DATE: Monday, December 12, 2005
TIME: 9:00 A.M.
PLACE:
West Square Building
Room 213
505 Broadway
Baraboo,
WI
Members Present: Wenzel, Montgomery, Sprecher, and Endres.
Members Absent: Hartje
Others Present: K. Schauf, B. Mielke, T. Liebman, K. Olson, M. Koehler, C. Ederer-Sklar, L. Haugen, and T. Tyczynski.
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Wenzel at 9:00 A.M. and compliance with the Open Meeting Law was verified.
Motion by Montgomery, seconded by Sprecher to approve the agenda
for today’s meeting, including a request by C. Ederer-Sklar (due to
a previous meeting commitment) to consider a report on Emergency
Management earlier in the meeting.
Motion carried.
Motion by Endres, seconded by Montgomery to approve the minutes
of the November 1, 2005 meeting, as printed.
Motion carried.
None
C. Ederer-Sklar, Emergency Management Director, presented the monthly report and list of bills for her department. Motion by Endres, seconded by Montgomery to approve the report and list of bills in the amount of $577.75. Motion carried. Chairperson Wenzel asked for a report at next month’s meeting dealing with 911 cell phone charges.
Kirk Olson addressed Committee members concerning the Sauk County Animal Control ordinance and his desire to include more stringent guidelines and background checks completed on individuals applying for a permit for the keeping of certain restricted animals. Discussion followed with the Corporation Counsel noting such action most likely would be out of the realm of County authority and further indicated the most recent applicant, who has been granted a permit, had complied with current application requirements and provided required liability insurance sufficient to protect the County’s interest.
Discussion and Consideration of Amendments to Chapters 13 and
35 of the Sauk County Code of Ordinances Pertaining to the Powers
and Duties of the Administrative Coordinator:
T. Liebman, Corporation Counsel, distributed and reviewed copies
of a draft ordinance entitled, “Amending Chapter 13 and Chapter 35
of the Sauk County Code of Ordinances Pertaining to the Duties
and Responsibilities of the Administrative Coordinator”. M. Koehler,
Personnel Director, and K. Schauf, Interim Administrative Coordinator, joined
in a discussion with Committee members regarding the impact of proposed changes
to the ordinance. Ms. Koehler noted the Personnel Committee had discussed
this issue at a recent meeting and were not supporting the changes being
sought by the E&L Committee.
No action on the proposed ordinance change was taken and E&L members
felt it was best to meet jointly with the Personnel Committee
to further evaluate the issue.
K. Schauf distributed copies of an e-mail she received from Supervisor Kriegl containing several recommended changes he is suggesting to the Rules of the Board. The issue was briefly discussed, but due to the length and complexity of the matter, it was agreed to review these changes as well as all of the Rules (as appearing on pages 57 - 78 in the Official Sauk County Directory) for consideration at a future E&L Committee meeting.
Tony Tyczynski, Veterans Service Officer, presented the monthly report and list of bills for his department. Motion by Montgomery, seconded by Endres to approve the report and bills in an amount of $560.69. Motion carried.
B. Mielke, County Clerk, presented the monthly report and list
of bills for her department. Mielke noted after attending a recent
meeting with the State Elections Board (SEB) and municipal clerks
on the Statewide Voter Registration System (SVRS), she will have
a larger than anticipated work load and impact on staff in her department
and has subsequently begun the process to hire an LTE. Mielke also reported
the HAVA/ADA “add-on” device
to the voting equipment planned for use in Sauk County had not
been approved by the SEB at their November meeting; the equipment
will be updated by the vendor and resubmitted for review in January. Consequently,
this equipment may not be used by the voting public until the
fall 2006 elections. Motion by Endres, seconded by Sprecher to approve
the report and bills in an amount of $3,113.08.
Motion carried.
T. Liebman, Corporation Counsel, presented the monthly report
and list of bills for his department. Motion by Montgomery,
seconded by Sprecher to approve the report and bills in the amount of
$1,879.68.
Motion carried.
K. Schauf, Interim Administrative Coordinator, informed members
of her desire to use a standard format for departmental updates
and presented her report and list of bills in one of the styles
she is considering. Her report contained a mission and vision
statement, departmental program summary, short and long term
goals, as well as information on functional group meetings,
future of long term care, and the previous month’s
activities and issues. Motion by Endres, seconded by Montgomery
to approve the report and list of bills in an amount of $170.52.
Motion carried.
Motion by Endres, seconded by Sprecher to adjourn and set the next, regular meeting date for Tuesday, January 3, 2006 at 9:00 A.M. Motion carried and the meeting adjourned at 11:05 A.M.
Respectfully submitted: Beverly J. Mielke, Sauk County Clerk