Eau Claire County Board Meeting – July 21 & 23, 2020

Eau Claire County Board Meeting – July 21, 2020

(1) Indicates 1st Reading
(2) Indicates 2nd Reading

1. Call to Order

2. Honoring of the Flag and Moment of Reflection by: Supervisor Katherine Schneider Moment of Quiet Reflection honoring County Board Supervisors who have recently passed; Robert Sather (14 years of service) and David Donovan (5 years of service)

3. Call of the Roll

4. Approval of the Journal of Proceedings from June 16, 2020 Pages 1-3

5. PUBLIC COMMENT

6. REPORTS TO THE COUNTY BOARD UNDER 2.04.320
Oral Reports
• Lynn Nelson, Executive Director of West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission and Tobi LeMahieu, Fund Manager
o Link to presentation/Information
• Rachael Manning, US Census Update Pages 4-7
• Updates from Norb Kirk, Finance Director Pages 8-13
o Preliminary 2021 Budget Submissions by Department
o Preliminary 2021 Revenue Projections
• Department of Human Services Update of current Finances from Diane Cable,

Director of Human Services
• Risk & Safety Updates from Sonja Leenhouts, Risk Analyst Pages 14-17
• Covid-19 Taskforce Update from Kathryn Schauf – County Administrator

Written Reports
• Reports from the Finance Department
o Number of Employees Page 18
o Compensatory Time Page 19
o Trended Personal Costs Pages 20-23
o 2020 Contingency Fund Page 24
o June Payments over $10,000 Page 25-27

7. PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS, CLAIMS AND COMMUNICATIONS
• Request for rezoning from owner and applicant, Ryan McKone and Heidi Mertzig McKone for the Town of Washington Page 28
• Request for rezoning from owner, James McCann et. al; and applicant, Becky Herman for the Town of Seymour Page 29
• Request for rezoning from owner, John R and Teresa M Sessions; and applicant, Becky Schwinefus for the Town of Drammen Page 30
• Memo from Corporation Counsel, Tim Sullivan – RE: Proposed Ordinance 20-21/028 Pages 31-35

8. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES BY COMMITTEES

9. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS BY MEMBERS

10. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS
UNDER 2.04.160 AND SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES
Committee on Administration
File No. 20-21/030 (2) Resolution – Racism is a Public Health Crisis Pages 36-40 Amendment offered by Supervisor Cronk for File. No. 20-21/030 Page 41

20-21/035 (1) Resolution – Adopting a Strategic Plan for the years 2020-2022 for Eau Claire County Pages 42-47

20-21/036 (1) Resolution – Authorizing closing County facilities and functions except for Law Enforcement, the Airport, and 24-Hour Operations for 6 days in 2020; implementing furlough without pay for employees on those days Pages 48-49

Eau Claire County Board Meeting – July 23, 2020

Committee on Administration and Committee on Finance & Budget
File No. 20-21/028 (2) Ordinance – To amend section 2.04.485 of the Code: Committee on Finance and Budget; 2.06.060 of the code; Budget Preparation and Execution; and Chapter 4.02 of the Code: Budgetary Procedure Pages 50-56

Committee on Administration and Committee on Human Resources
File No. 20-21/031 (1) Resolution – Authorizing to increase one Administrative Associate III (0.50) to Administrative Associate III (0.625) and abolish (0.50 FTE) Outreach Coordinator Pages 57-58

Committee on Administration and Committee on Human Resources
File No. 20-21/047 (1) Resolution – Authorizing reclassification of one (1.0 FTE) Benefits Administrator in the Human Resources Department Pages 59-60

Committee on Parks & Forest
File No 20-21/040 (1) Resolution – Granting a utility easement to Eau Claire Energy Cooperative in section 9, T26N, R6W, in the Town of Bridge Creek Pages 61-64

20-21/048 (1) Resolution – Requesting assistance from the State of Wisconsin in light of the Verso Paper Mill Closures Pages 65-66

Committee on Planning and Development
File No. 20-21/038 (1) Resolution – Requesting that the Wisconsin State Senate convene into an extraordinary session to address the 13 “Water Bills” passed by the assembly earlier this year Pages 67-69

19-20/117 (2) Ordinance – Amending the 1982 Official Zoning District Boundary Map for the Town of Washington Pages 70-82

20-21/029 (2) Ordinance – Amending the 1982 Official Zoning District Boundary Map for the Town of Lincoln Pages 83-93

20-20/019 (1) Ordinance – Amending the 1982 Official Zoning District Boundary Map for the Town of Washington Pages 94-103

20-21/013 (1) Ordinance – Amending the 1982 Official Zoning District Boundary Map for the Town of Otter Creek Pages 104-113

20-21/037 (1) Ordinance – Amending the 1982 Official Zoning District Boundary Map for the Town of Seymour Pages 114-124

Committee on Finance & Budget
File No. 20-21/033 (1) Resolution – Requesting permission to take Kitelinger Property, parcel ID 1801822509012202002, by tax deed and to then convey this property to the Town of Pleasant Valley for no consideration; requesting for the County to enter into a hold harmless agreement with the Town of Pleasant Valley for all costs related to said property Pages 125-126

20-21/045 (1) Resolution – Approval of 2020 gifts, grants, and/or donations to Eau Claire County Pages 127-128

11. APPOINTMENTS
RE: Appointment of Members to Various Boards, Commissions and Councils Page 129
Local Emergency Planning Committee
James Hager
Jason Knecht
Jack Running
Steve Vargo