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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCounty Board of Supervisors - Minutes - 12/22/1975MEETING OF THE BAYFIELD COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS December 22, 1975 The meeting was called to order at 9:45 A.M.'by Walter C. Ba.rningham,'Chairman of the Bayfield County Board. The following members answered roll call: No. 1 Edwin Erickson, Ila Bromberg, Eric Johnson, Clifford Hoagland, Bennie Rude, Peter Hanson, Larry Seidel, Herbert Spears, Ernest Heglund, William Carter, Arthur Hanson, Carl Anderson, j Joseph Berweger, Stephen Barry, Edwin Renoos, Walter Barningham I !Absent - Arthur Meierotto, Wallace Johnson Present - 16 Absent - 2 Total 18 Larry Seidel, Board member, led the Board in a prayer and pledge of allegiance. Moved by Renoos, seconded by Erickson to dispense with the reading of the minutes of !the previous meeting. Motion carried. The following petition to call a special county board meeting was read: No. 2 December 11, 1975 TO: Edward A. Pa,j a.la Bayfield County Clerk Washburn, Wisconsin 54891 Dear Mr. Paja.la: You are hereby petitioned to call a Special Meeting of the Bayfield County Board of Supervisors at 9:30 A.M., on Monday, December 22, 1975, at the Court House, Washburn, Wisconsin, to take action on the following items: 1) Sale of the Pureair Sanatorium property 2) All matters relating to the establishment of a. child support agency 3) All other matters which may come before the said Board ofSupervisors Signed: Date: The petition was signed by the following board members: Anderson, Barry, Berweger, Bromberg, Carter, Erickson, P. Hanson, Heglund, Hoagland, Rude, Seidel Total - 11 518 December 22, 1975 The following resolution was -read: No. 3 WHEREAS, The Bayfield County District Attorney's office has been designated the Child Support Agency for Bayfield County, pursuant to Federal Public Law 93-647 and Chapter 82, Laws of Wisconsin, 1975, and WHEREAS, Such designation increases the duties and responsibilities of said District Attorney's office and will require adjustments in the operation of said office and its staff level to fulfill these new duties and responsibilities, and WHEREAS, The Bayfield County District Attorney is presently permitted to pursue private practice in addition to his official duties as District Attorney,.but has agreed to terminate private practice to fulfill the goals of the new program in a manner most economical to Bayfield County, and has expressed this willingness to the Executive Committee of the Bayfield County Board to serve exclusively in said capacity, under conditions hereinafter set forth, and WHEREAS, In furtherance of said Child Support Agency program, the District Attorney has presented certain budget proposals to the Executive Committee of the Bayfield County Board of Supervisors, said proposals denominated Option I and Option II and being attached hereto, and WHEREAS, Budget Option II would require said District Attorney to leave said private practive and serve and legal counsel for Bayfield County, exclusively, and WHEREAS, Said District Attorney has expressed his willingness to leave private practice should the Bayfield County Board of Supervisors adopt said Budget Option II with the understanding that "`'I said District Attorney be allowed to complete those private matters in which he is presently _! engaged which require his attention, and WHEREAS, Said Budget Option II provides the most economical manner of implementing said .new Child Support Agency program, and WHEREAS, The Executive Committee of the Bayfield County Board of Supervisors has endorsed said Budget Option II, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Bayfield County Board of Supervisors adopts Budget Option II as the funding level for the Child Support Agency-, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Bayfield County District Attorney shall serve as the Attorney for Bayfield County, exclusively, commencing January 1, 1976, with the understanding that said District Attorney be allowed to complete those private matters in which he is presently engaged. Walter Ba,rningham Joseph Berweger William H. Caster Carl E. Anderson C. E. Hoagland Decenbet 22, 1975 BAYFIELD COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT AGENCY OPTION I j Directoris Salary Part-time Assistant District Attorney Secretarial Supplement Child Support Specialist i i Fringe Benefits i Materials and supplies, Equipment i Travel Clerk of Courts $ 1,800.00 14,000.00 1,600.00 7,314.00 4,114.88 1,000.00 1,000.00 2,000.00 600.00 . , $ 33 , 428.88 I OPTION II District Attorneyt.s Salary $ 10,200.00 ESecretarial Supplement 1,600.00 Child Support Specialist 7,314.00 Fringe Benefits 3,215.70 Materials and Supplies 1,000.00 Equipment 800.00 Travel 1,800.00 .Clerk of Courts 600.00 $ 26,529.70 I Moved by Rude, seconded by Hoagland to adopt the foregoing resolution. ;A discussion followed. i Moved by.Bromberg, seconded by Hoagland to amend the resolution so that the matter of a �$ supplemental salary to the secretary be worked out later by the Personnel Committee. The motion to amend the resolution carried. _ Moved by Bromberg, seconded by Rude to amend the resolution further so that the matter of the.