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NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA
ST. CROIX COUNTY ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
August 5, 2009 9:00 a.m.
Room 1281— Government Center
1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES: July 1, 2009
DATE OF NEXT MEETING — To Be Determined
OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
1. Veterans Services Officer Department Report
a. 2010 Department Budget
2. County Board Rules and By -Laws
3. 19 Member Board Organization
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.
7/28/2009 1:04 PM
• MINUTES OF THE ST. CR.OIX COUNTY ADMINISTRATION COMIVII'flEE
August 5, 2009
Official
Meeting was called to order by Chair King at 9:00 a.m. in Room 1281 of the Government Center in Hudson.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Supervisors Richard King, Esther Wentz, Julie Speer, Daryl Standafer, Gene Ruetz
OTHERS PRESENT: Board Chair Roger Rebholz, Administrative Coordinator Chuck Whiting, UW
Extension Agent Pete Kling, Veteran Services Director Merlin Blaisdell, Norm Matzek
ADOPTION OF AGENDA: Motion by Wentz, 2nd by Ruetz to adopt the agenda, motion carried unanimously.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: September 9, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING: Motion by Speer to approve the minutes from July 1st, 2nd by
Reutz, motion carried unanimously.
NEW AND OLD BUSINESS:
1. Veterans Services Department Report - Blaisdell reported the Northwest Region of Veterans Services Directors will be
meeting in Hudson August 27th. He noted the new GI bill is in effect and his office is working with several veterans on
their eligibility and options. He noted he will have a staff member out for a while in September, and that he has a vacation
planned in October.
a. 2010 Department Budget - Blaisdell presented his budget to the Committee. His department budget had a slight
increase due to wage and benefit changes, and his expectation that transportation costs will increase for getting
veterans over to the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis. He will be trying to reduce travel and will replace grave
flags on a four -year rotating basis. He will also seek donations to supplement the Veteran's Commission fund for
need veterans. He reviewed his 5 and 10% levy reduction options stating that there is little to address other than
personnel costs where reductions would negatively impact the department's ability to serve the veteran population.
2. County Board Rules and By - Laws - There were no rules or by -laws to address by the Committee.
3. 19 Member Board Organization - Pete Kling presented a summary of the Committee's work to date along with
information from other counties' reorganization efforts. The Committee discussed aspects of reorganization, specifically,
adding a second vice chair, methods for selecting an executive or committee chairs, per diems, committee chair selection
options, number of committee members and voting versus appointing committee members or combination thereof. The
Committee discussed presenting a report to the County Board in August and asked Kling to refine the presentation for that
Board meeting. The Committee will ask the Board to consider the issues raised for a decision in September on a
reorganization proposal.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:00 a.m.
Julie Speer, Secretary
Chuck Whiting, Recording Secretary
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