County Board - Regular Meeting

Seven o'clock, I'm gonna call the County Board meeting to order. Stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, please.

Pledge of Allegiance.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Do you see this or do I see this?

So roll call the supervisors, please.

Right, 22 supervisors are present. Supervisor Carroll is excused.

Okay, next we have the State of the County Address by County Executive Samantha Kirkman.

Good evening Chairman Nordegan, Vice Chair Franco, members of the County Board, elected officials, youth and governance members and the families, and fellow citizens of Kenosha County. I want to begin by welcoming five new supervisors who joined the County Board last month. I'd like you all to stand up. Ricky, Dave, David, Jeff, and Luke. Let's give them a round of applause. I've enjoyed a strong partnership with the County Board over the last four years, and I look forward to continuing that partnership with all of you. I'd like to extend a special welcome to a new member of our extended County Board family. Supervisor Tim Stocker recently celebrated the birth of a new grandson, Robin Michael, and I know he's a very proud grandpa. It's been an honor to serve as your county exec since 2022, and it's hard to believe we've already into a new term. I appreciate the support and the trust that the community has put in me to lead our county. It is a privilege that I don't take lightly. There's much to accomplish over the next four years, and I look forward to working with each of you to make our community even stronger together. 2025 was a banner year in county government. We toasted our 175th birthday as a county. We celebrated our centennial of the historic courthouse building. And 2026 will be another monumental year. As a nation, we'll celebrate our United States' 250th birthday. And just last week, I had the opportunity to join in the celebration of a milestone for one of our longtime corporate partners, Jockey International is marking its 150th birthday this year. And our newest corporate partner, Eli Lilly, celebrated its 150th birthday last week, too. And we'll celebrate the completion of the restoration of our beautiful ceremonial courtroom. A project that would not have been possible without the generous community support and the approval of the county board. And I can't wait for you to see this centerpiece space in its original splendor after the doors open in just a few months. The opening of our new human services building is also around the corner and I can't wait to celebrate there later in the year and bring essential services to the heart of the community. Just last week we placed a time capsule in the building for future generations to see. Serving people is one of the core functions of county government and we could not do that without our staff It's the people who power Kenosha County government and tonight I'd like to take a look at a few of the many dedicated employees who make County government happen It's the people like the smiling face you'll see behind the window at the Kenosha County Center in Bristol Julie Kunith the elected official clerk who brings a host of services to the residents on the West End

Hi, I am Julie Kuneth and I am the elected deputy official out at the Kenosha County Center and I have been here for over three years, just started four years. I do enjoy my job out here. There is so many customers that come out here and tell me how happy they are that my window is here, that they don't have to drive all the way downtown to Kenosha to take an hour and a half round trip to do business. But they can just come out here, pay their taxes, get marriage licenses, get deeds to their homes, birth certificates, death certificates, and pay fees for the courts, fines. So that's a little bit what I do out here for each of the elected officials' offices from downtown. This is a satellite for them. The most favorite part of my job is the marriage license. Couples are extremely happy to be here, and you know that they're just going to be happy Smiling. I'm just happy to be out at this location. I actually live closer to downtown to the courthouse and the admin building, but driving out here to make people's lives a little easier means a lot. I've been in customer service for many years. I enjoy making people happy.

Let's give a hand to Julie. Thanks to Julie and the many clerks before her, people didn't necessarily need to drive downtown for services. It's one of the many purposes the Kenosha County Center has served since it's opened in 1993. It's truly a hub of our community, located right in the center of our county, and soon we'll improve it with a remodeling project scheduled for construction at the end of this year. It will include a revamped space to accommodate the sheriff's patrol operations and long overhaul enhancements to the hearing room that will allow us to move emergency government operations out there if circumstances warrant. It will also offer a better overall experience to the many community members who use this room. I'm excited to make this spot in our community much brighter. The Kenosha County Center is also a hub for our highway operations. I'd like to take a moment to commend the team that's been there 24-7 when needed. Keeping our roads clear and safe, making sure infrastructure improvements are needed to keep economic development rolling and contributing to our quality of life. It's people like Greg Brunner.

My name is Greg Bruner. I am the Conofield County Highway Department Operations Superintendent. In this role, I oversee a supervisor team and also here total we have a little over 60 employees that are on our roads every day. It is everything from their trainings to making sure everything goes safely, scheduling all our work, working with the DOT. I have been with the county since 2011. I started as a labor truck driver and then I went to a lead. And I was a highway supervisor and then recently was promoted to operations superintendent. Satisfying is we've got a good group of people here and the quality of work we do is phenomenal. I take a lot of pride and I think so does our crew in the work we do. What motivates me is it's a good group of people. I'm probably with these employees more than I am my family at most times. It is what I would consider almost a big family down here. We do a lot more than just plow snow. Everybody thinks that's our main goal, but we do a lot more. We do our own paving. We do a lot of different work. One of my biggest messages I'd love to get out to everybody is when you see us on the road, slow down, move over, give us the space. Our biggest thing is everybody goes home safely at the end of the day.

