10, 1992 9:00 A.M. Courthouse Hudson Compiled by Chairman Richard B. Peterson CALL TO ORDER By Vice Chairman Karen Bailey INVOCATION: Pastor Michael Main, Wilson Lutheran Church PLEDGE OF ALIGIANCE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL: CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS SESSION Adoption of Agenda ANNOUNCEMENTS: Date of Next Session: April 21, 1992 - 9:00 A.M. APPOINTMENTS: Barb Nelson, County Health Officer OLD AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS (Includes consideration and action on Second Reading Resolutions and Ordinances) Ul: Ordinance Amending Chapter 17 of Land from Agricultural to Ag-Residential, Donald W. Krueger, Cylon Township t2: Ordinance Amending Chapter 17 of Land from Agricultural to Ag-Residential, Gerald & Ann Jensen, Town of Troy Resolution Requesting Wisconsin Association to Obtain Agreements for Discount Lodging Rates for Counties LA. Rules and Regulations NEW BUSINESS Administrative Coordinator's Report Legislative Report 11:00 A.M. EMERGENCY RESOLUTIONS Resolution Purchasing of Land for Proposed Highway Department Facility Improvements 9:30 A.M. L2. Resolution Adopting Revised Board of Supervisors Rules and By -Laws Resolution Approving Ad Hoc Committee to Study Elected Officials Salaries FIRST Yam`°�� 2. READING OF RESOLUTIONS & ORDINANCES Resolution Requesting Increased Per Capita Community Aids Funding from the State Department of Health and Social Services Resolution Adopting a Citizen Wisconsin Development Fund Resolution Adopting Priority Committee & Board Reports Farmland Preservation Applications Mileage & Per Diem Report Correspondence Announcements Adjournment Participation Plan for the USA (THE ABOVE AGENDA IS NOT NECESSARILY IN ORDER OF PRESENTATION) ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Regular Session March 10, 1992 Meeting called to order by Vice Chair Bailey at 9:00 a.m. Chair Peterson is attending a conference in Washington, D.C. The meeting was properly published and guests and the press were welcomed. Invocation was given by Pastor Michael Main from Wilson Lutheran Church. Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Roll call: 27 present, 3 absent - Richard Peterson, Charles Grant, Herb Barker (all excused) and 1 vacancy Motion to approve the January minutes as corrected by Supr. O'Connell, 2nd by Supr. Hop. Carried. Corrections by Supr. Malick were on page 2 line 2 add after correcting an error in the budget "by a 2/3 vote." On page 5 line 30 in regard to penalty and interest on delinquent taxes, after should be removed add "Supr. Malick suggested a floating rate, adjusted periodically." Motion by Supr. Malick, 2nd by Supr. Bradley to adopt the agenda. Carried. Announcements: Vice Chair Bailey extended appreciation and thanks for their dedicated service to St. Croix County Government to those Supervisors not returning to the County Board - Vern Nelson, Scott Zahnow, Robert Stephens and Herb Barker. Next meeting scheduled for April 21, 1992. Supr. Jensch listed the accomplishments of the workers at St. Croix Industries in regard to mailings prepared and the manufacture of small parts and complimented them on their productivity. Appointments: Human Services Chair O'Connell announced that Barb Nelson had recently been appointed as the County Public Health Officer. Motion by O'Connell, 2nd by Supr. Rebhan to approve this appointment. Carried. Barb Nelson thanked the Board for their support of her appointment. Ordinance 0296 92 : Rezoning from Agriculture to Ag. Residential for Donald W. Krueger. Motion to adopt by Supr. Dorsey, 2nd by Supr. Stephens. Carried. Ordinance #297 92 : Rezoning from Agriculture to Ag. Residential for Gerald and Ann Jensen. Motion to adopt by Supr. Dorsey, 2nd by Supr. Oemichen. Carried. Resolution J6 132L Requesting Wisconsin Counties Association to Obtain Agreements for Discount Lodging Rates for Counties. Motion to adopt by Supr. Stephens, 2nd by Supr. Rebhan. Carried. Resolution J7 92 : Purchase of Land for Proposed Facility Improvements for Highway Department. Motion to adopt by Supr. Hop, 2nd by Supr. Sinclear. Highway Committee Chair Hop 1 explained the need for facility improvements in the vicinity of Hudson. If the new land purchase is approved for 20 A. near Nor Lake, the present two acre site would be sold. Highway Commissioner Dan Fedderly stated purchase of another five acre site in the Town of Cady is being considered for a supply depot for sand and salt. This would eliminate trucks returning to Hammond to reload at the end of their maintenance run on the eastern side of the county. Money for