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Home My WebLink AboutCounty Board 01-15-1999ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS January 15, 1999 9:00 A.M. (NOTE DATE CHANGE FROM JANUARY 19) Government Center CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Thomas Dorsey INVOCATION: Pastor Keith Lueneburg, Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, Hudson PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS SESSION ADOPTION OF AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENTS: Introduction of Zoning Administrator Steve Fisher and Sheriff Dennis Hillstead DATE OF NEXT SESSION: March 16, 1999 **No Meeting Scheduled for February** APPOINTMENTS: Don Lind, Lyle Kellaher, & John Helgeson to County Veterans' Service Commission Robert Boche to Emergency Government Committee ELECTIONS: County Board Supervisor, District 30 (Election or Appointment) Election of Transportation Committee Member REPORT OF ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR OLD AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS (Consideration and action on matters tabled, postponed or referred to a committee at a previous meeting) NEW BUSINESS (Action on newly introduced motions, ordinances, resolutions, or other matters) 1. Rezoning from Agriculture to Ag/Residential for Stanley Pond, Town of Troy *2. Resolution Approving Contingency Fund Transfer for Law Enforcement Software Package DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS: Finance, Personnel, Planning 9:45 A.M. COMMITTEE AND BOARD REPORTS APPLICATIONS FILED FOR ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT FARMLAND PRESERVATION APPLICATIONS MILEAGE & PER DIEM REPORT CORRESPONDENCE ANNOUNCEMENTS: ADJOURNMENT (The a , bove agenda is not necessarily in order of presentations) Changes or Additions after the Preliminary Agenda Late Changes and Additions I ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Regular Meeting January 15, 1999 Meeting called to order by Chair Dorsey at 9:05 a.m. Invocation given by Pastor Keith Lueneburg, Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, Hudson. Pledge of Allegiance recited. Roll call: 26 present, 4 absent, 1 vacancy. Excused were Suprs. Irwin, Brown, Bieraugel and O'Connell. Motion by Supr. Giese, 2nd by Supr. Mortensen to approve the December 15 minutes. Carried. Motion by Supr. King, 2nd by Supr. Raymond to adopt the agenda. Carried. Next meeting scheduled for March 16, 1999. There will not be a February meeting unless an urgent issue arises. Introductions: Planning, Zoning and Parks Comm. Chair Raymond introduced Steve Fisher, the new Zoning Administrator. Fisher commented he is looking forward to working in St. Croix County and moving forward along with the Zoning office staff. Chair Dorsey introduced newly appointed Sheriff Dennis Hillstead. Hillstead said he is honored and privileged to be Sheriff. He invited Board members to visit his office to get acquainted and he pledged to spend tax dollars wisely. Appointments: Chair Dorsey appointed Don Lind, Lyle Kellaher and John Helgeson to the County Veteran's Service Commission and Supr. Robert Boche to the Emergency Government Committee. Elections: Chair Dorsey advised letters seeking a candidate for the vacancy in District 30 had been sent to the Town and Village Boards of Somerset. Due to an oversight, the Town of Richmond was not included which includes a portion of the Supervisory district. The position will not be filled today and letters will be sent to all three municipalities seeking a candidate or candidates. However, the open position on the Transportation Committee will be filled today. Transportation Committee Member Election: Chair named Suprs. Berenschot and Mehls to be tellers. Supr. King nominated Gerald Larson; Supr. Raymond nominated Dave Hense. Motion to close nominations by Supr. Raymond, 2nd by Supr. Bethke. Carried. With 26 present, 14 votes are needed for a majority. Results: Larson - 18; Hense - 8. Larson thanked the Supervisors. Kitty Rhoades, 30th Assemblyman: Chair introduced Rep. Rhoades who told about her first week in the Legislature. Each Legislator now has his/her own lap top computer which will greatly reduce the amount of paper distributed to them. Rhoades reported the referendum on changing the payment of lottery credit to WI residents only