Members Present: M. Krueger, W. Wenzel, D. Stevens, J. Ashford, and J. Fordham
Others Present: K. Schauf, T. Liebman, B. Mielke, T. Tyczynski, J. Jelinek, L. Haugen, L. Gurney, and J. VanBerkel.
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Krueger at 9:00 A.M. and compliance with the Open Meeting Law was verified.
Motion by Fordham, seconded by Ashford to approve the amended agenda for
today's meeting, as mailed.
Motion carried.
Motion by Stevens, seconded by Ashford to approve the minutes of the February
9, 2007 regular and February 20, 2007 structure meetings, as mailed.
Motion
carried.
None
None
T. Tyczynski, Veterans Service Officer, presented the report
and monthly list of bills for his department. Motion by
Ashford, seconded by Fordham to approve the report and list of bills in
the amount of $3,697.23.
Motion carried.
J. Jelinek, Emergency Management Director, presented the report
and monthly list of bills for his department. Motion by
Stevens, seconded by Fordham to approve the report and list of bills in
the amount of $978.83.
Motion carried.
B. Mielke, County Clerk, presented the annual and monthly reports,
as well as a monthly list of bills for her department.
Motion by Ashford, seconded by Fordham to approve the reports
and list of bills in the amount of $15,807.16.
Motion carried.
T. Liebman, Corporation Counsel, presented the report and monthly
list of bills for his department. A discussion ensued regarding
the future of rail transportation in the County; Chair Krueger
stated his intentions are to meet with the Transportation and Parks Committee
to further discuss this issue as well as possibly drafting a resolution
stating the County's position on the future of rail service. Motion by
Wenzel, seconded by Stevens to approve the report and list of bills in
the amount of $2,022.22.
Motion carried.
K. Schauf, Administrative Coordinator, presented the monthly
report and list of bills for her department. Motion by Fordham,
seconded by Wenzel to approve the report and list of bills
in the amount of $231.30.
Motion carried.
K. Schauf distributed copies of the current policy regarding posting of County agendas and minutes on the WEB site, noting a new tool for automatic posting of meeting information to the WEB site by County departments will soon be available and should help speed the availability of information to the public. Once the system is in place, the posting policy will be updated; however, the web-based posting is not an Official Posting made pursuant to Section 19.84 of the Wisconsin Statutes, which sets forth public notice requirements.
K. Schauf informed Committee members all state legislators and local units of government have been invited to attend a proposed "intergovernmental meeting " with County representatives to begin a dialog of the issues that are a part of the current local government environment, whether it be town, village, city or county. A decision to hold the meeting, tentatively planned for March 22nd at 6:00 P.M. in Room B24/30 of the West Square Building, will be made following a response from an actual number of parties interested in attending.
Lance Gurney, Planning and Zoning Director, addressed the Committee and gave an update on BAAP activities. Copies of the proposed resolution as well as a news release from the Ho-Chunk Nation announcing a signing ceremony of the historical MOA for land transfer on March 19, 2007 at 1:30 P.M. at the Ho-Chunk Casino were distributed and discussed. Chairperson Krueger noted he has been invited to participate in the ceremony, but felt prior to doing so, would like to view a copy of the document to be signed; to date, a copy of which has not been made available to Sauk County.
Discussion continued with Committee members agreeing to withhold approving a resolution at the present time and hold a special Committee meeting prior to the March 20, 2007 County Board session to view the agreement and take action on the supporting resolution at that time.
No report.
The latest draft of County Committee Structure was distributed and discussed. Members agreed the material should be distributed to Department Heads for consideration and feedback.
K. Schauf advised proposals have been received and will be
evaluated and ranked, Supervisors Ashford and Wenzel volunteered
to serve as members of the evaluation
team. The proposals will be evaluated on March 16th and a resolution
recommending a
vendor will be considered at the special E&L meeting scheduled
prior to the County
Board meeting on March 20th.
K. Schauf presented the monthly report and list of bills for
solid waste transitional activities. Motion by Ashford,
seconded by Fordham to approve the report and list of bills in the
amount of $28,527.15.
Motion carried.
J. VanBerkel, County Conservationist, discussed the possibility of conducting a County "Clean Sweep" program. Committee members agreed VanBerkel and Schauf should continue to investigate budget issues, further research the matter, and offer various options for this program.
Motion by Stevens, seconded by Ashford to adjourn and set the next, regular
meeting date for Thursday, April 5, 2006 at 9:00 A.M. and a special meeting
for Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at 5:15 P.M.
Motion carried and the meeting
adjourned at 11:30 A.M.
Respectfully submitted: Beverly J. Mielke, Secretary