HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdministration 06-04-02ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Buck Malick, Chairman
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Linda Luckey, Chair Administration Committee
COMMITTEE TITLE: Administration Committee
DATE: Tuesday, June 4, 2002
TIME: 9:00 A.M.
LOCATION: Government Center
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING:
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES
NEW BUSINESS:
1. County Board communications
2. Consolidation of departments
3. Committee structure
4. Resolution Regarding Tax Filing
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1. Rules and By -Laws
A. Board of Adjustment
B. Emergency Management/Emergency Communications
2. Statewide Legislative Issues
3. Consent Agenda
4. County Board Goals
5. Election Process
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT
(Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
SUBMITTED BY: Linda Luckey
DATE: May 28, 2002
COPIES TO: County Board Office
County Clerk
News Media/Notice Board
Committee Members
Chairman Malick
Greg Timmerman and Lorin Sather
*ADDITIONS /CHANGES /CORRECTIONS
ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
June 4, 2002
Meeting called to order at 9:00 A.M. by Chair Luckey.
Members Present: Linda Luckey, Tom O'Connell, Julie Speer and Daryl Standafer.
Don Jordan, excused.
Others Present: Veterans' Service Officer Lorin Sather, County Board Chair Clarence
Malick, Corporation Counsel Greg Timmerman, Department on Aging Director Sandy
Gehrmann and Richard Peterson.
Date of Next Meeting: Tuesday, July 2, 2002 9:00 A.M.
Motion by Standafer, 2nd by O'Connell to adopt the agenda as published. Carried.
Motion by Speer, 2nd by Standafer to adopt the May 7, 2002 minutes. Carried.
Rules & BY-Laws/Board of Adiustment: The committee discussed at great length what
to do with filling a vacancy created when a County Board Supervisor does not run for re-
election and his term is not up on the Board of Adjustment. The committee agreed to
suspend the rule for one year, thus not violating the rules and by -laws of the Board of
Supervisors. A resolution will be presented to County Board for their approval.
Supr. Speer felt # 8 on the proposed resolution was incorrect and did not belong on the
resolution. The Board of Adjustment budget is funneled through Planning, Zoning and
Parks and the Board of Adjustment never sees it. Corporation Counsel Timmerman
explained what was meant by #8 and the committee accepted it.
Emergency Management/Emergency Communications: Chair Luckey shared three
responses to letter sent to emergency service providers regarding eliminating citizen
members. After hearing from Board Chair Malick, the committee agreed not to eliminate
the non - supervisory members, but change the rules to read: The Emergency
Management & Communications Committee will be an appointed committee and shall
consist of 5 members who shall be Supervisors, one of which shall be the County Board
Chair and, four ex- officio members: one each from the Sheriff's Department, EMS, fire
and local law enforcement. Motion was made by O'Connell, 2 by Standafer to present
the resolution to County Board for approval. Carried. Two appointed members will have
to be eliminated from the combined committee.
Election Process: Motion by Standafer, 2nd by O'Connell approving a Resolution
amending the Rules and By -Laws regarding the Board election process and presenting it
to the County Board for approval. Motion carried.
Consolidation of Departments: Board Chair Malick presented the idea that when a
vacancy occurs in the position of department head or the next tier below, that the
Administration Committee would recommend what committees should explore the
combining of departments. It was noted that there are two vacancies now — the Deputy
Director of Health and Human Services, and the Deputy Director of the Department on
Aging. The Committee discussed at length the merging of the Department on Aging and
Veterans' Service into the Health & Human Services Committee. The Director of the
Department on Aging, Sandy Gehrmann and Veterans' Service Officer Lorin Sather both
expressed their feelings on this type of department merger. The elderly do not want the
welfare stigma attached to them. By State Statute, the Veterans' Service must be a stand-
alone department. Both departments have many volunteers who help stretch resources
and save the County money. A merger would more than likely decrease the number of
valuable and money saving volunteers. Gehrmann stated that in some counties, Aging
and Long Term have been successfully merged.
A motion was made by Finance in support of the basic concept of considering merging
before filling vacancies. Supr. O'Connell feels this matter should be referred to
Personnel for consideration before the Administration Committee acts on anything. The
committee will refer it to Personnel.
Supr. O'Connell left at 10:15 A.M.
County Board Goals: All County Board Supervisors will have E -Mail service made
available to them.
The Committee checked over the goals which were established at the Goal Setting
Session. The committee decided to work on the following goals: County Administrator
vs. Administrative Coordinator; Identifying State mandates we would like to see
repealed; and, Codification of policies, ordinances, resolutions, etc. for easy access and
tracking.
Resolution Regarding Tax Filiw Chair Malick submitted a rough draft of a resolution
for the Committee to review. Motion by Standafer, 2" by Luckey to present a tax filing
reciprocity resolution to the County Board. The County Clerk's office is to retype the
resolution in the proper format. Carried.
Legislative Issues: No action was taken on the resolutions from Waupaca and
Winnebago Counties.
Consent Agenda: Continue until next meeting. No information from the Administrative
Coordinator.
Committee Structure: Continue until next meeting.
Spingstead Study on Wage Analysis will be an agenda item for the next meeting.
Motion by Standafer, 2" by Speer to adjourn. Carried. Meeting adjourned at 11:09A.M.
Thomas P. O'Connell, Secretary
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