Let's give it up for Greg and the entire highways team. I mentioned human services earlier. With eight divisions covering a wide range of areas, human service accounts for our largest share of our overall county budget. And it provides services, in many cases, for people who have nowhere else to turn. Whether it's helping veterans access benefits they've earned, assisting their seniors and their families through the Aging and Disability Resource Center, keeping our community healthy in public health and behavioral health services, caring for our residents at Brookside and Willowbrook, helping people access unemployment benefits and find jobs in workforce development, or protecting our children in the Department of Children and Family Services, and the list goes on. Our human services team helps our residents navigate challenges, large and small, every day with compassion. It's a busy team, too. Last year, nearly 337,000 calls were placed to the Human Services Building. And again, it's the people who work here who make it happen. It's people like Clarice Noel.

Hi, I'm Clarice Noel from the Kenosha County Kinship Program. Kinship is a program that supports and provides a monthly stipend to relatives that are eligible to receive funding to take care of relative and like kin children. And that is much less traumatic to a child and a family when they can remain with people that they actually already have relationships with. It's seen as more of a prevention to foster care. There was a need, I felt, for a kinship group because parenting today is very different than parenting 20 years ago. I have some clients that are in their 80s that are raising five-year-olds or teenagers, and we all know that teenagers sometimes can be challenging. SO REALLY THE GROUP JUST CAME ABOUT TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THOSE RELATIVE CAREGIVERS. SO THE ANNUAL PICNIC REALLY WAS JUST STARTED AS A WAY TO SUPPORT CAREGIVERS AND TELL THEM HOW THANKFUL THE COUNTY IS FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING. SO I COME TO WORK EVERY DAY BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN THE JOB I DO. I LOVE THE JOB I DO. I WORK WITH DIVERSE AND SERVE DIVERSE POPULATIONS. It's a very rewarding job. I'm an agent of change. I'm able to see those changes when they happen with families. We are able to support families so children can stay in the environments that they know, their communities, they keep their identities, their place with people, or they're voluntarily living with people that they are familiar with.

Let's give a hand to Clarice. I'd like to take a moment to recognize a long-term leader in our human services team who's taking a well-earned retirement at the end of this month. John Jansen is retiring after 38 years of service to Kenosha County. The last 18 is our human services director. I thank John for all that he's contributed to our county. At the same time, I'm pleased to promote Rebecca Dutter, whose appointment as human services director will be on the county board agenda in a couple of weeks. So session planning is important to me, and I'm confident that Rebecca will come to the director's role ready to go, and build upon our past successes in human services. I encourage you to support her appointment. Let's give a hand to John and Rebecca. As many of you know, public safety is another one of my top priorities, and I'm proud to say we've lived up to that promise over the last four years, and we will continue to do so. With the strong support of the County Board, we've invested nearly $200 million in levy dollars in law enforcement over the last four years. We've maintained existing operations while added investments in the form of new deputy and detective positions, a civilian jail administrator, a data analyst, a mental health program for our deputies, and a new state-of-the-art body camera equipment. Sheriff Sorner is a strong partner with my administration and the county board, and together we've worked to make our community a safer place. And again, stop me if you've heard this before, but it's the people on our team who make a difference. People who put their lives on the line 24-7 to make sure our roads are patrolled, our detention facilities are staffed, and crimes are being solved. It's people like deputies Joe Geisman and Chris Schneider.

I'm Deputy Joseph Geisman. I'm Deputy Christopher Schneider. And we are assigned to the Commercial County Sheriff's Department Civil Process Unit. Civil process is basically the act of serving papers that is statutorily required by Wisconsin statutes. So there's two things that the Sheriff's Department actually does by statute. Number one is run to jail, and number two, carry out all court-ordered, what they call precepts, the writs of civil process.

I handle the evictions, scheduling the evictions, and we'll get the writs from the courthouse, we'll get ahold of the landlords, do what we need to do, and then the two of us actually go out and complete the evictions.

In our view, and with many other civil process deputies across the state, that is probably one of the more dangerous things that we actually do. You're actually physically removing somebody from their house, probably when they're already at their lowest point to begin with.

Yeah, there's a lot of emotion that goes into it, I think, for, you know, all parties involved. But it's definitely not easy, but it's challenging, and, you know, it's an important part of our society, I guess you could say.

It's never going to be a dull day.

There's always going to be something. You're always going to learn something new. I do enjoy the challenge and his unique aspect of what the Sheriff's Department does.

