County Board of Supervisors

Agenda - Draft Washburn County COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS P.O. Box 639 Shell Lake WI 54871 Phone: (715) 468-4600 Fax: (715) 468-4725 TO: Jerry Smith Linda Featherly Lolita Olson, 2nd Vice Chair Sandy Johnson Brian Berg Travis Odegard Hank Graber Miles Macone Bob Olsgard David Wilson, 1st Vice Chair Cristina Masterjohn George Cusick Joe Hoy Kelly Cupp Jocelyn Ford Kasey King Ben Dryden Randi Swanson Stephen Smith Clint Stariha Agenda and Minutes News Media FROM: Tim Kessler, County Board Chairman Alicia Swearingen, County Clerk MEETING DATE: 02/17/2026 TIME: 6:00 PM PLACE: Washburn County Services Center - Board Room 1. Call Meeting to Order – Chair Kessler 2. Moment of Silent Meditation and Pledge of Allegiance – Supv. D. Wilson 3. Please Silence All Electronic Devices 4. Notice of Meeting – County Clerk Swearingen 5. Roll Call – County Clerk Swearingen 6. Approval of January 6, 2026 Committee of the Whole and January 20, 2026 County Board Proceedings 7. Chair Statement on Public Comments at Open Meetings – Chair Kessler 8. Concerned Citizens 9. Sheriff’s Jail Report 10. Approval of 2026 DNR Emergency Fire Warden List 11. Approval of Rezone and Amendatory Ordinance – January 2026 - Stone Lake Township: Robert Paine, Stone Lake, WI. Property: Tax ID#27021-39.130 acres, zoned Agricultural, PT SE NE, in Section 25, Township 39, Range 10W, Town of Stone Lake, to rezone 1.00(+-) acres to Residential Recreational 1, to make a parcel and sell. 12. Approval of Rezone and Amendatory Ordinance – January 2026 - Barronett Township: Brenda O’Brian/David Davis, Shell Lake WI. Property: Tax ID#303-10.00 acres, zoned Agricultural, E1/2 E1/2 SE NE, to rezone 10 acres as follows, 8.15 (+-) acres to be Residential Agricultural the remaining 1.85(+-) acres to be Residential Recreational 2 And to rezone 1.15(+-) acres to Residential Recreation 2 (which will be attached to the 1.85 acres to make the 3 acre parcel) in Tax ID#302-30 acres zoned Agricultural, PT SE NE all in Section 15, Township 37, Range 13W, Town of Barronett, to make a parcel and sell to a friend. 13. Resolutions and Ordinances: a. Resolution Establishing Annual Compensation for County Elected Official Pursuant To WIS. Stat. 59.22 (2027-2030 wages for Sheriff, Clerk of Court, and Coroner) – Supv. H. Graber b. Resolution for the Veterans Service Office to Accept Grant Money in Excess of Projection and Amend the 2026 Budget – Supv. S. Smith c. Resolution to Carry Over 2025 Health and Human Services Department Funds to 2026 Health and Human Services Budget-Prevention Program Funds – Supv. S. Smith d. Resolution to Increase the 2026 Soil and Water Conservation Budget with Remaining 2025 SWRM Grant Funds – Supv. S. Smith e. Resolution for the use of Opioid Settlement Funds in Washburn County – Supv. D. Wilson f. Resolution to Purchase Land for Washburn County, 21.9 acres of vacant land located at N 5727 Highway 63 in the Town of Spooner, part of Tax Identification Number 35075, for the potential location of a new county jail and/or potential future expansion of other county services in the future – Supv. L. Featherly 14. Chair Appointments 15. Committee Reports 16. Citizen Comments 17. Chair Comments 18. Next Meeting Date 19. Audit Per Diems 20. Adjourn Copy via Email: County Clerk; Department Heads; News Media. Individuals with qualifying disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act, in need of accommodations, should contact the County Clerk’s Office at 468-4600 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. A majority of the members of the County Board of Supervisors or of any of its committees may be present at this meeting to listen, observe and participate. If a majority of any such body is present, their presence constitutes a “meeting” under the Open Meeting Law as interpreted in State ex rel. Badke v. Greendale Village Board, 173 Wis. 2d 553 (1993), even though the visiting body will take no action at this meeting.