August 27, 2024 Minutes(PDF, 178KB)

* * MINUTES * * * * OUTAGAMIE COUNTY BOARD * * Office of the County Clerk, August 27, 2024. The Board met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by Chairperson Gabrielson at 7:03 p.m. in the County Board Room, located at 320 South Walnut Street, Appleton, Wisconsin. ROLL CALL: 35 present, 1 absent. Members present: Thompson, Johnson, Smith, Patience, Gabrielson, Kostelny, Hammen, Lawrence, Krueger, Lamers, Ferguson, McCabe, Wegand, Hermes, MacDonald, Croatt, Spears, Heiser, Mitchell, Cuff, Hagen, Klemp, Thiede, Janke, Weinberg, Culbertson, Monfils, Winterfeldt, Nejedlo, Clegg, Thyssen, VanderHeiden, Rettler, Koury, and Lautenschlager. Members absent: Supervisor Schroeder. The Board Chairperson requested the Board's confirmation to excuse Supervisor Schroeder. No objections; so ordered. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Chairperson Gabrielson. MINUTES OF THE JULY 23, 2024 COUNTY BOARD MEETING Supervisor Patience moved, seconded by Supervisor Culbertson, to approve the minutes of the July 23, 2024, County Board meeting. ROLL CALL: 33 yes, 2 abstain (MacDonald, Thiede), 1 absent. MINUTES OF THE JULY 23, 2024, COUNTY BOARD MEETING ARE APPROVED. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS – None. ESTABLISH ORDER OF THE DAY – Chairperson Gabrielson reported the request to have the Parks Director and Veterans Service Officer appointments and Resolution Nos. 46 and 47 —2024-25 locked in at the meeting. Supervisor Spears requested to have Resolution No. 48 —2024-25 locked in at the meeting due to timing. Chairperson Gabrielson asked for unanimous consent to handle all reconsiderations and lock ins at the end of the meeting as noted. No objections; so ordered. COMMUNICATIONS – Chairperson Gabrielson summarized the following communications:  There are twelve outstanding County Board Supervisors who still need to complete the July 2024 security awareness training. This training should be completed by the end of August; any questions can be posed to Legislative Services. Two supervisors still need to complete the May 2024 cyber security training. Chairperson Gabrielson emphasized the importance of completing the trainings, as they are a way to continue to help with remediation and recovery efforts, and align the County to be in compliance with its cyber security insurance.  Chairperson Gabrielson recognized the following County Board Supervisor birthday: Supervisor Lamers (8/29). August 27, 2024 County Board Minutes Page 2  The approved 2024 County Budget is now available on the Legislative Services page.  Password e-mail reset instructions are available in each County Supervisor’s mailbox slot in the Legislative Services office.  Chairperson Gabrielson introduced Valerie Neuman, Chief Deputy County Clerk, who started with the County Clerk’s Office in July 2024.  Chairperson Gabrielson commended County Clerk Gerrits and her staff on the successful completion of the August Partisan Primary Election and Canvassing. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO ONLY MATTERS LISTED ON THE AGENDA AND FOR A TOTAL OF FIFTEEN MINUTES WHICH MAY BE EXTENDED TO 30 MINUTES AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR – Robert Kramer, W6461 Summer Wind Lane, Greenville, WI – Spoke to the County Board of Supervisors in opposition to Resolution No. 46—2024-25. APPOINTMENTS – County Executive Nelson nomination for appointment of Justin Schumacher as Parks Director. Supervisor Croatt moved, seconded by Supervisor Clegg, for confirmation of the above-listed appointment. Supervisor Spears moved, seconded by Supervisor MacDonald, to suspend County Board rules and allow Human Resources Director, Valarie Wunderlich, address the Board. ROLL CALL: 35 yes, 1 absent. JUSTIN SCHUMACHER IS APPOINTED AS PARKS DIRECTOR. County Executive Nelson nomination for appointments of Phil Anhalt, Denise Chorne, Andrew Olson, and the reappointment of Chris Shea to the Local Emergency Planning Committee; terms expire June 30, 2027. Supervisor Kostelny moved, seconded by Supervisor Thiede, for confirmation of the above-listed appointments and reappointment. ROLL CALL: 35 yes, 1 absent. PHIL ANHALT, DENISE CHORNE, AND ANDREW OLSON ARE APPOINTED AND CHRIS SHEA IS REAPPOINTED TO THE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE. County Executive Nelson nomination for appointment of Michelle Uitenbroek to the Department of Recycling and Solid Waste and Highway Department Facility and Land Use Oversight Committee; for the duration of the project. Supervisor Thiede moved, seconded by Supervisor Krueger, for confirmation of the above-listed appointment. ROLL CALL: 35 yes, 1 absent. MICHELLE UITENBROEK IS APPOINTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF RECYCLING AND SOLID WASTE AND HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FACILITY AND LAND USE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. August 27, 2024 County Board Minutes Page 3 County Executive Nelson nomination for appointment of Kelly “Kell” Bales as Veterans Service Officer. Supervisor Kostelny moved, seconded by Supervisor Janke, for confirmation of the above-listed appointment. ROLL CALL: 35 yes, 1 absent. KELLY “KELL” BALES IS APPOINTED AS VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER. County Board Chair Gabrielson nomination for appointment of Karen Lawrence to the Department of Recycling and Solid Waste and Highway Department Facility and Land Use Plan Oversight Committee; term expires April 2026. Supervisor Koury moved, seconded by Supervisor Patience, for confirmation of the above-listed appointment. VOICE VOTE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. KAREN LAWRENCE IS APPOINTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF RECYCLING AND SOLID WASTE AND HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FACILITY AND LAND USE PLAN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. REPORT BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE – County Executive Nelson provided an Administrative update. Supervisor questions and comments followed. