Executive Committee - Regular Meeting — Agenda Packet

Chippewa County Executive Committee Regular Meeting August 18, 2026 Chippewa County Courthouse, Room 302 4:30 PM District 7, Chair Jason Bergeron District 9, Vice-Chair Joel Seidlitz District 21 Kari Ives District 13 Joseph Roshell District 11 Karen Lotts Page 1 of 46 Chippewa County Executive Committee Regular Meeting August 18, 2026 Chippewa County Courthouse, Room 302 4:30 PM 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Members of the Public Wishing to Be Heard (Comments will be limited to 5 minutes per speaker.) 4. Consent Agenda (Unless separation of an item is requested, all items will be adopted under one motion.) 1. Approve the Agenda 2. Approve the Minutes * August 4, 2026 * August 10, 2026 3. Schedule Next Meeting Date - September 1, 2026 5. Reports 6. Updates, Announcements, and Correspondence 1. County Board Chair Report 2. County Administrator Operation Report 7. Business Items 1. Resolution to Disallow Claim of Debbie Patzoldt - Deb Blevins 2. Resolution to Disallow Claim of Siera Bauch - Deb Blevins 3. Resolution to Disallow Claim of Mike Denesen - Deb Blevins 4. The Executive Committee will convene in closed session pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute 19.85 (1)(c) – “Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility” (Discuss reference checks and select finalist for the County Treasurer position). 5. The Executive Committee will reconvene to open session 8. Agenda Items for Future Consideration 9. Adjourn Page 2 of 46 Chippewa County Executive Committee Regular Meeting August 18, 2026 Chippewa County Courthouse, Room 302 4:30 PM Chippewa County shall attempt to provide reasonable special accommodations to the public for access to its public meetings, provided reasonable notice of special need is given. If special accommodations for a meeting are desired, contact the County Clerk’s Office at 715-726- 7980. Members of the Chippewa County Board of Supervisors who are not members of this committee are entitled to attend this meeting. It is possible that the attendance of one or more such nonmember Supervisors may create a quorum of some other county board committee, board or commission. Such a quorum is unintended and the nonmember Supervisors are not meeting for the purpose of exercising the responsibility, authority, power, or duties of any other committee, board or commission. Published: August 13, 2026 Page 3 of 46 Chippewa County Executive Committee Regular Meeting August 4, 2026 Chippewa County Courthouse, Room 302 4:30 PM 1. Call to Order The Chair called the meeting to order at 04:30 PM 2. Roll Call Members Present: Jason Bergeron, Joel Seidlitz, Kari Ives, Joseph Roshell, Karen Lotts Members Absent: Others Present: Others Present: Andy Albarado, Traci Bremness, Leah Simington, Brad Viegut, Jessica McDonald, Brittnay Fortuna, Bobbie Jaeger, Todd Pauls, Andy Bauer, Dennis Bachman 3. Members of the Public Wishing to Be Heard (Comments will be limited to 5 minutes per speaker.) 4. Consent Agenda (Unless separation of an item is requested, all items will be adopted under one motion.) Motion: Approved Result: Passed (5 - 0) Mover: Karen Lotts Seconder: Kari Ives Ayes: Jason Bergeron, Joel Seidlitz, Kari Ives, Joseph Roshell, Karen Lotts Nayes: None Absent: 1. Approve the Agenda 2. Approve the Minutes - July 21, 2026 3. Schedule Next Meetings: • Special Meeting 08/10/2026 • Regular Meeting 08/18/2026 5. Reports 6. Updates, Announcements, and Correspondence 1. County Board Chair Report 2. County Administrator Operation Report 7. Business Items Page 4 of 46 1. Resolution Establishing Parameters for the Sale of Not To Exceed $7,500,000 General Obligation Promissory Notes - Andy Albarado/Brad Viegut Albarado stated this resolution will streamline the process. The committee will establish the parameters and then we will lock in based on that criteria. Viegut explained this resolution also delegates authority to finalize the terms to the County Board Chair once the parameters are met. The County Board Chair will sign the documents to finalize everything. The parameter resolution allows us more flexibility to have more time in the market so we can get a better sale. The preliminary plan is to settle this on 09/02/2026. Then we will have the information to report to the County Board on 09/08/2026. The closing date for the sale is set for 09/21/2026. This resolution requires a majority vote at the county board level. This item was reviewed by the committee and will be forwarded to the County Board for review at the 08/11/2026 meeting. Motion: Forwarded to the County Board Result: Passed (5 - 0) Mover: Karen Lotts Seconder: