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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdministration 01-17-14 AGENDA ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE January 17, 2014 8:30 AM County Board Room - Government Center 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin *If allowed by the Chair per the Rules and Bylaws of the Board of Supervisors. A quorum of the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors (County Board) may be present at this meeting. Therefore, this notice also serves as notice of a meeting of the County Board for the purpose of obtaining information relating to subjects listed above for use at future County Board Meetings. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. December 16, 2013 8:30 AM PUBLIC COMMENT* BUSINESS ITEMS 1. Financial Reports 2. Tax Deed Bid Opening 3. Proposed Easement on Tax Deed Parcel - Village of Star Prairie 4. Resolution to Approve Highway Wage Grid 5. Resolution to Approve Nursing Home Wage Grid 6. Law Enforcement Contract Update 7. Capital Projects Update ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE ADJOURN DATE OF NEXT MEETING: FEBRUARY 10, 2014 @ 1:30 P.M. MINUTES ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE January 17, 2014 8:30 AM County Board Room - Government Center 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order by Chair Peterson at 8:30 a.m. Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived Agnes Ring St. Croix County Supervisor Present Tim Hood St. Croix County Secretary Excused Daryl Standafer St. Croix County Supervisor Present Tom Hawksford St. Croix County Vice Chair Excused David Peterson St. Croix County Chair Present Others present: County Administrator Patrick Thompson, Corporation Counsel Scott Cox, Finance Director Tabatha Hansen, Management Analyst Kristen Ziliak, County Treasurer Laurie Noble and Liz Frank. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. December 16, 2013 8:30 AM The minutes of the December 16, 2013 Administration Committee meeting were accepted as distributed. PUBLIC COMMENT* None. BUSINESS ITEMS 1. Financial Reports Finance Director Hansen presented financial reports for administrative and elected departments through November, 2013. Sales tax revenues through September look to exceed the estimated amount with the last three months yet to come. County Treasurer Laurie Noble handed out the November Treasurer’s report and asked supervisors to email her with any questions. Noble reported on the Ag Center rent. Supervisor Standafer questioned the sales tax payback and asked Noble to get back to him. 2. Tax Deed Bid Opening County Treasurer Noble presented the tax deed bids on behalf of County Clerk Campbell. Three vacant lot properties received bids. One each in the Towns of Richmond, Somerset and Springfield. Supervisor Standafer requested Corporation Counsel Scott Cox to clarify maximizing the value of tax deed property in regard to homestead versus non-homestead properties. First bid opened: Heffner Construction bid $7,000 on the Town of Richmond vacant lot which was appraised at $25,000. Second bid opened: Heffner Construction bid $7,000 on the Town of Somerset vacant lot which was appraised at $21,000. Third bid opened: Jeffrey and Betty Harmon bid $5,000 on the Town of Somerset vacant lot which was appraised at $21,000. No bids received on the Town of Springfield property. Discussion of bids. Motion by Supervisor Standafer, 2nd by Supervisor Ring to reject all three bids. Further discussion. Motion carried unanimously. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Daryl Standafer, Supervisor SECONDER: Agnes Ring, Supervisor AYES: Agnes Ring, Daryl Standafer, David Peterson EXCUSED: Tim Hood, Tom Hawksford 3. Proposed Easement on Tax Deed Parcel - Village of Star Prairie Corporation Counsel Cox reported to the Committee that the County was approached by We Energies regarding obtaining an easement across a small county-owned tax deed parcel in the Village of Star Prairie. The parcel is .03 acres and was obtained in 1996. DOT is requiring We Energies to move a pipe due to a bridge replacement project scheduled for this spring. The pipe would be placed 20 feet below the surface of the parcel. We Energies is not offering compensation for the easement due to this being for the public good. The parcel has very little or no value. Motion by Supervisor Ring, 2nd by Supervisor Standafer to approve easement. Motion carried unanimously. Supervisor Standafer would like to pursue the idea of deeding small, non-value tax deed properties such as this to contiguous landowners. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Agnes Ring, Supervisor SECONDER: Daryl Standafer, Supervisor AYES: Agnes Ring, Daryl Standafer, David Peterson EXCUSED: Tim Hood, Tom Hawksford 4. Resolution to Approve Highway Wage Grid Human Resources Director Tammy Funk gave a background summary of negotiations and the move to P4P with the Highway Union and placement on the pay grid. Supervisor Ring and Standafer questioned Funk on how the implementation with Highway staff went. Motion by Supervisor Ring, 2nd by Supervisor Standafer to approve the Highway Wage Grid resolution. Motion carried unanimously. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Agnes Ring, Supervisor SECONDER: Daryl Standafer, Supervisor AYES: Agnes Ring, Daryl Standafer, David Peterson EXCUSED: Tim Hood, Tom Hawksford 5. Resolution to Approve Nursing Home Wage Grid Funk presented background on the nursing home wage grid negotiations. The wage grid includes union and non-union positions with retroactive pay back to January 1, 2014. Motion by Supervisor Ring, 2nd by Supervisor Standafer to approve the Nursing Home Wage Grid resolution. Discussion by committee. Motion carried unanimously. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Agnes Ring, Supervisor SECONDER: Daryl Standafer, Supervisor AYES: Agnes Ring, Daryl Standafer, David Peterson EXCUSED: Tim Hood, Tom Hawksford 6. Law Enforcement Contract Update Funk explained the law enforcement group is still able to bargain. The union is not interested in P4P and voted down the County’s offer. It will now go to arbitration for the 2013-2014 contract. County Administrator Thompson, Corporation Counsel Cox and Funk later met with law enforcement representatives with a generous offer in hopes of coming to an agreement but to no avail. The arbitrator’s decision will be binding. 7. Capital Projects Update Administrator Thompson handed out a capital projects summary sheet showing the progress on current projects: 1) 911 expansion and relocation of EOC; 2) 911 Merger Feasibility Study; 3) HHS Relocation; and 4) government center renovations update. Thompson reported the 911 expansion project is nearing completion. The merger feasibility study is near completion and will be reviewed by both counties. A resolution considering merger will be presented to both boards - St. Croix in March and Pierce in April. In the event one of the Counties decides against a full merger the final report identifies other areas where Pierce and St. Croix County work collaboratively. Thompson gave an overview of the bids received and the components that need to be rebid for the HHS relocation project. An audio visual equipment RFP was posted on January 15th for the County Board/Multi-purpose room portion of the Government Center Renovation Update. ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE Facilities Director Jim Elsbury brought the website wisconsinsurplus.com to the committee’s attention. Other Wisconsin counties use this site to sell tax deed property and old or excess equipment. Meeting adjourned at 9:52 a.m. ADJOURN Respectfully Submitted: Liz Frank and Kathy Spott DATE OF NEXT MEETING: FEBRUARY 10, 2014 @ 1:30 P.M.