Finance Committee — Minutes

Minutes of the July 9, 2026 Meeting of the Sawyer County Finance Committee of the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors Board Room; Sawyer County Voting Committee Members (X) Present: Others Present: John Righeimer Mike Markgren Stacey Hessel Liz Klein Marc Helwig Ron Buckholtz Steve Kariainen Rhandi Ehn Jeff Hoehne Brian Lehner Call to Order –Chair Righeimer called the meeting to order at 8:30 am. Certification of Compliance with the open meeting law was met. Roll Call taken and quorum was met. Meeting Agenda – Set Public Comments – None Minutes from the previous meeting dated: June 11, 2026 Motion to approve made by: Mr. Helwig Second by: Mr. Hoehne Motion carried without negative vote. Treasurer’s Report – Mr. Lehner provided a written report on tax collections and delinquent parcels and reported on topics covered at the Wisconsin County Treasurers Association conference he attended. Finance Department Report - Ms. Ehn reviewed monthly sales tax revenues, Budget Performance Reports for June 2026, and June CIP purchases. 2027 Budget Update— Department heads have turned in staff and CIP requests and Finance is meeting with departments to review budget numbers as they come in. Department Financial Updates-- Ambulance Department---Ms. Ehn reviewed June 2026 financials for the Ambulance Department. Medical Examiner Department—Ms. Ehn reviewed June 2026 Financials for the Medical Examiner Department. Emergency Management Department— Ms. Ehn reviewed June 2026 Financials for the Emergency Management Department. General Government-- Ms. Ehn reviewed June 2026 Financials for General Government. Investments Review and Update— The May investment report was provided: interest rates are holding above 3%; County CD investments are still exceeding 2025 returns. Resolution 2026-____Weiss and Winter Library Support—Mr. Markgren presented the need for a resolution setting funding for the libraries. The resolution sets funding for Weiss and Winter libraries at the greater of 150% of the Wisconsin Act 150 circulation support formula amount or 102.5% of the previous year’s County allocation, and is supported by members and boards of both libraries and was approved by the Economic Development and UW Extension committee. Motion to approve Resolution 2026-___Weiss and Winter Library Support for consideration by the County Board by: Ms. Hessel Second by: Mr. Helwig Motion carried without negative vote. Board Appointed Committee Updates— None Correspondence, Reports from Conferences and Meetings – None Future Agenda Items – Resolutions to set funding for SRC and Namekagon Transit Adjournment – 8:57 am Next Meeting- August 13, 2026 Time: 8:30 am Location: Board Room Minutes recorded by Liz Klein, County Clerk