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Home My WebLink About04-02-2019 County Board Minutes MINUTES BOARD OF SUPERVISORS April 2, 2019 5:00 PM County Board Room-Government Center 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION OR MOMENT OF SILENCE - TIM SACKETT, TRANSPORT FOR CHRIST PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived Ed Schachtner St. Croix County Supervisor Present Jim Endle 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 Buck Malick St. Croix County Supervisor Present Tammy Moothedan St. Croix County Supervisor Present Dan Fosterling St. Croix County Supervisor Present 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 Absent 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 District 18 St. Croix County Absent William Peavey St. Croix County Supervisor Present PUBLIC COMMENT Virginia Drath, Town of Emerald Manure Spill and Manure Digester in Pleasant Valley. Supr. Malick requested for those matters that come before Board of Adjustment to provide any records to Ellen Denzer. CONSENT AGENDA (Unless separation of an item is requested, all will be adopted in one motion.) RESULT: APPROVED \[17 TO 0\] MOVER: Tom Coulter, Supervisor SECONDER: Andy Brinkman, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Jim Endle, Lynda Miller, Tom Coulter, Roy Sjoberg, Buck Malick, Tammy Moothedan, Dan Fosterling, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Roger Larson, Daniel Hansen, Andy Brinkman, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, William Peavey ABSENT: District 13 AWAY: Nancy Hable 1. Minutes of Previous Meeting 1. March 5, 2019 5:00 PM 2. Date of Next Meeting - May 7, 2019 - 5:00 PM 3. Rezonings - none 4. Alterations of County Supervisor District Lines Due to Annexations 1. Resolution Approving Alteration of Supervisory District Boundary - City of New Richmond (Three parcels - zero population) 2. Resolution Approving Alteration of Supervisory District Boundary - Village of Somerset (Plourde Property - 273 Acres) 5. Appointments 1. County Administrator's Re-Appointment of Tammy Moothedan, Tom Coulter and Dr. Paul McGinnis (citizen member) (2019-2022) to the Health and Human Services Board 2. County Administrator's Re-Appointments to the St. Croix County Transit Commission - Sere' Leber, Jacqueline Niccum, Julie Dillon 3. Appointment to the County Library Planning Committee - Deb Walters, Citizen Member 4.Re-Appointment to the Ethics Inquiry Board -Jerry Ries, Citizen -April 2022 6. Approval of Amendments to Town Zoning Ordinances - none 7. Any Other Item Deemed Routine by the County Board Chair PRESENTATIONS OR RECOGNITIONS 1. Proclamation Recognizing National Telecommunicator Week in St. Croix County Supr. Brinkman announced National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week and introduced Emergency Communications Manager Terry Andersen who introduced staff present. Motion by Coulter, 2nd by Sjoberg to accept the proclamation. RESULT: APPROVED \[17 TO 0\] MOVER: Tom Coulter, Supervisor SECONDER: Roy Sjoberg, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Jim Endle, Lynda Miller, Tom Coulter, Roy Sjoberg, Buck Malick, Tammy Moothedan, Dan Fosterling, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Roger Larson, Daniel Hansen, Andy Brinkman, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, William Peavey ABSENT: District 13 AWAY: Nancy Hable ANNUAL DEPARTMENT REPORTS 1. Finance Department Annual Department Report - Ken Witt Finance Department annual department report by Assistant County Administrator - Finance Director Ken Witt. RESULT: DISCUSSED COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT 1. Financial Report for February 2019 Review of financial reports by County Administrator Patrick Thompson. RESULT: DISCUSSED BUSINESS 1. Appointment of County Board Supervisor District 18 Order drawn to speak by County Clerk Campbell: 1st: Nancy Hable; 2nd: Shelly Tomtschik; 3rd: Lance Van Damme. Tomtschik withdrew her application. Ballots were distributed: Hable - 10; Van Damme - 7. Hable signed the oath of office. RESULT: DISCUSSED 2. Resolution Designating Work Zone Awareness Week RESULT: ADOPTED \[UNANIMOUS\] MOVER: William