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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExecutive Committee - Minutes - 9/12/2006L:\COMMITTEES AND BOARDS\EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE\2006\Executive Committee Minutes 091206.doc Page 1 of 2 Minutes of the Bayfield County Executive Committee Meeting Tuesday, September 12, 2006 2:00pm Bayfield County Board Room Members present: Kenneth Jardine, Thomas Gordon, Dee Kittleson, John Blahnik, Brett Rondeau (by phone), Bill Kacvinsky Others Present: Mark Abeles-Allison, Kris Kavajecz, Gene Jordan-Northern Lights Health Care, James Beeksma, Marco Bichanich, James Crandall, David Good, Scott Fibert. Brett Rondeau called the meeting to order at 2:00pm and then turned the meeting over to Dee Kittleson. Motion Regarding Minutes of the August 15, 2006 Executive Committee Meeting; Motion by Blahnik, Kacvinsky to approve minutes of the August 15, 2006 meeting. Motion Carried. Discussion and Possible Action regarding Northern Lights Bonding Issue-Gene Jordan. Gene Jordan with Northern Lights Health Care addressed the committee regarding their plan to purchase the existing health care building and adjacent assisted living facility. The plan is to close the deal after January 1. They would ask the County to back the bonds. Motion by Gordon, second by Blahink to support a bonding issue backing the Northern Lights Health Care projects discussed. The County Administrator is authorized to work with Mr Jordan on this issue, with the final bonding request coming before the full county board for approval. Motion Carried. Discussion & Possible Action regarding Budget planning and committee oversight review of budget requests. Abeles-Allison reviewed the format of the budget book and the trend over the past several years. Items that the committee would like to discuss further included: • Funding level for the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center. • Annual –vs- bi-annual funding of Clean Sweep Program. • Funding level for Bayfield County Economic Development Corporation. • Rates for Corporation Counsel services and other legal fees included in the budget. The committee reviewed the 2007 Capital Improvement Fund Requests as identified in the draft budget. Personnel requests were reviewed. Discussion was held regarding each personnel request, which included: • Additional Sanitarian in the Health Department, • Increase to a full-time person from a seasonal person in the Planning & Zoning Department to manage the Sanitary recordkeeping project, • Additional full-time Equipment Operator in the Highway Department, and • 10% increase in hours in the Clerk of Courts office for an existing employee. L:\COMMITTEES AND BOARDS\EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE\2006\Executive Committee Minutes 091206.doc Page 2 of 2 More detailed information on these proposed positions will be presented at the next meeting. Brief discussion was held regarding implementing user fee related to POWTS servicing to offset cost of additional staff person. Tim Kane provided a summary of Clean Sweep activities over the past year. The committee discussed the highway department proposed budget including proposed road projects and staffing request. Motion Gordon, Jardine to add one employee in the highway department. Gordon and Jardine agreed to withdraw the motion and discuss further at the next meeting. Tour of Courtroom and Court offices will be held at approximately 5:00pm. Motion Gordon , Kacvinsky to adjourn following the courtroom tour. Motion Carried. Meeting adjourned to the courtroom at 5:00pm.