Public safety is a... Let's give a round of applause to Deputies Geisman and Schneider and the entire Sheriff's Day. Public safety is an essential element to building a strong quality of life. There are many other efforts, past and present, that we're doing in Kenosha County to make it even a better place to live, work, and play. Efforts like phase three of the Pike River restoration in Petrifying Springs Park, which we celebrated a ribbon cutting a few weeks ago. This built upon the works of phases one and two and earlier efforts by our neighbors in Racine County. enhancing our ecology of the Pike River and improving the quality of water that flows into Lake Michigan. Phase three would not have been possible without the support that we received from our partners, a $700,000 grant from the EPA obtained with the help of Congressman Brian Stile, and further grants from the Wisconsin DNR, Sustain Our Great Lakes, and the Fund for Lake Michigan. All told, we received more than $1.4 million in grants to support this effort. The project also enhanced Petrified Springs with new trail connections, an ADA accessible pedestrian bridge, a new playground, and 50 new native tree plantings. Let's give a hand to everybody who made this work possible. We've also given new life at Old Southerners Park with the band shelter we built a few years back. Now home to a very popular free concert series on Thursdays throughout the summer, And we've also continued to work to develop the Kenosha County Veterans Memorial Park, adding an army shelter with the generous support of Snap-on. And we've added a popular annual event, the Veterans Appreciation Picnic, and I hope to see many of you there on May 29th, when we'll present the second annual Kenosha County Veteran of the Year Award to Bill Hopkins. And coming soon, we'll tackle the shoreline this year at Kemper Center, protecting those historic grounds for future generations. There were other challenges that we faced, which have the potential to affect the quality of life, health, and safety of our residents. Specifically, I'm referring to the energy utility sector, where we're navigating a rapidly changing landscape. In 2024, the county board adopted the state's first battery storage zoning ordinance, making Kenosha County a leader amongst our peers. It's something that we should be proud of, working proactively to address an emerging issue. Many of you know this issue has come up in recent months in the town of Wheatland, where a battery storage proposal was brought forward. Please know that this issue remains an area of concern, and tonight I encourage the county board to take action to ensure the health, safety, and zoning concerns are addressed. By putting a one-year moratorium in place, on the approval of new battery storage systems. Also ongoing is the work of the Kenosha County Housing Task Force. This group, in partnership between the county and the Kenosha Area Business Alliance, is working to identify gaps and make recommendations to spur more housing development for people of all income levels. I am pleased to support the undertaking of a comprehensive housing study to provide the data that's essential to the task force efforts. The state of Kenosha County is strong. We're AAA and we remain one of the hotspots for economic development in Wisconsin and in the nation. We are the gateway to Wisconsin and we could not do it without the people who power Kenosha County government. Our history is strong and our future is bright. May God bless you. May God bless America. May God bless Kenosha County. Thank you.

Okay, next on the agenda is the recognition of the 2025-2026 youth and governance members. Camille, do you want to come up? And then Supervisor Gray, please come up and join me up front, please.

Is it this one here?

OK. Thank you, Chairman Nordegan. Good evening, county board supervisors, youth and governance members and families, and members of the Kenosha County community. My name is Camille Carlson, and I'm pleased to introduce myself as the positive youth development educator with Kenosha County. For those of you unfamiliar with Youth in Governance, it is a county-wide program intended to develop youth knowledge and local issues in government. Youth serve on seven different county board committees and boards. Tonight, we will honor our 21st group of youth leaders to participate in Youth in Governance and welcome the 2026-2027 Youth in Governance representatives. We've had more than 300 youth participate in Youth in Governance since the program started in 2007. The 2025-2026 Youth in Governance cohort is a unique group of individuals who are particularly service-oriented. These young people really want to see change happen in the world. To make that change, they involve themselves in youth leadership opportunities such as Youth in Governance. I know they are adept, rising leaders who navigate conflict, manage commitments, and imagine what the world could look like instead of settling for what they are told it is. As I have gotten to know this group, I am really impressed by the kindness and ambition each of these youth exhibit. To the outgoing YIG members, I would like to offer one piece of advice as you transition to adulthood, that you keep trying new opportunities and embracing leadership opportunities as well. My wish for you, the 2025-2026 group, is that you are able to have supportive environments to be able to dream about how you want to grow as a person and to dream about the changemaker you want to be. Now, I would like to introduce our youth speakers for today. We have two sets of speakers. Over the course of their term, youth have learned to balance their commitments along with prioritizing service to others and to their communities. I am pleased to first introduce Kendall Legrand. This past year, she served on PDEC. Everyone, please welcome Kendall.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS KENDALL LEGRAND, AND LAST YEAR I SERVED ON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND EXTENSION EDUCATION COMMITTEE. AND FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK ALL OF YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND SUPPORTING OUR OUTGOING AND INCOMING YOUTH MEMBERS. I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THAT SUPPORT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST MOTIVATORS, AND I KNOW THAT I CAN SPEAK FOR ALL OF THE YOUTH WHEN I SAY THAT WITHOUT The unwavering support shown by Camille, our advisors, and the board as a whole, this experience would not have been nearly as educational, valuable, or enjoyable. Tonight, I would love to touch on a couple things, including what this program has meant for me, some advice for our future youth, and also some very much due appreciation for every adult involved in youth in governance. This program is so much more than just community involvement for the youth. It has given me the best first-hand experience of the inner workings of a local government that I could possibly imagine. We had no idea how much work goes into serving the community, but after we started last year, I know that each youth definitely has a very uniquely valuable experience, and it has taught us so much more than something you would learn in school or in a job. I also want to take a moment to thank all the advisors who helped with our youth last year. Personally, my advisor, Eric, helped a lot. He was very guiding and very caring, and it definitely made a huge impact on my confidence in these types of settings that can be sometimes intimidating or intense at first. And of course, a special thanks to Camille, because without her, Youth in Governance wouldn't be running so successfully as it is right now. Thank you all for everything you've done for our success this year. I believe the biggest thing that I've gained from this program is confidence. I feel a lot more comfortable being up here speaking right now, asking questions and making introductions than I would have one year ago. And after a few especially long meetings, I'm better at listening too. And to the incoming youth, my advice is short. Take advantage of every opportunity that this program will offer you. The amount of connections and exclusive experiences you're about to partake in is so invaluable, and it can put you far ahead of other youth that are your age. Not many kids get to experience this, so soak up every ounce of information that you can. This program is such a wonderful way to make you feel and realize how much your voice matters, so make sure you use it. I'm incredibly grateful for the past year, and I know the next group of youth leaders will continue to do amazing things. Thank you.

