Board of Supervisors Minutes

DATE: October 18, 2005 PLACE:
West Square Building, 505 Broadway, Room #326, Baraboo, Wisconsin, 53913.

• Call to order: 6:00 p.m.
• Compliance with Open Meeting Law.
• Roll call:

  Present: (26) Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Montgomery, Bychinski, Krueger, Cassity, Tollaksen, Volz, Lombard, Wheeler, Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Ashford, Endres, Stevens, Gaalswyk, Carlson, Wiese, Alexander, Sinklair, White, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel.

  ABSENT: (5) Zowin, Kriegl, Dippel, Borleske and Stoeckmann.

• Invocation and pledge of allegiance: Moment of silence in memory of former County Board Supervisor Lawrence Brechtl, who served from the Plain area from 1965-1992.

  Supervisor Montgomery: resolutions pulled from agenda:

  PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, FINANCE COMMITTEE, LAW ENFORCEMENT & JUDICIARY COMMITTEE and EXECUTIVE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE:

  Resolution No. 128-05 To Create One (1), Half-Time (.5FTE) Jail And Occupational Health Nurse For The Sauk County Sheriff's Department, Effective January 1, 2006.

  Resolution No. 129-05 To Create One (1) Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Position Of Maintenance Technician For The Sauk County Emergency Management Buildings Safety Department, Effective January 1, 2006.

  Resolution No. 130-05 To Create One (1) Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Position Of Clerk For The Sauk County Sheriff's Department, Effective January 1, 2006. Resolution No. 131-05 To Create One (1) Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Position Of Lieutenant - Security For The Sauk County Sheriff's Department, Effective January 1, 2006.

  Resolution No. 132-05 To Create Twelve (12) Additional Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Positions Of Deputy Sheriff - Security (Jailer) For The Sauk County Sheriff's Department, Effective January 1, 2006.

  Beverly J. Mielke, Sauk County Clerk: Change to resolution #137-05, with the removal of parcel #0441325.

• Approve agenda, with noted changes: Moved (Montgomery/Lombard).
  Motion carried unanimously.
• Approve minutes of previous session: Moved (Gaalswyk/Fordham).
  Motion carried unanimously.
• Scheduled appearances:
  1. 1. Karen F. Sacia, Executive Director of the Community Foundation of Greater Sauk County with overview of the Foundation.
• Public Comment:

  Supervisor Montgomery invited all Board members, especially members of the Continuum Of Care Ad Hoc Committee, to attend the open house @ the new Reedsburg Senior Lifestyle Center on Sunday, October 23, 2005 from 1-3 p.m.

• Communications:

  Letter to Chairman Wenzel from Sheryl Albers, 50th Assembly District State Representative, regarding 2 referendums voted on in the Spring of 2005 asking voters if the State, and not the counties, should finance human services programs and court system costs in their entirety, because both costs are mandated by the State. The voters agreed that the State should fully fund services that it mandates. As a result Representative Albers, along with several of her colleagues, sent a letter to the chairs of the Joint Legislative Council to request a study be performed as to the feasibility of the referenda.

  Letter to Supervisor Endres from Amy and Jesse James, Lone Rock, WI, in opposition to the proposed ATV trail in the Sauk County Forest, Township of Spring Green.

  Letter from Wilma and Richard Geier, in opposition to the proposed ATV trail in the Sauk County Forest, Township of Spring Green.

  Letter from Julie Carswell Zajicek, in opposition to the proposed ATV trail in the Sauk County Forest, Township of Spring Green.

  Letter from Dr. William O. Hunt, PhD and Mary Friedel-Hunt MA LCSW, of Lone Rock, Wisconsin, in opposition to the proposed ATV trail in the Sauk County Forest, Township of Spring Green.

  Letter to Chairman Wenzel, from Mick Klein Kennedy, Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, in opposition to the proposed ATV trail in the Sauk County Forest, Township of Spring Green.

  Letter to Chairman Wenzel, from Mark Harder, PE, Waste Management Engineer South Central Region, State of Wisconsin Department Of Natural Resources, regarding progress on clean up of windblown debris at the Sauk County Landfill. Letter was referred to the Environmental Resources Committee.

• Bills & Referrals: None
• Claims: None
• Appointments:
  1. 1. Re-appointment of Richard Goddard to the Pink Lady Rail Transit Commission for a two year term to expire October 30, 2007. Moved (Endres/Stevens), to accept appointment.
     Motion carried unanimously.
• Unfinished Business: None.
• Consent Agenda.