Joseph Roshell Ayes: Jason Bergeron, Joel Seidlitz, Kari Ives, Joseph Roshell, Karen Lotts Nayes: None Absent: 2. Resolution to Approve Tax Levy for Salary Adjustments in 2027 - Andy Albarado For the 2027 budget, Albarado recommended at 3% across the board increase for employees on July 1, 2027. In addition, Albarado recommended a 1% increase to the control point for grade 1, which will increase the entire salary schedule by approximately 1% effective July 1, 2027. The progression between each grade will also increase from 6.1% to 6.2%. The increase to the salary schedule is consistent with the recommendation from our compensation consultant, Cottingham Butler, as part of the 2025 market analysis implementation and to remain competitive in the market. Seidlitz commented that the public wants us to make some cuts because they keep hearing about borrowing for the hospital. He stated the committees and departments aren’t finding any cuts, so he thinks the Executive Committee needs to make some hard decisions. He does not oppose the 3% across-the-board increase for the current employees but thinks we should keep using the old 2026 salary grid. The taxpayers are hurting. Oftentimes, they are not getting raises and their taxes keep going up. We need to figure out some kind of freeze somewhere along the line. Roshell also commented that it seems like we are always adding. They hear we are lacking, but then we keep adding more debt. He doesn’t think we should be adding positions either. Albarado explained that we can only increase our operating budget by net new construction. At this time, the estimate for 2027 will be a 1.77% increase, so that’s how much we can increase our budget. If we reduce the operating budget, then we would lower the amount of levy. Albarado clarified that if we left the salary schedule as is, it will result in current employees at the max not getting any salary increase and it also impacts those at minimum/starting. Albarado commented that departments are being asked to do more with less. He is recommending two new positions for 2027, one in Human Services and the other in Public Health. There were several other new position requests as part of the RWC. Even though those positions don’t require levy funding, they do require other levy funded positions to help support them, so he is not recommending that we add them at this time. Last year we did ask employees to start contributing towards their health insurance premiums. Bergeron does not support salary cuts as a way to save money. Public sector employees do not get paid what the private sector does. Oftentimes, they have good benefits to help offset it. If we need to make cuts, he doesn’t think it should come from salaries. Page 5 of 46 Ives commented that departments are required to do more but don’t have additional staff and the current staff get burned out. It’s a difficult balance between trying to retain the employees so we can continue to provide the services. This item was reviewed by the committee and will be forwarded to the County Board for review at the 08/11/2026 meeting. Motion: Motion to amend the resolution to authorize the 3% ATB increase and to continue to use the 2026 salary schedule for 2027 Result: Passed (3 - 2) Mover: Joel Seidlitz Seconder: Karen Lotts Ayes: Joel Seidlitz, Joseph Roshell, Karen Lotts Nayes: Jason Bergeron, Kari Ives Absent: Motion to Amend: Forward to the County Board as Amended Result: Passed (3 - 2) Mover: Kari Ives Seconder: Jason Bergeron Ayes: Joel Seidlitz, Joseph Roshell, Karen Lotts Nayes: Jason Bergeron, Kari Ives Absent: 3. Resolution to Establish Health Insurance Plan Funding for 2027 - Andy Albarado Albarado explained in July 2026, our broker Brown & Brown provided us with a rate increase of 4.2% for the 2027 health plan renewal. The County has built a 5% increase into the Position Based Budgeting (PBB) reports that were provided to our department heads in June to help them prepare their 2027 department budgets. No additional plan design changes or additional employee contributions are being recommended for 2027. Seidlitz questioned if it would be bad if we passed some of the increase onto the employees. This item was reviewed by the committee and will be forwarded to the County Board for review at the 08/11/2026 meeting. Motion: Forwarded to the County Board Result: Passed (4 - 1) Mover: Kari Ives Seconder: Karen Lotts Ayes: Jason Bergeron, Kari Ives, Joseph Roshell, Karen Lotts Nayes: Joel Seidlitz Absent: 4. Resolution to Convert One LTE Environmental Health Specialist to One Part-Time Environmental Health Specialist Position in the Department of Public Health as Part of the 2027 Budget - Andy Albarado/Brittnay