DATE: Tuesday, January 3, 2006
TIME: 9:00 A.M.
PLACE:
Room 213
West Square Building
505 Broadway
Baraboo, WI
Members Present: W. Wenzel, C. Montgomery, H. Sprecher, V. Hartje, and P. Endres.
Others Present: K. Schauf, B. Mielke, T. Liebman, C. Ederer-Sklar, T. Tyczynski, and L. Haugen.
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 Hartje, seconded by Endres to approve the agenda, as mailed.
Motion carried.
Motion by Sprecher, seconded by Montgomery to approve the minutes of the December 12, 2005 E&L meeting and the December 29, 2005 joint meeting of E&L/Personnel Committees, as mailed.
Motion carried.
None.
Supervisor Montgomery relayed to Committee members various issues of concern/comments he received from constituents in his district while circulating his nomination papers for the position of County Board Supervisor. Of the people contacted, numerous citizens were concerned with the leadership of the County Board and lack of respect for the Committee system. Discussion followed with K. Schauf, Interim Administrator, recommending continued education being offered to Board members on a routine basis.
Supervisor Sprecher complimented Ms. Schauf and K. Beghin, County Controller, on the conduct and voting procedure used at the most recent Continuum of Care Committee meeting.
Discussion and Presentation of Proposed Changes to the Rules of the Board:
K. Schauf noted the following three main points which have
emerged from strategic planning work group meetings held concerning County
Board Operations:
T. Tyczynski, Veterans Service Officer, presented his monthly report and list of bills. Motion by Hartje, seconded by Montgomery to approve the report and list of bills in an amount of $2,866.29.
Motion carried.
C. Ederer-Sklar, Emergency Management Director, presented the monthly report and list of bills for her department. In response to a question posed at last month's meeting regarding cell phone 9-1-1 charges (tracking of the physical location of a 9-1-1 cell phone call), Ederer-Sklar reported Sauk County did receive a grant for this and work on the project will begin this year, as time allows. The .68 cent fee is similar to the .19 cents paid for the current 9-1-1. Motion by Montgomery, seconded by Endres to approve the report and list of bills in an amount of $548.30.
Motion carried.
B. Mielke, County Clerk, presented her monthly report and list of bills. Mielke noted if a Spring Primary Election is required, it would fall on the same date as the February Board session and asked for consideration in proposing another date or time for the meeting. Motion by Endres, seconded by Montgomery to recommend beginning the February 21, 2006 meeting of the County Board at 2:00 P.M., if need be. Motion carried. Mielke pointed out the monthly list of bills contained the purchase of a filing cabinet and related files/supplies required by the SVRS. This purchase was delivered in 2005 and may cause the elections portion of her budget to be overdrawn; however, this expense will eventually be billed back to local municipalities for whom Sauk County is providing service. Motion by Sprecher, seconded by Endres to approve the report and list of bills for the County Clerk/Elections in an amount of $2,605.15.
Motion carried.
T. Liebman, Corporation Counsel, presented the monthly report and list of bills for his department. Motion by Montgomery, seconded by Hartje to approve the report and list of bills in an amount of $2,613.52.
Motion carried.
K. Schauf, Interim Administrative Coordinator, presented a list of bills and the monthly report for her department. She noted the annual WCA Legislative Exchange will be held February 7 & 8 in Madison. This meeting is traditionally attended by the Administrative Coordinator and County Board Chair, however, Schauf extended an invitation to all E&L committee members to attend as well. Members were asked to advise her no later than January 22nd if they were interested. Discussion followed on conflicting meetings and it was the consensus of Committee members to set the next regular meeting date for the E&L committee on Friday, February 3, 2006 at 9:00 A.M.
Continued discussion took place regarding the upcoming joint meeting of the E&L/Personnel Committees scheduled for Friday, January 13, 2006 at 8:30 A.M. to discuss issues related to Ordinance No. 155-05, amending Chapter 13 and Chapter 35 of the Sauk County Code of Ordinances pertaining to the duties and responsibilities of the Administrative Coordinator. It was the feeling of Committee members that this meeting date will not allow sufficient time for a hard copy of any updated ordinance to be included on the County Board agenda. Ms. Schauf agreed to contact the Personnel Director in an attempt to move the meeting date up to Friday, January 6th.
Subsequent discussion took place in which it was noted a special meeting of the County Board had been set for the evening of February 7th, which would also be in conflict with the WCA Legislative Exchange. It was agreed to circulate another memo at the January County Board meeting asking to cancel the February 7th meeting and requesting a special meeting be held on Thursday, February 9th at 6:00 P.M. Motion by Endres, seconded by Sprecher to approve the report and monthly list of bills in an amount of $212.25 for the Administrative Coordinator.
Motion carried.
Motion by Hartje, seconded by Endres to adjourn to the previously established date for the next, regular meeting of Friday, February 3, 2006 at 9:00 A.M. Motion carried and the meeting adjourned at 11:40 A.M.
Respectfully submitted: Beverly J. Mielke, Sauk County Clerk