Board of Supervisors Onboarding/Training Meeting — Minutes

Minutes of the April 30, 2026 Meeting of the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors Sawyer County Courthouse/Virtual Voting Committee Members Present (X) Roll Call Dis tric t Wards Steve Kariainen 01 T Lenroot W-1, T Hayward W-7, C Hayward W-5 Kay Wilson 02 T Lenroot W-2, T Round Lake W-1 Steve Longtine 03 T Hayward W-1 & 2 Stacey Hessel 04 T Hayward W-3 & 4 Randy Neumann- Excused 05 T Hayward W-5 & 6 Marc D. Helwig 06 C Hayward W-1 & 2 Jim Miller 07 C Hayward W-3 & 4 Marshal Savitski- Excused 08 T Bass Lake W-1 & 2 Jim Evans 09 T Bass Lake W-3 & 4 Chuck Van Etten 10 T Sand Lake, T Edgewater W-1 Jeff Hoehne 11 T Edgewater W-2, T Bass Lake W-5, T Meteor, T Couderay, V Couderay John Righeimer 12 T Spider Lake, T Round Lake W-2, T Winter W-1 Ron Kinsley 13 T Hunter, T Radisson W-1, T-Ojibwa W-1, V Radisson Ron Buckholtz 14 T Radisson W-2, T Ojibwa W-2, T Weirgor, V Exeland, T Meadowbrook John Minto- Absent 15 T Winter W-2, T Draper, V Winter Also present: Mike Markgren, Liz Klein, Atty. Steve Sorenson Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance– Chair Kinsley called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm. Roll call was taken; quorum was met. Certification of Compliance with the open meeting law was met. Meeting Agenda – Set Public Comments – Linda Zillmer County Government Presentation— Atty. Steve Sorenson gave a presentation on county government history, duties and powers. He reviewed open meetings, quorums, public records, and ethics and answered questions. Self-Organized County Ordinance— The Ordinance requires the board to adopt the Board Policy every two years; this will be reviewed in the Administration Committee and brought to the full board at the May 21 meeting. Committee Appointments— The board members received and reviewed their committee appointments. Motion to approve the committee appointments by: Mr. Buckholtz Second by: Mr. Van Etten Motion carried without negative vote. Future Agenda Items- Board Rules resolution Meeting Adjourned at 8:13 pm Next meeting: Thursday, May 21, 2026 Time: 6:30pm Location: Board Room Minutes recorded by Liz Klein, County Clerk