-C.lerk of Courts supplemental salary also be referred to the Personnel Committee. The �g 4�s motion to amend the resolution ca.rri:ed. - Q� Rude suggested that the District Attorney report back to the County Board on how the Child Support Program is working out. Arthur Meierotto arrived at this time. 1520 December 22, 1975 A roll call vote was taken on the adoption of the foregoing resolution as amended with the following results: No. 3a. Ayes - Heglund, Carter, A. Hanson, Anderson, Berweger, Barry, Renoos, Ba.rningham, Erickson, Meierotto, Bromberg, E. Johnson, Hoagland, Rude, P. Hanson, Seidel Nayes - Spears Absent - W. Johnson Ayes - 16 Nayes - 1 Absent - 1 Total 18 Motion carried. The following resolution was read: No..4 G, s WHEREAS, Federal Public Law 93-647 and Chapter 82, Laws of Wisconsin, 1975, are enabling legislation and provide funding to create effective Child Support and Establishment of Paternity programs on the County level, �I NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, By the Bayfield County Board of Supervisors in session this i x 22nd day of December, 1975, that the office of the District Attorney be designated the Child ' Support Agency for Bayfield County, and . BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Child Support Agency be adequately staffed to fulfill the s ;positions outlined in Federal Public Law 93-647 and Chapter 82, Laws of Wisconsin, 1975, and ,l BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the -other County Departments be directed to lend cooperation �and support to said Child Support Agency as needed, and e ``7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the-Bayfield County Board of Supervisors appropriate., a, sum I sufficient to fund program operations. Bennie Rude Ila. Bromberg William Carter Peter Hanson I Moved by Bromberg, seconded be Rude to adopt the foregoing resolution. Motion carried. The following communication was read: No. 5 WARTMAN AND WARTMAN Attorneys at Law Ashland, Wisconsin 54806 December 19, 1975 (Bayfield County Board Bayfield County Administration Bldg. i !Washburn, Wisconsin 54891 Gentlemen: This office represents Alice Tribovich with reference to a. parcel of land she owns in Bayfield I >; jCounty more particularly described as follows, to -wit: i A parcel of land located in the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SW-4NW4) n i Section Thirty-one (31) , Township Fifty-one (51) North, Range Three (3) West, and in Government Lot Two (2) in saidSection, more particularly described as follows: Starting at a point common to Sections 25 and 36, Township 51 North, Range 4 West and Sections 30 and 31, Township 51 North, Range 3 West and thence going from said point southerly- a.ong the line between Sections 36 and 31, 1320 feet to the northwest corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SWµ NWµ), Section 31, Township 51 North, Range 3 West; which point is the point of beginning, thence easterly along the north line of said forty acre parcel and the adjacent Government Lot 2, 2626 feet crossing December 22. 1975 State Highway 13 and terminating at a point where .the west line of the Old State Highway 13 intersects the north line of Government Lot 2; thence follow the west line of Old State Highway 13 on a, course S. 100 E. 427 feet; thence continue to follow .Old State 0 Highway 13 on a course S. 15 W. 748 feet to a point; thence on a course N. 570 W. 400 feet to a, point; thence N. 70 30' E. to a, point on the line which is parallel to and 880 feet South of the north line of said Government Lot 2; thence westerly on the line which is parallel to and 880 feet south of the north lines of said Government Lot 2 and of said.SWµ NWµ of said Section 31 to the west line of said Section 31; thence northerly along the west line of the SWµ of the NW4 880 feet to the point of beginning; EXCEPT those parcels of land as recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Bayfield County, Wisconsin, in Volume 183 of Deeds at Page 93, as Document No. 230516 and Volume 168 of Deeds at Page 169, as,Document No. 202604. The property was acquired by Mrs. Tribovich by virtue of a deed from George Tribovich as to an undivided one-half interest and descended to her from the Estate of her deceased husband, Paul Tribovich, as to the other undivided one-half interest. She acquired the interest from her husba.nd's estate in probate proceedings da.ted.May 25, 1964. Her husband actually died on November 26,.1963. George Tribovich deeded his interest to her on March 18, 1966. The property was conveyed to Paul Tribovich and George Tribovich by Arthur Meierotto, Administrator of the estate of Anna Bjornson, deceased, on March.14, 1955. Mrs. Bjornson acquired the property together with her husband Benjamin Bjornson, by warranty deed which deed was re- corded on July 24, 1926 in Volume 114 of Deeds at Page 92.' Bayfield County took a tax deed to the North 26-2/3 rods.of Lot 2 on February 15, 1970. The unpaid tax was in the amount of $2.47. The deed was recorded on February 18, 1950 in Volume 10 of Deeds, Page 361.. No further indication - of Bayfield County ownership appears in the abstract and there is indication that real estate taxes contfue to be paid by the owners of record. The abstract indicates that there were no delinquent real estate taxes with reference to the property after that date and that taxes have been paid by.the owners during -that time since 