County Board Minutes 06-22-2026

BUFFALO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS JUNE SESSION Monday, June 22, 2026, at 7:00 P.M. The Board met. Mr. Bork in the Chair. Call to Order: Meeting called to order at 7:01 p.m. Roll Call of Buffalo County Board of Supervisors: Roll call was taken and all members were present, except Mr. Gary Stanton and Mr. Nathan Nelson who were excused. Others present in person at the meeting: Mr. Lee Engfer, Ms. Lisa Schmitt, and Mr. Tom Webb. Joining online were Ms. Tina Anibas and Ms. Leslie Sendelbach. Pledge of Allegiance: The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. County Clerk Verification of Open Meetings Law Compliance: Ms. Schmitt verified that proper notice of the meeting was given in compliance with Wisconsin Open Meetings Law at least 24 hours prior to this meeting. Approve Agenda: Mr. Engfer informed the board that Agenda Item #19 Resolution #26-06-01, a Resolution to Amend the Buffalo County Board Rules of Government, should be listed as an ordinance instead of a resolution. Mr. Lindstrom made a motion to approve the agenda with this modification, seconded by Mr. Ruff. Carried. Approve Minutes of Previous Meeting: Mr. Weiss made a motion to approve the minutes of the previous meeting, seconded by Mr. Sendelbach. Carried. Public Comment: Mr. Tom Webb with Congressman Derrick Van Orden’s office gave an update on bills, projects, and round table events. Confirmation of Committee Chairs and Vice-Chairs: Mr. Taylor made a motion to approve Mr. Steve Nelson as a representative to the ADRC Committee and the Woodland Commission, seconded by Ms. McDonough. Carried. Confirmation of DHHS/Veterans Committee Citizen Appointment: Mr. Engfer stated that there are currently two citizen committee member vacancies. There is an applicant for the military position, which is Mr. William Green. Mr. Ruff made a motion to appoint Mr. Green to the DHHS/Veterans Committee, seconded by Mr. Schultz. Carried. Resolution #26-06-01 A Resolution to Remove Outstanding Checks: The checks listed have been outstanding for over one year. Mr. Taylor made a motion to authorize the cancellation of the outstanding checks listed, seconded by Ms. McDonough. Carried. Resolution #26-06-02 A Resolution to Authorize the Establishment of a Petty Cash Fund for the Office of the Clerk of Courts: Mr. Lindstrom made a motion to approve the resolution authorizing a petty cash fund for the Clerk of Court, seconded by Mr. Michaels. Carried. Resolution #26-06-03 A Resolution to Authorize the Establishment of a Petty Cash Fund for the Office of the County Treasurer: Mr. Bruegger made a motion to approve the resolution authorizing a petty cash fund for the County Treasurer’s office, seconded by Mr. Sendelbach. Carried. Resolution #26-06-04 A Resolution to Designate Public Depositories: This resolution designates the official public depositories for the county as Alliance Bank, Waumandee Bank, State of Wisconsin-Local Government Investment Pool, WISC PMA, and CCF Bank. Mr. Weiss made a motion to approve the public depositories for the county as shown in the resolution, seconded by Mr. Taylor. Carried, with Mr. Bruegger abstaining. Resolution #26-06-05 A Resolution to Amend Personnel Policy 108 – Travel, Meals, and Lodging: Changes to the policy were explained by Mr. Engfer. Mr. Michaels made a motion to approve the resolution amending Personnel Policy 108, seconded by Mr. Taylor. Carried. Resolution #26-06-06 A Resolution to Adopt Personnel Policy 514 – Safety Equipment/ Uniforms: Mr. Engfer explained this policy which combines two previous policies into one. Mr. Ruff made a motion to approve Resolution 26-06-06, adopting Personnel Policy 514, seconded by Mr. Lindstrom. Carried. Resolution #26-06-07 A Resolution to Amend Personnel Policy 601 – Workplace Safety: This resolution goes along with Policy 514. Part of Policy 601 was moved to Policy 514. Mr. Taylor made a motion to accept this resolution amending Policy 601, seconded by Ms. McDonough. Carried. Resolution #26-06-08 A Resolution Updating and Renaming Policy #109 – County Vehicle and Fleet Operations: The policy was explained by Mr. Engfer. Mr. Lindstrom made a motion to approve this resolution updating/renaming Policy 109, seconded by Mr. Weiss. Mr. Schultz questioned whether this policy was drafted with the assistance of AI and if there was a way to make it less complicated and lengthy by doing that. Mr. Engfer said AI was used and recommendations from the insurance company were also taken into consideration. Carried. Resolution #26-06-09 A Resolution Adopting Policy 405 – Artificial Intelligence Acceptable Use: This is a new policy and there will be employee training on AI use. Mr. Schultz made a motion to approve the adoption of Policy 405, seconded by Mr. Michaels. Carried. Ordinance #26-06-03 An Ordinance to Amend the Buffalo County Board Rules of Government: The amendments were reviewed. Mr. Nelson made a motion to approve the amendments to the Rules of Government shown in Ordinance 26-06-03, seconded by Mr. Taylor. Carried. Ordinance #26-06-01 An Ordinance to Impose a Fee on Worthless Payments: This ordinance will allow a $35 fee to be charged to any person who issues a worthless payment to the county. Mr. Ruff made a motion to approve the worthless payment fee ordinance, seconded by Mr. Lindstrom. Carried. Ordinance #26-06-02 An Ordinance to Amend the Official “Buffalo County Zoning District Map” – Town of Mondovi: This ordinance is for an industrial amendment for the purpose of an LP gas storage facility. The Town of Mondovi and the Land Management Committee are in support of the re-zone. Mr. Bruegger made a motion to approve Ordinance 26-06-02, seconded by Mr. Sendelbach. Carried. Committee Chair Reports: Mr. Nelson reported that Ms. Renchin has scheduled a meeting in July for new DHHS committee members to get orientated on the department. Mr. Weiss said that the Land Management Committee is reviewing the cost on the remonumentation project in the Town of Nelson. Mr. Lindstrom reported that roads are being grinded through a subcontractor. Mr. Taylor said that LEEM approved vouchers for the past few months, and accepted K-9 donations. Emergency Management has a new weather program, and we would like to drop the current program by August 1st. County Board Chair Report: None County Administrator Report: Mr. Engfer reported as follows: •Regroup is the new warning system that we will be switching to. It has more capabilities than our current program and features were explained. •There is an approximate 2-acre parcel of land near Mondovi, which is mainly road right of way that Xcel Energy would like to purchase from the county. •The courtroom will be getting an IT upgrade. •Last week Mr. Bork, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Taylor and Mr. Engfer attended the Wisconsin Counties Association district meeting in Warrens. •There will be a meeting with the executive of our current IT company this week to resolve some issues. •A meeting was held with the Humane Association, and they are in compliance with our contract. Quarterly meetings will be scheduled with them. •Work is on-going with the Buffalo County Fair Board to ensure that there is liability insurance coverage at the fair. Various costs need to be addressed as well, and there will be annual meetings with the fair board. •Weekly County Board email re-caps were discussed and will be resumed. Correspondence: None. Future Agenda Items: None. Next Meeting Date and Time: The next meeting will be Monday, August 24, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 7:52 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Lisa Schmitt
 County Clerk