HomeMy WebLinkAbout03 Executive Minutes 2024 03 12 ApprovedApproved 04/15/2024
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
March 12, 2024
The Executive Committee of the Grant County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, March
12, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. The meeting was held in Room 264 of the Administration building and
via Zoom.
Notice of the meeting was posted in the Grant County Herald Independent, Administration
Building, Courthouse, and on the Grant County website.
The meeting was called to order by Chair Gary Ranum. Other members present were Carol
Beals, Donald Splinter, John Beinborn, Robert Keeney, Roger Guthrie and Steve (Porter)
Wagner. A quorum was present. Joyce Roling, Shane Drinkwater, Carrie Eastlick, Garry
Pluemer, Tonya White, Holly Knapp, Tina McDonald, Amy Olson, and Andrea Noethe were
also in attendance.
John Beinborn, seconded by Roger Guthrie, moved to approve the agenda. Motion carried
without negative vote.
John Beinborn, seconded by Robert Keeney, moved to approve the February 13, 2024, February
19, 2024, and the February 22, 2204 minutes. Motion carried without negative vote.
Porter Wagner, seconded by Roger Guthrie moved to approve Option 1 Authorizing Salaries for
County Clerk, Register of Deeds, And County Treasurer for The Term 2025 – 2028 with a 7%
increase each year of the term. Motion failed.
Carol Beals, seconded by Donald Splinter, moved to approve Option 2 Authorizing Salaries for
County Clerk, Register of Deeds, And County Treasurer for The Term 2025 – 2028 with a 13%
increase the first year of the term and 5% each of the remaining years with a fiscal impact of the
following: 2025: $31,092, 2026: $13,539, 2027: $14,184, and 2028: $14,901. Motion carried
without negative vote.
The committee discussed the occupancy of the county property located at 237 Maple Street in
Lancaster, WI. The consensus of the committee was to continue to work with Unified
Community Services.
Finance
Carol Beals, seconded by Robert Keeney moved to approve Unified Community Services
request to use $2,208 from General Fund for Institute Supplement Payment. Motion carried
without negative vote.
Donald Splinter, seconded by John Beinborn, moved to accept the Treasurer’s report. Motion
carried without negative vote.
Carol Beals, seconded by Porter Wagner, moved to approve the Resolution Authorizing the
County Treasurer to Take the Tax Deed Parcels Which Have Taxes Owing on the 2020 Tax
Rolls (2021 Tax Certificates). Motion carried without negative vote.
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Robert Keeney, seconded by Porter Wagner, moved to accept the vouchers. Motion carried
without negative vote.
Information Technology
Network review
1. The County installed 2 new Fiber optic conduits this past month.
a. A conduit was installed between the Administration Building and the
Administration Annex (BMO) building
b. A conduit was installed between the County’s Library Handhole and the
Lancaster fire department.
2. IT has completed the update of the Administrations QNAP NAS (Network Attached
Storage) device. IT will now start migrating data from legacy NAS units to the ADQNAP
NAS.
3. IT has completed updating all of County’s fiber channel network switches with the latest
firmware available.
4. IT has finished Access Point refreshes for the Administration Building, Court House and
Orchard Manor. IT will start the refresh process next in the CSB Building.
5. IT has started installation of Wi-Fi at the Boscobel and Platteville highway shops.
County Systems
1. IT has updated 1 of 2 on premises Exchange Servers to the latest Cumulative Update
(CU) version.
2. IT has been working with maintenance on basic infrastructure for the Administration
Annex building. This includes
a. Cable paths
b. Installation of cameras
c. Installation of environmental monitors
d. Assisting with installation of HVAC and Door controls.
3. IT is assisting with Tyler Munis:
a. Assisting with Tyler Munis system versioning
b. Assigning 2 people for Tyler Munis support
4. IT is working with the Sheriff’s Office on
a. IT now has an active project to migrate NG911 to the County’s fiber optic loop.
b. IT is working Accurate Controls to rebuild archiver 2 for the Jail camera system.
Public Safety Communications System/ Grant County Fiber optic loop
1. The county will be talking with the village of Muscoda on possible public Wi-fi within
the village.
2. IT has resumed network design sessions with RACom for the Radio Network and
Platteville Radio networks.
3. IT has been assisting RACom with switch configurations at the tower sites.
4. The County’s fiber optic provider will be installing fiber at the Millville to help speed up
construction for the Millville site.
5. IT has reached out to the County’s fiber optic provider on new 2024 projects.
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The motion was made by Roger Guthrie and Seconded by Steve ‘Porter’ Wagner for approval.
Motion carried without negative vote.
Human Resources
Current staffing numbers as of March 8, 2024, are as follows:
Full time Benefit 325
Regular Part time Benefit 35
Part time 86
Limited term and seasonal 74
TOTAL 520
John Beinborn, seconded by Porter Wagner, moved to accept the Human Resources Director’s
report. Motion carried without negative vote
Donald Splinter, seconded by Robert Keeney, moved to go into closed session per state
statute19.85(1)(c) considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation
data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises
responsibility as it relates to the Finance Department and the Finance Director / County Auditor
recruitment. Roll call vote reflected a carried motion.
Roll Call Yes No
Ranum X
Splinter X
Beinborn X
Beals X
Guthrie X
Wagner X
Keeney X
Carol Beals, seconded by Roger Guthrie, moved to come out of closed session. Motion carried
without negative vote.
John Beinborn, seconded by Donald Splinter, moved adjourn to April 15, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.
Motion carried without negative vote.