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AGENDA
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
March 1, 2022 5:00 PM
St. Croix County Government Center - Room 1284
Government Center - 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin
NOTE - SOME COUNTY BOARD SUPERVISORS MAY BE ATTENDING REMOTELY
CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION OR MOMENT OF SILENCE-TIM SACKETT
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENT
CONSENT AGENDA
(Unless separation of an item is requested, all will be adopted in one motion.)
A. Minutes of Previous Meeting
Tuesday, February 01, 2022
B. Date of Next Meeting-April 19, 2022
C. Rezonings
Town of Troy Rezoning 39.6 Acres from Exclusive Agricultural to Agricultural
Residential
D. Alterations of County Supervisor District Lines Due to Annexations
Resolution Approving Alteration of Supervisory District Boundary - City of New
Richmond (numerous parcels)
Reasonable efforts will be made to provide special accommodations for access to public
meetings.
(715) 386-4600 at least two business days prior to the time of the meeting. Please see
www.sccwi.gov for available digital options to access the meeting.
E. Appointments
F. Approval of Amendments to Town Zoning Ordinances
G. Any Other Item Deemed Routine by the County Board Chair
PRESENTATIONS OR RECOGNITIONS
1. Northwood Technical College Report - John Will, President
2. Recognition of Departing County Board Supervisors
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT
1. Financial Report for January 2022
BUSINESS
1. Initial Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of $80,000,000 General Obligation
Government Center Building Bonds, Series 2022A
2. Resolution Amending 2022 Budget (#2)
3. Resolution Establishing Elected Officials Wages for 2023-2026
4. Resolution Amending Wage Grid
5. Resolution Adjusting Wages Due to Compression
6. Resolution Adjusting Wages in Clerk of Courts Office
7. Resolution Updating ARPA Funding Uses
8. Resolution Updating Personnel Policies
9. Resolution Amending Rules and Bylaws
10. Consideration of Establishing County Clerk Vacancy Process
11. An Ordinance Repealing Chapter 17, Subchapter IV, Section 17.40, of the St.
Croix County Code of Ordinances, Floodplain Overlay Districts and Recreating
the Floodplain Overlay District as Chapter 18 Floodplain Zoning of the St. Croix
County Code of Ordinances
12. Resolution of Commitment and Support for the Wisconsin Department of
Transportation (WISDOT) 2022-2026 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)
Grant Application to Construct the Highway 35 Off-Road Trail - Phase II
ANNUAL DEPARTMENT REPORTS
1. Annual Department Report - County Administrator Ken Witt
2. Annual Department Report - Human Resources Tarra Davies-Fox
3. Finance Department Annual Department Report - Finance Director Leah
Simington
4. Annual Department Report - Corporation Counsel Heather Amos
REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT OF CORRESPONDENCE AND REZONING REQUESTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
MEETING MINUTES
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
February 1, 2022 8:30 AM
St. Croix County Government Center -Room 1284
Government Center -1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin
NOTICE -SOME MEMBERS MAY BE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY VIA ZOOM.
CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION OR MOMENT OF SILENCE -TIM SACKETT
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
ROLL CALL
Attendee NameOrganizationTitleStatusArrived
Ed SchachtnerSt. Croix CountySupervisorRemote
Shawn AndersonSt. Croix CountySupervisorPresent
Bob LongSt. Croix CountySupervisorRemote
Cathy LeafSt. Croix CountySupervisorRemote
Carah KochSt. Croix CountySupervisorPresent
Tim HallSt. Croix CountySupervisorPresent
Paul BerningSt. Croix CountySupervisorPresent
Richard OttinoSt. Croix CountySupervisorRemote
Bob FeidlerSt. Croix CountySupervisorRemote
Dave OstnessSt. Croix CountySupervisorPresent
Scott CounterSt. Croix CountySupervisorPresent
Daniel HansenSt. Croix CountySupervisorPresent
Scottie ArdSt. Croix CountySupervisorRemote
Greg TellijohnSt. Croix CountySupervisorPresent
David PetersonSt. Croix CountyChairPresent
Paulette AndersonSt. Croix CountySupervisorPresent
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Judy AchterhofSt. Croix CountySupervisorPresent
Shelly Tomtschik St. Croix County Supervisor Present
William Peavey St. Croix County Vice Chair Remote
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
VII. CONSENT AGENDA
(Unless separation of an item is requested, all will be adopted in one motion.)
RESULT: APPROVED \[UNANIMOUS\]
MOVER: Tim Hall, Supervisor
SECONDER: Dave Ostness, Supervisor
AYES: Schachtner, Anderson, Long, Leaf, Koch, Hall, Berning, Ottino, Feidler, Ostness, Counter,
Hansen, Ard, Tellijohn, Peterson, Anderson, Achterhof, Tomtschik, Peavey
1. Minutes of Previous Meeting
1. Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting January 4, 2022 8:30 AM
2. Date of Next Meeting-March 1, 2022 - 5:00 PM
3. Rezonings
1. Amending the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 15.545; Section 32,
Township 31N, Range 18W, Town of Star Prairie - Rezoning 69.76 Acres from r-1
Residential to R-2 Residential District
4. Alterations of County Supervisor District Lines Due to Annexations
5. Appointments
6. Approval of Amendments to Town Zoning Ordinances
7. Any Other Item Deemed Routine by the County Board Chair
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PRESENTATIONS OR RECOGNITIONS
None
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT
1. Financial Report December 2021
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Brief review by County Administrator Ken Witt.
RESULT: DISCUSSED
BUSINESS
1. County Administrator Appointment of Heather Amos as Corporation Counsel
Background and hiring process reviewed by County Administrator Witt. Witt recommended
the appointment of Heather Amos as Corporation Counsel.
RESULT: APPROVED \[UNANIMOUS\]
MOVER: Bob Feidler, Supervisor
SECONDER: Shelly Tomtschik, Supervisor
AYES: Ed Schachtner, Shawn Anderson, Bob Long, Cathy Leaf, Carah Koch,
Tim Hall, Paul Berning, Richard Ottino, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Scott Counter,
Daniel Hansen, Scottie Ard, Greg Tellijohn, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy
Achterhof, Shelly Tomtschik, William Peavey
2. Initial Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of $90,965,000 General Obligation Bonds,
Series 2022A
Motion by Supr. Long, 2nd by Supr. Counter to approve.
Motion by Supr. Ottino, 2nd by Supr. Berning to postpone this matter until the first
business meeting of new Board of Supervisors. Discussion regarding taxpayer burden
and potential Hudson School referendum. Discussion regarding the lengthy planning
process and current interest rates. Motion to postpone failed.
County Administrator Witt reviewed the proposed project timeline.
Motion by Supr. S. Anderson to amend the resolution by eliminating "including but not
limited to" language on line 21. Motion failed due to lack of second.
Discussion regarding the status of negotiating with the City of Hudson with re-locating
the Hudson Police Department at the Government Center as part of the expansion
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project.
Sean Lentz, Senior Municipal Advisory for Ehlers presented information on the bonding
including pre-sale report, the process to issue the bonds and preliminary impact on the
financial situation for St. Croix County. Lentz reported the payment of principal and
interest are over a 20-year period at a fixed interest rate.
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RESULT: DEFEATED \[13 TO 6\]
MOVER: Bob Long, Supervisor
SECONDER: Scott Counter, Supervisor
AYES: Shawn Anderson, Bob Long, Cathy Leaf, Carah Koch, Bob Feidler, Dave
Ostness, Scott Counter, Scottie Ard, Greg Tellijohn, David Peterson, Paulette
Anderson, Shelly Tomtschik, William Peavey
NAYS: Ed Schachtner, Tim Hall, Paul Berning, Richard Ottino, Daniel Hansen,
Judy Achterhof
3. Resolution Amending 2022 Budget(2) Updating Capital Improvement Plan for
Government Center Addition
No action since bonding resolution failed.
RESULT: WITHDRAWN
4. Resolution Adopting Updated Personnel Policies
Human Resources Director Tarra Davies-Fox reported there are several changes. Supr. Leaf
expressed concerns regarding section 7.8 Concerns or Complaints and Additional Guidance
where involved individuals shall not discuss the situation with any other employees. Motion
by Supr. Leaf, 2nd by Supr. Hansen to strike section 7.8 for additional review. Passed.
Discussion regarding 7.3.3 Toxic Chemicals. No changes.
RESULT: ADOPTED AS AMENDED \[UNANIMOUS\]
MOVER: Cathy Leaf, Supervisor
SECONDER: Daniel Hansen, Supervisor
AYES: Ed Schachtner, Shawn Anderson, Bob Long, Cathy Leaf, Carah Koch,
Tim Hall, Paul Berning, Richard Ottino, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Scott Counter,
Daniel Hansen, Scottie Ard, Greg Tellijohn, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy
Achterhof, Shelly Tomtschik, William Peavey
5. Resolution to adopt amended St. Croix County Outdoor Recreation Plan - 2022-2026
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Review by Supr. Hansen. Supr. Leaf expressed concerns regarding hunting on Eckert Bluff
Lands. Supr. Hansen explained the grants to acquire this property required the County
to allow for hunting on the property. Hansen added, to change this, the County would
need to go before the Natural Resources Board to appeal. This will be monitored as
the County continues with the build-out of the park adding more usage and a better
case to bring up the hunting issue to the Natural Resources Board.
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RESULT: ADOPTED \[18 TO 1\]
MOVER: Daniel Hansen, Supervisor
SECONDER: Shelly Tomtschik, Supervisor
AYES: Ed Schachtner, Shawn Anderson, Bob Long, Carah Koch, Tim Hall, Paul
Berning, Richard Ottino, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Scott Counter, Daniel Hansen,
Scottie Ard, Greg Tellijohn, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof,
Shelly Tomtschik, William Peavey
NAYS: Cathy Leaf
ANNUAL DEPARTMENT REPORTS
1. Sheriff's Office, Jail and Emergency Support Services Annual Department Report -
Sheriff Scott Knudson
Sheriff's Office annual department report by Sheriff Scott Knudson.
RESULT: DISCUSSED
REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
None
COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT OF CORRESPONDENCE AND REZONING REQUESTS
None
ANNOUNCEMENTS
None
ADJOURNMENT
9:59 AM
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Resolution No.
TOWN OF TROY REZONING 39.6 ACRES FROM EXCLUSIVE
AGRICULTURAL TO AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL
COVER MEMO
TO: County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ken Witt, County Administrator
Ellen Denzer, Director, Community Development
DATE: March 1, 2022
AGENDA ITEM: Town of Troy Rezoning 39.6 Acres from Exclusive Agricultural to
Agricultural Residential
______________________________________________________________________________
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Wisconsin Statute § 60.62(3) requires that counties review and approve all amendments to town zoning
ordinance text and maps prior to the amendment taking effect. The Town of Troy, which has a town
zoning ordinance, has approved a map amendment that requires County Board approval.
In summary, the proposed rezoning of property is for 39.6 acres located at the intersection of Mann
Valley Drive and Carlson Lane - see location map. The zoning would change from the Exclusive
Agricultural District (AG) to the Agricultural Residential District (AG-RES).
The Community Development Department has reviewed the information provided by the Town of Troy
regarding the rezoning of the land and the process and procedures for town review and adoption and
recommends approval of the resolution to approve the rezoning in the Town of Troy.
The Town Board approved the rezoning on December 16, 2021.
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Resolution No.
TOWN OF TROY REZONING 39.6 ACRES FROM EXCLUSIVE
AGRICULTURAL TO AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL
1 WHEREAS, the Glenn and Georgia Hoberg Trust owns 39.6 acres of land in the Town
2 of Troy, that is zoned Exclusive Agricultural; and
3
4 WHEREAS, the subject parcel is legally described as:
5
6 The NE ¼ of the NW ¼ of Section 32, T28N, R19W, Town of Troy, St. Croix
7 County, Wisconsin
8
9 and;
10
11 WHEREAS, the owners have petitioned the Town of Troy to rezone subject property
12 from Exclusive Agricultural to Agricultural Residential for subdivision development; and
13
14 WHEREAS, following a duly advertised public hearing notice as required by law, the
15 Town of Troy Plan Commission held said public hearing on December 2, 2021 and
16 recommended approval of the rezoning application for the 39.6 acres from Exclusive
17 Agricultural to Agricultural Residential; and
18
19 WHEREAS, the Town of Troy Town Board met on December 16, 2021 to consider the
20 recommendation of the Plan Commission and approved the rezoning application; and
21
22 WHEREAS, Wis. Stat. § 60.62(3) states that in counties having a county zoning
23 ordinance no town zoning ordinance amendment is effective unless approved by the county
24 board; and
25
26 WHEREAS, St. Croix County has a zoning ordinance; and
27
28 WHEREAS, the Community Development Committee has reviewed the proposed
29 amendment and recommends approval.
30
31 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the St. Croix County Board of
32 Supervisors that the amendment to the Town of Troy Zoning Ordinance described above is
33 hereby approved.
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Legal Fiscal Administrative Approvals:
Legal Note:
Fiscal Impact: None
02/17/22
02/17/22Community DevelopmentCommitteeRECOMMENDED
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NPWFS;Ed Schachtner, Vice Chair
TFDPOEFS;Shawn Anderson, Supervisor
BZFT;Schachtner, Anderson, Counter, Hansen, Achterhof
FYDVTFE;Dick Hesselink
Vote Confirmation.
St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call -Vote Requirement Majority of Supervisors Present
Cindy Campbell, County Clerk
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Resolution No.
RESOLUTION APPROVING ALTERATION OF SUPERVISORY
DISTRICT BOUNDARY -CITY OF NEW RICHMOND (NUMEROUS
PARCELS)
COVER MEMO
TO: County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ken Witt, County Administrator
Cindy Campbell, County Clerk, County Clerk
DATE: March 1, 2022
AGENDA ITEM: Resolution Approving Alteration of Supervisory District Boundary - City of
New Richmond (numerous parcels)
______________________________________________________________________________
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The City of New Richmond enacted ordinances in 2021 to attach territory to the City of New
Richmond from the Towns of Richmond and Stanton.
2021 Annexations:
1. Ordinance No. 548 - PID 026-1015-20-000 (3.5 acres) - St. Croix Homes - no electors
currently, but townhomes being built - From Town of Richmond Ward 1, County
Supervisor District 14 to City of New Richmond, Ward 6, County Supervisor District 13
2. Ordinance No. 557 - PID 026-1035-50-075 (13 acres) - Derrick Investments - no electors,
will be commercial property - From Town of Richmond, Ward 2, County Supervisor
District 14 to City of New Richmond, Ward 11, County Supervisor District 13
3. Ordinance No. 561 - PIDs 036-1076-10-000 and 036-1076-20-000 (60 acres) - Pederson
property - no electors, no plans to develop at this point - From Town of Stanton, Ward 2,
County Supervisor District 11 to City of New Richmond, Ward 2, County Supervisor
District 12
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4.Ordinance No. 562 -PIDs 026-1036-40-000 and 026-1041-30-000 (60 acres) Casey
property - no electors, no plans to develop at this point - From Town of Richmond, Ward
2, County Supervisor District 14 to City of New Richmond, Ward 11, County Supervisor
District 13
5. Ordinance No. 564 - PIDs 026-1006-30-001, 026-1006-20-000, 026-1006-20-100, 026-
1006-40-000, 026-1006-30-003 - (60 acres) - Powers/Stenseth/County - no electors, no
plans to develop at this point but anticipate development later this year - From Town of
Richmond, Ward 2, County Supervisor District 14 to City of New Richmond, Ward 12,
County Supervisor District 13
The City of New Richmond requests the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors exercise its
redistricting powers under Wis. Stat. § 59.10(3)(c) (below).
Changes during decade," states: "After the enactment of a plan of
supervisory districts under par. (b), the board may amend the plan to reflect a municipal
incorporation, annexation, detachment or consolidation." Therefore, annexation may serve as a
basis for altering between federal decennial censuses the boundaries of supervisory districts, in
the discretion of the board.
This resolution alters the supervisory district boundaries by moving the annexed parcels of land
from County Supervisor Districts 14 and 11 to County Supervisor Districts 12 and 13 as noted
above. The population of the annexed parcels is zero.
Additional information:
D ETERMINING IF THE CREATION OF A N EW W ARD IS N ECESSARY
The establishment of wards for purposes of elections and representation is provided in Wis. Stat.
§ 5.15. Under that statute, the municipality annexing the territory may add the annexed territory
to an existing, contiguous ward (or wards) only if the annexed territory is in the same county
supervisory, assembly and congressional districts* as the ward to which it is added. If the
supervisory, assembly or congressional districts in the annexed territory are different from the
districts in the ward to which the territory is contiguous, a new ward must be created for the
annexed territory unless the county board adopts a re-districting ordinance (moving the
annexed territory into the same supervisory district as the territory to which it is annexed),
because a single ward may not be located in two or more supervisory districts. Note: Only a
county has the authority to redraw its county supervisory district boundaries between decennial
redistricting to move residents of one county supervisory district to another.
*If the annexed territory is in an assembly district or congressional district different from the
assembly or congressional districts in which the existing ward is located, a new ward must be
created. No exceptions.
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Resolution No.
RESOLUTION APPROVING ALTERATION OF SUPERVISORY
DISTRICT BOUNDARY -CITY OF NEW RICHMOND (NUMEROUS
PARCELS)
1 WHEREAS, in 2021 the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors adopted a 10-year
2 supervisory district plan creating county supervisory districts, municipal aldermanic districts, and
3 election wards following the 2020 Census; and
4
5 WHEREAS, Wisconsin Statute § 59.10(3)(c) allows a county board, in its discretion, to
6 alter the boundaries of supervisory districts based on annexations which occur after the adoption
7 of the 10-year supervisory district plan, as long as the number of supervisory districts is not
8 changed; and
9
10 WHEREAS, the City of New Richmond completed five annexations in 2021 of parcels
11 described on the attached ordinances; and
12
13 WHEREAS, maps of the annexed parcels, along with a copy of the annexation
14 ordinances have been filed with the St. Croix County Clerk and are attached; and
15
16 WHEREAS, the parcels annexed by the City of New Richmond are part of County
17 Supervisor Districts 14 and 11 in the Towns of Richmond and Stanton; and
18
19 WHEREAS, it is appropriate to move the annexed parcels as follows:
20
21 1. Ordinance No. 548 - PID 026-1015-20-000 (3.5 acres) - St. Croix Homes - no electors
22 currently, but townhomes being built - From Town of Richmond Ward 1, County
23 Supervisor District 14 to City of New Richmond, Ward 6, County Supervisor District 13.
24
25 2. Ordinance No. 557 - PID 026-1035-50-075 (13 acres) - Derrick Investments- no electors,
26 will be commercial property - From Town of Richmond, Ward 2, County Supervisor
27 District 14 to City of New Richmond, Ward 11, County Supervisor District 13.
28
29 3. Ordinance No. 561 - PIDs 036-1076-10-000 and 036-1076-20-000 (60 acres) - Pederson
30 property - no electors, no plans to develop at this point - From Town of Stanton, Ward 2,
31 County Supervisor District 11 to City of New Richmond, Ward 2, County Supervisor
32 District 12.
33
34 4. Ordinance No. 562 - PIDs 026-1036-40-000 and 026-1041-30-000 (60 acres) Casey
35 property - no electors, no plans to develop at this point - From Town of Richmond, Ward
36 2, County Supervisor District 14 to City of New Richmond, Ward 11, County Supervisor
37 District 13.
38
39 5. Ordinance No. 564 - PIDs 026-1006-30-001, 026-1006-20-000, 026-1006-20-100, 026-
40 1006-40-000, 026-1006-30-003 - (60 acres) -Powers/Stenseth/County - no electors, no
41 plans to develop at this point but anticipate devleopment later this year - From Town of
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42 Richmond, Ward 2, County Supervisor District 14 to City of New Richmond, Ward 12,
43 County Supervisor District 13.
44
45 WHEREAS, the parcels annexed by the City of New Richmond and made part of the
46 wards noted above do not cross an assembly district or congressional district line; and
47
48 WHEREAS, the population of the annexed parcels is zero; and
49
50 WHEREAS, this resolution does not change the number of supervisory districts.
51
52 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVEDby the St. Croix County Board of
53 Supervisors that the supervisorydistrict boundaries are hereby altered by moving the annexed
54 parcels of land as described above and as shown on the attached.
55
56 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVEDthat the St. Croix County Clerk is hereby directed to
57 forward all notices required under Chapter 59 of the Wisconsin Statutes to the Secretary of State
58 and the Wisconsin Department of Administration for the purpose of advising that office of said
59 supervisory district boundary changes.
Legal Fiscal Administrative Approvals:
Legal Note:
Fiscal Impact: None.
02/15/22
02/15/22Administration CommitteeRECOMMENDED
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NPWFS;Carah Koch, Supervisor
TFDPOEFS;Bob Long, Chair
BZFT;Long, Koch, Ard, Peterson, Peavey
Vote Confirmation.
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St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call -Vote Requirement Majority of Supervisors Present
Cindy Campbell, County Clerk
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COVER MEMO
TO: County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ken Witt, County Administrator
Cindy Campbell, County Clerk, County Clerk
DATE: March 1, 2022
AGENDA ITEM: Recognition of Departing County Board Supervisors
______________________________________________________________________________
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The following County Board members are not seeking re-election in April 2022.
Ed Schachtner - Elected April 2018
Paulette Anderson - Elected April 2014
Judy Achterhof - Elected April 2014
Shelly Tomtschik - Elected April 2020
William Peavey - Elected April 2004
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1110 County Board &
110 GeneralCommittees/Commissions165,42613,786167,68113,973153,70791.67%
110 General1320 Corporation Counsel620,05051,594605,17751,465553,71291.50%
110 General1410 Administrator452,26137,643432,83636,037396,79991.67%
110 General1420 County Clerk292,73823,603322,38125,985296,39691.94%
110 General1430 Human Resources547,11745,593557,85446,488511,36691.67%
110 General1440 Elections66,3743,869149,7509,979139,77193.34%
1450 Information
110 GeneralTechnology2,342,978193,5012,529,850210,4042,319,44691.68%
110 General1510 Finance742,65161,195616,72049,718567,00291.94%
110 General1520 County Treasurer550,13519,828421,77948,092373,68788.60%
110 General1610 Facilities1,892,296159,4102,028,288167,7231,860,56591.73%
110 General5110 Library1,136,58694,7161,096,25891,3551,004,90391.67%
115 Contingency1010 Unallocated100,0008,3333,103,6488,3333,095,31599.73%
295 Dog LicenseAll Cost Centers20,551-20,0003819,96299.81%
Debt Service FundsAll Cost Centers5,430,620452,5525,722,077476,8405,245,23791.67%
Internal Service FundsAll Cost Centers12,253,523943,16012,810,000918,39211,891,60892.83%
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110 General1710 Register of Deeds1,046,77267,198500,91959,107441,81188.20%
110 General3600 Sanitation86,8284,42186,8884,42282,46594.91%
110 General5400 Recreation Facilities85,0007,08380,0006,66773,33391.67%
110 General5620 UW Extension260,02721,290270,73523,722247,01391.24%
110 General6400 Zoning Dept1,962,385158,4661,918,847146,8201,772,02792.35%
6700 Economic
110 GeneralDevelopment Corp117,0009,750117,0009,750107,25091.67%
120 ParksAll Cost Centers1,056,34251,611864,70725,599839,10897.04%
125 RecyclingAll Cost Centers213,406-215,222-14215,236100.01%
130 Land and Water ConservationAll Cost Centers452,75818,117978,26020,197958,06497.94%
250 Land Records Retained FeesAll Cost Centers242,88417,280264,96212,920252,04295.12%
270 Pesticide TrainingAll Cost Centers803-20-- -
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225 Health and Human Services4110 Public Health2,656,64668,5671,791,56864,6861,726,88296.39%
225 Health and Human Services4310 Behavioral Health5,013,505177,7165,951,825157,6485,794,17697.35%
225 Health and Human Services4320 CCS4,474,005-6,082,483-6,082,483100.00%
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225 Health and Human Services4410 Economic Support1,075,6018,6811,232,4897,7161,224,77399.37%
225 Health and Human Services4510 Children Services5,665,835221,3725,833,139256,8335,576,30795.60%
4610 Aging & Disability
225 Health and Human ServicesResource Center2,074,09826,1772,112,36429,3692,082,99598.61%
4920 Health & Human
225 Health and Human ServicesServices Administration1,940,060107,1282,072,746121,3941,951,35294.14%
225 Health and Human Services4210 Skilled Nursing Facility0-0-- -
610 Health Center Campus4210 Skilled Nursing Facility4,308,284303,2525,921,4101,8355,919,57599.97%
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610 Health Center Campus(Dementia)164,286-1,000,840-1,000,840100.00%
610 Health Center Campus4240 Orchard View1,699,35899,5611,956,9812,5001,954,48199.87%
110 General4710 Veterans Services294,84423,084310,90624,534286,37292.11%
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110 General1220 Clerk of Courts1,969,22066,4231,944,048235,3901,708,65887.89%
110 General1240 Medical Examiner401,57728,955380,34330,745349,59891.92%
110 General1250 Justice Services279,79214,203764,26435,229729,03595.39%
110 General1310 District Attorney1,157,50886,4661,297,19191,6891,205,50292.93%
110 General1330 Child Support600,411-5,410823,989-5,112829,101100.62%
110 General2110 Law Enforcement7,899,186645,5158,539,297695,6057,843,69291.85%
2700 Correction and
110 GeneralDetention4,393,125335,4374,494,803340,2024,154,60192.43%
2510 Emergency
110 GeneralManagement89,0755,815178,6835,171173,51397.11%
2600 Emergency
110 GeneralCommunication2,353,248195,9962,328,918194,0232,134,89591.67%
280 Jail ImprovementAll Cost Centers65,2171,62602,045-2,045 -
285 K-9All Cost Centers41,851-0-- -
286 Drug Task ForceAll Cost Centers56,398-0-- -
287 County Drug FundAll Cost Centers5,85046003,150-3,150 -
290 Stop DrugAll Cost Centers9,150-0-- -
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110 GeneralCommittees/Commissions141,67516,033167,6816,927160,75495.87%
110 General1320 Corporation Counsel547,18118,775605,17746,661558,51692.29%
110 General1410 Administrator334,68038,253432,83625,751407,08594.05%
110 General1420 County Clerk290,4769,911322,38121,479300,90393.34%
110 General1430 Human Resources421,53218,851557,85440,415517,43992.76%
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110 General1440 Elections44,84689149,75083149,66799.94%
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110 GeneralTechnology2,221,536132,3322,529,85088,1232,441,72796.52%
110 General1510 Finance593,03118,358616,72037,863578,85793.86%
110 General1520 County Treasurer336,85719,006421,77928,146393,63393.33%
110 General1610 Facilities2,028,49291,8312,028,28868,8241,959,46596.61%
110 General4500 Social Services0-0-- -
110 General5110 Library1,136,588-1,096,258-1,096,258100.00%
Print Date February 9, 2022
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115 Contingency1010 Unallocated50,000-3,103,648-3,103,648100.00%
295 Dog LicenseAll Cost Centers11,741220,000020,000100.00%
Debt Service FundsAll Cost Centers6,089,8725005,722,077-5,722,077100.00%
Internal Service FundsAll Cost Centers12,406,461605,51612,810,000415,57312,394,42796.76%
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110 General1710 Register of Deeds426,90420,202500,91930,334470,58493.94%
110 General3600 Sanitation77,408-86,888-86,888100.00%
110 General5200 Park Properties2,567-0-- -
110 General5400 Recreation Facilities85,000-80,000-80,000100.00%
110 General5620 UW Extension264,618162270,735201270,53499.93%
110 General6300 Planning701-0-- -
110 General6400 Zoning Dept1,631,628123,1211,918,847104,6871,814,16094.54%
6700 Economic
110 GeneralDevelopment Corp117,87329,020117,00065116,93599.94%
120 ParksAll Cost Centers823,6108,452864,70727,488837,21896.82%
125 RecyclingAll Cost Centers210,4812,193215,2225,610209,61297.39%
130 Land and Water ConservationAll Cost Centers769,81220,836978,26033,808944,45296.54%
250 Land Records Retained FeesAll Cost Centers223,77325,712264,9624,767260,19598.20%
270 Pesticide TrainingAll Cost Centers6,788-0-- -
410 SCRCP Capital ProjectAll Cost Centers0-0-- -
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225 Health and Human Services4310 Behavioral Health4,654,72687,8135,951,825197,6815,754,14496.68%
225 Health and Human Services4320 CCS4,496,568104,0606,082,483224,7695,857,71596.30%
225 Health and Human Services4410 Economic Support1,151,84943,0351,232,48990,3261,142,16392.67%
225 Health and Human Services4510 Children Services5,836,682224,4335,833,139390,1215,443,01893.31%
4610 Aging & Disability
225 Health and Human ServicesResource Center2,066,15851,3402,112,364116,6841,995,68094.48%
4920 Health & Human
225 Health and Human ServicesServices Administration2,049,02559,7872,072,746122,1901,950,55694.10%
610 Health Center Campus4210 Skilled Nursing Facility4,552,201207,7515,921,410254,0795,667,33195.71%
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610 Health Center Campus(Dementia)28,0981,2721,000,8404671,000,37499.95%
610 Health Center Campus4240 Orchard View1,574,26654,8271,956,98180,4241,876,55695.89%
110 General4710 Veterans Services271,2329,419310,90620,515290,39193.40%
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110 General1210 Circuit Court898,65637,820912,10158,961853,14193.54%
110 General1220 Clerk of Courts1,782,39747,2191,944,04889,0161,855,03295.42%
110 General1240 Medical Examiner351,15611,499380,34318,604361,73995.11%
110 General1250 Justice Services414,6547,692764,26431,165733,09895.92%
110 General1310 District Attorney1,183,70440,9091,297,19192,6151,204,57692.86%
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110 General2110 Law Enforcement7,896,525413,8918,539,297497,9408,041,35794.17%
2700 Correction and
110 GeneralDetention3,665,333131,2334,494,803203,4174,291,38695.47%
2510 Emergency
110 GeneralManagement145,4403,772178,68310,308168,37694.23%
2600 Emergency
110 GeneralCommunication2,113,037152,4822,328,918147,8642,181,05493.65%
280 Jail ImprovementAll Cost Centers0-0-- -
285 K-9All Cost Centers84,6354060100-100 -
286 Drug Task ForceAll Cost Centers36,418-0-- -
287 County Drug FundAll Cost Centers18,374-0-- -
290 Stop DrugAll Cost Centers10,491-0-- -
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Resolution No.
INITIAL RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF
$80,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION GOVERNMENT CENTER
BUILDING BONDS, SERIES 2022A
COVER MEMO
TO: County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ken Witt, County Administrator
DATE: March 1, 2022
AGENDA ITEM: Initial Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of $80,000,000 General
Obligation Government Center Building Bonds, Series 2022A
______________________________________________________________________________
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The initial resolution authorizing the solicitation of bonds sufficient to complete capital improvement
projects including the government center expansion project. If approved, bonds would be advertised
for sale and potentially awarded at the April 4, 2022, special County Board meeting.
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Resolution No.
INITIAL RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF
$80,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION GOVERNMENT CENTER
BUILDING BONDS, SERIES 2022A
1 WHEREAS, the County Board of Supervisors of St. Croix County, Wisconsin (the
2 "County") hereby finds and determines that it is necessary, desirable and in the best interest of
3 the County to issue, pursuant to Chapter 67, Wisconsin Statutes, general obligation bonds in an
4 amount not to exceed $80,000,000 for the public purpose of paying the cost of capital projects
5 included in the Cou
6 Government Center project and acquiring equipment for the same (collectively, the "Project");
7 WHEREAS, the County Board finds and determines that the Project is within the
8 to undertake and serves a "public purpose" as that term is defined in Wis. Stat. §
9 67.04(1)(b); and
10
11 WHEREAS, it is desirable to borrow the funds needed for the Project through the
12 issuance of general obligation bonds pursuant to Chapter 67, Wisconsin Statues.
13
14 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT:
15
16 RESOLVED by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors that there shall be issued
17 general obligation bonds of the County in a principal amount not to exceed $80,000,000 for the
18 public purpose of paying the cost of capital pr
19
20 for the same; and
21
22 RESOLVED by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors that:
23 Section 1. Authorization of Bonds. For the purpose of financing the Project, the County
24 shall issue general obligation bonds designated "General Obligation Government Center
25 Building Bonds, Series 2022A" (the "Bonds").
26 Section 2. Sale of the Bonds. The County Board of Supervisors hereby authorizes and
27 directs that the Bonds be offered for public sale. At a subsequent meeting, the County Board of
28 Supervisors shall consider such bids for the Bonds as may have been received and take action
29 thereon.
30 Section 3. Official Notice of Sale. The County Administrator (in consultation with the
31 County's municipal advisor, Ehlers & Associates, Inc. ("Ehlers")) is hereby authorized and
32 directed to cause the sale of the Bonds to be publicized at such times and in such manner as the
33 County Administrator may determine and to cause copies of a complete Notice of Sale and other
34 pertinent data to be forwarded to interested bidders as the County Administrator may determine.
35 Section 4. Official Statement. The County Administrator (in consultation with Ehlers)
36 shall also cause an Official Statement to be prepared and distributed. The appropriate County
37 officials shall determine when the Official Statement is final for purposes of Securities and
38 Exchange Commission Rule 15c2-12 and shall certify said Statement, such certification to
39 constitute full authorization of such Statement under this Resolution.
40 Section 5. Conflicting Resolutions; Severability; Effective Date. All prior resolutions,
41 rules or other actions of the County Board of Supervisors or any parts thereof in conflict with the
42 provisions hereof shall be, and the same are, hereby rescinded insofar as the same may so
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43 conflict. In the event that any one or more provisions hereof shall for any reason be held to be
44 illegal or invalid, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect any other provisions hereof. The
45 foregoing shall take effect immediately upon adoption and approval in the manner provided by
46 law.
Legal Fiscal Administrative Approvals:
Legal Note:
Fiscal Impact: $80,000,000 of new debt paid over the next twenty years.
02/15/22
02/15/22Administration CommitteeRECOMMENDED
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NPWFS;Bob Long, Chair
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Vote Confirmation.
St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call -Vote Requirement Three-quarters Majority of Entire Membership (15)
Cindy Campbell, County Clerk
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For Discussion Only
Exhibit 1
St. Croix County, WI
Estimated Debt Service and Capitalization Schedules
$80,000,000General Obligation Government Center Bonds, Series 2022A
YearPrincipalRateInterestTotal P&I
2022
20232,500,0001.38%2,724,290 5,224,290
20243,600,0001.48%1,944,865 5,544,865
20254,400,0001.65%1,881,925 6,281,925
20264,500,0001.82%1,804,675 6,304,675
20274,400,0001.94%1,721,045 6,121,045
20284,450,0002.08%1,632,085 6,082,085
20294,100,0002.16%1,541,525 5,641,525
20304,150,0002.45%1,446,408 5,596,408
20313,700,0002.55%1,348,395 5,048,395
20323,750,0002.63%1,251,908 5,001,908
20333,700,0002.67%1,153,200 4,853,200
20343,800,0002.73%1,051,935 4,851,935
20353,900,0002.83%944,880 4,844,880
20363,950,0002.90%832,420 4,782,420
20374,050,0003.00%714,395 4,764,395
20384,100,0003.03%591,530 4,691,530
20394,150,0003.06%465,920 4,615,920
20404,200,0003.10%337,325 4,537,325
20414,250,0003.13%205,713 4,455,713
20424,350,0003.20%69,600 4,419,600
Totals80,000,00023,664,038103,664,038
Issue Summary
Key Dates
Dated Date:4/19/2022
First Interest Payment:3/1/2023
First Principal Payment:3/1/2023
Projected Interest Rates
Assuming Current G.O. Non-BQ "Aa1" Market Rates + 50 Basis Points
True Interest Cost (TIC):2.82%
All Inclusive Cost (AIC): 2.86%
Sources and Uses
Total
Sources
Par Amount of Bonds80,000,000
Total Sources$ 80,000,000
Uses
Total Underwriter's Discount (0.400%)320,000
Costs of Issuance281,850
Deposit to Project Construction Fund 79,398,150
Total Uses$ 80,000,000
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For Discussion Only
Exhibit
St. Croix County, WI No GrowthAssuming 5% Growth
Projected Tax Impact from proposed 2020 Debt Mill Rate2020 Debt Mill Rate
Government Center Expansion (Phase 1) 0.52400.5240
2021 Debt Mill Rate2021 Debt Mill Rate
0.51570.5157
2022 Debt Mill Rate2022 Debt Mill Rate
0.47160.4716
Proj. 2023 Debt Mill RateProj. 2023 Debt Mill Rate
0.90040.8575
Projected Debt Mill Rate Increase
From 2022 - 20230.42870.3859
Projected Tax IncreaseProjected Tax Increase
Equalized TID-Out Equalized Value - TID-Out Equalized Value -
Property Value No Growth5% Growth - Jan. 1, 2021 to 2022
$100,000$43$39
$200,000$86$77
$250,000$107$96
$300,000$129$116
$400,000$171$154
$500,000$214$193
$600,000$257$232
$700,000$300$270
$800,000$343$309
$900,000$386$347
$1,000,000$429$386
$1,250,000$536$482
$1,500,000$643$579
$1,750,000$750$675
$2,000,000$857$772
$3,000,000$1,286$1,158
$4,000,000$1,715$1,543
$5,000,000$2,144$1,929
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Resolution No.
RESOLUTION AMENDING 2022 BUDGET (#2)
COVER MEMO
TO: County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ken Witt, County Administrator
DATE: March 1, 2022
AGENDA ITEM: Resolution Amending 2022 Budget (#2)
______________________________________________________________________________
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
A budget amendment is needed to reflect the start of the building project in 2022 instead of 2023.
Taking advantage of historic low interest rates will save the taxpayers money in the long run if we
know that, due to growth of the County, we are going to have to expand the Government Center
eventually. With the project financed by debt issuance, St. Croix County has three years to spend the
debt proceeds.
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Resolution No.
RESOLUTION AMENDING 2022 BUDGET (#2)
1 WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors adopted the 2022 County
2 Budget on November 2, 2021; and
3
4 WHEREAS, St. Croix County Board has been working on developing infrastructure
5 plans to meets the needs of the County as the second fastest growing County in Wisconsin; and
6
7 WHEREAS, St. Croix County has developed a multi-phase space needs plan to
8 accommodate the growth in the County; and
9
10 WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors are desirous about providing
11 services to the public efficiently; and
12
13 WHEREAS, now is an opportune time to save the taxpayers money by moving the
14 project up one year and issuing debt with interest rates at historic lows.
15
16 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,thatthe St. Croix County Board of
17 Supervisors does authorize the amendment of the 2022-2026 Capital Improvement Plan to move
18 project 405-7140-10105 Government Center Addition reducing the project from $87,000,000 to
19$79,500,000 and moving from FY23 to FY22 to allow for the start of the design phase of the
20 project in 2022.
Legal Fiscal Administrative Approvals:
Legal Note:
Fiscal Impact: Authorizes the start of $79.5M project.
02/15/22
02/15/22Administration CommitteeRECOMMENDED
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NPWFS;Carah Koch, Supervisor
TFDPOEFS;David Peterson, Supervisor
BZFT;Long, Koch, Ard, Peterson, Peavey
Vote Confirmation.
St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call -Vote Requirement Two-thirds Majority of Entire Membership (13)
Cindy Campbell, County Clerk
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Resolution No.
