Executive and Legislative Commmittee

Members Present: P. Endres, H. Sprecher, W. Wenzel, V. Hartje, and C. Montgomery.

Others Present: G. Wiegand, B. Mielke, C. Hendee, L. Gurney, L. Armbrust, C. Ederer-Sklar, T. Bychinski, and news media representative.

The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Endres at 9:00 A.M. and compliance with the Open Meeting Law was verified.

Motion by Hartje, seconded by Sprecher to approve the agenda for today's meeting, as amended.
Motion carried.

Motion by Wenzel, seconded by Hartje to approve the minutes of the November 4 & 11, 2003 meetings, including a correction to the November 11th minutes noting the meeting had been called to order by Chairperson Endres.
Motion carried.

Public Comment:

Lance Gurney, Planning and Zoning Director, updated Committee members on a recent Badger meeting, noting:

• MOU has been signed and the process is moving forward.
• The Corporation Counsel's office has reviewed the Intergovernmental Agreement.
• The HoChunk nation continues to object to the amount of land they would receive.
• No time frame has been set for a decision from GSA.
• The next meeting will most likely occur in February, 2004.

Communications:

Chairperson Endres noted the following:

• Receipt of a copy resolution from Winnebago County strengthening the 1933 "Buy American Act". Discussion followed and Chairperson Endres instructed the Acting Corporation Counsel to draft a like resolution, substituting "preference be given to purchasing American made products" rather than "mandating purchase of American made products".
• Letter from Dane County supporting the establishment of a Multi-County Regional
  Planning Commission. Discussion followed with a lack of support from Committee members.
• Supervisor Hartje noted the County Property and Insurance Committee has been approached by the Baraboo Seniors group seeking to purchase property near the County Highway Shop for construction of a senior center building.
• Chairperson Endres updated Committee members on the apparent lack of adequate funding for the Great Circus Parade in Milwaukee.
• The Chairperson informed Committee members of his intent to appoint Supervisor Earl to replace Supervisor Burri as a representative on the South Central Library Board.
• Copies of a letter from Representative Sheryl Albers have been distributed to Board members dealing with issues related to the "concealed carry" bill.

Discussion on Board Member Attendance at Committee Meetings:

Committee members, along with the Acting Corporation Counsel, reviewed matters pertaining to the lack of certain Board members' attendance at committee meetings and procedures to deal with the issue (an item previously requested by the County Board Chair). Acting Corporation Counsel Hendee presented various scenarios associated with the problem and sought direction from the Committee. Following considerable discussion, Committee members felt it most appropriate for the County Board Chair and Attorney Hendee to meet and draft language to be incorporated in the updated "Rules of the County Board", when next adopted at the April, 2004 organizational meeting of the Sauk County Board of Supervisors.

Veterans' Service:

Les Armbrust, Veterans' Service Officer, presented the monthly report and list of bills for his department. Motion by Hartje, seconded by Montgomery to approve the report and bills in an amount of $2,842.98.
Motion carried.

County Clerk:

Beverly J. Mielke, County Clerk, presented the monthly report and list of bills for her department. Mielke sought Committee input in selecting an alternate date for the February, 2004 County Board meeting due to a conflict with the February 17th Presidential Preference Election; Committee members felt February 19th should be recommended as an alternate date. Motion by Montgomery, seconded by Hartje to approve the report and list of bills in an amount of $1,780.27.
Motion carried.

Emergency Management:

Corrine Ederer-Sklar, Emergency Management Director, presented the monthly report and list of bills for her department. Motion by Wenzel, seconded by Hartje to approve the report and list of bills in the amount of $1,200.66.
Motion carried.

Corporation Counsel:

Attorney Chad Hendee, Acting Corporation Counsel, presented the report and list of bills for his department. Motion by Sprecher, seconded by Montgomery to approve the report, list of bills in an amount of $1,455.92, and request for Attorney Wendy Bromley to attend an ethics seminar in Madison on December 17, 2003 at a cost of $165.00.
Motion carried.

Administrative Coordinator:

Gene Wiegand, Administrative Coordinator, presented his monthly report and discussed provisions known collectively as "self-organized counties" legislation (an item previously requested by the County Board Chair). Following discussion, a motion was made by Hartje, seconded by Montgomery to not pursue the matter in further detail. Motion carried. Wiegand informed Committee members of his intent to represent Sauk County by participating and attending a meeting in Milwaukee on December 10th dealing with local government issues; he advised his department did not have any bills for the month.

It was further reported the County Board Chairperson, Administrative Coordinator and Sauk County Development Director recently met with representatives from the State Department of Commerce regarding establishing a revolving loan fund for businesses in Sauk County. A resolution will be forthcoming for County Board approval as the process progresses.

Wiegand also discussed with Committee members SB305 and how its adoption would affect current TIF law.

The next, regular meeting date was established for Tuesday, January 6, 2004 at 9:00 A.M.

At this point in the meeting a short recess was taken, followed with a motion by Hartje, seconded by Montgomery to go into closed session pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes 19.85(1)(c) considering......performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the (governmental) body has jurisdiction. Roll call vote was taken on the motion with the following results: AYES: (5) Endres, Montgomery, Hartje, Wenzel, and Sprecher.

Motion carried and the meeting went into closed session at 9:50 A.M.

Respectfully submitted: Beverly J. Mielke, Sauk County Clerk