Executive

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Monday, September 14, 2026 County Board Room, Courthouse Members Present: Jim Metz, Scott Mildbrand and Chuck Zenner. Members Absent: None. Other Attendees: Nicole Hager, Courtney Graff, Mike Bub, Rachael Judnic, Suzanne Stanfley, Sarah Holtz, Jaymi Kohn, Brian Wilson-Star News and Andria Farrand. Call Meeting to Order: Metz called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Approve Agenda: Motion by Mildbrand, seconded by Zenner, to approve the agenda. Motion carried. Approve the minutes of the May 29, 2026 Executive Committee meeting and the August 10, 2026 Joint Executive and Broadband Committee meeting: Motion by Zenner, seconded by Mildbrand, to approve the minutes. Motion carried. The committee moved agenda item 13 to the beginning of the agenda. Impact of homeless people at Taylor House on Taylor County expenses: Bub requested that a county committee review the policy of Taylor House accepting individuals from across the country. When the shelter was initially proposed and approved, the intent was for it to primarily serve residents of Taylor County. However, because the facility now receives federal grant funding, it is required to accept individuals regardless of their geographic origin, which has expanded its service area beyond the county. It was decided this could be addressed through the Executive Committee. Farrand will coordinate a meeting. Corporation Counsel budget: Courtney Graff was present and stated there would be no changes to her contract. Motion by Zenner, seconded by Mildbrand , to approve the Corporation Counsel contract for 2027 as submitted. Motion carried. Treasurer’s budget: Sarah Holtz presented her 2027 budget, noting a proposed increase of $574 to cover a software upgrade. She also requested that the LTE position she has been utilizing be added as a permanent line item in her budget, rather than requiring annual approval. For reference, the cost of the LTE position this year was $1,207.02 for a three -week period, covering the last two weeks of July and the first week of August. Hager suggested it be added as a temp salaries line item. Motion by Zenner, seconded by Metz, to approve the Treasurer’s budget with the addition of the temp salaries line item. Motion carried. Register of Deed’s budget: Jaymi Kohn presented her 2027 budget, stating that her part time person will now be 60% in her office and 40% in the Health Department, so there is an increase to her budget, but will be offset for the county by the decrease in the Health Department budget. Her statutory carryover is at $129,978.00 and $31,800 will be applied to the annual software fees and $10,000 will be applied to salaries. Motion by Mildbrand, seconded by Zenner, to approve the Register of Deeds budget as presented. Motion carried. Child Support budget: Rachael Judnic presented the 2027 Child Support budget , stating the levy amount decreased from last year. The 2026 levy amount was $ 61,751.00 and proposed for 2027 is $34,774.00. Motion by Mildbrand, seconded by Zenner, to approve the Child Support budget as submitted. Motion carried. County Clerk’s budgets: Farrand presented the following budgets: • County Board - no increase. • County Clerk- proposed an increase to the Conference/meeting expense budget line so that Farrand can have Chief Deputy Clerk Kayda Fechhelm attend the summer County Clerk’s conference with her, as well as the Wisconsin Elections Commission conference in fall. The overall budget reflects an increase of $11,147.00, primarily due to a 15% increase in health insurance based on preliminary figures. • Elections- with only one or two elections in 2027, the ballots line was reduced from 30,000 to 15,000. If we do not need to have the February primary, this line will be further reduced. In addition, the legal notices and publications line is decreased due to fewer elections. The overall budget reflects a decrease of $10,587.00. • Tourism – the only proposed change was to the miscellaneous line, with the addition of $100.00 to cover gas for the parades that the Chamber participates in on behalf of Tourism. • Dog License Trust Fund- the only proposed change was to the dog impoundment fees due to the 2.5% annual increase in the Taylor County Humane Society contract. Motion by Zenner, seconded by Mildbrand to approve all budgets as submitted. Motion carried. Resolution in memoriam of Allen R. Williams: Farrand presented the in memoriam resolution for Al Williams who passed away last month and was a county board supervisor from 1980-1984. Motion by Zenner, seconded by Mildbrand, to approve the resolution. Motion carried. The resolution will be read at the October 28th County Board meeting and presented to his family. Resolution amending the County Supervisory District map for Supervisory Districts 2 and 5 to reflect annexation by the City of Medford: Farrand presented the resolution which resulted from an annexation by the City of Medford. There are no electors residing in the annexed property. Motion by Mildbrand, seconded by Zenner, to approve the resolution and pass onto the county board for approval. Motion carried. Resolution to appoint Gene Knoll to the County Board as District 7 Supervisor for the remainder of the current term: With the resignation of Lorie Floyd, District 7 Supervisor, Taylor County Board, Gene Knoll has agreed to accept the appointment to the board for the remainder