  ARTS, HUMANITIES, AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE:

  Resolution No. 123-05 Proclaiming October 2005 National Arts And Humanities Month. Moved (White/Netzinger). Supervisor Carlson spoke regarding importance of the arts. Chairman Wenzel noted Edgewood College has taken over the Painted Forest from the Kohler Foundation. Vote totals: AYES: (26) Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Montgomery, Bychinski, Krueger, Cassity, Tollaksen, Volz, Lombard, Wheeler, Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Ashford, Endres, Stevens, Gaalswyk, Carlson, Wiese, Alexander, Sinklair, White, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES: (0). ABSENT: (5) Zowin, Kriegl, Dippel, Borleske and Stoeckmann.
  Motion carried unanimously.

• New Business: None.
• Reports (informational only, no action required):
  1. 1.Beverly J. Mielke, Sauk County Clerk - Report of Rezoning petitions received, per Wisconsin State Statutes 59.69(5)(e)1:
     • Petition #19-05 Subdivision Plat, in the Township of Winfield. Filed by Daniel Creviston.
  2. 2. Sauk County Quarterly Financial Report.
  3. 3. Supervisor Paul Endres: Update on Continuum of Care Committee (handout). Special Thanks to Kathy Schauf, Administrative Coordinator; Kerry Beghin, CPA, Controller; Jeanne Leeck, Sauk County Health Care Center Administrator; and Amy E. Yamriska, Columbia County Health Care Center Administrator, for their input to the Continuum of Care Committee.
  4. 4. Supervisor Bychinski and Sauk County Communications Technician Phil Raab: Communications Infrastructure Committee update (handout). Supervisor Cassity requested tower sites, (named), be added to the fiber project progress map, along with listing projects completed and projects remaining.
  5. 5. Kathryn Schauf, Interim Administrative Coordinator: County updates.
  6. 6. Supervisors Fordham, Lombard, and Ashford: Strategic Planning Update.

     Moved (Endres/Tollaksen), to accept Strategic Planning Report, and continued work on same.
     Motion carried unanimously.

  7. 7. Sauk County Corporation Counsel Todd Liebman: Communications on the Board floor as detailed in the Rules of the Board (handout).
• Resolutions & Ordinances.

  COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE:

  Resolution No. 124-05 Authorization To Contract With Sabre Communications To Purchase And Engineer A 250 Sabre Model S3TL Self Supporting Tower To Be Placed On County Property In The Township Of Bear Creek. Moved (Volz/Hartje). Vote totals: AYES: (26) Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Montgomery, Bychinski, Krueger, Cassity, Tollaksen, Volz, Lombard, Wheeler, Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Ashford, Endres, Stevens, Gaalswyk, Carlson, Wiese, Alexander, Sinklair, White, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES: (0). ABSENT: (5) Zowin, Kriegl, Dippel, Borleske and Stoeckmann.
  Motion carried unanimously.

  Resolution No 125-05 Authorization To Contract With Joe Daniels Construction Co., Inc. To Install The Foundation, Erect The Sabre 250 Self Supporting Tower, Grounding And Electrical Distribution Panel At The Hillpoint Tower Site On County Property In The Township Of Bear Creek. Moved (Bychinski/Sinklair). Vote totals: AYES: (26) Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Montgomery, Bychinski, Krueger, Cassity, Tollaksen, Volz, Lombard, Wheeler, Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Ashford, Endres, Stevens, Gaalswyk, Carlson, Wiese, Alexander, Sinklair, White, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES: (0). ABSENT: (5) Zowin, Kriegl, Dippel, Borleske and Stoeckmann.
  Motion carried unanimously.

  LAW ENFORCEMENT & JUDICIARY COMMITTEE:

  Resolution No. 126-05 Approving A Request To Apply For Aid To Law Enforcement With Wisconsin Ho-Chunk Lands Within Sauk County. Moved (Montgomery/Tollaksen). Sauk County Sheriff Randy Stammen noted a resolution To Apply For Aid To Law Enforcement With Wisconsin Ho-Chunk Lands Within Sauk County, is brought before the Board annually. Vote totals: AYES: (25) Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Montgomery, Bychinski, Krueger, Cassity, Tollaksen, Volz, Lombard, Wheeler, Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Ashford, Endres, Stevens, Gaalswyk, Carlson, Wiese, Alexander, Sinklair, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES: (0). ABSENT FOR THIS VOTE: (1) White. ABSENT: (5) Zowin, Kriegl, Dippel, Borleske and Stoeckmann.
  Motion carried unanimously.

