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Home My WebLink About11-07-2023 County Board Minutes MINUTES BOARD OF SUPERVISORS November 7, 2023 5:00 PM Room 1284-County Board Room Government Center - 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION OR MOMENT OF SILENCE - TED MARSH OF ABUNDANT LIFE CHURCH PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived Lisa Lind St. Croix County Supervisor Present Shawn Anderson St. Croix County Supervisor Present Bob Long St. Croix County Chair Present Cathy Leaf St. Croix County Supervisor Present Carah Koch St. Croix County Supervisor Present Paul Adams St. Croix County Supervisor Present Paul Berning St. Croix County Supervisor Present Richard Ottino St. Croix County Supervisor Present Bob Feidler St. Croix County Vice-Chair Present Dave Ostness St. Croix County Supervisor Present Scott Counter St. Croix County Supervisor Present Daniel Hansen St. Croix County Supervisor Excused Ryan Sherley St. Croix County Supervisor Present Greg Tellijohn St. Croix County Supervisor Present Mark Carlson St. Croix County Supervisor Present Mike Barcalow St. Croix County Supervisor Late 5:04 PM Bob Swanepoel St. Croix County Supervisor Present Jerry VanSomeren St. Croix County Supervisor Present Tim Ramberg St. Croix County Supervisor Present PUBLIC COMMENT Yvonne Larsen of CASA CONSENT AGENDA (Unless separation of an item is requested, all will be adopted in one motion.) RESULT: APPROVED \[UNANIMOUS\] MOVER: Carah Koch, Supervisor SECONDER: Dave Ostness, Supervisor AYES: Lisa Lind, Shawn Anderson, Bob Long, Cathy Leaf, Carah Koch, Paul Adams, Paul Berning, Richard Ottino, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Scott Counter, Ryan Sherley, Greg Tellijohn, Mark Carlson, Mike Barcalow, Bob Swanepoel, Jerry VanSomeren, Tim Ramberg EXCUSED: Daniel Hansen 1. Minutes of Previous Meeting 1. October 3, 2023 5:00 PM 2. Date of Next Meeting - December 5, 2023 5:00 PM 3. Rezonings 1. Amending the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Section 27 and Section 34, Township 28N, Range 17W, Town of Rush River - Rezoning 20 Acres from AG-1 Agricultural Zoning District to AG-2 Agricultural Zoning District 2. Amending the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Section 26, Township 28N, Range 16W, Town of Eau Galle - Rezoning 3.15 Acres from R-1 Residential Zoning District to R-2 Residential Zoning District 4. Any Other Item Deemed Routine by the County Board Chair 1. Resolution Amending Purchasing Policy COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT 1. Financial Update 1. Financial Reports for September 2023 County Administrator Ken Witt reviewed the financial report through September RESULT: DISCUSSED PUBLIC HEARINGS 1.Public Hearing on 2024 St. Croix County Budget Chair Long opened the public hearing at 5:10 pm. County Administrator Ken Witt reviewed the proposed 2024 St. Croix County Budget. No public comments. Public hearing was closed. RESULT: DISCUSSED BUSINESS 1. Resolution Adopting 2024 Budget and Establishing Tax Levy Motion to approve by Supr. Koch, 2nd by Supr. Berning Motion by Vice-Chair Feidler, 2nd by Supr. Tellijohn to amend the 2024 budget utilizing a portion of ARPA funds to include $45,000 to the Salvation Army and $45,000 to Turningpoint. Amendment failed: Yes- 8; No 10 (Ayes: Lind, Feidler, Ostness, Counter, Tellijohn, Carlson, VanSomeren, Ramberg). Chair Long brought the original motion back to the floor. Motion passes unanimously. RESULT: ADOPTED \[UNANIMOUS\] MOVER: Carah Koch, Supervisor SECONDER: Paul Berning, Supervisor AYES: Lisa Lind, Shawn Anderson, Bob Long, Cathy Leaf, Carah Koch, Paul Adams, Paul Berning, Richard Ottino, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Scott Counter, Ryan Sherley, Greg Tellijohn, Mark Carlson, Mike Barcalow, Bob Swanepoel, Jerry VanSomeren, Tim Ramberg EXCUSED: Daniel Hansen 2. Resolution