Washburn 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: 11/12/2025 TIME: 9:30 AM PLACE: Washburn County Services Center - Board Room PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS A DAYTIME MEETING at 9:30 a.m. 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 September 16, 2025 County Board Proceedings 7. Chair Statement on Public Comments at Open Meetings – Chair Kessler 8. Concerned Citizens 9. Resolution for 2025 Tax Levy & 2026 Budget – Supv. S. Smith 10. Introduction of Youth Government Day – Chair Kessler 11. CVSO Annual Report – Adam Smith 12. Sheriff’s Jail Report 13. Approval of Rezone and Amendatory Ordinance – Barronett Township: Stone Trust, Stillwater MN. Property: Tax ID#462-40 acres, zoned Agricultural, NE NW, in Section 20, Township 37, Range 13W, Town of Barronett, to rezone 5.00 acres to Residential Agricultural, to make a parcel for his grandson 14. Resolutions and Ordinances: a. Resolution to Approve the 2026 County Forest Work plan – Supv. S. Johnson b. Resolution to Approve the Forestry Revitalization Act – Supv. S. Johnson c. Resolution to Approve the All-Terrain Vehicle/Utility-Terrain Vehicle Route Ordinance – Supv. H. Graber d. Resolution to Approve update to Employee Handbook Sections 3.5 Vacation; 3.6 Sick Leave; 3.7 Mental Health Day; 5.1 Health, Dental and Vision Insurance; and 5.13 Safety Protection to be updated in the 2026 Employee Handbook to be effective on January 1, 2026. – Supv. H. Graber e. Resolution Urging Wisconsin Legislators to Restore Continuous Emergency Management Performance Grant Funding – Supv. L. Olson 15. Chair Appointments 16. Committee Reports 17. Citizen Comments 18. Chair Comments 19. Next Meeting Date 20. Audit Per Diems 21. 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.