1950 including the most recent taxes which were paid by Alice Tribovich. We have contacted both the Register of Deeds and the Bayfield County Treasurer to check the records with references to this matter. Mr. Pedersen checked the old tax records and it is his I jfi.nding that there are no delinquent taxes and .that -taxes were paid annually after the deed was (taken. Mr. Bodin has indicated that a review of his records would not indicate that Bayfield County had any interest in the property and further that there are no delinquent taxes with' reference to the property. We are enclosing Xerox copies of the Certificate of J. 0. Bodin indicating that there were no delinquent taxes on March 22, 1955 as well as the most.recent certificates of Nick Pristashfindicating no delinquent taxes on December 1, 1975. It would appear to the undersigned that the deed of Bayfield County is probably void in view of the provisions of Section 75.26 of the Statutes: 'That Statute provides that .a grantee to a t�.x deed shall not recover possession of land or any interest therein unless such action be brought within three years next after the date of the execution of the deed where such land is, in fact, occupied. This Statute goes on to provide that if the land is vacant when conveyed that the grantee cannot bring the action unless it is brought within three years next after the date of the recording of the deed, or unless such grantee or those -claiming under him shall have been in actual possession of the land for three successive years during the five years next after the recording of such deed. It would not appear to the undersigned that Bayfield County has been in possession and certainly no one has been in,possession claiming under Bayfield County. Subsection 2 of the above Statute provides that whenever the original owner, or anyone claiming under him, of lands which have been conveyed by deed for the non payment of taxes shall continue in possession of the land and shall continue to pay the taxes, which we ]believe is the case in this situation, continuously for five years after the deed has been executed, without notice of the existence of such tax deed, then the tax deed that was taken would be void. It would appear to the writer that Bayfield County never took possession of the property and never claimed possession, that the pooperty remained on the tax rolls and that Alice Tribovich and her predecessors in title continued to pay taxes on,the property and that it continued to be assessed by the township and that Bayfield County; has no indication in its records of any ownership of the property. Under these circumstances, we wish to apply for a quit claim deed from Ba,yfi.eld County in order to clear the record title to such property. We are sending copies of this letter to Mr. Earl Pedersen, Bayfield County Register of Deeds, Mr. Nicholas Pristash, Bayfield County Treasurer, because we have quoted certain statements that they have made to us and we are also sending a, copy of the letter to Mr. Thomas P. Fox, Bayfield Co unty.District Attorney, so that he may.have an opportunity to review the tax prior to your Monday meeting. Very truly yours, WARTMAN AND WARTMAN Richard F . Wa.rtman (Certificates referred to on file in the county clerk's office) Moved by Anderson, seconded by Renoos to refer this matter to the Executive Committee for further atudy and clarification. Motion carried. The following resolution was read: No. 6 WHEREAS, Chapter 33, Wisconsin Statutes established a, joint State -local program for public inland lake management, and WHEREAS, the primary goals.of the law are to protect and improve the quality of Wisconsin's inland lakes, to evaluate and implement various techniques of lake management, and to compile basic scientific data on the sta.te's lakes, and WHEREAS, Wisconsin's Lake Protection and Rehabilitation Law provides technical and possible financial assistance from the state, lake protection and rehabilitation must be initiated and carried out at the local level by a lake protection and rehabilitation district, and WHEREAS, districts may be created by the County Board after receiving a petition from 51% of the landowners or from landowners owning 51/ of the land within the proposed district and 1 holding apublic hearing, and December 22,.,1975 WHEREAS, the County Board or the County Board Chairman usually assigns a committee of County Board to make arrangements for a, hearing and conducting the hearing as well as reporting to the County Board, and WHEREAS, the Bayfield County Soil Conservation District Supervisors from the local and state point of view have the responsibility of carrying out the Soil and Water Conservation responsibilities of Bayfield County, and NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Bayfield County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors be authorized to make arrangements for and conduct hearings whenever the County Board is petitioned to establish a public lake protection and rehabilitation district pursuant to the authority vested in it by Section 33.24, Wisconsin Statutes. Respectfully Submitted, BAYFIELD COUNTY SOIL, & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT SUPERVISORS Walter C. Ba.rningham Arthur Meierotto Ernest Heglund Ila Bromberg Stephen Barry Moved by Meierotto, seconded by A. Hanson to