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING ELECTED OFFICIALS WAGES FOR
2023-2026
COVER MEMO
TO: County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ken Witt, County Administrator
DATE: March 1, 2022
AGENDA ITEM: Resolution Establishing Elected Officials Wages for 2023-2026
______________________________________________________________________________
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Every four years the County re-evaluates the compensation levels of the elected officials and
sets the new rates before nomination papers are circulated. The County has reviewed peer data
from all the other counties in Wisconsin, focusing on the most comparable in size and
complexity. The County has also reviewed internal comparables with our appointed Department
Heads in making this recommendation. I am recommending an initial adjustment of 7.5-9% to
get the wages in the correct range to our comparables, then adjusting annually with a cost
factor of 1.5%.
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Resolution No.
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING ELECTED OFFICIALS WAGES FOR
2023-2026
1 WHEREAS, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 59.22(1), the County Board must establish the total
2 annual compensation for services to be paid to county elected officials (other than supervisors
3 and circuit judges) prior to the earliest time for filing nomination papers for the county elective
4 office; and
5
6 WHEREAS, the County Board desires to establish the total annual compensation for
7 county elected officials, which is separate and distinct from the fringe benefits offered by the
8 County to elected officials, and which fringe benefits are subject to increase or decrease during
9 the elected official's term at the discretion of the County Board and in accordance with state and
10 federal law; and
11
12 WHEREAS, as part of the County's fringe benefit program, county elected officials may
13 participate in the Wisconsin Retirement System in accordance with state law; and
14
15 WHEREAS, as part of the County's fringe benefit program, county elected officials may
16 elect to receive health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as the health
17 insurance coverage offered to non-represented managerial county employees; and
18
19 WHEREAS, the Administration Committee recommends that the total annual
20 compensation of the Sheriff and Clerk of Court whose term extends through 2026 be established
21 as follows:
22
23 Position 2023 2024 2025 2026
24 Sheriff $113,000(9%) $114,750(1.5%) $116,500(1.5%) $118,250(1.5%)
25 Clerk of Court $ 85,000(7.5%) $ 86,250(1.5%) $ 87,500(1.5%) $ 88,750(1.5%)
26
27 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the St Croix County Board of
28 Supervisors, that the total annual compensation for the county elected officials under Wis. Stat. §
29 59.22(1) shall be as recommended by the Administration Committee, effective on the first day of
30 a term of office that begins after the date of this Resolution.
31
32 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the St Croix County Board of Supervisors that the
33 aforementioned county elected officials may participate in the Wisconsin Retirement System in
34 accordance with Chapter 40 of the Wisconsin Statutes.
35
36 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors that the
37 aforementioned county officials are entitled to participate in the County health insurance
38 program subject to the terms and conditions of the program, which may be modified from time to
39 time, under the same terms and conditions as the health insurance coverage offered to non-
40 represented managerial employees.
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Legal Fiscal Administrative Approvals:
Legal Note:
Fiscal Impact: No current year fiscal impact. Increases in compensation will have to be budgeted in
future years.
02/15/22
02/15/22Administration CommitteeRECOMMENDED
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NPWFS;William Peavey, Supervisor
TFDPOEFS;Scottie Ard, Vice Chair
BZFT;Long, Koch, Ard, Peterson, Peavey
Vote Confirmation.
St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call -Vote Requirement Majority of Supervisors Present
Cindy Campbell, County Clerk
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CountyCoCountyName2019202020212022RIP/JVAmount#Judges#staff
1Adams68,450.00$$69,800.00$70,860.00$72,300.00No$14
2Ashland52,700.00$$64,400.00$65,000.00$65,700.00Yes$15
3Barron72,342.00$$74,151.00$76,005.00$77,905.00No$38
4Bayfield60,897.55$$62,115.50$63,358.00$64,625.00Yes5,000.00$14.4
5Brown78,700.00$$78,700.00$80,200.00$81,700.008
6Buffalo55,250.00$$55,750.00$58,537.50$60,293.510.5
$61,252.00Yes6,000.00$14
7Burnett58,577.00$$59,456.00$60,347.00
8Calumet70,000.00$$71,400.00$72,828.00$74,285.00No$15
9Chippewa74,798.22$$76,294.18$77,820.07$79,376.473
10Clark1
11Columbia77,368.00$$79,302.00$81,285.00$83,317.00No$310
12Crawford1
13Dane107,342.00$$108,952.00$111,132.00$113,354.00Yes$17103
14Dodge73,914.86$$75,023.58$76,148.94$77,291.174
15Door66,115.00$$66,776.00$67,444.00$68,118.00No$25.00$
16Douglas63,143.00$$64,406.00$65,694.00$67,008.00No$28.00$
17Dunn67,506.00$$68,856.00$70,233.00$71,638.00No$211
18EauClaire75,846.72$$77,777.18$81,517.00$83,555.00Yes$519
19Florence41,968.56$$42,807.93$43,664.09$44,537.37Yes16,864.00$1
20FondduLac5
21Forest47,707.30$$48,658.39$49,631.56$50,624.1911
$$65,269.00$66,574.00No$29
22Grant62,734.00$63,989.00
23Green63,998.70$$64,962.30$65,611.65$66,268.04No$26
24GreenLake66,895.24$$67,898.67$68,917.15$69,950.91No$13.00$
25Iowa61,284.00$$62,203.00$63,447.00$64,716.00No$14
26Iron1
27Jackson60,475.00$$61,479.00$62,500.00$63,538.00No17
28Jefferson4
27
29Juneau59,165.00$$60,000.00$60,840.00$61,692.00No$
30Kenosha87,068.00$$89,463.00$91,923.00$94,451.00No$8
31Kewaunee64,169.00$$65,132.00$66,109.00$67,101.00No$12
32LaCrosse80,875.00$$83,301.00$84,967.00$86,666.00No$515
33Lafayette1
34Langlade61,594.00$$64,594.00$66,594.00$68,094.00No$14
35Lincoln61,890.00$$64,272.00$66,747.00$69,317.00No26
318
36Manitowoc67,666.00$$67,666.00$68,352.00$69,172.00No$
37Marathon87,000.00$$87,000.00$87,000.00$87,000.00No532
38Marinette63,000.00$$64,250.00$65,200.00$66,500.00Yes$26
39Marquette65,131.00$$67,886.00$70,731.00$73,625.00No$12
40Milwaukee125,000.00$$125,000.00$125,000.00$125,000.00Yes$47
41Monroe62,570.00$$63,821.00$65,097.00$66,399.00No$37.50$
42Oconto2
43Oneida63,523.00$$64,476.00$65,765.00$67,080.00No026
7
44Outagamie
45Ozaukee78,585.33$$81,760.18$83,395.38$85,063.29Yes$318.3
46Pepin56,550.00$$57,681.00$58,834.62$60,011.31No$0.5
47Pierce1
48Polk65,555.00$$67,194.00$68,874.00$70,596.00No$18
49Portage3
50Price1
51Racine81,706.00$$82,932.00$84,176.00$85,439.00Yes$1050
52Richland60,806.00$$62,326.00$63,527.00$65,115.001
53Rock77,627.58$$78,791.99$80,367.83$81,975.528
54Rusk55,000.00$$56,650.00$58,349.50$60,099.98Yes4,000.00$13
55SaintCroix74,500.00$$75,900.00$77,510.00$79,060.004
56Sauk68,121.00$$74,823.00$74,823.00$74,823.00No$311
57Sawyer1
58Shawano59,030.59$$60,211.20$61,415.42$62,643.72No$8.5
59Sheboygan75,955.36$$77,231.00$78,776.00$80,351.00No$525
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60Taylor57,573.00$$57,573.00$57,948.00$59,114.00No$13
61Trempealeau1
62Vernon1
63Vilas59,828.00$$60,728.00$61,943.00$63,182.00No$13
64Walworth85,906.00$$87,195.00$88,503.00$89,831.00Yes10,000.00$434.93
65Washburn1
66Washington83,312.00$$84,978.00$86,678.00No$429.2
67Waukesha83,317.00$$84,983.00$86,683.00$88,417.00No$1264
68Waupaca77,651.00$$79,204.00$80,788.00$82,404.0048
69Waushara65,669.00$$66,655.00$67,654.00$68,669.00Yes$16
70Winnebago81,986.00$$83,216.00$84,464.00$85,731.00No$5
71Wood79,864.00$$81,602.00$81,062.00$81,062.00No$311
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Resolution No.
RESOLUTION AMENDING WAGE GRID
COVER MEMO
TO: County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ken Witt, County Administrator
DATE: March 1, 2022
AGENDA ITEM: Resolution Amending Wage Grid
______________________________________________________________________________
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Recommendation of amending the wage with a 1% COLA adjustment effective April 3, 2022. The
CPI for 2021 was 7%. The average increase for employees with a step, no COLA, was 2% in the
2022 budget. Adjusting the wage grid mid-year creates a structural deficit for the following year.
Every 1% increase in employee compensation costs about $300,000 per year.
Funding for the remainder of 2022 can be justified by allocating the unused 2021 and the
budgeted 2022 contingency funds of $100,000 per year.
While a 1% COLA and an average 2% step increase for 2022 is still short of the 7% CPI, it
helps close the gap. Remaining fiscally conservative now will allow for the structural deficit
to be absorbed in the 2023 budget process. A more aggressive increase could put
programming and personnel at risk of needing to be cut to accommodate a larger structural
deficit. I would like to revisit employee compensation for 2023 as a priority budget item
after addressing the structural deficit.
COLA adjustments to the wage grid help maintain the competitiveness of the County
compensation program for current employees and future hires.
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Resolution No.
RESOLUTION AMENDING WAGE GRID
1 WHEREAS, St. Croix County implemented the McGrath Compensation Grid effective
2 January 1, 2016 with periodic amendments; and
3
4 WHEREAS, the Cost Price Index (CPI) for 2021 was 7%; and
5
6 WHEREAS, the 2022 budget was developed over the summer of 2021 before the CPI
7 started to increase sharply and when it was thought to only be transitionary; and
8
9 WHEREAS, the initial assumption that the CPI increase was transitionary has now been
10 changed to a permanent expectation in the change in the price of goods and services; and
11
12 WHEREAS, only a step increase, averaging 2%, was budgeted for St. Croix County
13 employees with no COLA adjustment to the wage grid; and
14
15 WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Board acknowledges that adjusting the wage grid mid-
16 year outside the normal budget process will create a structural deficit for the following year; and
17
18 WHEREAS, a 1% COLA increase to the wage grid costs approximately $300,000
19 annually; and
20
21 WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Board is desirous about adjusting the wage grid to
22 help offset the increases in the cost of living for St. Croix County employees.
23
24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the St. Croix County Board of
25 Supervisors does hereby authorize the updated Wage Grid effective April 3, 2022, reflecting a
26 1% COLA adjustment to the wage grid.
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Legal Fiscal Administrative Approvals:
Legal Note:
Fiscal Impact: Increasing the wage grid by 1% will cost approximately $200,000 in2022.
02/15/22
02/15/22Administration CommitteeRECOMMENDED
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Vote Confirmation.
St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call -Vote Requirement Two-thirds Majority of Entire Membership (13)
Cindy Campbell, County Clerk
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1.50%
$17.32$17.32$17.32$17.32$18.21$17.66$18.55$19.47$20.44$21.47$22.55$23.89$25.33$26.85$28.19$29.60$31.38
Step 20
$36,738$38,587$40,501$42,524$44,655$46,896$49,701$52,681$55,857$58,641$61,578$65,275
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1.50%
$17.07$17.07$17.07$17.07$17.94$17.40$18.28$19.18$20.14$21.15$22.21$23.54$24.95$26.46$27.78$29.17$30.92
Step 19
$36,195$38,016$39,902$41,895$43,995$46,203$48,967$51,903$55,032$57,775$60,668$64,311
1.50%
$16.81$16.81$16.81$16.81$17.67$17.14$18.01$18.90$19.84$20.84$21.88$23.19$24.58$26.07$27.37$28.74$30.46
Step 18
$35,660$37,455$39,312$41,276$43,345$45,520$48,243$51,136$54,218$56,921$59,771$63,360
1.46%
$16.57$16.57$16.57$16.57$17.41$16.89$17.73$18.63$19.56$20.53$21.56$22.85$24.23$25.68$26.96$28.31$30.00
Step 17
$35,132$36,884$38,742$40,685$42,712$44,844$47,525$50,397$53,416$56,076$58,884$62,410
1.55%
$16.32$16.32$16.32$16.32$17.15$16.65$17.48$18.35$19.27$20.23$21.24$22.51$23.86$25.30$26.56$27.89$29.57
Step 16
$34,625$36,357$38,172$40,073$42,078$44,190$46,829$49,637$52,614$55,253$58,019$61,502
1.44%
$16.08$16.08$16.08$16.08$16.90$16.39$17.22$18.08$18.98$19.94$20.93$22.18$23.52$24.92$26.17$27.48$29.13
Step 15
$34,098$35,808$37,602$39,481$41,466$43,535$46,132$48,919$51,833$54,429$57,153$60,594
1.53%
$15.84$15.84$15.84$15.84$16.65$16.16$16.96$17.81$18.70$19.63$20.62$21.85$23.16$24.55$25.78$27.07$28.70
Step 14
$33,612$35,280$37,053$38,890$40,833$42,881$45,456$48,180$51,072$53,627$56,308$59,687
1.49%
$15.61$15.61$15.61$15.61$16.40$15.92$16.71$17.55$18.42$19.35$20.31$21.53$22.83$24.19$25.41$26.68$28.27
Step 13
$33,105$34,752$36,504$38,320$40,241$42,247$44,781$47,483$50,312$52,846$55,485$58,800
1.51%
$15.38$15.38$15.38$15.38$16.16$15.68$16.46$17.29$18.15$19.06$20.02$21.21$22.48$23.83$25.03$26.28$27.85
Step 12
$32,620$34,245$35,956$37,750$39,650$41,635$44,126$46,765$49,573$52,065$54,662$57,934
1.46%
$15.15$15.15$15.15$15.15$15.92$15.45$16.22$17.03$17.89$18.78$19.71$20.90$22.16$23.49$24.66$25.89$27.45
Step 11
$32,134$33,739$35,428$37,201$39,059$41,002$43,472$46,090$48,856$51,284$53,859$57,090
1.54%
$15.69$15.22$15.98$16.78$17.62$18.50$19.43$20.60$21.82$23.13$24.29$25.51$27.04
Step 10
$31,648$33,232$34,900$36,652$38,489$40,410$42,838$45,393$48,117$50,524$53,057$56,245
1.95%
Step 9
$15.46$15.74$16.54$17.36$18.23$19.13$20.29$21.51$22.80$23.93$25.13$26.63
$32,746$34,393$36,103$37,919$39,798$42,205$44,739$47,420$49,785$52,276$55,401
2.04%
$15.15$15.44$16.21$17.02$17.88$18.77$19.88$21.08$22.35$23.47$24.64$26.12
$32,113$33,718$35,407$37,180$39,038$41,360$43,852$46,491$48,813$51,241$54,324
Step 8 Market
1.97%
Step 7
$15.90$16.69$17.52$18.39$19.50$20.67$21.90$23.00$24.16$25.60
$33,063$34,710$36,441$38,257$40,558$42,986$45,562$47,842$50,249$53,247
2.54%Step 6
$15.58$16.36$17.17$18.04$19.11$20.26$21.48$22.55$23.68$25.10
$32,409$34,034$35,723$37,518$39,756$42,142$44,675$46,913$49,257$52,213
2.48%
Step 5
$15.96$16.76$17.59$18.65$19.77$20.96$22.01$23.10$24.49
$33,190$34,858$36,589$38,785$41,128$43,598$45,773$48,053$50,946
2.48%
Step 4
$16.35$17.16$18.20$19.29$20.44$21.47$22.54$23.89
$34,013$35,702$37,856$40,115$42,522$44,654$46,892$49,700
2.50%
Step 3
$16.75$17.75$18.82$19.95$20.94$21.99$23.31
$34,837$36,927$39,144$41,487$43,556$45,731$48,476
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in ProbateHighwayClerk of CourtsDistrict Attorney's OfficeSheriff's Office - Support ServicesClerk of CourtsFinanceSheriff's Office - JailJudicial DepartmentJustice Support ServicesSheriff's
Office - Support ServicesJudicial DepartmentCorporation CounselDistrict Attorney's OfficeAdministrationChild Support
2022 St. Croix County Wage Grid
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Care AssistantNo PositionCertified Nurse AssistantFacilities CustodianCertified Nurse Assistant - DementiaFacilities Lead CustodianLead HousekeeperNutrition Program CookAdministrative
AssistantAdministrative Associate II Customer Service RepresentativeWard ClerkDay Away Program CoordinatorNutrition Program Site ManagerAdministrative Associate III Program Support
Associate ICOMPAS Assessor/Treatment Court Case WorkerLicensed Practical NurseOutreach CoordinatorPretrial Case WorkerProgram Support Associate II/LPNProgram Support Associate IIRecords
TechnicianSecond Deputy Behavioral Health TechnicianCourt Clerk IFacilities Technician IFinancial Associate IGrant Project TechnicianLand Use Technician IPlanning/GIS TechnicianProgram
CoordinatorSecond DeputyAdministrative AssistantCourt Clerk IIDiversion Program Case WorkerEvidence and Records CustodianFinancial Associate IIJudicial AssistantLead COMPAS Assessor/Pretrial
Case ManagerLaw Enforcement AssistantLegal AssistantAdministrative Assistant to the County AdministratorChild Support Specialist I
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$32.95$34.59$36.32$38.50$40.43
$68,538$71,953$75,548$80,090$84,090
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$32.46$34.08$35.78$37.94$39.83
$67,525$70,890$74,431$78,906$82,847
$31.98$33.58$35.26$37.37$39.24
$66,527$69,842$73,339$77,730$81,623
$31.51$33.08$34.73$36.82$38.66
$65,535$68,807$72,247$76,595$80,420
$31.04$32.59$34.23$36.28$38.09
$64,564$67,794$71,196$75,461$79,237
$30.58$32.12$33.72$35.74$37.53
$63,614$66,802$70,146$74,347$78,055
$30.14$31.64$33.22$35.21$36.98
$62,685$65,809$69,095$73,234$76,915
$29.69$31.17$32.72$34.69$36.43
$61,756$64,838$68,066$72,162$75,775
$29.24$30.72$32.25$34.18$35.89
$60,827$63,888$67,079$71,091$74,656
$28.82$30.26$31.77$33.68$35.36
$59,940$62,938$66,091$70,062$73,558
$28.39$29.81$31.30$33.18$34.84
$59,053$62,009$65,104$69,011$72,460
$27.97$29.37$30.84$32.68$34.32
$58,188$61,080$64,137$67,982$71,383
$27.43$28.80$30.23$32.05$33.65
$57,047$59,898$62,877$66,658$69,990
$26.89$28.23$29.64$31.41$32.99
$55,928$58,715$61,658$65,335$68,617
$26.36$27.68$29.06$30.81$32.34
$54,831$57,575$60,440$64,074$67,266
$25.71$27.00$28.35$30.06$31.56
$53,479$56,161$58,969$62,520$65,640
$25.09$26.34$27.66$29.31$30.79
$52,191$54,788$57,541$60,965$64,036
$24.47$25.70$26.98$28.60$30.04
$50,904$53,458$56,112$59,495$62,473
HHS - Economic SupportSheriff's Office - Support ServicesSheriff's Office - Support ServicesSheriff's Office - Support ServicesFacilities DepartmentCounty ClerkRegister in ProbateRegister
of DeedsCounty TreasurerInformation TechnologyClerk of CourtsFinanceDistrict Attorney's OfficeCommunity DevelopmentFinanceCommunity DevelopmentHHS - Health Care CampusVeterans Service
OfficeHHS - CCSChild SupportDistrict Attorney's OfficeEmergency Support ServicesFacilitiesHighwayCommunity DevelopmentHHS - Economic SupportCorporation CounselJustice Support ServicesCommunity
DevelopmentCommunity DevelopmentHHS - Behavioral HealthDistrict Attorney's OfficeDistrict Attorney's OfficeHHS - Multiple DivisionsSheriff's Office - Support ServicesHHS - AdministrationFacilitiesHi
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Health ServicesHHS - Multiple DivisionsHHS - Behavioral HealthFinanceFinanceHHS - Behavioral HealthDistrict Attorney's OfficeSheriff's Office - Support ServicesHighwayHHS - Children
ServicesHighwayCommunity DevelopmentHHS - Children ServicesHighwayHuman ResourcesJustice Support ServicesDistrict Attorney's OfficeHHS - Behavioral HealthCommunity DevelopmentInformation
TechnologyInformation TechnologyInformation TechnologyInformation Technology
Economic Support SpecialistEmergency Support Services Program CoordinatorEmergency TelecommunicatorEmergency Telecommunicator ReservesFacilities Technician IIFirst DeputyInformation
Technology Support - OperationsLead Court ClerkLead Finance SpecialistLead Legal AssistantRecycling SpecialistSenior Financial AssociateWater Resources and Outreach SpecialistActivity
ManagerAssistant County Veteran Service OfficerCCS Project ManagerChild Support Specialist IIDiversion Program Case Management SpecialistEmergency Preparedness Program SpecialistFacilities
Technician IIIHighway Operator Land Use & Conservation Planning Technician IILead Economic Support SpecialistParalegalPretrial Case Management SpecialistProperty ManagerReal Property
AnalystSubstance Abuse Counselor - In TrainingVictim Witness Legal AdvocateVictim Witness Program SpecialistCase ManagerEmergency Communications Systems TechnicianExecutive Administrative
AssistantFacilities Operation CoordinatorHighway Operator ForemanInformation Technology Specialist - End-PointMechanicNutrition Program SupervisorRecords SupervisorWelderAdministrative
Services SupervisorConservation PlannerDementia Care SpecialistEarly Intervention TeacherEngineering Technician IEnvironmental Health SpecialistFacilities HVAC Operations Supervisor
Inmate Education and Program CoordinatorJustice Support Center CoordinatorLand Use PlannerPublic Health NutritionistPublic Health SanitarianRegistered NurseSocial Worker ISubstance
Abuse CounselorAccounting SupervisorAccounts Receivable SupervisorClinical Substance Abuse CounselorDiversion Program SupervisorEmergency Telecommunications SupervisorEngineering Tech
IIOccupational Therapist IIOperations SpecialistPlannerSpeech TherapistSurveyor ITalent Acquisition SpecialistTreatment Court CoodinatorVictim Witness Program SupervisorBehavioral Health
NurseGIS Analyst IIInformation Technology Analyst - ApplicationsInformation Technology Analyst - AVInformation Technology Analyst - End-pointInformation Technology Analyst - Servers
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$42.46$44.57$48.13$52.96$56.13
$88,310$92,704
$100,121$110,148$116,760
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$41.83$43.91$47.42$52.17$55.31
$87,005$91,334$98,641
$108,520$115,035
$41.21$43.26$46.72$51.40$54.49
$85,719$89,984$97,183
$106,916$113,335
$40.60$42.63$46.03$50.64$53.68$63.55$66.73$70.06$73.57$77.25
$84,452$88,675$95,748$100.42
$105,333$111,646$132,182$138,794$145,733$153,020$160,676$208,879
$39.99$41.99$45.35$49.89$52.88$62.61$65.74$69.03$72.48$76.11$98.94
$83,185$87,345$94,333
$103,771$109,999$130,229$136,743$143,579$150,758$158,301$205,792
$39.40$41.37$44.68$49.16$52.10$61.68$64.77$68.01$71.41$74.98$97.48
$81,961$86,057$92,940
$102,250$108,373$128,304$134,722$141,457$148,530$155,962$202,751
$38.83$40.76$44.02$48.43$51.33$60.18$63.19$66.35$69.66$73.15$95.10
$80,757$84,790$91,567
$100,730$106,769$125,179$131,429$138,016$144,899$152,162$197,810
$38.25$40.17$43.37$47.72$50.58$58.71$61.65$64.73$67.97$71.37$92.78
$79,554$83,544$90,216$99,252
$105,206$122,118$128,241$134,638$141,373$148,446$192,980
$37.69$39.57$42.73$47.01$49.83$57.28$60.14$63.16$66.31$69.62$90.51
$78,393$82,299$88,886$97,774
$103,644$119,141$125,095$131,365$137,931$144,814$188,259
$37.13$38.99$42.10$46.32$49.09$55.89$58.68$61.61$64.69$67.93$88.31
$77,232$81,095$87,577$96,339
$102,103$116,248$122,054$128,156$134,553$141,288$183,675
$36.58$38.41$41.49$45.63$48.37$54.52$57.25$60.11$63.12$66.27$86.15
$76,091$79,892$86,289$94,903
$100,604$113,398$119,078$125,031$131,281$137,847$179,201
$36.03$37.84$40.87$44.96$47.66$53.19$55.85$58.64$61.57$64.66$84.06
$74,951$78,709$85,001$93,510$99,126
$110,632$116,164$121,970$128,072$134,490$174,837
$35.33$37.10$40.06$44.07$46.71$51.89$54.49$57.22$60.07$63.08$82.00
$73,494$77,168$83,333$91,673$97,162
$107,930$113,335$119,014$124,947$131,196$170,555
$34.64$36.37$39.28$43.21$45.80$50.63$53.16$55.82$58.61$61.54$80.01
$72,059$75,648$81,707$89,878$95,262
$105,312$110,569$116,101$121,907$128,008$166,411
$33.96$35.66$38.51$42.36$44.91$49.39$51.86$54.46$57.18$60.04$78.05
$70,644$74,170$80,103$88,105$93,404
$102,736$107,867$113,271$118,930$124,884$162,349
$33.13$34.79$37.57$41.33$43.81$48.18$50.60$53.13$55.79$58.58$76.15
$68,913$72,354$78,139$85,972$91,124
$100,224$105,249$110,506$116,037$121,843$158,396
$32.32$33.94$36.65$40.32$42.74$47.02$49.36$51.83$54.43$57.15$74.29
$67,224$70,602$76,239$83,861$88,907$97,796
$102,673$107,803$113,208$118,866$154,526
$31.54$33.11$35.76$39.33$41.70$45.87$48.16$50.57$53.10$55.75$72.47
$65,598$68,871$74,381$81,813$86,732$95,410
$100,181$105,185$110,442$115,953$150,739
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ResourcesHHS - Behavioral HealthSheriff's Office - Support ServicesHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInformation TechnologyCommunity DevelopmentCommunity DevelopmentCommunity DevelopmentHighwayVe
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Technology Database AdministratorLand Use AdministratorParks AdministratorResource Management AdministratorSurveyor IIVeterans Service DirectorAODA SupervisorAssistant Finance DirectorCounty
SurveyorEconomic Support AdministratorFiscal ManagerHealth and Human Services SupervisorInformation Technology Network Engineer - SeniorJail LieutenantJustices Services DirectorLieutenantPlanning
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Resolution No.
RESOLUTION ADJUSTING WAGES DUE TO COMPRESSION
COVER MEMO
TO: County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ken Witt, County Administrator
DATE: March 1, 2022
AGENDA ITEM: Resolution Adjusting Wages Due to Compression
______________________________________________________________________________
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The County Board adopted the McGrath Wage Grid system effective January 1, 2016.
Periodically we have evaluated individual placement on the grid and adjusted to alleviate
compression issues. Every 4 to 5 years it is recommended to evaluate the positions on the grid
and adjust for market conditions. The compression review looks at individual placement on the
grid in comparison to others. The grid review is looking at positions and not at any individual
person. Additionally, we have modified the wage grid almost annually for COLA or to
add/eliminate steps to keep the grid market competitive.
2016 - Compression Review (46 employees)
2016 - Sheriff Compression (2 supervisory employees)
2017 - Highway Compression (3 supervisory employees)
2017 -
2019 - Dr. McGrath Wage Grid review updated position placements (147 employees changed)
of two scenarios. Compression can be a supervisor earning at or near the same wage rate as
those they are supervising. This type of compression creates a challenge to recruit for the
supervisory positions when the incentive is a small incremental increase in compensation. The
second type of compression is within positions that have multiple employees performing under
the same job title. New hires may be brought in at higher wages because of market pressures.
The new employees may have less experience but could be making more than our current
employees. These two types of compression can be identified through statistical analysis.
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Compression is not about an employees length of service and compression is not a reflection on
the hard work of our employees. Those are real issues that need attention, but those are not
compression issues which we are addressing here.
The Human Resources Director and County Administrator conducted an internal compression
review. We started with a statistical analysis to identify employees that appear compressed on
the wage grid. We also asked Department Heads to self-report any employee groups they felt
had compression issues. With these two lists, we further looked at the details behind the
employees because individual circumstances can vary. We had several requests that were
determined not to be compression issues, but more market condition issues to address with
regrades or a wage grid review. The recommended compression adjustments are statistically
supported.
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Resolution No.
RESOLUTION ADJUSTING WAGES DUE TO COMPRESSION
1 WHEREAS, in January 2016 the St. Croix County Board implemented the McGrath
2 Uniform Compensation Grid for all non-represented employees; and
3
4 WHEREAS, maintenance on the wage grid is needed periodically to maintain equity and
5 alleviate compression issues; and
6
7 WHEREAS, upon evaluation of the spread between supervising employees and the
8 average rate of the employees they supervise, a compression for some supervisors was noted;
9 and
10
11 WHEREAS, upon evaluation of the spread between new hires and existing employees,
12 taking into consideration prior experiences and education, compression for some employees was
13 noted.
14
15 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVEDthatthe St. Croix County Board of
16 Supervisors does hereby approve additional step increases for the 43 employees identified on the
17 attachedspreadsheet, to be effective at the start of the next payroll period at an annual cost of
18$113,824.26.
Legal Fiscal Administrative Approvals:
Legal Note:
Fiscal Impact: Fiscal impact is $113,824.26 annually in increased compensation expenses.
02/15/22
02/15/22Administration CommitteeRECOMMENDED
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SFTVMU;SFDPNNFOEFE!\\VOBOJNPVT^
NPWFS;William Peavey, Supervisor
TFDPOEFS;Carah Koch, Supervisor
BZFT;Long, Koch, Ard, Peterson, Peavey
Vote Confirmation.
St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call -Vote Requirement Majority of Supervisors Present
Cindy Campbell, County Clerk
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83,324.883,396.641,530.881,530.881,530.881,530.883,875.042,679.043,396.641,243.843,146.001,736.593,146.003,221.502,189.622,164.451,963.101,988.27
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Total113,824.26
RateDifferenceCost
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Resolution No.
RESOLUTION ADJUSTING WAGES IN CLERK OF COURTS OFFICE
COVER MEMO
TO: County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ken Witt, County Administrator
DATE: March 1, 2022
AGENDA ITEM: Resolution Adjusting Wages in Clerk of Courts Office
______________________________________________________________________________
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Clerk of Court's office has been facing staffing issues for an extended period of time. There
remains 5 unfilled positions in the office. Part of the issue is the market competition to bring in
new staff, without creating compression with existing staff. We are adjusting other departments
due to compression issues in their departments. The Clerk of Courts does not have compression
among their staff, instead, they have compression with the unfilled positions that do need to be
hired at a higher rate to attract applicants to those vacant positions.
The cost of these wage adjustments are $41,214.16 annually. This will be easily absorbed in 2022
by the Clerk of Courts due to current vacancies.
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Resolution No.
RESOLUTION ADJUSTING WAGES IN CLERK OF COURTS OFFICE
1 WHEREAS, in January 2016, the St. Croix County Board implemented the McGrath
2 Uniform Compensation Grid for all non-represented employees; and
3
4 WHEREAS, maintenance on the wage grid is needed periodically to maintain equity and
5 alleviate compression issues; and
6
7 WHEREAS, the Clerk of Court's office has nearly a 50% vacancy rate in Clerk of Courts
8 positions; and
9
10 WHEREAS, the Clerk of Courts has had a prolonged period finding it difficult to hire
11 new employees below the range of existing experienced staff; and
12
13 WHEREAS, the Clerk of Court's office is having external compression issues due to
14 market conditions.
15
16 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the St. Croix County Board of
17 Supervisors does hereby approve additional step increases for the employees identified below, to
18 be effective at the start of the next payroll period at an annual cost of $41,214.16.
19
20 Employee Title
21 401406 - Clerk of Court I - advance 3 steps from step 3 to 6, $20.73 to $22.33
22 401447 - Clerk of Court I - advance 3 steps from step 3 to 6, $20.73 to $22.33
23 400331 - Clerk of Court I - advance 3 steps from step 5 to 8, $21.79 to $23.24
24 339261 - Clerk of Court I - advance 3 steps from step 6 to 9, $22.33 to $23.70
25 330299 - Clerk of Court II - advance 3 steps from step 5 to 8, $22.87 to $24.39
26 339040 - Clerk of Court II - advance 3 steps from step 5 to 8, $22.87 to $24.39
27 335851 - Clerk of Court II - advance 4 steps from step 6 to 10, $23.45 to $25.46
28 328154 - Clerk of Court II - advance 4 steps from step 9 to 13, $24.88 to $26.41
29 326003 - Court Clerk Lead Worker - advance 4 steps from step 7 to 11, $25.35 to $27.18
30 335444 - Finance Associate I - advance 3 steps from step 6 to 9, $22.33 to $23.70
31 330302 - Finance Associate II - advance 3 steps from step 6 to 9, $23.45 to $24.88
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Legal Fiscal Administrative Approvals:
Legal Note:
Fiscal Impact: These wage adjustments will increase the annual expenses in the Clerk of Courts
office by $41,214.16.
02/15/22
02/15/22Administration CommitteeRECOMMENDED
SFTVMU;SFDPNNFOEFE!\\VOBOJNPVT^
NPWFS;David Peterson, Supervisor
TFDPOEFS;Bob Long, Chair
BZFT;Long, Koch, Ard, Peterson, Peavey
Vote Confirmation.
St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call -Vote Requirement Majority of Supervisors Present
Cindy Campbell, County Clerk
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Resolution No.
RESOLUTION UPDATING ARPA FUNDING USES
COVER MEMO
TO: County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ken Witt, County Administrator
DATE: March 1, 2022
AGENDA ITEM: Resolution Updating ARPA Funding Uses
______________________________________________________________________________
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The final rules for ARPA funding provided new language on the calculation of lost revenue. The
US Treasury made it very easy to record the first $10 million dollars of ARPA funding to be
allocated as lost revenue with fewer limitations. This updated resolution is to reflect the new $10
million dollar lost revenue allocation. This will simplify our reporting requirements.
This does not spend the $10 million, it only allocates it for federal reporting purposes. Our
previous lost revenue calculation of $2,446,352 was transferred to the CIP fund. This leaves a
balance of $7,553,648 unallocated.
The sum of the allocations do result in a negative $237,690, but many of the projects will finish
under budget and I am confident we will recoup those funds through individual program
savings or can be deducted from the unallocated lost revenue balance.
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Resolution No.
RESOLUTION UPDATING ARPA FUNDING USES
1 WHEREAS, St. Croix County received $8,807,978.82 from the federal government
2 under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to assist with Covid-19 recovery in May of 2021;
3 and
4
5 WHEREAS, St. Croix County is expected to receive a like amount in May of 2022 under
6 the second tranche of ARPA; and
7
8 WHEREAS, St. Croix County Committee of the Whole met on July 28, 2021 to review
9 project ideas and provide the County Administrator with guidance on where to incorporate
10 ARPA funds into the budget; and
11
12 WHEREAS, St. Croix County Board adopted a 2021 Budget Amendment (3) and the
13 2022 Budget allocating funds for APRA projects in accordance with the guidance earlier
14 provided; and
15
16 WHEREAS, the US Treasury in January 2022 issued final rules on ARPA funding uses
17 and reporting requirements; and
18
19 WHEREAS, St. Croix County must report quarterly how the funds have been obligated
20 and spent.
21
22 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the St. Croix County Board of
23 Supervisors does hereby update our ARPA funding obligations for federal reporting
24 requirements, consistent with past guidance and uses.
25
26
27 Project # Project Name Budget Years
28
29 700100 HHS - Electronic Health Record System Update $ 450,000 2022-2024
30 700110 HHS - BH Peer Recovery Support Specialist $ 600,000 2022-2024
31 700120 HHS - BH Pretreatment Early Intervention Services $ 300,000 2022-2024
32 700130 HHS - BH Mobile Crisis Partnership $ 600,000 2022-2024
33 700140 HHS - BH In-Home/On-Site BH Therapy $ 600,000 2022-2024
34 700150 HHS - Contract with Partner Organizations $ 100,000 2022
35 700160 HHS - Detox Withdrawal Management Services $ 150,000 2022-2024
36 700170 HHS - Onyx Rental Assistance Program $ 100,000 2021-2024
37 700180 HCC - Direct Care Staff Compensation $ 300,000 2021
38 700200 IT - Broadband Study $ 100,000 2021
39 700210 IT - Broadband $3,003,648 2022-2024
40 700220 ADMIN - Unreimbursed Covid-19 Expenses $ 300,000 2021
41 700230 FAC - HVAC Baldwin Ag Center Outside Air Intake $ 70,000 2021
42 700240 FAC - HVAC HCC Replace Controllers $ 460,000 2021
43 700250 FAC - HCC Stormwater Infiltration $ 25,000 2021
44 700300 SHRF - Law Enforcement Staff Compensation $ 375,000 2022
45 700310 Justice Services - Pretrial Case Managers $ 320,000 2022-2023
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46 000000Revenue Replacement$10,000,0002022
47 Total$17,853,648
48 ARPA $17,615,958
49 (237,690)
Legal Fiscal Administrative Approvals:
Legal Note:
Fiscal Impact: none
02/15/22
02/15/22Administration CommitteeRECOMMENDED
SFTVMU;SFDPNNFOEFE!\\VOBOJNPVT^
NPWFS;Bob Long, Chair
TFDPOEFS;William Peavey, Supervisor
BZFT;Long, Koch, Ard, Peterson, Peavey
Vote Confirmation.
St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call -Vote Requirement
Cindy Campbell, County Clerk
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Resolution No.
RESOLUTION UPDATING PERSONNEL POLICIES
COVER MEMO
TO: County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ken Witt, County Administrator
DATE: March 1, 2022
AGENDA ITEM: Resolution Updating Personnel Policies
______________________________________________________________________________
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Paid Time Off and Long-Term Sick Bank Policy Proposed Changes
Replaces 2.4 Paid Time Off and Long-Term Sick Bank policy previously updated in 2018
3/5/4!.!Efgjojujpot: Removed hour average from definition of FT and PT employment
status.
3/5/5!.!Vtbhf;!Clarified that LTSB hours may be used for any FMLA qualifying event.
Previously it was only allowed for the employees own personal use.
Clarified that the employee must update their timesheet to reflect LTSB hours once
eligible. Previously the policy implied that the hours would automatically update to LTSB
once the employee qualified.
Added Exception statement regarding use of PTO and LTSB hours per WI FMLA
and/or receiving Short-
Added Language: Law Enforcement Employees subject to the WPPA Union Contract
should also refer to contract language in regard to usage of PTO, LTSB, and
Compensatory time.
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3/5/8!.!Bddvnvmbujpo!Mjnjut: Updated that excess PTO hours will roll into LTSB at least
the rollover took place before 12/31.
3/5/:!.!Ufsnjobujpo!jo!Hppe!Tuboejoh: Added total hours that part-time employees are
paid out vs. full-time only.
Harassment and Discrimination Policy Proposed Changes
Procedures Handbook
Pwfsbmm!Vqebuft: Formatting of policy; Added discrimination language and guidelines to
policy as well; language within the policy has been updated, but the intent behind the
policy remains.
