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Bayfield County Executive Committee Meeting
2:30 PM, February 13, 2012,
County Board Room, Bayfield County Courthouse, Washburn, WI
Members Present: Brett Rondeau, Kenneth Jardine, Beth Meyers, Dee Kittleson
Members Excused: Marco Bichanich, William Kacvinsky
Others Present: County Administrator Mark Abeles-Allison, Kristine Kavajecz, Dan Anderson,
Patricia Olson, Scott Fibert, Kay Cederberg, Brenda Spurlock, Ben Dufford
Meeting called to order at 2:30pm by Chairman Rondeau
Motion Jardine, Meyers to approve minutes of the January 31, 2012 meeting. Motion Carried.
Elected Official Wages: Abeles-Allison reviewed the terms of Bayfield County elected
officials. Compensation must be set prior to April 15. The definition of “compensation” as
referred to in the statutes is in question. The committee discussed the impact of WRS
contributions, approximately 7% employee contribution, on the overall compensation.
According to an Eau Claire County Judge, WRS is considered part of compensation for elected
officials and they should not be required to contribute toward WRS.
Cederberg reported that of the 13 counties in the 10th District, 7 did not require elected officials
to contribute to WRS. Meyers requested a listing of total compensation for elected officials to be
provided at a future meeting.
Motion Jardine, Meyers to table action regarding elected official wages until the March 8th
meeting. Motion Carried.
Motion Meyers, Kittleson to table the discussion/action regarding WRS contributions until
further clarification is received. Motion Carried.
County Board member compensation to be discussed at the March meeting. This was a topic
brought up by Patti Rantala at the last County Board meeting. Any new compensation would be
effective in 2014.
Fibert, Anderson, Olson exited the meeting at this time.
Courtroom Chairs: Clerk of requested replacement of 8 chairs in the 2012 budget. Executive
Committee did not approve funding for the replacements within the budget. Cederberg reported
the need for heavy duty chairs at the defense and prosecution tables and reported that the chairs
are now broken.
Motion Meyers, Kittleson to approve the purchase of four heavy duty chairs for the Courtroom.
Motion Carried. Funding for the chairs to come from the capital improvement fund. The
replacement of the remaining 4 chairs should be requested in the 2013 budget.
Cederberg exited the meeting at this time.
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Risk Reduction Treatment Court Funding: Brenda Spurlock, Criminal Justice Coordinator
joined the meeting at this time. Spurlock reviewed the status of the program and grant funding,
which will run out in May of this year. She is currently pursuing other grant opportunities to
continue funding the program, however, has requested contingency if grant funding cannot be
secured prior to May. A handout of the program was provided. Spurlock exited the meeting at
this time.
Dome Engineering:
Motion Meyers, Kittleson to approve the engineering proposal received from C&S Design &
Engineering, Inc to engineer a safety ladder for the dome and authorize Abeles-Allison to
negotiate the price of the contract. Motion Carried.
Budget Amendment: Abeles-Allison reviewed the current clerical staffing level of the
Veteran’s, Emergency Management, and Sheriff’s Department. The 3 departments share one
staff person (33% each). A request has been made to move this staff person to 50% in each the
Veteran’s and Emergency Management Offices and to hire a separate part-time employee for the
Sheriff’s Department. Budget impact was discussed. This topic will be reviewed/discussed at
the Sheriff’s Committee meeting.
Motion Jardine, Kittleson to postpone action on the budget amendment until a recommendation
is received from the Sheriff’s Committee. Motion Carried.
Motion Jardine, Kittleson to enter in and out of executive session pursuant to Wis. Stats.
19.85(1)(e,g) for discussion and possible action regarding: Executive Session Minutes of
January 31, 2012 and to consider written or oral advice from legal counsel with regard to
potential or ongoing litigation. Motion Carried. Entered executive session at 3:50pm. Ben
Dufford joined the meeting at this time.
Motion Jardine, Meyers to return to open session. Motion Carried. Returned to open session at
4:30pm.
Reports: Abeles-Allison reported:
• 2011 budget review: net decrease of $1.9 million overall
• Financial report, month of January down $1.3 million
• Provided an update on the status of electronic agendas for County Board members.
• Discussed joint libraries
• Reviewed Wellness Programming
Jardine told Rondeau to take off the purple.
Meeting adjourned at 4:45pm