EXECUTIVE & LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE

MINUTES

 

Executive & Legislative Committee

Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.

Sauk County West Square Building, Room 213, 505 Broadway, Baraboo WI

 

Members Present:  Vedro, Hambrecht, Czuprynko, Kriegl and Riek

Members Absent:  

County Personnel:  Tracy Hameau, Emergency Management; Steve Pate, MIS Coordinator; Gary Rehfeldt, Interim Corporation Counsel and Becky Evert, Sauk County Clerk  

County Personnel Absent:   Dave Bretl, Interim Administrative Coordinator

Others Present:  Nicole Aimone, Pat Rego, Jean Berlin, John Dietz, Chuck Spencer and Bryant Hazard

 

Chair Vedro called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. and compliance with the open meeting law was verified.

 

MOTION (Czuprynko/Riek) to adopt the amended amended agenda.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

MOTION (Hambrecht/Riek) to approve the minutes from the regular meeting on February 3, 2020; the minutes from the special meetings on February 11, 2020 and February 19, 2020; and the closed session minutes from the February 11, 2020 meeting.  Motion carried unanimously.   

 

Rehfeldt addressed the committee regarding the minutes from the January 7, 2020 Corporation Counsel portion of the

minutes and the closed session minutes from the January 7, 2020 meeting taken by Corporation Counsel. 

 

Public Comment:  None.

 

Communications:

1)  Letter:  Ho Chunk Nation.   

 

Jeff Jelinek, Emergency Management:

a)  Monthly Report/Review and Approval of Vouchers:

Hameau presented the monthly report and list of bills for his department.  MOTION (Czuprynko/Kriegl) to approve the bills

in the amount of $270.62.  Motion carried unanimously.

b)  Consideration of Annual Report:

MOTION (Czuprynko/Kriegl) to approve the Annual Report.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Steve Pate, MIS Department:

a)  Monthly Report/Review and Approval of Vouchers:

Pate presented the monthly report and list of bills for his department.  MOTION (Czuprynko/Kriegl) to approve the bills in

the amount of $35,600.00 (2019) and $201,206.10 (2020).  Motion carried unanimously. 

b)  Consideration of Computer Donation Requests:

MOTION (Czuprynko/Kriegl) to approve the donation.  Motion carried unanimously. 

c)  Review of Preliminary MIS Carryforward Request: 

Pate gave the committee a brief update.

d)  Consideration of a Resolution for the purchase of the Best Management Practices Tracking Software Module from Transcendent Technologies:

MOTION (Vedro/Riek) to approve the resolution and forward to the March 17, 2020 County Board Meeting for approval.  Motion carried unanimously.

e)  Consideration of Annual Report:

MOTION (Czuprynko/Hambrecht) to approve the Annual Report.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

 

Becky Evert, Sauk County Clerk:

a)  Monthly Report/Review and Approval of Vouchers: 

Evert presented the monthly report and list of bills for her department.  MOTION (Czuprynko/Kriegl) to approve the bills in

the amount of $12,507.19.  Motion carried unanimously.

b)  Consideration of Annual Report:

MOTION (Czuprynko/Kriegl) to approve the Annual Report.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Gary Rehfeldt, Interim Corporation Counsel Department: 

a)  Monthly Report/Review and Approval of Vouchers:

Rehfeldt presented the monthly report and list of bills for the department.  MOTION (Czuprynko/Kriegl) to approve the bills in the amount of $21,319.38.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Dave Bretl, Interim Administrative Coordinator:

a)  Review and Approval of Vouchers: 

MOTION (Czuprynko/Vedro) to approve the bills in the amount of $30,352.99.  Motion carried unanimously. 

 

Consideration of The Following Resolutions:

Resolution Honoring Alene Kleczek Bolin for 12 Years of Faithful Service to the People of Sauk County,

Consideration of Resolution Honoring John “Tony” DeGiovanni,

Consideration of Resolution Honoring Charles “Chuck” Whitsell,

Consideration of Resolution Honoring Craig Braunschweig,

Consideration of Resolution Honoring Scott Von Asten.

MOTION (Czuprynko/Kriegl) to approve all the resolutions and forward to the March 17, 2020 County Board Meeting.

Motion carried unanimously. 

 

Discussion of the Demand on the Wisconsin Legislature to Re-enable Regional Transit Authorities: 

Chair Vedro gave the committee a brief overview.  MOTION (Czuprynko/Vedro) to move forward on creating a resolution

with WCA to put Demand on the Wisconsin Legislature to Re-enable Regional Transit Authorities.  Motion carried

unanimously.

 

Consideration of Resolution for Citizen Advisory Referendum for a Return of Wisconsin Medicare/Medicaid Funds: 

Chair Vedro gave the committee a brief overview recommending that a proposed referendum for the November ballot

come from the current County Board.  Supervisor Czuprynko suggested that two resolutions be created:  1)  Proposing a

Citizen Advisory Referendum Resolution and 2) Proposing a Resolution of Support, to be sent on behalf of Sauk County to

WCA and Legislatures. Supervisor Hambrecht suggested that the two issues being discussed in this topic be brought forward

by being separated out by issue in the resolutions.  MOTION (Vedro/Kriegl) to have Rehfeldt create both resolutions as

discussed for approval at the Special Meeting prior to the March 17, 2020 County Board Meeting.  Motion carried

unanimously.

    

Consideration of process and changes to the Sauk County Rules of the Board: 

Chair Vedro gave the committee a brief overview.  It was decided Clerk Evert and Interim Corporation Counsel, Rehfeldt would work together to decide on a due date for “Proposed Rule Changes”, and send out and e-mail to the entire County Board.  It was also decided that the “Proposed Rules Changes” would be collected in the County Clerk’s Office and then after the due date, the County Clerk would turn the proposals over to the Corporation Counsel’s Office to be vetted for legality.  Discussion and approval of “Proposed Rule Changes” will be discussed at a Special E&L meeting later in March. 

 

MOTION (Czuprynko/Riek) to set the next special meetings of E&L to Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at 5:15 p.m. and Tuesday,

March 31, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. and set the next regular meeting of E&L to Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.  Motion carried

unanimously and the meeting adjourned at 4:15 p.m.

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

Becky Evert        

Sauk County Clerk