DATE: JANUARY 10, 2006
The regular meeting of the Environmental Resources Committee - Solid Waste Management Department was called to order at 8:00 a.m. in Room B24 of the Sauk County West Square Building. Vice-Chairman Lombard certified compliance with the open meetings law in that the meeting was properly posted and all parties duly notified.
Member present: Haugen, Stevens, Lombard, Cassity, Krueger
Also present: Carroll, Schauf
Motion was made by Stevens and seconded by Cassity to adopt the agenda as mailed. Motion carried.
Motion was made Cassity and seconded by Stevens to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as written. Motion carried.
Following a discussion of the bills, motion was made by Stevens and seconded by Cassity to approve payment of the bills presented, totaling $25,383.30. Motion carried.
Supervisor Stevens offered comments with respect to relocation of the Onyx transfer station.
The solid waste manager summarized a recent letter received from the City of Baraboo regarding increases to leachate treatment charges at the wastewater treatment facility.
The solid waste manager distributed and summarized copies of a revised position description for the current solid waste manager position, which would become effective January 1, 2007 if adopted and approved in the 2007 budget process. Interim Administrative Coordinator Kathy Schauf suggested that it would be advantageous to consider combining the duties of the revised solid waste position with other responsibilities in order to make the position full time and to possibly address personnel needs in other areas. Ms. Schauf stated that she would be exploring these options with the personnel director and other County agencies to see if there are combinations that make sense for the County. A brief discussion followed regarding position qualifications and potential additional duties for the position.
The solid waste manager distributed and summarized copies of a revised solid waste ordinance which was reconstructed in light of the closure of the landfill site. The solid waste manager explained that there is currently a lot of irrelevant language in the ordinance in light of the landfill closure, and that revision of the ordinance to remove such language yields a document that is, for all practical purposes, pointless. Kathy Schauf, Interim Administrative Coordinator and the solid waste manager offered suggestions with respect to issues the Committee previously raised concerning the disposition of the Environmental Resources Committee, financial policies, and fund balance protection & utilization, and suggested that these issues be best handled through existing tracks in the finance department and under the rules of the County Board. Upon further discussion, the concensus of the Committee was that the solid waste ordinance should be repealed in its entirety at the end of 2006.
The solid waste manager gave a summary of the progress made to expand the microturbine facility and investigations into possible heat recovery from the installation. Following a discussion of heat recovery potential, motion was made by Krueger and seconded by Lombard directing the solid wastre manager to contact the Sauk County Development Corporation to determine whether or not they could provide any assistance with this effort. Motion carried. The solid waste manager also provided a brief update concerning the development of plans & specifications for public bidding of the landfill capping/site restoration project and reported that plans & specs should be available by mid-February.
The next regular meeting was set for Tuesday, February 14, 2006 at 8:00
am. Motion was made by Lombard and seconded by Stevens to adjourn.
Motion carried.