DATE: Tuesday, March 1, 2005
TIME: 8:30 A.M.
Room B30, West Square Building, 505 Broadway, Baraboo, WI
Members Present: W. Wenzel, P. Endres, C. Montgomery, H. Sprecher, and V. Hartje.
Others Present: G. Wiegand, B. Mielke, T. Liebman, C. Ederer-Sklar, T. Stieve, K. Stieve, D. Kluge, D. Keylock, T. Tyczynski, and news media representative.
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Wenzel at 8:30 A.M. and compliance with the Open Meeting Law was verified.
Motion by Montgomery, seconded by Hartje to approve the agenda for today's meeting, as amended.
Motion carried.
Motion by Sprecher, seconded by Hartje to approve the minutes of the February 9 and February 16, 2005 meetings, as mailed.
Motion carried.
Public Comment: None
Communications: Chairperson Wenzel reported receiving a letter from the Shawano County Board Chair requesting a meeting to discuss Indian trust affairs.
Discussion and Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Creation of a Level B HAZMAT Team: T. Stieve, Director or Emergency Management, Buildings and Safety, addressed the Committee regarding concerns and issues which may have led to the tabling of this resolution at the last County Board meeting. Discussion followed, as well as brief input from the Baraboo Fire Chief and Chief of Police. T. Stieve reported out of 16 fire chiefs previously surveyed regarding this matter, only 8 responded, of which 5 were supportive and 3 negative.
C. Ederer Sklar, Emergency Management Director, distributed an invitation to E&L Committee members, from members of the Level B Team Development Committee, asking them to attend their next meeting scheduled for March 9, 2005 at 7:00 P.M. in Room B24 of the West Square Building at which questions and concerns can be aired. Motion was then made by Endres, seconded by Sprecher to table any action on this matter for two months and request Mr. Stieve contact the remaining 8 fire chiefs who did not initially respond to his survey in an attempt to obtain their opinion/support for the creation of a Level B HAZMAT team.
Motion carried.
Discussion and Consideration of a Resolution Designating the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as the Basis for Incident Management in Sauk County:
C. Ederer Sklar distributed draft copies of the resolution and accompanying material. Discussion followed regarding Federal mandates with a motion by Hartje, seconded by Montgomery to approve forwarding the resolution to the full County Board for consideration. Voice vote taken with Endres voting naye.
Motion carried.
Veterans Service Office:
Mr. Tony Tyczynski, newly hired Veterans Service Officer, was introduced to the Committee and welcomed. D. Keylock, Benefits Specialist, presented the department's report and list of bills for February. Motion by Hartje, seconded by Endres to approve the report and list of bills in the amount of $1,672.70.
Motion carried. The Administrative Coordinator noted he had given this department permission to present their
annual report at a later date.
Emergency Management:
C. Ederer Sklar presented the monthly report and list of bills for her department. Motion by Endres, seconded by Hartje to approve the report and list of bills in the amount of $1,094.86. Motion carried. No annual report was presented at this meeting.
County Clerk's Office:
B. Mielke, County Clerk, presented the monthly report, annual report and list of bills for her department. Discussion followed regarding a recent incident which involving tampering with voting equipment located in the County Board Room. The Administrative Coordinator was instructed to remind departments of a policy previously adopted by the Property and Insurance Committee which was intended to strictly limit use of the County Board Room by outside agencies. Motion by Montgomery, seconded by Sprecher to approve the monthly and annual reports and list of bills in the amount of $14,515.92.
Motion carried.
Corporation Counsel's Office:
T. Liebman, Corporation Counsel, presented the monthly report, annual report and list of bills for his department. Motion by Hartje, seconded by Endres to approve the monthly and annual reports and list of bills in the amount of $1,082.99, as presented.
Motion carried.
Administrative Coordinator:
Gene Wiegand, Administrative Coordinator, presented a monthly report and list of bills for his department. He reported at the urging of Supervisor Hartje, an inquiry had been made of John Carroll, Solid Waste Manager, concerning the possibility of his departure from County employment prior to closure of the Sauk County Landfill. In his letter of response, Mr. Carroll noted he has no immediate plans to leave the County employ and detailed matters which need to be addressed and completed relative to closure procedures.
Wiegand continued to update Committee members regarding activities his department was involved with during the preceding month, namely, matters relating to the Ad Hoc Continuum of Care Committee and future of the Sauk County Health Care Center. Discussion followed regarding a possible meeting of the Chairman's Advisory Committee or a meeting of the County Board as a Committee of the Whole to discuss issues related to this topic. No definite date was set to meet, but consensus was if the County Board Chair chose to schedule a meeting, that it be done in April.
Wiegand stated he had received an inquiry from the City of Reedsburg which questioned why the amount of fees, fines and forfeitures the City receives from the County has been reduced. Upon investigation, it was noted the current amount is accurate with past higher amounts having been given due to a backlog in paperwork.
Motion by Montgomery, seconded by Sprecher to approve the monthly report and list of bills for the Administrative Coordinator in the amount of $215.38 (includes membership in the Wisconsin City/County Management Association).
Motion carried.
The Committee next reviewed copies of a performance evaluation completed by the Administrative Coordinator of Corporation Counsel, Todd Liebman. Motion by Montgomery, seconded by Endres to recommend granting Mr. Liebman a one step advance in pay, from step 8 to step 9, subject to approval by the Merit Review Committee. Motion carried.
Motion by Sprecher, seconded by Montgomery to adjourn and set the next, regular meeting for Tuesday, April 5, 2005 at 8:30 A.M. The County Clerk noted that date conflicted with the Spring election and informed Committee members she may be called away from the meeting, if more pressing election duties arose.
Motion carried and the meeting adjourned at 11:30 A.M.
Respectfully submitted: Beverly J. Mielke, Sauk County Clerk