adopt. Motion carried. The following resolution was read: No. 7 WHEREAS, The capital outlay section of the Bayfield County Nurse's budget included a stenographer's chair at a price of $125.00, and WHEREAS, At the time the budgets were considered in October 1975,, sa,id'stenographer's chair was deleted from said Nurse's budget, and WHEREAS, Said chair is in such condition that it is necessary that it be replaced, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That a stenographer's chair at said price of $125.00 be reinstated into the capital outlay section of the Bayfield County Nurse's budget. Ila Bromberg Bennie R. Rude William H. Carter Moved by Bromberg, seconded by Carter'to adopt the foregoing resolution. Moved by Erickson, seconded by Rude to amend the resolution to read that the $125 be transferred from the Contingency Fund from the 1976 Budget. Motion carried. A roll call vote was taken on the adoption of the foregoing resolution as amended with the following results: No. 7a Ayes - Heglund, Carter, A. Hanson, Berweger, Barry, Renoos, Ba.rningham, Erickson, Meierotto, Bromberg, E. Johnson, Hoagland, Rude, P. Hanson, Spears Nayes - Seidel, Anderson Absent - W. Johnson Ayes - 15 Nayes - 2 Absent - 1 Total 18 Motion carried. F�,c,j) 4 .p� WHEREAS, The cost per person to reside in a, nursing home for a -,year .is approximately 9 Thousand Dollars and the cost for 1223 people to reside in a. nursing home for 12 months is 11 Million 7 Thousand Dollars, and WHEREAS, The Omnibus Bill provides for 100 Homemakers providing home based services to the elderly for a. cost of less than 100 Thousand Dollars, which covers a two year period, and WHEREAS, If each homemaker provides services to 13 people, endeavoring them to remain in their homes rather than be institutionalized, then: 1. The cost would be less than o.l Million Dollars 2. The total number of persons served would be 1300. 3. The time frame would be 1 year. 4. Funds saved by 1300 people is over 11.6 Million Dollars. 5. The cost of home based services is less than 1/ of the cost of the existing service delivery system. 6. 1300 older Americans would be spending the remaining years of their lives in the familiar and comfortable surroundings of their own homes. AND WHEREAS, The cost of institutionalizing the elderly is 100 times a,s great as the cost of home based care as proposed in the Qmnibus Bill, and WHEREAS, The Nursing Home Industry would still be over -crowded with the elderly who cannot be maintained at home, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Bayfield County Board of Supervisors strongly urge the Legislators and the Honorable Governor Patrick J-. Lucey, to support this most important legislation. Ila, Bromberg Bennie Rude William H. Caster Peter Hanson Moved by Rude, seconded by Bromberg to adopt the foregoing resolution. Motion carried. The following resolution wa,s read: No. 9 RESOLVED, that the owner counties of Pureair Sanatorium, Ashland County, Ba.yfield County and Iron County, dispose of the Purea.ir Sanatorium properties, and be it further RESOLVED, that the owner counties authorize the proper committee of each respective county the authority to negotiate and transact the actual disposition of the Pureair Sanatorium properties. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Joseph Berweger William Carter Carl Anderson C. E. Hoagland Arthur Meierotto Walter Ba,rningham Moved by Hoagland, seconded by Berweger to adopt the foregoing resolution. Moved by Renoos, seconded by Erickson that the resolution be amended by adding the following "AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the -same formula be used in paying off the liabilities of the Sanatorium as will be used for the distribution of the proceeds from the sale of the Sanatorium." N" 9 � Motion to amend the foregoing resolution carried. The Chairman called for the vote on the original resolution as amended. The following communication was read: No. 10 CITY OF WASHBURN MUNICIPAL AND UTILITY Washburn, WI 54891 December 12, 1975. Ba,yfield County Board Walter Ba.rningham, Chairman Washburn, Wisconsin 54891 Motion carried. Re: Washburn .Volunteer Fire Department Dear Chairman: The City of Washburn is in the first stages of setting up bids and specifications for a, new fire truck. According to what other cities have been paying for new equipment, we are looking at a. figure, of $40.,000 with a..delivery date of eighteen months if everything mans smoothly. In writing this, I am asking for consideration.from the County towards the purchase of a, truck for several reasons: 1. The .enclosed letters from the Insurance,Services Office of Wisconsin state that to get our rate back down to a. 7th class from an 8th class, the new truck is required. This #8 rating was put on 2 years a,go and I think.you realize this'i.s why your insurance has gone up on your property in the City. When the rate is again,#7, your rates will decrease again. 