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Bayfield County Clerk Lynn M. Divine Jeran Delaine, Deputy Clerk Erin Tibbits, Clerk 11 Ph: 715.373.6100 ● Email: Lynn.Divine@bayfieldcounty.wi.gov ● 117 E. Fifth Street, PO Box 878, Washburn, WI 54891 MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING of the BAYFIELD COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS July 9, 2026 Meeting held in the Bayfield County Boardroom, Courthouse, Washburn WI Call to Order: The special meeting of the Bayfield County Board of Supervisors was called to order at 3:30 p.m. by County Board Chair, Jan Lee. Roll Call was taken by County Clerk, Lynn Divine, as follows: Sandstrom – present; Tucker – absent; Fickbohm – present; Ray – absent; Lee – present; Olsen – present; Pocernich – present; Strand – present; Holte – present; Milanowski – present; Roguski – present (remote); Crandall – present; Rosa – present (remote). Present-11; Absent-2. A quorum was present to conduct business. Others Present: Mark Abeles-Allison, County Administrator; Kelly Westlund, Deputy Administrator; Lynn M. Divine, County Clerk; Erin Tibbits, Clerk II; Pledge of Allegiance: The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all in attendance. Closed Session: At 3:32 pm Crandall made a motion to enter into Closed Session, seconded by Milanowski. Roll Call vote: Fickbohm – Yes; Strand – Yes; Crandall – Yes; Lee – Yes; Roguski – Yes; Milanowski – Yes; Holte – Yes; Pocernich – Yes; Olsen – Yes; Rosa – Yes. Yes-9; No-0; Absent-2 (Sandstrom left room for phone call). Ray joined meeting at 3:36 p.m. At 3:37 p.m. Crandall made a motion to return to Open Session, seconded by Rosa. Motion carried. Yes-12; No-1; Absent-1. Motion carried. Sheriff Deputy Association Union Contract: Milanowski made a motion to approve the Sheriff Deputy Association Union contract, seconded by Fickbohm. Roll call vote: Fickbohm – Yes; Ray – Yes; Rosa – Yes; Pocernich – Yes; Sandstrom – Yes; Lee – Yes; Holte – Yes; Roguski – Yes; Crandall – Yes; Milanowski – Yes; Strand – Yes; Olsen – Yes. Yes-12; No-0; Absent-1. Motion carried. Land Property Acquisition, 111 E 7th Street, Washburn, WI: Abeles-Allison spoke and provided board members with approved counteroffer in the amount of $215,000. $2,5000 in earnest money was paid and the reason for the special meeting was per the stipulation that a reply is needed by July 10, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. The counteroffer also states that the property is sold as is. Abeles-Allison provided board members with the summary report of the home inspection that was conducted on the morning of July 9th. Abeles-Allison stated that the inspection report showed that the house was generally in good condition with minor repairs that will be addressed. The County’s insurance will cover the property if it is rented out. He stated that there will be some expense to acquiring this property, but it is in the County’s best interest to secure this land as it is next to the Courthouse complex and will be used to the benefit of the County in future generations. Westlund noted that there is a grant opportunity with the WHEDA Foundation that goes up to $50,000 and some of the repair and maintenance costs may be able to be covered with the grant but that will not be known for at least a month. Sandstrom made a motion to approve purchase of property at 111 E 7th Street, seconded by Holte. Board members discussed cost of repairs, whether county will be furnished or unfurnished, the fair market value for taxing, real-estate taxes and the estimated amount of rent. The property was looked up in Novus by Westlund, and it was shown that the estimated fair market value was $177,600 in 2025 and yearly taxes are $2,640. Holte asked who would be managing the property and Abeles-Allison stated that this would be a matter that would have to be discussed. He stated that it’s possible that courthouse staff could do some basic monitoring or a contract with the housing authority is also an option. Pocernich asked for confirmation that the money to purchase the property will come out of the County’s general fund and Abeles-Allison confirmed. Holte asked where the rental payments would go and Abeles-Allison stated that those payments would be back into the general fund. Roll call vote to Approve Purchase of Property at 111 E 7th Street, Washburn, WI: Sandstrom – Yes; Rosa – Yes; Crandall – Yes; Fickbohm – Yes; Roguski – Yes; Ray – Yes; Milanowski – Yes; Lee – Yes; Holte – Yes; Olsen – Yes; Strand – Yes; Pocernich – Yes. Yes-12; No-0; Absent-1. Motion carried. Resolution 2026-69, Public Private Partnership Between Bayfield County, WI and Norvado: Abeles-Allison spoke about the board approving a general broadband grant expansion resolution at June 30th meeting. He stated he received correspondence from Norvado stating that they are considering applying for an 84-customer expansion grant outside of the city of Bayfield. Norvado asked the County to consider a public private partnership to make their application stronger. Strand made a motion to approve Resolution 2026-69, seconded by Ray. Roll call vote: Rosa – Yes; Sandstrom – Yes; Pocernich – Yes; Fickbohm – Yes; Roguski – Yes; Lee – Yes; Crandall – Yes; Ray – Yes; Olsen – Yes; Holte – Yes; Milanowski – abstained; Strand – Yes. Yes-11; No-0; Abstain-1; Absent-1. Motion carried. Adjournment: Holte made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Olsen. Motion carried. Yes-12; No-0; Absent-1. There being no further business to discuss, Lee adjourned the meeting at 3:54 p.m. Respectfully submitted Lynn M. Divine Bayfield County Clerk lmd/ejt Copies of Bayfield County Resolutions may be obtained by contacting the Bayfield County Clerk’s Office at (715) 373-6100 The Bayfield County Code of Ordinances can be found at https://www.bayfieldcounty.wi.gov/752/County-Ordinances