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – None. NEW BUSINESS– Resolution No. 40—2024-25 – Agriculture, Extension Education, Zoning, and Land Conservation Committee. Approve the Land Conservation Department to accept and expend $108,575 Reserve Funds from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection as a landowner cost sharing project at Olson’s Best Dairy waste storage project site; and increase the line items of Cost-Share for the Land Conservation Grant and Landowner Payment by $108,575 each, as noted on the attached fiscal note. Supervisor Vanderheiden moved, seconded by Supervisor Rettler, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 35 yes, 1 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 40—2024-25 IS ADOPTED. Resolution No. 41—2024-25 – Highway, Recycling and Solid Waste Committee. Authorize the County Highway Commissioner to enter into a State/Municipal Financial Agreement for the I-41 salt shed project, as noted on the attached State/Municipal Financial Agreement for a State-Let Highway Project, and the county share of the project costs to be included in future budgets, as noted on the attached fiscal note. Supervisor Clegg moved, seconded by Supervisor Nejedlo, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 35 yes, 1 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 41—2024-25 IS ADOPTED. August 27, 2024 County Board Minutes Page 4 Resolution No. 42—2024-25 – Highway, Recycling and Solid Waste Committee. Authorize the Highway Commissioner to enter into a State/Municipal Financial Agreement for the County J interchange improvement project, as noted on the attached State/Municipal Financial Agreement for a State-Let Highway Project, and the county share of the project costs to be included in future budgets, as noted on the attached fiscal note. Supervisor Hagen moved, seconded by Supervisor Croatt, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 35 yes, 1 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 42—2024-25 IS ADOPTED. Resolution No. 43—2024-25 – Highway, Recycling and Solid Waste Committee. Authorize the Highway Commissioner to enter into a State/Municipal Financial Agreement for the County U interchange and I-41 mainline improvement projects, as noted on the attached State/Municipal Financial Agreement for a State- Let Highway Project, and the county share of the project costs to be included in future budgets, as noted on the attached fiscal note. Supervisor Clegg moved, seconded by Supervisor Croatt, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 35 yes, 1 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 43—2024-25 IS ADOPTED. Resolution No. 44—2024-25 – Highway, Recycling and Solid Waste Committee. Authorize the Highway Commissioner to enter into a State/Municipal Financial Agreement for the I-41 mainline improvement project, as noted on the attached State/Municipal Financial Agreement for a State-Let Highway Project, and the county share of the project costs to be included in future budgets, as noted on the attached fiscal note. Supervisor Wegand moved, seconded by Supervisor Nejedlo, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 35 yes, 1 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 44—2024-25 IS ADOPTED. Resolution No. 45—2024-25 – Health and Human Services Committee. Approve the County Department of Health and Human Services to solicit for donations from the community for the programs listed on this resolution and the attached Solicitation of Donations Policy and Procedure and Record of Donation Form that shall be used by all Department of Health and Human Services units, divisions, and programs within the department. Supervisor McCabe moved, seconded by Supervisor Johnson, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 27 yes, 8 no (Lamers, Hermes, Mitchell, Klemp, Janke, Winterfeldt, Clegg, Lautenschlager), 1 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 45—2024-25 IS ADOPTED. Resolution No. 46—2024-25 – Legislative/Audit and Human Resources Committee. Approve an in-year Table of Organization request to add two (2) part-time Driver positions and reclassify one (1) full-time Maintenance Lead position, effective September 8, 2024, for Brewster Village, with no budget adjustment needed, as noted on the attachments. Supervisor Spears moved, seconded by Supervisor Kostelny, for adoption. August 27, 2024 County Board Minutes Page 5 ROLL CALL: 33 yes, 1 no (Winterfeldt), 1 abstain (Mitchell), 1 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 46—2024- 25 IS ADOPTED. Resolution No. 47—2024-25 – Property, Airport, Recreation