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NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA
ST. CROIX COUNTY ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
March 6, 2009 9:00 a.m.
St. Croix County Government Center Room 1281
1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES: February 7, 2009
DATE OF NEXT MEETING — April 1, 2009
OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
1. Veterans Services Officer Department Report
2. Review of Redistricting Options
3. Committee Structure Options Under a 19 Member Board
4. Review of County Goal Setting Session — Short and Long Term Goals
ADJOURN
(Items may be taken in different order)
** Additions /Changes /Corrections
Items for County Board approval must be submitted to the County Clerk's
office by Wednesday morning preceding a County Board meeting.
3/3/2009 2:53 PM
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• MINUTES OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY ADMINISTRATION COMMMI'1'1'EE
March 6, 2009
Official
Meeting called to order by Vice Chair Ruetz at 9:00 AM.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Esther Wentz, Eugene Ruetz, Julie Speer, Daryl Standafer
MEMBERS ABSENT: Richard King
OTHERS PRESENT: Roger Rebholz, Administrative Coordinator Chuck Whiting, Veteran Services Officer
Merlin Blaisdell, County Clerk Cindy Campbell, Resource Agent Pete Kling, Norman
Matzek,
ADOPTION OF AGENDA: Motion by Wentz, 2nd by Speer to adopt the agenda, motion carried unanimously.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: April 1, 2009 at the Health Center Board Room in New Richmond
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING:
Motion by Standafer to approve the minutes from February 4th, 2nd by Wentz, motion carried unanimously.
NEW AND OLD BUSINESS:
1. Veterans Services Officer Department Report
Blaisdell reported the Veterans Administration now considers ALS to be a service related illness. His office has been
responding to many calls on this and on benefit issues for disable veterans unable to pay their property taxes. Blaisdell will
be attending conferences in Chippewa Falls and Marshfield, and discussed participating in the upcoming Health & Wellness
Fair later this month. He also noted the farewell given to Company B as they moved out last month. HI performance
review will be added to April's agenda in anticipation of a full committee's attendance.
2. Review of Redistricting Options
The Committee reviewed the status of the redistricting option and the public hearing before the Board March 16. Ellen
Denzer will have the presentation ready if needed for the public hearing. Cindy Campbell noted the option approved by
the Committee has been forwarded to the county's municipalities. Speer noted a constituent comment on the plan option;
others have not heard any issues to speak of.
3. Committee Structure Issues Under a 19 Member Board
The Committee reviewed the same committee structure option discussed at the January meeting. Adequate regional
representation, better informed supervisors, committee sizes and citizen input were discussed. Kling noted reorganization
that had taken place in Douglas County and Whiting noted reorganization that had taken plan in Burnett County. The
Committee agreed to distribute the option for general Board awareness and discussion. Whiting will provide copies to
supervisors at the March 16 Board meeting. The Committee agreed approving a structure prior to a new Board taking over
was appropriate, but leaving room for the new Board to develop its own options as well. This issue will be included in the
April Board goal setting session.
4. Review of County Goal Setting Session - Short and Long Term Goals
The Committee, Kling, Campbell and Whiting considered options for the annual April goal setting. The Committee agreed
to review the status of the prior year's strategic initiatives and add committee structure issues under a 19 member Board
organization to the goal setting agenda. The Committee agreed department heads should be present for the goal setting and
set Friday April 24, at 8:30 a.m. in the Government Center Community Room for the goal setting, a time that coincides
with the regular monthly department head meeting.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:01 a.m.
Julie Speer, Secretary
Chuck Whiting, Recording Secretary
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