Call to order: 6:00 p.m.
Compliance with Open Meeting Law.
Roll call: Present: (30) Zowin, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Borleske, Stoeckmann, Montgomery, Bychinski, Krueger, Cassity, Tollaksen, Volz, Lombard, Dippel, Wheeler, Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Ashford, Endres, Stevens, Gaalswyk, Carlson, Wiese, Alexander, White, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel.
ABSENT: (1) Sinklair.
Invocation and pledge of allegiance.
Beverly J. Mielke, Sauk County Clerk, noted resolution #9-06 that appears in the agenda was not marked as a draft; and that copies of the original resolution were placed on Board member desks and contain the information distributed at the February 9, 2006 Special Meeting of the Sauk County Board of Supervisors.
Moved (Bychinski/Fordham).
Motion carried unanimously.
Moved (Carlson/Endres).
Motion carried unanimously.
None.
Letter from Lawrence & Lola Huber, North Freedom, Wisconsin, in support of building a new Sauk County Health Care Center.
Letter from Wisconsin County Mutual Insurance Corporation regarding Aegis Corporation Deductible Fund Escrow Account Deductible Fund Refund check in the amount of $55,377.00.
Letter from Debra Schulenburg, in support of Big Dads Refuge.
E-mail to Supervisor Fordham from Dr. Brad Schnee, Baraboo, in support of Resolution No. 9-06 Recommending The Creation of the Continuum of Care Planning Committee to Continue the Redesign of Long Term Health Care to Include the Development of a Facility in Sauk County.
Letter from Wisconsin Towns Association Member, Dane County Unit, regarding concerns about the proposed Sauk County Agricultural Preservation Plan Revision.
Sauk County Department of Human Services C-program waiting list breakdown of costs for funding and number of persons on the waiting lists.
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8-06 Supervisor Kriegl request to modify Rules of the Sauk County Board of Supervisors, proposed changes, (current rules, not draft rules to be presented and approved @ the April, 18th Organizational meeting). Moved (Meister/Kriegl).
Todd Liebman, Corporation Counsel, clarification that this matter is on the floor and numbered as an issue, (amendment to the Rules of the Board), and is not a resolution.
Motion, (Kriegl/Wheeler), to divide and act upon proposed changes separately. Discussion regarding Rules of the Sauk County Board of Supervisors to be adopted at the April 18, 2006 Organizational meeting. Todd Liebman, Corporation Counsel, informed the Board that changes to the Rules of the Board during midterm requires a 2/3 vote; and approval of the Rules of the Board @ the April 18,2006 Organization meeting requires a simple majority vote. Further discussion questioning the urgency of making changes now vs. waiting until the April 18, 2006 Organizational meeting.
Todd Liebman noted that in the normal course of events, the Executive & Legislative Committee works on the Rules of the Board significantly in advance of the April Organizational meeting; and recommended the Executive & Legislative Committee at their March 7, 2006 meeting could take up a draft of the Rules of the Board, and have an informational Rules of the Board draft avail for circulation @ the March 21, 2006 Sauk County Board of Supervisors meeting.
Motion, (Krueger/Tollaksen), to postpone request by Supervisor Kriegl to modify the Rules of the Sauk County Board of Supervisors until the April 18, 2006 Organizational Meeting; with draft produced by the Executive & Legislative Committee meeting to be held March 7, 2006, @ 9:00 am, @ the West Square Building, 505 Broadway, room #213; and for draft review at the March 21, 2006 Sauk County Board of Supervisors meeting.
Todd Liebman, Corporation Counsel, advised the Board members that Roberts Rules of Order states that a motion to divide yields to a motion to postpone to a date certain.
Moved, (Bychinski/Montgomery), to call the question on motion to postpone to a date certain, request to modify Rules of the Sauk County Board of Supervisors. Vote totals: AYES: (26) Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Borleske, Montgomery, Bychinski, Krueger, Cassity, Tollaksen, Volz, Lombard, Dippel, Wheeler, Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Ashford, Endres, Gaalswyk, Carlson, Wiese, Alexander, White, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES: (4) Zowin, Kriegl, Stoeckmann, and Stevens. ABSENT: (1) Sinklair. Motion to call the question carried.
Vote totals on motion to postpone request by Supervisor Kriegl to modify the Rules of the Sauk County Board of Supervisors until the April 18, 2006 Organizational Meeting; with draft produced by the Executive & Legislative Committee meeting to be held March 7, 2006, @ 9:00 am, @ the West Square Building, 505 Broadway, room #213; and for draft review at the March 21, 2006 Sauk County Board of Supervisors meeting: AYES: (27) Zowin, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Borleske, Montgomery, Bychinski, Krueger, Cassity, Tollaksen, Volz, Lombard, Dippel, Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Ashford, Endres, Stevens, Gaalswyk, Carlson, Wiese, Alexander, White, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES: (3) Kriegl, Stoeckmann, and Wheeler. ABSENT: (1) Sinklair. Motion carried.