And now I am pleased to introduce Jessica Camacho. She served on the Human Services Committee this past year and will return this upcoming year. Please welcome Jessica.

Okay. Hello and good evening everyone. My name is Jessica Camacho and I am honored to be speaking here tonight as part of Youth in Governance. When I first joined this program, I expected it to be a good learning experience, but I didn't fully realize how connected it would make me feel to my community. Serving on the Human Services Committee especially shaped that for me. Through our committee discussions, I learned about the real challenges people face in our community and the programs that exist to help them. It made me more aware, more educated, and more connected to what is happening around me. What stood out to me the most was realizing that decisions made at the local level directly affected people's daily lives. Being a part of those conversations helped me understand not just how the government works, but also why it matters. That experience is a big reason I decided to reapply this upcoming year. I wanted to continue learning, but also to experience another layer of my community, to understand different perspectives, different issues, and how other parts of local government work together to support the people of Kenosha County. Youth in Governance has given me a space to learn, listen, and feel more connected to the place I live. I'm really grateful for that opportunity, and I'm excited to keep building on it. I also want to give a special thank you to Camille for supporting this program, for giving students like me this opportunity to be a part of something so meaningful. And a special thank you to my mentor, Julia Robinson, for your guidance and support throughout this experience. Thank you.

Okay, now I would like to introduce the 2025-2026 YIG Service Project, which is an optional component of the YIG program. The purpose of the service project is for youth to research, design, and implement the project as a YIG team. This is a unique opportunity because it gives the youth a chance to dream about making a difference in Kenosha County and making our community a better place, and to dream about the positive difference they are capable of making. There were three YIG members who opted into the service project, Andrew Serda, Ethan Drain, and Timofey Kudryasov. When I invited all the YIG youth to the optional September meeting to begin brainstorming, Timofey was the only youth to show up. He was committed to service and consistently shared that even if it was just him, that it was better than doing nothing. He was able to recruit Ethan and Andrew, and beginning in November, they got straight to work. I witnessed how they poured their hearts, time, and energy into this project. At times, there were several disagreements over different project aspects, but ultimately, they found balance to continue to work collaboratively to make their dream a reality. Two of the YIG members are here tonight to share more about the scope of the project and the lessons they learned from executing their dreams. I am very proud of their efforts this past year, and I am so impressed at their thoughtfulness, empathy, and dedication to giving back to our community. I am pleased to introduce Timofey Kudryasov and Ethan Drain, who will share more about their project.

In November 2025, I initiated a service project designed to address the persuasive challenge of homelessness in Kenosha County. Recognizing that a project of this scale requires a structured team, I personally recruited two fellow youth and governance members, Ethan and Andrew. My primary objective was to move beyond individual intent and establish a dedicated leadership core capable of transforming a broad social vision into a disciplined, executable community intervention. We met with Wendy Cross, the diversion specialist, and the meeting was pivotal because that is when we moved from general issue of homelessness to identifying the specific need of hygiene products.

So from the outside perspective, I know it may look like we're presenting a simple hygiene drive, but instead I wanted to highlight our extensive effort and the time that each of us committed to the project. Being high school seniors with full rigorous schedules and many other extracurricular activities, we had to thoughtfully plan and find meeting times that fit everyone's schedules. Our total time between attending meetings, developing advertisements, donation models, and communicating with businesses totaled way more than 75 hours for each of us. The project really forced me personally to improve my communication skills and professionalism as forgetting details or mistakes such as, sorry, as creating mistakes such as forgetting details could lead to significant confusion and poor professionalism could lead to lost opportunities with business relationships. All of these factors could have easily delayed or complicated the project, so developing these skills beyond basic proficiency was extremely important.

