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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-01-2018 County Board Minutes MINUTES BOARD OF SUPERVISORS May 1, 2018 5:00 PM County Board Room-Government Center 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 5:00 PM by Chair Larson INVOCATION OR MOMENT OF SILENCE - REV. DAVID HAAG, HARVESTTIME CHURCH, HUDSON PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived Ed Schachtner St. Croix County Supervisor Present Scott Nordstrand St. Croix County Supervisor Present Lynda Miller St. Croix County Supervisor Present Tom Coulter St. Croix County Supervisor Present Roy Sjoberg St. Croix County Supervisor Present Bob Long St. Croix County Supervisor Present Tammy Moothedan St. Croix County Supervisor Present Dan Fosterling St. Croix County Supervisor Present 5:03 PM Bob Feidler St. Croix County Supervisor Present Dave Ostness St. Croix County Vice Chair Present Roger Larson St. Croix County Chair Present Daniel Hansen St. Croix County Supervisor Present District 13 St. Croix County Excused Andy Brinkman St. Croix County Supervisor Present David Peterson St. Croix County Supervisor Present Paulette Anderson St. Croix County Supervisor Present Judy Achterhof St. Croix County Supervisor Present Shaela Leibfried St. Croix County Supervisor Present William Peavey St. Croix County Supervisor Present OATH OF OFFICE - ST. CROIX COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES Judge Eric Lundell and Judge R. Michael Waterman administered the Oath of Office. PUBLIC COMMENT None CONSENT AGENDA (Unless separation of an item is requested, all will be adopted in one motion.) RESULT: APPROVED \[UNANIMOUS\] MOVER: Tom Coulter, Supervisor SECONDER: Roy Sjoberg, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Scott Nordstrand, Lynda Miller, Tom Coulter, Roy Sjoberg, Bob Long, Tammy Moothedan, Dan Fosterling, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Roger Larson, Daniel Hansen, Andy Brinkman, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Shaela Leibfried, William Peavey EXCUSED: District 13 1. Minutes of Previous Meeting 1. March 6, 2018 5:00 PM 2. Date of Next Meeting - June 5, 2018 5:00 PM 3. Rezonings - none 4. Alterations of County Supervisor District Lines Due to Annexations - none PRESENTATIONS OR RECOGNITIONS 1. Recognition of Departing County Supervisors Chair Larson and County Administrator Patrick Thompson acknowledged departing County Board Supervisors Christopher Babbitt, Scott Nelson and Jill Berke who were present and thanked them for their service on the board. Chris Matter and Ryan Sicard were not present. RESULT: DISCUSSED ELECTION OF OFFICERS 1. Election of Officers - Chair and Vice Chair Supr. Larson requested Corporation Counsel Scott Cox conduct the election of County Board Chair. Supr. Anderson nominated Supr. Larson. Supr. Fosterling nominated Supr. Brinkman. Each nominee responded to three questions pursuant to the County Board Rules and Bylaws and voting by secret ballot was held and tallied. Larson received 11 votes; Brinkman received 7 votes. Larson was elected as Chair and thanked the board. Chair Larson opened nominations for Vice-Chair. Supr. Hansen nominated Supr. Ostness. Supr. Coulter nominated Supr. Brinkman. Voting by secret ballot was held and tallied. Ostness received 10 votes; Brinkman received 8 votes. Ostness was elected as Vice-Chair. RESULT: DISCUSSED APPOINTMENTS 1. County Administrator Appointments of County Board Members to Health and Human Services Board followed by County Board Confirmation County Administrator Thompson explained Wisconsin State Statutes require appointments to the Health and Human Services Board (HHS) by the County Administrator and are subject to County Board approval. There are nine members - six County Board members and three citizen members with 3-year staggered terms. Thompson recommended the following appointments to the HHS Board: 3-year term - Long, Ostness; 2-year term - Anderson, Fosterling; 1-year term - Moothedan, Coulter Citizen members: 3-year term - Deb Rasmussen (reappointed); 2-year term - Heather Logelin (reappointed); 1- year term - vacant - Thompson will bring forward a recommendation at the next County Board meeting. Chair Larson named Supr. Coulter as the convener for the HHS Board organizational meeting. RESULT: APPROVED \[UNANIMOUS\] MOVER: William Peavey, Supervisor SECONDER: Andy Brinkman, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Scott Nordstrand, Lynda Miller, Tom Coulter, Roy Sjoberg, Bob Long, Tammy