7.8/2!.!Qpmjdz:
Beefe!Mbohvbhf: St. Croix county considers harassment, discrimination, and
retaliation of others to constitute serious employee misconduct warranting prompt and
effective remedial action to end the harassing or discriminatory behavior.
It is the responsibility of all employees of the County to take reasonable and necessary
action to prevent harassment, discrimination, and retaliation, and it is the responsibility
conduct that could be in violation of this policy.
Where impermissible harassment, discrimination, or retaliation has occurred, the
County will take appropriate disciplinary action, including, without limitation, termination.
Sfnpwfe!Mbohvbhf;!The most productive and satisfying work environment is one in
which work is accomplished in a spirit of mutual trust and respect. Harassment of
employees damages that work environment. Harassment is offensive, weakens morale,
undermines the integrity of employment relationships and negatively impacts the
productivity and stability of an organization. Harassment is a form of discrimination.
Harassment on any of the above bases is also illegal under Wisconsin Statutes
Sections 111.31-111.39. Retaliation is also illegal under Wisconsin Statutes Section
111.322(2m).
This policy will be issued to all current employees and to new employees during
orientation.
7/8/3!.!Qvsqptf;!Created purpose statement
7/8/4!.!Efgjojujpot: Added definition of Discrimination; Updated verbiage in Harassment
and Sexual Harassment definitions.
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Discrimination: Unfair or unequal treatment of a person based on race, sex, religion,
national origin, color, disability, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status,
veteran status, English proficiency or other protected status under the law.
7/8/5!.!Fybnqmft!pg!Ibsbttnfou-!Tfyvbm!Ibsbttnfou-!boe!Ejtdsjnjobujpo:
Combined examples listed throughout the previous policy into one section. Condensed
examples that felt repetitive.
7/8/6!.!Qspijcjufe!Dpoevdu;!Created section by moving language from other areas
within the current policy that would be considered prohibited.
Beefe!Mbohvbhf: No employee will engage in activity such as sabotage, ostracism,
badgering, withholding resources, disrespectful, or disruptive treatment, defamation, or
conduct that is intimidating or is hostile, whether this conduct is of a sexual nature or
not. No employee will engage in conduct identified or defined as prohibited sexual
harassment, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, or other inappropriate behavior.
7/8/7!Sfubmjbujpo;!Created separate retaliation section. Previously there was a one line
statement regarding retaliation.
Beefe!Mbohvbhf;!If any employee believes they have been retaliated against for
bringing a complaint or providing information related to a complaint, St. Croix County
requires prompt compliance with and use of the reporting procedures within this policy.
Retaliation is a form of employee misconduct. Any evidence of retaliation will be
considered a separate violation of this policy and will be handled by the same complaint
procedure established for harassment and discrimination complaints. It is the
responsibility of all County employees to ensure that retaliation does not occur.
7/8/8!Fnqmpzff!Sftqpotjcjmjujft: New section.
Beefe!Mbohvbhf;!All employees are responsible for complying with this policy and
assisting in the prevention of sexual harassment and other harassment and
discrimination by:
Refraining from conduct forbidden by this policy, including participating in or
encouraging of action that could be perceived as harassment, discrimination,
retaliation or conduct in violation of this policy.
Behaving courteously and professionally toward fellow employees.
Reading this policy and fully understanding its requirements.
Immediately and thoroughly reporting observed acts of sexual harassment and
other harassment and discrimination.
Encouraging any employee who confides that they are being harassed or
discriminated against to report these acts to a supervisor through the reporting
process.
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Cooperating in any investigation conducted under this policy by providing
accurate and complete information about any incidents with which they are
familiar.
7/8/9!Tvqfswjtps!Sftqpotjcjmjujft: New section.
Beefe!Mbohvbhf;!In addition to employee responsibilities as outlined in 6.7.7,
supervisors are also responsible for:
procedures for reporting and resolving complaints of harassment and
discrimination.
the work environment for signs that harassment and discrimination
may be occurring.
Stopping any observed acts that may be considered harassment and
discrimination and taking appropriate steps to intervene.
Utilizing all reasonable means to prevent a prohibited act from occurring when
the supervisor knows or should know that an employee will or may perform such
an activity.
Taking immediate action to prevent adverse action or retaliation toward the
complaining party and to eliminate the hostile work environment where there has
been a complaint.
Assist any employee who comes to them with a complaint of sexual harassment
or other harassment, discrimination, or retaliation in documenting and filing the
complaint with the Human Resources Department.
No supervisor will make any employment decision that affects the terms,
race, sex, religion, national origin, color, gender, sexual orientation, age,
disability, marital status, veteran status or other protected status.
!
7/8/:!Sfqpsujoh!boe!Jowftujhbujpo!Qspdfevsf;!Updated section to provide process
steps for the employee and supervisor.
Beefe!Mbohvbhf;!Employees who believe they are subject of such conduct are
encouraged to promptly advise the offender that their behavior is unwelcome, and that
the behavior should stop. Should the victim prefer to pursue the matter through formal
complaint procedures, the employee is encouraged to document all incidents of
harassment and discrimination, and promptly report the acts consistent with the
requirements of this policy.
The supervisor who receives the complaint will meet with the employee and document
the facts surrounding the incident including:
The inappropriate conduct performed.
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The person(s) performing or participating in the harassment and/or
discrimination.
Any witnesses to the incident(s).
Dates and times in which the incident(s) occurred.
If the situation requires separation of the complainant and the alleged harasser, then
care should be taken to avoid action that punishes or appears to punish the complainant.
Transfer or reassignment of any of the parties involved should be voluntary if possible
and, if non-voluntary, should be temporary pending the outcome of the investigation.
A file of harassment and discrimination complaints will be maintained. In all cases, the
County will make follow-up inquiries to make sure the harassment has stopped. If an
employee is not satisfied with the results of the investigation or follow-up action, or if
further harassment or other unacceptable conduct occurs, the employee should contact
their supervisor promptly.
This policy does not preclude any employee from filing a complaint or grievance with an
appropriate outside agency.
7/8/21!Sfnfejbm!Bdujpo: New Section
!
!Beefe!Mbohvbhf: Examples of remedial action may include but is not limited to:
Training.
Referral to Counseling or EAP services.
Reassignment.
Suspension without pay.
Termination.
If an individual involved in a complaint does not agree with the resolution, they may
appeal to the Human Resources Director.
False or malicious complaints of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation may be
subject of appropriate disciplinary action.
7/8/22!Qpmjdz!Fogpsdfnfou: New Section
Beefe!Mbohvbhf: The County is committed to enforcement of this policy. All
employees, and others, are expected to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with
this policy. Employees who are found to have violated this policy will be subject to the
full range of sanctions, up to and including termination of employment. Others who are
found to have violated this policy will also be handled appropriately, i.e., termination of
business relationship.
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Workplace Bullying Policy Proposed Changes
Replaces the policy in Article 21 of the Human Resources Policies
Procedures Handbook
Pwfsbmm!Vqebuft: Formatting of policy; language within the policy has been
updated, but the intent behind the policy remains.
7.9/2!.!Qpmjdz: Statement added.
7/9/4!.!Efgjojujpot;!
!
Ofx!efgjojujpo!pg!cvmmzjoh: Repeated, malicious, unwelcome, severe and
pervasive mistreatment that harms, intimidates, offends, degrades or
humiliates an employee, whether verbal, physical or otherwise, at the place
of work and/or in the course of employment.
Qsfwjpvt!efgjojujpo!pg!cvmmzjoh;!repeated inappropriate behavior, either
direct or indirect, whether verbal, physical or otherwise, conducted by one
or more persons against another or others, at the place of work and/or in
the course of employment.
7/9/5!.!Fybnqmft!pg!Cvmmzjoh:
Sfnpwfe!Mbohvbhf;!Bullying may be intentional or unintentional. However, it must be
noted that when an allegation of bullying is made, the intention of the alleged bully is
irrelevant, and will not be given consideration when meting out discipline. As in sexual
harassment, it is the effect of the behavior on the individual that is important. The County
considers the following types of behavior examples of bullying:
Њ͵ Verbal bullying: Slandering, ridiculing or maligning a person or his or her family;
persistent name calling that is hurtful, insulting or humiliating; using a person as butt of
jokes; abusive and offensive remarks.
Ћ͵ Physical bullying: Pushing, shoving, kicking, poking, tripping, assault or threat of
physical assault, damage to work area or property.
Ќ͵ Gesture bullying: Nonverbal threatening gestures; glances that can convey threatening
messages.
Ѝ͵ Exclusion: Socially or physically excluding or disregarding a person in work-related
activities.
Spreading rumors and gossip regarding individuals
Encouraging others to disregard a instructions
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Takingcreditforideas
Refusing reasonable requests for leave in the absence of work related
reasons not to grant leave.
Beefe!Mbohvbhf;!Added statement that the list of examples is not exhaustive.
Encouragement of others to turn against a targeted employee
The County does not consider the following behaviors as bullying:
Reasonable management practices, including performance management and
disciplinary procedures.
A direction to carry out reasonable duties and instructions.
A direction to comply with St. Croix policies, procedures, or department
work rules.
!
!
7/9/6!.!Sfqpsujoh!Qspdfevsf;!Updated from Reporting and Investigation
Procedure to Reporting Procedure.
Beefe!Mbohvbhf: Added statement that reports may be submitted either verbally or in
writing to the department head or human resources department.
Sfnpwfe!Mbohvbhf: Removed paragraph regarding the investigation. All reports will be
reviewed and investigated per the Concerns/Complaints policy.
a report of bullying behavior, a confidential and impartial investigation will be
commenced immediately by the Department Head. The Department Head should contact the
Human Resources Director for assistance in investigating and resolving the situation. It will
include direct interviews with parties directly involved and, when necessary, with employees
who may be witnesses or have knowledge of matters relating to the report. The parties directly
involved will be notified of the findings and their options. The Department Head will implement
corrective action immediately at the conclusion of the investigation if corrective action is
indicated. The investigation will be kept confidential to the extent allowed
Beejujpobm!Sfnpwfe!Mbohvbhf: Already implied in the policy statement: Section 4
Responsibilities Under this Policy. The County is committed to enforcement of this policy. All
employees, and others, are expected to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with this
policy. Employees who are found to have violated this policy will be subject to the full range of
sanctions, up to and including termination of his/her employment. Others who are found to
have violated this policy will also be dealt with appropriately, i.e., termination of business
relationship.
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7.8 Concerns or Complaints Policy
Sfnpwfe!Mbohvbhf: All involved individuals shall not discuss the situation with any other
employees or with the complaining employee during the complaint review process.
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Resolution No.
RESOLUTION UPDATING PERSONNEL POLICIES
1 WHEREAS, on September 2, 2014 St. Croix County adopted the current version of the
2 St. Croix County Personnel Policies and Procedures Handbook; and
3
4 WHEREAS, the handbook was further amended in 2015-2022; and
5
6 WHEREAS, the Staff Advisory Committee and Department Heads have been provided
7 copies of the updated policies for review; and
8
9 WHEREAS, on February 15, 2022 the Administration Committee has reviewed the
10 amendments and recommends approval to the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors.
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12 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVEDby the St. Croix County Board of
13 Supervisors that the St. Croix County Personnel Policies and Procedures Handbook is hereby
14 amended as follows:
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16 Create Section 2.4Paid Time off and Long-Term Sick Bank
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18 Create Section 6.7Harassment and Discrimination
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20 Create Section 6.8 Workplace Bullying
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22 Create Section 7.8 Concerns or Complaints
Legal Fiscal Administrative Approvals:
Legal Note:
Fiscal Impact: None
02/15/22
02/15/22Administration CommitteeRECOMMENDED
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Vote Confirmation.
St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call -Vote Requirement
Cindy Campbell, County Clerk
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2.4 Paid Time Off and Long-Term Sick Bank
2.4.1 Policy.
The County offers a leave package consisting of Paid Time Off (PTO) and a Long-Term Sick Leave
Bank (LTSB).
2.4.2 Purpose.
To provide for effective planning of work hours and time away from work.
2.4.3 Definitions.
Paid Time Off (PTO): An account that combines traditional sick leave and vacation time into a
singular package.
Long-Term Sick Bank (LTSB): A bank of hours to which the employee has either voluntarily
contributed their PTO or had their PTO hours in excess of the max rolled into annually. The
employee may use LTSB hours anytime a single occurrence illness/injury results in the loss of
Full-Time Employment Status: Full-Time employees should have an FTE of 0.75 or greater.
Part-Time Employment Status: Part-Time employees should have an FTE between 0.5 0.74.
2.4.4 Usage.
PTO hours are for the personal use of the employee only; unless hours are donated per the PTO
Donation Program.
LTSB hours may be used for any qualifying reason per the Family Medical Leave Act.
An employee may not be paid for time at work and also receive PTO pay simultaneously.
PTO may not be used in the same pay period in which it was earned.
When missing work due to an illness/injury totaling three days or less, PTO should be used for
the missed time.
After the third day the employee may begin deducting time from their LTSB account. The
employee may choose to update their timesheet so that all days reflect LTSB time (including
days 1-3).
When utilizing the LTSB hours the employee may be asked to submit documentation from a
physician to verify illness or injury. The county reserves the right to have a second medical
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opinion at its own expense.
An employee requesting unpaid leave must have exhausted all paid leave options available
before the request will be considered. This includes LTSB (when applicable), PTO account, and
any compensatory time.
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Exceptions will be made for employees on approved Wisconsin FMLA and/or receiving
Short-Term Disability payments.
PTO hours may be taken in increments not less than one-quarter (1/4) hour; although some
Department Heads or supervisors may stipulate that PTO be used in increments substantially
greater. Employees should review any applicable departmental rules to determine specific
restrictions.
Law Enforcement Employees subject to the WPPA Union Contract should also refer to contract
language in regard to usage of PTO, LTSB, and Compensatory time.
2.4.5 Multiplier.
The total number of PTO hours earned each pay period is based on the number of regular hours
paid to the employee that same pay period. Payroll hours are tied to a multiplier that is based
upon years of service (noted below). **
Years of Service Multiplier Used Grandfather Rate
0-4 .0885 .08846
5-9 .1077 .11923
10-14 .1173 .12500
15-19 .1269 .13077
20+ .1384 .14230
** Employees in non-represented status prior to May 1, 1995 shall increase according to the
2.4.6 Approval and Documentation.
All PTO/LTSB requests are dependent on the
approval.
If an employee is requesting PTO for an illness or injury, the employee must report the need at
least one (1) hour before the start of the work day or shift (except in cases of emergency or
development of the illness during work hours).
Employees designated as providing uninterruptible services (Emergency Support Services, Direct
Patient Care, etc.) should report an illness or injury at least two (2) hours prior to the start of the
work day or shift (except in cases of emergency or development of the illness during work
hours).
When PTO/LTSB is taken due to illness without prior approval, the Supervisor or Department
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In the event that an employee is aware in advance that illness or injury will result in time away
from work it is t
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Anticipated dates of the time away from work.
Duration of the time away from work.
Employee should also review the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Policy (Section 2.10) as FMLA
and PTO/LTSB often are used concurrently when leave is taken due to illness or injury.
An employee on medical leave for forty (40) hours or more due to their own condition, shall be
tement in order to return to work. The County reserves the
right to have a second medical opinion at its own expense.
2.4.7 Accumulation Limits.
PTO: PTO cannot exceed 320 hours for a full-time employee and 240 hours for a part-time
employee.
All PTO hours that are in excess of the permitted maximums will be transferred to the
-term sick bank at least once per year or at separation.
LTSB: There is no cap on the Long Term Sick Bank accruals.
2.4.8 Annual Options.
PTO Transfer Option: At the end of each calendar year employees may elect to transfer hours
from their PTO account into their LTSB account.
Full-time employees: Up to ninety-six (96) hours
Part-time employees: Up to forty-eight (48) hours
All hours not elected to be transferred into the LTSB account will remain as PTO and will
automatically be carried into the new calendar year.
PTO Cash Payout Option: An election period will be offered each year, during the last ten (10)
business days of December, during which time an employee will have the opportunity to make
an irrevocable election to cash-out PTO hours that are scheduled to accrue in the next calendar
year:
An employee may not elect to cash-out PTO hours previously accrued during the current
Due to IRS regulations, this cash-out benefit option requires an annual election each year.
Elections will not carry over from one calendar year to the next calendar year.
Full-Time employees may elect to cash-out up to forty-eight (48) PTO hours.
For part-time employees may elect to cash-out up to twenty-four (24) PTO hours.
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A minimum of 120 hours mu in the
year that the election is made.
An employee should allow enough PTO hours in their bank in order to cover vacation, sick
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days, and emergencies.
here are insufficient hours accrued during
the plan year to cover the total election amount, an employee will receive only the balance
of the elected PTO cash-out that is available at the time of the cash-out.
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The PTO Cash-Out will be a separate direct deposit.
2.4.9 Termination in Good Standing.
2.4.9.1 PTO. Full-time employees will be paid up to 320 hours of PTO on their final check
containing regular hours worked. Part-time employees will be paid up to 240 hours of PTO on
their final check containing regular hours worked.
2.4.9.2 LTSB. There is no pay-out of the long-term sick bank account unless termination is a
retirement or an active employee death.
Retirement: When an employee retires from the County, the LTSB accrued time is
converted into a cash-equivalent to be deposited into a Retirement Health Savings Account
(RHSA).
o The money may be used to pay for qualified medical expenses as defined under
Section 213 (d) of the Internal Revenue Code on a tax-free basis. Deposit made to
the account shall be tax free to the employee. The RHSA will allow employees at
retirement to self-direct their funds into a variety of investment vehicles.
o Withdrawals from the account shall be limited to qualified medical expenses only.
o Accounts will be 100% vested at time of deposit.
o
spouse or eligible dependent.
Active Employee Death: If an employee dies while in active employment status with the
savings account
option as outlined directly above if:
o The deceased employee meets the retirement criteria as defined in the 1997
Wisconsin Act 58, Wisconsin Retirement System.
o The deceased employee must be age 55 or older (age 50 for protective service) and
have a spouse.
2.4.9.3 Introductory Period. Employees that terminate from the County while serving an initial
introductory period are not eligible for the PTO payout.
2.4.10 Non-Eligible Employees and Elected Officials.
2.4.10.1 Non-Eligible Employees. Employees assigned to an FTE less than .5 are not eligible for
PTO. If a regular County employee changes to an FTE status of less than .5, any accumulated
PTO is paid out prior to the job change and LTSB hours are forfeited.
2.4.10.2 Elected Officials. Elected Officials are not eligible for PTO.
If a regular County employee becomes an Elected Official in the County, any accumulated PTO is
paid to the employee prior to the job change.
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The has accrued into the LTSB
is placed into holding at the number of hours and the rate of pay in effect prior to the date the
employee takes office. If the employee returns to a regular County position immediately after
serving as an elected official, the LTSB is restored and the employee begins a new accrual into
the PTO account.
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If the employee retires (under terms of the Wisconsin Retirement System as defined in section
3.7
outlined in section 2.4.9.2 of this policy. Any conversion to cash or health insurance premiums
would be at the frozen rate of pay.
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6.7 Harassment and Discrimination
6.7.1 Policy
All employees have the right to work in an environment free of all forms of harassment and
discrimination by employees, whether sworn, civilian, volunteer, or non-employees who
conduct business with the County.
St. Croix county considers harassment, discrimination, and retaliation of others to constitute
serious employee misconduct warranting prompt and effective remedial action to end the
harassing or discriminatory behavior.
It is the responsibility of all employees of the County to take reasonable and necessary action to
prevent harassment, discrimination, and retaliation, and it is the responsibility of all employees
in violation of this policy.
Where impermissible harassment, discrimination, or retaliation has occurred, the County will
take appropriate disciplinary action, including, without limitation, termination.
6.7.2 Purpose
To maintain a healthy work environment free from harassment, sexual harassment, and
discrimination.
To provide procedures for reporting, investigating, and resolving complaints of harassment,
discrimination, and retaliation.
6.7.3 Definitions
Harassment: Any form of conduct that is objectively unreasonable or offensive and that could
result in a hostile or intimidating work environment. Harassment includes persistently
bothering, disturbing, or tormenting another person. Harassment may be based on a variety of
factors, such as race, sex, religion, national origin, color, gender, sexual orientation, age,
disability, marital status, veteran status or other protected status.
Sexual Harassment: Harassing conduct of a sexual nature, including sexual advances, requests
for sexual favors, sexually motivated physical contact, and other verbal, visual, or physical
conduct of a sexual nature when:
Submission to such conduct is explicitly or implicitly made a term or condition of
employment.
Submission or refusal to submit to such conduct is used as the basis for employment
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decisions.
an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment.
Discrimination: Unfair or unequal treatment of a person based on race, sex, religion, national
origin, color, disability, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, veteran status,
English proficiency, or other protected status under the law.
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6.7.4 Examples of Harassment, Sexual Harassment, and Discrimination
Examples of conduct that may be considered harassment, sexual harassment, or another form
of prohibited discrimination, or inappropriate behavior include:
Verbal harassment, such as making derogatory statements, epithets, or slurs to or about
another person or group.
Visual harassment, such as displaying offensive posters, cartoons, or drawings.
Physical harassment, such as threatening, assaulting, or physically interfering with
another person or making other inappropriate or unwelcome physical contact.
Use of sexual, racial, religious, age, or ethnic epithets or other derogatory words or
.
Sexually suggestive or obscene comments or jokes.
Sexual flirtation, innuendo, advances, propositions, or other sexual activities.
Unprofessional touching, such as massages, embracing, or placing an arm around an
employee inappropriately.
Repeated and unwelcome invitations for social interactions outside of the workplace.
Sexual or racial slurs, derogatory remarks, or offensive gestures.
Displaying or distributing sexually explicit or suggestive materials, including books,
magazines, articles, pictures, greeting cards, photographs, drawings, cartoons, and email
messages.
Including or excluding any individual from workplace activities, assignments, or
responsibilities based on their refusal to participate in or tolerate sexual or other forms
of harassment or based on other factors not related to job performance or legitimate
business reasons.
Displays of affection or sexually related conduct, even if welcome, are inappropriate in
the workplace.
This list is not intended to be exhaustive.
Any conduct described above may also be inappropriate outside the workplace if the conduct
may adversely affect the work environment. Similarly, a consensual relationship does not justify
inappropriate displays of affection or other sexual statements or activities during work hours or
at work-related functions.
6.7.5 Prohibited Conduct
No employee will either explicitly or implicitly ridicule, mock, deride or belittle any person.
No employee will make offensive or derogatory comments to any person, either directly or
indirectly.
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No employee will engage in activity such as sabotage, ostracism, badgering, withholding
resources, disrespectful, or disruptive treatment, defamation, or conduct that is intimidating or
is hostile, whether this conduct is of a sexual nature or not.
No employee will engage in conduct identified or defined as prohibited sexual harassment,
harassment, discrimination, retaliation, or other inappropriate behavior.
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No employee shall be forced to endure sexual harassment as a basis for any employment
decision. The County will prevent and promptly eliminate any conduct that it is aware of that
creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment for its employees.
9.6.6 Retaliation
The County prohibits retaliation against any employee for filing a complaint under this policy or
for assisting, testifying, or participating in the investigation of such a complaint.
If any employee believes they have been retaliated against for bringing a complaint or providing
information related to a complaint, St. Croix County requires prompt compliance with and use of
the reporting procedures within this policy.
Retaliation is a form of employee misconduct. Any evidence of retaliation will be considered a
separate violation of this policy and will be handled by the same complaint procedure
established for harassment and discrimination complaints.
It is the responsibility of all County employees to ensure that retaliation does not occur.
6.7.7 Employee Responsibilities
All employees are responsible for complying with this policy and assisting in the prevention of
sexual harassment and other harassment and discrimination by:
Refraining from conduct forbidden by this policy, including participating in or
encouraging of action that could be perceived as harassment, discrimination, retaliation
or conduct in violation of this policy.
Behaving courteously and professionally toward fellow employees.
Reading this policy and fully understanding its requirements.
Immediately and thoroughly reporting observed acts of sexual harassment and other
harassment and discrimination.
Encouraging any employee who confides that they are being harassed or discriminated
against to report these acts to a supervisor through the reporting process.
Cooperating in any investigation conducted under this policy by providing accurate and
complete information about any incidents with which they are familiar.
6.7.8 Supervisor Responsibilities
In addition to employee responsibilities as outlined in 6.7.7, supervisors are also responsible for:
for reporting and resolving complaints of harassment and discrimination.
Monitoring the work environment for signs that harassment and discrimination may be
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occurring.
Stopping any observed acts that may be considered harassment and discrimination and
taking appropriate steps to intervene.
Utilizing all reasonable means to prevent a prohibited act from occurring when the
supervisor knows or should know that an employee will or may perform such an activity.
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Taking immediate action to prevent adverse action or retaliation toward the
complaining party and to eliminate the hostile work environment where there has been
a complaint.
Assist any employee who comes to them with a complaint of sexual harassment or
other harassment, discrimination, or retaliation in documenting and filing the complaint
with the Human Resources Department.
No supervisor will make any employment decision that affects the terms, conditions, or
on
national origin, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, veteran
status or other protected status.
6.7.9 Reporting and Investigation Procedure
Employees who believe they are subject of such conduct are encouraged to promptly advise the
offender that their behavior is unwelcome, and that the behavior should stop. Should the victim
prefer to pursue the matter through formal complaint procedures, the employee is encouraged
to document all incidents of harassment and discrimination, and promptly report the acts
consistent with the requirements of this policy.
Employees shall report all perceived incidents of sexual harassment and other forms of
timely and thoroughly. Incidents should be reported as soon as practical so that steps may be
taken to protect the employee as well as to initiate appropriate investigative and remedial
measures.
Employees with a complaint under this policy or questions about whether conduct is prohibited
under this policy should contact their supervisor.
If the complaint involves the employees
directly to the
Human Resources Department.
The supervisor who receives the complaint will meet with the employee and document the facts
surrounding the incident including:
The inappropriate conduct performed.
The person(s) performing or participating in the harassment and/or discrimination.
Any witnesses to the incident(s).
Dates and times in which the incident(s) occurred.
The supervisor taking the complaint will promptly submit a confidential memorandum
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documenting the complaint to the Human Resources Department. If Human Resources is
receiving the complaint, then they will document and prepare the same confidential
memorandum regarding the complaint.
If the situation requires separation of the complainant and the alleged harasser, then care
should be taken to avoid action that punishes or appears to punish the complainant. Transfer or
reassignment of any of the parties involved should be voluntary if possible and, if non-voluntary,
should be temporary pending the outcome of the investigation.
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A file of harassment and discrimination complaints will be maintained.
A confidential and impartial investigation will commence immediately. The supervisor who
receives the complaint shall work in conjunction with the Department Head and the Human
Resources Department throughout the investigation.
Investigations shall include direct interviews with parties directly involved and, when necessary,
with employees who may be witnesses or have knowledge of matters relating to the report.
The investigation will be kept confidential to the extent practical under the circumstances and
allowed by law.
The individual completing the investigation will inform the parties involved of the outcome of
the investigation.
The County will take prompt and effective remedial action to end the prohibited behavior,
which may include appropriate disciplinary action, up to and including termination. The County
will also correct any adverse employment action an employee experienced due to conduct
forbidden by this policy.
In all cases, the County will make follow-up inquiries to make sure the harassment has stopped.
If an employee is not satisfied with the results of the investigation or follow-up action, or if
further harassment or other unacceptable conduct occurs, the employee should contact their
supervisor promptly.
This policy does not preclude any employee from filing a complaint or grievance with an
appropriate outside agency.
6.7.10 Remedial Action
Examples of remedial action may include but is not limited to:
Training.
Referral to Counseling or EAP services.
Reassignment.
Suspension without pay.
Termination.
If an individual involved in a complaint does not agree with the resolution, they may appeal to
the Human Resources Director.
False or malicious complaints of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation may be subject of
appropriate disciplinary action.
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6.7.11 Policy Enforcement
The County is committed to enforcement of this policy. All employees, and others, are expected
to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with this policy. Employees who are found to
have violated this policy will be subject to the full range of sanctions, up to and including
termination of employment. Others who are found to have violated this policy will also be
handled appropriately, i.e., termination of business relationship.
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Џ͵БƚƩƉƦƌğĭĻ .ǒƌƌǤźƓŭ
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St. Croix County is committed to providing a workplace that is free from bullying. All employees
are expected to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with this Workplace Bullying policy.
Џ͵Б͵Ћ tǒƩƦƚƭĻ
To communicate to all employees that St. Croix County will not in any instance tolerate bullying
behavior.
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Bullying: Repeated, malicious, unwelcome, severe and pervasive mistreatment that harms,
intimidates, offends, degrades or humiliates an employee, whether verbal, physical or
otherwise, at the place of work and/or in the course of employment.
Џ͵Б͵Ѝ 9ǣğƒƦƌĻƭ ƚŅ .ǒƌƌǤźƓŭ
Bullying includes conduct that a reasonable person would find hostile, offensive, and unrelated
The following examples may constitute or
contribute to evidence of bullying in the workplace. This list is not intended to be exhaustive:
Persistent singling out of one person.
Shouting or raising voice at an individual in public or in private.
Using verbal or obscene gestures.
Personal insults and use of offensive nicknames.
Public humiliation in any form.
performance or description.
Public reprimands.
Repeatedly accusing someone of errors that cannot be documented.
Deliberately interfering with mail, email or other forms of communication.
Encouragement of others to turn against the targeted employee.
Manipulating the ability of someone to do their work (overloading, underloading,
withholding information, assigning meaningless tasks, setting deadlines that cannot be
met, giving deliberately ambiguous instructions, etc.).
Deliberately excluding an individual or isolating them from work-related activities, such
as meetings.
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Unwanted physical contact, physical abuse or threats of abuse to an individual or an
The County does not consider the following behaviors as bullying:
Reasonable management practices, including performance management and
disciplinary procedures.
A direction to carry out reasonable duties and instructions.
rules.
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Џ͵Б͵Ў wĻƦƚƩƷźƓŭ tƩƚĭĻķǒƩĻ
Any employee who believes they are being bullied, or any employee who becomes aware of
bullying behavior, should report their complaints verbally or in writing to their supervisor,
department head, or the Human Resources Department.
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7.8 Concerns or Complaints
7.8.1 Policy
The Concerns or Complaints procedure should be used to address concerns that are not covered
by a formal grievance procedure. These concerns may involve, but are not limited to:
a. public and department policy; or
b. compliance with state, federal, or local law; or
c. the application or interpretation of this Handbook; or
d. other perceived conflicts of interest.
It is the desire of the County, when practicable, to address concerns informally, and both
supervisors and employees are expected to make every effort to resolve problems as they arise.
The filing of a concern or complaint does not substantiate allegations. Employees identified in a
complaint are presumed innocent unless the allegations are substantiated in the complaint
process. No adverse or disciplinary action will be taken when the conduct was justified or if the
allegations are unsubstantiated. Any person accused in a report shall have the right to respond to
the allegation.
The County does not tolerate retaliation or harassment of an employee who shares a concern or
complaint. All concerns and complaints shall be truthful and made in good faith.
7.8.2 Purpose
To provide a process to address concerns or complaints outside the realm of formal grievance
procedures.
7.8.3 General Rules
1. A mutually agreeable settlement may be made at any step in the complaint procedures,
and at that point, the matter is resolved without proceeding to the next step.
2. Failure by the employee to forward a complaint to the next step within specified time
periods results in abandonment of the complaint. In the absence of a timely appeal by
the complainant, the last decision at any step of the procedure becomes final.
3. Failure of a supervisor, Department Head, Human Resources Director or designee, or the
County Administrator to render a decision within the allotted time at any step constitutes
denial and the employee may proceed to the next step.
4. Every effort should be made to resolve the complaint at the lowest possible step.
5. By mutual agreement, in writing, the parties may elect to waive any step or steps to
permit an expeditious resolution of a complaint.
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6. Time limits may be extended by mutual agreement in writing.
7.8.4 Representation
all times during the complaint procedures as provided in this policy. The
ot be a material witness to the dispute.
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7.8.5 Rights
Employees and their representatives are free to use the complaint procedure without restraint,
interference, coercion, discrimination, or reprisal. Any employee, whether acting in an official
of any rights under this procedure. Furthermore, no employee or supervising authority may take
or threaten to take any act of reprisal against any employee because of the exercise of any rights
under this procedure. The processing of a complaint under this procedure is not to be construed
agencies.
7.8.6 Limitations
All employees of the County have the right to utilize the complaint procedures as provided in
this policy except that employees who are elected or covered by a labor agreement do not have
recourse through this procedure but must follow the procedure prescribed by state statute or
union contract. A law enforcement officer, Circuit Court Commissioner, County Administrator,
Corporation Counsel, Department Head, or Register in Probate may not bring a complaint under
this procedure. In addition, any other employee, official or officer that serves at the pleasure of
an appointing authority as provided by Wisconsin Statutes may not bring a complaint under this
procedure.
7.8.7 Complaint Procedure
An employee complaint is handled in accordance with the following procedure and step outline:
Step 1: Discuss with your Supervisor
Initially, employees shall bring their concerns or complaints to their immediate supervisor
or their designee, even if the complaint involves the
The employee shall schedule an appointment and meet with their supervisor or designee
to discuss the problem that gave rise to the complaint within five (5) working days of the
date the incident occurred.
After the meeting, the immediate supervisor or their designee shall respond in writing
and orally to the complaint within five (5) working days of the meeting held with the
complainant employee with any decisions or recommendations.
In instances where the employee does not feel they are able to approach their supervisor
or their designee with the concern or complaint, they may skip to step 2, within five (5)
working days of the date the incident occurred.
Step 2: Submit Written Complaint to Department Head
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If the discussion with the immediate supervisor or their designee does not resolve the
problem to the mutual satisfaction of the employee and the supervisor, or if the
supervisor does not respond to the concern or complaint, the employee may submit a
written complaint to the or their designee.
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The submission of the written complaint is due within five (5) working days of the
response from the immediate supervisor, or if no response is received, within five (5)
working days following their notification to the supervisor. The complaint should include:
a) A description of the incident(s) or concern(s).
b) Date(s) when the incident(s) or concerns(s) occurred.
c) Suggestions on ways to resolve the matter.
d) The date when the employee met with the immediate supervisor or their
designee.
e) written response
or a summary of his or her verbal response.
f) If the supervisor or their designee provided no response, this shall be
stated this in the written complaint.
The Department Head or their designee shall schedule and conduct a meeting with the
employee within five (5) working days of their receipt of the written notification to discuss
Head or their designee, shall forward a copy
of the complaint to the Human Resources Department upon receipt.
Within five (5) working days after the discussion, the Department Head or their designee,
shall issue a decision both in writing and orally to the employee filing the complaint. A
copy of the written decision shall be forwarded to the Human Resources Department
Step 3: Appeal of the Decision to Human Resources
If the employee is dissatisfied with the decision of the Department Head or their designee,
the employee may, within five (5) working days of the receipt of the decision, appeal the
decision of the Department Head or their designee, in writing to the Human Resources
Department.
The Human Resources Director or their designee shall meet with the employee,
Department Head or their designee, and all interested parties within fifteen (15) working
decision and attempt to reach a solution to the problem. The Human Resources Director
or designee may also gather further information from involved parties and discuss
complaints with Corporation Counsel and/or the County Administrator to assist with a
proper resolution.
The Human Resources Director or designee shall issue a decision or resolution within
twenty (20) working days of receipt of the written appeal, both in writing and orally to
the employee that filed the complaint and appeal, the immediate supervisor, and the
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Department Head.
Step 4: Final Appeal of the Decision to the County Administrator
If the employee is dissatisfied with the decision of the Human Resources Director or
designee, the employee may, within five (5) working days of the receipt of the decision of
the Human Resources Director or designee, appeal the decision in writing to the County
Administrator.
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The County Administrator shall normally make a decision within seven (7) days of the
appeal and notify the employee in writing of his/her decision. The decision of the County
Administrator shall be final.
Additional Guidance
efforts shall be made to maintain the confidentiality of each complaint, no guarantee of
confidentiality can be assured by the Human Resources Department.
If an employee fails to appeal from one level to the next level of this procedure within the
time limits set forth above, the problem or complaint shall be considered settled on the
basis of the last decision, and the problem shall not be subject to further consideration,
unless a new event occurs.
If the complaint at any time is deemed to be covered by a formal grievance procedure, it
will be referred to the Human Resources Director to proceed accordingly under the formal
grievance procedure.
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Resolution No.
RESOLUTION AMENDING RULES AND BYLAWS
COVER MEMO
TO: County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ken Witt, County Administrator
DATE: March 1, 2022
AGENDA ITEM: Resolution Amending Rules and Bylaws
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Article One, Section E describes the supervisory districts. With redistricting after the census, the
County must update the description of the districts in the bylaws. We have also clarified the
ending dates for the term of office.
There are also a few formatting changes recommended that do not change the content of the
Rules and Bylaws.
Supervisor Leaf has expressed interest in considering staggered County Board terms of
office. This would require an additional amendment to Section E.
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Resolution No.
RESOLUTION AMENDING RULES AND BYLAWS
1 WHEREAS, it
2 changes to the Rules and Bylaws to the County Board; and
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4 WHEREAS,the Administration Committee has reviewed and recommends amendments
5 be made to the Rules and Bylaws.
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7 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,by the St. Croix County Board of
8 Supervisors that the attached amendments to the Rules and Bylaws of the Board of Supervisors
9 of St. Croix County, Wisconsin are hereby adopted.
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11 BE ITFURTHER RESOLVEDby the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors that the
12 amendments to the Rules and Bylaws attached hereto are effective immediately.
Legal Fiscal Administrative Approvals:
Legal Note:Approved
Fiscal Impact: No fiscal impact.
02/15/22
02/15/22Administration CommitteeRECOMMENDED
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NPWFS;David Peterson, Supervisor
TFDPOEFS;William Peavey, Supervisor
BZFT;Long, Koch, Ard, Peterson, Peavey
Vote Confirmation.
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St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call -Vote Requirement Majority of Supervisors Present
Cindy Campbell, County Clerk
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1)Amend ARTICLE ONE, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, Section E to read as follows:
Section E. Supervisory Districts and Terms.The County Board shall be comprised of one (1)
Supervisor from each of the 19 supervisory districts within the County. Supervisors shall be
elected at the election to be held the first Tuesday in April next succeeding the expiration of the
respective terms and shall take office on the third Tuesday in April following their elections. The
County Board of Supervisors shall serve a two (2) year term expiring on the third Tuesday in April
in even-numbered years.
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Town of Somerset Wards 1 & 2 Town of Stanton Ward 21
Town of Star Prairie Ward 4 Town of Star Prairie Wards 1, 2, 3, -5, 6
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Village of Somerset Wards 1-4 Village of Star Prairie Ward 1!
City of New Richmond Ward 3
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Town of St. Joseph Wards 1-3 Town of Star Prairie Ward 6
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Town of Somerset Wards 3-6 City of New Richmond Wards 1, 2, 4, 5, -3, 7-9!
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Town of Hudson Wards 3-6 7 City of New Richmond Wards 6, 8, 9, 4-6, 10,
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Town of St. Joseph Wards 4-6
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Town of Hudson Wards 1& 2 Town of Erin Prairie Ward 1
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Village of North Hudson Wards 1-6 Town of Richmond Wards 1, 2, 4, -5, 6
Town of Warren Ward 1!