We secured funds to ensure that every hygiene kit was was of quality and consistency. With the guidance of Camille, Ethan and Andrew navigated the Youth as Resources grant application. They created a complimentary funding model which used the $500 grant as a balancing fund. By auditing our inventory, we identified which items were donated in lower quantities and used the funds to purchase those specific supplies. This ensured that regardless of fluctuating donation patterns, every kit was balanced and equal.

To maximize the amount of kits we could make, we didn't want to rely solely on the $500. So we reached out to local businesses to get donation bins. Effective communication was vital to maintain these positive relationships with the local organizations. Reaching out to them was very intimidating at first, and this project overall, especially with this task, really pushed me outside of my comfort zone. I felt empowered to do more than I thought I was capable of. I was absolutely petrified reaching out and calling the first businesses, but by the end I became a pro, it felt like. I was able to easily communicate, and I consistently sent emails almost every day to each organization. Besides networking, these relationships also expanded my knowledge of our local community, and I met many different individuals in charge of different local businesses, such as Anna's from Anna's on the Lake, and...

Sorry? Oh yeah.

And we also organized with Wistosa Central and High School, and Southwest Neighborhood Library.

The culmination of these efforts brought us to our final phase. We are proud to report that our objectives were not fully met, but exceeded. Through the $500 yard grant and our community outreach, we successfully collected more than 1,200 hygiene items. These figures represent more than just statics. They represent what happens when youth take the initiative to manage a project with discipline and professional oversight. To ensure a substantial impact on the community, we made the strategic decision to extend our project timeline beyond the official use and governance term. Our objective was to move past a basic completion and focus on refining every operational detail. By committing this additional time, we were able to truly polish our processes and finalize our logistical framework. This extension was very important to our mission. It ensured that the final delivery was not merely finished, but we met the high standard of quality that our community deserves.

On top of creating hygiene kits to the best of our ability and making sure they're perfect for our community and the Shalom Center's patron, we made a model and a flyer and we We employed Savannah from UW Extension, utilizing our county resources to make a website for us. These resources are an example of the wide breadth of the GIG program, as I don't believe any other program would give you the ability to create a flyer that you got to put on donation bins, send across to many different organizations, host a website online, which we will be showing you shortly, and then also reach out to local businesses by yourself Like, from the start, I was completely petrified of the thought. By the end, I was talking to many different ones. I was organizing every single thing, little detail. And then I was also thinking of other ideas on how I could further improve this project. In one future idea thought process, we decided that if we had more time, we could make Google Forms. With these Google Forms, we could maximize the amount of kits we could make by providing them to the patrons, and then they can directly request and tell us what items they would like and what items they need. That way we can maximize the amount of kits we give to them by not leaving excess items that they may not use inside those kits. Okay, thank you. So if anyone wants to check out our website, this is the QR code. It's polished and fully on the internet, and it's really good. I think you should check it out. Yeah. On top of this, I would like to thank all of the supervisors here as we interacted with many of you. I want to thank everybody on the interview panel that we served with, Mr. Meadows, Ms. Brooker, and then Ms. Guida-Brown. I also want to give a special thank you to Camille Carlson, as I don't think we could have done any of this without her. She was extremely valuable and a great resource to have, and I really appreciate everyone's time. Thank you.

As I said earlier, I am so proud of our service project leaders. Now I would like to invite Chair Nordegren and Supervisor Gray to pass out certificates to the outgoing youth. And at this time, Vice Chair Franco will announce the names of the youth who have completed their terms. Thank you.

One at a time.

Are we going to have them line up back in here? Do you want them to come in front of us? so they can show their smiling faces. Okay.

Ready? Okay. Savannah Farr.

Ethan Drain.

Megan Galentine. Oh, not here? Okay. Jessica Camacho.

Congratulations, Jessica.

Ruby Agarola Dorado. She's not here? Okay. Kenly Dodinsky.

I'm not here either?

Okay. Dylan Hood.

Congratulations, Dylan.

Sasha Strunzik. Stephanie Lagunas. Michael Sandwich. Olivia Gergen.

Kendall Legrand.

Andrew Serda. Alex Nardi.

Congratulations. Thank you.

Timothy Kudratzen.

Congratulations.

That's it.

Good. I think we're good.

Yeah. Right right now. Are you going to present it now? Okay. Do you have the award? Is there an award? Is there some sort of an award?

Okay.

Go ahead and I'll let you do it. Yeah. Timothy, can you come up here for a second?

