Ethics Inquiry Board Meeting

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SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

MEETING NOTICE/AGENDA

COMMITTEE:                     ETHICS INQUIRY BOARD

DATE / TIME:                     Monday, October 21^st, 2024 – 6:00 P.M.

                                                County Board Rm, West Square Building, 505 Broadway, Baraboo, WI

A quorum may be present consisting of members of the Aging & Disability Resource Center Committee; Economic Development Committee; Finance, Personnel & Insurance Committee; Health Resources Committee; Land Resources & Extension Committee; Law Enforcement & Judiciary Committee; Public Works and Infrastructure Committee; and Executive & Legislative Committee. No governing body will exercise any responsibilities, authority, or duties except for the Ethics Inquiry Board. It is possible that a quorum of county board members will be at this meeting to gather information about a subject over which they have decision-making responsibility. This constitutes a meeting of the County Board pursuant to State ex rel Badke v. Greendale Village Board, Wis 2d 553, 494 n.w.2d 408 (1993), and must be noticed as such, although the County Board will not take any formal actions at this meeting. It is also possible that there may be quorums of other County Board Committees/Commission present, although those committees/commissions will not take any formal action at this meeting

REASON FOR MEETING:  REGULAR

1.      Call to Order and Certify Compliance with Open Meeting Law.

2.      Roll call.

3.      Adopt agenda

4.      Adopt minutes of previous meeting

5.      Review, discussion, and possible action Citizen Judy Brey’s ethics complaint against Supervisor Mark “Smooth” Detter

6.      Conduct evidentiary hearing Supervisor Detter’s verified ethics complaint against Supervisor Mark Waldon.

7.      Conduct evidentiary hearing Supervisor Detter’s verified ethics complaint against Supervisor William “Bill” Stehling.

8.      It is anticipated that a motion will be made and seconded and a roll call vote will be taken to enter into Closed Session under Wis. stat. s. 19.85(1)(a) & (g) for the purposes of:

(a) Deliberating concerning a case which was the subject of any judicial or quasi-judicial trial or hearing before that governmental body; and

(g) Conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved.

                (Topic: Verified Charges against Supervisors Waldon & Stehling).

Upon completion of this portion of the meeting, it is anticipated the Ethics Inquiry Board will make a motion to return to open session and may hold further discussion and/or take action regarding the verified charges against Supervisors Waldon & Stehling, announce any action taken in closed session and/or consider the remainder of the meeting agenda.

9.      Set next meeting date and time.

10.    Adjournment.

COPIES TO:         

County Clerk                  Corporation Counsel                     Miller                      Viney

Mackesey                       Cross                                                   Gaedke                  Waldon

Stehling                            Detter

DATE NOTICE MAILED: 16th day, October, 2024

PREPARED BY: Office of the Corporation Counsel

Any person who has a qualifying disability that requires the meeting or materials at the meeting to be in an accessible location or format should contact Sauk County (608-355-3269 or TTY 608-355-3490) between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., 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.