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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04 April 8 2025 minutesExecutive Committee April 8, 2025 The Executive Committee met on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. at the Administration Building, 111 S. Jefferson Street, Lancaster, WI 53813 in Room 264, Second Floor. Members present: Gary Ranum, Gary Northouse, Joseph Mumm, Roger Guthrie, Kathy Kopp, Robert Keeney and Rick Sanson (Zoom). The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by Chairman Robert Keeney. County Clerk, Tonya White verified the meeting was in compliance with the open meeting law, posted on the county website, in the Administration Building and Courthouse. Agenda: Joseph Mumm, second by Gary Northouse made a motion to approve the agenda. Motion carried by voice vote. Minutes: Roger Guthrie, second by Kathy Kopp made a motion to approve the minutes from the March 11, 2025 meeting. Motion carried by voice vote. Finance Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer Carrie Eastlick gave the Treasurer’s Report. Revenue and Expense Report: The revenue and expense report was reviewed. Review Vouchers: Gary Northouse, second by Roger Guthrie made a motion to approve the vouchers. Motion carried by voice vote. Finance Director’s Report: Patrick Montgomery gave an update on the 2023 audit. The Finance Department would like to request an additional $30,000 or another eight-week contract with Truity Partners. There are still balance sheet accounts that need to be reconciled. The Finance Director would like the contract employee to be present when Baker Tilly is conducting the final audit. Facilities and Maintenance Facilities and Maintenance Manager’s Report: Garry Pluemer provided his report in writing to the committee. Garry also discussed the survey that was performed last week at the Courthouse. Information Technology IT Director’s Report: Shane Drinkwater provided his report in writing to the committee. He also notified the committee that the State will no longer be hosting Grant County’s website at the end of the year. Friday night, Saturday morning a storage controller issue happened at CSB that prevented nightly backups. The issue was fixed Saturday afternoon. Progress is also being made on Code Red. Administrator Administrator’s Report: Nate Dreckman provided his report in writing to the committee. Nate provided the Committee a draft of the new logo a student from Southwest Tech has been working on. Human Resources Staffing Update: Human Resources Manager, Angie Gerndt provided the staffing report to the committee. Angie also went over the quarterly worker’s compensation claims. Discussion and possible action on ACT 235 Compliance Policy: The ACT 235 did go into law on April 1st. At this time there are no requests. The requests do need to be in writing and the County has 10 days to follow up. Discussion and possible action on letter of support for 2025 WDNR Stewardship & LAWCON Grant Application: The City of Cuba City is working on some upgrade to their park. They would like a letter of support from the County Board. Gary Ranum, second by Joseph Mumm made a motion to write a letter of support for the DNR Stewardship &LAWCON grant application for the City of Cuba City signed by the County Board Chair. Motion carried by voice vote. Discussion on County Board rules, committees and compensation: It is the intention for Grant County to use the template provided by WCA. The rules should be in place before the budget is approved and nomination papers are circulated. The consensus of the committee was to have a discussion at the County Board meeting to get some feedback from all the members. County Government Month Appreciation Meals: The dates have been set for each campus meal. The meal will be turkey and dressing sandwiches, potato salad, veggie tray, cheese or curds, desserts, milk and water. Convene to closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. sec 19.85 (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 performance review discussion of the Facilities and Maintenance Manager and County Administrator: Roger Guthrie, second by Kathy Kopp made a motion to convene to closed session. A roll call vote was taken with seven (7) Yes, therefore motion carried. Adjournment: Roger Guthrie, second by Kathy Kopp made a motion to adjourn at 11:23 a.m. Motion carried by voice vote.