passed the Assembly. Administrative Coordinator: John Krizek outlined the recommendations of the State Task Force on Shared Revenue on which he served: moved to expand Expenditure Restraint Program to include counties and offer a "carrot" approach - reward counties that keep the tax rate down; eliminate the tax rate freeze; include a call for an unfunded mandate relief act to be passed by the State Legislature (example, counties are now required to do criminal background checks on all Health and Human Services employees with no reimbursement) ; increase the Shared Revenue funding each year by 3.50-. or by CPI. The State predicts an $850 million budget shortfall in 1999-2000 due to 2/3 pickup for capital school improvements, costs of prisons and receiving less revenue than projected. Family Care is no longer included in the budget for year 2000. The Long Term Care system is very complex and has over 40 funding sources. The State knows where they want to go but they don't know how to get there, especially getting the funding needed. Krizek said the Administration Committee is working on a plan for Health Insurance for County Board members. If Supervisors on the Medicare/Medicaid program enroll in another health plan, Medicare considers it their primary insurance and Supervisors could not use a less expensive supplemental plan. Legislative Meeting: Chair Dorsey announced a meeting with area Legislators scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on January 25th. No mileage or per diem will be paid except for Administration Committee members. Oral Reports: Written reports were submitted by Personnel Director Debra Kathan and Finance Director Rich Loney. Planning Director Dave Fodroczi said their department's focus has been on the new County Plan, revising the Zoning Ordinance and development of Perch Lake Park. Former owner of Perch Lake property Tom Seim passed away this fall and a memorial has been given for development of Homestead Park on Perch Lake. The Real Property staff printed the tax statements ahead of schedule this year. Ordinance 499 (99): Rezoning from Ag. to Ag/Residential for Stanley Pond, Town of Troy. Motion to adopt by Supr. Raymond, 2nd by Supr. Luckey. Raymond explained the Conservancy Alliance bought the 80A parcel owned by Pond but needs to sell three lots (8 A.) to make the purchase financially feasible. Carried. Resolution #1 (99): Authorizing Contingency Fund Transfer for Law Enforcement Software. Motion to adopt by Supr. Horne, 2nd by Supr. Giese. Krizek explained the CLUES company, which provides our Law Enforcement software, has been purchased by Tiburon. The bid from Vision was much lower than Tiburon for conversion to Y2K. The Finance Committee recommended the proposal of Vision for $299,107.58. The Board must approve the transfer because it exceeds 100 of the Computer Services' budget. The only unknown 0 cost at this time is for conversion of data from Tiburon to Vision which could be $50,000 or more. Roll call vote: 26 yes, 0 no. Carried. Commendation to Peter Kling: Clerk Nelson read a letter from John Eiring, Jr., Chairman of the Bass Lake Rehabilitation District, which commended Peter Kling from the Land and Water Conservation Department. Mr. Eiring said Kling gave outstanding efforts on protecting the Bass Lake shore line and retaining the lake's natural beauty. Chair Dorsey asked Land and Water Conservation Chair Art Jensen to relay the Board's appreciation also. Committee Reports: Resource and Education: Supr. Boche asked about a recent meeting held in Black River Falls. Supr. Berenschot replied plans were made at that meeting to combine Extension districts #7 and #8. Zoning Applications: Town of Somerset: Beverly M. Lloyd, Ag. to Ag/Res and Robert Martell, Ag to Ag/Res. Mileage and Per Diem: Motion by Supr. Giese, 2nd by Supr. Hense to approve $6,375.04. Carried. Correspondence: Clerk read letter from Margaret Doornink thanking the Board for honoring her for 50 years of 4-H leadership. Rep. Joe Plouff, 29 Assembly district, thanked the Board for the resolution on safe following distance behind snow plows. Plouff indicated he would support the resolution. Motion to adjourn by Supr. Hense, 2nd by Supr. Mortensen. Meeting adjourned at 10:45 a.m. (Z,::� ra Thomas Dorsey, Chair Sue E. Nelson, Clerk St. Croix County St. Croix County 3