Moothedan, Dan Fosterling, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Roger Larson, Daniel Hansen, Andy Brinkman, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Shaela Leibfried, William Peavey EXCUSED: District 13 2. County Administrator Appointments to Council on Aging and Disabilities Thompson recommended the following appointments to the Council on Aging and Disabilities: 2-year terms - Supr Anderson (reappointed), Supr. Moothedan and Supr. Feidler. RESULT: APPROVED \[UNANIMOUS\] MOVER: Dave Ostness, Vice Chair SECONDER: Tom Coulter, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Scott Nordstrand, Lynda Miller, Tom Coulter, Roy Sjoberg, Bob Long, Tammy Moothedan, Dan Fosterling, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Roger Larson, Daniel Hansen, Andy Brinkman, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Shaela Leibfried, William Peavey EXCUSED: District 13 ELECTION OF STANDING COMMITTEES 1. Election to Determine Standing Committee Order for Populating County Clerk Campbell explained the process to determine the order to populate the standing committees. Ballots were distributed and tallied. The vote resulted in a tie for first, with the Administration Committee & Community Development Committee each receiving nine votes. Cox explained making the decision using the weighted average method of calculation. Motion by Supr. Brinkman, 2nd by Supr. Coulter to use the weighted average calculation. Carried unanimously. Order: 1st-Administration, 2nd-Community Development, 3rd-Transportation and 4th- Public Protection & Judiciary RESULT: APPROVED \[UNANIMOUS\] MOVER: Andy Brinkman, Supervisor SECONDER: Tom Coulter, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Scott Nordstrand, Lynda Miller, Tom Coulter, Roy Sjoberg, Bob Long, Tammy Moothedan, Dan Fosterling, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Roger Larson, Daniel Hansen, Andy Brinkman, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Shaela Leibfried, William Peavey EXCUSED: District 13 2. Election of Standing Committees Supr. Sjoberg questioned whether they can nominate/elect District 13. Motion by Supr. Sjoberg, 2nd by Supr. Hansen to allow District 13 to be nominated/elected. Carried unanimously. ADMINISTRATION: Nominated: Feidler, Fosterling, Leibfried, Miller, Moothedan, Nordstrand, Peterson and Sjoberg and Brinkman (Brinkman withdrew). Elected: Fosterling, Peterson, Moothedan, Leibfried and Sjoberg. Sjoberg was appointed convener. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE: Nominated: Achterhof, Coulter, District 13, Feidler, Hansen, Schachtner, Sjoberg. Six of the seven received a majority; the nominee with the lowest number of votes was dropped (Sjoberg) and ballots were distributed (round 2). Elected: Schachtner, Coulter, Hansen, District 13 and Achterhof. Achterhof was appointed convener. TRANSPORTATION: Nominated: Feidler, Hansen, Miller, Nordstrand, Ostness, Peavey, Peterson and Schachtner. Elected: Miller, Ostness, Peterson, Peavey and Schachtner. Schachtner was appointed convener. PUBLIC PROTECTION & JUDICIARY: Those not yet elected or appointed to a committee are automatically seated: Nordstrand, Feidler, Brinkman and Larson. Nominated: Achterhof, District 13, Hansen, Leibfried and Miller. Miller received 5 votes, Hansen received 4 votes, District 13, Achterhof and Leibfried received 3 votes each. The three candidates receiving the least votes were dropped from the ballot. Ballots with Miller and Hansen were distributed.. Miller was elected. Larson was appointed convener. Thompson explained the role of the convener. RESULT: APPROVED \[UNANIMOUS\] MOVER: Roy Sjoberg, Supervisor SECONDER: Daniel Hansen, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Scott Nordstrand, Lynda Miller, Tom Coulter, Roy Sjoberg, Bob Long, Tammy Moothedan, Dan Fosterling, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Roger Larson, Daniel Hansen, Andy Brinkman, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Shaela Leibfried, William Peavey EXCUSED: District 13 REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Supr. Coulter requested an investigation to have all committee meetings video recorded. Brief discussion regarding video capabilities at the Highway Facility. COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT OF CORRESPONDENCE AND REZONING REQUESTS None ANNOUNCEMENTS Achterhof announced the St. Croix County May Fair Event and Sale will be held May 12th at the Fairgrounds. ADJOURNMENT A group photo was taken and the meeting adjourned at 7:12 PM.