the purchase of this land would come from Highway Department operating funds with no additional impact on the current County budget. Supr. Kinney asked what the assessed value of the land is near Hudson and why couldn't the Highway Department use part of the 99 acres on the Boody property. Fedderly answered that Highway Dept. activities are not conducive to development on the Boody property. Al Bentley, Highway Maintenance Supervisor, went to check on assessed value of Hudson property. Finance Chair. Stephens noted the Finance Committee supported purchase of these two properties. Motion by Supr. Malick, 2nd by Supr. Kinney to table action till further information is available. Motion failed. Bentley reported assessed valuation on the Hudson property as $17,800 and equalized valuation of $20,400 for the 40 acre parcel. The 20 acres offered for purchase is costing $5,750 per acre. Supr. Draxler believes this is a good move at this time. Roll call vote: 27 yes, 0 no. Supr. O'Connell requested further investigation of using part of this 20 acres for the county impound lot. Resolution #8 92 : Adopting Revised Board of Supervisors Rules and By -Laws. Motion by Supr. Jacobson, 2nd by Supr. Rebholz to adopt. General Services Chair Jacobson thanked the Committee, Supervisors, John Krizek, Karen Bailey, Sue Nelson and Greg Timmerman for their work on revision of the rules and by-laws. Draft #4 was presented and discussed. Motion by Supr. Brown, 2nd by Supr. Cox to amend Draft #4 by deleting the Executive Committee, reinstating the General Services Committee with the title of Administrative Committee and restoring fiscal matters to the Finance Committee. Supr. Brown stated, in his opinion, the Board does not need to establish an Executive Committee. Conflict of interest could arise between the Chair and his/her committee and trade-offs could occur in the budget process. Supr. Sinclear related when Human Services had an Executive Committee the Human Services Board members felt they did not have full knowledge of what occurred. Supr. Bradley opposes the first person listed on committees being the temporary chair as this is sometimes perceived to be the person who should be elected chair. Suprs. Luckey and Stephens noted a committee needs a starting point and a temporary chair expedites matters. 2 Supr. Malick was concerned about the budget being formed without representation of all committees. Supr. Draxler noted that no action can be taken by the Executive Committee without County Board approval. Following a recess, motion by Supr. Malick, 2nd by Supr. Kinney to table the whole subject of revised rules and by-laws until June, 1992. Roll call vote: 21 no, 6 yes. Motion defeated. Roll call on the Amendment deleting the Executive Committee: 20 yes, 7 no. Carried. Motion by Supr. Brown, 2nd by Supr. Sinclear to place the Administrative Coordinator and Corporation Counsel under the supervision of the Finance Committee. Carried. Supr. Malick suggested the possible make up of the Finance Committee be representatives of Human Services, Personnel, Resource, Public Protection and Transportation Committees. Supr. Stephens advised the present rules would have to be changed because the rules state a Supervisor cannot service on more than one elected committee. Stephens suggested the Finance Committee meet with these other committees prior to the budget being set. Motion by Supr. Jensch, 2nd by Supr. Malick that all changes in fiscal policy or contingency fund draws must be approved by the County Board. Motion defeated. Roll call vote adopting revised rules and by-laws as amended: 22 yes, 5 no. Carried. Resolution #9 92 : Creating Ad Hoc Committee to Study Elected Officials Salaries. Motion to adopt by Supr. Stephens, 2nd by Supr. Luckey. Supr. Stephens explained Finance and Public Protection had discussed this matter jointly and information is needed on statutory duties and responsibilities of these elected offices. Supr. Bradley expressed opposition to these positions being placed in the Hay System as he feels the Board is hostage to the system. Supr. Luckey stated it is not the intention of the committees to place elected officials in the Hay system but rather use components of the Hay Study to determine objective analysis in comparing duties and responsibilities with department heads and peers in other counties. Motion to adopt carried. Administrative Coordinator: John Krizek reported the proposed levy limits from the Legislative Joint Finance Committee. Counties would be limited to increases equal to the Cost of Living Index from the previous year plus credit for growth in equalized value. Krizek distributed the Shared Revenue chart showing St. Croix County as 53rd on the list of shared taxes received. For example, St. Croix County received $991,000 whereas Dunn County received $1,969,000 or nearly $1 million more. Per capita payment to our county is $19.56 and the state average is $33.15. Remedies to this will not be easy or quick. 