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SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

MEETING NOTICE/AGENDA

 

COMMITTEE:   FINANCE

DATE:                Thursday, September 17, 2020

TIME:                 9:30 a.m.

PLACE:              Room 326, County Board Room, West Square Building, 505 Broadway, Baraboo, WI  53913

 

This meeting is open to the public. However, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the public may wish to watch the meeting on streaming video which can be found on the County’s webpage at https://www.co.sauk.wi.us/meetings. No one should attend the meeting if they are experiencing COVID- or flu-like symptoms, have a fever, sore throat or recently experienced a loss of taste or smell. Masks are encouraged but not required. Social distancing of 6 feet is required.

 

REASON FOR MEETING:                            SPECIAL

 

SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION:

  1. Call to Order and Certify Compliance with Open Meeting Law.
  2. Adopt Agenda.
  3. Public Comment.
  4. Communications.
  5. Business Items.
    1. Review of 2021 budget requests from outside agencies.
  6. Adjournment.

 

COPIES TO:

Dorner                    Eberl                       Flint                        Krueger                  McCumber            Beghin                   Horkan                    Bretl                      

 

PREPARED BY:                                                                                 Accounting Department

 

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Sauk County Finance Committee                                                                                  

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Room 326, County Board Room, West Square Building, Baraboo

 

Members present: Tom Dorner, Lynn Eberl, Mike Flint, Marty Krueger and Tim McCumber

Others present:  Dave Bretl, Karen DeSanto, Mary Elz, Ed Geick, Dan Greenwood, Bryant Hazard, Fred Hebert, Karen Hernandez, Lynn Horkan, Marcy Huffaker, Penny Johnson, Barb Knopf, Donna Meisch, Dave Murphy, Jaime Sathasivam, Jeff Searing, Bev Vaillancourt, Gary Wegner, Ed White, Paul Wolter, Steve Zibell

 

The meeting was called to order by Krueger at 9:30 AM.  Certification of open meeting compliance was given.  Motion by Flint, second by Eberl to adopt the agenda.  Motion carried. 

 

Public Comment:  None

Communications:  None

 

Review of 2021 requests from outside agencies.

The agencies presented their requests to the committee in the following order:

Agricultural Society (Fair Board) – Dan Greenwood

Baraboo Acts Coalition - Marcy Huffacker

Baraboo Dells Airport – Ed Geick

Boys & Girls Clubs – Karen DeSanto

Central Wisconsin Community Action Council – Fred Hebert

Friends of the Baraboo River – Dave Murphy, Karen Hernandez, Jeff Searing, Bev Vaillancourt

Hope House – Jaime Sathasivam

Kid's Ranch – Penny Johnson

Reedsburg Airport – Steve Zibell

Safe Harbor Homeless Shelter – Mary Elz, Donna Meisch

Sauk County Development Corporation - Gary Wegner, Ed White

Sauk County Historical Society - Bev Vaillancourt, Paul Wolter

Sauk Prairie Airport, Inc. – not in attendance.

VETS – Barb Knopf

 

Hazard made comments about the outside agency applications and challenges for the budget.  Bretl commented departmental requests are greater than levy limits by approximately $4 million.  Bretl commented his recommendation to the Committee for outside agency allocations will be less than the dollars requested.  The Committee discussed agency reliance and the applicants’ wide range of services/projects.  Discussed metrics and how to define where and how dollars spent align with County mission.  Discussed contracting with agencies for services.  Discussed establishing a grant program with new administrator.  Discussed use of fund balance.

 

Next meetings:

September 23 – Joint Finance Personnel Committee

September 28-29 – Budget meetings with departments

October 5 – Regular meeting (may include final budget recommendation to County Board)

November 5 – Regular meeting (includes review of amendments)

 

Motion by Dorner, second by Eberl to adjourn the meeting.  Motion carried.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Lynn Eberl, Finance Committee Secretary