Finance Committee — Minutes

Minutes of the April 9, 2026 Meeting of the Sawyer County Finance Committee of the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors Board Room; Sawyer County Voting Committee Members (X) Present: Others Present: Chair: John Righeimer Mike Markgren Vice Chair: Stacey Hessel- Excused Liz Klein Marc Helwig - Excused Ron Buckholtz Tom Duffy Rhandi Ehn Jeff Hoehne Brian Lehner Ron Kinsley Call to Order – Mr. Righeimer called the meeting to order at 8:30 am. Certification of Compliance with the open meeting law was met. Roll Call taken and quorum was met. Meeting Agenda – Set Public Comments – None Minutes from the previous meeting dated: March 12, 2026 Motion to approve made by: Mr. Duffy Second by: Mr. Hoehne Motion carried without negative vote. Treasurer’s Report – Mr. Lehner provided a written report on tax collections and delinquent parcels. There is an increase of 10% in delinquent parcels from 2025, possibly due to USPS mailing delays. The In Rem update for 2021-2022 tax deeded parcels is that The Filing Date for “Notice of Commencement” is set for April 27th , 2026. Finance Department Report - Ms. Ehn reviewed monthly sales tax revenues, Budget Performance Reports for March 2026, and March CIP purchases. Ms. Ehn presented recommendations for year-end transfers of surplus funds: excess sales tax to an assigned account, Ambulance 2025 Profit to a Special Revenue Fund for a CIP ambulance purchase, General Fund to Highway, 2025 Sheriff Surplus to Special Revenue Fund for Sheriff 2026 CIP for Radios, and General Fund to HHS. Resolution 2026-___ to Designate and Transfer General Fund Balance for approval by County Board was approved on a motion by: Mr. Duffy Second by: Mr. Hoehne Motion carried without negative vote. Department Financial Updates-- Ambulance Department---Ms. Ehn reviewed March 2026 financials for the Ambulance Department. March numbers are on track for this department. Highway Department—Ms. Ehn reviewed 2025 Financials for Highway, showing an ending surplus of over $218,000 and attributed the surplus to Mr. Pinnow’s hard work at bringing in additional revenues to the department. March 2026 financials for the Highway Department were reviewed and on track for this department. Investments Review and Update— The February investment report was provided: interest rates are dropping; County CD investments are still holding above 4%. The earned interest is still currently $10,000 over 2025. Board Appointed Committee Updates— None Correspondence, Reports from Conferences and Meetings – Ms. Ehn will attend the WGFOA spring conference in Oshkosh in two weeks Future Agenda Items – start 2027 Budget timeline, elect Chair and Vice Chair of Finance committee Adjournment – 8:48 am Next Meeting- May 14, 2026 Time: 8:30 am Location: Board Room Minutes recorded by Liz Klein, County Clerk