Fortuna Albarado explained the recommendation is to eliminate an existing LTE position and replace it with one part-time (1,044 hours) Environmental Health Specialist to expanding responsibilities including water laboratory operations, water quality monitoring, recreational water monitoring, Food Safety & Recreational Licensing inspections, and environmental health outreach and education. This position will be funded primarily by Environmental Health fee revenue generated from water laboratory testing and Food Safety & Recreational Licensing Program’s non-lapsing fund balance. Page 6 of 46 This item was reviewed by the committee and will be forwarded to the County Board for review at the 08/11/2026 meeting. Motion: Forwarded to the County Board Result: (5 - 0) Mover: Kari Ives Seconder: Joseph Roshell Ayes: Jason Bergeron, Joel Seidlitz, Kari Ives, Joseph Roshell, Karen Lotts Nayes: None Absent: 5. Resolution to Create One Part-Time Social Worker Position in the Department of Human Services, Mental Wellness & Recovery Division as Part of the 2027 Budget - Andy Albarado/Bobbie Jaeger Albarado explained the County’s aging population continues to increase with approximately 21% of residents now age 65 and older. The number of screened-in Adult Risk referrals has increased by 39.3% between 2018 and 2025. This position will help address the increased workload for Adult Protective Services and will be funded entirely through County levy beginning with the 2027 budget. This item was reviewed by the committee and will be forwarded to the County Board for review at the 08/11/2026 meeting. Motion: Forwarded to the County Board Result: Passed (5 - 0) Mover: Kari Ives Seconder: Joel Seidlitz Ayes: Jason Bergeron, Joel Seidlitz, Kari Ives, Joseph Roshell, Karen Lotts Nayes: None Absent: 6. The Executive Committee will convene in closed session pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute 19.85 (1)(c) – “Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility” (Review applications and select finalists for the County Treasurer position). The committee recessed to closed session at 5:24 p.m. Closed session to include Andy Albarado, Traci Bremness, Jessica McDonald, all committee members, and other County Board Supervisors. Motion: Approved Result: Passed (5 - 0) Mover: Joseph Roshell Seconder: Karen Lotts Ayes: Jason Bergeron, Joel Seidlitz, Kari Ives, Joseph Roshell, Karen Lotts Nayes: None Absent: 7. The Executive Committee will reconvene to open session. The committee reconvened to open session at 6:28 p.m. Motion: Approved Result: Passed (5 - 0) Mover: Karen Lotts Page 7 of 46 Seconder: Joel Seidlitz Ayes: Jason Bergeron, Joel Seidlitz, Kari Ives, Joseph Roshell, Karen Lotts Nayes: None Absent: 8. Agenda Items for Future Consideration 9. Adjourn The meeting adjourned at: 06:30 PM Result: Passed (5 - 0) Mover: Joel Seidlitz Seconder: Karen Lotts Ayes: Jason Bergeron, Joel Seidlitz, Kari Ives, Joseph Roshell, Karen Lotts Absent: Page 8 of 46 Chippewa County Executive Committee Special Meeting August 10, 2026 Chippewa County Courthouse, Room 302 4:15 PM 1. Call to Order The Chair called the meeting to order at 04:15 PM 2. Roll Call Members Present: Jason Bergeron, Joel Seidlitz, Kari Ives, Joseph Roshell, Karen Lotts Members Absent: Others Present: Andy Albarado, Traci Bremness, Jessica McDonald, Leah Simington, Dennis Bachman 3. Consent Agenda (Unless separation of an item is requested, all items will be adopted under one motion.) Motion: Approved Result: Passed (5 - 0) Mover: Joel Seidlitz Seconder: Joseph Roshell Ayes: Jason Bergeron, Joel Seidlitz, Kari Ives, Joseph Roshell, Karen Lotts Nayes: None Absent: 1. Approve the Agenda 4. Business Items 1. The Executive Committee will convene in closed session pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute 19.85 (1)(c) – “Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility” (Interview candidates for the County Treasurer position) The committee recessed to closed session at 4:21 p.m. Closed session to include: Andy Albarado, Traci Bremness, Jessica McDonald, Leah Simington, all Committee members, other County Board Supervisors Motion: Approved Result: Passed (5 - 0) Mover: Kari Ives Seconder: Karen Lotts Ayes: Jason Bergeron, Joel Seidlitz, Kari Ives, Joseph Roshell, Karen Lotts Nayes: None Absent: 2. The Executive Committee will reconvene to open session The committee reconvened to open session at 7:00 p.m. Page 9 of 46 Motion: Approved Result: Passed (5 - 0) Mover: Joel Seidlitz Seconder: Karen Lotts Ayes: Jason Bergeron, Joel Seidlitz, Kari Ives, Joseph Roshell, Karen Lotts Nayes: None Absent: 5. Agenda Items for Future Consideration 6. Adjourn The