Resolution No. 9-06 Recommending The Creation of the Continuum of Care Planning Committee to Continue the Redesign of Long Term Health Care to Include the Development of a Facility in Sauk County. Moved (Carlson/Endres).
Motion, (Kriegl/Wheeler), to amend the resolution to read:"Resolution No. 9-06 COMMENDING COMPLETE STUDY OF CONTINUUM SERVICES FOR SAUK COUNTY'S ELDERLY AND DISABLED:
WHEREAS, Sauk County has an obligation to ensure that its elderly and disabled citizens receive the care they need; and
WHEREAS, residents of the County need access to a broad range of services provided by both the public and private sector; and
WHEREAS, these services and the funding to pay for them are often inadequate to fully discharge the County's obligation to ensure care for its elderly and disabled citizens, causing individuals to wait for months or years for services, and causing many individuals to require premature nursing home admission in order to be cared for; and
WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin will be encouraging increasing numbers of nursing home residents to be placed in community settings, and Sauk County needs to prepare for this by using scarce resources wisely to promote and develop options for community support for the elderly and disabled; and
WHEREAS, the current CONTINUUM OF CARE COMMITTEE report and resolution admits that there is yet much to be learned about eliminating the gaps in the continuum of care in Sauk County and that a new HCC building won't fill all the known significant gaps; and
WHEREAS, The short term deadlines outlined for the previous CONTINUUM OF CARE COMMITTEES limited the scope and depth of the analysis of the previous committees; and
WHEREAS, the current Sauk County Health Care Center can continue to play its current role within the continuum of care in the county until the rest of the analysis is complete (after which its role would likely be modified in some way); and
WHEREAS, the SCHCC daily gross cost per patient is about $93 higher than the daily gross cost per patient at the Richland County and Columbia County nursing homes (about $160 per patient day); and
WHEREAS, the Richland County nursing home has union employees (all but nurses), three floors, a history similar to that of the Sauk County HCC, and a similar reputation for excellent quality of care;
WHEREAS, the Richland and Columbia County nursing home have operated with about $200,000 or less property tax levy per year; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors
met in regular session, that the CONTINUUM OF CARE COMMITTEE, given that
it has spent more than one year acquainting itself with the needs of Sauk
County's elderly and disabled citizens, be re-appointed to complete the
work it was charged to do in April, 2005: that is, to fully study the mix
of services and alternatives for care that should be provided in Sauk County,
including, but not limited to affordable assisted living, affordable dementia
care, affordable in-home support services, privatization of any appropriate
services, and any alternatives determined by the COMMITTEE to better meet
the needs of Sauk County residents. In addition, this exploratory COMMITTEE
will be supported in its investigation by County staff members,
as
necessary; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this CONTINUUM OF CARE PLANNING COMMITTEE take into consideration in its planning process the changes in funding and managing long term care being implemented by the State of Wisconsin, and pay particular attention to innovative ways to fund and manage care for the growing population of elderly and disabled who wish to be served in their own communities; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this CONTINUUM OF CARE PLANNING COMMITTEE be charged with the responsibility to fully describe and analyze the cost of the services and the providers needed to fill the existing service gaps for the elderly and disabled and reduce current and anticipated waiting lists in Sauk County caused by lack of funding, lack of providers, and nursing home relocation initiatives; and describe actions that Sauk County may take to encourage development of services and providers of services for the elderly and disabled; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this CONTINUUM OF CARE PLANNING COMMITTEE report to the County Board on its study of closing the gaps in community-based services, on a regular, monthly basis; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this CONTINUUM OF CARE PLANNING COMMITTEE is hereby empowered to conduct such meetings and hearings as are necessary to fulfill their charge. The progress of the COMMITTEE will be assessed within one year of its formation, and, if necessary, its mandate will continue in order to fulfill its mission; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a COST ANALYSIS COMMITTEE will be formed by the members of the Health Care Center Committee and management team plus two members of the Finance Committee that are not or have not been members of any CONTINUUM OF CARE COMMITTEE to immediately examine and thoroughly analyze the factors that have caused the daily gross cost per patient at the SCHCC to be about $93 higher than at the Richland and Columbia County nursing homes, and to study any other County that might provide information to control nursing home cost while maintaining quality of care. In addition, this COST ANALYSIS COMMITTEE will be supported in its investigation by County staff members, as necessary; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a STAFFING ANALYSIS COMMITTEE will be formed by the members of the Health Care Center Committee and management team plus two members of the Personnel Committee that are not or have not been members of any CONTINUUM OF CARE COMMITTEE to immediately arrange for a staffing analysis of the SCHCC. In addition, this STAFFING ANALYSIS COMMITTEE will be supported in its investigation by County staff members, as necessary.