for Amendment #5 to the 2023 Budget for ARPA Uses Motion to approve by Supr. Koch, 2nd by Supr. Leaf. Discussion. Motion by Supr. Ottino, 2nd by Supr. Barcalow to table this indefinitely. Amendment failed. Yes- 3; No-15 (Ayes: Long, Ottino, Barcalow) Motion by Supr. Berning, 2nd by Supr. Leaf to amend the resolution to include language that CASA will report quarterly to Public Protection and Judiciary Committee regarding progress on fundraising and other items that are relevant. Amendment passed. Yes- 16; No-2 (Nays: Ottino and Swanepoel) Chair Long brought the original motion, as now amended, to the floor. Motion by Supr. Sherley, 2nd by Supr. Berning to remove HVAC components from the resolution (lines 17-19 and line 26). Amendment failed. Yes - 5; No - 13 (Ayes: Lind, Berning, Ottino, Sherley, Barcalow) Chair Long brought the original motion, as now amended, to the floor. Motion passed. Yes- 13; No- 5 (Nays: Lind, Ottino, Sherley, Carlson, Barcalow) RESULT: ADOPTED AS AMENDED \[13 TO 5\] MOVER: Carah Koch, Supervisor SECONDER: Cathy Leaf, Supervisor AYES: Shawn Anderson, Bob Long, Cathy Leaf, Carah Koch, Paul Adams, Paul Berning, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Scott Counter, Greg Tellijohn, Bob Swanepoel, Jerry VanSomeren, Tim Ramberg NAYS: Lisa Lind, Richard Ottino, Ryan Sherley, Mark Carlson, Mike Barcalow EXCUSED: Daniel Hansen 3. Ordinance Amending Chapter 13.10.B - Road Setback Reduction within the Land Division Chapter of the St. Croix County Code of Ordinances. Motion to approve by Supr. Sherley, 2nd by Supr. VanSomeren. Motion passed unanimously. RESULT: ENACTED \[UNANIMOUS\] MOVER: Ryan Sherley, Supervisor SECONDER: Jerry VanSomeren, Supervisor AYES: Lisa Lind, Shawn Anderson, Bob Long, Cathy Leaf, Carah Koch, Paul Adams, Paul Berning, Richard Ottino, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Scott Counter, Ryan Sherley, Greg Tellijohn, Mark Carlson, Mike Barcalow, Bob Swanepoel, Jerry VanSomeren, Tim Ramberg EXCUSED: Daniel Hansen 4. Ordinance Amending Chapter 77- Annual County Vehicle Registration Fee Motion to approve by Supr. Ottino, 2nd by Supr. Adams. Motion by Supr. Anderson, 2nd by Supr. Sherley to amend this from a $20.00 fee to a $15.00 fee. Amendment failed: Yes - 6; No- 12 (Ayes: Lind, Anderson, Berning, Ostness, Sherley, Barcalow) Chair long brought the original motion to the floor. Motion passed: Yes- 15; No- 3 (Nays: Berning, Sherley, Barcalow) RESULT: ENACTED \[15 TO 3\] MOVER: Richard Ottino, Supervisor SECONDER: Paul Adams, Supervisor AYES: Lisa Lind, Shawn Anderson, Bob Long, Cathy Leaf, Carah Koch, Paul Adams, Richard Ottino, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Scott Counter, Greg Tellijohn, Mark Carlson, Bob Swanepoel, Jerry VanSomeren, Tim Ramberg NAYS: Paul Berning, Ryan Sherley, Mike Barcalow EXCUSED: Daniel Hansen ANNUAL DEPARTMENT REPORTS 1. District Attorney and Victim Witness Annual Report- Karl Anderson Annual Department Report given by District Attorney Karl Anderson RESULT: DISCUSSED REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS None COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT OF CORRESPONDENCE AND REZONING REQUESTS County Clerk Christine Hines explained that County Board Supervisor candidacy paperwork and non-candidacy paperwork is available in her office and will be available on the our website by the end of this week. Important dates to remember - nomination papers cannot be circulated until December 1, 2023, all candidacy papers are due in the County Clerk's office by 5:00 pm on January 2, 2024 and non-candidacy papers are due no later than 5:00 pm on December 22, 2023. ANNOUNCEMENTS Vice-Chair Feidler gave an overview of the Wisconsin Counties Associations Ambassador Program and its goals. He also thanked Supervisor Ostness and Kristen Newton of ADRC for attending along with him in October. ADJOURNMENT Adjourned at 6:31 pm