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ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
July 20, 2021
The Administrative Committee met on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. at the Administration
Building, 111 S. Jefferson Street, Lancaster, WI 53813 Room 264, Second Floor. The meeting was also
available via Zoom meeting, 1-312-626-6799 Meeting ID 84143045019, pursuant to the last meeting of
June 3, 2021.
Members present: Robert Keeney, John Beinborn, John Patcle, Robert Scallon, Pat Schroeder, Mark
Stead and Porter Wagner. Others present at the meeting were Shane Drinkwater, IT; Lori Reid, ADRC;
Gary Ranum, Joyce Roling, Personnel; Nate Dreckman, Sheriff’s Office; Tonya White, Count Clerk; Randy
Peterson, TRICOR Insurance and Garry Pluemer, Maintenance. Those in attendance via Zoom were Jeff
Kindrai, Health Department; Amanda Degenhardt, Finance; Carrie Eastlick, Treasurer and Grant County
Herald Independent.
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by Chairman Robert Keeney. The County Clerk verified that
the meeting was in compliance with the open meeting law, posted in the Administration Building,
Courthouse and on the website.
Agenda: John Patcle, second by Porter Wagner made a motion to approve the agenda. Motion carried
by voice vote.
Minutes: John Beinborn, second by Pat Schroeder made a motion to approve the minutes. Motion
carried by voice vote.
Correspondence: Lancaster Chamber of Commerce used the Courthouse lawn for Night on the Square.
Insurance: Randy Peterson explained how Workers Compensation had significantly increased last year.
Randy is working on the modification factor to try and lower the amount. The amount is based on the
claims submitted.
Facilities and Maintenance Report: Garry Pluemer gave an update on the roof project. There will be a
deduction of around $57,000 once the project is complete. The project should cost around $93,000.
Garry would like to purchase a small utility trailer with the monies left from the sale of the truck and
van. Pat Schroeder, second by Porter Wagner made a motion to approve the purchase of a utility trailer
using the excess funds from the truck. Motion carried by voice vote.
Update on ADRC Storage Facility: Chairman Keeney reported that bids were opened at the June 16,
2021 ADRC meeting. Epic Construction had the lowest bid of $325,000, Olympic Builders bid was
$382,125 and Top Notch bid was $404,600. Lori Reid, ADRC is willing to use $200,000 from the DOT
Trust Fund for ADRC’s portion of the storage facility. The bid that Epic provided was good for 45 days.
Porter Wagner, second by John Beinborn made a motion to support moving forward with the county
funding the additional $125,000 out of the 2022 budget. Motion carried by voice vote.
Grant County Administration Building Utilization: The vacated IT space is still empty. WIC and Veteran’s
Office are interested in the space. The 2022 budget needs to reflect if there will be any remodeling for
that space. Discussion will take place at the next Administrative Committee meeting.
Update on Redistricting: Chairman Keeney discussed the rapid tentative timeline that was presented by
WCA. It does not follow the 60/60 rule. The Census is hoping to have the information to the State of
Wisconsin by August 16th and the State would turnaround the information by September 1st. WCA would
like the information given to Counties by August 23rd so the process can be complete before the end of
November.
Discussion on Oversight of Fiber Project: JJ Vondrum will be starting the Fiber Project to Platteville in
the next few weeks. There are 48 spools of conduit at the Lippert Building. There will be a need for a
community area network group to oversee the fiber project.
Adjournment to the Call of the Chair: Mark Stead, second by Robert Scallon made a motion to adjourn
to the call of the chair. Motion carried by voice vote.