2. The State valuation of the City is approximately $13,000,000; the.ins.urance valuation you have on your buildings in the City is $4,267,540. As you da.n see,'you do have a large amount of capital in the City. I don't -think you could rebuild these buildings for what you have the insurance for. Should you have any questions, I will'be glad�to attend a meeting. Thank you. Very truly yours, Walter E. Hovey Fire Chief Moved by Seidel, seconded by E. Johnson that the matter be referred,to the Executive Committee for further study and that the Executive Committee obtain more information on our insurance rating and refer back to the County Board at the February meeting. Motion carried. Moved by Erickson, seconded by Berweger to adjourn for lunch. Motion carried. The chairman called the meeting to order at 1:00 PM with the following members answering roll call: No. 11 Erickson, Meierotto, Bromberg, E. Johnson, Hoagland, Rude, F. Hanson, Seidel, Spears, Heglund, Carter, A. Hanson, Anderson, Berweger, Barry, Renoos, Barningham Absent -.W. Johnson Present - 17 Absent - 1 Total 18 Motion carried. December 22,1975 The following resolution was read: No. 12 WHEREAS, Bayfield County was provided with $72,662.00 for 1974, to operate the Bayfield County Title 7 Nutritional Program for the elderly in its 1974 grant application to the Division of Aging, State Dept. of Health and Soca,l Services, and WHEREAS, As a, part of said grant application and the program outlined therein, Bayfield County established sites for noon meals to be provided under the program in Washburn, Iron River, Drummond and Bayfield, with the understanding that the Bayfield site would provide such service to the Indian population in the Bayfield, Red Cliff area, and WHEREAS, After said grant was awarded on the'above basis, the Division on Aging required Bayfield County to establish a, site in the Village of Red Cliff, which -site was established and operated in the 1974 grant period, and WHEREAS, In December of 1974, Bayfield County`submitted a grant application for continuation of said program, including the Red Cliff site in said application and that the Great Lakes Inter - Tribal, Inc'. -also submitted -an a'ppl cation including Red Cliff as a site in its proposed program, and WHEREAS, The 'Division`'on"Aging favored awarding the'Red Cliff site to Great Lakes Inter - Tribal'' Inc. together a` transfer of Bayfield County funding in the amount of $15,000.00 but, following a. protest.from Bayfield County officials, awarded $10;500:00'fromBa,yfield County funds to'said`'site under the Great'Lakes'Inter-Tribal, Inc. and also permitted Bayfield County to use -certain carry-over funding in the amount of $12,554.00 in its 1975 program thereby program in the total amount of $85,203.00, with funding to be used at sites in Bayfield, Washburn, Iron River, Drummond and,Cornucopia, and WHEREAS, In April of 1975, Bayfield County was notified that its funding level for 1976 would not be less than $72,662.00, but that on October 24, 1975, Bayfield County was notified that $10,500.00 of its funds would be transferred to Great Lakes Inter -Tribal, Inc., for the 1976 Nutritional Program, leaving Bayfield County with an operating budget of $62,126.00 and forcing Bayfield County to reduce its meal serving days under said program from five days per week to three days per week, and WHEREAS, Bayfield County has learned that the Great Lakes Tribal Council has more than sufficient funding from Title 10 funding and Title 7 funding to operate the Red Cliff program with- out funds from the Bayfield County program, and' WHEREAS, From the,above facts as understood by Bayfield County, it appears that Bayfield County ha.s been mis-led to its great financial disadvantage and the disadvantage of its nutritional program by the Division on Aging and will not be able to provide a nutritional program of the same high quality provided in the years 1974 and 1975, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Bayfield County Board of Supervisors requests a review of its program by the Division on Aging, State Department of Health and Social Services, and a restoration in'the amount of $10,500.60 to its 1976 budget to allow 'sa.id'County to 'continue a high quality program to serve the needs of the elderly in Bayfield County. Ila, Bromberg Bennie R: Rude 'William H.`Carter Peter``. Hanson Moved by Rude, -seconded by Bromberg to'a.dopt the foregoing resolution. Motion carried. 2 December 22; '1975 , , The following resolution was read: No. 13 WHEREAS, Bayfield County is the northern most County of the State of Wisconsin, having a population ,_of approximately-12,269 persons and an economy based on,recreation-tourism, agriculture.and,,wood using industries,:and. WHEREAS, The total land area of Bayfield County is 937,110 acres of which 84..6% is commercial.forest.land and. 58.4,or. 463,100. acres,of„said. commercial. forest land, is publicly owned, and WHEREAS, the United States Department of.Agriculture, Fores.t,Service, owns;263,435 acres and Bayfield County Forest contains 165,875 acres of said forest land with the,Red,Cliff Indian Reservation and the State of Wisconsin also owning significant amounts of,forest lands, but less than 10/ of said total, and WHEREAS, The County.forest lands generate aids to local,units of government in lieu of taxes in the amount of $1.03 per acre and the State of Wisconsin, since 1964, has.;twi.ce amended its laws to permit payment of aids for its lands to a current level at $_50 per acre minimum, and i- WHEREAS, The United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, provides less than e $.10 per acre in revenue to units of government in-.Bayfield County,, while,hav,ing lands of comparable value and use to said lands