meeting adjourned at: 07:00 PM Result: Passed (5 - 0) Mover: Joel Seidlitz Seconder: Karen Lotts Ayes: Jason Bergeron, Joel Seidlitz, Kari Ives, Joseph Roshell, Karen Lotts Absent: Page 10 of 46 Statement of Explanation Resolution to Disallow Claim of Debbie Patzoldt - Deb Blevins 1 Debbie Patzoldt filed a formal notice of claim against the County pursuant to Wisconsin 2 Statutes § 893.80. Ms. Patzoldt is claiming property damage to her 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe. Ms. 3 Patzoldt claims that the vehicle was damaged by road tar that the Chippewa County Highway 4 Department was spraying on the road as she was traveling on Highway O near Lake Wissota 5 State Park. The incident occurred on May 7, 2026, and the claim was received by the Chippewa 6 County Clerk’s Office on May 8, 2026. The damage amount claimed is $633.00, per the 7 estimate provided by Ms. Patzoldt. 8 9 Upon review of the claim by the County’s liability insurance company, Wisconsin 10 Municipal Mutual Insurance Company (WMMIC), it is WMMIC’s recommendation that the 11 County formally disallow the claim. Passage of this resolution will formally disallow this claim 12 pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 59.52(12)(a) and Section 2-60(l)(3) of the Chippewa County Code of 13 Ordinances, which provides that the Executive Committee has the authority to settle claims 14 that do not exceed $10,000. Page 11 of 46 Resolution No. Resolution to Disallow Claim of Debbie Patzoldt - Deb Blevins 15 WHEREAS, a Notice of Claim was filed on May 8, 2026 with the Chippewa County Clerk's 16 Office; and 17 18 WHEREAS, the Notice of Claim states Ms. Patzoldt is claiming property damage to the 19 2015 Santa Fe after it was damaged when the Highway Department was spraying tar on the 20 road and the tar adhered to her vehicle when driving through; and 21 22 WHEREAS, after review of this claim with the Executive Committee and the insurance 23 company, Wisconsin Mutual Municipal Insurance Company (WMMIC), it is WMMIC’s 24 recommendation that the claim be disallowed; 25 26 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Chippewa County Executive Committee does 27 hereby disallow the claim of Debbie Patzoldt, 19811 County Highway O, Cadott, Wisconsin 28 54727, and no action on this claim may be brought against Chippewa County or any of its 29 offices, officials, agents or employees after six months from the date of service of this notice, 30 pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 893.80; and 31 32 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the claimant by 33 certified mail, return receipt requested, as Notice of Disallowance. 34 35 Approved this 18th day of August, 2026 by the Chippewa County Executive Committee. 36 37 Financial Impact 38 There is no fiscal impact to Chippewa County by passage of this resolution. 39 40 Signatures 41 Approved as to Form: 42 County Administrator Finance Director Corporation Counsel 43 Page 12 of 46 Deborah Blevins 711 N Bridge Street Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin 54729 June 17, 2026 RE: Claimant: Debbie Patzoldt Our Claim No.: GLCC00004691 Our Insured: Chippewa County Date of Loss: 5/7/2026 Dear Deborah Blevins , We received the above claim on May 8, 2026. The claimant reported that they obtained tar on their vehicle when they drove through an active construction zone. After thorough investigation, we have determined that the County is not liable for this inciden t. The County had the work zone properly marked at safe distances for drivers to avoid the area and workers present with flags to direct traffic. Therefore, there was no breach of duty. The liability falls solely on the claimant for improper control and management of their vehicle. Please issue the formal disallowance and provide a copy of the same to WMMIC. This claim will be closed on the date of receipt of the disallowance. A copy of this letter has been placed in the claim file for reference. If you should have any further questions, please contact me. Sincerely, Pa Vang Liability Claim Representative Wisconsin Municipal Mutual Insurance Company (608) 729 - 5682 pvang@wmmic.com Page 13 of 46 Page 14 of 46 Page 15 of 46 Page 16 of 46 Page 17 of 46 Page 18 of 46 Page 19 of 46 Page 20 of 46 Page 21 of 46 Page 22 of 46 Page 23 of 46 Page 1 of 1 Top-Notch Detailing LLC 1037 W MacArthur Ave WI US +17155630303 admin@topnotchdetailingec.com Estimate ADDRESS Debbie Patzoldt ESTIMATE 1028 DATE 05/28/2026 DATE SERVICE DESCRIPTION QTY RATE AMOUNT Road Tar Removal Customer came in and stated they drove through some road tar and the wheel wells, and rockers, and the lower section of the vehicle has thick road