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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExecutive Minutes 2020 06 09 Approved 1 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE June 9, 2020 The Executive Committee of the Grant County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, 8:30 a.m. in the South Room of the Youth & Agriculture Center and via Zoom Meeting. The meeting was called to order by County Board Chair, Robert Keeney. Other members present were John Patcle, Gary Ranum, Donald Splinter, Mark Stead, Mike Lieurance, and Dwight Nelson. Therefore a quorum was present. Shane Drinkwater, Joyce Roling, Carrie Eastlick, Amanda Degenhardt, Garry Pluemer, Jeff Kindrai, Tina McDonald, Carrie Kerstiens, Lynda Schweikert, and Carol Schwartz were also in attendance. Notice of the meeting was posted in the Grant County Herald Independent, Administration Building, Courthouse, and on the Grant County website. County Board Chair, Robert Keeney, opened nominations for Chair. Mark Stead nominated Gary Ranum. Motion by John Patcle, seconded by Mark Stead, to close the nominations and cast a unanimous vote for Gary Ranum. Motion carried without negative vote. County Board Chair, Robert Keeney, opened nominations for Vice Chair. Mark Stead nominated John Patcle. Motion by Mark Stead, seconded by Gary Ranum, to close the nominations and cast a unanimous vote for John Patcle. Motion carried without negative vote. County Board Chair, Robert Keeney, opened nominations for Secretary. Mike Lieurance nominated Mark Stead. Motion by John Patcle, seconded by Don Splinter, to close the nominations and cast a unanimous vote for Mark Stead. Motion carried without negative vote. Chair Gary Ranum led the remainder of the meeting. Don Splinter, seconded by Robert Keeney, moved to approve the agenda as posted. Motion carried without negative vote. Don Splinter, seconded by Robert Keeney, moved to approve the minutes of May 12, 2020. Motion carried without negative vote. Finance Mark Stead, seconded by John Patcle, moved to approve the Treasurers report. Motion carried without negative vote. Don Splinter, seconded by Mike Lieurance, moved to recommend for approval to the county board, a Resolution Authorizing the County Treasurer to Quit Claim Tax Parcel #004-00841- 0000 in the Town of Bloomington back to the Former Owner. Motion Carried without negative vote. Don Splinter, seconded by John Patcle, moved to approve the revenue and Expense report. Motion carried without negative vote. 2 John Patcle, seconded by Robert Keeney, moved to approve the Finance Director’s report. Motion carried without negative vote. Information Technology System Downtimes  None to report Network review a. The Courthouse network upgrade is complete. IT has deployed all of the needed VOIP phones (Voice Over Internet Protocol) to the Courthouse and Administration Building. Phase 3 of the Phone move is in progress. b. CSB Host 1 has been running new firmware for over 22 days with no issues. IT will install the same firmware set on CSB Host 2 to ensure that both hosts are in sync. The firmware updates were suggested by HPE support due to the CSB host 1 crash last month. c. IT is upgrading the fairgrounds Wi-Fi system. IT will be replacing 3 Ubiquiti AC Mesh AP’s (Access Point) with 3 Ubiquiti AC Mesh Pro APs. The new Mesh Pro APs provide better Wi-Fi coverage. The replaced AC Mesh units will be moved to enhance Wi-Fi coverage near the dairy and swine barns. COVID 19 response a. IT has been supporting the Governors order for work at home. Currently IT is using a combination of VPN’s (Virtual Private Network) and Xen Desktop to support the County staff at home. b. IT has been working with the County’s Zoom account to i. Supporting a common meeting area at the UW Extension South room. This room is equipped with a Polycom conference system that can be utilized with Zoom. ii. IT experimenting with a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) firewall for the County’s Polycoms to facilitate better communications using the internet. iii. IT has enrolled Social Service agents with the County’s Zoom account. County systems review a. IT has been working with Unified services to create a Unified web server. The website was turned over to Unified on 6/8/2020. 3 b. IT is continuing work on a VOIP router for installation at Unified’s Dodgeville location. IT is looking to start installation of the VOIP router later this month. New building a. IT has been working with TDS and Central Square on 911 trouble shooting. b. IT has been working the Sheriff’s Office to change the Jail’s telecommunication system for the inmates. c. IT has been working with the Sheriff’s Office on a new communications tower. d. IT performed a successful hardware upgrade and installation of the Zurcher Maps for production and training servers e. IT has been working with Vertiv to perform the CSBs bi-yearly maintenance for UPSs. The motion was made to accept the IT Director’s report by Mark Stead, seconded by Donald Splinter. Motion carried without negative vote. Employee Relations Staffing Update: Current staffing numbers as of June 06, 2020 are as follows: Full time Benefit 293 Regular Part time Benefit 61 Part time 86 Limited term and seasonal 77 TOTAL 517 Robert Keeney, seconded by Dwight Nelson, moved to approve the consultant’s recommendation to move the WIC Director wage from pay grade I to J, ($23.26 to $25.32 current). The position is vacant at this time. Motion carried without negative vote. Mark Stead, seconded b y John Patcle, moved to approve the OM Administrator request to deviate from policy (ability to carry over up to 40 hours vacation) and carry over 104 hours vacation due to extenuating circumstances. Motion carried without negative vote. Mike Lieurance, seconded by Don Splinter, moved to approve the Personnel Director’s report. Motion carried without negative vote. Mark Stead, seconded by John Patcle, moved to adjourn to July 14, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Motion carried without negative vote.