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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFinance Minutes 2010 03 10_approved FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE March 10, 2010 The Finance/Executive Committee of the Grant County Board of Supervisors met on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. in Room 266 of the Administration Building, Lancaster, WI, pursuant to the adjournment of the February 8, 2010 meeting. The meeting was called to order by Chair Mark Stead. Members present were John Patcle, Stephen Adrian, John Patcle, Eugene Bartels, Robert Keeney, Hans Kostrau, and Lynn Moris. Therefore a quorum was present. John Patcle, seconded by Eugene Bartels, moved that the meeting is in compliance with the open meeting law. Motion carried. Hans Kostrau, seconded by Lynn Moris, moved to approve the agenda as posted. Motion carried. Robert Keeney, seconded by Hans Kostrau, moved to approve the minutes of the February 8, 2010 meeting. Motion carried. Louise Ketterer presented the Treasurer’s Reports for January and February. Louise will be contacting the Department of Natural Resources regarding possible assistance with cleanup of the Ellenboro Store site. Corporation Counsel JoAnn Millhouse has approved the sale of the Cooper property. John Patcle, seconded by Eugene Bartels, moved to accept the Treasurer’s Report. Motion carried. Community Resource Development Agent Paul Thares presented the Clean Sweep Funding Proposal. Grant, Iowa, and Lafayette have received a grant of $59,500. The proposal as presented includes a charge of $10 per car and $15 for farmers. The three counties would fund the remaining cost on a per capita basis with Grant County’s share estimated at $19,838 of a total $35,404. Grant County had the fewest number of cars during the 2007 Clean Sweep, possibly because it held more recent programs. The consensus of the committee was to work with the grant dollars available and look at the possibility of higher fees to place the cost on those using the service. Personnel Director Joyce Roling presented the “Resolution Concerning Elected Official Salary Adjustment for the Next Term of Office” as recommended by the Employee Relations Committee. Under the resolution, the 2011 Sheriff’s salary will be reduced to 90% of the current rate, as requested by Sheriff Govier. The 2012 salary will be a 1% increase over the current rate, with annual increases of 1% in 2013 and 2014. The Clerk of Courts’ salary will have no increase in 2011 and 1% increases in each of the following three years. There will be no increase in Coroner per diems for the next term. The increases are effective the first Monday in January of each year. Robert Keeney, seconded by Stephen Adrian, moved to accept the recommendation of ERC and forward the resolution to the full county board for approval. Motion carried. John Anderson requested authorization to have new aerial photos taken of the county. The current photos were taken in 2005 prior to the changes to Highway 151. The Land Information Committee has funds available to cover the $40,120 cost. Hans Kostrau, seconded by Lynn Moris, moved to recommend approval by the full county board. Motion carried. Finance/Executive Committee 2 Ron Brisbois, Grant County Economic Development Director, explained a loan program that is available from USDA that can be used by county and municipal governments as well as private entities. He plans to submit an application for approximately $300,000 and could earmark $150,000 of that for construction of the Exhibit Hall, with the balance for private organizations. The $150,000 is the maximum for one end recipient. The loan would carry 1% interest for up to 30, preferably 10, years. When repaid, the funds stay in the county as a revolving loan fund. The funds are awarded through a competitive process and the county will likely not hear the results until June. Stephen Adrian and Robert Keeney stated that the loan would be repaid from the Extension/Fair budgets and that UW-Platteville students have already completed a significant amount of work in planning for the hall. Stephen Adrian, seconded by Robert Keeney, moved to recommend approval to the full county board. Motion carried. Finance Director Nancy Scott reviewed the February Revenue and Expenditure Report. Robert Keeney, seconded by Stephen Adrian, moved to accept the report. Motion carried. Nancy Scott reported on the status of the year-end work, the Personnel/Finance training that was conducted in February, and Juneau County’s implementation of Springbrook’s highway software. John Patcle, seconded by Stephen Adrian, moved to adjourn to closed session pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes 19.85(1)(c) for the purpose of performance evaluation of the Register in Probate. The roll call vote was unanimous. Hans Kostrau, seconded by Lynn Moris, moved to return to open session. Motion carried. Stephen Adrian, seconded by John Patcle, moved to adjourn to Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. Motion carried.