Yes sir. Go ahead. We're giving a special award to Timothy. The two that are coming in that are the alternates, Timothy set a very high bar for you guys. He was at, I mean, every time I turn, I think he was at this meeting. I know he was at other meetings throughout. Very dedicated. I think he did a fantastic job, as everyone did. And I would hope that... An example like Timothy set inspires others to get a little bit more involved. I think it's a great thing this program provides our youth in order to get involved, and to get involved in the right ways. You can make a change, but do it correctly. Timothy, thank you very much.

Congratulations. Timothy, well done, man. Good job.

And maybe we can get a photo of you guys if you just want to stand in front. And then after that, the 2026-2027 group can come after a photo. Tall people in back.

This is for you.

and then i would like to welcome the 2026-2027 group up um and we will uh swear our chair nordigan will and um miss reggie will swear you guys in

Supervisor Gray.

It's all new to me.

Bruno Gonzalez. Kyle Prince. John Schiller.

Samuel Sheen. Caleb Fleach.

Elena Hetland.

Sophia Myers. Rebecca Waite.

Emily Curran.

Sri Rami Kondrakota. Olivia Gergen.

Dylan Hood. Bea King.

Natasha Derricks.

Jessica Camacho, and Luca Vito.

Welcome to the new YIG group. In your hands, you have your oath of office. If you will repeat after me. Have you raised your right hand? Aye. Say your name.

Aye.

Having been duly appointed as a member. Having been duly appointed as a member. Of the 2026-2027 Kenosha County Youth and Governance Program.

Of the 2026-2027

Will serve by participating in Kenosha County Board Committee meetings.

Will serve by participating in Kenosha County Board Committee meetings.

Do hereby agree to abide.

Do hereby agree to abide.

By the applicable standards of conduct.

By the applicable standards of conduct.

That would govern any elected county board member. That would govern any elected county board member. And serve our county to the best of my ability.

And serve our county to the best of my ability.

Congratulations.

And then if you guys want to come up here for the photo.

Come down.

Reverse. Um.

Citizens comments are there any citizens comments?

Please state your name and address for the record, please Nora boss 8750 385th Avenue, Burlington, Wisconsin 53105 Good evening, board members. I'm here tonight to read a letter to you that was composed by a group of deeply invested and concerned residents of Wheatland Township and surrounding areas. We, the people of Wheatland Township, are fighting an unprecedented battle against Robin Energy and their proposed lithium battery storage systems, also known as ABES. we are in dire need of your help please know i'm sure you know that right now robin energy is holding a public forum at the county public works office out on highway 50 and that's why i'm here because our group is kind of split in half i'm here addressing you and they're out there listening to the meeting And it's unfortunate that they chose this very night of your meeting because our board members are unable to be there and be a voice for Wheatland. Wheeland Township is a very small, proud, thriving community, rich in conservation, agricultural land, and generations of honest, hardworking individuals. Our way of life, our legacies, health, and safety are in peril. The consequences of having abyss near so many communities is tragically dangerous. We need to keep Wheatland safe from these, from the dangers of this. The January proposal by Robin Energy was to install a battery storage system on the corner of Highway 50 and 392nd Avenue. The battery system was to house 192 lithium batteries on approximately 20 acres. However, Robin Energy planned to lease 52 acres in addition to the proposed 20 acres for future expansion. the proposal had no guarantees to our community no guarantee to our safety or our well-being in case of fires ground or atmospheric contamination they proposed a three-mile evacuation area but contamination can travel for miles we all know that Another concern for us is the local fire departments. Are they capable of coordinating such a mass, large-scale evacuation at the same time they're actually fighting what we're being evacuated from? I'm not sure of that. Many businesses and residents are positioned very close to the property lines where the best proposal is to be built. Robin Energy, has no concern for our consequences. They just wanna make their hundreds of millions of dollars. They are the only ones to have anything to gain from putting that storage facility in Wheatland. There is no benefit to the residents and I don't think Wheatland would stand to gain much from their presence being there either. We have a historic town with businesses, schools, churches, subdivisions, an orchard, wildlife, water sources, natural sources, all in this proposed three-mile area we would have to evacuate in case of fire, explosion, or any type of damage to this facility. We would like to express our grave concern of contamination Contamination of our air, water, natural resources, farmland, livestock, wildlife, all living beings can be affected by thermal runaway of this site. The people of Wheatland Township do not want this project. nor do the people of the surrounding communities. Twin Lakes, Randall, Salem Lakes, nobody wants this. We're currently working on developing stronger and safer ordinances to have in place and are always exploring other avenues to aid in our fight against Robin Energy. We ask all new and returning members to educate themselves on this. We will happily share our knowledge and education that we have gained through our investigations. I think we all must work together to fight large conglomerates coming in and destroying our little communities. I'm sorry. We happily, let's see. Yes, we must work together to keep the balance, integrity, and honest data that is needed for the future in building these types of projects. We are hoping for your support. Please say no to best storage in Wheatland. Thank you.

Are there any other citizens' comments? Please state your name and your address.