tar covering most of the bottomside. After discussing options we can remove the tar without removal/replace and dye the trim back if there is any discoloration. We estimate to have anywhere from 3-6 hours on completing this job. With an average shop rate at 100/hr. 2015 santa fe 1 600.00 600.00T SUBTOTAL 600.00 TAX 33.00 TOTAL $633.00 Accepted By Accepted Date Page 24 of 46 Statement of Explanation Resolution to Disallow Claim of Siera Bauch - Deb Blevins 1 Siera Bauch filed a formal notice of claim against the County pursuant to Wisconsin 2 Statutes § 893.80. Ms. Bauch is claiming property damage to her 2024 Hyundai Palisade. Ms. 3 Bauch claims that the vehicle was damaged when dirt, wood and rocks from a large excavator 4 operated by the Chippewa County Highway Department that was cutting brush struck her 5 vehicle as she was driving past the excavator on Highway 27. The incident occurred on March 6 30, 2026, and the claim was received by the Chippewa County Clerk’s Office on May 11, 2026. 7 The damage amount claimed is $7,893.92, per the estimate provided by Ms. Bauch. 8 9 Upon review of the claim by the County’s liability insurance company, Wisconsin 10 Municipal Mutual Insurance Company (WMMIC), it is WMMIC’s recommendation that the 11 County formally disallow the claim. Passage of this resolution will formally disallow this claim 12 pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 59.52(12)(a) and Section 2-60(l)(3) of the Chippewa County Code of 13 Ordinances, which provides that the Executive Committee has the authority to settle claims 14 that do not exceed $10,000. Page 25 of 46 Resolution No. Resolution to Disallow Claim of Siera Bauch - Deb Blevins 15 WHEREAS, Siera Bauch filed a Notice of Claim on May 11, 2026, with the Chippewa 16 County Clerk's Office; and 17 18 WHEREAS, the Notice of Claim states that Ms. Bauch is claiming property damage to her 19 2024 Hyundai Palisade after dirt, wood and rocks from a large excavator operated by the 20 Chippewa County Highway Department that was cutting brush struck her vehicle as she was 21 driving past the excavator on Highway 27; and 22 23 WHEREAS, upon review of the claim by the County’s liability insurance company, 24 Wisconsin Mutual Municipal Insurance Company (WMMIC), it is WMMIC’s recommendation 25 that the claim be disallowed; 26 27 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Chippewa County Executive Committee does 28 hereby disallow the claim of Siera Bauch, 29289 303rd Avenue, Holcombe, Wisconsin 54745, 29 and no action on this claim may be brought against Chippewa County or any of its offices, 30 officials, agents or employees after six months from the date of service of this notice, pursuant 31 to Wis. Stat. § 893.80; and 32 33 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the claimant by 34 certified mail, return receipt requested, as Notice of Disallowance. 35 36 Approved this 18th day of August 2026 by the Chippewa County Executive Committee. 37 38 Financial Impact 39 There is no fiscal impact to Chippewa County by passage of this resolution. 40 41 Signatures 42 Approved as to Form: 43 County Administrator Finance Director Corporation Counsel 44 Page 26 of 46 Deborah Blevins 711 N Bridge Street Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin 54729 June 17, 2026 RE: Claimant: Siera Bauch Our Claim No.: GLCC00004689 Our Insured: Chippewa County Date of Loss: 3/30/2026 Dear Deborah Blevins , We have received the above claim on M ay 11, 2026 . The claimant reported they obtained damage to their vehicle from debris (dents, scuffing, and cracks ) , and it has been determined that Chippewa County has no liability for this claim. Proper procedure was followed by h igh way department . Please issue formal disallowance and provide a copy of this disallowance to WMMIC. This claim will be closed on the date of receipt of the disallowance. A copy of this letter has been placed in the claim file for reference. If you should have any further questions, please contact me. Sincerely, Pa Vang Liability Claim Representative Wisconsin Municipal Mutual Insurance Company (608) 729 - 5682 pvang@wmmic.com Page 27 of 46 Page 28 of 46 Page 29 of 46 Page 30 of 46 Page 31 of 46 Page 32 of 46 Page 33 of 46 Page 34 of 46 Statement of Explanation Resolution to Disallow Claim of Mike Denesen - Deb Blevins 1 Mike Denesen filed a formal notice of claim against the County pursuant to Wisconsin 2 Statutes § 893.80. Mr. Denesen is claiming property damage to his Ford Expedition. Mr. 3 Denesen claims that the vehicle was damaged by wet paint from road striping on the roadway 4 while he was driving south on Highway 178 and Park Street. Mr. Denesen claims that he was 5 following the warning vehicle of a road crew striping the road and found he had yellow paint on 6 his vehicle when he arrived at his destination. The incident occurred on June 24, 2026, and the 7 claim was received by the Chippewa County Clerk’s Office on June 25, 2026. The damage 8 amount claimed is $630.00, per the estimate provided by Mr. Denesen. 