Sauk County Board of Supervisors - October 21, 2025

AGENDA

Notice of Regular Meeting

Sauk County Board of Supervisors

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 – 6:00 p.m.

County Board Meeting Room 326, 3^rd Floor

West Square Building, Baraboo, WI  53913

 

Any person who has a qualifying disability that requires the meeting or materials at the meetings to be in an accessible location or format should contact the Sauk County Clerk’s Office at 608-355-3286, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, exclusive of legal holidays, at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting so that reasonable arrangements can be made to accommodate each request.

1.  CALL TO ORDER AND CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN MEETING LAW

 

2.  ROLL CALL

 

3.  INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

 

4.  ADOPT AGENDA

 

5.  ADOPT MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING   

 

6.  GENERAL CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

1. AGING & DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER COMMITTEE:
   1. 1. Resolution 57-2025 To Honor Susan Blodgett For Over Ten (10) Years Of Service To Sauk County. (Pages 4-5)

 

7.  SCHEDULED APPEARANCES

 

8.  PUBLIC COMMENT 

1. Registration form located on the table in gallery of County Board Room 326 – turn into the County Board Vice Chair.  During Public Comment, any person who is not a member of the body may comment on a specific item or issue that is on the agenda.  Any comments not related to the agenda should be sent to the County Clerk to forward to the County Board. 

 

9.  COMMUNICATIONS (All communications are attached to Granicus)

1. Letter from WI Department of Children & Families, re: The 2024 Certificate of Excellence Award (Received 9/17/2025).
2. Letter from Village of Loganville, re: Support for the Sale of the Former Loganville Elementary School (Received 9/19/2025).
3. Letter from WI Department of Natural Resources, re: Notification of Proposed Revocation of Air Pollution Control Permit(s) (Received 10/8/2025).
4. Letter from Western Technical College, re: Notification of a Member Vacancy on the Western Technical College District Board (Received 10/8/2025). 
5. Letter from La Crosse County, re: Notification of the Western Technical College District Board’s Appointment Committee Meeting (Received 10/8/2025).

 

10.  APPOINTMENTS

1. SAUK COUNTY ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT:
   • Stephanie Beardsley, Finance Director

 

1. FAMILIES COME FIRST/COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY SERVICES COORDINATING COMMITTEE:
   • Isaiah Bostic, New Appointment, Citizen Member

                  2-Year Term: 10/21/2025 to 10/19/2027

 

11.  BILLS

 

12.  CLAIMS  

 

13.  ELECTIONS

 

14.  PROCLAMATIONS

1. LAW ENFORCEMENT & JUDICIARY COMMITTEE:
   1. 1. Resolution 58-2025 Crash Responder Safety Week Proclamation. (Pages 6-7)

 

15.  REPORTS – INFORMATIONAL, NO ACTION REQUIRED

1. 1. Rebecca C. Evert, County Clerk – Rezoning petitions filed with the office of the Sauk County Clerk as a requirement of Wisconsin State Statutes 59.69(5)(e): none.
   2. Lisa Wilson, Sauk County Administrator
      1. Administrator’s Report.
   3. Tim McCumber, County Board Chair
      1. Board Chair Update.
      2. Reminder: November 11^th, 2025 – Annual Budget Meeting.

 

16.  UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 

17.  NEW BUSINESS

EXECUTIVE & LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE:

Resolution 59-2025 To Amend The Sauk County Rules Of The Board. (Pages 8-17)

Resolution 60-2025 To Appoint Interim Corporation Counsel And Approve Engagement Letter. (Pages 18-23)  

 

FINANCE, PERSONNEL, & INSURANCE COMMITTEE:

Resolution 61-2025 Authorizing Changes To The Sauk County Offered Vision Insurance. (Pages 24-25)    

Resolution 62-2025 Authorizing The Acquisition Of A Safety Management Suite Subscription From J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc. (Pages 26-27)

 

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE:

Resolution 63-2025 Requesting Support Of State Investment For Income Maintenance Administration For Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP - Foodshare) Program. (Pages 28-29)   

 

LAND RESOURCES & EXTENSION COMMITTEE:

Resolution 64-2025 Authorizing Sauk County To Submit One Application To The Wisconsin Department Of Transportation For The 2026-2030 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) Award Cycle. (Pages  30-33)

Resolution 65-2025 Approving The Memorandum Of Understanding Between The UW-Madison Of Extension And Sauk County As A Companion Document To The Contract Between Extension And The County. (Pages 34-35)

Resolution 66-2025 Authorizing Submission Of The Lake Monitoring And Protection Network Grant Application. (Pages 36-46)    

Resolution 67-2025 Authorizing Sauk County To Submit An Application To The Wisconsin Department Of Administration For The Grants For Local Projects (Non-State Grant Program). (Pages 47-57)   

Resolution 68-2025 Authorizing The Application And Implementation Of The Healthy Lakes And Rivers Program. (Pages 58-59)

Resolution 69-2025 Approving the Amended Sauk County Farmland Preservation Plan.
(Pages 60-146)

Resolution 70-2025 Approving An Amendment To The Town Of Merrimac Zoning Ordinance Concerning Vacation Rental Establishments. (Pages 147-153)  

Resolution 71-2025 Authorizing The County Administrator To Submit Multi-Discharger Variance Application To The Wisconsin Department Of Natural Resources. (Pages 154-155)

 

PUBLIC WORKS & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE AND FINANCE, PERSONNEL, & INSURANCE COMMITTEE:

Resolution 72-2025 Amending The 2025 Budget And Authorizing The Acceptance Of A State & Local Cybersecurity Grant From The Wisconsin Department Of Emergency Management And The Implementation Of A Managed Cyber Security Threat Detection And Response Solution. (Pages 156-181)

 

18.  PRESENTATION OF PROPOSED 2026 ANNUAL SAUK COUNTY BUDGET

1. Lisa Wilson, Sauk County Administrator; and Lynn Horkan, Finance Director. Currently, it is appropriate and customary for the Chair to entertain a motion certifying the proposed 2026 Sauk County Budget for publication, and to set the time and date for the Public Hearing on the proposed Budget: November 11, 2025, at 6:00 P.M.  This begins the budget review process for the County as a whole.

 

19.  REFERRALS

 

20.  NEW AGENDA ITEMS (NO DISCUSSION).  SUBMIT IN WRITING OR BY E-MAIL NEW BUSINESS ITEMS TO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR RULE III.A. REFERRAL.

 

21.  ADJOURNMENT 

 

       Respectfully,

            

       Tim McCumber

       County Board Chair

 

 

County Board Members, County Staff & The Public – Provide the County Clerk a copy of:

1. Informational handouts distributed to Board Members
2. Original letters and communications presented to the Board.

 

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Agenda mail date via United States Postal Service:  October 16, 2025.  

Agenda Preparation:  Tim McCumber, County Board Chair, jointly with the County Clerk and the County Administrator.

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