April 18, 2023 – Minutes(PDF, 92KB)

* * MINUTES * * * * OUTAGAMIE COUNTY BOARD * * Office of the County Clerk, April 18, 2023. The Board met for the ANNUAL REORGANIZATION MEETING, pursuant to Section 59.03, Wisconsin Statutes, and was called to order by Chairperson Nooyen at 4:00 p.m. in the County Board Room, located at 320 South Walnut Street, Appleton, Wisconsin. ROLL CALL: 26 present, 9 absent, 1 vacant. Members present: Miller, Smith, Patience, Gabrielson, Konetzke, Lawrence, Lamers, Ferguson, McCabe, MacDonald, Croatt, Spears, Cooke, Santonato, Cuff, Hagen, Klemp, Thiede, Nooyen, Weinberg, Nejedlo, Clegg, Thyssen, VanderHeiden, Rettler, and Lautenschlager. Members Absent: Thompson, Hammen, Krueger, Wegand, Hermes, Schroeder, Culbertson, Monfils, and Winterfeldt. Vacant: District 35. The Board Chairperson requested the Board's confirmation to excuse Supervisors Hammen, Krueger, Wegand, Schroeder, Culbertson, Monfils, and Winterfeldt. No objections; so ordered. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Chairperson Nooyen. MINUTES OF THE MARCH 28, 2023 COUNTY BOARD MEETING Supervisor Lamers moved, seconded by Supervisor Smith, to approve the minutes of the March 28, 2023, County Board meeting. ROLL CALL: 24 yes, 2 abstain (Miller and Nejedlo), 9 absent, 1 vacant. MINUTES OF THE MARCH 28, 2023, BOARD MEETING ARE APPROVED. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS Sarah Van Camp, Register of Deeds, will give a brief presentation on the duties of the office Register of Deeds (ROD), Sarah Van Camp was elected in 2012. ROD Van Camp shared some of the accomplishments of the Register of Deeds office over those several years.  ROD Van Camp was elected to the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Register of Deeds Association (WRDA), a 4-year commitment in which she was elected to serve as President this past year.  ROD Van Camp presented some examples of items that the WRDA has worked on this past year: o The WRDA has a strong presence and working relationship with Legislators. o A recent accomplishment has been the state wide issuance of vital records. This took a lot of time and effort in terms of programming. This is a great service to the County’s constituents. o The recent law change that allows marriage license applicants to apply for a marriage license in any county in the State of Wisconsin and allowing them to be returned in any county in the State of Wisconsin has produced an increase in the number of marriage license issued and returned to Outagamie County. o Divorce decrees are now able to be obtained from the Register of Deeds office. o The WRDA is currently keeping a close eye on Daniels Law, the shielding of certain April 18, 2023 County Board Minutes Page 2 information from the public for the safety of people, such as federal judges. Federal legislation has already passed and the Register of Deeds is expecting State legislation to follow. o The WRDA is also supporting the Wisconsin County Association and their work on the split of the transfer tax. This would be a great increase in revenue to keep at the county level.  ROD Van Camp gave an overview of the Register of Deeds office and their recent accomplishments: o The Register of Deeds office is made up of an amazing team of employees. The ROD office has gone from ten employees to six employees in the last ten years, as employees have retired. The office has taken the initiative to be cross trained and installed programing updates to become more efficient. o Land notification has been installed on the County’s land records programming. o The ROD office has also implemented procedures to help assist other departments that depend on services from the ROD office. For example, a recent procedural change with social workers to help expedite the placement of children. o ROD Van Camp was very proud of the dedication of her team throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Had it not been for their dedication and hard work, the real estate market would have suffered. The ROD team was on site every day and met the public at the entrance to help assist in their transactions. o Interest rates are up and home sales are down. Recordings this year are reflecting that. While recordings are down, the ROD team has looked for ways to get more information online through back indexing. Supervisor Thompson arrived at 4:04 pm. Supervisor Hermes arrived at 4:09 