  LAW ENFORCEMENT & JUDICIARY COMMITTEE and FINANCE COMMITTEE:

  Resolution No. 127-05 Authorization To Accept A Crime Scene Trailer From The Sauk County Tavern League And To Amend The 2005 Sheriff's Department Adopted Budget. Moved (Tollaksen/Carlson). Sauk County Sheriff Randy Stammen addressed the Board regarding crime scene procedures. Sheriff Stammen also noted the Crime Scene Trailer would be used County wide, with all municipalities having access to it. Vote totals: AYES: (26) Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Montgomery, Bychinski, Krueger, Cassity, Tollaksen, Volz, Lombard, Wheeler, Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Ashford, Endres, Stevens, Gaalswyk, Carlson, Wiese, Alexander, Sinklair, White, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES: (0). ABSENT: (5) Zowin, Kriegl, Dippel, Borleske and Stoeckmann.
  Motion carried unanimously.

  MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (MIS) COMMITTEE :

  Resolution No. 127A-05 Authorizing The Purchase Of An AS/400 E-mail Server. Moved (White/Netzinger). Steve Pate, Management Information Systems (MIS) Coordinator, clarified this server is a replacing the current server purchased in 1999. Vote totals: AYES: (26) Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Montgomery, Bychinski, Krueger, Cassity, Tollaksen, Volz, Lombard, Wheeler, Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Ashford, Endres, Stevens, Gaalswyk, Carlson, Wiese, Alexander, Sinklair, White, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES: (0). ABSENT: (5) Zowin, Kriegl, Dippel, Borleske and Stoeckmann.
  Motion carried unanimously.

  Pulled from agenda:

  PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, FINANCE COMMITTEE, LAW ENFORCEMENT & JUDICIARY COMMITTEE and EXECUTIVE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE:

  Resolution No. 128-05 To Create One (1), Half-Time (.5FTE) Jail And Occupational Health Nurse For The Sauk County Sheriff's Department, Effective January 1, 2006. Resolution No. 129-05 To Create One (1) Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Position Of Maintenance Technician For The Sauk County Emergency Management Buildings Safety Department, Effective January 1, 2006.

  Resolution No. 130-05 To Create One (1) Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Position Of Clerk For The Sauk County Sheriff's Department, Effective January 1, 2006.

  Resolution No. 131-05 To Create One (1) Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Position Of Lieutenant - Security For The Sauk County Sheriff's Department, Effective January 1, 2006.

  Resolution No. 132-05 To Create Twelve (12) Additional Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Positions Of Deputy Sheriff - Security (Jailer) For The Sauk County Sheriff's Department, Effective January 1, 2006.

  PLANNING, ZONING, & LAND RECORDS COMMITTEE:

  Resolution No. 133-05 Petition #18-2005. A Request That The Wisconsin Land And Water Conservation Board Approve And Certify A Revision To The Sauk County Agricultural Preservation Plan At Their December 6, 2005 Meeting. Moved (Lehman/Sprecher). Brian Simmert, Sauk County Planner, GIS Specialist, explained the revision allows smaller lots, giving landowners and townships more options. Vote totals: AYES: (24) Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Montgomery, Bychinski, Krueger, Cassity, Volz, Wheeler, Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Ashford, Endres, Stevens, Gaalswyk, Carlson, Wiese, Alexander, Sinklair, White, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES: (2) Tollaksen and Lombard. ABSENT: (5) Zowin, Kriegl, Dippel, Borleske and Stoeckmann.
  Motion carried.

  Ordinance No. 134-05 Approving The Rezoning Of Lands In The Town Of Baraboo From An Agricultural To A Single Family Residential Zoning District Filed Upon Fred Gasner Property Owner (Petition #8-2005). Moved (Wiese/Ashford). Vote totals: AYES: (26) Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Montgomery, Bychinski, Krueger, Cassity, Tollaksen, Volz, Lombard, Wheeler, Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Ashford, Endres, Stevens, Gaalswyk, Carlson, Wiese, Alexander, Sinklair, White, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES: (0). ABSENT: (5) Zowin, Kriegl, Dippel, Borleske and Stoeckmann.
  Motion carried unanimously.

  Ordinance effective upon passage pursuant to è59.69(5)(e)(6), of Wisconsin State Statutes, October 18, 2005.

  Ordinance No. 135-05 Approving The Rezoning Of Lands In The Town Of Baraboo From An Agricultural To A Commercial Zoning District Filed Upon David And Timothy Deppe, Property Owners (Petition #14-2005). Moved (Endres/Lehman). Vote totals: AYES: (25) Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Montgomery, Bychinski, Krueger, Tollaksen, Volz, Lombard, Wheeler, Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Ashford, Endres, Stevens, Gaalswyk, Carlson, Wiese, Alexander, Sinklair, White, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES: (0). ABSENT FOR THIS VOTE: (1) Cassity. ABSENT: (5) Zowin, Kriegl, Dippel, Borleske and Stoeckmann.
  Motion carried unanimously. Ordinance effective upon passage pursuant to è59.69(5)(e)(6), of Wisconsin State Statutes, October 18, 2005.