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City of Hudson Wards 1 & 2, 6, 9 &, 10 Town of Kinnickinnic Wards1 & 3
Town of Pleasant Valley Ward 1
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Town of Rush River Ward 1
Town of Warren Wards 2 & 3
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Village of Roberts Wards 1-4
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Town of Hudson Ward 2 Town of Baldwin Ward 1
City of Hudson Wards 5 & 6, 8, 11,& 12 Town of Hammond Wards 1-3
Town of Rush River Ward 1
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City of Hudson Wards 2, 3, & 4, 7 & 8 Town of Cylon Ward 1
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Town of Emerald Ward 1
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Town of Forest Ward 1
Town of Glenwood Ward 1
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Town of Stanton Ward 1
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Village of Deer Park Ward 1
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City of Glenwood City Wards 1 & 2!
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Town of Hudson Wards 78-14 Town of Baldwin Ward 2
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Village of Baldwin Wards 1-6!
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Town of Troy Wards 1-6 Town of Baldwin Ward 1
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City of River Falls, Ward 15 Town of Cady Ward 1
Town of Eau Galle Wards 1 & 2
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Town of Springfield Ward 1
Village of Spring Valley Ward 3
Village of Wilson Ward 1
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Town of Kinnickinnic Wards 2-3
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Town of Troy Wards 7 & 8
City of River Falls Wards 1-54
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2)Amend language throughout Rules and Bylaws to italicize the reference to
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Rules of Order Newly Revised in the following Articles and Sections:
ARTICLE ONE, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, Section D (1). Committee of the Whole to
read as follows:
Section D. Committee of the Whole.
1 . Definition and Purpose. The Committee of the Whole is a device in which a legislative
body is considered one large committee. All members of the legislative body are members
of such a committee.
Under , and all subsequent editions thereof, when
an assembly has to consider a subject which it does not wish to refer to a committee, and
yet where the subject matter is not well-understood and put into proper form for its definite
action, or when, for any other reason, it is desirable for the assembly to consider a subject
with all the freedom of an ordinary committee, it is the practice to refer the matter to the
ARTICLE TWO, OFFICERS, Section D. Powers and Duties of the Vice-Chair to read as
follows:
Section D. Powers and Duties of the Vice-Chair. The County Board Vice-Chair shall exercise
the powers and perform the duties described in these Rules and Bylaws, those assigned by the
Board, those prescribed by , and all subsequent editions
thereof, in cases to which they are applicable, and those which are normally ascribed to the office,
which include:
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ARTICLE FOUR, COUNTY BOARD STANDING COMMITTEES, Section F (1) to read
as follows:
Section F. Standing Committee Meetings.
1. A Standing Committee shall meet at such intervals as are necessary to discuss or act on
business. A majority of Standing Committee members shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business. If a quorum is not otherwise present, the County Board Chair or
County Board Vice-Chair may act as a voting member. Standing Committee meetings
shall follow the rules contained in Article Three for County Board meetings except that
due to practicalities of governmental operation, the timeframe for providing the agenda and
packet materials will be provided to Supervisors as soon as practicable and without
unreasonable delay. In all matters not specifically provided for in these rules,
Rules of Order Newly Revised, and all subsequent editions thereof, shall govern in all cases
to which they are applicable.
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RULES AND BYLAWS
OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
ST. CROIX COUNTY
WISCONSIN
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION.............1
ARTICLE ONE - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS..2
ARTICLE TWO OFFICERS.........8
ARTICLE THREE - MEETINGS OF THE COUNTY BOA..12
ARTICLE FOUR - COUNTY BOARD STANDING COMMITTEE...19
ARTICLE FIVE - OTHER COMMITTEES AND GOVERNMENTAL BODIES29
ARTICLE SIX - ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES WITH COUNTY BOARD
REPRESENTATION35
ARTICLE SEVEN - AMENDMENT OF RULES AND BYLAWS.38
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RULES AND BYLAWS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ST. CROIX COUNTY,
WISCONSIN
INTRODUCTION
St. Croix County is a body corporate of the State of Wisconsin. On April 1, 2004 it became a self-
organized county pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes § 59.10 (intro). The county seat is located at 1101
Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin. St. Croix County exercises its powers through the Board of
Supervisors.
St. Croix County government provides services that promote the safety, health and welfare of our
citizens and other public entities, through innovation and cooperation in a fiscally responsible and
accessible manner.
This restatement to the Rules and Bylaws shall be effective May 5, 2015.
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ARTICLE ONE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Section A. Designation. The Board of Supervisors shall be referred to hereinafter as the County
Section B. Role. The role of the County Board is to set the strategic mission and priorities for the
County, establish the general policies by which the County is guided in its management of County
affairs, consider and act upon resolutions and ordinances, provide financial oversight and build
community relationships in support of the mission and priorities. The County Board selects the
and implementation of policy.
Section C. Powers. The County Board may exercise any of the powers conferred on it by the laws
of the State of Wisconsin in accordance with these Rules and Bylaws.
Section D. Committee of the Whole.
1. Definition and Purpose. The Committee of the Whole is a device in which a legislative
body is considered one large committee. All members of the legislative body are members
of such a committee.
an assembly has to consider a subject which it does not wish to refer to a committee, and
yet where the subject matter is not well-understood and put into proper form for its definite
action, or when, for any other reason, it is desirable for the assembly to consider a subject
with all the freedom of an ordinary committee, it is the practice to refer the matter to the
These Bylaws of St. Croix County also permit the calling of a Committee of the Whole for
any reason deemed appropriate by the party having the authority to call a meeting of the
Committee of the Whole. Matters appropriate for a meeting of the Committee of the Whole
will generally involve issues having a county-wide impact. Matters of utmost urgency
would generally be better handled by calling a Special Meeting of the County Board.
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Matters simply needing further study and analysis should generally be referred to the most
appropriate Standing Committee and not to the Committee of the Whole.
2. Causing a Meeting of the Committee of the Whole. Meetings of the Committee of the
Whole shall be caused to occur by means of a motion to refer the matter to the Committee
of the Whole in an action taken during a meeting of the County Board, or at the call of the
County Board Chair or at the call of the County Board Vice-Chair.
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3. Scheduling of the Meeting. When a meeting of the Committee of the Whole is caused to
occur as provided in Secti-
Chair, shall take steps to schedule the meeting as soon as shall be practical under the
circumstances.
4. Presiding Officer. While the Chair of the Board may also serve as the Chair of the
Committee of the Whole, the Chair, or in the absence of the Chair, the Vice-Chair, may
choose to appoint any other Supervisor to serve as the presiding officer of the Committee
of the Whole. It is the custom of this County to have the Vice-Chair serve as the presiding
officer and for the Vice Chair to then offer the report of the Committee of the Whole to the
County Board.
5. Quorum. A quorum of the Committee of the Whole is the same as that of the County Board.
6. Actions of this Committee. The Committee of the Whole may make and present
recommendations by informal resolutions (meaning the resolutions need not be reviewed
by legal, finance and administration) to the Standing Committee that is most appropriate to
the matter being considered. Minutes are to be taken of the meetings of the Committee of
the Whole in a manner similar to minutes of Standing Committee meetings.
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Section E. Supervisory Districts and Terms. The County Board shall be comprised of one
Supervisor from each of the 19 supervisory districts within the County. Supervisors shall be elected
at the election to be held the first Tuesday in April next succeeding the expiration of the respective
terms and shall take office on the third Tuesday in April following their elections.
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Town of Somerset Wards 1 & 2 Town of Stanton Ward 1
Village of Somerset Wards 1-4 Town of Star Prairie Wards 1-5
Village of Star Prairie Ward 1!
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Town of St. Joseph Wards 1-3 Town of Star Prairie Ward 6
Town of Somerset Wards 3-6 City of New Richmond Wards 1-3, 7-9!
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Town of Hudson Wards 3-7 City of New Richmond Wards 4-6, 10-12!
Town of St. Joseph Wards 4-6
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Town of Hudson Ward 1 Town of Erin Prairie Ward 1
Village of North Hudson 1-6 Town of Richmond Wards 1-5
Town of Warren Ward 1!
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City of Hudson Wards 1, 6, 9, 10 Town of Kinnickinnic Ward 1
Town of Pleasant Valley Ward 1
Town of Rush River Ward 1
Town of Warren Wards 2 & 3
Village of Roberts Wards 1-4
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Town of Hudson Ward 2 Town of Baldwin Ward 1
City of Hudson Wards 5, 8, 11, 12 Town of Hammond Wards 1-3
Village of Hammond Wards 1-4!
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City of Hudson Wards 2, 3, 4, 7 Town of Cylon Ward 1
Town of Emerald Ward 1
Town of Forest Ward 1
Town of Glenwood Ward 1
Village of Deer Park Ward 1
City of Glenwood City Wards 1 & 2!
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Town of Hudson Wards 8-14 Town of Baldwin Ward 2
Village of Baldwin Wards 1-6!
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City of River Falls, Ward 15 Town of Eau Galle Wards 1 & 2
Town of Springfield Ward 1
Village of Spring Valley Ward 3
Village of Wilson Ward 1
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Town of Troy Ward 7
City of River Falls Wards 1-4
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Section F. Absences, Vacancies and Removal.
1. Absences
a. Supervisors are expected to attend all County Board meetings and all Standing
Committee meetings to which they are assigned. If a Supervisor is unable to attend
such meetings, the Supervisor is expected to notify the County Clerk, the respective
Chair or Department Head, of the absence at least three hours prior to the start of the
meeting. Telephone or video conference appearances shall not be allowed. If the
meeting is held outside normal business hours, the Supervisor is expected to notify
the County Clerk or Department Head prior to the close of business on the day of
the meeting. In the case of a Standing Committee absence, the County Clerk or
Department Head will report the expected absence to the respective Chair of the
meeting. The respective Chair shall determine whether to excuse the absence. All
absences should be noted in the minutes of the meeting along with an indication of
whether the absence was excused. Notwithstanding lack of notification, the Chair
shall have discretion to determine, exercisable in a reasonable and practical manner,
whether the absence is excused or unexcused.
b. The acting Chair will direct that a roll call or other action is taken to record the
names of the Supervisors in attendance at a meeting.
c. The acting Standing Committee Chair will report the name of any Supervisor who
accumulates three or more unexcused absences or five total absences within a year
from properly noticed Standing Committee meetings to the County Clerk. The
County Clerk will track County Board meeting absences and will provide a quarterly
report to the County Board of any member of the County Board or its Standing
Committees who accumulates three unexcused or more absences or five total
absences within any 12 month period. Absence totals are tallied individually by
Standing Committee or County Board meetings.
d. The County Board may, consistent with the requirements of Wisconsin law, take
whatever action it deems appropriate with respect to a person who has three or more
unexcused absences or five total absences within any 12 month period per County
Board or Standing Committee. Such action may include censure, suspension, or
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removal from the County Board or Standing Committee.
e. This provision shall not apply when a quorum is present of the County Board or
Standing Committee at a non-member meeting held for the purpose of gathering
information.
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2. Vacancies
a. If a vacancy occurs on the County Board the County Board Chair shall seek
candidates and recommendations for candidates in the district in which the vacancy
exists by publishing a notice of the vacancy in a newspaper likely to inform residents
in the district and by contacting the mayor of any city, the president of any village,
and the chair of any town located in the district in which the vacancy exists.
b. The County Board Chair shall forward to the County Board each candidate who is
both a qualified elector and a resident of the Supervisory District in which the
vacancy exists for appointment. In the event that the County Board Chair forwards
more than one candidate for appointment, the County Board shall conduct an
election. The County Clerk shall prepare written ballots with the names of
candidates in alphabetical order. One ballot shall be delivered to each County Board
member present. County Board members shall vote for one candidate. Each County
Board member shall sign and indicate his/her district number on the ballot. Ballots
must be signed to be valid. The candidate receiving a majority vote of the number
of County Board members present shall be declared elected. Should no one receive
a majority vote, the person receiving the lowest number of votes shall be dropped
from the ballot. The clerk shall deliver one ballot to each County Board member
present, repeating if necessary, until the position is filled.
c. The person appointed shall serve for the unexpired portion of the term for which the
person is appointed including any Standing Committee. In the event the County
Board Chair does not forward candidate(s) to the County Board to fill the unexpired
term within 60 days of vacancy the County Board Chair shall explain to the County
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Board why no such appointment/nomination has been made.
3. Removal
a. Any member of the County Board, subunit or other governmental body of the
County may be removed for cause by the County Board as provided in Wisconsin
Statutes §§ 17.10 and 17.16.
b. The Chair of each County committee has the responsibility to lead the work of the
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committee and to assure that each committee member is actively engaged. Upon
determining that an individual committee member is not engaged due to failure to
attend committee activities the committee Chair shall recommend to the County
Board Chair removal of the committee member from said committee. The County
Board Chair will notify the committee member of the recommended removal. Upon
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consultation with the committee member, the County Board Chair may recommend
removal to the County Board, which will take action on the removal.
Section G. Compensation of Supervisors. Compensation for Supervisors shall be set by a
resolution of the County Board. The resolution must be adopted prior to the earliest date on which
nomination papers may be circulated for a County Board seat for the succeeding term. Supervisors
shall also be entitled to per diem, mileage and expense reimbursement related to County business.
Section H. Compensation of Citizen Members. Citizen members of any board, committee,
subunit or other governmental body are entitled to receive per diems and mileage for meetings
attended in the same amount and at the same rates as Supervisors receive for attending County
meetings. Citizen members of any board, committee, subunit or other governmental body shall be
provided the Rules and Bylaws of the Board of Supervisors and shall comply with all provisions
applicable to them. A citizen member is defined as any person appointed to any board, committee,
subunit or other governmental body of St. Croix County as a citizen at large, and is not so appointed
because the person holds a specific position with an organization.
Section I. Compensation, Per Diem, Mileage and Expense Reimbursement. Refer to the
Mileage and Expense Reimbursement Policy.
Section J. County Internet Website. Supervisors shall choose what information is released about
them on the St. Croix County Website. A Supervisor may choose to use the Government
Center address, phone number, or his/her own personal information. A form will be provided for
each Supervisor to indicate his/her choices. Each Supervisor shall be assigned a County-issued
email address by district number for County business related matters.
Supervisors should be aware that as a public official, personal contact information will be provided
according to Wisconsin public records laws upon request.
Section K. Ad hoc Committees.
The County Board may establish ad hoc committees for specific purposes and limited duration.
The County Administrator shall appoint the members of ad hoc committees with County Board
confirmation. Supervisor members of ad hoc committees shall be entitled to per diems and expense
reimbursement for attending meetings in the same amount and at the same rates as they receive for
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attending County Board meetings.
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ARTICLE TWO
OFFICERS
Section A. Officers; Election. The officers of the County Board shall consist of a Chair and a
Vice-Chair. Both officers shall be elected by the County Board by secret ballot at the County
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nominated by another Supervisor. At the close of nominations each nominee for Chair shall address
the County Board by responding to the following questions:
1. As County Board Chair, what will be your major objectives and priorities?
2. If you are elected, are there things you will try to change or do differently as County Board
Chair?
3. How would you describe the style you will use in working with your fellow Supervisors,
County committees, County Administrator and other staff?
If no candidate receives a majority on the first vote, a second vote will be taken on the three
nominees receiving the most votes. If no nominee receives a majority on the second vote, a third
vote will be taken on the two nominees with the most votes.
Section B. Term. The term of office for the Chair and the Vice-Chair shall be two years from the
April election.
Section C. Powers and Duties of the County Board Chair. The County Board Chair shall
exercise the powers and perform the duties described in these Rules and Bylaws, those assigned by
the Board, those prescribed by , and all subsequent editions
thereof, in cases to which they are applicable, and those which are normally ascribed to the office.
1. Sets the agenda and conducts County Board Meetings in accordance with Article Three,
Meetings of the County Board.
2. Customarily attends, or in certain specified cases, mandatorily by statute attends
meetings of the following organizations and agencies to provide County Board
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representation. Except as provided below, the County Board Chair may not appoint a
designee to attend a mandatory meeting, but may appoint a designee to attend any customary
meeting. Mileage and per diems will be paid for attendance at both customary and
mandatory meetings.
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a. Mandatory Meetings
1) Tax Incremental District Joint Review Board (the Board Chair may appoint
a designee)
2) District Board Appointment Committee of the Wisconsin Indianhead
Technical College
3) District Board Appointment Committee of the Chippewa Valley Technical
College
4)
Consortium
5) Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) (the Board Chair may
appoint a designee)
b. Customary Meetings
1) Chair/Member Committee of the Whole
2) Member of one, but not more than two, Standing Committees
3) County/City Attends meetings with municipal and county officials
4) Towns Association
5) Wisconsin Counties Association
6) Community Justice Collaborating Council
3. Other duties of the County Board Chair include the following:
a. Seeks candidates and make recommendations for candidates in vacant districts.
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b. Appoints, with the approval of the County Board, a qualified elector and resident of
the supervisory district in which a vacancy exists.
c. Authorizes County Board Supervisor attendance for compensation at a meeting for
which a Supervisor is not a member.
d. Calls meetings of the Committee of the Whole.
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e. Designates a newly elected member at the Organizational Meeting from each of the
Standing Committees to be the Convener of the initial Standing Committee meeting.
f. Informs the Convener that the Convener is to conduct the initial meeting of the
Standing Committee until its chair is selected.
g. Acts as a voting member, if a quorum is not otherwise present for a Standing
Committee or for the Council on Aging and Disabilities.
h. Changes County Board meeting dates and times, if necessary.
i. In consultation with the County Administrator, makes discretionary additions to the
County Board agendas for matters of urgency.
j. Directs the County Clerk on what items are to appear on the County Board agendas.
4. The County Board Chair shall not act as a chair of a Standing Committee.
Section D. Powers and Duties of the Vice-Chair. The County Board Vice-Chair shall exercise
the powers and perform the duties described in these Rules and Bylaws, those assigned by the
nt editions
thereof, in cases to which they are applicable, and those which are normally ascribed to the office,
which include:
1. Acts as Chair during the absence or incapacity of the Chair.
2. Acts as Chair when it is necessary for the Chair to temporarily vacate the seat.
3. Customarily serves as Chair of the Committee of the Whole.
4. Acts as a voting member if a quorum is not otherwise present for a Standing Committee or
for the Council on Aging and Disabilities.
5. Performs such other duties as may be reasonably assigned by the Chair.
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Section E. Permanent Absence.
1. County Board Chair. In the event the position of County Board Chair is vacant due to
removal, resignation or death of the incumbent, the Board shall hold an election to fill the
position of County Board Chair within 60 days of it becoming vacant. The County Board
Vice-Chair shall assume all duties of the County Board Chair when such position is vacant
and shall be paid meeting fees and the monthly salary to which the County Board Chair
would otherwise be entitled until such time as the County Board elects a successor.
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2. County Board Vice-Chair. In the event the position of County Board Vice-Chair is vacant
due to removal, resignation or death of the incumbent the Board shall hold an election to fill
the position of County Board Vice-Chair within 60 days of it becoming vacant.
Section F. Chair Pro tem. If both the Chair and Vice-Chair are absent from a County Board
meeting, the County Board shall appoint a Chair pro tem to conduct the meeting.
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ARTICLE THREE
MEETINGS OF THE COUNTY BOARD
Section A. Meeting Place, Dates and Times. County Board meetings shall be held as follows:
1. Regular Meeting Dates and Times. The County Board shall hold its regular meetings at the
St. Croix County Government Center, 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin, the first
Tuesday of each month except for the Organizational Meeting which is to be held at the
date described below. The meetings in November, December, January, and February shall
begin at 8:30 a.m. The meetings in March, April, May, June, July, August, September and
October shall begin at 5:00 p.m. When necessary, meeting dates and times may be changed
by the County Board Chair.
2. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the County Board, required by Wisconsin Statutes
§ 59.11 (1), shall be held as part of the regular meeting in October or November as
determined by the County Board.
3. Orientation Session. An orientation session is customarily held for all incumbent and newly
elected Supervisors after the even-year April elections and prior to the even-year April
Organizational meeting. No County business is taken up at this session. Incumbent and
newly elected Supervisors are entitled to per diem and mileage for this session.
4. Organizational Meeting. The Organizational Meeting is held the third Tuesday of April at
8:00 a.m. in even numbered years following the spring election. The Board elects the Chair
and Vice-Chair, confirms County Administrator appointments to the Health and Human
Services Board (and Council on Aging and Disabilities) and elects the remaining four
Standing Committees. Any other County business before the County Board is handled as it
would be at any other regular meeting.
5. Special Meetings. Special meetings may be called in accordance with Wisconsin Statutes
§ 59.11 (2).
6. Physical Presence Necessary. Unless authorized under 7. below, each Supervisor must be
physically present at
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attendance if listening by telephone or electronic manner unless authorized in 7. below.
7. Virtual Attendance. Upon prior approval by the County Board Chair, a Supervisor may be
permitted to attend a Board meeting remotely remotely and thereby exercise any
responsibilities, authority, or duties, subject to available technology and all other applicable
laws and rules. With the exception of unforeseen circumstances, approval shall be requested
reasonably in advance of the meeting. This provision may be exercised by each Supervisor
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no more than twice per term year. Supervisors are encouraged to always attend meetings in
person.
Section B. County Clerk to Act as Clerk of the County Board.
1.
regular, special, limited term, and Standing Committee meetings. Under the direction of
the County Board Chair or other committee chairs, the County Clerk creates the agenda for
County Board meetings; keeps and records true minutes of all the proceedings of the County
Board in a format chosen by the County Clerk, including all committee meetings, either
copy of proceedings of County Board meetings in one or more newspapers pursuant to
very
resolution adopted, ordinance enacted or other action taken by the County Board) Copies
of all agendas and minutes of board meetings and committee meetings shall be filed in the
resolutions and decisions upon all questions; records the vote of each supervisor on any
questions submitted to the County Board, if required by any member present. Publishes
ordinances as provided in Wisconsin Statute § 59.14(1) and performs all duties prescribed
by law or required by the County Board in connection with its meetings and transactions.
2. With the permission of the affected Department Head, the County Clerk may delegate duties
with respect to the preparation of committee agendas to a meeting organizer; and, may
appoint a meeting organizer employee to record, prepare, and provide true minutes of an
assigned committee meeting. Meeting Organizers are county employees whose job duties
include preparing agendas and minutes. Meeting Organizers work with Department Heads,
Committee Chairs and administration staff to prepare agendas.
Section C. Agendas. The County Clerk shall provide to all Supervisors at least seven (7) days
prior to the date of a County Board meeting an agenda of items to come before the County Board.
Matters of urgency arising after the agenda has been provided to Supervisors may be added to the
agenda at the discretion of the County Board Chair and the County Administrator. Notice of these
additional items and, if applicable, the resolution or ordinance will be provided to the Supervisors
as soon as practicable, but not later than the Friday prior to the County Board meeting. A final
agenda will be available the day of the County Board meeting.
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1. Additional Agenda Items. The County Board Chair determines the items on any meeting
agenda. Individual Supervisors of the County Board desiring to have an item placed on a
County Board agenda shall:
a.
Chair refuses to immediately accept the agenda item, the Supervisor may request
another Supervisor to support placement of the item on the next meeting agenda.
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Upon such support by any one of the Supervisors, the item shall be placed on the
agenda; or
b. If the request comes after the last meeting and prior to the next meeting, seek
approval from the County Board Chair at least ten (10) days prior to the next meeting
to include the item. If the Chair refuses, does not respond or is otherwise unavailable,
the Supervisor has the option of seeking another Supervisor to support the addition
to the agenda. The Supervisor must refrain from discussing the merits of the agenda
item when seeking the support of another Supervisor. Upon the filing of a petition
signed by two (2) Supervisors to the County Clerk with a copy to the County
matter shall be placed on the agenda.
c. If the request is made to the County Board Chair less than ten (10) days prior to the
next County Board meeting, the County Board Chair shall have full discretion on
s agenda.
d. Upon Chair refusal and lack of support by one other Supervisor, the item shall not
be placed on the agenda.
Section D. Documents. All resolutions, reports and other documents relating to business to come
before the County Board for action shall be submitted to the County Clerk eight (8) days prior to
each meeting of the County Board. The County Clerk shall provide the collection of documents to
all Supervisors not less than seven (7) days prior to each meeting of the County Board.
Section E. Procedures.
1. Before proceeding to business, the roll of the Supervisors shall be called and the names of
those present and those absent shall be entered on the record. Ten Supervisors present at a
County Board meeting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
2. No Supervisor shall absent himself/herself from a County Board meeting without first
obtaining leave of absence from the County Board Chair or the County Clerk in the event
that the Chair cannot be reached.
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3. The order of business on a County Board meeting agenda shall be as follows:
Call to Order
Invocation or Moment of Silence
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
Roll Call
Public Comment
Consent Agenda
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1. Minutes of Previous Meeting
2. Date of Next Meeting
3. Rezonings
4. Alterations of County Supervisor District Lines Due to Annexations
5. Appointments
6. Approval of Amendments to Town Zoning Ordinances
7. Any other item deemed routine by the County Board Chair
Presentations or Recognitions
1. Financial Update
Business
Annual Department Reports
Request for Future Agenda Items
Announcements
Adjournment
The County Board Chair may modify the order of business.
4. The County Board Chair shall preserve County Board meeting order and decorum. The
County Board Chair shall speak to points of order and shall also decide questions of order
subject to an appeal to the County Board. No Supervisor shall speak more than once on
such appeal except by leave of the Board. A majority vote of the Supervisors present shall
overrule the County Board Chair.
5. Public comment guidelines for speaking are as follows:
a. The comment period is open to those who wish to speak on any subject matter.
However, if the item commented about is not on the agenda, Supervisors cannot
discuss the item to any extent other than whether or not to add it as a future agenda
item.
b. Each speaker is limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes in length or as announced
by the County Board Chair.
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c. No further comments will be allowed during the rest of the meeting unless approved
by the County Board Chair whose decision may be appealed to the County Board.
d. A comment card shall be completed and given to the County Board Chair who will
call speakers up one at a time.
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e. If the comments are specific to an item being dealt with under a Public Hearing listed
on the agenda, the County Board Chair will ask that the speaker hold his or her
comments until the Public Hearing is called.
f. The County Board Chair shall have the discretion to limit the time of public
comment if necessary.
6. Minutes of County Board meetings shall be kept in accordance with Wisconsin Statutes §
59.23(2)(a). Draft minutes shall be transcribed by the County Clerk. The County Clerk
shall provide copies of all draft meeting minutes to all Supervisors in their meeting packets.
Upon approval of the minutes, or approval of the minutes with changes, at the subsequent
County Board meeting, the minutes shall become official.
7. Every matter which comes before the County Board from a source other than a Standing
Committee shall be referred to an appropriate Standing Committee by the County Board
Chair without motion unless otherwise directed by a two-thirds vote of the County Board.
Every committee shall report upon all items referred to it by the second meeting following
the meeting of referral unless otherwise directed by the County Board. Once the subject
matter has been referred to a Standing Committee, the presenter is strongly urged to appear
before the Standing Committee.
8. All petitions for highways and bridges shall be presented to the County Board at the annual
budget meeting.
9. Reports by County department heads shall be submitted in writing to the County Board
annually.
10. The Chair of the Standing Committee shall verify the name and vote of each member on the
original resolution or ordinance copy.
11. All questions shall be put to the County Board in the order they are moved, except privileged
questions.
12. Procedural rules of the County Board may be suspended by a two-thirds vote of those
Supervisors present.
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Section F. Rules of Debate.
1. When any Supervisor wishes to speak in debate, or deliver any matter to the County Board,
remarks to the question under debate, and avoid making derogatory personal comments
about others.
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2. In all cases, the Supervisor who shall first address the County Board Chair shall speak first;
but when two Supervisors speak at the same time, the County Board Chair shall recognize
the Supervisor who shall speak first.
3. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received, except a motion:
a. To adjourn (privileged).
b. To take a recess (privileged).
c. To lay on the table (privileged).
d. To call for the previous question.
e. To postpone to a time certain.
f. To refer to a standing or ad hoc committee.
g. To amend.
h. To postpone indefinitely.
These motions shall have precedence in the order in which they are listed above.
4. A motion to adjourn, to take a recess, to lay on the table, and a call for the previous question,
shall be decided without debate.
5. A motion to adjourn is always in order, except when a vote is being taken, but this rule shall
not permit any Supervisor to move an adjournment when another Supervisor has the floor.
6. When a motion is made, it shall be stated by the County Board Chair prior to debate. If a
question contains several points, any Supervisor may have it divided into separate questions.
7. A Supervisor called to order by the County Board Chair shall immediately relinquish the
floor. The County Board Chair shall then clearly state the breach involved and then ask the
County Board if the Supervisor should be allowed to continue to speak. This question is not
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debatable.
8. It shall be in order for any Supervisor voting on the prevailing side of a vote to move for a
reconsideration of that vote on the same day of the vote or not later than the next County
Board meeting. A motion for reconsideration having been put and lost, or not receiving a
second, shall not be renewed.
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9. In all matters not specifically provided for in these rules,
Revised, and all subsequent editions thereof, shall govern in all cases to which they are
applicable.
Section G. Putting Questions and Voting.
All questions shall be put to the County Board for a vote, unless otherwise required, in this form:
1. In a case where the result of a voice vote is in doubt, any Supervisor may call for a division
(a counted vote).
2. If a Supervisor must leave the meeting during a debate or misses a vote, the Supervisor shall
be required to vote or abstain upon the Sup
3. Any Supervisor may request a roll call vote. All votes on ordinances, resolutions, and
motions involving the expenditure of funds shall be by roll call vote.
4. A supervisor shall not be allowed to vote by proxy.
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ARTICLE FOUR
COUNTY BOARD STANDING COMMITTEES
Section A. Standing Committees.
1. Health and Human Services Board
2. Administration Committee
3. Community Development Committee
4. Public Protection and Judiciary Committee
5. Transportation Committee
Section B. Appointment of Standing Committees. Except upon removal under Article One F.
3. b., each Supervisor shall be appointed to at least one Standing Committee as the case may be but
shall not serve on more than two. No Supervisor shall be the chair of more than one Standing
Committee.
1. Health and Human Services Board
a. Members of the Health and Human Services Board shall be appointed by the County
Administrator and confirmed by the County Board at the organizational meeting in
April of even numbered years following the spring election pursuant to Wisconsin
Statutes § 46.23(4)(b)2. Mid-term vacancies shall be appointed by the County
Administrator subject to County Board confirmation. Citizen members are
appointed by the County Administrator to the Health and Human Services Board
pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes § 251.03.
2. Administration, Community Development, Public Protection and Judiciary, and
Transportation Committees
a. Members of the Administration, Community Development, Public Protection and
Judiciary, and Transportation Committees shall be appointed by the County Board
Chair within five (5) working days after the organizational meeting.
Section C. Term of Office.
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1. Health and Human Services Board. The term of office for each of the six Supervisor
members of the HHS Board shall be three years, arranged so that the terms of two Supervisor
members shall expire each year. If a Supervisor member is not re-elected to the County
Board and the term he/she is serving on the HHS Board does not expire in the year the
County Board term begins, a vacancy will be deemed to have occurred on the HHS Board
and another Supervisor will be appointed to serve the remainder of the term. The term of
office for each of the three citizen members of the HHS Board shall be three years,
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commencing upon appointment at the April County Board meeting, arranged so that the
term of one citizen member shall expire each year, pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes §
46.23(4)(c). If HHS Board members cannot be selected at the times described in this
paragraph, current members shall serve until successors are selected. Mid-term vacancies
shall be appointed by the County Administrator subject to County Board confirmation.
2. Administration, Community Development, Public Protection and Judiciary, and
Transportation Committees. The term of office of a member of a Standing Committee shall
be two years. The term of office shall commence upon appointment to the committee in
even numbered years following the spring election. Any County Board Supervisor
appointed under Article One F. 2. b. to fulfill an unexpired term shall automatically become
a member of the Standing Committee(s) of their predecessor. The term of office of a
member of a Standing Committee ends when the Supervisor is no longer a member of the
County Board or is not re-appointed to the Standing Committee.
Section D. Membership Limitations. No County employee may serve as a member of a Standing
Committee.
Section E. Organization. Each Standing Committee shall self-organize. Each Standing
Committee shall select its own chair and vice-chair. The County Board Chair shall designate an
appointed member from each of the Standing Committees to be the Convener of the initial Standing
Committee meeting and it is the Convener with the assistance of the County Administrator who
then sets the time, date and meeting agenda items and submits them to the County Clerk, or to the
conduct the initial meeting of the Standing Committee until its chair is selected.
Section F. Standing Committee Meetings.
1. A Standing Committee shall meet at such intervals as are necessary to discuss or act on
business. A majority of Standing Committee members shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business. If a quorum is not otherwise present, the County Board Chair or
County Board Vice-Chair may act as a voting member. Standing Committee meetings shall
follow the rules contained in Article Three for County Board meetings except that due to
practicalities of governmental operation, the timeframe for providing the agenda and packet
materials will be provided to Supervisors as soon as practicable and without unreasonable
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Newly Revised, and all subsequent editions thereof, shall govern in all cases to which they
are applicable.
2. Under the direction of the Standing Committee Chairs, the County Clerk creates and
publishes the agendas of all Standing Committee meetings as well as keeps and records true
minutes of all the proceedings in a format chosen by the County Clerk. The County Clerk,
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minutes to all Standing Committee members in their meeting packets. Copies of all
Standing Comm
have requested the information.
3. Introduce and Process Legislation. The County Board exercises its powers most often by
adopting resolutions and ordinances. County Board Supervisors or Standing Committees
seeking to introduce resolutions or ordinances shall abide by the Resolution and Ordinance
Cover Sheet Drafting and Review Policy.
4. Additional Agenda Items. The Committee Chair determines the items on any meeting
agenda. Individual Supervisors of a Standing Committee desiring to have an item placed
on a Standing Committee agenda shall:
a. Voice the request at the Standing Committee
If the Chair refuses to immediately accept the agenda item, the Supervisor may
request another Standing Committee member to support placement of the item on
the next meeting agenda. Upon such support by any one of the remaining Standing
Committee members, the item shall be placed on the agenda; or
b. If the request comes after the last meeting and prior to the next meeting, seek
approval from the Standing Committee Chair at least ten (10) days prior to the next
meeting to include the item. If the Chair refuses, does not respond or is otherwise
unavailable, the Supervisor has the option of seeking another member of that
Standing Committee to support the addition to the agenda. The Supervisor must
refrain from discussing the merits of the agenda item when seeking the support of
another Supervisor. Upon the filing of a petition signed by two (2) Standing
office at least five (5) days prior to the Standing Committee meeting, the matter shall
be placed on the agenda.
c. If the request is made to the Chair less than ten (10) days prior to the next Standing
Committee meeting, the Chair shall have full discretion on whether or not to place
the
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d. Upon Chair refusal and lack of support by one of the remaining Standing Committee
members, the item shall not be placed on the agenda.
5. Any public comment section of the agenda shall follow public comment protocol as follows:
a. The comment period is open to those who wish to speak.
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b. The Committee Chair will announce a set period of time for any Public Comment
based on the number of speakers and number of items on the agenda. Each speaker
is limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes in length or as announced by the
Committee Chair. No further comments will be allowed during the rest of the
meeting unless approved by the Committee Chair whose decision may be appealed
to the Standing Committee.
c. A comment card should be completed and given to the Committee Chair who will
call speakers up one at a time.
d. If the comments are specific to an item being dealt with under a Public Hearing listed
on the agenda, the Committee Chair will ask that the speaker hold his or her
comments until the Public Hearing is called.
e. Public comments may address any subject whether on the agenda or not. However,
if the item commented about is not on the agenda, members of the Standing
Committee and staff cannot discuss the item to any extent other than whether or not
to add it as a future agenda item.
6. Meetings of a Standing Committee may be called in the following ways:
a. Upon written notice by the Committee Chair provided pursuant to Wisconsin
Statutes § 19.84; or
b. Upon a written request of a majority of the members of the Standing Committee to
the Committee Chair. The Chair shall then give notice of the meeting in the manner
required in a. above.
Section G. Joint Standing Committee Meetings. Standing Committees may hold joint meetings.
As reviewed by the County Administrator and approved by the Chairs of the Standing
Committees meeting jointly shall establish the meeting date and the agenda, and shall give
notice of the meeting in the manner above. The Chairs shall, whenever possible, schedule
such a joint meeting to coincide with a regularly scheduled meeting of one of the Standing
Committees. The Chairs shall determine who will chair the joint meeting. In the event
agreement cannot be reached, the members of the Standing Committee shall elect the chair
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of the joint meeting.
Section H. Standing Committee Common Responsibilities.
1. Each Standing Committee may review and take action as necessary on the designated
department financial reports it receives.
2. Recommend resolutions and ordinances for consideration by the County Board.
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3. Provide policy direction for designated departments.
4. Create subcommittees as deemed necessary. The Committee Chair in consultation with the
Committee Vice-Chair shall appoint members to subcommittees.
5. Serve as a Contact Committee for designated Organizations and Agencies under Article Six.
6. In cooperation with the Department Head establish a process for handling unbudgeted
funding sources that exceed the approved budget.
Section I. Standing Committee Structure, Assignments and Responsibilities.
1. Administration Committee.
a. Structure
Members: 5 Supervisors
Term: 2-Years
Populated: Elected by County Board
b. Assignments
1) Designated Departments: Corporation Counsel; County Administrator;
County Clerk; County Treasurer; Facilities; Finance; Human Resources;
Information Technology; and Risk Management.
2) Contact Committee for: Hudson Area Intergovernmental Advisory Council;
Indianhead Federated Library System (IFLS); Wisconsin Counties
Association.
c. Responsibilities:
1) Recommends budget amendments to the County Board as set forth in
Wisconsin Statutes § 65.90(5)(b).
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2) Sells tax deeded land following the procedures in Wisconsin Statutes
§§ 75.35 and 75.69.
3) Approves or disallows contingency fund requests pursuant to the Fund
Balance Policy.
4)
Board pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes § 59.18(5).
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5) Recommends long-term facility plans to the County Board that are not
otherwise designated by Wisconsin Statutes.
6) Recommends the acquisition, sale and use of County land to the County
Board that are not otherwise designated by Wisconsin Statutes.
7)
use of space in County owned, leased or managed facilities.
8)
all County insurance matters including property and casualty, general
9) Considers changes to the County Board Rules and Bylaws throughout the
year and each January in preparation for adoption by the County Board in
March.
10) Recommends renewal (or non-renewal) and terms of the County
11) Recommends at least annually to the County Board a list of goals, developed
in consultation with the chairs of each Standing Committee for the County
Administrator.
12) Recommends annually to the County Board the performance review of the
County Administrator.
13) Annually reviews and recommends any changes to the Investment Policy
and the Purchasing Policy to the County Board.
14) Oversees the management of general County business not under the
jurisdiction of another Standing Committee or governmental body.
15) Recommends to the County Board any needed alteration of the supervisory
district boundaries that are made necessary due to annexations.
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16) Reviews and recommends to the County Board any changes regarding the
compensation plan and carries out the duties and responsibilities assigned to
it under the Human Resources Handbook.
17) Reviews and recommends to the County Board any changes regarding
compensation of the elected officials.
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18) May recommend to the County Board action to be taken by the County on
any claim brought pursuant to Wisconsin Statute § 893.80 not covered by an
insurance policy. The Committee shall annually receive a summary from the
Risk Manager and Corporation Counsel of the status of open claims brought
against St. Croix County under Wisconsin Statute § 893.80
19) Designates County depositories pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes § 59.61(2).
20) Reviews and recommends to the County Board changes to the St. Croix
County Library Service Plan.
21) Review and recommends to the County Board changes to the St. Croix
County governance structure.
2. Community Development Committee.
a. Structure
Members: 5 Supervisors
Term: 2-Years
Populated: Elected by County Board
b. Assignments
1) Designated Departments: Community Development; Register of Deeds; and
UW Extension.
