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Minutes of the Bayfield County Tribal Relations Committee Meeting
9:00am, Monday, November 16, 2015.
Emergency Operations Center (EOC),
Bayfield County Annex Building, Washburn, WI
Members Present: William Bussey, Bryan Bainbridge, Nathan Gordon, Kathy Wendling
Members Excused:
Others Present: Mark Abeles-Allison, Chad Abel, Alana Babineau
Called to order at 9:00am by Bainbridge.
Motion Bussey second by Gordon to approve the agenda. Motion Carried.
Public Comment: None
Minutes of May 20, 2015: Motion Bussey, Gordon to approve minutes of the May 20, 2015
County-Tribal Relations Committee. Motion Carried.
Department Reports:
Child Support: Alana and Tish went to Madison to participate in the Child Support Hearings
regarding the Supreme Court rule revision proposal. 80 Transfers have occurred so far. The
Bayfield County transfer process is more thorough than others, it is going smoothly with a
hearing for every transfer and good notice prior to the hearing.
Red Cliff and Bayfield County are working together.
So far $120,000 in debt has transferred to Red Cliff with an estimated 60-80 more cases to be
transferred.
Red Cliff is trying to speed up the transfer process.
Discussion regarding upcoming Joint County Board and Tribal Council Meeting,
Scheduled for December 15, 2015: The Committee discussed a variety of items.
• Two agendas will be prepared.
• Presentations will be made by the Tribe and County on their governments, history and
issues and concerns.
• Tribal Presentations may touch on Tribal Government, History, Origins and Sovereignty.
• County Presentation will touch on how county government works, funding and
organization.
• One of the goals of the meeting will be to help improve relations between the Tribe and
County and improve understanding of each other’s issues and concerns.
• Red Cliff opening ceremony will include a pipe and words.
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Logistics:
• Meeting will be held in the Bayfield County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in the
Bayfield County Annex Building.
• Bayfield County Board will start at 5pm to address some county business.
• Bayfield County will break by 5:45, food and drink will be available.
• Joint Tribal-County meeting to start at 6pm.
• Table in a Shape of a U or Square.
• Tribal Council, 9 plus 3 others, total = 12
• County Board, 13 plus 4 others, total = 17
• Grand total sitting: 31, about 10 tables
• Agenda
o Opening
o Roll Call
o Approve Agenda
o Topics Identified Previously
Meeting adjourned at 10:20am.
Respectfully Submitted by Mark Abeles-Allison, Bayfield County Administrator as transcribed by
Kristine Kavajecz, Assistant to the County Administrator.