of the current term. Motion by Zenner, seconded by Mildbrand, to approve the appointment of Gene Knoll as the District 7 Supervisor for the remainder of the current term. Motion carried. Approve GPS units on county vehicles: Farrand asked for renewal of the GPS units on the 2 courthouse vehicles for 2027. Motion by Zenner, seconded by Mildbrand, to approve the GPS units on the 2 courthouse vehicles. Motion carried. Administrative Coordinator/HR Manager Report: none. Adjourn: Motion by Mildbrand, seconded by Zenner, to adjourn at 9:52 a.m. Motion carried. Andria Farrand Taylor County Clerk JOINT EXECUTIVE AND BROADBAND COMMITTEE Monday, August 10, 2026 TASO Room, Courthouse Members Present: Jim Metz, Scott Mildbrand, Chuck Zenner, Mike Bub, Sue Swiantek, Ken Ceaglske, Rollie Thums. Other Attendees: Courtney Graff, Grant Bub, Tracy Hartwig and Andria Farrand. Other attendees via Zoom: Nicole Hager. Call Meeting to Order: Metz called the meeting to order at 1:03 p.m. Approve Agenda: Motion by Zenner, seconded by Thums, to approve the agenda. Motion carried. The Executive and Broadband Committees will go into Closed Session at approximately 1:05 p.m. pursuant to Section 19.85(1)(e), Wisconsin State Statutes, for the purpose of negotiations and contract strategies with legal counsel related to broadband. The Closed Session is expected to last for approximately 30 minutes. A roll call vote will be taken. Motion by Zenner, seconded by Mildbrand, to go into closed session at 1:05 p.m. A unanimous roll call vote cast, the motion carried. The meeting will reconvene into Open Session pursuant to Section 19.83, Wisconsin State Statutes, to address actions stemming from the Closed Session. Motion by Thums, seconded by Zenner, to reconvene into open session at 2:32 p.m. Motion carried. Bug Tussel update: Grant Bub provided an update on Bug Tussel and stated they are requesting a third round of borrowing for $19 million. They have completed their middle mile and need additional money for fiber to the home to improve densification of service in the county. At this point, no county is interested in being the lead. There are concerns raised by our auditors with the fact that Bug Tussel’s 2024 financial audit has not been completed and they lack liquidity. Bug Tussel is now up to 198 customers in Taylor County. BEAD update: Grant Bub also provided a BEAD grant update and said that Bug Tussel and the PSC are still in communication. There are 777 customers that Bug Tussel needs to run fiber to the home and they must complete this to get paid. Future agenda items and meeting date: The next meeting will be September 14, 2026. Adjourn: Motion by Thums, seconded by Zenner, to adjourn at 2:57 p.m. Motion carried. Andria Farrand Taylor County Clerk EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Wednesday, June 10, 2026 County Clerk’s Office Members Present: Jim Metz, Scott Mildbrand and Chuck Zenner. Members Absent: None. Other Attendees: Nicole Hager, Evan Claditis and Andria Farrand. Call Meeting to Order: Metz called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. Approve Agenda: Motion by Zenner, seconded by Mildbrand, to approve the agenda. Motion carried. Approve the minutes of the May 29, 2026, Executive Committee meeting: Motion by Mildbrand, seconded by Zenner, to approve the minutes. Motion carried. The Executive Committee will go into Closed Session at approximately 3:05 p.m. pursuant to Section 19.85(1)( e), Wisconsin State Statutes, for the purpose of negotiations and contract strategies with legal counsel related to broadband . The Closed Session is expected to last for approximately 30 minutes. A roll call vote will be taken : Motion by Mildbrand, seconded by Zenner, to go into closed session at 3:05 p.m. A unanimous roll call vote cast, the motion carried. The meeting will reconvene into Open Session pursuant to Section 19.83, Wisconsin State Statutes, to address actions stemming from the Closed Session. Motion by Zenner, seconded by Mildbrand, to reconvene into open session at 4:17 p.m. Motion carried. Adjourn: Motion by Zenner, seconded by Metz, to adjourn at 4:18 p.m. Motion carried. Andria Farrand Taylor County Clerk EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Friday, May 29, 2026 Third Floor Meeting Room Members Present: Jim Metz, Scott Mildbrand and Chuck Zenner. Members Absent: None. Other Attendees: Nicole Hager, Lorie Floyd and Andria Farrand. Call Meeting to Order: Metz called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Approve Agenda: Motion by Mildbrand, seconded by Zenner, to approve the agenda. Motion carried. Approve the minutes of April 17, 2026, Executive Committee meeting: Motion by Zenner, seconded by Mildbrand, to approve the minutes. Motion carried. The Executive Committee will go into Closed Session at approximately 9:05 a.m. pursuant to Section 19.85(1)(c), Wisconsin State Statutes, for the purpose of discussing Administrative Coordinator/Human Resource Manager annual performance Evaluation. The Closed Session is expected to last for approximately 30 minutes. A roll call vote will be taken: Motion by Mildbrand, seconded by Metz , to go into closed session at 9:05 a.m. A unanimous roll call vote cast, the motion carried. The meeting will reconvene into Open Session pursuant to Section 19.83, Wisconsin State Statutes, to address actions stemming from the Closed Session. Motion by Zenner, seconded by Mildbrand, to reconvene