Peavey, Supervisor SECONDER: Dave Ostness, Vice Chair AYES: Ed Schachtner, Jim Endle, Lynda Miller, Tom Coulter, Roy Sjoberg, Buck Malick, Tammy Moothedan, Dan Fosterling, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Roger Larson, Daniel Hansen, Andy Brinkman, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Nancy Hable, William Peavey ABSENT: District 13 3. Resolution Approving Grant Application for the Snowmobile Trail Aids Program RESULT: ADOPTED \[UNANIMOUS\] MOVER: Daniel Hansen, Supervisor SECONDER: Tom Coulter, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Jim Endle, Lynda Miller, Tom Coulter, Roy Sjoberg, Buck Malick, Tammy Moothedan, Dan Fosterling, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Roger Larson, Daniel Hansen, Andy Brinkman, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Nancy Hable, William Peavey ABSENT: District 13 4. Resolution Approving Application and Administration of Targeted Runoff Management Grants RESULT: ADOPTED \[UNANIMOUS\] MOVER: Tom Coulter, Supervisor SECONDER: Daniel Hansen, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Jim Endle, Lynda Miller, Tom Coulter, Roy Sjoberg, Buck Malick, Tammy Moothedan, Dan Fosterling, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Roger Larson, Daniel Hansen, Andy Brinkman, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Nancy Hable, William Peavey ABSENT: District 13 5. Resolution Amending Budget 2019 (1) Explanation by County Administrator Thompson showing the correction to the Health Insurance Fund to more accurately reflect how the fund operates. RESULT: ADOPTED \[UNANIMOUS\] MOVER: David Peterson, Supervisor SECONDER: Dave Ostness, Vice Chair AYES: Ed Schachtner, Jim Endle, Lynda Miller, Tom Coulter, Roy Sjoberg, Buck Malick, Tammy Moothedan, Dan Fosterling, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Roger Larson, Daniel Hansen, Andy Brinkman, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Nancy Hable, William Peavey ABSENT: District 13 6. Resolution Updating County Board Rules and Bylaws Motion by Peterson, 2nd by Sjoberg to approve. Discussion regarding eliminating the chair to read public comments. Motion by Hansen, 2nd by Brinkman to amend the resolution to leave the public comment section as is and have the chair read public comments. Explanation by Corporation Counsel Scott Cox. Chair Larson confirmed a yes vote eliminates the change; a no vote keeps the suggested change. Vote on amendment failed: Yes - 4; No - 14 (Ayes: Schachtner, Malick, Hansen, Brinkman). Motion by Sjoberg, 2nd by Moothedan to amend the resolution to move all County Board regular monthly meetings to a 5:00 p.m. start time. Chair Larson confirmed a yes vote approves the amendment; a no vote keeps the current schedule the same. Vote on amendment failed: Yes - 6; No - 12 (Ayes: Endle, Miller, Sjoberg, Moothedan, Ostness, Brinkman) Fosterling asked for future consideration of meeting on Mondays. RESULT: ADOPTED \[17 TO 1\] MOVER: David Peterson, Supervisor SECONDER: Roy Sjoberg, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Jim Endle, Lynda Miller, Tom Coulter, Roy Sjoberg, Buck Malick, Tammy Moothedan, Dan Fosterling, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Roger Larson, Daniel Hansen, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Nancy Hable, William Peavey NAYS: Andy Brinkman ABSENT: District 13 REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Achterhof requested monthly updates on County Supervisor District 13 status. Cox stated he will send written updates. Achterhof commented on the 980 predator release situation in County Supervisor District 17 and stated she was not aware of it. Sjoberg requested reviewing Health Insurance funding sooner than later per former Supervisor Nordstrand's request. Sjoberg requested a report on the status of the current McGrath Study and related expenses. COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT OF CORRESPONDENCE AND REZONING REQUESTS None ANNOUNCEMENTS Ostness reported he, Health and Human Services Director Fred Johnson, Supervisors Malick and Feidler attended the Human Service Day at the Capitol in Madison and heard many positive comments. ADJOURNMENT 6:17 PM