2) Contact Committee for: Bass Lake Rehabilitation District; Land Information
Advisory Council; Partnership Team of the Lower St. Croix Management
Commission; Squaw Lake Rehabilitation District; St. Croix County
Economic Development Corporation; St. Croix County Fair Board; West
Central Area Land and Water Conservation Association; West Central
Wisconsin Regional Planning; Willow River Rehabilitation District.
c. Responsibilities:
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1) Reviews and recommends to the County Board any changes to the Farmland
Preservation Plan.
2) Reviews and recommends to the County Board any changes to the Outdoor
Recreation Plan/Parks Ordinance.
3) Reviews and recommends to the County Board any changes to the Recycling
Ordinance.
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4) Reviews and recommends to the County Board any changes to the Land and
Water Resource Management Plan.
5) Reviews and recommends to the County Board any changes to the
Comprehensive Plan.
6) Acts as the agriculture and extension education committee required by
Wisconsin Statutes § 59.56 (3) (b).
7) Acts as the County land conservation committee required by Wisconsin
Statutes § 92.06. When so acting, the Chair of the County agricultural
stabilization and conservation committee (Farm Service Agency Committee)
created under 16 United States Code 690h(b), or another member designated
by the FSA Chair, shall also serve on the land conservation committee. The
representative from the FSA Committee will be limited to voting on items
specific to land and water conservation issues.
8) Reviews and recommends to the County Board any changes to the St. Croix
County Code of Ordinances Land Use and Development Chapters 11, 12,
13, 14, 17, 21.
9) Reviews and takes action on waivers to design standards and setback
reductions in the St. Croix County Code of Ordinances Land Use and
Development Chapter 13 Land Division.
10) Acts as the County Zoning Agency pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes §
59.69(2).
3. Health and Human Services Board.
a. Structure
Members: 6 Supervisors and 3 Citizen Members
Term: 3-Years
Populated: Not by election, but by appointment by the County
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Administrator subject to confirmation by the County Board.
b. Assignments
1) Designated Departments: Health and Human Services Department; Health
Center; and Veterans Service.
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2) Contact Committee for: Coordinated Services Team Coordinating
Committee; Council on Aging and Disabilities; Veterans Service
Commission; West Central Wisconsin Community Action Agency, Inc.
(WestCAP).
c. Responsibilities
1) Acts as the local board of health pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes § 251.03(1)
2) Performs all duties as required by Wisconsin Statutes § 46.23(5m). (The St.
Croix County Rules and Bylaws shall serve as the operating procedures as
required by Wisconsin Statutes § 46.23(5m)(e).)
4. Public Protection and Judiciary Committee.
a. Structure
Members: 5 Supervisors
Term: 2-Years
Populated: Elected by County Board
b. Assignments
1) Designated Departments: Child Support Agency; Circuit Court; Clerk of
2) Contact Committee for: Community Justice Collaborating Council; County
Traffic Safety Commission; Local Emergency Planning Committee.
c. Responsibilities:
1) Acts as the Emergency Management Committee, a committee required by
Wisconsin Statutes § 323.14.
2) Annually tours the jail with the Sheriff and Facilities Director.
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5. Transportation Committee.
a. Structure
Members: 5 Supervisors
Term: 2-Years
Populated: Elected by County Board
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b. Assignments
1) Designated Departments: Highway Department; and County Surveyor
2) Contact Committee for: Wisconsin Gateway Corridor Coalition, Transit
Commission
c. Responsibilities:
1) Pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 83, acts as the County Highway
Committee as a policy-making body determining the broad outlines and
principles governing administration of the Highway Department.
2) Hears permit appeals of the Highway Department decisions pursuant to
Wisconsin Statutes § 86.07.
3) Sets policy for the Highway Department infrastructure asset management
goals, supporting fixed assets, and business plan.
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ARTICLE FIVE
OTHER COMMITTEES AND GOVERNMENTAL BODIES
Section A. Other Committees and Governmental Bodies (Committees, Boards, Councils.
Commissions).
1. Board of Adjustment
2. Community Justice Collaborating Council
3. Coordinated Services Team Coordinating Committee
4. Council on Aging and Disabilities
5. County Traffic Safety Commission
6. Land Information Advisory Council
7. Local Emergency Planning Committee
8. County Library Planning Committee
9. Transit Commission
Section B. Description, Structure and Contact Committee.
1. Board of Adjustment. The Board of Adjustment (BOA) is established pursuant to
Wisconsin Statutes § 59.694. The BOA is an independent decision-making body not subject
to County Board control. The BOA shall act in a fair and impartial manner, without bias or
prejudice, and render its decisions based on law, facts and rational analysis. The BOA shall
comply with the Rules Governing St. Croix County Board of Adjustment. (Refer to Rules
Governing St. Croix County Board of Adjustment)
a. Members: 5 members comprised of at least 1 but not more than 2 Supervisors with
the balance citizen members plus 2 alternate citizen members. The alternate citizen
members shall be designated First Alternate and Second Alternate and shall only
serve when 1 or 2 of the 5 voting members (Supervisor or citizen) are absent.
Vacancies, appointments and residency requirements shall be pursuant to the Rules
Governing St. Croix County Board of Adjustment.
b. Term: 3 years beginning on the date of the first BOA meeting following County
Board approval at its May meeting each year. The terms shall be staggered so that
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1 or 2 terms expire each year.
c. Populated: Appointment by the County Administrator subject to confirmation by
the County Board.
d. Contact Committee: None
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2. Community Justice Collaborating Council. The mission of the Community Justice
Collaborating Council (CJCC) is to enhance public safety in St. Croix County through
community collaboration by ensuring offender accountability, providing rehabilitative
programming, and supporting the rights and needs of victims. In addition, the CJCC is
committed to providing the coordinated leadership necessary to establish and foster
innovative, research-based corrections programs for adult and juvenile offenders, and
improve efficiencies and outcomes in the criminal/juvenile justice system. Finally, the
CJCC is committed to promoting and enhancing communication between all elements of
the criminal/juvenile justice system.
a. CJCC Executive Committee is composed of the CJCC Chair, Vice-Chair, County
Board Chair, and County Administrator.
b. Members: 17 voting members: Presiding Judge for St. Croix County, County
Administrator, County Board Chair, Sheriff, Chief of Police Association
Representative, District Attorney, Clerk of Circuit Court, Local State Public
Defender Supervisor, Division of Community Corrections Supervisor for St. Croix
County, Department of Health and Human Services Director, Member of Public
Protection and Judiciary Committee, Bar Association Representative, Corporation
Counsel, Representative from Faith Based Community, Representative from
Medical Community and two citizen members. Seven advisory members consisting
of Victim/Witness Coordinator, Treatment Court Coordinator(s), Restorative Justice
Coordinator, Medical Examiner, Jail Captain, Emergency Support Services Director
and CJCC Coordinator. All St. Croix County circuit court judges are members and,
except for the Presiding Judge, are non-voting.
c. Term: CJCC members may designate another person from that department/agency
to represent them, with full authority, and vote at CJCC meetings. Any CJCC
member, excluding the two citizen members, wishing to appoint a designee, is to
identify the designee to the Chair of the CJCC in writing prior to the meeting. No
attend CJCC meetings. Designees can only be changed by notifying the CJCC Chair
in writing. Citizen members shall be elected to serve two-year terms commencing
at the first meeting of 2014, with citizen member elections continuing at the first
meeting in even-numbered years thereafter. Initially, one citizen member will serve
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for a full two-year term and one citizen member will serve a one-year term.
Consecutive terms shall alternate every two years. Any citizen member may resign
by submitting notice of resignation to the CJCC Chair. In the event of a vacancy of
a citizen member, the CJCC may elect a new citizen member to serve the remaining
term. In the event of a vacancy of a CJCC member, excluding citizen members, the
out-going CJCC member of his or her organization may designate a representative
from his or her organization to act until such time as the position is filled.
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d. Populated: By named position or designee. Citizen members elected by CJCC
e. Contact Committee: Public Protection and Judiciary Committee
3. Coordinated Services Team Coordinating Committee.
a. Representation: Members are appointed pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes § 46.56(3).
The Coordinated Services Team (CST) Coordinating Committee also serves as the
Family Support Program Advisory Committee.
b. Contact Committee: Health and Human Services Board
4. Council on Aging and Disabilities. The Council on Aging and Disabilities (COAD) shall
be the governing board of the Aging and Disabilities Resource Center (ADRC) pursuant to
Wisconsin Statute § 46.283(6). The COAD shall also act as the Commission on Aging
pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes § 46.82(4). The role of the COAD is to: (a) identify the
needs of older people and adults with disabilities; (b) recommend services to meet those
needs; and (c) advocate for local, state and national programs that promote quality of life
for older people and adults with disabilities. The COAD shall report to the Health and
Human Services Board (HHS Board). In the event an issue should arise between the HHS
Board and the COAD relating to the governance of the ADRC, the HHS Board and/or the
COAD may bring the issue to the County Board via resolution or ordinance.
a. Members: 11 members - 6 members must be individuals who are 60 years of age or
older. Of the 6 individuals 60 years of age or older, 2 should be County Board
Supervisors. Two members must be from the Health and Human Services Board (1
of which must be a County Board Supervisor) and should be an individual 60 years
of age or older. At least one fourth of the members shall be of individuals who
belong to an Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) client group, or who is
a family member of, guardian of or other advocate of such an individual. One
member shall be representative of each of the following areas: caregiver for older
adults (1 member); representative with knowledge in the area of developmental
disabilities (1 member); representative with knowledge in the area of physical
disabilities (1 member); representative with knowledge in the area of alcohol and
drug abuse/mental health (1 member); and one representative with knowledge in the
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area of youth transition (1 member). Each individual member will only represent
b. Term: Members shall serve terms of 3 years arranged so that, as nearly as
practicable, the terms of one-third of the members expires each year; and no member
may serve more than 2 consecutive terms. In the case of County Board members
the requirement is 3 consecutive 2-year terms.
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c. Populated: Appointment by the County Administrator subject to confirmation by
the County Board.
d. Contact Committee: Health and Human Services Board
5. County Traffic Safety Commission. The Commission shall designate a person to prepare
and maintain a spot map showing the locations of traffic accidents on county and town roads
and on city and village streets if the population of the city or village is less than 5,000 and
to maintain traffic accident data received from cities, villages and towns with a population
of 5,000 or more under s. 66.0141. Upon each review, the Commission shall make written
recommendations for any corrective actions it deems appropriate to the department, the
County Board, the County Highway Committee or any other appropriate branch of local
government.
a. Members: 2 Supervisors; the County Highway Commissioner or a designated
representative, the chief county traffic law enforcement officer or a designated
representative, the county highway safety coordinator, and a representative
designated by the County Board from each of the disciplines of education, medicine
and law and 3 representatives involved in law enforcement, highways and highway
safety designated by the Secretary of Transportation shall comprise a traffic safety
commission that shall meet at least quarterly to review traffic accident data from the
County and other traffic safety related matters.
b. Term: 2 Years for Supervisors
c. Populated: The County Board Chair or the County Administrator, may appoint
additional persons to serve as a member of the County Traffic Safety Commission.
d. Contact Committee: Public Protection and Judiciary Committee
6. Land Information Advisory Council. The Council shall review the priorities, needs,
policies, and expenditures of the land information office and advise the County on matters
affecting the land information office.
a. Members: 1 Supervisor from the Community Development Committee; the
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Register of Deeds; County Treasurer, Land Information Officer, Real Property
Lister, Community Development Director, Emergency Support Services Director
and County Surveyor for permanent terms; and a realtor employed within St. Croix
County nominated by the Western Wisconsin Realtors Association.
b. Term: 2 Years for Supervisor and Realtor
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c. Populated: By named position and appointment of 1 committee Supervisor and 1
realtor appointed by the County Administrator and confirmed by the County Board.
d. Contact Committee: Community Development Committee
7. Local Emergency Planning Committee. The Local Emergency Planning Committee
law, and Wisconsin Statutes § 59.54 (8). The Committee shall have all the powers and
duties for such committees under 42 USC 11000 to 11050 and under Wis. Stat. §§ 323.60
and 323.61.
a. Members:
1) Group 1-
One or more members of the Public Protection and Judiciary Committee
shall be appointed. One or more elected state officials will be invited by the
County Board Chair to be Group 1 members. At least one additional member
shall be chosen for the LEPC from each of the following groups or
organizations:
2) Group 2 - law enforcement, civil defense, firefighting, first aid, health, local
environmental, hospital and transportation personnel;
3) Group 3 - broadcast and print media;
4) Group 4 - community groups; and
5) Group 5 - owners and operators of facilities subject to the requirements of
b. Term: 2 Years for Supervisors
c. Populated: The members of Groups 1 - 5 shall be appointed by the County Board
Chair and confirmed by the County Board.
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d. Contact Committee: Public Protection and Judiciary Committee
8. County Library Planning Committee. The library planning committee is created
pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 43.11(1) and shall exercise those powers and duties described in
Wis. Stat. § 43.11(3)(a)-(e).
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a. Members: Two (2) members from the County Board at large, three (3) library
directors, one (1) from a large library, one (1) from a medium library, and one (1)
from a small library, and two (2) citizen members at large.
b. Term: 2 years.
c. Populated: Two (2) County Board members at large, three (3) library directors
meeting the requirements above, and two (2) citizens at large shall be appointed by
the County Board Chair and confirmed by the County Board.
d. Contact Committee: Administration Committee
9. Transit Commission. The Transit Commission is created pursuant to Wis. Stat. §
59.58(2) which permits counties to establish, maintain and operate a comprehensive
unified transportation system which is to be used chiefly for the transportation of persons
and freight.
a. Members: Nine (9) members, two (2) members shall be Transportation Committee
members, one (1) member shall be from the County Board at large and six (6)
members shall be citizens.
b. Term: Staggered 3 year terms.
c. Populated: Appointments shall be made by the County Administrator pursuant to
Wis. Stat. § 59.18(2)(c).
d. Contact Committee: Transportation Committee
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ARTICLE SIX
ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES WITH COUNTY BOARD REPRESENTATION
Section A. Participation. The County Board may participate in organizations and agencies as
shown below.
1. Compensation and Expense Reimbursement.
a. Assigned Supervisor and citizen members shall be entitled to compensation and
expense reimbursement for attendance at organization and agency meetings.
b. The compensation and expense reimbursement shall be the same as what
Supervisors receive for attending County Board meetings.
c. If the organization or agency pays an amount equal to County compensation and/or
expense reimbursement, Supervisors and citizen members will not be entitled to
additional reimbursement from the County.
d. If the organization or agency pays an amount less than County compensation and/or
expense reimbursement, Supervisors and citizen members are entitled to submit the
remaining amount to the County Clerk for reimbursement.
2. Contact Committee and Appointment. These organizations and agencies, if necessary, shall
have contact with the County Board through a Standing Committee. The County
Administrator shall appoint representatives of St. Croix County to the organization or
agency subject to confirmation by the County Board unless otherwise indicated. So far as
practicable, Supervisor representatives shall be members of the contact committee.
Section B. Organization/Agency Name and Representation. The organizations and agencies
with County Board representation, the number of Supervisor members and the contact committee
are shown below.
1. Bass Lake Rehabilitation District
Representation: 1 Supervisor
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Contact Committee: Community Development Committee
2. Hudson Area Intergovernmental Advisory Council
Representation: County Board Chair or his/her designee
Contact Committee: Administration Committee
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3. Indianhead Federated Library System (IFLS)
Representation: Members are appointed pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes § 43.19(1)(b).
Number of members is based on county population.
Contact Committee: Administration Committee
4. Partnership Team of the Lower St. Croix Management Commission
Representation: 1 Supervisor and 1 alternate Supervisor
Contact Committee: Community Development Committee
5. Squaw Lake Rehabilitation District
Representation: 1 Supervisor
Contact Committee: Community Development Committee
6. St. Croix County Economic Development Corporation
Representation: 3 Supervisors
Contact Committee: Community Development Committee
7. St. Croix County Fair Board
Representation: 2 Supervisors
Contact Committee: Community Development Committee
8. Veterans Service Commission
Representation: 3 residents of the county who are veterans
Contact Committee: Health and Human Services Board
9. West Central Area Land and Water Conservation Association
Representation: 1 Supervisor
Contact Committee: Community Development Committee
10. West Central Wisconsin Community Action Agency, Inc. (WestCAP)
Representation: 1 Supervisor
Contact Committee: Health and Human Services Board
11. West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning
Representation: 2 Supervisors and 1 citizen member
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Contact Committee: Community Development Committee
12. Willow River Rehabilitation District
Representation: 1 Supervisor
Contact Committee: Community Development Committee
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13. Wisconsin Counties Association
Representation: County Board Chair & Vice-Chair
Contact Committee: Administration Committee
14. Wisconsin Gateway Corridor Coalition
Representation: 1 Supervisor
Contact Committee: Transportation Committee
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ARTICLE SEVEN
AMENDMENT OF RULES AND BYLAWS
These Rules and Bylaws may be amended by a majority vote of the Supervisors present. The Rules
and Bylaws shall be updated annually in March of each year.
History of County Board Rules and Bylaws
Adopted
03/10/1992 Resolution No. 8(92)
Amended
04/21/1992 - Resolution No. 12(92) Miscellaneous additions/deletions
10/20/1992 - Resolution No. 52(92) Miscellaneous additions/deletions
11/17/1992 - Resolution No. 58(92) Article VI, Contracts
07/17/1993 - Resolution No. 25(93) Article VI, Nepotism
05/17/1994 - Ordinance No. 347(94) Article VI, Code of Ethics
10/17/1995 - Resolution No. 27(95) Article IV, Board of Adjustment
10/17/1995 - Resolution No. 28(95) Article VI, Per Diems
03/19/1996 - Resolution No. 6(96) Abolish Waste Management Committee
03/19/1996 - Resolution No. 7(96) Committee name change, Planning, Zoning and Parks
12/16/1997 - By motion & adoption of County Board Miscellaneous additions/deletions
08/18/1998 - Resolution No. 11(98) Article VI, Per Diems; Article IV, Powers and Duties
10/27/1998 - Resolution No. 20(98) Article VI, Per Diems, WI Counties Assoc. Annual
Meeting
12/15/1998 - Resolution No. 31(98) Additional member, Emergency Government
Committee
10/26/1999 - Resolution No. 21(99) Article VI, Per Diems
12/12/2000 - Resolution No. 45 (2000) Article VI, County Web Site
06/18/2002 - Resolution No. 11(02) Article III, Questions following nominations for
Chair Article IV, Voting for committees
06/18/2002 - Resolution No. 12(02) Article IV, Board of Adjustment
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07/20/2002 - Resolution No. 15(02) Article IV, Appointed Committees (Emergency
Management and Communications Committee
12/16/2003 Resolution No. 52(2003) Article VI, Section C. 4. County Board Supervisor Per
Diems
01/20/2004 Resolution No. 3(2004) Article IV and Addendum, Changing committee
responsibilities for Parks System and Recycling
Program and committee name change
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04/01/2004 Resolution No. 8(2004) Article IV, Section D, Indianhead Federated Library
System
04/01/2004 Resolution No. 9(2004) Article IV, Section A.1.b, name change Agriculture
and Extension Committee; and Article IV, Section
A.3.f , Land and Water Conservation Committee as
separate committee
04/01/2004 Resolution No. 10(2004) Article IV, Section D, participation in the River
Country Resource Conservation and Development
Council
04/01/2004 Ordinance No. 656(2004) Article I, Self-Organized County
09/21/2004 Resolution No. 028(2004) Article I, Article II, Article IV, Article V, Article VI,
and Addendum Multiple Changes
10/19/2004 Resolution No. 40(2004) Article VI, Section E. Department Head Vacancy
03/15/2005 Resolution No. 7(2005) Addendum County Surveyor
05/17/2005 Resolution No. 13(2005) Addendum name change Information Technology
05/17/2005 Resolution No. 14(2005) Addendum name change Building Services
05/17/2005 Resolution No. 15(2005) Addendum name change Human Resources
01/17/2006 Resolution No. 3(2006) Article V, Section B, 3. Consent Agenda, 4.
Rezonings
03/21/2006 Resolution No. 9(2006) Article V, Section C. 1. Addressing the Board
03/21/2006 Resolution No. 10(2006) Article V, Section A. 2. Mailing of Board meeting
items
03/21/2006 Resolution No. 11(2006) Article VI, Section C. 4. WCA Annual Meeting
03/21/2006 Resolution No. 12(2006) Article VI, Section C. Per Diems
03/21/2006 Resolution No. 13(2006) Article VI, Section E. Department Head Vacancy
03/21/2006 Resolution No. 15(2006) Article IV, Section A. 3. b. Remove Personnel
Committee
Article IV, Section E Special or Ad hoc Committees
Addendum Remove Personnel Committee, add
language to Finance Committee description
04/12/2006 Resolution No. 23(2006) Article V, Section B. 11. Concerning Signatures on
Resolutions and Ordinances
09/18/2007 Resolution No. 29(2007) Article VI, Section F. Multiple Employment
Positions Policy (Department Heads)
11/06/2007 Resolution No. 36(2007) Article V, Section B. 7. County Board minutes
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03/18/2008 Resolution No. 12(2008) Article IV, Section A.3.f. and Addendum name
change Council on Aging and Disabilities,
committee member makeup and duties
05/08/2008 Resolution No. 20(2008) Article III, Section D. Board Chair Compensation
07/15/2008 Resolution No. 23(2008) Addendum add Administration Committee serves as
Ethics Board
08/19/2008 Resolution No. 28(2008) Article IV, Section A.3.g. Substance Abuse
Committee
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03/16/2009 Resolution No. 5(2009) Article III, Section E. 2. c. Vice-Chair duties;
Article IV, Section D. Remove Information
Services Committee; Article V, Section B. 2.
punctuation; Article V, Section C. 7. wording
change
03/16/2009 Resolution No. 6(2009) Addendum add Substance Abuse Committee
04/21/2009 Resolution No. 11(2009) Article V, Section B. 7. County Board
Minutes/Proceedings
10/20/2009 Resolution No. 37(2009) Article III, Section D. Board Chair Compensation
01/19/2010 Resolution No. 6(2010) Rewritten to reflect new structure of 19-member
Board
04/20/2010 Resolution No. 13(2010) Article V, Section B. 1. b. Council on Aging and
Disabilities governing board of ADRC
06/09/2010 Resolution No. 21(2010) Article VIII, Section E. 2. Remove Mileage and Per
Diem Report from Agenda
08/17/2010 Resolution No. 24(2010) Article VII, Section A. 2. e. Land Information
Advisory Council
09/29/2010 Resolution No. 29(2010) Article VIII, Section A. 1. County Board meeting
date and Article VIII; Section D. mailing deadline
& process
12/05/2010 Resolution No. 38(2010) Article V, Section B. 2. b. Restructuring the
Substance Abuse Subcommittee
06/07/2011 Resolution No. 44(2011) Articles II, IV, VI, VII, VIII Reflecting the change
from Administrative Coordinator to County
Administrator form of government
09/06/2011 Resolution No. 70(2011) Article IX, Section A.3.a. County Administrator to
appoint members to Board of Adjustment
03/06/2012 Resolution No. 10(2012)
Mission Statement and Priority Areas, clarify County
Administrator duties and authority, clarify Standing
Committees and Boards duties and authority, add
Addendum I Rules Governing St. Croix County
Board of Adjustment and general grammatical
changes.
04/02/2013 Resolution No. 12(2013) Articles I, IV, VI, VIII, IX Annual review
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clarifications and additions.
05/05/2015 Resolution No. 18(2015) Rewrite and reorganization of entire document.
10/06/2015 Resolution No. 36(2015) Appendix Approving Compensation, Per Diem,
Mileage and Expense Reimbursement Policy and
Compensation for County Board Supervisors
10/06/2015 Resolution No. 37(2015) Article 5 Creating a Library Planning Committee
12/01/2015 Resolution No. 48(2015) Article 5 Library Planning Committee Membership
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03/01/2016 Resolution No. 24(2016) Annual Review. Article 3 Meetings of the County
Board; Article 4 County Board Standing
Committees Administration Committee
03/07/2017 Resolution No. 7(2017) Annual Review. Article 2, Sections C and D; Article
3, Section G; Article 4, Section B(2); Article 5,
Section B(8)
03/06/2018 Resolution No. 10(2018) Annual Review. Article 1, Section F(2); Article 3,
Sections E(3) and E(5)
09/04/2018 Resolution No. 24(2018) Amend Article 3, Section E(3)
04/02/2019 Resolution No. 14(2019) Annual Review. Articles 3, 4 and 5 clarifications
and additions
06/02/2020 Resolution No. 22(2020) Annual Review. Articles 3, 5 and 6 clarifications
and additions.
04/06/2021 - Resolution No. 17(2021) Annual Review. Articles 3 and 4 clarifications and
additions.
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COVER MEMO
TO: County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ken Witt, County Administrator
DATE: March 1, 2022
AGENDA ITEM: Consideration of Establishing County Clerk Vacancy Process
______________________________________________________________________________
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
County Clerk Campbell has submitted her retirement notice effective April 29, 2022.
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Minimum qualifications: 18 years of age, resident of St. Croix County, bondable.
Position description can be found is Wis. Stat. 59.23
Appointment Authority: County Board of Supervisors
Proposed Process:
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Feb. 15 Administration Committee establishes process
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Feb. 20-March 6 Advertise opening and accept applications
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March 7 HR closes application process, prepares documents for subcommittee review
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March 9 Subcommittee reviews applications, rates, selects finalist
March 14-28 Subcommittee conducts interviews (must be done in open session),
recommends applicant
Second interviews (if needed)
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By April 4 Special Admin. Comm. reviews recommendation endorses appointment
resolution to County Board
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April 4 County Board approves appointment
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April 29 New County Clerk takes office
Appointment is to fill the remaining 4 year term from 1/4/2021 1/6/2025.
Compensation is $79,060 in 2022, $80,641 in 2023, $82,254 in 2024.
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59.23 Clerk.
59.23(1)(1) Deputies; salaries; vacancies.
59.23(1)(a)(a) Every clerk shall appoint in writing one or more deputies and file the
appointment in the clerk's office. The deputy or deputies shall aid in the
performance of the duties of the clerk under the clerk's direction, and in case of the
absence or disability of the clerk or of a vacancy in the clerk's office, unless another
is appointed therefor as provided in par. (c), shall perform all of the duties of the
clerk during the absence or until the vacancy is filled. The board may, at its annual
meeting or at any special meeting, provide a salary for the deputy or deputies.
59.23(1)(b) (b) In each county the clerk may also appoint the number of assistants
that the board authorizes and prescribes, and the assistants shall receive salaries
that the board provides and fixes.
59.23(1)(c) (c) If a clerk is incapable of discharging the duties of office the board
shall appoint an acting clerk within 90 days after the board adopts a resolution
finding that the clerk is incapable of discharging the duties of the office. The acting
clerk shall serve until the disability is removed. If the board is not in session at the
time of the incapacity, the chairperson of the board may appoint an acting clerk,
whose term shall not extend beyond the next regular or special meeting of the
board. A person appointed as acting clerk or appointed to fill a vacancy in the office
of clerk, upon giving an official bond with sureties as required of a clerk, shall
perform all of the duties of the office; and thereupon the powers and duties of the
deputy of the last clerk shall cease.
59.23(2) (2) Duties. The clerk shall:
59.23(2)(a) (a) Board proceedings. Act as clerk of the board at all of the board's
regular, special, limited term, and standing committee meetings; under the
direction of the county board chairperson or committee chairperson, create the
agenda for board meetings; keep and record true minutes of all the proceedings of
the board in a format chosen by the clerk, including all committee meetings, either
personally or through the clerk's appointee; file in the clerk's office copies of
agendas and minutes of board meetings and committee meetings; make regular
entries of the board's resolutions and decisions upon all questions; record the vote
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of each supervisor on any question submitted to the board, if required by any
member present; publish ordinances as provided in s. 59.14 (1); and perform all
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duties prescribed by law or required by the board in connection with its meetings
and transactions.
59.23(2)(b) (b) Recording of proceedings. Record at length every resolution
adopted, order passed and ordinance enacted by the board.
59.23(2)(c) (c) Orders for payment. Sign all orders for the payment of money
directed by the board to be issued, and keep a true and correct account of such
orders, and of the name of the person to whom each order is issued; but he or she
shall not sign or issue any county order except upon a recorded vote or resolution
of the board authorizing the same; and shall not sign or issue any such order for
the payment of the services of any clerk of court, district attorney or sheriff until the
person claiming the order files an affidavit stating that he or she has paid into the
county treasury all moneys due the county and personally collected or received in
an official capacity; and shall not sign or issue any order for the payment of money
for any purpose in excess of the funds appropriated for such purpose unless first
authorized by a resolution adopted by the county board under s. 65.90 (5).
59.23(2)(cm) (cm) Apportionment of taxes. Apportion taxes and carry out other
responsibilities as specified in s. 70.63 (1).
59.23(2)(d) (d) Accounts. File and preserve in the clerk's office all accounts acted
upon by the board, and endorse its action thereon, designating specifically upon
every account the amount allowed, if any, and the particular items or charges for
which allowed, and such as were disallowed, if any.
59.23(2)(de) (de) Property. To the extent authorized by the board, exercise the
authority under s. 59.52 (6).
59.23(2)(dg) (dg) Dogs. Perform the responsibilities relating to dog licensing, which
are assigned to the clerk under ch. 174, and the dog fund specified in ch. 174.
59.23(2)(di) (di) Marriage licenses, domestic partnerships. Administer the program
for issuing marriage licenses as provided in ch. 765 and the program for forming
and terminating domestic partnerships as provided in ch. 770.
59.23(2)(e) (e) Reports of receipts and disbursements. Record the reports of the
treasurer of the receipts and disbursements of the county.
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59.23(2)(f) (f) Recording receipts and disbursements. Keep a true and accurate
account of all money which comes into the clerk's hands by virtue of the clerk's
office, specifying the date of every receipt or payment, the person from or to whom
the receipt or payment was received or paid, and the purpose of each particular
receipt or disbursement, and keep the book at all times open to the inspection of
the county board or any member of the board.
59.23(2)(g) (g) Payments to treasurer. Keep in the manner prescribed in par. (f) a
separate account of all moneys paid the treasurer by the clerk.
59.23(2)(h) (h) Books of account. Keep all of the accounts of the county and all
books of account in a manner that the board directs. Books of account shall be
maintained on a calendar year basis, which shall be the fiscal year in every county.
59.23(2)(i) (i) Chief election officer, election duties. As the chief election officer of
the county, perform all duties that are imposed on the clerk in relation to the
preparation and distribution of ballots and the canvass and return of votes at
general, judicial, and special elections.
59.23(2)(L) (L) Duplicate receipts. Make out and deliver to the treasurer duplicate
receipts of all money received by the clerk as clerk, and countersign and file in the
clerk's office the duplicate receipts delivered to the clerk by the treasurer of money
received by the treasurer.
59.23(2)(m) (m) Certified copies; oaths and bonds; signatures.
59.23(2)(m)1.1. Make and deliver to any person, for a fee that is set by the board
under s. 19.35 (3), a certified copy or transcript of any book, record, account, file or
paper in his or her office or any certificate which by law is declared to be evidence.
59.23(2)(m)2. 2. Except as otherwise provided, receive and file the official oaths and
bonds of all county officers and upon request shall certify under the clerk's
signature and seal the official capacity and authority of any county officer so filing
and charge the statutory fee. Upon the commencement of each term every clerk
shall file the clerk's signature and the impression of the clerk's official seal in the
office of the secretary of state.
59.23(2)(n) (n) Taxes. Perform all duties that are imposed on the clerk in relation to
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the assessment and collection of taxes.
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59.23(2)(nm) (nm) Timber harvest notices. Provide notice to a town chairperson
regarding the harvesting of raw forest products, as described in s. 26.03 (1m) (a) 2.
59.23(2)(o) (o) Report, receipts and disbursements to board. Make a full report to
the board, at the annual meeting or at any other regular meeting of the board
when so stipulated by the board, in writing, verified by the clerk's oath, of all money
received and disbursed by the clerk, and separately of all fees received by the clerk;
and settle with the board the clerk's official accounts and produce to the board all
books, accounts and vouchers relating to the same.
59.23(2)(p) (p) Proceedings to historical society. Forward to the historical society,
postpaid, within 30 days after their publication a copy of the proceedings of the
board, and of all printed reports made under authority of such board or by the
authority of other county officers.
59.23(2)(q) (q) County highway commissioner; notify of election. Notify a county
commissioner of highways of the commissioner's election within 10 days
thereafter.
59.23(2)(r) (r) County tax for road and bridge fund. Notify the proper town officers
of the levy and rate of any tax for the county road and bridge fund.
59.23(2)(s) (s) List of local officials. Annually, on the first Tuesday of June, transmit to
the secretary of state a list showing the name, phone number, electronic mail
address, and post-office address of local officials, including the chairperson, mayor,
president, clerk, treasurer, council and board members, and assessor of each
municipality, and of the elective or appointive officials of any other local
governmental unit, as defined in s. 66.0135 (1) (c), that is located wholly or partly
within the county. Such lists shall be placed on file for the information of the public.
The clerk, secretary, or other administrative officer of a local governmental unit, as
defined in s. 66.0137 (1) (ae), shall provide the county clerk the information he or
she needs to complete the requirements of this paragraph.
59.23(2)(t) (t) General. Perform all other duties required of the clerk by law.
History: 1995 a. 201 ss. 261, 263, 264, 275; 1995 a. 225 ss. 147 to 150; 1997 a. 27;
1999 a. 9; 2013 a. 373.
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Under s. 59.17 (8) \[now s. 59.23 (2) (h)\], the clerk keeps only those accounts
designated by the board. Harbick v. Marinette County, 138 Wis. 2d 172, 405 N.W.2d
724 (Ct. App. 1987).
Except for their elected superior's power to appoint and discharge, chief deputies
are subject to the Municipal Employment Relations Act, ss. 111.70 to 111.77, and
are not excluded from a collective bargaining unit as a matter of law. Oneida
County v. WERC, 2000 WI App 191, 238 Wis. 2d 763, 618 N.W.2d 891, 00-0466.
Statutory powers of the county clerk with respect to budgeting and record keeping
cannot be transferred by the county board to a new position of finance officer. 63
Atty. Gen. 196.
A county board can only grant powers of indirect supervision to a finance director
with respect to the accounting or bookkeeping duties of a county clerk. 65 Atty.
Gen. 132.
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Ordinance No.
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 17, SUBCHAPTER IV,
SECTION 17.40, OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY CODE OF
ORDINANCES, FLOODPLAIN OVERLAY DISTRICTS AND
RECREATING THE FLOODPLAIN OVERLAY DISTRICT AS CHAPTER
18 FLOODPLAIN ZONING OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY CODE OF
ORDINANCES
COVER MEMO
TO: County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ken Witt, County Administrator
Ellen Denzer, Director, Community Development
DATE: March 1, 2022
AGENDA ITEM: An Ordinance Repealing Chapter 17, Subchapter IV, Section 17.40, of the
St. Croix County Code of Ordinances, Floodplain Overlay Districts and
Recreating the Floodplain Overlay District as Chapter 18 Floodplain
Zoning of the St. Croix County Code of Ordinances
______________________________________________________________________________
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
St. Croix County Community Development has rewritten Ch. 17.40 Floodplain Overlay District of
the St. Croix County Code of Ordinances to reflect state law changes utilizing the Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) model ordinance for guidance and has reformatted
the ordinance into a new stand-alone Chapter 18 Floodplain Overlay District.
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Ch 17.40 was last updated September 30, 2005 and the most recent map amendment was June
6, 2016. Since then, there have been several changes to state floodplain regulations. In April
2021, WDNR issued a new model floodplain ordinance reflecting the changes in state floodplain
regulation.
The proposed Chapter 18 has been reviewed by the WDNR Floodplain Management Program
office for compliance with all minimum floodplain standards, including review of Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) standards. Required changes have been made.
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The Community Development Committee (CDC) will hold a public hearing on Chapter 18 at the
February 17, 2022 committee meeting. Public comment may be provided in person or in writing
at the hearing or by email or letter prior to the hearing to the Community Development
Department (CDD). CDD staff will highlight ordinance revisions as part of the hearing. The CDC
may recommend approval of the draft Chapter 18, with or without changes, based on public
hearing comments, to the County Board of Supervisors for possible action at the March Board
meeting. If approved by the Board of Supervisors, Chapter 18 will not take effect until also
approved by the WDNR Floodplain Management Program. If changes are made to the hearing
draft as part of the County Board adoption those changes will be subject to WDNR review.
A public hearing on the repeal and recreation of Subchapter IV, Section 17.40, Floodplain
Overlay District as Chapter 18 Floodplain Zoning was noticed in the Star Observer on February
3rd and 10th, 2022.
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Ordinance No.
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 17, SUBCHAPTER IV,
SECTION 17.40, OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY CODE OF
ORDINANCES, FLOODPLAIN OVERLAY DISTRICTS AND
RECREATING THE FLOODPLAIN OVERLAY DISTRICT AS CHAPTER
18 FLOODPLAIN ZONING OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY CODE OF
ORDINANCES
1 WHEREAS, Wis. Stat. § 87.30 requires counties to adopt a floodplain zoning ordinance
2 for the protection of all floodplains in unincorporated areas; and
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4 WHEREAS,
5 Management Program, establishes statewide standards for floodplain zoning; and
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7 WHEREAS, St. Croix County Code of Ordinances, Section 17.40, Floodplain Overlay
8 District needs to be rewritten to address changes to Wis. Stat. § 87.30 and Wis. Admin. Code Ch.
9 NR 116; and
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11 WHEREAS, copies of the proposed floodplain zoning ordinance were accessible for
12 viewing at the Government Center in Hudson and online on the St. Croix County website; and
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14 WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Community Development Committee held a public
15 hearing on this ordinance on February 17, 2022.
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17 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the County Board of Supervisors of the
18 County of St. Croix does ordain as follows:
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20 Chapter 17, Subchapter IV, Section 17.40, St. Croix County Floodplain Overlay District
21 is hereby repealed and recreated as Chapter 18 Floodplain Zoning of the St. Croix County Code
22 of Ordinances, which is attached hereto.
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24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Board of Supervisors of the County of
25 St. Croix does ordain that this Ordinance will become effective upon County Board adoption.
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Legal Fiscal Administrative Approvals:
Legal Note:
Fiscal Impact: None
02/17/22
02/17/22Community Development CommitteeRECOMMENDED
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NPWFS;Judy Achterhof, Supervisor
TFDPOEFS;Scott Counter, Supervisor
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FYDVTFE;Dick Hesselink
Vote Confirmation.