pm. APPOINTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARIAN Supervisor Patience moved, seconded by Supervisor Croatt, to appoint Corporation Counsel Kyle Sargent as the Parliamentarian. ROLL CALL: 28 yes, 7 absent, 1 vacant. CORPORATION COUNSEL KYLE SARGENT IS CONFIRMED AS PARLIAMENTARIAN. DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL COUNTY NEWSPAPER FOR LEGAL AND ELECTION NOTICES Supervisor Hagen moved, seconded by Supervisor VanderHeiden, to designate the Appleton Post Crescent as the official County newspaper. ROLL CALL: 27 yes, 1 no (Smith), 7 absent, 1 vacant. THE POST CRESCENT IS CONFIRMED AS THE OFFICIAL COUNTY NEWSPAPER. CHAIRPERSON’S APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS Chairperson Nooyen noted that no changes are being made to current assignments. April 18, 2023 County Board Minutes Page 3 ESTABLISH ORDER OF THE DAY Chairperson Nooyen reported the request to have the District 35 County Board Supervisor Appointment and Resolution Nos. 1, 3, 4, 6, and 7—2023-24 locked in at the meeting. Chairperson Nooyen asked for unanimous consent to handle reconsiderations and lock ins at the end of the meeting as noted. No objections; so ordered. COMMUNICATIONS - Communication Referral List (included in the packet). Chairperson Nooyen summarized the following communications:  The County Executive’s Report is available in DropBox.  Two Supervisors still need to complete the March IT training. An email was sent to these Supervisors for a reminder.  Next county board meeting will be Tuesday, May 9th at 7 pm. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR A PERIOD OF FIFTEEN MINUTES (PERTINENT TO THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE DAY) – none. APPOINTMENTS— County Board Chair Nooyen nomination for appointment of Dustin Koury to the District 35 County Board Supervisor position and serve on the Agriculture, Extension Education, Zoning and Land Conservation Committee; said term expiring April 15, 2024. Supervisor Gabrielson moved, seconded by Supervisor Spears, for confirmation of the above-listed appointment. Voice vote: 28 yes, 7 absent, 1 vacant. DUSTIN KOURY IS APPOINTED TO THE DISTRICT 35 COUNTY BOARD SUPERVISOR POSITION AND SERVE ON THE AGRICULTURE, EXTENSION EDUCATION, ZONING AND LAND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – None. NEW BUSINESS Resolution No. 1—2023-24 – Health and Human Services Committee. Approve the County Veterans Service Office to accept and expend ARPA grant funding from the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs for $19,178, to increase the service capacity of the current County Veterans Service Office / Tribal Veterans Service Office, and increase the Veterans Service line items, Veterans WI DOA ARPA Grant and Purchased Services by $19,178 each, as noted on the attachments. Supervisor Gabrielson moved, seconded by Supervisor Thiede, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 28 yes, 7 absent, 1 vacant. RESOLUTION NO. 1—2023-24 IS ADOPTED. April 18, 2023 County Board Minutes Page 4 Resolution No. 2—2023-24 – Public Safety Committee. Approve the Criminal Justice Treatment Services (CJTS) to accept and expend an unsolicited donation of $245, and increase the CJTS line items for Miscellaneous – Donations and Veterans Court by $245 each, as detailed on the attached fiscal note. Supervisor Patience moved, seconded by Supervisor Cuff, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 28 yes, 7 absent, 1 vacant. RESOLUTION NO. 2—2023-24 IS ADOPTED. Resolution No. 3—2023-24 – Finance Committee. Approve all excess or deficiency of revenues over/under expenditures and unexpended appropriations of the various accounts reverting back to the County’s General Fund or from the General Fund as of December 31, 2022, except for Highway, County Road & Bridge and Highway Project Related Capital Project Funds, and as noted in the resolution and attachments. Supervisor Lawrence moved, seconded by Supervisor Spears, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 28 yes, 7 absent, 1 vacant. RESOLUTION NO. 3—2023-24 IS ADOPTED. Resolution No. 4—2023-24 – Legislative/Audit and Human Resources Committee. Approve to support pending legislation that broadens the definition of “sexual contact” for the purposes of crimes against children and the crime of sexual assault. Supervisor Spears moved, seconded by Supervisor Cooke, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 