9 10 Upon review of the claim by the County’s liability insurance company, Wisconsin 11 Municipal Mutual Insurance Company (WMMIC), it is WMMIC’s recommendation that the 12 County formally disallow the claim. Passage of this resolution will formally disallow this claim 13 pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 59.52(12)(a) and Section 2-60(l)(3) of the Chippewa County Code of 14 Ordinances, which provides that the Executive Committee has the authority to settle claims 15 that do not exceed $10,000. Page 35 of 46 Resolution No. Resolution to Disallow Claim of Mike Denesen - Deb Blevins 16 WHEREAS, Mike Denesen filed a Notice of Claim on June 25, 2026, with the Chippewa 17 County Clerk's Office; and 18 19 WHEREAS, the Notice of Claim states that Mr. Denesen is claiming property damage to his 20 Ford Expedition after it was damaged by wet paint from road striping on the roadway while 21 following a road crew as he was driving south on Highway 178 and Park Street; and 22 23 WHEREAS, upon review of the claim by the County’s liability insurance company, 24 Wisconsin Mutual Municipal Insurance Company (WMMIC), it is WMMIC’s recommendation 25 that the claim be disallowed; 26 27 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Chippewa County Executive Committee does 28 hereby disallow the claim of Mike Denesen, 16380 92nd Avenue, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin 29 54729, and no action on this claim may be brought against Chippewa County or any of its 30 offices, officials, agents or employees after six months from the date of service of this notice, 31 pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 893.80; and 32 33 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the claimant by 34 certified mail, return receipt requested, as Notice of Disallowance. 35 36 Approved this 18th day of August, 2026 by the Chippewa County Executive Committee. 37 38 Financial Impact 39 There is no fiscal impact to Chippewa County by passage of this resolution. 40 41 Signatures 42 Approved as to Form: 43 County Administrator Finance Director Corporation Counsel 44 Page 36 of 46 Deborah Blevins 711 N Bridge Street Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin 54729 July 2 8 , 2026 RE: Claimant: Mike Denesen Our Claim No.: GLCC00004837 Our Insured: Chippewa County Date of Loss: 6/24/2026 Dear Deborah Blevins , We have received the above - referenced claim on 6/25/2026 . After a thorough examination of the information regarding claimant driving south down Hwy 178 and Park St when encountered road crew stripe painting the road. Claims vehicle covered in yellow road paint. , it has been determined that Chippewa County has no liability for this claim. Ta ylor County was the party ha ndling road strip ing . Please issue formal disallowance and provide a copy of this disallowance to WMMIC. This claim will be closed on the date of receipt of the disallowance. A copy of this letter has been placed in the claim file for reference. If you should have any further questions, please contact me. Sincerely, Pa Vang Liability Claim Representative Wisconsin Municipal Mutual Insurance Company (608) 729 - 5682 pvang@wmmic.com Page 37 of 46 Page 38 of 46 Page 39 of 46 Page 40 of 46 Page 41 of 46 Page 42 of 46 From: Mike Denesen To: Deborah Blevins Subject: Truck Paint Claim Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 11:43:28 AM Attachments: Truck Claim.pdf EXTERNAL EMAIL - This email was sent by a person from outside your organization. Exercise caution when clicking links, opening attachments or taking further action, before validating its authenticity. Secured by Check Point Deborah, Thanks for the quick response on the claim that I submitted. Attached is the copy of the work that was done on 6/29/26 to remove the road paint as requested. When I submitted the claim, I was going off an estimate that Top Notch Detailing told me. When the work was performed the cost went up to 630.00 due to more time then thought to get the paint off. The receipt will show a total of 680.00 being charged due to I tipped them 50.00 which I wouldn't expect being reimbursed for. If you have any question, please feel free to contact me at any time at 612-715-1153 or by email at mdenesen@hotmail.com. Regards, Mike Denesen Page 43 of 46 Page 44 of 46 Page 45 of 46 Page 46 of 46