Board of Supervisors Onboarding/Training Meeting — Agenda Packet

1 Sawyer County County Board of Supervisors Meeting Thursday, April 30, 2026 @ 6:30 PM Sawyer County Board Room AGENDA 1. ZOOM LINK a. To view or participate in the virtual meeting from a computer, iPad, or Android device please go to https://zoom.us/j/95015680309 You can also use the dial in at 1-312-626-6799with the Webinar ID: 950 1568 0309. Use *9 to Raise/lower hand and *6 to Unmute/mute. If you are on a computer, click the "Raise Hand" button and wait to be recognized. If you are on a telephone, dial *9 and wait to be recognized. If additional assistance is needed please contact the County Clerk's Office at 715- 634-4866 prior to the meeting. This meeting will be recorded and will be available on our website at: https://sawyercountygov.org. 2. CALL TO ORDER 3. ROLL CALL 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 5. CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW 6. MEETING AGENDA 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS At this time, members of the public will be given the opportunity to address the Board. Please adhere to the following when addressing the Board: • Comments will be limited to 3 minutes or less per individual. • Comments should be directed to the Board as a whole and not directed to individual Board members. • The Board cannot respond to your comments during this time. • Please sign in and fill out a public comment sheet if you wish to speak on an item. 8. COUNTY GOVERNMENT PRESENTATION- ATTY. STEVE SORENSON 9. SELF-ORGANIZED COUNTY ORDINANCE (DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION) a. Sawyer County Self-Organized County Ordinance 10. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS (DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION) Page 1 of 6 2 a. Proposed Committee Assignments 11. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 12. NEXT MEETING DATE /TIME: THURSDAY, MAY 21 AT 6:30PM 13. ADJOURNMENT DISCLAIMER: Copy sent via email to: County Board and News Media. Note: Any person wishing to attend whom, because of a disability, requires accommodation should call the Sawyer County Clerk’s Office (715.634.4866) at least 24 hours before the scheduled meeting so appropriate arrangements can be made. Mission Statement: The Sawyer County Board of Supervisors will strive to provide excellent services and responsible leadership to protect and enhance Sawyer County citizens, businesses, and resources, while preserving our unique heritage. Page 2 of 6 1 ORDINANCE #2026-1 SAWYER COUNTY, WISCONSIN SELF-ORGANIZED COUNTY Adopted April 30, 2026 Section A: Authority. This ordinance is adopted under authority granted by Section 59.10, Wisconsin State Statutes. To give Sawyer County the largest measure of self-government under that Statute, the contents of the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors Policy and Procedure Manual shall be liberally construed in favor of the rights, powers, and privileges of the County to exercise any organizational or administrative power not contrary to the State of Wisconsin Constitution or to any enactment of the State Legislature that is of statewide concern and which uniformly affects every County. Section B: Title. This ordinance shall be known as the Sawyer County Self-Organized County Ordinance. Section C: General Provisions. 1. For the purpose of improving the ability of the county government to organize its administrative structure, Sawyer County elects to become a self-organized county and to act under the provisions of Section 59.10 (1), Wisconsin State Statutes. a) Terms of office for election of County Board of Supervisors. Supervisors are county officers and shall be elected for two year terms in the election to be held on the first Tuesday in April in even numbered years and shall take office the third Tuesday in April of that year. b) Methods for filling vacancies on the County Board. Vacancies shall be filled by procedures determined by the County Board and defined in the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors Policy and Procedure Manual. c) Compensation of County Board Members. The method of compensation for County Board Supervisors shall be determined by the County Board. The County Board shall at or before its annual meeting in odd numbered years by a two-thirds vote of members entitled to a seat, fix the compensation of the board members to be next elected. The Board may also at or before its annual meeting in odd numbered years by a two-thirds vote of members entitled to a seat, provide additional compensation for the County Board Chairperson. In addition to the per diem, the County Board Supervisors shall receive mileage for attending Board meetings and other official meetings in accordance with the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors Policy and Procedure Manual. 2. The County Clerk shall file a certified copy of the Self- Organized County ordinance with the Wisconsin Secretary of State upon passage by the Sawyer County Board. Page 3 of 6 2 Section D: Conflicting Ordinances Any prior Sawyer County ordinances or parts thereof in conflict with the provision of this ordinance insofar as they regulate the establishment of Sawyer County as a self-organizing county are hereby repealed and rescinded effective the effective date of this ordinance. Section E: Severability. The provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed severable and it is expressly declared that the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors would have passed the other provision of this ordinance irrespective of whether one or more provisions may be declared invalid and if any provisions of this ordinance, the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid the remainder of the ordinance and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. Section F: Effective Date This ordinance shall take effect upon passage and publication as provided by law. _____________________________________04/30/2026 County Board Chair Ron Kinsley _____________________________________04/30/2026 County Clerk, Liz Klein Page 4 of 6 Page 5 of 6 Page 6 of 6