and Economic Development Committee. Authorize granting We Energies an easement for the area described as strips of land twelve feet in width, being part of the Grantor’s land for parcels 311931406, 311931411, and 311931410, in the City of Appleton (Plamann Park); as shown on the attached Distribution Easement Underground and Temporary Exhibit A. Supervisor Culbertson moved, seconded by Supervisor Monfils, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 35 yes, 1 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 47—2024-25 IS ADOPTED. Resolution No. 48—2024-25 – Legislative/Audit and Human Resources Committee. Approve transferring $5,600 from the Human Resources Salaries line item to the Human Resources Capital Outlay line item to upgrade chairs and the department conference room for video conference capabilities, as noted on the attached fiscal note. Supervisor Spears moved, seconded by Supervisor Ferguson, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 35 yes, 1 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 48—2024-25 IS ADOPTED. Supervisor VanderHeiden requested to have Resolution No. 40—2024-25 locked in due to timing. RECONSIDERATION OF APPOINTMENTS JUSTIN SCHUMACHER, PARKS DIRECTOR, AND KELLY “KELL” BALES, VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER. Supervisor Patience moved, seconded by Supervisor MacDonald, to reconsider the above listed appointments. Vote for reconsideration. ROLL CALL: 35 yes, 1 absent. APPOINTMENTS FOR JUSTIN SCHUMACHER, PARKS DIRECTOR, AND KELLY “KELL” BALES, VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER ARE RECONSIDERED. Vote for lock in. ROLL CALL: 35 yes, 1 absent. APPOINTMENTS FOR JUSTIN SCHUMACHER, PARKS DIRECTOR, AND KELLY “KELL” BALES, VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER ARE ADOPTED & LOCKED IN. Supervisor Thiede moved, seconded by Supervisor MacDonald, to have Resolution Nos. 40, 46, 47, and 48 —2024-25 reconsidered and locked in separately. RECONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 40 —2024-25. Supervisor VanderHeiden moved, seconded by Supervisor Mitchell, to reconsider the above listed resolution. Vote for reconsideration. ROLL CALL: 34 yes, 1 no (Thiede), 1 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 40 — 2024-25 IS RECONSIDERED. August 27, 2024 County Board Minutes Page 6 Vote for lock in. ROLL CALL: 35 yes, 1 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 40 —2024-25 IS ADOPTED & LOCKED IN. RECONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 46 —2024-25. Supervisor Smith moved, seconded by Supervisor Thiede, to reconsider the above listed resolution. Vote for reconsideration. ROLL CALL: 33 yes, 1 no (Winterfeldt), 1 abstain (Mitchell), 1 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 46 —2024-25 IS RECONSIDERED, Vote for lock in. ROLL CALL: 34 yes, 1 abstain (Mitchell), 1 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 46 —2024- 25 IS ADOPTED & LOCKED IN. RECONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 47 —2024-25. Supervisor Krueger moved, seconded by Supervisor Patience, to reconsider the above listed resolution. Vote for reconsideration. ROLL CALL: 34 yes, 1 no (Thiede), 1 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 47 — 2024-25 IS RECONSIDERED, Vote for lock in. ROLL CALL: 35 yes, 1 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 47 —2024-25 IS ADOPTED & LOCKED IN. RECONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 48 —2024-25. Supervisor Smith moved, seconded by Supervisor Lautenschlager, to reconsider the above listed resolution. Vote for reconsideration. ROLL CALL: 34 yes, 1 no (Thiede), 1 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 48 — 2024-25 IS RECONSIDERED, Vote for lock in. ROLL CALL: 35 yes, 1 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 48 —2024-25 IS ADOPTED & LOCKED IN. REPORTS – None. ADJOURNMENT Supervisor MacDonald moved, seconded by Supervisor Lawrence to adjourn until September 10, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. VOICE VOTE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. The meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m. ___________________________________ Kelly Gerrits, County Clerk ROLL CALL SUMMARY AUGUST 27, 2024 COUNTY BOARD MEETING NO. OF ROLL NO. VOTES CUMULATIVE NO. VOTES CALLS TAKEN CAST THIS CALLS TAKEN CAST THIS DIST./NAME THIS MEETING MEETING THIS TERM TERM 1. Thompson 24 24 108 108 2. Johnson 24 24 108 82 3. Smith 24 24 108 103 4. Patience 24 24 108 108 5. Gabrielson 24 24 108 108 6. Kostelny 24 24 108 108 7. Hammen 24 24 108 108 8. Lawrence 24 24 108 108 9. Krueger 24 24 108 91 10. Lamers 24 24 108 108 11. Ferguson 24 24 108 81 12. McCabe 24 24 108 108 13. Wegand 24 24 108 55 14. Hermes 24 24 108 43 15. MacDonald 24 23 108 65 16. Schroeder 24 0 108 26 17. Croatt 24 24 108 65 18. Spears 24 24 108 108 19. Heiser 24 24 108 107 20. Mitchell 24 21 108 105 21. Cuff 24 24 108 91 22. Hagen 24 24 108 107 23. Klemp 24 24 108 108 24. Thiede 24 23 108 44 25. Janke 24 24 108 107 26. Weinberg 24 24 108 107 27. Culbertson 24 24 108 108 28. Monfils 24 24 108 102 29. Winterfeldt 24 24 108 85 30. Nejedlo 24 24 108 108 31. Clegg 24 24 108 103 32. Thyssen 24 24 108 60 33. VanderHeiden 24 24 108 86 34. Rettler 24 24 108 108 35. Koury 24 24 108 91 36. Lautenschlager 24 24 108 108 Member(s) absent: Schroeder