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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: 02/18/2025
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. Notice of Meeting – County Clerk Swearingen
4. Roll Call – County Clerk Swearingen
5. Approval of January 21, 2025 County Board Proceedings
6. Chair Statement on Public Comments at Open Meetings – Chair Kessler
7. Concerned Citizens
8. Sheriff’s Jail Report – Gretchen Nielsen
9. Consent Agenda Resolutions
a. Approval of Rezone and Amendatory Ordinance – January 2025 – Long Lake Township: Daniel Tripp,
Sarona WI. Property: Tax ID#17823-40 acres zoned Agricultural, NE NW, in Section 34, Township 37,
Range 11W, Town of Long Lake, to rezone 5 acres to Residential Agricultural to create a parcel.
b. Approval of Rezone and Amendatory Ordinance – January 2025 – Beaverbrook Township: Camp
Ride LLC, Spooner WI. Property: Tax ID#36595-17.42 acres zoned Residential Agricultural and
Commercial, PT GOV LOT 4 EXC LOT 1, in Section 06, Township 38, Range 12W, to rezone 2 acres to
Residential Agricultural to fix dual zoning.
c. Approval of 2025 DNR Emergency Fire Warden List
10. Resolutions and Ordinances:
a. Resolution to Urging Governor Evers and the Wisconsin Legislature to Support the County Courts –
Supv. D. Wilson
b. Resolution to Increase 2024 ADRC Budget – State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services 2024
Contract Increases and Final Adjustments – Supv. S. Smith
11. Closed Session under Stat. § 19.85 (1) (g) Conferring with legal counsel for the Governmental body who is
rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in
which it is or is likely to become involved RE: Notice of Claim Brian Melton vs. Washburn County.
12. Reconvene to Open Session and Act on Items from Closed Session if necessary and appropriate, and continue
with additional items if necessary.
13. Resolution Denying a Claim, Brian Melton vs. Washburn County – Supv. L. Olson
14. Chair Appointments
a. UW-Extension: Resignation Request from Miles Macone. Appointment of Randi Swanson
b. Forestry: Randi Swanson
15. Committee Reports
16. Citizen Comments
17. Chair Comments
18. Next Meeting Date and Possible Future Agenda Items
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.
Source: Washburn County website. First collected Oct 7, 2026.