3 The Legislators from St. Croix County are meeting with Wisconsin Counties Assoc. to work on more equitable Community Aids (reimbursement for Human Service programs) to St. Croix County. The WIMMIC Corporation (county's insurance company) is managing claims and interest revenues well and predicts to operate on a no premium basis in five years. Krizek has distributed a Team Handbook to all departments from which staff will focus on quality team work throughout the county. A Court of Appeals has ruled that witnesses hired by Public Defenders must be paid from the State Public Defenders office. Krizek sent two bills totaling $11,700 from a recent murder trial to the State office. Krizek also believes the State should pay for transcript fees when transcripts are requested by Public Defenders. The Nursing Home unaudited pre closing 1991 report shows an excess of expenses of $120,551 over revenue. No property tax money was levied in 1991. Krizek also discussed the American Disability Act (ADA) which is intended to remove employment barriers for qualified disabled persons. Some of the effects would be providing equal access services to hearing or sight impaired persons. Resolution #10 92 : Requesting Increased Per Capita Community Aids Funding. In light of the Legislators meeting with WCA concerning this topic, motion by Supr. O'Connell, 2nd by Supr. Rebholz to suspend rules and act on this first reading resolution. Carried. Motion to adopt Resolution #10 (92) by Supr. O'Connell, 2nd by Supr. Rebhan. Carried. Committee Reports: Goverment Center: Chair Malick reported progress is going well and negotiations are continuing with the City of Hudson regarding extension of sewer and water. Ad Hoc Marketing Committee: Chair Stephens said the committee has met with four realtors and these realtors are developing sale proposal plans. Good Samaritan Homes will tour the Nursing Home facilities on March 19. Inquiries are received daily in regard to sale of the Nursing Home. Committee will meet when sale offers are made. Resolution #11 92 : Adopting Priority U.S.A. Motion by Supr. O'Connell, 2nd by Supr. Brown to suspend rules and act on this first reading resolution which encourages purchases of American made products whenever possible. Carried. Motion by Supr. O'Connell, 2nd by Supr. Rebholz to adopt Priority U.S.A. Carried. Library Board: Supr. Nyland attended the WI Library Association meeting held in Madison. Nyland said it is important that our 4 Legislators know about funding problems. He is happy to see Highway Commissioner Fedderly and Library Director Deb Paulson on the team working to solve the travel problem issue (reimbursement to employees using personal vehicles for their work assignments). Highway Committee: Chair Hop advised the Highway Annual Report will be presented at the April Board session. Chair's Report: Vice Chair Bailey attended the County Board Chairs meeting in February. Topics included American Disabilities Act and unfunded state mandates. The WCA convention is scheduled for LaCrosse in September. The National Association of Counties will be meeting July 8-11 in Minneapolis. Supr. Bradley pointed out the Property Taxpayers Rally scheduled for March 19 at the State Capitol in Madison and encouraged Supervisors to attend. Farmland Preservation: Motion by Supr. Willink, 2nd by Supr. Dull to refer contracts to the State for David Schnitzler and Dean Bergseng. Carried. Motion by Supr. Willink, 2nd by Supr. Dull to refer contract of Richard and Robert Derrick to the Land Conservation Committee. Carried. Mileage and Per Diem: Total for month of January was $6,937.32 and for February was $4,713.74. Motion to approve by Supr. Stephens, 2nd by Supr. Rebhan. Carried. Correspondence: Clerk read thank you letter from Supr. Cox for plant and cards received while he was hospitalized. Announcements: Vice Chair Bailey asked Supervisors not running for Board seats to please return their budget books. She extended thanks and best wishes to all Board members as this is the last Board meeting of the 1990-91 term. Motion to adjourn by Supr. O'Connell. noon. Karen Bailey, Vice Chair St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Sue E. Nelson St. Croix County Clerk 5 Meeting adjourned at 12:00