HomeMy WebLinkAboutExecutive Committee - Minutes - 9/27/2018Minutes of the
Bayfield County Executive Committee Meeting
6:00pm, September 27, 2018
County Board Room, Bayfield County Courthouse, Washburn, WI
Members Present: Jeff Silbert, Fred Strand, Tom Gordon, Dennis Pocernich, Jeremy Oswald,
Brett Rondeau
Members Excused:
Others Present: Mark Abeles-Allison-County Administrator, Kris Kavajecz-Assistant, Larry
Fickbohm, David Zepczyk, Harold Maki, Tom Snilsberg, Sara Wartman-Health Director
Meeting Called to Order at 6:00pm by Rondeau.
Public Comment: None Received
Minutes of September 20, 2018: Motion Gordon, Strand to approve minutes of September 20,
2018. Motion Carried.
2019 Budget Discussion
• County Priorities and Goals, pages 6-7: Abeles-Allison reviewed the items that are
included in the budget, which address the priorities and goals that were identified in the
budget survey.
o $1.5 million Fund Balance to be used to reach the annual goal of 6 miles of
highway reconstruction. It was noted that the use of fund balance at this level is
not sustainable in the long term.
o Economic Development Improvements-Business Park & BCEDC
o Protection of water resources. Lakes Specialist position being considered.
o Support of Northern Lights: Reduction of lease payments originally planned in
2019.
o Fairgrounds Electrical
o Substance Use: Continuing communication and collaboration with many agencies
to discuss, educate and implement programs to address substance use issues.
o Technology: phone system and cabling
• Prior Accomplishments and impacts on 2019 budget, individual departments: review of
projects and expenditures that were accomplished in 2018.
• County Finance and Fund balance needs in 2020 and beyond: Estimated that $1.8
million of fund balance will be used in 2018, leaving approximately $4.3 million in
unrestricted fund balance. Based on the 2019 proposed budget, fund balances would be
reduced to approximately $2 million to start 2020.
• Department Adjustments: The proposed budget includes $300,000 in contingency funds
for unanticipated expenses.
Consensus of the committee was to add to the County Board Accomplishments for 2018
and goals for 2019: Commitment to natural resources. Highlights of notable proposed
changes in each department budget were reviewed. Health Department will no longer
service Sawyer County on the non-transient water testing program. This will reduce the
Health Department revenue significantly. The Business Park was changed from an
individual fund to a department within the General Fund.
• CIP Adjustments
• Budget Changes Spreadsheet: Changes that have been discussed / proposed to this point
were reviewed.
Next Meeting Agenda Topics, October 10, 4pm
• Personnel, positions and finance
• Grants
• Budget Changes Spreadsheet
• Master Spreadsheet
• Levy Update and Proposal
Next meeting is October 10 at 4:00pm. Meeting Adjourned at 8:05pm.
Minutes submitted by Kristine Kavajecz