My name is Jo Nguyen and I reside at 8005 60th Avenue in Kenosha. Good evening Kenosha County Executive Samantha Kirkman, Board of Supervisors and Sheriff Zoerner. On May 4, I attended the City of Kenosha Common Council meeting to thank Chief Patton and the men and women of the Kenosha Police Department from the center of my heart for saving my daughter's life. On May 25th, my daughter was arrested for disorderly conduct due to a mental breakdown she had suffered over the loss of her twin sister of 46 years. When the police were called, they were aware of her long battle of mental health for the past five years. I wear her volunteer shirt to keep my daughter near and dear to my heart. I thank God for his loving grace and our law enforcement who seems to be the only saving grace for this in our community to get people well and mental health the help that they need. We do not know what will come upon us and this can happen to any one of our children. I've gone out into the community I love for over 20 years as a volunteer organization looking for people living a life on the streets of Kenosha, providing them with the resources and referrals to help them make the best decision to transition into a better life without relying on governmental assistance programs to meet their basic needs and become contributing members of our society. Yet my granddaughter could not find help for my daughter when she needed it most. As painful and difficult as this is for me, I am sharing my personal challenges with you to say this. Law enforcement is not behavior health providers. And jail is for the mentally ill, yet it is the safest place for people to be to prevent irreparable harm to themselves and to others. I am concerned about public safety. in our community and the multiple people struggling with mental health disorder going on today in our community that are not being addressed. The families are the first to see our loved ones in a health crisis and the first to be shut out when we call for help because the HIPAA mandated restriction used against families because they are adults. Here it is today. the 19th of May and I have hit a dead end. I have nowhere else to turn, making phone calls after phone calls and no one to talk to just to find out how is my daughter health in the Kenosha County Jail even though my name is listed on all my daughter's medical records. I continue to advocate for my daughter to the Kenosha County Behavioral Health and the Kenosha Human Development Services crisis, who we come to rely on for crisis intervention. I ask, what can we take to improve the outcomes for those most vulnerable of our society? Not just for my daughter, but for all the sons and daughters in our community our organization come in contact with. who are not residents of Kenosha and have adult family members who may not know where their loved ones are right now due to their mental health disorder. I pray God continue to keep them safe. We cannot turn a blind eye to those adults who are not well. It is a moral responsibility to care and support for all of God's people in Kenosha. As Mental Health Awareness Month comes to a close this month, I wanted to make you, our county officials, aware that mental health is a public crisis. Phone calls to the police department are preventable, and we have an opportunity to bring this issue to the table with our first responders to let our voices be heard. to resolve the lack of mental health services in Kenosha for families like mine asking for help from the very same organizations you support and are highly staffed to be complacent in their jobs. I intend to continue to address these matters in the coming weeks to our lawmakers in Madison, Wisconsin and Washington, D.C. Thank you for your time, and may God continue to keep you all in his loving grace.

Hello, I'm Adam. I live out in Wheatland and first I want to actually thank some of the young leaders because civic engagement is one of the most important things we can have because otherwise we don't have a country. So I'm a 45-year-old 100% disabled combat vet. I came back up to Wisconsin two years ago to help take care of my father. He was a Vietnam vet, disabled as well, had Agent Orange and struggled with that. I'd like to speak tonight in favor of a moratorium on the Robin Battery Storage Project. The beauty and peace of this community can't be overstated. It's literally saved my life. I've dealt with some pretty severe PTSD and grief trauma, and literally being able to go out in the backyard, watch some birds, let the noise from the 24-hour news cycle that is pounding us every second of every day kind of vanish away. And that value can't be overstated enough. Many of my neighbors have raised serious fire safety, environmental, groundwater, and public safety concerns about the project. Those are all valid, but I'm not going to beat a dead horse. We all know about those. It's not lost on me that my father died after a struggle with Agent Orange, and I've been exposed to burn pits myself. The fire safety information provided to the Wheatland residents about the harms of fumes and evacuation areas was deceptive, to put it mildly. If you can smell something, You've been contaminated. Earlier this evening, I attended the beginning of the Robin Energy meeting that was held in the county building. It was a mess. At one point, a gentleman that only gave his first name and no title from the Robin group raised his voice angrily at the community. In addition to this, a gentleman from Robin referred to themselves as a former applicant and now current sponsor, whatever that means. I didn't go to Afghanistan to tolerate that in my backyard. I let him know that our community had clearly spoken and he was trying to violate the will of the people. These are questions to think of. I recognize this is not a forum for back and forth question and answer, so just consider them rhetorically, please. Did we get approached or did we approach them? Why are we considering foreign investment in our most critical and vulnerable infrastructure? This is literally remotely controlled power grid, essential to southern Wisconsin, and we're looking at foreign investment. That's not America first. I don't care if you're liberal. That means you want more civil liberties. If you're more conservative, that means you want less big government. This doesn't make sense for anybody. I recognize our grid needs stabilized. I'm not chicken little saying the sky is falling. I also realize this means our community has a unique position to leverage that for domestic growth and advanced infrastructure improvements. Basically, we should have more chips. Why are we having a foreign investor coming to us trying to sell us on this great deal? Clearly, they're going to get more out of it. Finally, as a vet that believes in civic engagement, as I stated, and keeping that oath to the Constitution I swore back in 1998, I'd like to address the citizen comment guidelines. In Wisconsin, municipalities may not require disclosure of residence to speak. It's a basic Fourth Amendment issue. One must not have to sacrifice one constitutional right to secure another. The Supreme Court's already ruled on that principle. Saying that public comment shouldn't ask questions, address individual supervisors, require citizens to be courteous and not rude, we literally have a First Amendment right to redress grievances. It's what we swore to defend. I recognize that people can't be disruptive. or use fighting words, but absent reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions, this is ridiculous and unenforceable. As we approach Memorial Day, and I remember my own father, please honor the others who have also fought for our constitutional rights. They weren't free. And a very, very special thank you to the Director of our County Division of Veterans Services, Jennifer Blasey. She assisted both my father and myself each after having decades of reservations about attaining our benefits and disability. She made a direct positive impact on my daily life and I'm very grateful. Thank you.