For consideration by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors at its February 2006 meeting.
Fiscal Note: Creation of these COMMITTEES will require additional per diem payments for Board Members, but the exact cost will be dependent upon the number of meetings held."
Discussion in opposition to and in support of amendment. Todd Liebman, Corporation Counsel advised the amendment may not be germane, as the material of the amendment completely supplants the original resolution, and when there is a question about germaneness, it is to be referred to the assembly.
Vote totals on "Is the amendment germane?": AYES: (11) Zowin, Kriegl, Lehman, Stoeckmann, Cassity, Tollaksen, Lombard, Wheeler, Ashford, Stevens, and Gaalswyk. NAYES: (19) Meister, Hartje, Borleske, Montgomery, Bychinski, Krueger, Volz, Dippel, Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Endres, Carlson, Wiese, Alexander, White, Netzinger, Sprecher, and Wenzel. ABSENT: (1) Sinklair. Amendment ruled not germane.
Further discussion in support of, and in opposition to original resolution. Moved (Meister/Tollaksen), to call the question. Vote totals on motion to call the question: AYES: (24) Zowin, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Borleske, Montgomery, Bychinski, Cassity, Tollaksen, Volz, Dippel, Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Ashford, Endres, Gaalswyk, Carlson, Wiese, Alexander, White, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES: (6) Kriegl, Stoeckmann, Krueger, Lombard, Wheeler, and Stevens. ABSENT: (1) Sinklair. Motion to call the question carried.
Vote totals on resolution: AYES: (21) Zowin, Meister, Hartje, Borleske, Montgomery, Bychinski, Krueger, Cassity, Volz, Dippel, Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Endres, Carlson, Wiese, Alexander, White, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES: (9) Kriegl, Lehman, Stoeckmann, Tollaksen, Lombard, Wheeler, Ashford, Stevens, and Gaalswyk. ABSENT: (1) Sinklair. Resolution carried.
Resolution No. 10-06 Authorization To Enter Into A Contract For The Leasing Out Of The Machine Shed/Barn At The Sauk County Farm. Moved (Borkeske/Tollaksen). Vote total: AYES: (28) Zowin, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Borleske, Stoeckmann, Montgomery, Bychinski, Krueger, Tollaksen, Volz, Lombard, Dippel, Wheeler, Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Ashford, Stevens, Gaalswyk, Carlson, Wiese, Alexander, White, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES: (0). ABSENT FOR THIS VOTE: (2) Cassity and Endres. ABSENT: (1) Sinklair. Motion carried unanimously
Resolution No. 11 -06 Authorization To Enter Into A Contract For The Leasing Out Of The Barn At The Sauk County Farm. Moved (Dippel/Alexander). Vote total: AYES: (30) Zowin, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Borleske, Stoeckmann, Montgomery, Bychinski, Krueger, Cassity, Tollaksen, Volz, Lombard, Dippel, Wheeler, Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Ashford, Endres, Stevens, Gaalswyk, Carlson, Wiese, Alexander, White, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES: (0). ABSENT: (1) Sinklair. Motion carried unanimously
Resolution No. 12 -06 Authorization To Enter Into A Contract
For The Leasing Out Of Cropland At The Sauk County Farm. Moved (Volz/Wiese).
Vote total: AYES: (29) Zowin, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Borleske,
Stoeckmann, Montgomery, Bychinski, Krueger, Cassity, Tollaksen, Volz, Lombard,
Dippel, Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Ashford, Endres, Stevens, Gaalswyk, Carlson,
Wiese, Alexander, White, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES: (0). ABSENT
FOR THIS VOTE: (1) Wheeler. ABSENT: (1) Sinklair.
Motion carried unanimously
Resolution No. 13-06 Authorization To Enter Into A Contract
For The Leasing Out Of The Pasture At The Sauk County Farm. Moved (Endres/Borleske).
Cassity bid correction: $4,500/3 yrs. Vote total: AYES: (30) Zowin, Kriegl,
Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Borleske, Stoeckmann, Montgomery, Bychinski, Krueger,
Cassity, Tollaksen, Volz, Lombard, Dippel, Wheeler, Fordham, Haugen, Earl,
Ashford, Endres, Stevens, Gaalswyk, Carlson, Wiese, Alexander, White, Netzinger,
Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES: (0). ABSENT: (1) Sinklair.
Motion carried unanimously.