into open session at 10:18 a.m. Motion carried. Administrative Coordinator signatory authority : There was discussion about what Hager should sign vs what Metz should sign. It was decided that a list would be created as new things come in requiring signature. Administrative Coordinator/HR Manager report: • Zoning Committee - Hager is drafting the RESET resolution to go to County Board in June. • There will be training for supervisors at the June 23rd County Board session: o Agenda and minute distribution- Nicole/Andria o IT training and checking emails regularly- Melissa o Use of personal email, public records, etc. – Courtney o Consistent agendas- Courtney o Ethics/Conflicts of Interest refresher- Courtney • Corporation Counsel- meeting with Courtney next week. • Carryover process- working with UW Extension – establishing CIP- work on philosophy change with Dept. heads and supervisors. • Updating County Finance policies. • Working with Finance on Tyler Tech, payroll issues. Other items from the committee: None. Adjourn: Motion by Zenner, seconded by Mildbrand, to adjourn at 10:34 a.m. Motion carried. Andria Farrand Taylor County Clerk EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Friday, April 17, 2026 Third Floor Meeting Room Members Present: Jim Metz, Scott Mildbrand and Chuck Zenner. Members Absent: None. Other Attendees: Nicole Hager, Brian Wilson-Star News and Andria Farrand. Call Meeting to Order: Metz called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. Approve Agenda: Motion by Zenner, seconded by Mildbrand, to approve the agenda. Motion carried. Approve the minutes of January 16, 2026, Executive Committee meeting: Motion by Mildbrand, seconded by Zenner, to approve the minutes. Motion carried. Resolution regarding the proposed rail project in Taylor County : The resolution states that the Taylor County Board does not support the use of public funds for the development of the rail project in Taylor County at this time. Motion by Zenner, seconded by Mildbrand, to approve the resolution and take it to County Board. Motion carried. Establish priorities for Administrative Coordinator/HR Manager: Hager asked the committee to provide clarification on the priorities of her job. She stated she focuses on her HR duties as well as tasks related to the Strategic Plan. Direction was given by the committee to gather information and bring it back to the appropriate committees, and set up a process to review grants, that are not the annual ones, before the application stage. There was additional discussion about creating efficiencies and developing policies. Administrative Coordinator/HR Manager report: In addition to the discussion on priorities, Hager reported that her responsibilities also include serving on interview panels for vacant positions and gaining hands on experience in payroll and benefits administration. She is working toward developing improved policies and operational efficiencies. Hager also plans to collaborate with department heads to update Chapter 70 of the County Code related to records retention. Additionally, county board supervisors occasionally request assistance or follow up from her as needed. Other items from the committee: None. Adjourn: Motion by Mildbrand, seconded by Zenner, to adjourn at 9:11 a.m. Motion carried. Andria Farrand-Taylor County Clerk EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Friday, January 16, 2026 Third Floor Meeting Room Members Present: Jim Metz, Scott Mildbrand. Members Absent: Chuck Zenner. Other Attendees: Nicole Hager, Sarah Holtz and Andria Farrand. Call Meeting to Order: Metz called the meeting to order at 11:04 a.m. Approve Agenda: Motion by Mildbrand, seconded by Metz, to approve the agenda. Motion carried. Approve the minutes of October 20, 2025, Executive Committee meeting: Motion by Mildbrand, seconded by Metz, to approve the minutes. Motion carried. Retirement resolution Amy Peterson: Motion by Metz, seconded by Mildbrand, to approve the resolution. Motion carried. Retirement resolution Jody Budzinski: Motion by Mildbrand, seconded by Metz, to approve the resolution. Motion carried. Ordinance to amend sections of Chapter 22, County Treasury, Taylor County Code: Holtz stated this was mainly to update the bank names as well as a few other necessary updates. Motion by Mildbrand, seconded by Metz, to approve the ordinance as presented. Motion carried. Administrative Coordinator/HR Manager report: Hager stated that with the upcoming review of Chapter 2 at the April board session, it would be a good idea to do a thorough review. There was discussion about the Extension and Land Conservation Committees not needing to be voted on, they can be appointed by the Chair, as our code states they are appointed by the board. There was also discussion about adding details to the Executive Committee, that they are the oversight committee for the elected official departments as well as the Administrative Coordinator/Human Resources Manager. Farrand to confirm the order of the April agenda, with respect to the review of Chapter 2 and advise the committee and Hager. After further discussion it was agreed that there would be a meeting of the Committee on Committees and Rules Committee prior to the April County Board meeting. No action taken. Other items from the committee: None. Adjourn: Motion by Mildbrand, seconded by Metz, to adjourn at 11:42 a.m. Motion carried. Andria Farrand-Taylor County Clerk