28 yes, 7 absent, 1 vacant. RESOLUTION NO. 4—2023-24 IS ADOPTED. Resolution No. 5—2023-24 – Property, Airport, Recreation and Economic Development Committee. Approve to transfer $20,000 from the Small Department Vacation/Sick Leave Payout fund to the following line items: County Parks System Salaries by $15,000 and Fringe Benefits by $5,000, and increase the General Funds Applied, Fund Balance Applied by $20,000, and decrease the General Fund, Committed Fund Balance for Small Depts Vac/Sick Payouts by $20,000, and increase the General Fund, Fund Balance Unassigned by $20,000, as noted on the resolution and attachments. Supervisor Konetzke moved, seconded by Supervisor Klemp, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 28 yes, 7 absent, 1 vacant. RESOLUTION NO. 5—2023-24 IS ADOPTED. Resolution No. 6—2023-24 – Finance Committee. Approve all excess or deficiency of revenues over/under expenditures and unexpended appropriations of the various accounts reverting back to the County’s General Fund or from the General Fund as of December 31, 2022, for the Highway, County Road & Bridge and Highway Project Related Capital Project Funds, except as noted on the resolution and attachments. Supervisor Hagen moved, seconded by Supervisor Lawrence, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 28 yes, 7 absent, 1 vacant. RESOLUTION NO. 6—2023-24 IS ADOPTED. April 18, 2023 County Board Minutes Page 5 Resolution No. 7—2023-24 – Finance Committee. Approve of entering into the attached Memorandum of Understanding with New North, Inc., to provide support for the Public Service Commission (PSC) Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Local Planning Grant project (as noted on the resolution), and approve of the Development and Land Services Office to accept and expend $10,000 in BEAD Local Planning Grant funding, and approve the following line items: increase the Development and Land Services, Miscellaneous by $10,000 and decrease the General Fund Surplus, Fund Balance Applied by $10,000, as noted on the resolution and attachments. Supervisor Croatt moved, seconded by Supervisor Miller, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 28 yes, 7 absent, 1 vacant. RESOLUTION NO. 7—2023-24 IS ADOPTED. REPORTS – Per County Ordinance Chapter 22 Section 166, the Purchasing Agent shall report to the County Board items that have been sold. The following item was recently sold: Sale of Personal Property—Eddie Current from MRF-$14,100 RECONSIDERATION OF DISTRICT 35 COUNTY BOARD SUPERVISOR APPOINTMENT AND RESOLUTION NOS. 1, 3, 4, 6, AND 7—2023-24. Supervisor Croatt moved, seconded by Supervisor Smith, to reconsider the above listed appointment and resolutions. Vote for reconsideration. ROLL CALL: 28 yes, 7 absent, 1 vacant. THE DISTRICT 35 COUNTY BOARD SUPERVISOR APPOINTMENT AND RESOLUTION NOS. 1, 3, 4, 6, AND 7—2023 ARE RECONSIDERED. Vote for lock in. ROLL CALL: 28 yes, 7 absent, 1 vacant. THE DISTRICT 35 COUNTY BOARD SUPERVISOR APPOINTMENT AND RESOLUTION NOS. 1, 3, 4, 6, AND 7—2023 ARE ADOPTED & LOCKED IN. ADJOURNMENT Supervisor Konetzke moved, seconded by Supervisor Thiede to adjourn until May 9, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. VOICE VOTE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. The meeting adjourned at 4:26 p.m. ___________________________________ Jeff King, County Clerk ROLL CALL SUMMARY APRIL 18, 2023 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 12 11 12 11 2. Miller 12 11 12 11 3. Smith 12 12 12 12 4. Patience 12 12 12 12 5. Gabrielson 12 12 12 12 6. Konetzke 12 12 12 12 7. Hammen 12 0 12 0 8. Lawrence 12 12 12 12 9. Krueger 12 0 12 0 10. Lamers 12 12 12 12 11. Ferguson 12 12 12 12 12. McCabe 12 12 12 12 13. Wegand 12 0 12 0 14. Hermes 12 11 12 11 15. MacDonald 12 12 12 12 16. Schroeder 12 0 12 0 17. Croatt 12 12 12 12 18. Spears 12 12 12 12 19. Cooke 12 12 12 12 20. Santonato 12 12 12 12 21. Cuff 12 12 12 12 22. Hagen 12 12 12 12 23. Klemp 12 12 12 12 24. Thiede 12 12 12 12 25. Nooyen 12 12 12 12 26. Weinberg 12 12 12 12 27. Culbertson 12 0 12 0 28. Monfils 12 0 12 0 29. Winterfeldt 12 0 12 0 30. Nejedlo 12 11 12 11 31. Clegg 12 12 12 12 32. Thyssen 12 12 12 12 33. Vander Heiden 12 12 12 12 34. Rettler 12 12 12 12 35. Vacant 0 0 0 0 36. Lautenschlager 12 12 12 12 Member(s) absent: Culbertson, Hammen, Hermes (late), Krueger, Monfils, Schroeder, Thompson (late), Wegand, Winterfeldt, and District 35 (Vacant)