Eau Claire County Board Meeting – Nov 5, 2019
Eau Claire County Board Meeting – November 5, 2019
1. Call to Order
2. Honoring of the Flag and Moment of Reflection by: Supervisor Martha Nieman
4. Approval of the Journal of Proceedings (October 15, 2019) Pages 1-2
5. PUBLIC HEARING ON ANNUAL BUDGET
Section 2.04.010 C. The meeting on the 1st Tuesday of November in each year shall be the annual
meeting at which time the board shall conduct a public hearing on and thereafter adopt the county
budget and tax levy for the ensuing fiscal year, in addition to its regular business. Unless otherwise
ordered, the board shall adjourn at 11:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. the next day until the business of the
annual meeting is concluded
• Brief Presentation – Kathryn Schauf, County Administrator
• Public Hearing on the Proposed 2020 County Budget
• Close Public Hearing
6. PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS, CLAIMS AND COMMUNICATIONS
Written Reports
• Correspondence from Corporation Counsel RE: Annual Budget Procedures Page 3
7. BUDGET DELIBERATIONS / 1ST VICE-CHAIR PRESIDES (Supervisor Colleen Bates)
Memo from the County Administrator regarding the amendment process Pages 4-5
Supervisory Amendments to the 2020 Budget (received by the County Administrator)
Amendment #1 – Offered by the Committee on Finance & Budget Page 6
(Modifying the first policy statement regarding new and vacant positions within the
Department of Human Services)
Amendment #2 – Offered by Supervisor Coffey Page 7
(Moving to reduce the number of additional correctional officers, recommended by the
Finance & Budget Committee, from 4 to 2)
Amendment #3 – Offered by Supervisor Nieman Page 8
(Moving 2 policy statements made on the face sheet of the 2020 proposed budget be
removed and placed on a future agenda of the County Board for further deliberation)
Amendment #4 – Offered by Supervisor Pagonis Page 9
(To increase the Debt Service Levy by $215,562, thereby increasing the overall Debt Service
Levy for 2020 to $11,555,844)
File No. 19-20/076 (1) Resolution – Adopting the 2020 Eau Claire County Budget and Tax
Levy Pages 10-11
8. REPORTS TO THE COUNTY BOARD UNDER 2.04.320
9. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES BY COMMITTEES
Committee on Finance & Budget
File No. 19-20/071 (1) Ordinance – To Amend Section 4.35.200 of the Code: Overpayments
and Underpayments (this ordinance has been acted on by the Finance & Budget
Committee and the official document will be signed before the County Board Meeting)
Pages 12-13
10. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS BY MEMBERS
11. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS
UNDER 2.04.160 AND SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES
Planning & Development Committee
File No. 19-20/063 (2) Ordinance – Amending the 1982 Official Zoning District Boundary
Map for the Town of Washington Pages 14-26
Human Services Board
File No. 19-20/073 (2) Ordinance – To Amend Section 4.14.010 B. of the Code: Daily
Juvenile Detention Rate Established Pages 27-28
12. REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES AND SECOND READING
13. APPOINTMENTS
Eau Claire City – County Board of Health Appointment – Dr. Terrence Miskulin (5-year
term) Page 29