owned by Bayfield County and the State of Wisconsin, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Bayfield County_ Board, of Supervisors, .believes that the ..County receives .an inequitable return in revenues from lands :owned by the. United.States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, and requests that. -the United. States Congress act to increase this level of aids to Bayfield County and other units of government similarly situated to a level more closely approximating the aids received from.County,and_State forest lands, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies .,.ofthis, Resolution, be forwarded by the, Bayfield County Clerk to the members of the Wisconsin -Congressional Delegation and Bayfield County representatives in the State Legislature. Art Hanson Herbert Spears Eric Johnson Larry Seidel Carl Anderson Moved by A. Hanson, seconded by Seidel to adopt the foregoing resolution. Moved by Spears, seconded by Anderson to amend,the resolution to include,the folbwing departments: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture U.S. Dept. of Interior Motion carried. Question was called for on the original resolution as amended. Motion carried. The following communication was read: No. 14 TOWN OF CLOVER Bayfield County Herbster, Wisc.. 54844 Dec. 5, 19.75.. Mr. Jacob Heinleh Zoning Administrator Washburn, WI 54891 Dear Mr. Heinlein: 5^R c 22. 1975 w�. The Town Boardof the Town of Clover requests that the following lands be changed from Residential -Recreational to Agricultural. N2 E2 W2 SWµ; Sec. 34 T. 51, R. -7 W. plus'a one acre parcel in the NW SW, desc. in Vol. 276 p. 110, Section 34, T. 51. R 7 W. (The south half :is already zoned Agricultural) Angelo Nicoletti owner. At our December 4th TownBoard Meeting, the Town Board -of the Town .of .Clover approved Angelo Nicoletti's request that his land be changed to Agricultural zoning.; Would you please present this request for a zoning change to the-Ba.yfield County Board? Sincerely, Signe Dana, Clerk Moved by Renoos•, seconded by Carter•to receive and place on. file the foregoing communication. Motion carried. The following resolution was read: No. 15 �f WHEREAS, the. Bayfiel County Board, did, on. Septembee 30, -1975, adopt resolution No. 9, ' t making provisions -for a cost of living increase to county non -represented employees, and WHEREAS, said resolution was further clarified by resolution No. 23 adopted on..November 18, 1975 ; and WHEREAS, no reference was made in the above mentioned resolutions to the County Agricultural Agent, the County 4-H and Youth Agent or the County Home Economics Agent, and I, WHEREAS, it was intended -that the above mentioned resDlutions should also apply to the three jabove mentioned Extension Office employees, now therefore .be it. - RESOLVED, that all of the provisions of Resolution No. 9,.adopted on,:Sep.tember-30, and I Resolution No. 23, adopted on November 18, also apply to the aforementioned positions with the following exceptions: If a. vacancy occurs in any of the aforementioned positions, the Agricultural Committee i of the county board, with the approval of the Personnel Committee of the county board may establish a new pay scale for said .positions which pay .scale can be,less. than but not more than i the present scale as subsequently adjusted by the above mentioned resolutions. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE 1C. E. Hoagland Edwin Erickson- Ernest Heglund Stephen Barry Bennie R. Rude Moved by Hoagland, seconded by Heglund to adopt the foregoing resolution. Motion carried. The following resolution wa,s read: No-16 WHEREAS, the Bayfield County Board has created a. Child Support Agency, and WHEREAS, it will be necessary for the county to hire a. Child Support Specialist,- and WHEREAS, such a. position was not included in the Bureau of Personnel Study adopted in February of 1974, now therefore be it n RESOLVED, that a new classification be added,to'the Compensation and Classification Schedule of appointed positions entitled "Child Support Specialist'T, and be it :further RESOLVED, that the salary range.for-the aforesaid Child Support Specialist be the same as the salary range for Social, Service Clerk IV. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE C. E. Hoagland Edwin Erickson Ernest Heglund Stephen Barry Bennie R. Rude Moved by Erickson, seconded by Carter to adopt the foregoing resolution. Motion carried. 'The following resolution was read: No. 17 WHEREAS, Bayfield County has created a, new position entitled "Juvenile Police Relations Specialist", and WHEREAS, no salary schedule has been established for said position, and WHEREAS, said position is not included in the Compensation and Classification Schedule adopted by the County Board in February of 19744,-how therefore be it RESOLVED, that a new classification be added to the appointed positions entitled "Juvenile Police Relations Specialist", and'be it further "RESOLVED, that the salary -for the Juvenile Police Relations Specialist be the same as for ' the Social Worker II. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE C. E. Hoagland Edwin Erickson— Ernest Heglund Stephen Barry Bennie R. Rude Moved by Rude ;" seconded by P-. Hanson to adopt the foregoi.ng'resolution. Motion carried. I xg AYNEXXxxxxxxxxxxxx The following resolution was -read: No. 18 WHEREAS, the duties of the Register in Probate and Probate Registrar have increased with changes in probate laws of the State of Wisconsin, and WHEREAS, the Register in Probate is appointed by the County Judge and is not elected by . the people, and �y WHEREAS, Section 253.3-1 (3) of the Wisconsin Statutes provides that the salary of the Register in Probate `shall be set by the County Board, and " WHEREAS, Ba.yfield County is the only county in the State of Wisconsin that places this responsibility upon the office of the Clerk of Courts, and WHEREAS, the County Board, at the November 19, 1975,-meeting, did direct the Personnel Committee of the County Board to study the matter of establishing the salary of the Register in Probate and the Probate Registrar and to report its findings and recommendations to the County Board, and WHEREAS, The personnel committee has now studied the matter and is of the opinion that a salary should be established for the combined position of the Register in -Probate and the Probate Registrar, and WHEREAS, the Committee is of the opinion that a salary of $50.00 per month would be a, fair and just salary for the aforesaid combined positions, now therefore be'it December 22, 1975 RESOLVED, that a, salary of $50.00 per -month, -be established.:.for the afores aid, combined positions', of Register in Probate and Probate. Registrar, effective January 1, 1976. ..PERSONNEL COMMITTEE 3, C. E. Hoagland Stephen ,Barry., Ernest Heglund Bennie R. Rude Moved by Heglund, seconded by A. Hanson to adopt the foregoing resolution. A roll call vote was taken on the adoption of the foregoing resolution with the following results: No. 18a Ayes - Barry, Hoagland, Rude, P. Hanson, Heglund Na.yes - Carter, A. Hanson, Anderson, Berweger, Renoos, Barningham, Erickson, Meierotto, Bromberg, E. Johnson, Seidel, Spears Ayes - 5 Nayes - 12 Absent - 1 Total 18 The following resolution was read: No. 19 Motion Lost. WHEREAS, The Bayfield County Board of Supervisors recognizes and advocates the principles and objectives of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Presidential Executive Order 11246 creating the Equal Opportunities Commission in July, 1965, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, signed by the President on March 24, 1972, and WHEREAS, The Bayfield County Board of Supervisors is eager to pursue an Affirmative Action Program to comply with the laws requiring the same and recognizes that the failure to comply with said laws may result in a withdrawal of Federal funds from County programs, and WHEREAS; The Bayfield County Board affirms that a good faith program to enable maximum use for the employment in the County will result in the best service to the residents of said County, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Bayfield County Board of Supervisors hereby establishes an Affirmative Action Program to review employment policies and programs of Bayfield County and to assure that equitable treatment and consideration is given to all employees and prospective employee; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Bayfield County Board of Supervisors directs the Personnel Committee of the Bayfield County Board to review the employment policies of Bayfield County and recommend guide lines for the establishment of said Affirmative Action Program and report back to the Bayfield County Board as soon as possible. C. E. Hoagland Ernest Heglund Edwin Erickson Stephen Barry Bennie.R. Rude Moved by Hoagland,,seconded by Barry, to adopt,the foregoing resolution. Motion carried. 521 - December 22, 1975 The following communication was'.read: No.- 20 Department of.:Na.tural.Resources. INTRA-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM . Madison Date November 21., 1975 IN REPLY REFER TO-: 93EI0 TO C-. E. Goldsworthy FROM: Frank Baxter SUBJECT: Audit of Bayfield County State Aid Forestry Fund January 1, 1972 to December 31, 1974 An audit of the Bayfield County State Aid Forestry Fund has been completed covering the period from January 1, 1972 to December 31, 1974. Vouchers were examined for proper authorization and classification: Vouchers and receipts were traced to the County Forest Administrator's Journal and then reconciled with the records of the County Clerk. All receipts and expenditures were properly recorded. All disbursements are charged against the State Fund until it is at a, zero balance and the balance of the dis- bursements are charged against the County Fund. The County has a very extensive Forestry Program. Expenditures totaled $56,602.72 in 1972, $56,935.38'in 1973, and $58,097.76 in 1974. The State aid allotment was $16,588.46'each year, so the County used about $40,000.00 of their own funds each year. The attached analysis shows the total county receipts and disbursements for forestry. Any unexpended balance is considered to be a, portion of the County appropriation, and therefore reverts to the General Fund. Bayfield County has a very extensive and excellend Forestry Program, and are certainly making good use of the State money provided them. The county maintains an excellend set of records on their forestry operation. The fine cooperation and the courtesies extended were very much appreciated. Frank Baxter Moved by Renoos, seconded by Anderson to receive and place on file the foregoing communication. Motion.ca.rried. The following communica.tionua.s read: No. 21 STATE OF WISCONSIN/Dept. of Local Effairs & Development November 21, 1975 To: County Civil Defense Directors County Board Cha.irmen— County 'Clerks This letter is in response to inquiries about the.procedures counties must employ to apply for assistance from agricultural losses resulting from natural disasters such as hail, wind,drought, frost,etc. The procedures set forth in this letter will replace the instructions sent out in our letter of September 11, 1974, and will be effective on all requests submitted after the date of this letter. F53 December. 