Resolution No. 14-06 Authorization To Purchase Direct Link
Crisis Negotiation Phone System From Enforcement Technology
Group. Moved (Tollaksen/Fordham). Vote total: AYES: (29)
Zowin, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Borleske, Stoeckmann,
Montgomery, Krueger, Cassity, Tollaksen, Volz, Lombard, Dippel, Wheeler,
Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Ashford, Endres, Stevens, Gaalswyk, Carlson, Wiese,
Alexander, White, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES: (1) Bychinski.
ABSENT: (1) Sinklair.
Motion carried.
Resolution No. 15 -06 Adopting A Revision To The Sauk County
Agricultural Preservation Plan, Petition #18-2005. (Plan available
for review @ the Office of the Sauk County Clerk.) Moved (White/Borkleske).
Discussion in support of, and in opposition to resolution.
Lance Gurney, Planning & Zoning Director, regarding the Agricultural
Preservation Plan implementation. Vote total: AYES: (22) Zowin, Kriegl,
Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Borleske, Stoeckmann, Montgomery, Bychinski, Krueger,
Dippel, Wheeler, Fordham, Ashford, Gaalswyk, Carlson, Wiese, Alexander,
White, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES: (8) Cassity, Tollaksen, Volz,
Lombard, Haugen, Earl, Endres, and Stevens. ABSENT: (1) Sinklair.
Motion carried.
Ordinance No. 16-06 Approving The Rezoning Of Lands In The
Town Of Spring Green From An Agricultural To A Resource
Conservancy 35 Zoning District Filed Upon James Sprecher, Property
Owner, Petition #5-2003. Moved (Lehman/White). Vote total: AYES: (30) Zowin,
Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Borleske, Stoeckmann, Montgomery, Bychinski,
Krueger, Cassity, Tollaksen, Volz, Lombard, Dippel, Wheeler,
Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Ashford, Endres, Stevens, Gaalswyk,
Carlson, Wiese, Alexander, White, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES:
(0). ABSENT: (1) Sinklair.
Motion carried unanimously
Ordinance No. 17-06 Approving The Rezoning Of Lands In The Town Of Troy
From An Exclusive Agricultural To An Agricultural Zoning District Filed
Upon Kraemer Company, LLC and Gary & Diane Moseman, Property Owners,
Petition #21-05. Moved (Wiese/Lehman). Vote total: AYES: (30)
Zowin, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Borleske, Stoeckmann, Montgomery,
Bychinski, Krueger, Cassity, Tollaksen, Volz, Lombard, Dippel, Wheeler,
Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Ashford, Endres, Stevens, Gaalswyk, Carlson, Wiese,
Alexander, White, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES: (0). ABSENT: (1) Sinklair.
Motion carried unanimously
Resolution NO. 18-06 Authorization To Contract With Blakeslee Cameron Architects, LLP For Architectural Services To Complete An Expansion Of The Sheltered Workshop Facility. Moved (Dippel/Hartje). Vote total: AYES: (30) Zowin, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Borleske, Stoeckmann, Montgomery, Bychinski, Krueger, Cassity, Tollaksen, Volz, Lombard, Dippel, Wheeler, Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Ashford, Endres, Stevens, Gaalswyk, Carlson, Wiese, Alexander, White, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES: (0). ABSENT: (1) Sinklair. Motion carried unanimously
Resolution No. 19-06 Authorization For Public Health Nurse To Attend "2nd Annual Rural Public Health Institute". Moved (White/Carlson). Vote total: AYES: (30) Zowin, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Borleske, Stoeckmann, Montgomery, Bychinski, Krueger, Cassity, Tollaksen, Volz, Lombard, Dippel, Wheeler, Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Ashford, Endres, Stevens, Gaalswyk, Carlson, Wiese, Alexander, White, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES: (0). ABSENT: (1) Sinklair. Motion carried unanimously
Resolution No. 20 -06 Adopting Fees and Charges For The Sauk County Parks Department. Moved (Meister/Hartje). Vote total: AYES: (30) Zowin, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Borleske, Stoeckmann, Montgomery, Bychinski, Krueger, Cassity, Tollaksen, Volz, Lombard, Dippel, Wheeler, Fordham, Haugen, Earl, Ashford, Endres, Stevens, Gaalswyk, Carlson, Wiese, Alexander, White, Netzinger, Sprecher and Wenzel. NAYES: (0). ABSENT: (1) Sinklair. Motion carried unanimously.
Supervisor Montgomery congratulated Supervisor Hartje and his wife Edith on their 50th wedding anniversary. Supervisor Hartje invited all to attend the party on February 25, 2006 @ the Summit House, Hwy 58, Wonewoc, from 3-7 p.m.
Motion (Stevens/Tollaksen) to adjourn until Tuesday, March 21, 2006 @
6:00 p.m.
Motion carried unanimously.
Adjournment: 10:00 p.m.
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53913.
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