St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call -Vote Requirement Majority of Supervisors Present
Cindy Campbell, County Clerk
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ST. CROIX COUNTY
CODE OF ORDINANCES
LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 18
FLOODPLAIN ZONING
Community Development Department
1101 Carmichael Road
Hudson, WI 54016
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CHAPTER 18 FLOODPLAIN ZONING
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CHAPTER 18 FLOODPLAIN ZONING ............................................................................................................................. 0
18.100 GENERAL PROVISIONS ................................................................................................................................. 1
18.105 Statutory Authorization .............................................................................................................................. 1
18.110 Finding of Fact .......................................................................................................................................... 1
18.115 Statement of Purpose ................................................................................................................................ 1
18.120 Title ......................................................................................................................................................... 1
18.125 Areas to be Regulated ............................................................................................................................... 1
18.130 Official Maps ............................................................................................................................................. 1
18.135 Establishment of Floodplain Zoning Districts................................................................................................ 2
18.140 Locating Floodplain Boundaries .................................................................................................................. 3
18.145 Removal of Lands From Floodplain ............................................................................................................. 3
18.150 Compliance ............................................................................................................................................... 3
18.155 Municipalities and State Agencies Regulated ............................................................................................... 3
18.160 Abrogation and Greater Restrictions ........................................................................................................... 4
18.165 Interpretation ........................................................................................................................................... 4
18.170 Warning and Disclaimer of Liability ............................................................................................................. 4
18.175 Severability ............................................................................................................................................... 4
18.180 Effective Date ........................................................................................................................................... 4
18.200 GENERAL STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO ALL FLOODPLAIN .............................................................................. 4
18.205 New Construction and Land Division ........................................................................................................... 4
18.210 Hydraulic and Hydrologic Analysis .............................................................................................................. 5
18.215 Watercourse Alterations ............................................................................................................................. 5
18.220 Wisconsin Statutes, Chapter 30, 31, Development ....................................................................................... 5
18.225 Public or Private Campgrounds ................................................................................................................... 5
18.300 FLOODWAY DISTRICT (FW) .......................................................................................................................... 6
18.305 Applicability .............................................................................................................................................. 6
18.310 Permitted Uses .......................................................................................................................................... 6
18.315 Standards for Development in the Floodway ............................................................................................... 7
18.320 Prohibited Uses ......................................................................................................................................... 8
18.400 FLOODFRINGE DISTRICT (FF) ....................................................................................................................... 8
18.405 Applicability .............................................................................................................................................. 8
18.410 Permitted Uses .......................................................................................................................................... 8
18.415 Standards for Development in the Floodfringe ............................................................................................. 8
18.500 GENERAL FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT (GFP) ...................................................................................................... 10
18.505 Applicability ............................................................................................................................................ 10
18.510 Floodway Boundaries............................................................................................................................... 10
18.515 Permitted Uses ........................................................................................................................................ 10
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18.520 Standards for Development in the General Floodplain District .................................................................... 11
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18.525 Determining Floodway and Floodfringe Limits ........................................................................................... 11
18.600 NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES ................................................................................................ 11
18.605 General .................................................................................................................................................. 11
18.610 Floodway ................................................................................................................................................ 13
18.615 Floodfringe ............................................................................................................................................. 14
18.700 ADMINISTRATION ...................................................................................................................................... 14
18.705 Administration ......................................................................................................................................... 14
18.710 Zoning Administrator ............................................................................................................................... 15
18.715 Land Use Permit ...................................................................................................................................... 15
18.720 Certificate of Compliance ......................................................................................................................... 18
18.725 Other Permits ......................................................................................................................................... 18
18.730 Community Development Committee (CDC) .............................................................................................. 18
18.735 Board of Adjustment ............................................................................................................................... 18
18.740 Appeals to the Board ............................................................................................................................... 19
18.745 Boundary Disputes .................................................................................................................................. 19
18.750 Variances ................................................................................................................................................ 20
18.755 Appeals of Permit Denials ........................................................................................................................ 20
18.760 Floodproofing Standards .......................................................................................................................... 21
18.765 Public Information ................................................................................................................................... 21
18.770 Expiration of Permit or Variance ............................................................................................................... 21
18.800 AMENDMENTS ............................................................................................................................................ 22
18.805 General .................................................................................................................................................. 22
18.810 Procedures ............................................................................................................................................. 22
18.900 ENFORCEMENT .......................................................................................................................................... 22
18.905 General Provisions ................................................................................................................................... 22
18.910 Violations ................................................................................................................................................ 22
18.915 Penalties ................................................................................................................................................. 24
18.920 Enforcement Procedures .......................................................................................................................... 24
18.925 Revocation of Permit or Approval ............................................................................................................. 25
18.1000 DEFINITIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 25
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18.100 GENERAL PROVISIONS
18.105 Statutory Authorization
1. This ordinance is adopted pursuant to the authorization in Wis. Stat. §§ 59.69, 59.692, 59.694 and 87.30. and Wis.
Admin. Code Ch. NR 116.
2. Any mandatory amendments or repeals or recreations to the statutes pertaining to the subject matter of this ordinance
are incorporated into this ordinance as of the effective date of amendment, repeal or recreation.
18.110 Finding of Fact
1. The St. Croix County Board of Supervisors finds that the uncontrolled use of the floodplains adversely affects the public
health, safety, convenience, general welfare, land values and tax base of St. Croix County.
2. In addition, substantial public expenditures may be required for the protection, rescue and relief of persons and
property in areas subject to periodic flooding.
3. Uncontrolled filling and construction have been determined to be the major causes of adverse effects.
4. The effects of a single fill or other single project upon flood heights, velocities, or floodplain storage areas may be
relatively insignificant, but the combined effects of a number of such projects may drastically increase the potential for
injury or damage from flooding. Without a thorough analysis of proposed development it is not possible to adequately
assess impacts.
18.115 Statement of Purpose
This ordinance is intended to regulate floodplain development to:
1. Protect life, health and property.
2. Minimize expenditures of public funds for flood control projects.
3. Minimize development in a floodplain which would obstruct flood flows and decrease the storage capacity of the
floodplain.
4. Minimize rescue and relief efforts undertaken at the expense of the taxpayers.
5. Minimize business interruptions and other economic disruptions.
6. Minimize damage to public facilities in the floodplain.
7. Broadening the property tax base of the County by enhancing property values.
8. Discourage the victimization of unwary home and land buyers.
9. Minimize the occurrence of future flood blight areas in the floodplain.
10. Prevent increases in flood heights that could increase flood damage and result in conflicts between property owners.
11. Discourage development in a floodplain if there is any practicable alternative to locate the activity, use or structure
outside of the floodplain.
18.120 Title
This ordinance shall be known as the Floodplain Zoning Ordinance for St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
18.125 Areas to be Regulated
This ordinance regulates all areas of special flood hazard identified as zones A, AO, AH, A1-30, AE on the Flood Insurance
Rate Map. Additional areas identified on maps approved by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and local community
may also be regulated under the provisions of this ordinance, where applicable.
18.130 Official Maps
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Special FloodHazard Areas (SFHA) are designated as zones A, A1-30, AE, AH, AO, VE, V1-30, or V on the Flood Insurance
Rate Maps (FIRMs) based on flood hazard analyses summarized in the Flood Insurance Study(FIS) listed in 1. below.
Additional flood hazard areas subject to regulation under this ordinance are identified on maps based on studies approved
by the DNR and listed in 2. below. These maps and revisions are on file in the office of the Zoning Administrator, St. Croix
County.
1. Official Maps Based on Flood Insurance Study
a. Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) dated March 16, 2009, with corresponding profiles that are based on the Flood
Insurance Study (FIS) number: 55109CV000A, dated March 16, 2009:
MAP PANELS AFFECTED: 55109C0009E, 55109C0017E, 55109C0019E, 55109C0030E, 55109C0036E, 55109C00375,
55109C0038E, 55109C0039E, 55109C004IE, 55109C00435, 55109C0044E, 55109C0055E, 55109C0060E, 55109C0061E,
55109C0062E, 55109C0063E, 55109C0064E, 55109C0066E, 55109C00675, 55109C0068E, 55109C0069E, 55109C0080E,
55109C0090E, 55109C0093E, 55109C0095E, 55109C0110E, 55109C0115E, 55109C0140E, 55109C0145E, 55109C015'7E,
55109C0158E, 55109C0159E, 55109C0166E, 55109C0167E, 55109C0169E, 55109C0176E, 55109C0181E, 55109C0182E,
55109C0184E, 55109C0187E, 55109C0188E, 55109C0189E, 55109C01928, 55109C0193E, 55109C0194E, 55109C0202E,
55109C0203E, 55109C0204E, 55109C02062, 55109C0207E, 55109C0210E, 55109C02115, 55109C0215E, 55109C0220E,
55109C02265, 55109C0227E, 55109C0230E, 55109C0235E, 55109C0240E, 55109C0245E, 55109C0255E, 55109C0260E,
55109C0265E, 55109C0270E, 55109C0280E, 55109C0285E, 55109C0290E, 55109C0291E, 55109C0292E, 55109C0295E,
55109C0309E, 55109C0317E, 55109C0319E, 55109C0326E, 55109C0328E, 55109C0336E, 55109C0345E, 55109C0355E,
55109C0360E, 55109C0363E, 55109C0364E, 55109C0365E, 55109C0366E, 55109C0367E, 55109C0368E, 55109C0369E,
55109C0380E, 55109C0385E, 55109C0390E, 55109C0395E, 55109C0403E, 55109C0405E, 55109C0408E, 55109C0410E,
55109C04I5E, 55109C0420E, 55109C0430E, 55109C0435E, 55109C0440E, 55109C0457E, 55109C0481E, 55109C0482E,
55109C0501E, 55109C0510E, 55109C0530F, 55109C0535E, 55109C0555E, 55109C0560E, 55109C0580E, and
55109C0585E
b. Maps and revisions are on file in the office of the Zoning Administrator. If more than one map or revision is
referenced, the most restrictive information shall apply.
c. All Letters of Map Amendment or Revisions (LOMAs, LOMRs) approved by FEMA within St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
2. Official Maps Based on Other Studies
a. Dam Hazard Assessment, Glen Hills Structure 1, Ayers Associates, January 1999. Effective map and profile is the
hydraulic shadow for the 100-year event with dam failure.
b. Dam Hazard Assessment, Glen Hills Structure 2, Ayers Associates, January 1999. Effective map and profile is the
hydraulic shadow for the 100-year event with dam failure.
c. Dam Hazard Assessment, Glen Hills Structure 3, Ayers Associates, January 1999. Effective map and profile is the
hydraulic shadow for the 100-year event with dam failure.
d. Dam Hazard Assessment, Glen Hills Structure 7, Ayers Associates, March 1999. Effective map and profile is the
hydraulic shadow for the 100-year event with dam failure.
e. Dam Hazard Assessment, Glen Hills Structure 8, Ayers Associates, March 1999. Effective map and profile is the
hydraulic shadow for the 100-year event with dam failure.
f. Dam Hazard Assessment, Glen Hills Structure 11, Ayers Associates, January 1999. Effective map and profile is the
hydraulic shadow for the 100-year event with dam failure.
g. Emergency Action Plan, Glen Hills Structure 4, Mead & Hunt, Inc., July 1990. Effective map and profile is the
hydraulic shadow for the 100-year event with dam failure.
h. Flood Plain Management Study, Glenwood City, Village of Downing, Village of Boyceville, Dunn & St. Croix
Counties, Wisconsin, USDA Soil Conservation Service in Cooperation with Dunn County, Wisconsin and St. Croix
County, Wisconsin, April 1984. Effective profiles include Glen Hills Structures 5, 6 and 10 in place with no failure.
i. Letter of Map Revision, Case No. 15-05-3808P. Revision to Map Panel 55109C0420E. Effective April 1, 2016.
Effective map amends the floodplain boundary within parts of the Towns of Eau Galle and Cady.
18.135 Establishment of Floodplain Zoning Districts
The flood hazard areas regulated by this ordinance are divided into districts as follows:
1. The Floodway District (FW), is the channel of a river or stream and those portions of the floodplain adjoining the
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channel required to carry the regional floodwaters, within AE Zones as shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM),
or within A Zones shown on the FIRM when determined according to § 18.525.
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2.The FloodfringeDistrict (FF)is that portion of a riverine special flood hazard area outside the floodway within AE
Zones on the FIRM, or, when floodway limits have been determined according to § 18.525, within A Zones shown on
the FIRM.
3.The General Floodplain District (GFP)is those riverine areas that may be covered by floodwater during the regional
flood in which a floodway boundary has not been delineated on the FIRM and also includes shallow flooding areas
identified as AH and AO zones on the FIRM.
18.140 Locating Floodplain Boundaries
1. Discrepancies between the exterior boundaries of zones A1-30, AE, AH, or A on the official floodplain zoning map and
actual field conditions may be resolved using the criteria in 5. or 6. below. If a significant difference exists, the map
shall be amended according to § 18.800 Amendments.
2. The zoning administrator can rely on a boundary derived from a profile elevation to grant or deny a land use permit,
whether or not a map amendment is required.
3. The zoning administrator shall be responsible for documenting actual pre-development field conditions and the basis
upon which the district boundary was determined.
4. Disputes between the zoning administrator and an applicant over the district boundary line shall be settled according
to § 18.745 and the criteria in 5. and 6. below. Where the flood profiles are based on established base flood elevations
from a FIRM, FEMA must approve any map amendment or revision pursuant to § 18.800 Amendments.
5. If flood profiles exist, the map scale and the profile elevations shall determine the district boundary. The regional or
base flood elevations shall govern if there are any discrepancies.
6. Where flood profiles do not exist for projects, including any boundary of zone A or AO the location of the boundary
shall be determined by the map scale.
18.145 Removal of Lands From Floodplain
1. Compliance with the provisions of this ordinance shall not be grounds for removing land from the floodplain unless it
is filled at least two feet above the regional or base flood elevation, the fill is contiguous to land outside the floodplain,
and the map is amended pursuant to § 18.800 Amendments.
2. The delineation of any of the Floodplain Districts may be revised by the community where natural or man-made
changes have occurred and/or where more detailed studies have been conducted. However, prior to any such change,
approval must be obtained from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Federal Emergency Management
Agency. A completed Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) is a record of this approval. The floodplain administrator shall not
sign a community acknowledgement form unless all criteria set forth in the following paragraphs are met:
a. The land and/or land around the structure must be filled at least two feet above the regional or base flood
elevation; and
b. The fill must be contiguous to land outside the floodplain; Applicant shall obtain floodplain development permit
before applying for a LOMR or LOMR-F.
3. Removal of lands from the floodplain may also occur by operation of Wis. Stat. § 87.30(1)(e) if a property owner has
obtained a letter of map amendment from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under 44 C.F.R. 70.
18.150 Compliance
1. No structure or use within areas regulated by this ordinance shall hereafter be located, erected, constructed,
reconstructed, repaired, extended, converted, enlarged, or altered without full compliance with the terms of these
regulations and all other applicable regulations that apply to uses within the jurisdiction of these regulations.
2. Failure to obtain a floodplain development permit shall be a violation of these regulations and shall be punishable in
accordance with § 18.900.
3. Floodplain development permits issued on the basis of plans and applications approved by the Floodplain Administrator
authorize only the use, and arrangement, set forth in such approved plans and applications, or amendments thereto if
approved by the Floodplain Administrator. Use, arrangement, or construction contractor to that authorized shall be
deemed a violation of these regulations and punishable in accordance with § 18.900.
18.155 Municipalities and State Agencies Regulated
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1.Unless specifically exempted by law, all cities, villages, towns, and counties are required to comply with this ordinance
and obtain all necessary permits.
2.State agencies are required to comply if Wis. Stat. § 13.48(13)applies.
3. The construction, reconstruction, maintenance and repair of state highways and bridges by the Wisconsin Department
of Transportation is exempt when Wis. Stat. § 30.2022 applies. Although exempt from a local zoning permit and permit
fees, DOT must provide sufficient project documentation and analysis to ensure that the community is in compliance
with Federal, State, and local floodplain standards.
18.160 Abrogation and Greater Restrictions
1. This ordinance supersedes all the provisions of any municipal zoning ordinance enacted under Wis. Stats. §§ 59.69,
59.692 or 59.694, or 87.30, which relate to floodplains. A more restrictive ordinance shall continue in full force and
effect to the extent of the greater restrictions, but not otherwise.
2. This ordinance is not intended to repeal, abrogate or impair any existing deed restrictions, covenants or easements. If
this ordinance imposes greater restrictions, the provisions of this ordinance shall prevail.
18.165 Interpretation
1. In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this ordinance are the minimum requirements liberally
construed in favor of the governing body and are not a limitation on or repeal of any other powers granted by the
Wisconsin Statutes.
2. If a provision of this ordinance, required by Wis. Admin. Code Ch. NR 116, is unclear, the provision shall be interpreted
in light of the standards in effect on the date of the adoption of this ordinance or in effect on the date of the most
recent text amendment to this ordinance.
18.170 Warning and Disclaimer of Liability
1. The flood protection standards in this ordinance are based on engineering experience and research. Larger floods may
occur, or the flood height may be increased by man-made or natural causes.
2. This ordinance does not imply or guarantee that non-floodplain areas or permitted floodplain uses will be free from
flooding and flood damages.
3. Nor does this ordinance create liability on the part of, or a cause of action against, St. Croix County or any officer or
employee thereof for any flood damage that may result from reliance on this ordinance.
18.175 Severability
Should any portion of this ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the
remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected.
18.180 Effective Date
This ordinance shall be effective on March 1st, 2022.
18.200 GENERAL STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO ALL FLOODPLAIN
18.205 New Construction and Land Division
The Zoning Administrator shall review all permit applications to determine whether proposed building sites will be reasonably
safe from flooding and assure that all necessary permits have been received from those governmental agencies whose
approval is required by federal or state law.
1. If a proposed building site is in a flood-prone area, all new construction and substantial improvements shall:
a. Be designed and anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement of the structure resulting from
hydrodynamic and hydrostatic loads, including the effects of buoyancy;
b. Be constructed with flood-resistant materials;
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c. Be constructed by methods and practices that minimize flood damages; and
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d.Be constructed with electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, and air conditioning equipment and other service
facilities that are designed and/or located so as to prevent water from entering or accumulating within the
components during conditions of flooding.
2. If a subdivision or other proposed new development is in a flood-prone area, the community shall assure that:
a. Such proposed subdivision or other proposed new development is consistent with the need to minimize flood
damage within the flood-prone area;
b. Public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems are located and constructed to
minimize or eliminate flood damage; and
c. Adequate drainage is provided to reduce exposure to flood hazards.
3. All subdivision proposals (including manufactured home parks) shall include regional flood elevation and floodway data
for any development that meets the subdivision definition of this ordinance and all other requirements in § 18.725.
18.210 Hydraulic and Hydrologic Analysis
1. No floodplain development shall:
a. Obstruct flow, defined as development which blocks the conveyance of floodwaters by itself or with other
development, causing any increase in the regional flood height; or
b. Cause any increase in the regional flood height due to floodplain storage area lost.
2. The zoning administrator shall deny permits if it is determined the proposed development will obstruct flow or cause
any increase in the regional flood height, based on the officially adopted FIRM or other adopted map, unless the
provisions of § 18.800 Amendments are met.
18.215 Watercourse Alterations
1. No permit to alter or relocate a watercourse in a mapped floodplain shall be issued until the Zoning Administrator has
notified in writing all adjacent municipalities, WI DNR and the FEMA regional office.
2. The alteration or relocation of a watercourse on an official mapped floodplain area is prohibited unless the applicant
has received all permits and approvals from the Zoning Administrator, WI DNR, FEMA and all other applicable local,
state or federal authorities.
3. The flood carrying capacity of any altered or relocated watercourse shall be maintained.
4. The Zoning Administrator may determine that the applicant must obtain conditional approval from FEMA (CLOMA,
CLOMR) prior to approving a watercourse relocation or alteration.
5. As soon as is practicable, but not later than six months after the date of a watercourse alteration or relocation, the
applicant shall submit to the Zoning Administrator and FEMA appropriate technical or scientific data in accordance with
National Flood Insurance Program guidelines that shall be used to revise the flood insurance rate map, risk premium
rates and floodplain management regulations as required.
18.220 Wisconsin Statutes, Chapter 30, 31, Development
Development which requires a permit from the WI DNR, under Wis. Stat. Chs. 30 and 31, such as docks, piers, wharves,
bridges, culverts, dams and navigational aids, may be allowed if the necessary permits are obtained and amendments to
the floodway lines, water surface profiles, base flood elevations established in the Flood Insurance Study, or other data
from the officially adopted flood insurance rate map, or other floodplain zoning maps or the floodplain zoning ordinance
are made according to § 18.800.
18.225 Public or Private Campgrounds
Public or private campgrounds shall have a low flood damage potential and shall meet the following provisions:
1. The campground is approved by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection;
2. A land use permit for the campground is issued by the zoning administrator;
3. The character of the river system and the campground elevation are such that a 72-hour warning of an impending
flood can be given to all campground occupants;
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4. There is an adequate flood warning procedure for the campground that offers the minimum notice required under this
section to all persons in the campground. This procedure shall include a written agreement between the campground
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owner, the municipalemergency government coordinator and the chief law enforcement official which specifies the
flood elevation at which evacuation shall occur, personnel responsible for monitoring flood elevations, types of warning
systems to be used and the procedures for notifying at-risk parties, and the methods and personnel responsible for
conducting the evacuation;
5. This agreement shall be for no more than one calendar year, at which time the agreement shall be reviewed and
updated - by the officials identified in 4. above - to remain in compliance with all applicable regulations, including those
of the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and all other applicable regulations;
6. All mobile recreational vehicles placed on the site must meet one of the following:
a. Only camping units that are fully licensed, if required, and ready for highway use are allowed;
b. A mobile recreational vehicle is ready for highway use if it is on its wheels or jacking system, is attached to the
site only by quick-disconnect utilities and security devices and has no permanently attached additions; or
c. The camping units shall not occupy any site in the campground for more than 180 consecutive days, at which
time the camping unit must be removed from the floodplain for a minimum of 24 hours.
7. All camping units that remain on site for more than 30 days shall be issued a limited authorization by the campground
operator, a written copy of which is kept on file at the campground. Such authorization shall allow placement of a
camping unit for a period not to exceed 180 days and shall ensure compliance with all the provisions of this section;
8. The municipality shall monitor the limited authorizations issued by the campground operator to assure compliance with
the terms of this section;
9. All camping units that remain in place for more than 180 consecutive days must meet the applicable requirements in
either § 18.300, 18.400, or 18.500 for the floodplain district in which the structure is located;
10. The campground shall have signs clearly posted at all entrances warning of the flood hazard and the procedures for
evacuation when a flood warning is issued; and
11. All service facilities, including but not limited to refuse collection, electrical service, gas lines, propane tanks, sewage
systems and wells shall be properly anchored and placed at or floodproofed to the flood protection elevation.
18.300 FLOODWAY DISTRICT (FW)
18.305 Applicability
This section applies to all floodway areas identified on the floodplain zoning maps and those identified pursuant to § 18.525.
18.310 Permitted Uses
1. The following open space uses are allowed in the floodway district and the floodway areas of the general floodplain
district, if they are not prohibited by any other ordinance, they meet the standards in §§ 18.315 and 18.320 and all
permits have been issued according to § 18.700.
a. Agricultural uses, such as: farming, outdoor plant nurseries, horticulture, viticulture and wild crop harvesting.
b. Nonstructural industrial and commercial uses, such as loading areas, parking areas and airport landing strips.
c. Nonstructural recreational uses, such as golf courses, archery ranges, picnic grounds, boat ramps, swimming
beach, parks, wildlife and nature preserves, game farms, fish hatcheries, shooting, trap and skeet activities,
hunting and fishing areas and hiking and horseback riding trails, subject to the fill limitations of § 18.315.4.
d. Uses or structures accessory to open space uses or classified as historic structures that comply with §§ 18.315.3
and 18.320.
e. Extraction of sand, gravel or other materials that comply with § 18.315.4.
f. Functionally water-dependent uses, such as docks, piers or wharves, dams, flowage areas, culverts, navigational
aids and river crossings of transmission lines, and pipelines that comply with Wis. Stat. Chs. 30 and 31.
g. Public utilities, streets and bridges that comply with § 18.315.3.
h. Public or Private Campgrounds that comply with § 18.225.
i. Portable latrines that are removed prior to flooding and systems associated with recreational areas and
Department-approved campgrounds that meet the applicable provisions of local ordinances and Wis. Adm. Code.
Ch. SPS 383.
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j.Public or private wells used toobtain potable water for recreational areas that meet the requirements of local
ordinances and Wis. Adm. Code. Chs. NR 811 and NR 812.
k.Wastewater treatment ponds or facilities permitted under Wis. Adm. Code NR § 110.15(3)(b).
l. Sanitary sewer or water supply lines to service existing or proposed development located outside the floodway
that complies with the regulations for the floodplain area occupied.
18.315 Standards for Development in the Floodway
1. General
a. Any development in the floodway shall comply with § 18.200 and have a low flood damage potential.
b. Applicants shall provide an analysis calculating the effects of this proposal on the regional flood height to determine
the effects of the proposal according to § 18.210 and § 18.715.1.c. The analysis must be completed by a registered
professional engineer in the state of Wisconsin.
c. Any encroachment in the regulatory floodway is prohibited unless the data submitted for § 18.315.1.b above
demonstrates that the encroachment will cause no increase in flood elevations in flood events up to the base flood
at any location or removes the encroached area from the regulatory floodway as provided in § 18.145.
2. Structures: Structures accessory to permanent open space uses, including utility and sanitary facilities, or functionally
dependent on a waterfront location may be allowed by permit if the structures comply with the following criteria:
a. Not designed for human habitation, does not have a high flood damage potential and is constructed to minimize
flood damage;
b. Shall either have the lowest floor elevated to or above the flood protection elevation or shall meet all the following
standards:
1. Have the lowest floor elevated to or above the regional flood elevation and be dry floodproofed so that the
structure is watertight with walls substantially impermeable to the passage of water and completely dry to
the flood protection elevation without human intervention during flooding;
2. Have structural components capable of meeting all provisions of § 18.315.2.g and;
3. Be certified by a registered professional engineer or architect, through the use of a Federal Emergency
Management Agency Floodproofing Certificate, that the design and methods of construction are in accordance
with § 18.315.2.g.
c. Must be anchored to resist flotation, collapse, and lateral movement;
d. Mechanical and utility equipment must be elevated to or above the flood protection elevation; and
e. Must not obstruct flow of flood waters or cause any increase in flood levels during the occurrence of the regional
flood.
f. For a structure designed to allow the automatic entry of floodwaters below the Regional Flood Elevation, the
applicant shall submit a plan that meets § 18.315.2.a through § 18.315.2.e and meets or exceeds the following
standards:
1. The lowest floor must be elevated to or above the regional flood elevation;
2. a minimum of two openings having a total net area of not less than one square inch for every square foot of
enclosed area subject to flooding;
3. the bottom of all openings shall be no higher than one foot above the lowest adjacent grade; openings may
be equipped with screens, louvers, valves, or other coverings or devices provided that they permit the
automatic entry and exit of floodwaters, otherwise must remain open.
4. The use must be limited to parking, building access or limited storage.
g. Certification: Whenever floodproofing measures are required, a registered professional engineer or architect shall
certify that the following floodproofing measures will be utilized, where appropriate, and are adequate to withstand
the flood depths, pressures, velocities, impact and uplift forces and other factors associated with the regional
flood:
1. Reinforcement of floors and walls to resist rupture, collapse, or lateral movement caused by water pressures
or debris buildup;
2. Construction of wells, water supply systems and waste treatment systems so as to prevent the entrance of
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flood waters in such systems and must be in accordance with provisions in §§ 18.320.4 and 18.320.5.
3. Subsurface drainage systems to relieve external pressures on foundation walls and basement floors;
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4.Cutoff valves on sewer lines or the elimination of gravity flow basement drains; and
5.Placement of utilities to or above the flood protection elevation.
3.Public Utilities, Streets and Bridges
a. Public utilities, streets and bridges may be allowed by permit, if:
1. Adequate floodproofing measures are provided to the flood protection elevation; and
2. Construction meets the development standards of § 18.210.
4. Fills or Deposition of Materials
a. Fills or deposition of materials may be allowed by permit, if:
1. The requirements of § 18.210 are met;
2. No material is deposited in navigable waters unless a permit is issued by the Department pursuant to Wis.
Stat. Ch. 30, and a permit pursuant to s. 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, Amendments of
1972, 33 U.S.C. 1344 has been issued, if applicable, and all other requirements have been met;
3. The fill or other materials will be protected against erosion by riprap, vegetative cover, sheet piling or
bulkheading; and
4. The fill is not classified as a solid or hazardous material.
18.320 Prohibited Uses
All uses not listed as permitted uses in § 18.310 are prohibited, including the following uses:
1. Habitable structures, structures with high flood damage potential, or those not associated with permanent open space
uses;
2. Storing materials that are buoyant, flammable, explosive, injurious to property, water quality, or human, animal, plant,
fish or other aquatic life;
3. Uses not in harmony with or detrimental to uses permitted in the adjoining districts;
4. Any private or public sewage systems, except portable latrines that are removed prior to flooding and systems
associated with recreational areas and Department approved campgrounds that meet the applicable provisions of § 15
and Wis. Admin. Code Ch. SPS 383;
5. Any public or private wells which are used to obtain potable water, except those for recreational areas that meet the
requirements of local ordinances and Wis. Admin. Code Chs. NR 811 and NR 812;
6. Any solid or hazardous waste disposal sites;
7. Any wastewater treatment ponds or facilities, except those permitted under Wis. Admin. Code NR 110.15(3)(b); and
8. Any sanitary sewer or water supply lines, except those to service existing or proposed development located outside
the floodway which complies with the regulations for the floodplain area occupied.
18.400 FLOODFRINGE DISTRICT (FF)
18.405 Applicability
This section applies to all floodfringe areas shown on the floodplain zoning maps and those identified pursuant to § 18.525.
18.410 Permitted Uses
Any structure, land use, or development is allowed in the floodfringe district if the standards in § 18.415 are met, the use
is not prohibited by this or any other ordinance or regulation and all permits or certificates specified in § 18.700 have been
issued.
18.415 Standards for Development in the Floodfringe
1. All of the provisions of § 18.200 shall apply. In addition, the following requirements shall apply according to the use
requested. Any existing structure in the floodfringe must meet the requirements in § 18.600 Nonconforming Uses.
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2. RESIDENTIAL USES
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a.Any structure, including a manufactured home, which is to be newly constructed or moved into the floodfringe,
shall meet or exceed the following standards. Any existing structure in the floodfringe must meet the requirements
of § 18.600 Nonconforming Uses.
b.All new construction, including placement of manufactured homes, and substantial improvementof residential
structures, shall have the lowest floor elevated to or above the flood protection elevation on fill. The fill around
the structure shall be one foot or more above the regional flood elevation extending at least 15 feet beyond the
limits of the structure. No area may be removed from the floodfringe district unless it can be shown to meet §
18.145.
c. Notwithstanding § 18.415.2.b, a basement or crawlspace floor may be placed at the regional flood elevation if the
basement or crawlspace is designed to make all portions of the structure below the flood protection elevation
watertight with walls substantially impermeable to the passage of water and with structural components having
the capability of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and effects of buoyancy. No floor of any kind is
allowed below the regional flood elevation.
d. Contiguous dryland access shall be provided from a structure to land outside of the floodplain, except as provided
in e. below.
e. In developments where existing street or sewer line elevations make compliance with d. above impractical, the
municipality may permit new development and substantial improvements where roads are below the regional
flood elevation, if:
1. The municipality has written assurance from police, fire and emergency services that rescue and relief will
be provided to the structure(s) by wheeled vehicles during a regional flood event; or
2. The municipality has a DNR-approved emergency evacuation plan that follows acceptable hazard mitigation
planning guidelines.
3. ACCESSORY STRUCTURES OR USES
a. In addition to § 18.200, new construction and substantial improvements of accessory structures shall be
constructed on fill with the lowest floor at or above the regional flood elevation.
4. COMMERCIAL USES
a. In addition to § 18.200, any commercial structure which is erected, altered or moved into the floodfringe shall
meet the requirements of § 18.415.2. Subject to the requirements of § 18.415.6, storage yards, surface parking
lots and other such uses may be placed at lower elevations if an adequate warning system exists to protect life
and property.
5. MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL USES
a. In addition to § 18.200, any manufacturing or industrial structure which is erected, altered or moved into the
floodfringe shall have the lowest floor elevated to or above the flood protection elevation or meet the floodproofing
standards in § 18.760. Subject to the requirements of § 18.415.6, storage yards, surface parking lots and other
such uses may be placed at lower elevations if an adequate warning system exists to protect life and property.
6. STORAGE OF MATERIALS
a. Materials that are buoyant, flammable, explosive, or injurious to property, water quality or human, animal, plant,
fish or aquatic life shall be stored at or above the flood protection elevation or floodproofed in compliance with §
18.760. Adequate measures shall be taken to ensure that such materials will not enter the water body during
flooding.
7. PUBLIC UTILITIES, STREETS AND BRIDGES
a. All utilities, streets and bridges shall be designed to be compatible with comprehensive floodplain development
plans; and
1. When failure of public utilities, streets and bridges would endanger public health or safety, or where such
facilities are deemed essential, construction or repair of such facilities shall only be permitted if they are
designed to comply with § 18.760.
2. Minor roads or non-essential utilities may be constructed at lower elevations if they are designed to withstand
flood forces to the regional flood elevation.
8. SEWAGE SYSTEMS
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a.All sewage disposal systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood water into the system,
pursuant to § 18.760.3, to the flood protection elevation and meet the provisions of all local ordinances and Wis.
Admin. Code Ch. SPS 383.
9. WELLS
a. All wells shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the system, pursuant to §
18.760.3, to the flood protection elevation and shall meet the provisions of Wis. Adm. Code Chs. NR 811 and NR
812.
10. SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SITES
a. Disposal of solid or hazardous waste is prohibited in floodfringe areas.
11. DEPOSITION OF MATERIALS
a. Any deposited material must meet all the provisions of this ordinance.
12. MANUFACTURED HOMES
a. Owners or operators of all manufactured home parks and subdivisions shall provide adequate surface drainage to
minimize flood damage, and prepare, secure approval and file an evacuation plan, indicating vehicular access and
escape routes, with local emergency management authorities.
b. In existing manufactured home parks, all new homes, replacement homes on existing pads, and substantially
improved homes shall:
1. Have the lowest floor elevated to the flood protection elevation; and
2. Be anchored so they do not float, collapse or move laterally during a flood
c. Outside of existing manufactured home parks, including new manufactured home parks and all single units outside
of existing parks, all new, replacement and substantially improved manufactured homes shall meet the residential
development standards for the floodfringe in § 18.415.2.
13. MOBILE RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
a. All mobile recreational vehicles must be on the site for less than 180 consecutive days and be either:
1. Fully licensed and ready for highway use; or
2. Shall meet the elevation and anchoring requirements in § 18.415.12.b and c. above.
3. A mobile recreational vehicle is ready for highway use if it is on its wheels or jacking system, is attached to
the site only by quick-disconnect utilities and security devices and has no permanently attached additions.
18.500 GENERAL FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT (GFP)
18.505 Applicability
The provisions for the General Floodplain District shall apply to development in all floodplains mapped as A, AO, AH, and in
AE zones within which a floodway is not delineated on the Flood insurance Rate Maps identified in § 18.130.1. Floodway
and floodfringe districts shall be delineated as required in this section.
18.510 Floodway Boundaries
For proposed development in zone A, or in zone AE within which a floodway is not delineated on the Flood Insurance Rate
Map identified in § 18.130.1, the boundaries of the regulatory floodway shall be determined pursuant to § 18.525. If the
development is proposed to encroach upon the regulatory floodway, the development is subject to the standards of §
18.300. If the development is located entirely within the floodfringe, the development is subject to the standards of §
18.400.
18.515 Permitted Uses
1. Pursuant to § 18.525, it shall be determined whether the proposed use is located within a floodway or floodfringe area.
2. Those uses permitted in Floodway (§ 18.310) and Floodfringe (§ 18.410) Districts are allowed within the General
Floodplain District, according to the standards of § 18.520 provided that all permits or certificates required under §
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18.700 have been issued.
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18.520 Standards for Development in the General Floodplain District
1. Section § 18.300 applies to floodway areas, determined pursuant to § 18.525; § 18.400 applies to floodfringe areas,
determined pursuant to § 18.525.
2. New construction and substantial improvement of structures in zone AO shall have the lowest floor, including basement,
elevated:
a. To or above the depth, in feet, as shown on the
b. above the highest adjacent natural grade; or
c. If the depth is not specified on the FIRM, to or above two (2) feet above the highest adjacent natural grade.
3. New Construction and substantial improvement of structures in zone AH shall have the lowest floor, including
basement, elevated to or above the flood protection elevation.
4. In AO/AH zones, provide adequate drainage paths to guide floodwaters around structures.
5. All development in zones AO and zone AH shall meet the requirements of § 18.400 applicable to flood fringe areas.
18.525 Determining Floodway and Floodfringe Limits
1. Upon receiving an application for development within zone A, or within zone AE where a floodway has not been
delineated on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps, the zoning administrator shall:
a. Require the applicant to submit two copies of an aerial photograph or a plan which shows the proposed
development with respect to the general floodplain district limits, stream channel, and existing floodplain
developments, along with a legal description of the property, fill limits and elevations, building floor elevations
and flood proofing measures; and the flood zone as shown on the FIRM.
b. Require the applicant to furnish any of the following information deemed necessary by the Department to evaluate
the effects of the proposal upon flood height and flood flows, regional flood elevation and to determine floodway
boundaries.
1. A Hydrologic and Hydraulic Study as specified in § 18.715.1.c.
2. Plan (surface view) showing elevations or contours of the ground; pertinent structure, fill or storage
elevations; size, location and layout of all proposed and existing structures on the site; location and elevations
of streets, water supply, and sanitary facilities; soil types and other pertinent information;
3. Specifications for building construction and materials, floodproofing, filling, dredging, channel improvement,
storage, water supply and sanitary facilities.
18.600 NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES
18.605 General
1. Applicability
a. The standards in this section shall apply to all uses and buildings that do not conform to the provisions contained
within a floodplain zoning ordinance or with Wis. Stat. § 87.30, and Wis. Admin. Code Ch. NR 116.12-14, and 44
CFR 59-72., these standards shall apply to all modifications or additions to any nonconforming use or structure
and to the use of any structure or premises which was lawful before the passage of this ordinance or any
amendment thereto. A party asserting existence of a lawfully established nonconforming use or structure has the
burden of proving that the use or structure was compliant with the floodplain zoning ordinance in effect at the
time the use or structure was created.
b. As permit applications are received for additions, modifications, or substantial improvements to nonconforming
buildings in the floodplain, the county shall develop a list of those nonconforming buildings, their present equalized
assessed value and a list of the costs of those activities associated with changes to those buildings.
c. Effective Date. For purpose of this subchapter, the
a nonconformity take effect.
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2.Record of Nonconforming Uses.This subsection provides an alternate procedure, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 59.69(10)(d),
for establishing documentary evidence regarding (1) when the use was first established; (2) that the use at the time
of establishment was done consistent with the rules and regulations in effect at that time, if any; (3) that it has
continued continuously, without cessation of more than 12 continuous months; and (4) the nature of the use.
a. Registration. A property owner may register a nonconforming use when applying for any other permit in this
Chapter or may register when there is no application pending. The procedure is as follows:
1. The applicant shall provide the registration on a form provided by the Zoning Administrator.
2. The applicant shall provide the following information:
a. the specific uses that are the subject of the registration,
b. when use in question was legally established;
c. how the use does not comply with one or more of the requirements of this Chapter; and
d. evidence that the use has continued from the date, or approximate date, of establishment to the date
of registration without an interruption of more than 12 continuous months.
3. The Zoning Administrator shall take the following action:
a. approve the registration,
b. approve the application with conditions needed to establish that the use was lawfully established before
the Effective Date,
c. deny the registration on the grounds that the registration does not demonstrate the that the use is
lawfully nonconforming, or
d. take no action pending receipt of additional information needed to establish that the use is lawfully
nonconforming.
4. The Zoning Administration shall render its decision or no-action determination within forty (40) days after
the date that a complete registration is filed.