22,.1975 Assistance programs for farmers are the responsibility, of..the.United;States Department of Agriculture. They have their own procedures designed to.implement the various programs. Many of these programs require no action by the Governor's office or the county governing body, the County Board. However, changes in some of these programs, specifically Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) .loan programs,, do require.action by the Governor and/or the County,Board/s. There are three.methods of obtaining assistance from the FmHA in,.dis.aster situations. -„The first case is in a, situation that is so serious the .President _declare.s a, county, or group of counties, a. major disaster area. In this case no county government action is required. This requires extensive damage to public facilities, i.e., streets, roads, bridges, sewerage treatment plants, etc., in addition to farm damage, and be clearly beyond the capability of the state and local governments' ability to cope with the situation. In this instance, the FmHA loan program is routinely implemented. The second case would be where less than 25 farmers in a. county would be affected. The County Board must then, if they wish FmHA assistance, make a. formal request, setting fort' -`the facts, to the FmHA State Director. This request, in the form of a. County Board Resolution and/or a, letter from the County Board Chairman, should include the DAR (Damage Assessment Report, ASCS-538, 5-22-75), as well as damage reports from other sources, agencies, and/or persons. A copy of the request to the FmHA State Director with the supporting documents should be sent to this office, in order to keep the Governor informed. The USDA County Emergency Board will gather the information and document the damage assessment report/s (ASCS-538, 5-22-75) and send them to the USDA SEB (State Emergency Board) as well as to the County Board of Supervisors. The FmHA State Director can then take appropriate action -on the request. The third case is where more than 25 farmers in a county are affected and the Secretary of the Unit States Department of Agriculture must act on the requests. The County Board of Supervisors in this case, if they wish FmHA assistance, must make a, formal request to the Governor's office setting forth the facts. This request must be in the form of a County Board Resolution and/or a, letter from the County Board Chairman, requesting the Governor to petition the Secretary of the United States Department of agriculture to grant assistance to the county. This request should include the DAR ama.!ze A ort. ASCS-538, 5-22-7 e reports from other sources and/or persons. A copy of this request and supporting documents to the Governor should be sent to this office. The Governor will then make his recommendations to the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, who makes the final determination if assistance will be granted. The County Board Chairman and/or his designee will coordinate with the USDA CEB (County Emergency Board) in obtaining the necessary Damage Assessment Reports (ASCS-538, 5-22-75), for submission to the Governor's office as part of the request. Remember, the FmHA regulations provide that a request for a disaster.designation for county/ies must be made by the pertinent local or state officials to the FmHA within 90 days of the specific disaster incident.'' County Civil Defense Directors should make themselves available to assist Chairmen of the County Board of Supervisors and County Emergency Boards .in expediting and monitoring the requests for assistance. If youha.ve any questions, contact your respective Area Director. ;Sincerely Ronald S. San Feli.ppo Administrator December 22, 1975 52.2 .Moved by Berweger, seconded by.E. Johnson to receive the communication and place it on file. Motion carried. The following communication was read: No. 22 Cable, WI 54821 Dec. 17, 1975 Mr. Edward A. Pajala County Clerk - Bayfield County Washburn, WI 54891 Dear Mr. Pajala: Thank you for your letter of December 1, informing me that I have been elected to a three year term on the Board of Trustees of the Bayfield County Rest Home. I truly enjoy working with the Board of Trustees and to be elected for another three year term make me very happy. Please convey my sincere appreciation to all the members of the Bayfield County Board. Thank you. Very truly yours, Leo Lay Rt . # 2 Cable, WI 54821 Moved by Meierotto, seconded by Seidel to receive the foregoing communication and place it on file. Motion carried. Moved by Erickson, seconded by E. Johnson to adjourn. Motion carried. /"�Zvy "Z' j .,.-� Walter C. Barningham, Ztiairman Bayfield County Board of Supervisors Zla, Edward A. Pa.jClerk Bayfield County