  Ordinance No. 136-05 Approving The Rezoning Of Lands In The Town Of Honey Creek From An Exclusive Agricultural To A Commercial Zoning District Filed Upon James Wiley, Property Owner (Petition #13-2005). Moved (Ashford/Sinklair). Vote totals: AYES: (25) Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Montgomery, Bychinski, Krueger, Cassity, Tollaksen, Volz, Lombard, Wheeler, Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Ashford, Endres, Stevens, Gaalswyk, Carlson, Wiese, Alexander, Sinklair, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES: (1) White. ABSENT: (5) Zowin, Kriegl, Dippel, Borleske and Stoeckmann.
  Motion carried.

  Ordinance effective upon passage pursuant to è59.69(5)(e)(6), of Wisconsin State Statutes, October 18, 2005.

  PROPERTY & INSURANCE COMMITTEE:

  Resolution No. 137-05 Ordering County Clerk To Issue Tax Deeds On Unredeemed Certificates. Moved (Hartje/). Vote totals: AYES: (25) Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Bychinski, Krueger, Cassity, Tollaksen, Volz, Lombard, Wheeler, Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Ashford, Endres, Stevens, Gaalswyk, Carlson, Wiese, Alexander, Sinklair, White, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES: (0). ABSENT FOR THIS VOTE: (1) Montgomery. ABSENT: (5) Zowin, Kriegl, Dippel, Borleske and Stoeckmann.
  Motion carried unanimously.

  TRANSPORTATION & PARKS COMMITTEE:

  Resolution No. 138-05 Request To Purchase One (1) Used Sign Truck From The WisDOT. Moved (Meister/Sinklair). Supervisor Hartje noted the State mandated maintenance of signs to counties, and that the State is paying for this added duty to counties. Vote totals: AYES: (26) Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Montgomery, Bychinski, Krueger, Cassity, Tollaksen, Volz, Lombard, Wheeler, Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Ashford, Endres, Stevens, Gaalswyk, Carlson, Wiese, Alexander, Sinklair, White, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES: (0). ABSENT: (5) Zowin, Kriegl, Dippel, Borleske and Stoeckmann.
  Motion carried unanimously.

  Kathy Schauf, Administrative Coordinator; Kerry Beghin, CPA, Controller; and Finance Committee: Presentation of proposed 2006 Annual Sauk County Budget.

  At this time, it is appropriate and customary for the Chair to entertain a motion certifying the proposed 2006 Sauk County Budget for publication, and to set the time and date for the Public Hearing on the proposed budget. This begins the budget review process for the County as a whole:

  Chairman Wenzel entertained a motion to certify the proposed 2006 Sauk County Budget for publication, and to set the time and date for a Public Hearing on same.

  Moved (Bychinski/Volz), to approve the proposed 2006 Sauk County Budget for publication, and to set the time and date for the public hearing on the proposed 2006 Sauk County Budget, (with total County expenses of $84,988,419; a levy rate, including special purpose levies, of $4.39 per $1,000.00; and total levy dollars raised of $23,884,930), for November, 15, 2005, beginning at 6:00 p.m., West Square Building, 505 Broadway, Rm. #326, Baraboo, Wisconsin, 53913. Vote totals on motion: AYES: (25) Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Montgomery, Bychinski, Krueger, Cassity, Tollaksen, Volz, Lombard, Wheeler, Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Ashford, Endres, Gaalswyk, Carlson, Wiese, Alexander, Sinklair, White, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES: (0). ABSENT FOR THIS VOTE: (1) Stevens. ABSENT: (5) Zowin, Kriegl, Dippel, Borleske and Stoeckmann.
  Motion carried unanimously.

  Supervisor Montgomery reminded Supervisors of the open house for the new Reedsburg Senior Lifestyle Center on Sunday, October 23, 2005 from 1-3 p.m.

• Motion (Montgomery/Alexander) to adjourn until Tuesday, November 15, 2005 @ 6:00 p.m.
  Motion carried unanimously. (In accordance with the provisions of è59.11 of the Wisconsin State Statutes, the annual meeting is to be held on the first Tuesday after the second Monday of November.)
• Adjournment: 8:30 p.m.

Original resolutions, ordinances, and other written material pertaining to this meeting may be viewed from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday @:

Sauk County Clerk's office
Room #144
West Square Building
505 Broadway
Baraboo, WI 53913.
Phone: 608.355.3286