Members Present: Krueger, Stevens, Ashford, and Fordham
Members Absent: Wenzel
Others Present: K. Schauf, B. Mielke, T. Liebman, M. Koehler, K. Beghin, P. Carignan, A. Burton, S. Pate, T. Stieve, R. Lefeber and C. Haack (Virchow Krause & Company representatives), L. Volz, L. Haugen, J. Gaalswyk, J. Olson, and news media representative.
Chairperson Krueger called the meeting to order at 9:00 A.M. and certified compliance with the Open Meeting Law.
Chairperson Krueger indicated because this was a special meeting, there would be no minutes from a previous meeting approved and asked that item 3, "Adopt Minutes of Previous Meeting", be stricken from the agenda. Motion by Ashford, seconded by Stevens to approve the agenda, as amended. Motion carried.
Public Comment:
None
Communications:
None
Discussion of Central Services Organizational Study:
K. Schauf, Administrative Coordinator, explained the purpose of this meeting was to discuss comments sought and received from departments which were included in the recent Sauk County Central Services Organizational Analysis Final Report prepared by Virchow Krause & Company.
Rob Lefeber, Project Manager, and Claudia Haack, Senior Consultant, detailed their findings and reviewed with Sauk County personnel the "hows and whys" of the report recommendations (report on file in Office of the Sauk County Clerk).
Discussion followed regarding how, and to what extent, any recommendations of the report would be implemented. Schauf indicated implementation of the study should be a collaborative effort involving teamwork and cooperation between County departments and County Board Supervisors. She suggested a matrix be kept which would indicate the status of individual recommendations. She also noted plans are to analyze other County departments in future years.
Motion by Ashford, seconded by Fordham to go into closed session pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes S. 19.85(l)(g), conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is, or is likely to become involved: Big Cats and allow the following individuals to remain: T. Liebman, K. Schauf, B. Mielke, Attorney Jeff Scott Olson (Representing Jeff Kozlowski/Wisconsin Big Cat Rescue & Educational Center, Inc.), County Board Supervisors Haugen, Cassity and Gaalswyk. Roll call vote was taken on the motion with the following results: AYE: (4) Krueger, Ashford, Stevens, and Fordham. Motion carried and the Committee went into closed session at 11:30 A.M.
At 11:50 A.M. the Committee returned to open session followed with a motion by Fordham, seconded by Ashford to adjourn. Motion carried.
Respectfully submitted:
Beverly J. Mielke, County Clerk/Secretary