5. If the registration is approved or conditionally approved, the Zoning Administrator shall notify the applicant
in writing and shall list the use on the listing of nonconforming uses in the Community Development
Department.
6. If the registration is denied, the applicant may file an appeal pursuant to § 18.740.
7. Disclaimer. Given the nature of the listing, the County does not warrant that the information is complete
and/or accurate in all respects.
3. The existing lawful use of a structure or its accessory use which is not in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance
may continue subject to the following conditions:
a. No modifications or additions to a nonconforming use or structure shall be permitted unless they comply with this
ordinance. The words "modification" and "addition" include, but are not limited to, any alteration, addition,
modification, structural repair, rebuilding or replacement of any such existing use, structure or accessory structure
or use. Maintenance is not considered a modification; this includes painting, decorating, paneling and other
nonstructural components and the maintenance, repair or replacement of existing private sewage or water supply
systems or connections to public utilities. Any costs associated with the repair of a damaged structure are not
considered maintenance.
1. The construction of a deck that does not exceed 200 square feet and that is adjacent to the exterior wall of
a principal structure is not an extension, modification or addition. The roof of the structure may extend over
a portion of the deck in order to provide safe ingress and egress to the principal structure.
b. If a nonconforming use or the use of a nonconforming structure is discontinued for 12 consecutive months, it is
no longer permitted and any future use of the property, and any structure or building thereon, shall conform to
the applicable requirements of this ordinance.
c. No modification or addition to any nonconforming structure or any structure with a nonconforming use, which
over the life of the structure would equal or exceed 50% of its present equalized assessed value, shall be allowed
unless the entire structure is permanently changed to a conforming structure with a conforming use in compliance
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and commercial uses in compliance with § 18.415.2. The costs of elevating the lowest floorof a nonconforming
building or a building with a nonconforming use to the flood protection elevationare excluded from the 50%
provisions of this paragraph.
d.No maintenance on a per event basis to any nonconforming structure or any structure with a nonconforming use,
the cost of which would equal or exceed 50% of its present equalized assessed value, shall be allowed unless the
entire structure is permanently changed to a conforming structure with a conforming use in compliance with the
applicable requirements of this ordinance. Contiguous dry land access must be provided for residential and
commercial uses in compliance with § 18.415.2. Maintenance to any nonconforming structure, which does not
exceed 50% of its present equalized assessed value on a per event basis, does not count against the cumulative
calculations over the life of the structure for substantial improvement calculations.
e. If on a per event basis the total value of the work being done under c. and d. equals or exceeds 50% of the
present equalized assessed value the work shall not be permitted unless the entire structure is permanently
changed to a conforming structure with a conforming use in compliance with the applicable requirements of this
ordinance. Contiguous dry land access must be provided for residential and commercial uses in compliance with
§ 18.415.2.
f. Except as provided in g., if any nonconforming structure or any structure with a nonconforming use is destroyed
or is substantially damaged, it cannot be replaced, reconstructed or rebuilt unless the use and the structure meet
the current ordinance requirements. A structure is considered substantially damaged if the total cost to restore
the structure to its pre-damaged condition equals or exceeds 50% of the str
value.
g. For nonconforming buildings that are substantially damaged or destroyed by a nonflood disaster, the repair or
reconstruction of any such nonconforming building shall be permitted in order to restore it to the size and use in
effect prior to the damage event, provided that the following minimum requirements are met and all required
permits have been granted prior to the start of construction:
1. Residential Structures
a. Shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the flood protection elevation using
fill, pilings, columns, posts or perimeter walls. Perimeter walls must meet the requirements of § 18.760.2.
b. Shall be anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement of the structure resulting from
hydrodynamic and hydrostatic loads, including the effects of buoyancy and shall be constructed with
methods and materials resistant to flood damage.
c. Shall be constructed with electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing and air conditioning equipment and
other service facilities that are designed and/or elevated so as to prevent water from entering or
accumulating within the components during conditions of flooding.
d. In A Zones, obtain, review and utilize any flood data available from a federal, state or other source.
e. In AO Zones with no elevations specified, shall have the lowest floor, including basement, meet the
standards in § 18.520.
f. in AO Zones, shall have adequate drainage paths around structures on slopes to guide floodwaters
around and away from the structure.
2. Nonresidential Structures
a. Shall meet the requirements of § 18.605.3.g.1.a-f.
b. Shall either have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the regional flood elevation;
or, together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, shall meet the standards in § 18.760.1 or 2.
c. In AO Zones with no elevations specified, shall have the lowest floor, including basement, meet the
standards in § 18.520.
4. A nonconforming historic structure
designation as a historic structure, the alteration will comply with § 18.315.1, flood resistant materials are used, and
construction practices and floodproofing methods that comply with § 18.760 are used. Repair or rehabilitation of
historic structures shall be exempt from the development standards of § 18.605.3.g.1 if it is determined that the
proposed repair or rehabilitation will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a historic structure and is
the minimum necessary to preserve the historic character and design of the structure.
18.610 Floodway
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1.No modification or addition shall be allowed to any nonconforming structureor any structurewith a nonconforming
usein the FloodwayDistrict, unless such modification or addition:
a. Has been granted a permit or variance which meets all ordinance requirements;
b. Meets the requirements of § 18.605;
c. Shall not increase the obstruction to flood flows or regional flood height;
d. Any addition to the existing structure shall be floodproofed, pursuant to § 18.760, by means other than the use
of fill, to the flood protection elevation; and
e. If any part of the foundation below the flood protection elevation is enclosed, the following standards shall apply:
1. The enclosed area shall be designed by a registered architect or engineer to allow for the efficient entry and
exit of flood waters without human intervention. A minimum of two openings must be provided with a
minimum net area of at least one square inch for every one square foot of the enclosed area. The lowest
part of the opening can be no more than 12 inches above the adjacent grade;
2. The parts of the foundation located below the flood protection elevation must be constructed of flood-
resistant materials;
3. Mechanical and utility equipment must be elevated or floodproofed to or above the flood protection elevation;
and
4. The use must be limited to parking, building access or limited storage.
2. No new on-site sewage disposal system, or addition to an existing on-site sewage disposal system, except where an
addition has been ordered by a government agency to correct a hazard to public health, shall be allowed in the
Floodway District. Any replacement, repair or maintenance of an existing on-site sewage disposal system in a floodway
area shall meet the applicable requirements of all municipal ordinances, § 18.760.3 and Wis. Admin. Code. Ch. SPS
383.
3. No new well or modification to an existing well used to obtain potable water shall be allowed in the Floodway District.
Any replacement, repair or maintenance of an existing well in the Floodway District shall meet the applicable
requirements of all municipal ordinances, § 18.760.3 and Wis. Admin. Code Chs. NR 811 and NR 812.
18.615 Floodfringe
1. No modification or addition shall be allowed to any nonconforming structure or any structure with a nonconforming
use unless such modification or addition has been granted a permit or variance by the county and meets the
requirements of § 18.415 except where § 18.615.2 is applicable.
2. Where compliance with 1. above would result in unnecessary hardship and only where the structure will not be used
for human habitation or be associated with a high flood damage potential, the Board of Adjustment, using the
procedures in §§ 18.740 and 18.750, may grant a variance from those provisions of 1. for modifications or additions
using the criteria listed below. Modifications or additions which are protected to elevations lower than the flood
protection elevation may be permitted if:
a. No floor is allowed below the regional flood elevation for residential or commercial structures;
b. Human lives are not endangered;
c. Public facilities, such as water or sewer, shall not be installed;
d. Flood depths shall not exceed two feet;
e. Flood velocities shall not exceed two feet per second; and
f. The structure shall not be used for storage of materials as described in § 18.415.6.
3. All new private wastewater treatment systems, or addition to, replacement, repair or maintenance of a private
wastewater treatment system shall meet all the applicable requirements of Chapter 12 St. Croix County Sanitary
Ordinance, § 18.760.3 and Wis. Admin. Code Ch. SPS 383.
4. All new wells, or addition to, replacement, repair or maintenance of a well shall meet the applicable requirements of
all municipal ordinances, § 18.760.3 and Wis. Admin. Code Ch. NR 811 and NR 812.
18.700 ADMINISTRATION
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18.705 Administration
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Where a zoning administrator, planning agency or a board of adjustment has already been appointed to administer a zoning
ordinance adopted under Wis. Stat. §§ 59.69, 59.692 or 62.23(7), these officials shall also administer this ordinance.
18.710 Zoning Administrator
1. The zoning administrator is authorized to administer this ordinance and shall have the following duties and powers:
a. Advise applicants of the ordinance provisions, assist in preparing permit applications and appeals, and assure that
the regional flood elevation for the proposed development is shown on all permit applications.
b. Issue permits and inspect properties for compliance with provisions of this ordinance and issue certificates of
compliance where appropriate.
c. Inspect and assess all damaged floodplain structures to determine if substantial damage to the structures has
occurred.
d. Keep records of all official actions such as:
1. All permits issued, inspections made, and work approved;
2. Documentation of certified lowest floor and regional flood elevations;
3. Floodproofing certificates.
4. Water surface profiles, floodplain zoning maps and ordinances, nonconforming uses and structures including
changes, appeals, variances and amendments.
5. All substantial damage assessment reports for floodplain structures.
6. List of nonconforming structures and uses that have been permitted, reviewed, registered or approved.
e. Submit copies of the following items to the Department Regional office:
1. Within 10 days of the decision, a copy of any decisions on variances, appeals for map or text interpretations,
and map or text amendments;
2. Copies of case by case analyses and other required information.
3. Copies of substantial damage assessments performed and all related correspondence concerning the
assessments.
f. Investigate, prepare reports, and report violations of this ordinance to the municipal zoning agency and attorney
for prosecution. Copies of the reports shall also be sent to the Department Regional office.
g. Submit copies of amendments to the FEMA Regional office.
18.715 Land Use Permit
1. A land use permit shall be obtained before any new development; repair, modification or addition to an existing
structure; or change in the use of a building or structure, including sewer and water facilities, may be initiated.
Application to the zoning administrator shall include:
a. General Information.
1. Name and address of the applicant, property owner and contractor.
2. Legal description, proposed use, and whether it is new construction or a modification.
b. A site plan drawn to scale shall be submitted with the permit application form and shall contain:
1. Location, dimensions, area and elevation of the lot.
2. Location of the ordinary highwater mark of any abutting navigable waterways.
3. Location of any structures with distances measured from the lot lines and street centerlines.
4. Location of any existing or proposed on-site wastewater treatment systems or private water supply systems.
5. Location and elevation of existing or future access roads.
6. Location of floodplain and floodway limits as determined from the official floodplain zoning maps.
7. The elevation of the lowest floor of proposed buildings and any fill using North American Vertical Datum
(NAVD).
8. Data sufficient to determine the regional flood elevation in NAVD at the location of the development and to
determine whether or not the requirements of §§ 18.300 or 18.400 are met.
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9. Data to determine if the proposed development will cause an obstruction to flow or an increase in regional
flood height or discharge according to § 18.210. This may include any of the information noted in § 18.315.1.
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c.Hydraulic and Hydrologic Studies to Analyze Development
All hydraulic and hydrologic studies shall be completed under the direct supervision of a professional engineer
registered in the State. The study contractor shall be responsible for the technical adequacy of the study. All
studies shall be reviewed and approved by the Department.
1. Zone A floodplains and in AE zones within which a floodway is not delineated:
a. Hydrology
1. The appropriate method shall be based on the standards in Wis. Admin. Code NR § 116.07(3),
.
b. Hydraulic modeling. The regional flood elevation shall be based on the standards in Wis. Admin. Code
NR § 116.07(4), and the following:
1. Determination of the required limits of the hydraulic model shall be based on detailed study
information for downstream structures (dam, bridge, culvert) to determine adequate starting WSEL
for the study.
2. Channel sections must be surveyed.
3. Minimum four-foot contour data in the overbanks shall be used for the development of cross section
overbank and floodplain mapping.
4. A maximum distance of 500 feet between cross sections is allowed in developed areas with
additional intermediate cross sections required at transitions in channel bottom slope including a
survey of the channel at each location.
5. The most current version of HEC_RAS shall be used.
6. A survey of bridge and culvert openings and the top of road is required at each structure.
7. Additional cross sections are required at the downstream and upstream limits of the proposed
development and any necessary intermediate locations based on the length of the reach if greater
than 500 feet.
8. Standard accepted engineering practices shall be used when assigning parameters for the base
, expansion and contraction coefficients or effective flow
limits. The base model shall be calibrated to past flooding data such as high water marks to
determine the reasonableness of the model results. If no historical data is available, adequate
justification shall be provided for any parameters outside standard accepted engineering practices.
9. The model must extend past the upstream limit of the difference in the existing and proposed flood
profiles in order to provide a tie-in to existing studies. The height difference between the proposed
flood profile and the existing study profiles shall be no more than 0.00 feet.
c. Mapping. A work map of the reach studied shall be provided, showing all cross-section locations,
floodway/floodplain limits based on best available topographic data, geographic limits of the proposed
development and whether the proposed development is located in the floodway.
1. If the proposed development is located outside of the floodway, then it is determined to have no
impact on the regional flood elevation.
2. If any part of the proposed development is in the floodway, it must be added to the base model to
show the difference between existing and proposed conditions. The study must ensure that all
coefficients remain the same as in the existing model, unless adequate justification based on
standard accepted engineering practices is provided.
2. Zone AE Floodplains
a. Hydrology. If the proposed hydrology will change the existing study, the appropriate method to be used
shall be based on Wis. Admin. Code Ch. NR 116.07(3),
.
b. Hydraulic model. The regional flood elevation shall be based on the standards in Wis. Admin. Code NR
§ 116.07(4), and the following:
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1.Duplicate Effective Model
The effective modelshall be reproduced to ensure correct transference of the model data and to
allow integration of the revised data to provide a continuous FIS model upstream and downstream
of the revised reach. If data from the effective model is available, models shall be generated that
duplicate the FIS profiles and the elevations shown in the Floodway Data Table in the FIS report to
within 0.1 foot.
2. Corrected Effective Model.
The Corrected Effective Model shall not include any man-made physical changes since the effective
model date but shall import the model into the most current version of HEC-RAS for Department
review.
3. Existing (Pre-Project Conditions) Model.
The Existing Model shall be required to support conclusions about the actual impacts of the project
associated with the Revised (Post-Project) Model or to establish more up-to-date models on which
to base the Revised (Post-Project) Model.
4. Revised (Post-Project Conditions) Model.
The Revised (Post-Project Conditions) Model shall incorporate the Existing Model and any proposed
changes to the topography caused by the proposed development. This model shall reflect proposed
conditions.
5. All changes to the Duplicate Effective Model and subsequent models must be supported by certified
topographic information, bridge plans, construction plans and survey notes.
6. Changes to the hydraulic models shall be limited to the stream reach for which the revision is being
requested. Cross sections upstream and downstream of the revised reach shall be identical to those
in the effective model and result in water surface elevations and topwidths computed by the revised
models matching those in the effective models upstream and downstream of the revised reach as
required. The Effective Model shall not be truncated.
c. Mapping. Maps and associated engineering data shall be submitted to the Department for review which
meet the following conditions:
1. Consistency between the revised hydraulic models, the revised floodplain and floodway delineations,
the revised flood profiles, topographic work map, annotated Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM)s
and/or Flood Boundary Floodway Maps (FBFMs), construction plans, bridge plans.
2. Certified topographic map of suitable scale, contour interval, and a planimetric map showing the
applicable items. If a digital version of the map is available, it may be submitted in order that the
FIRM may be more easily revised.
3. Annotated FIRM panel showing the revised 1% and 0.2% annual chance floodplains and floodway
boundaries.
4. If an annotated FIRM and/or FBFM and digital mapping data (GIS or CADD) are used then all
supporting documentation or metadata must be included with the data submission along with the
Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) projection and State Plane Coordinate System in accordance
with FEMA mapping specifications.
5. The revised floodplain boundaries shall tie into the effective floodplain boundaries.
6. All cross sections from the effective model shall be labeled in accordance with the effective map
and a cross section lookup table shall be included to relate to the model input numbering scheme.
7. Both the current and proposed floodways shall be shown on the map.
8. The stream centerline, or profile baseline used to measure stream distances in the model shall be
visible on the map.
d. Expiration. All permits issued under the authority of this ordinance shall expire no more than 180 days after
issuance. The permit may be extended for a maximum of 180 days for good and sufficient cause. If the permitted
work has not started within 180 days of the permit date, the development must comply with any regulation,
including any revision to the FIRM or FIS, that took effect after the permit date.
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18.720 Certificate of Compliance
No land shall be occupied or used, and no building which is hereafter constructed, altered, added to, modified, repaired,
rebuilt or replaced shall be occupied until a certificate of compliance is issued by the zoning administrator, except where no
permit is required, subject to the following provisions:
1. The certificate of compliance shall show that the building or premises or part thereof, and the proposed use, conform
to the provisions of this ordinance;
2. Application for such certificate shall be concurrent with the application for a permit;
3. If all ordinance provisions are met, the certificate of compliance shall be issued within 10 days after written notification
that the permitted work is completed;
4. The applicant shall submit a certification signed by a registered professional engineer, architect or land surveyor that
the fill, lowest floor and floodproofing elevations are in compliance with the permit issued. Floodproofing measures
also require certification by a registered professional engineer or architect that the requirements of § 18.760 are met.
5. Where applicable pursuant to § 18.520, the applicant must submit a certification by a registered professional engineer
or surveyor of the elevation of the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member supporting the lowest floor
(excluding pilings or columns), and an indication of whether the structure contains a basement.
6. Where applicable pursuant to § 18.520, the applicant must submit certifications by a registered professional engineer
or architect that the structural design and methods of construction meet accepted standards of practice as required by
§ 18.520.
18.725 Other Permits
Prior to obtaining a floodplain development permit the applicant must secure all necessary permits from federal, state, and
local agencies, including but not limited to those required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under s. 404 of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act, Amendments of 1972, 33 U.S.C. 1344.
18.730 Community Development Committee (CDC)
1. The Community Development Committee (CDC) is created as a standing committee of the County Board of Supervisors.
2. The CDC is organized and has the powers assigned by the Rules and Bylaws of the Board of Supervisors, St. Croix
County Wisconsin (effective March 6, 2018, as amended). This includes the power and duty to act as the County Zoning
Agency pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 59.69(2).
3. The CDC shall review and advise the county board on all proposed amendments to this ordinance, maps and text.
4. The CDC shall not:
a. Grant variances to the terms of the ordinance in place of action by the Board of Adjustment; or
b. Amend the text or zoning maps in place of official action by the governing body.
18.735 Board of Adjustment
1. Created. A Board of Adjustment is created pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 59.694.
2. Authorization and Composition. The Chair of the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors shall appoint a Board of
Adjustment consisting of five (5) members and two (2) alternate members. All appointments shall be subject to
confirmation by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors.
3. Procedural Rules.
a. The Board of Adjustment shall select its own chairman and meet at the call of the chairman and at other times
that the Board determines, at a fixed time and place.
b. All meetings of the Board of Adjustment shall be open to the public.
c. The Board of Adjustment shall keep minutes of its proceedings showing the vote of each member upon each
question, or if absent or failing to vote, indicating that fact, and shall keep records of its examinations and other
official actions, all of which shall be immediately filed in the office of the Zoning Administrator as a public record.
d. In the case of an appeal, the Board of Adjustment shall solicit and weigh information and comments from the
CDC.
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4. Powers and Duties. The Board of Adjustment shall:
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a.Appeals. Hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is an error in any order, requirement, decision, or
determination made by an administrative official in the enforcement or administration of this chapter. All appeals
are governed by § 18.740;
b.Boundary Disputes.Hear and decide disputes concerning the district boundaries shown on the official floodplain
zoning map pursuant to § 18.745;
c. Variances. Hear and decide, upon appeal, variances from the ordinance standards pursuant to § 18.750.
18.740 Appeals to the Board
1. Applicability. Appeals to the Board of Adjustment may be taken by any person aggrieved, or by any officer or
department of the municipality affected by any decision of the Zoning Administrator, or other administrative officers.
2. Initiation.
a. The appeal shall be taken within 30 days unless otherwise provided by the rules of the Board of Adjustment.
b. The applicant shall file a notice of appeal specifying the grounds for the appeal with the officer from whom the
appeal is taken and with the Board of Adjustment.
c. The officer from whom the appeal is taken shall forthwith transmit to the Board of Adjustment all the papers
constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken.
d. An appeal stays all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from, in accordance with Wis. Stat. §
59.694(5).
3. Notice and Hearing for Appeal Including Variances.
a. Notice. The board shall:
1. Fix a reasonable time for the hearing;
2. Publish adequate notice required by Table 18.740.1, specifying date, time, place, and subject of the hearing;
and
3. Assure that notice shall be mailed to the parties in interest and the Department Regional Office at least 10
days in advance of hearing.
Table 18.740.1 Notice Required for Appeals
Type Required To Whom? When?
Once each week for 2 consecutive weeks, with the last
Publication Yes - Class 2 --
notice at least 1 week before the hearing
Signs No --
Mail No --
Electronic Transmission Optional --
b. Hearing. Any party may appear in person or by agent. The board shall:
1. Resolve boundary disputes according to § 18.745;
2. Decide variance applications according to § 18.750; and
3. Decide appeals of permit denials according to § 18.755.
4. Decision. The final decision regarding the appeal or variance application shall:
a. Be made within a reasonable time;
b. Be sent to the Department Regional Office within 10 days of the decision;
c. Be a written determination signed by the chairman or secretary of the Board;
d. State the specific facts which are the basis for the Boards decision;
e. A majority vote of the Board of Adjustment is required to either affirm, reverse, vary or modify the order,
requirement, decision or determination appealed, in whole or in part, dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction or
grant or deny the variance application; and
f. Include the reasons for granting an appeal, describing the hardship demonstrated by the applicant in the case of
a variance, clearly stated in the recorded minutes of the Board proceedings.
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18.745 Boundary Disputes
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The following procedure shall be used by the Board of Adjustment in hearing disputes concerning floodplaindistrict
boundaries:
1. If a floodplain district boundary is established by approximate or detailed floodplain studies, the flood elevations or
profiles shall prevail in locating the boundary. If none exist, other evidence may be examined;
2. The person contesting the boundary location shall be given a reasonable opportunity to present arguments and
technical evidence to the Board; and
3. If the boundary is incorrectly mapped, the Board should inform the zoning committee or the person contesting the
boundary location to petition the governing body for a map amendment according to § 18.800 Amendments.
18.750 Variances
1. The Board of Adjustment may, upon appeal, grant a variance from the standards of this ordinance if an applicant
convincingly demonstrates that:
a. Literal enforcement of the ordinance provisions will cause unnecessary hardship;
b. The hardship is due to adoption of the floodplain ordinance and unique property conditions, not common to
adjacent lots or premises. In such case the ordinance or map must be amended;
c. The variance is not contrary to the public interest; and
d. The variance is consistent with the purpose of this ordinance in § 18.115.
2. In addition to the criteria in 1. above, to qualify for a variance under FEMA regulations, the Board must find that the
following criteria have been met:
a. The variance shall not cause any increase in the regional flood elevation (RFE);
b. The applicant has shown good and sufficient cause for issuance of the variance;
c. Failure to grant the variance would result in exceptional hardship;
d. Granting the variance will not result in additional threats to public safety, extraordinary expense, create a nuisance,
cause fraud on or victimization of the public, or conflict with existing local laws or ordinances;
e. The variance granted is the minimum necessary, considering the flood hazard, to afford relief;
3. A variance shall not:
a. Grant, extend or increase any use prohibited in the zoning district;
b. Be granted for a hardship based solely on an economic gain or loss;
c. Be granted for a hardship which is self-created;
d. Damage the rights or property values of other persons in the area;
e. Allow actions without the amendments to this ordinance or map(s) required in § 18.800 Amendments; and
f. Allow any alteration of an historic structure, including its use, which would preclude its continued designation as
an historic structure.
4. When a floodplain variance is granted the Board of Adjustment shall notify the applicant in writing that it may increase
risks to life and property and flood insurance premiums could increase up to $25.00 per $100.00 of coverage. A copy
shall be maintained with the variance record.
18.755 Appeals of Permit Denials
1. The Board of Adjustment shall review all data related to the appeal. This may include:
a. Permit application data listed in § 18.715;
b. Floodway/floodfringe determination data in § 18.525;
c. Data listed in § 18.315.1.b where the applicant has not submitted this information to the zoning administrator;
and
d. Other data submitted with the application, or submitted to the Board with the appeal.
2. For appeals of all denied permits the Board shall:
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a. Follow the procedures of § 18.740;
b. Consider zoning agency recommendations; and
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c.Either uphold the denial or grant the appeal.
3.For appeals concerning increases in regional floodelevation the Board shall:
a.Uphold the denial where the Board agrees with the data showing an increase in floodelevation. Increases may
only be allowed after amending the flood profile and map and all appropriate legal arrangements are made with
all adversely affected property owners as per the requirements of § 18.800 Amendments; and
b. Grant the appeal where the Board agrees that the data properly demonstrates that the project does not cause an
increase provided no other reasons for denial exist.
18.760 Floodproofing Standards
1. No permit or variance shall be issued for a non-residential structure designed to be watertight below the regional flood
elevation until the applicant submits a plan certified by a registered professional engineer or architect that the
floodproofing measures will protect the structure or development to or above the flood protection elevation and submits
a FEMA Floodproofing Certificate. Floodproofing is not an alternative to the development standards in §§ 18.200,
18.300, 18.400, 18.500.
2. For a structure designed to allow the entry of floodwaters, no permit or variance shall be issued until the applicant
submits a plan either:
a. Certified by a registered professional engineer or architect; or
b. Meeting or exceeding the following standards:
1. A minimum of two openings having a total net area of not less than one square inch for every square foot of
enclosed area subject to flooding;
2. The bottom of all openings shall be no higher than one-foot above grade; and
3. Openings may be equipped with screens, louvers, valves, or other coverings or devices provided that they
permit the automatic entry and exit of floodwaters.
3. Floodproofing measures shall be designed, as appropriate, to:
a. Withstand flood pressures, depths, velocities, uplift and impact forces and other regional flood factors;
b. Protect structures to the flood protection elevation;
c. Anchor structures to foundations to resist flotation and lateral movement;
d. Minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters;
e. Minimize or eliminate discharges into flood waters;
f. Placement of essential utilities to or above the flood protection elevation; and
g. If any part of the foundation below the flood protection elevation is enclosed, the following standards shall apply:
1. The enclosed area shall be designed by a registered architect or engineer to allow for the efficient entry and
exit of flood waters without human intervention. A minimum of two openings must be provided with a
minimum net area of at least one square inch for every one square foot of the enclosed area. The lowest
part of the opening can be no more than 12 inches above the adjacent grade;
2. The parts of the foundation located below the flood protection elevation must be constructed of flood-
resistant materials;
3. Mechanical and utility equipment must be elevated or floodproofed to or above the flood protection elevation;
and
4. The use must be limited to parking, building access or limited storage.
18.765 Public Information
1. Place marks on structures to show the depth of inundation during the regional flood.
2. All maps, engineering data and regulations shall be available and widely distributed.
3. All real estate transfers should show what floodplain zoning district any real property is in.
18.770 Expiration of Permit or Variance
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1. All permits or variances issued under the authority of this chapter shall expire no more than 180 days after issuance.
2. The permit may be extended for a maximum of 180 days for good and sufficient cause.
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3.If the permitted work has not started within 180 days of the permit date, the developmentmust comply with any
regulation, including any revision to the FIRM or FIS, that took effect after the permit date.
18.800 AMENDMENTS
Obstructions or increases may only be permitted if amendments are made to this ordinance, the official floodplain zoning
maps, floodway lines and water surface profiles, in accordance with § 18.805.
1. In AE Zones with a mapped floodway, no obstructions or increases shall be permitted unless the applicant receives a
Conditional Letter of Map Revision from FEMA and amendments are made to this ordinance, the official floodplain
zoning maps, floodway lines and water surface profiles, in accordance with § 18.805. Any such alterations must be
reviewed and approved by FEMA and the DNR.
2. In A Zones increases equal to or greater than 1.0 foot may only be permitted if the applicant receives a Conditional
Letter of Map Revision from FEMA and amendments are made to this ordinance, the official floodplain maps, floodway
lines, and water surface profiles, in accordance with § 18.805.
18.805 General
The governing body shall change or supplement the floodplain zoning district boundaries and this ordinance in the manner
outlined in § 18.810 below. Actions which require an amendment to the ordinance and/ or submittal of a Letter of Map
Change (LOMC) include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Any fill or floodway encroachment that obstructs flow causing any increase in the regional flood height;
2. Any change to the floodplain boundaries and/or watercourse alterations on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM);
3. Any changes to any other officially adopted floodplain maps listed in § 18.130.2;
4. Any floodplain fill which raises the elevation of the filled area to a height at or above the flood protection elevation and
is contiguous to land lying outside the floodplain;
5. Correction of discrepancies between the water surface profiles and floodplain maps;
6. Any upgrade to a floodplain zoning ordinance text required by Wis. Adm. Code NR § 116.05, or otherwise required by
law, or for changes by the municipality; and
7. All channel relocations and changes to the maps to alter floodway lines or to remove an area from the floodway or the
floodfringe that is based on a base flood elevation from a FIRM requires prior approval by FEMA.
18.810 Procedures
Ordinance amendments may be made upon petition of any party according to the provisions of Wis. Stats. § 59.69. The
petitions shall include all data required by § 18.525 and § 18.715. The Land Use Permit shall not be issued until a Letter of
Map Revision is issued by FEMA for the proposed changes.
1. The proposed amendment shall be referred to the Community Development Committee for a public hearing and
recommendation to the governing body. The amendment and notice of public hearing shall be submitted to the
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Regional office for review prior to the hearing. The amendment procedure
shall comply with the provisions of Wis. Stats. § 59.69.
2. No amendments shall become effective until reviewed and approved by the Department.
3. All persons petitioning for a map amendment that obstructs flow causing any increase in the regional flood height,
shall obtain flooding easements or other appropriate legal arrangements from all adversely affected property owners
and notify local units of government before the amendment can be approved by the governing body.
18.900 ENFORCEMENT
18.905 General Provisions
This section provides for enforcement and penalties for violations of this chapter. The County may initiate court action to
enforce the chapter. An enforcement can result in a citation, court injunction, and/or forfeitures.
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18.910 Violations
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1.Declaration of Violations.Any of the following are considered unlawful and a violation of this Chapter, and are
subject to the enforcement remedies provided by § 18.915and Wisconsin state law:
a. Generally
1. Any of the following activities if they occur in a manner that does not conform to this Chapter, including the
district where the land or structure is located:
a. The use or occupancy of any land, premises, building or structure,
b. The construction, placement, design, erection, moving, alteration, use or occupancy of a building or
structure,
c. Establishing, changing, or expanding a use, building or structure,
d. Operating a use,
e. Designing, erecting, constructing, or altering a structure, or
f. Reducing or enlarging a building, site, or development area.
2. Examples of ways that the activities described above may not conform to this Chapter include:
a. Buildings or structures that exceed the applicable height limits,
b. Buildings or structures with less lot area than required by this Chapter,
c. Buildings, structures or lots with larger, wider, narrower or smaller front, side and rear yards than
required by the district where the structure is located.
b. Development or use without, or inconsistent with, permit or approval. Any activity that is not authorized
or is inconsistent with all of the required permits, approvals, certificates and authorization required by this Chapter
(see Procedures).
c. Development or use inconsistent with this Chapter. Any use or activity that:
1. is not allowed by the applicable zoning district,
2. does not include any conditional use permit or other authorization required by the zoning district or this
Chapter,
3. does not comply with the dimensional standards or other regulations of the applicable district,
4. does not comply with any applicable Development Standards,
5. does not comply with any applicable Use Regulations, or
6. that is a nonconformity, but:
a. was not lawfully established, or
b. is operated in a manner that becomes unlawful after it is lawfully established, or
c. does not comply with any lawful conditions relating to its operation, expansion, or continuation.
d. Development or use inconsistent with conditions. With regard to any term, condition or qualification placed
by the County upon a required permit, certificate, rezoning, conditional use permit, variance, appeal, land use
permit, or other form of authorization granted by the County to allow the use, development or other activity upon
land or improvements of land:
1. Any non-compliance with the condition, by act or omission, or
2. failure to timely fulfill the condition.
e. Making setbacks or yard nonconforming. To reduce or diminish any lot area so that the setbacks, yards or
open spaces are smaller than prescribed by this Chapter.
f. Increasing use intensity. To increase the intensity and/or density of use of any land or structure in a way that
exceeds any limits prescribed by the applicable zoning district.
g. Removing, defacing, obscuring notice. To remove, deface or obscure, or otherwise interfere with, any notice
required by this Chapter.
2. Violations of Prior Regulations
a. All violations of prior County zoning regulations as of the effective date of this Chapter, continue to be violations
and are not considered legal nonconforming situations under this Chapter.
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b. The County has the same authority to secure remedies for violations of those regulations to the same extent that
it may secure civil remedies for violations of this Chapter.
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3.Identification and Liability of Parties
a. The following parties shall comply with all provisions of this Chapter which bear upon their area of competency
and responsibility:
1. owners of land or properties,
2. occupants of land or premises,
3. agents of owners or occupants including without limitation, building contractors, surveyors, plumbers,
installers, soil technicians, road builders, grading and excavating contractors and their agents, and
4. lending institutions and insurers, and their agents .
b. Any person who violates or aids or abets in a violation of this Chapter is liable to prosecution or remedial action.
c. This Chapter applies fully to all public governmental and quasi-public and quasi- governmental lands,
developments and activities unless specifically exempted by State or federal law.
4. Continuation a Separate Offense. Each day a violation exists or continues is a separate offense.
18.915 Penalties
1. Citations. For a violation, a citation may be issued pursuant to Chapter 1 of the St. Croix County Code of Ordinances.
2. Forfeitures. For a violation, a forfeiture of not more than $50, together with a taxable cost of such action, may be
imposed upon conviction or adjudication, plus the cost of prosecution for each violation if so ordered by the court.
3. Injunctions/Restraining Orders. As a substitute for or an addition to forfeiture actions, the Corporation Counsel
may, on behalf of the County, seek enforcement of any and all parts of this Chapter by court actions seeking injunctional
or restraining orders.
4. Stop work. With or without revoking permits, the County may stop work on any development, building, or structure
on any land on which there is an uncorrected violation of a provision of this Chapter or a violation of a condition or
qualification of a permit, certificate, approval or other authorization previously granted by the County.
5. Other Remedies.
a. No provision of this chapter shall be construed to bar action to enjoin or abate the use or occupancy of any land
or structure as a nuisance under Wisconsin law.
b. In addition to the enforcement powers and remedies specified in this Section, the County may exercise any and
all enforcement powers and remedies granted to it by Wisconsin state law.
6. Cumulative. These remedies are cumulative.
18.920 Enforcement Procedures
1. Investigation and Notice of Violations
a. Zoning Administrator to Enforce Chapter. The Zoning Administrator or designee shall inspect and investigate
compliance of land use activities with the terms of this Chapter.
b. Notice of Violation.
1. The Zoning Administrator or designee shall:
a. inspect and investigate conditions that are or are likely to become a violation (as defined in § 18.910),
and
b. immediately notify the parties responsible and potentially liable pursuant to § 18.910 of the detected
violation, and
c. is authorized to report the violation to the Corporation Counsel and to sign a complaint.
2. Contents of Notice of Violation. The notice of violation shall include:
a. The person(s) responsible for the violation,
b. The nature of the violation,
c. A demand that the condition that is alleged to constitute the present or potential violation be halted,
prevented from occurring or remedied; or
d. A statement that a complaint on the condition and demand for prosecution has been or will be
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transmitted to the Corporation Counsel or enforcement officials, State agencies or both.
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c.Referral for Prosecution.If an enforcement demand is issued under subsection c above and is not complied
with, the Zoning Administrator may file a complaint and demand for prosecution, unless an administrative appeal
is commenced and a stay order is issued pursuant to § 18.740.
2. Prosecution
a. The Corporation Counsel shall prosecute violations of this chapter reported by the Zoning Administrator.
b. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent private prosecutions of violations pursuant to Wis. Stat. §
59.69(11) or other sections of the Wisconsin Statutes or common law.
18.925 Revocation of Permit or Approval
1. Permits
a. A permit may be revoked by the official issuing the permit at any time prior to the completion of the use, building,
structure or sign for which the permit was issued, when any of the following conditions are present:
1. There is departure from the plans, specifications or conditions as required under the terms of the permit,
2. The permit was procured by false representation, or
3. The permit was issued by mistake, or
4. Any provision of this Chapter is being violated.
b. Written notice of the revocation shall be:
1. served upon the owner, the owner's agent or contractor, or upon any person employed in the building or
structure for which the permit was issued, or
2. posted in a prominent location on the property, or
3. sent by certified mail.
c. Where notice of revocation is served or posted, no further construction or use of the property shall proceed.
d. Any revocation of a permit may be appealed to the Board of Adjustment as provided in § 18.755.
2. Conditional Use Permit, Variance or Appeal. Where a conditional use, appeal or variance is approved subject to
specified conditions and where those conditions are not complied with, the Board of Adjustment may conduct a hearing
following procedures similar to those followed in considering the granting of the a conditional use, appeal or variance.
Finding of noncompliance with the conditions originally imposed is grounds for revocation.
18.1000 DEFINITIONS
Unless specifically defined, words and phrases in this ordinance shall have their common law meaning and shall be applied
in accordance with their common usage. Words used in the present tense include the future, the singular number includes
the plural and the plural number includes the singular. The word "may" is permissive, "shall" is mandatory and is not
discretionary.
A Zones: Those areas shown on the Official Floodplain Zoning Map which would be inundated by the regional flood. These
areas may be numbered or unnumbered A Zones. The A Zones may or may not be reflective of flood profiles, depending
on the availability of data for a given area.
AH Zone
AO Zone: See "Area of Shallow Flooding"
Accessory Structure or Use: A facility, structure, building or use which is accessory or incidental to the principal use of
a property, structure or building.
Alteration: An enhancement, upgrading or substantial change or modifications other than an addition or repair to a
dwelling or to electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and other systems within a structure.
Area of Shallow Flooding Flood Insurance Rate
Map (FIRM) with a 1 percent or greater annual chance of flooding to an average depth of 1 to 3 feet where a clearly defined
channel does not exist, where the path of flooding is unpredictable, and where velocity flood may be evident. Such flooding
is characterized by ponding or sheet flow.
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Base Flood: Means the flood having a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year, as published
by FEMA as part of a FIS and depicted on a FIRM.
Basement: Any enclosed area of a building having its floor sub-grade, i.e., below ground level, on all sides.
Building: See Structure.
Bulkhead Line: A geographic line along a reach of navigable water that has been adopted by a municipal ordinance and
approved by the Department pursuant to s. 30.11, Stats., and which allows limited filling between this bulkhead line and
the original ordinary highwater mark, except where such filling is prohibited by the floodway provisions of this ordinance.
Campground: Any parcel of land which is designed, maintained, intended or used for the purpose of providing sites for
nonpermanent overnight use by 4 or more camping units, or which is advertised or represented as a camping area.
Camping Unit: Any portable device, no more than 400 square feet in area, used as a temporary shelter, including but not
limited to a camping trailer, motor home, bus, van, pick-up truck, or tent that is fully licensed, if required, and ready for
highway use.
Certificate of Compliance: A certification that the construction and the use of land or a building, the elevation of fill or
the lowest floor of a structure is in compliance with all of the provisions of this ordinance.
