Executive & Legislative Committee

Members Present: Krueger, Ashford, Fordham, Stevens, and Wenzel

Others Present: Schauf, Liebman, Mielke, Tycznski, Jelinek, Wheeler, Stieve, Volz, VanBerkel, and Haugen.

The meeting was called to order by Chair Krueger at 9:00 A.M. and compliance with the Open Meeting Law was verified.

Motion by Wenzel, seconded by Stevens to approve the agenda for today's meeting, as mailed.
Motion carried.

Motion by Fordham, seconded by Ashford to approve the minutes of the March 6 (regular) and March 20 (special), 2007 meetings, as mailed.
Motion carried.

Public Comment:

Supervisor Joan Wheeler addressed the Committee and recommended adding the Sheriff's Department to the current operational analysis being conducted.

Communications:

Chair Krueger advised being contacted by an attorney representing the Ho-Chunk nation and requested a meeting with him to share concerns over the possibility of construction of additional casinos in the State of Wisconsin. The consensus of the Committee was for the Chair to attend the meeting, along with any interested Committee members, the Administrative Coordinator and Corporation Counsel.

Veterans' Service:

T. Tyczynski, Veterans Service Officer, presented the monthly report and list of bills in the amount of $2,803.80 for his department. Motion by Stevens, seconded by Wenzel to approve the foregoing, as presented.
Motion carried.

Committee members reviewed 2008 Form 1 (vision, mission & goals) with Tyczynski.

Emergency Management:

J. Jelinek, Emergency Management Director, presented the monthly report and list of bills in the amount of $74,205.87 for his department. Motion by Stevens, seconded by Fordham to approve the foregoing, as presented. Motion carried. Committee members reviewed 2008 Form 1 (vision, mission & goals) and the Sauk County Landfill maintenance time sheet with T. Stieve.

County Clerk:

B. Mielke, County Clerk, presented the monthly report and list of bills in the amount of $4,140.86 for her department. Motion by Ashford, seconded by Fordham to approve the foregoing, as presented. Motion carried. Motion by Ashford, seconded by Wenzel to approve Mielke's request to attend the annual Wisconsin County Clerk's Summer Symposium, June 25-27, 2007 in Appleton. Motion carried. Committee members reviewed 2008 Form 1 (vision, mission & goals) with Mielke.

Corporation Counsel:

T. Liebman, Corporation Counsel, presented the monthly report and list of bills in the amount of $985.61 for his department. Motion by Fordham, seconded by Ashford to approve the foregoing, as presented. Motion carried. Committee members reviewed 2008 Form 1 (vision, mission & goals) with Liebman.

Administrative Coordinator:

K. Schauf, presented the monthly report and list of bills in the amount of $37.00 for her department. Motion by Wenzel, seconded by Fordham to approve the foregoing, as presented. Motion carried. Motion by Fordham, seconded by Ashford to approve the Solid Waste Maintenance report and monthly list of bills in the amount of $10,821.64.
Motion carried.

Committee members reviewed 2008 Form 1 (vision, mission & goals) with Schauf.

Consideration Requesting Closure of County Mining Operation on Sauk County Health Care Center Property:

K. Schauf informed Committee members the County, for many years, has maintained an open mining permit on the Health Care Center property and noted there is no current need to retain the permit and recommended it be discontinued. Discussion followed and it was the consensus of the Committee that the Land Conservation Department work through a reclamation plan prior to cancellation; no action on the matter was taken at this time.

Consideration of Supervisory Attendance at the Wisconsin Counties Association:

Sauk County will be hosting the annual WCA convention at the Kalahari Resort in Lake Delton this fall. Discussion followed regarding a possible suspension of the Sauk County financial policy which prohibits reimbursement for meals and lodging for events held within the boundaries of the County. The Committee agreed to pay for conference registration at this event and per diem and mileage for any meetings held on Monday and Tuesday, October 8 & 9, 2007. Supervisors will be personally responsible for reserving and paying for any lodging accommodations they desire.

Updates:

Board Development, Training and Planning:

Chair Krueger reported the recent Intergovernmental Meeting held with County municipal representatives was well attended and received.

Strategic Planning Outcomes and Implementation: Structure:

No report.

Operational Audit(s) Update:

An initial meeting with the chosen vendor has been held, subsequent meetings with affected Department Heads and Supervisors will follow. Committee members agreed to take no action on Supervisor Wheeler's request previously voiced under public comment.

Consideration and Discussion of Solid Waste Transitional Plan:

Monitoring Activities - Contracting:

Joe Van Berkel, County Conservationist, discussed conducting a "clean sweep" program in Sauk County and estimated the cost to do so would be approximately $50,000.00. Chair Krueger noted several in attendance at the Intergovernmental Meeting volunteered financial and physical assistance if this program were to be held. VanBerkel will continue to plan for this event.

Motion by Ashford, seconded by Wenzel to adjourn and set the next, regular meeting date for Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at 9:00 A.M.
Motion carried and the meeting adjourned at 12:30 P.M.

Respectfully submitted: Beverly J. Mielke, Secretary