Finance Committee Intergovernmental Meeting

DATE: Thursday, March 27, 2008

PLACE:
River Arts Center
105 Ninth Street
Prairie du Sac, WI

The Spring 2008 Intergovernmental meeting was called to order Chair Bychinski at 6:15 p.m. Certification of open meeting compliance was given. Motion by Wenzel, second by Fordham to adopt the agenda.
Motion carried.

Members present: Tommy Lee Bychinski, Joan Fordham, Tom Kriegl, Marty Krueger, William F. Wenzel

• Welcome and Introductions by Board Chair Marty Krueger
• County Comprehensive Planning was discussed by Mark Steward
• Skilled nursing building project discussed by Paul Endres
• Clean Sweep discussed by Kathy Schauf
• Future Highway projects discussed by Steve Muchow
• Coordinated Transportation discussed by Joan Fordham
• The purchase of development rights discussed by Mark Steward
• The Fiber Optic communication system was discussed by Tim Stieve
• Topics of interest by attendees included:
  • Money
  • All fuel (diesel fuel)
  • Unfunded mandates
  • Local Economic Support
  • Joint purchasing
  • Emergency management
  • Types of Voting Equipment
  • Rails to Trails
  • Reclamation (Rock Springs quarry)
  • Overlying taxing districts
  • Industrial Development
  • Fiscal Deficit
  • Sex Offenders
  • Equipment / costs
  • Group purchasing
  • State Shared Revenue
  • Levy Limit
  • Health Insurance
  • Utilities
  • School Funding (mnt. of system)
  • Salt
  • Training mandates
    • Volunteer
    • Fire
    • EMS
  • Sustainable communities
    
  • Land Use
    • Rural
    • City / development
    • Importance of planning
  • Common Sense
    • Expectations
  • Transportation
    • Human Services
  • Elections
    • Cost
  • Arts
    • Expansion of the Arts
  • Tourism
    • Cultural diversity
    • Recreational asset
  • Development
    • Property rights
• The possibility of a fall 2008 Intergovernmental Meeting in late September or early October was discussed.
• Meeting adjourned on a motion by Wenzel second by Fordham, with a unanimous committee vote.

Respectfully submitted: William F. Wenzel, Secretary