Channel: A natural or artificial watercourse with definite bed and banks to confine and conduct normal flow of water.
Crawlways or Crawl Space: An enclosed area below the first usable floor of a building, generally less than five feet in
height, used for access to plumbing and electrical utilities.
Deck: An unenclosed exterior structure that has no roof or sides, but has a permeable floor which allows the infiltration of
precipitation.
Department: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Development: Any artificial change to improved or unimproved real estate, including, but not limited to, the construction
of buildings, structures or accessory structures; the construction of additions or alterations to buildings, structures or
accessory structures; the repair of any damaged structure or the improvement or renovation of any structure, regardless
of percentage of damage or improvement; the placement of buildings or structures; subdivision layout and site preparation;
mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations; the storage, deposition or extraction of materials
or equipment; and the installation, repair or removal of public or private sewage disposal systems or water supply facilities.
Dryland Access: A vehicular access route which is above the regional flood elevation and which connects land located in
the floodplain to land outside the floodplain, such as a road with its surface above regional flood elevation and wide enough
for wheeled rescue and relief vehicles.
Encroachment: Any fill, structure, equipment, use or development in the floodway.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): The federal agency that administers the National Flood Insurance
Program.
FloodInsurance Rate Map (Firm): A map of a community on which the Federal Insurance Administration has delineated
both the floodplain and the risk premium zones applicable to the community. This map can only be amended by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency.
Flood or Flooding: A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas caused
by one of the following conditions:
The overflow or rise of inland waters;
The rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source;
The inundation caused by waves or currents of water exceeding anticipated cyclical levels along the shore of Lake
Michigan or Lake Superior; or
The sudden increase caused by an unusually high water level in a natural body of water, accompanied by a severe
storm, or by an unanticipated force of nature, such as a seiche, or by some similarly unusual event.
Flood Frequency: The probability of a flood occurrence which is determined from statistical analyses. The frequency of a
particular flood event is usually expressed as occurring, on the average once in a specified number of years or as a percent
(%) chance of occurring in any given year.
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Floodfringe: That portion of the floodplainoutside of the floodwaywhich is covered by floodwaters during the regional
flood and associated with standing water rather than flowing water.
Flood Hazard Boundary Map: A map designating approximate flood hazard areas. Flood hazard areas are designated as
unnumbered A Zones and do not contain floodway lines or regional flood elevations. This map forms the basis for both the
regulatory and insurance aspects of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) until superseded by a Flood Insurance
Study and a Flood Insurance Rate Map.
Flood Insurance Study: A technical engineering examination, evaluation, and determination of the local flood hazard
areas. It provides maps designating those areas affected by the regional flood and provides both flood insurance rate zones
and base flood elevations and may provide floodway lines. The flood hazard areas are designated as numbered and
unnumbered A Zones. Flood Insurance Rate Maps, that accompany the Flood Insurance Study, form the basis for both the
regulatory and the insurance aspects of the National Flood Insurance Program.
Floodplain: Land which has been or may be covered by flood water during the regional flood. It includes the floodway
and the floodfringe, and may include other designated floodplain areas for regulatory purposes.
Floodplain Island: A natural geologic land formation within the floodplain that is surrounded, but not covered, by
floodwater during the regional flood.
Floodplain Management: Policy and procedures to insure wise use of floodplains, including mapping and engineering,
mitigation, education, and administration and enforcement of floodplain regulations.
Flood Profile: A graph or a longitudinal profile line showing the relationship of the water surface elevation of a flood event
to locations of land surface elevations along a stream or river.
Floodproofing: Any combination of structural provisions, changes or adjustments to properties and structures, water and
sanitary facilities and contents of buildings subject to flooding, for the purpose of reducing or eliminating flood damage.
FloodProtection Elevation: An elevation of two feet of freeboard above the Regional Flood Elevation. (Also see:
FREEBOARD.)
FloodStorage: Those floodplain areas where storage of floodwaters has been taken into account during analysis in
reducing the regional flood discharge.
Floodway: The channel of a river or stream and those portions of the floodplain adjoining the channel required to carry
the regional flood discharge.
Freeboard: A safety factor expressed in terms of a specified number of feet above a calculated flood level. Freeboard
compensates for any factors that cause flood heights greater than those calculated, including ice jams, debris accumulation,
wave action, obstruction of bridge openings and floodways, the effects of watershed urbanization, loss of flood storage
areas due to development and aggregation of the river or stream bed.
Habitable Structure: Any structure or portion thereof used or designed for human habitation.
Hearing Notice: Publication or posting meeting the requirements of Ch. 985, Stats. For appeals, a Class 1 notice, published
once at least one week (7 days) before the hearing, is required. For all zoning ordinances and amendments, a Class 2
notice, published twice, once each week consecutively, the last at least a week (7 days) before the hearing. Local ordinances
or bylaws may require additional notice, exceeding these minimums.
High Flood Damage Potential: Damage that could result from flooding that includes any danger to life or health or any
significant economic loss to a structure or building and its contents.
Highest Adjacent Grade: The highest natural elevation of the ground surface prior to construction next to the proposed
walls of a structure.
Historic Structure: Any structure that is either:
Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior
as meeting the requirements for individual listing on the National Register;
Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as contributing to the historical significance of a
registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined by the Secretary to qualify as a registered historic
district;
Individually listed on a state inventory of historic places in states with historic preservation programs which have been
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Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places in communities with historic preservation programs that have
been certified either by an approved state program, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior; or by the Secretary
of the Interior in states without approved programs.
Increase in Regional Flood Height: A calculated upward rise in the regional flood elevation greater than 0.00 foot,
based on a comparison of existing conditions and proposed conditions which is directly attributable to development in the
floodplain but not attributable to manipulation of mathematical variables such as roughness factors, expansion and
contraction coefficients and discharge.
Land Use: Any nonstructural use made of unimproved or improved real estate. (Also see DEVELOPMENT.)
Lowest Adjacent Grade: Elevation of the lowest ground surface that touches any of the exterior walls of a building.
Lowest Floor: The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement). An unfinished or flood resistant
enclosure, usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access or storage in an area other than a basement area is not
loor; provided that such enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of
the applicable non-elevation design requirements of 44 CFR 60.3.
Maintenance: The act or process of restoring to original soundness, including redecorating, refinishing, nonstructural
repairs, or the replacement of existing fixtures, systems or equipment with equivalent fixtures, systems or structures.
Manufactured Home: A structure transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and is
designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation when connected to required utilities. The term "manufactured
home" includes a mobile home but does not include a "mobile recreational vehicle."
Mobile/Manufacture Home Park, Expansion to Existing: The preparation of additional sites by the construction of
facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed. This includes installation of utilities,
construction of streets and either final site grading, or the pouring if concrete pads.
Mobile Recreational Vehicle: A vehicle which is built on a single chassis, 400 square feet or less when measured at the
largest horizontal projection, designed to be self-propelled, carried or permanently towable by a licensed, light-duty vehicle,
is licensed for highway use if registration is required and is designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling, but as
temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel or seasonal use. Manufactured homes that are towed or carried
onto a parcel of land, but do not remain capable of being towed or carried, including park model homes, do not fall within
the definition of "mobile recreational vehicles."
Model, Corrected Effective: A hydraulic engineering model that corrects any errors that occur in the Duplicate Effective
Model, adds any additional cross sections to the Duplicate Effective Model, or incorporates more detailed topographic
information than that used in the current effective model.
Model, Duplicate Effective: A copy of the hydraulic analysis used in the effective FIS and referred to as the effective
model.
Model, Effective: The hydraulic engineering model that was used to produce the current effective Flood Insurance Study.
Model, Existing (Pre-Project): A modification of the Duplicate Effective Model or Corrected Effective Model to reflect
any man made modifications that have occurred within the floodplain since the date of the effective model but prior to the
construction of the project for which the revision is being requested. If no modification has occurred since the date of the
effective model, then this model would be identical to the Corrected Effective Model or Duplicate Effective Model.
Model, Revised (Post-Project): A modification of the Existing or Pre-Project Conditions Model, Duplicate Effective Model
or Corrected Effective Model to reflect revised or post-project conditions.
Municipality or Municipal: The county, city or village governmental units enacting, administering and enforcing this
zoning ordinance.
NAVD or North American Vertical Datum: Elevations referenced to mean sea level datum, 1988 adjustment.
NGVD of National Geodetic Vertical Datum: Elevations referenced to mean sea level datum, 1929 adjustment.
New Construction: For floodplain management purposes, "new construction" means structures for which the start of
construction commenced on or after the effective date of floodplain zoning regulations adopted by this community and
includes any subsequent improvements to such structures. For the purpose of determining flood insurance rates, it includes
any structures for which the "start of construction" commenced on or after the effective date of an initial FIRM or after
December 31, 1974, whichever is later, and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures.
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Non-Flood Disaster: A fire or an ice storm, tornado, windstorm, mudslide or other destructive act of nature, but excludes
flood.
Nonconforming Structure: An existing lawful structure or building which is not in conformity with the dimensional or
structural requirements of this ordinance for the area of the floodplain which it occupies. (For example, an existing
residential structure in the floodfringe district is a conforming use. However, if the lowest floor is lower than the flood
protection elevation, the structure is nonconforming.)
Nonconforming Use: An existing lawful use or accessory use of a structure or building which is not in conformity with
the provisions of this ordinance for the area of the floodplain which it occupies. (Such as a residence in the floodway.)
Obstruction to Flow: Any development which blocks the conveyance of floodwaters such that this development alone or
together with any future development will cause an increase in regional flood height.
Official Floodplain Zoning Map: That map, adopted and made part of this ordinance, as described in s. 1.5(2), which
has been approved by the Department and FEMA.
Open Space Use: Those uses having a relatively low flood damage potential and not involving structures.
Ordinary High Water Mark: The point on the bank or shore up to which the presence and action of surface water is so
continuous as to leave a distinctive mark such as by erosion, destruction or prevention of terrestrial vegetation,
predominance of aquatic vegetation, or other easily recognized characteristic.
Person: An individual, or group of individuals, corporation, partnership, association, municipality or state agency.
Private Sewage System: A sewage treatment and disposal system serving one structure with a septic tank and soil
absorption field located on the same parcel as the structure. It also means an alternative sewage system approved by the
Department of Safety and Professional Services, including a substitute for the septic tank or soil absorption field, a holding
tank, a system serving more than one structure or a system located on a different parcel than the structure.
Public Utilities: Those utilities using underground or overhead transmission lines such as electric, telephone and telegraph,
and distribution and collection systems such as water, sanitary sewer and storm sewer.
Reasonably Safe From Flooding: Means base flood waters will not inundate the land or damage structures to be
removed from the floodplain and that any subsurface waters related to the base flood will not damage existing or proposed
buildings.
Regional Flood: A flood determined to be representative of large floods known to have occurred in Wisconsin. A regional
flood is a flood with a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year, and if depicted on the FIRM,
the RFE is equivalent to the BFE.
Start of Construction: The date the building permit was issued, provided the actual start of construction, repair,
reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, placement, or other improvement was within 180 days of the permit date. The actual
start means either the first placement of permanent construction on a site, such as the pouring of slab or footings, the
installation of piles, the construction of columns, or any work beyond initial excavation, or the placement of a manufactured
home on a foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such as clearing, grading and filling, nor
does it include the installation of streets and/or walkways, nor does it include excavation for a basement, footings, piers or
foundations or the erection of temporary forms, nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings,
such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure. For an alteration, the actual start
of construction means the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor or other structural part of a building, whether or not that
alteration affects the external dimensions of the building.
Structure: Any manmade object with form, shape and utility, either permanently or temporarily attached to, placed upon
or set into the ground, stream bed or lake bed, including, but not limited to, roofed and walled buildings, gas or liquid
storage tanks, bridges, dams and culverts.
Subdivision: Has the meaning given in Wis. Stat. § 236.02(12).
Substantial Damage: Damage of any origin sustained by a structure, whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its
pre-damaged condition would equal or exceed 50 percent of the equalized assessed value of the structure before the
damage occurred.
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Substantial Improvement: Any repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition or improvement of a buildingor structure,
the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the equalized assessed value of the structure before the improvement or
repair is started. If the structure has sustained substantial damage, any repairs are considered substantial improvement
regardless of the work performed. The term does not, however, include either any project for the improvement of a building
required to correct existing health, sanitary or safety code violations identified by the building official and that are the
minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions; or any alteration of a historic structure provided that the alteration will
Unnecessary Hardship: Where special conditions affecting a particular property, which were not self-created, have made
strict conformity with restrictions governing areas, setbacks, frontage, height or density unnecessarily burdensome or
unreasonable in light of the purposes of the ordinance.
Variance: An authorization by the Board of Adjustment for the construction or maintenance of a building or structure in a
manner which is inconsistent with dimensional standards (not uses) contained in the floodplain zoning ordinance.
Violation: The failure of a structure or other development to be fully compliant with the floodplain zoning ordinance. A
structure or other development without required permits, lowest floor elevation documentation, floodproofing certificates
or required floodway encroachment calculations is presumed to be in violation until such time as that documentation is
provided.
Watershed: The entire region contributing runoff or surface water to a watercourse or body of water.
Water Surface Profile: A graphical representation showing the elevation of the water surface of a watercourse for each
position along a reach of river or stream at a certain flood flow. A water surface profile of the regional flood is used in
regulating floodplain areas.
Well: means an excavation opening in the ground made by digging, boring, drilling, driving or other methods, to obtain
groundwater regardless of its intended use.
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ST. CROIX COUNTY
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
The St. Croix County Community Development Committee will hold a public hearing on Thursday,
February 17, 2022, at 5:00 PM, or shortly thereafter, at the St. Croix County Government Center,
County Board Room, 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin, to consider proposed
amendments to the St. Croix County Code of Ordinances, Land Use and Development, Chapter
17.40, Floodplain Overlay District to reflect the following:
1) Subchapter IV, Section 17.40, Floodplain Overlay District is repealed and recreated as
Chapter 18 Floodplain Zoning.
The purpose of the proposed floodplain zoning ordinance revision is to meet state and federal
law requirements. Updates include reorganization and creation as a stand-alone ordinance;
hydraulic and hydrologic studies to analyze development added; hydraulic standards clarified; and
various standards added or removed for Floodfringe, nonconforming uses & structures and
variances. These revisions govern development in mapped floodplain areas in all unincorporated
areas of St. Croix County. The proposed regulations are intended to protect life, health and
property in floodplain areas and will govern uses permitted in mapped floodplains. Activities such
as dredging, filling, excavating and construction of buildings are generally allowed, but may be
restricted according to which flood zone the property is in.
A copy of the proposed ordinance is on file at the office of the St. Croix County Community
Development Department at 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin. The proposed
ordinance is also available on the county website (www.sccwi.gov section).
Interested parties may submit written or oral comments on this matter any time prior to the
hearing or at the hearing. Please submit written comments, by mail, email or in person as
follows:
Mail/In Person: St. Croix County, Attn: Brett Budrow, Planning & Land Information Administrator,
1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, WI 54016
Email: cdd@sccwi.gov OR brett.budrow@sccwi.gov
By: Dan Hansen, Chair
Community Development Committee
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From: William Tilton
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2022 5:05 PM
To: CDD; Brett Budrow
Cc: Bill William Leo Tilton
Subject: Public comment on proposed Ch 18 Floodplain Draft Encode 2022-02-17
This email originated from an external source. Verify the legitimacy before clicking links or opening attachments.
I see one flaw in the proposed new floodplain ordinance. This has to do with an outmoded
requirement that floodproofing must be done via "fill" in one part of the ordinance, while other
parts acknowledge that floodproofing might be done by other methods.
In 18.415 Standards for Development in the Floodfringe I see the following language:
2. RESIDENTIAL USES a. Any structure, including a manufactured home, which is to be newly
constructed or moved into the floodfringe, shall meet or exceed the following standards. Any
existing structure in the floodfringe must meet the requirements of § 18.600 Nonconforming
Uses. b. All new construction, including placement of manufactured homes, and substantial
improvement of residential structures, shall have the lowest floor elevated to or above the
flood protection elevation on fill. The fill around the structure shall be one foot or more above
the regional flood elevation extending at least 15 feet beyond the limits of the structure. No
area may be removed from the floodfringe district unless it can be shown to meet §
18.145. \[bolding added\]
I believe that this requirement of floodproofing on "fill" including a 15' shoulder is unnecessary
and in conflict with other provisions. See the following contained in section 18.600
NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES, 18.605 General:
g. For nonconforming buildings that are substantially damaged or destroyed by a nonflood
disaster, the repair or reconstruction of any such nonconforming building shall be permitted in
order to restore it to the size and use in effect prior to the damage event, provided that the
following minimum requirements are met and all required permits have been granted prior to
the start of construction:
1. Residential Structures
a. Shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the flood protection
elevation using fill, pilings, columns, posts or perimeter walls. Perimeter walls must meet the
requirements of § 18.760.2
I had extensive personal experience dealing with the St. Croix County Zoning/Community Development
office on this issue. I provided proof from a structural engineer that adequate floodproofing (even
superior to fill) may be accomplished by a sufficiently strong foundation. And, as section 18.605 g
acknowledges, sufficient floodproofing can also be done via pilings or columns or posts. This is
consistent with FEMA regulations, which in fact discourage floodproofing via fill in favor of pilings, posts,
columns or perimeter walls. In fact, my own property on the St Croix River provided an excellent
example of how floodproofing via fill would be extremely counterproductive to shoreland
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preservation. I suggest that section 18.415 be amended to include language like "floodproofing of
existing structures may be accomplished via fill, pilings, columns, posts or perimeter walls provided that
plans therefore are approved by a registered architect or structural engineer" or something similar.
Submitted with respect,
Bill Tilton
c: 612-867-7473
o: 651-224-7687
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Resolution No.
RESOLUTION OF COMMITMENT AND SUPPORT FOR THE
WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (WISDOT) 2022-
2026 TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM (TAP) GRANT
APPLICATION TO CONSTRUCT THE HIGHWAY 35 OFF-ROAD TRAIL
- PHASE II
COVER MEMO
TO: County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ken Witt, County Administrator
Ellen Denzer, Director, Community Development
DATE: March 1, 2022
AGENDA ITEM: Resolution of Commitment and Support for the Wisconsin Department of
Transportation (WISDOT) 2022-2026 Transportation Alternatives Program
(TAP) Grant Application to Construct the Highway 35 Off-Road Trail -
Phase II
______________________________________________________________________________
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Community Development Department is aware of a highly competitive grant program
through the Wisconsin Department of Transportation called the Transportation Alternatives
Program (TAP), which funds bicycle and pedestrian projects at an 80% grant, 20% local match.
Project funds are available every four years. This program is for the 2022-2026 award cycle. In
2014, St. Croix County successfully secured a TAP Grant for funding of the {Ʒ͵ /Ʃƚźǣ /ƚǒƓƷǤ .źĭǤĭƌĻ
ğƓķ tĻķĻƭƷƩźğƓ tƌğƓ͵ In 2020, St. Croix County secured TAP grant funding for Phase I of the
Highway #35 off-road trail. This project is in the design/engineering stage with construction
anticipated in 2023/2024.
In May of 2017, the St. Croix Count Board approved the ЋЉЊА {Ʒ͵ /Ʃƚźǣ /ƚǒƓƷǤ .źĭǤĭƌĻ ğƓķ
tĻķĻƭƷƩźğƓ tƌğƓ with significant public input over a two-year span. The plan includes a variety of
recommendations for new and enhanced bikeway and pedestrian trail facilities and identifies
several priority corridors based on the significance of their impact on local and regional
connectivity as well as stakeholder and public input. One such corridor is the Highway 35 Off-
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Road Trail. This Phase II trail corridor project is being pursued for this grant application cycle. The
project would be built within existing Highway 35 right-of-way from Eckert Blufflands Park/Old
Highway 35 to County Road V/River Road as an off-road trail and on-road striping with bicycle
signage along River Road eastward to Willow River State Park (see attached maps).
The proposed Phase II STH 35 trail will be 1.23 miles in length for the off-road trail portion and
0.98 miles for the on-road striping and signage along River Road. The project will allow residents
in North Hudson and the Towns of Hudson and St. Joseph safer access to community facilities
such as North Hudson Elementary School, a retail/service area at the intersection of Sommers
Street North and STH 35 and various parks including Eckert Blufflands County Park and Willow
River State Park. This trail project will connect to the Phase I project and an existing
sidewalk/bike lane facility that runs southward approximately 8 miles through North Hudson into
the City of Hudson, providing access to library, schools, shopping, and park facilities, and then
runs along the I-94 bridge crossing into Minnesota and south to Afton, Minnesota as an off-road
trail facility.
Additionally, this project phase is a key leg in a larger planned trail system identified in the ЋЉЊА
{Ʒ͵ /Ʃƚźǣ /ƚǒƓƷǤ .źĭǤĭƌĻ ğƓķ tĻķĻƭƷƩźğƓ tƌğƓ͵ One additional future phase (Phase III) of multi-
modal trail/bicycle lanes to the north and east would connect this proposed project to the SCR
Crossing Loop Trail and Main Trailhead in Houlton, WI and the existing St. Croix River Crossing
Loop Trail System that incorporates the new St. Croix River Crossing and the conversion of the
Old Stillwater Lift Bridge to a pedestrian/bicycle facility. This Loop Trail System connects to
the Gateway State Trail (see maps). These destinations and regional connections to various
communities and respective services will promote healthy and safe exercise options.
The cost estimate for this project is $502,250. This amount includes allowance for miscellaneous
and contingencies, design/engineering and construction inspection/oversight. The 20% county
match would be $100,450 and would come from Capital Improvement Fund allocations if the
grant is awarded to St. Croix County.
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Resolution No.
RESOLUTION OF COMMITMENT AND SUPPORT FOR THE
WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (WISDOT) 2022-
2026 TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM (TAP) GRANT
APPLICATION TO CONSTRUCT THE HIGHWAY 35 OFF-ROAD TRAIL
- PHASE II
1 WHEREAS, the Community Development Department has been made aware of a highly
2 competitive grant program through the Wisconsin Department of Transportation called the
3 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), which funds bicycle and pedestrian trail projects at
4 an 80% grant, 20% local match; and
5
6 WHEREAS, the Highway 35 Off-Road Trail was identified as of one of the top three
7 priority corridors to be completed in the adopted 2017 St. Croix County Bicycle and Pedestrian
8 Plan; and
9
10 WHEREAS, the Community Development Committee discussed and supports the
11 Community Development Department proceeding with the TAP application for funding of the
12 Highway 35 Off-Road Trail - Phase II project; and
13
14 WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors supports the TAP application
15 submitted to WisDOT for the 2022-2026 award cycle in order to construct the Highway 35 Off-
16 Road Trail Phase II; and
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18 WHEREAS, St. Croix County recognizes that WisDOT reimburses project sponsors for
19 the federal share of 80% of the approved TAP project costs. St. Croix County agrees to secure
20 and commit the required 20% match in a Capital Improvement Plan allocation.
21
22 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED if St. Croix County is awarded funding by
23 WisDOT for the 2022-2026 TAP award cycle, the County of St. Croix is authorized to and
24 agrees to accept the award and enter into all necessary agreements with WisDOT for the above
25 referenced project.
26
27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that St. Croix County agrees to comply with all
28 applicable laws, requirements, and regulations as outlined in the WisDOT 2022-2026 TAP
29 application materials.
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Legal Fiscal Administrative Approvals:
Legal Note:
Fiscal Impact: The County match will be 20% estimated at $100,450
02/17/22
02/17/22Community Development CommitteeRECOMMENDED
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NPWFS;Scott Counter, Supervisor
TFDPOEFS;Judy Achterhof, Supervisor
BZFT;Schachtner, Anderson, Counter, Hansen, Achterhof
FYDVTFE;Dick Hesselink
Vote Confirmation.
St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call -Vote Requirement Majority of Supervisors Present
Cindy Campbell, County Clerk
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2021 ANNUAL REPORT
ST. CROIX COUNTY ADMINISTR
A.!Mission Statement: Implement the vision of the County Board of Supervisors through
leadership, support, and direction of county departments.
B.!Summary of Responsibilities: The County Administrat Office ensures all
department
C.!Program Summary: County Administration shares in all departmental programs.
D.!Workplan / Objectives Achieved:
Work Plan Item 1: Create a financing and timing plan for implementing the
Government Center project per the Space Needs Study.
In Progress: Government Center Building Subcommittee work continues.
The Government Center Building Subcommittee was created in January 2021 by the
Administration Committee. The first meeting was held March 24, 2021 and the members
have been meeting monthly. Membership is made up 6 County Board Supervisors, the
Presiding Judge, staff from IT, Facilities, Administration and Highway. The group has been
very diligent in reviewing the 2020 space needs report, especially considering changing
work dynamics with Covid-19. An updated space needs report is due to be completed late
summer by our vendor. Fall of 2021 included review of the updated space needs report,
finalizing financing recommendation and preparing a communication plan for the project.
Work Plan Item 2: Perform a complete Strategic Planning Session to reevaluate
County priorities.
Accomplished: Final Strategic Plan Report presented to the County Board on July 27, 2021
at a Committee of the Whole meeting.
Thank you to all the elected officials, department heads, citizen members and consultants
that participated in this four-month long process. Strategic Planning started in April of
2021, met monthly, with a final Strategic Plan presented on July 27, 2021. County Board
has adopted resolution and department heads created work plans to implement strategic
goals.
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Work Plan Item 3: Create an employee Townhall forum to promote and improve
employee engagement.
Accomplished: Quarterly Employee Townhall series created.
The first Townhall had 153 employees watch live and an additional 43 that watched the
recording the following weeks. The second Townhall event had 135 watch live and we are
still tallying numbers for recorded views. Quarter three we reached 122. Quarter four we
reached 106. We have been able to directly reach about 25% of the workforce with this
communication method.
The Townhall has given us a platform for sharing information with employees and we hope
to continue this dialogue with staff to have an informed workforce. At the Townhalls, we
have covered topics on benefits, Covid-19 response, strategic planning, budgeting
priorities, as well as the chance to introduce new staff members.
Work Plan Item 4: Realign County service delivery in pandemic/post-pandemic
environment.
Accomplished: County services have continued throughout pandemic and as the pandemic
waned in the summer of 2021. We continue to monitor for additional changes with the delta
variant and brace for any upswing in cases.
With the emergency powers granted to the County Administrator from April 2020 to June
2021, the County Administrator made decisions that kept the government running with
remote meetings. Additional policy exceptions were made to ramp up staffing in Public
Health to deal with the crisis, and purchases were made to keep the employees and public
safe.
Evaluation of staffing was done, as all employees started returning to in-person work in
May 2021, the decision was made to keep HHS Economic Support staff remote employees
indefinitely. A couple of other departments have expanded their remote work flexibility
with staff to allow for more remote work, while still trying to balance their in-person work
demands. Some departments have kept their appointment only requirements as it provides
for more efficient use of staff time.
Work Plan Item 5: Find a path for improving broadband in St. Croix County.
In-Progress: St. Croix County was selected as one of six communities in a Broadband
Connectors pilot program in the fall of 2020. The result of that pilot program was the
creation of an RFP for a county-wide broadband assessment. The broadband assessment is
on-going with a fall 2021 completion date. With the County Board reserving three million
dollars of ARPA funds for implementing broadband, St. Croix County is well positioned
for realizing actual broadband improvement.
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E.!Department Budget Status
2021 Budgeted Revenues $452,115 2021 Actual Revenues $452,261
2021 Budgeted Expenses $452,115 2021 Actual Expenses $334,680
2021 Budgeted Levy $451,315 2021 Actual Levy $451,315
F.!Other Accomplishments: Negotiated successor union contract agreement that is helping
with Sheriff staffing issues. Continued downward trend on tax levy rate. Restructured
administrative positions and filled the Administrative Assistant to the County Administrator
position.
G.!Issues, Concerns and Restraints: Staffing has become a concern to retain and to recruit
staff. Inflation is causing wage pressure to remain competitive in our local market, further
straining our limited fiscal resources.
H.!Workplan and Objectives for 2022:
1. Strategic Planning: Work with Department Heads to create departmental work plans.
2. Broadband: Implement study findings.
3. Facilities: Guide Government Center building project through the review process to the
level of County Board support.
4. Employees: Create plan to improve hiring effectiveness for entry level and seasonal
employees along with improved employee advancement opportunities.
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2021 Annual Report
ST. CROIX COUNTY HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
Mission Statement
To provide leadership and guidance in the development, implementation, and equitable administration of policies and
practices, which add value to St. Croix County and its employees, elected officials and department heads. The Human
Resources Department strives for improved employee welfare, empowerment, growth, and retention, while assuring
compliance with County policies, labor contracts, and all other federal and state personnel management regulations.
Summary of Responsibilities
Promoting teamwork, encouraging open transparent communication, embracing change and innovation, championing
employee training and development, evaluating human resources policies, programs, and practices, consulting on
employee relations, modeling leadership, partnering to create strategy around recruitment and retention, and
producing quality results.
Program Summary
Human Resources supports and provides consultation to all departments in the areas of recruiting, hiring, onboarding,
training and development, employee relations, compensation, performance management, personnel policy and
procedure compliance, and benefits administration.
Goals / Objectives Achieved
Arranged and/or facilitated quarterly leadership trainings:
Mindfulness with our EAP provider ReaLiving
Wearing the C: Leadership Lessons from the Greatest Captains and Coaches in Sports with Ross Bernstein
Eight Ways to Wellness with UW Extension
Leadership and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with Jason Jackson
Completed over 75% of the Personnel and Policy Handbook project.
Went fully live and functional with the new applicant tracking module in OracleOracle Recruitment Cloud
(ORC)
Offered three all staff training/facilitated sessions
ng relationships through life-lessons of integrity and accountability from the
sports world to the business world with Ross Bernstein
Getting Real with Your Goals with our EAP ReaLiving
Dancing with Stress with our EAP ReaLiving
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Partnered with managers to evaluate positions and recruitment needs and identify creative solutions.
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Department Budget Status
$547,117
2021 Budgeted Revenues $547,117 2021 Actual Revenues
$421,532
2021 Budgeted Expenses $547,117 2020 Actual Expenses
2021 Budgeted Levy $547,117 2020 Actual Levy $547,117
Grants Received for 2021
N/A
Other Accomplishments /Activities
Hired and trained two new Human Resources team members.
Began streamlining and improving onboarding and offboarding processes.
Issues, Concerns and Restraints
Managing through the COVID-19 pandemic to include assisting staff on navigating through the nuances of
remote work, federal leaves, quarantining, social distancing, and related.
Managing day to day workload while still being able to dedicate time to projects and new initiatives.
Improving recruitment and retention in challenging areas.
Staying competitive in the market in the areas of salary, benefits/perks, career development, and promotional
opportunities that meet the needs/desires of all generations in the workforce.
Goals and Objectives for Current Year 2022
Continue to enhance our employee onboarding and offboarding processes by developing guides for managers
and employees.
Finalize the Human Resources Personnel and Policy Handbook project.
Continue to provide quarterly leadership development and training opportunities.
Provide quarterly all staff training opportunities.
Partner with the County Administrator, Public Information Officer, and Department Heads on ways to
recognize and show appreciation to staff.
Develop a DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) Program for the County.
Utilize Laserfiche for all new hires personnel records and complete the conversion of existing personnel
records from paper to Laserfiche.
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HR 2021 Annual Report
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Employee Related Statistics
Recruitment:
Total Requisitions: 119
Total Applications: 1,568
o Internal: 97 (6.2%)
o External: 1,471 (93.8%)
Total Hires: 139
NOTE:The difference in recruitments to total hires is due to variables such as one recruitment/posting with multiple openings, i.e.
nursing staff for the HealthCare Campus, temporary staff for Public Health, and etc.
Total Terminations: 146
o Regular Employees: 108
Voluntary Terms: 105
Resignation: 83
Retirements: 21
Death: 1
Involuntary Terms: 3
Discharge: 3
o Temporary Employees: 38
Voluntary Terms: 38
Note: We sunsettedthe retiree HRA at the end of June.
Note: August is highest month due to seasonals leaving.
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2021 Annual Report
ST. CROIX COUNTY FINANCE DEPARTMENT
Mission Statement
The Finance Department provides a centralized financial management system for general County
government, providing the County Administrator and County Board with financial data and
recommendations that contribute to the making of informed financial decisions for St. Croix County.
Summary of Responsibilities
Accounting for and reporting on financial operations of the County, assist the County Administrator
in preparation of the Annual Budget and Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan, preparation of
monthly financial statements and assist with the annual audit, establish and review the systems of
internal control and manage the financial information system. Accounts Payable staff assures the
timely and accurate payment of nearly a thousand vendors per month. Accounts Receivable staff
prepare $25 million dollars per year of billing for our Health Center Campus, HHS program of
services and Highway intergovernmental agreements. Payroll staff processes $35 million dollars per
year of payroll for 725 employees bi-weekly. In cooperation with the County Treasurer, manage
investments for the County of over $85 million dollars.
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Goals / Objectives Achieved
In 2021, we continued to work with Human Resources and IT to make dozens of improvements to
the system that helped streamline processes and reduced work arounds. These improvements have
enhanced employee user experiences. New reports were created, and existing reports were refined,
improving data output for our auditors and employees. We were able to provide employees on-line
access to their W- in a timely manner.
Department Budget Status
2021 Budgeted Revenue $749,724 2021 Actual Revenue $742,651
2021 Budgeted Expense $749,724 2021 Actual Expense $616,706
2021 Budgeted Tax Levy $729,624 2021 Actual Tax Levy $729,624
Other Accomplishments
Despite Covid-19 and some turnover within the Finance Department, staff completed all required
tasks for 2021. In 2021, the County received over $8 million in ARPA funding. Finance worked with
multiple departments to properly track and submit all the required reports to the US Treasury. This
tracking and reporting will continue for several years.
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Issues, Concerns and Restraints
While we are into the third year of the ERP System, staff continue to be challenged due to the
continuous changes through quarterly updates. Continuing to train staff and keeping updated
policies and procedures is an ongoing challenge. We have several new staff due to turnover which
has affected our progress on the long-term goal of providing additional training to end users on the
ERP system.
Goals and Objectives for Current Year 2022
Continue to refine and improve new ERP system to provide timely and pertinent data to County
Managers and the County Board. Streamline the processes with best practices to improve employee
user experience. Provide additional ERP training for end users and to continue to be an ERP
resource to all departments.
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2021 Annual Report
ST. CROIX COUNTY CORPORATION COUNSEL
Mission Statement:
The goal of the Office of Corporation Counsel is to provide the St. Croix County Board
of Supervisors, committees, and departments with sound legal advice regarding policy-
making, policy implementation, day-to-day operations, as well as strong leadership
and representation in all civil litigation, dispute resolution, and negotiation situations.
Summary of Responsibilities:
A. The St. Croix County Office of Corporation Counsel attends to all civil legal
matters relating to St. Croix County. This includes the following:
1. Interpret the powers and duties of boards, commissions, committees,
departments, employees, and officers of the county.
2. Serve as legal adviser to boards, commissions, committees, departments,
employees, and officers of the county.
3. Update all Ordinances on the sccwi.gov website under County Board of
Supervisors page.
4. Guardianships and protective placements.
A. Wisconsin Statute Chapters 54 and 55.
5. Civil commitments.
A. Wisconsin Statute Chapter 51.
6. Child support enforcement.
A. Serve as the child support enforcement attorney for the Child
Support Agency, pursuant to Wisconsin Statute Chapters 48 and
767.
7. Termination of parental rights.
A. Wisconsin Statute Chapter 48.
8. Land use, zoning, and environmental issues.
9. Ordinance drafting and enforcement.
10. Counsel to the Board of Adjustment.
11. Employment / Labor Relations.
A. This encompasses the following: compliance with state and federal
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employment laws, regulations and rules; legal aspects of hiring,
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discipline and termination; legal aspects of negotiation, mediation
and interest arbitration; legal aspects of grievances, up to and
including arbitration.
12. Contract negotiation, drafting, review, interpretation, and/or enforcement.
13. Tax Deed issues and sale of tax delinquent real estate. In Rem Tax Deed
Foreclosure.
A. Wisconsin Statute Chapter 75.
14. Ethics and conflicts of interest.
A. Render written opinions regarding ethics and conflict of interest
issues.
B. Wisconsin Statute §§ 19.42 19.59.
15. Public records.
A. Wisconsin Statute §§ 19.21 19.39.
16. Open meetings.
A. Wisconsin Statute §§ 19.81 19.98.
17. Real property acquisition / disposal.
A. Handle legal aspects of the purchase and sale of real estate by the
County.
18. Claims against county / officials / employees.
A.
Mutual Insurance Corporation (WMMIC). The scope of liability
protection provided by WMMIC is broad. The Office of Corporation
Counsel oversees and assists outside counsel assigned by WMMIC
to defend covered claims.
B.
Small Claims that are covered by WMMIC.
19. Miscellaneous issues.
A. Election, bankruptcy, intellectual property, parliamentarian,
telecommunications, referenda, and whatever other legal issues that
may arise from time to time.
Program Summary:
The Office of Corporation Counsel provides legal support for all the county programs.
Department Budget Status
2021 Budgeted Revenue $619,691 2021 Actual Revenue $620,050
2021 Budgeted Expenses $619,691 2021 Actual Expenses $547,181
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2021 Budgeted Levy $617,691 2021 Actual Levy $617,691
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Grants Received for 2021:
The Office of Corporation Counsel does not receive any grants to supplement the office
budget, although funds are received by the Child Support Agency and the Children
Services Department for attorney and support staff hours.
Notable Efforts and Accomplishments:
In 2021, the Office of Corporation Counsel continued to represent DHHS in termination
of parental rights cases. The Office of Corporation Counsel represented DHHS in twelve
(12) actions. In all twelve (12) of those cases, the rights of the parents were terminated
allowing twelve (12) children to be eligible for adoption. Hours and expenses spent on
termination of parental rights enforcement are reimbursed by the State of Wisconsin at
39% of and supporhourly productivity rate resulting in
approximately $4,300 of revenue to St. Croix County, which is credited to the Children
Services Department.
In 2021, the Office of Corporation Counsel represented DHHS in forty-six (46)
guardianship and/or protective placement cases. A total of $2,250 was collected as
attorney fees in these cases, which is revenue to St. Croix County. The Office of
Corporation also reviews placement of individuals under protective placement on an
annual basis. In 2021, eighty (80) petitions for annual reviews were filed. In addition,
the Office of Corporation Counsel represented the interests of the public in one-
hundred four (104) involuntary civil commitment cases resulting in seventeen (17)
involuntary commitments or settlement agreements.
Regarding child support establishment and enforcement, the attorneys devoted a total
of 1,140 hours in 2021. Hours spent in child support establishment and enforcement are
reimbursed by the State of Wisconsin at 66% of the
resulting in approximately $60,000 of revenue to St. Croix County, which is credited to
the Child Support Agency.
The Office of Corporation Counsel spends considerable effort in coordinating and
providing legal advice in response to public records requests.
Issues, Concerns, Restraints, and Opportunities:
Increasing demands from departments requesting attorney involvement are as follows:
zoning issues; employee matters; public health issues; public records compliance; open
meetings compliance; and training new staff.
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Goals and Objectives for Current Year 2022:
(1) Fill the vacant Assistant Corporation Counsel position.
(2) Fill the vacant Legal Assistant position.
(3) Provide sound legal advice to the organization of St. Croix County, its elected
officials, department heads, boards and commissions.
(4) Work with departments to process updates to various ordinances throughout the St.
Croix County Code of Ordinances.
(5) Provide updated training to departments and County Board on public records and
open meetings laws.
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