Hello, my name is Marita Huff. I live at 7939 34th Avenue, Kenosha, Wisconsin. Kenosha needs an emergency shelter in extreme weather. This is one of the findings of the County Human Services Department's Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats report. This report came from information provided by four major service providers in Kenosha County. The Shalom Center knows this is true and developed emergency overnight shelter for 20 people using their Hope Hub. KHDS knows that we need emergency shelter. They placed as many as they could in their care center during this winter and put many people, including families with 27 children, into motel rooms in the worst of the cold. This used their entire motel voucher budget for the entire year by the end of February. The Sharing Center and Women's Horizons agree. Members of the Supporters of Shelter know this to be true. We worked together at the Emmanuel Methodist Church building to provide adequate bedding, food, and supervision for many nights that were near or at zero this past winter. We served 20 to 40 people per night, in addition to the 20 that were at the Shalom Center. Being a warming center is a strain on the Emanuel Building. It's old, it's plumbing's old, there are many stairs, it has inadequate space. For the last three winters, it has served the purpose. Police officers are thrilled to have some place to bring the people that they find outside. Everyone who got to us was kept safe and no one had behavioral issues that required them to be asked to leave. Our efforts cost the county nothing. Wouldn't it be a good idea to make this even better? Do it every winter? To make it better, we need a building that is bigger and better suited for this purpose. A building that the fire inspectors have looked at ahead of time and approved. And it is published on a list, the warming and cooling center, so that people in need know where to go if it gets cold. It is the cruelest irony to be alone on an extremely cold night, get frostbite, and that leads to the amputation of your toes or maybe your whole leg up to your knee, and then find out later that there was a shelter open that night when you were outside, that you didn't have to have an amputation. I have spoken to four men in the last year that this experience occurred to. in recent winters. Because a manual opens reflexively. It's not our job to be open. We don't have staff. We don't have license. So every time it's going to be really cold, we wait and say, is somebody going to do something? Well, guess not. Nobody's going to do anything. So, well, I guess we'll open and hope God does the best with what we have. The Supporters of Shelter Group proposes a proactive approach. The county executive and the mayor should appoint a team to develop emergency weather declaration under specific parameters that would set in motion an agreed upon plan to provide nighttime shelter, nighttime warming center during extremely cold times in future winters. Maybe even in the summer if it gets extremely hot, but we'll talk about that later. Supporters of shelter have a site lined up. We have proven volunteers. We have agencies that will help. All we need is for the county and the city governmental leaders to allow it to happen, to allow zoning to be suspended for extreme conditions so that we can use a building that is not residential or a shelter in ordinary times. I have here with me 1,200 signatures from members of the Kenosha County, citizens of Kenosha County that have agreed with this warming center plan. Most of them who signed were very surprised to find out that there wasn't a place for homeless people to be when it was extremely cold. We really need to get working on this plan as soon as possible so that we are ready for next winter. Thank you.

hi i'm mike windler 5702 368th avenue i thank the board and the chairman for allowing us an opportunity to speak hi sam um i'm here to speak in favor of the moratorium on the battery system uh i i graduated madison as an electrical engineer In 1985, I've been working 42 years in the U.S. safety system for a certification agency, but I'm not here to represent my employer. I have a lot of experience in safety on these types of systems, and I want the board to understand that the U.S. safety system has essentially three key elements. Most important, of course, are our first responders. So when you call 911, you get the reaction you expect. A second level of our defense is national standards we establish for the safety of systems we deploy, appliances we buy, things of that nature. The third one, though, you don't often think of, and that's liability. Everybody kind of hears about liability lawyers and hates the thought, but they perform a function. and make sure that our companies that we work with and the companies we work for and the products we buy, they have liabilities. They have to be held accountable if they bring a product to bear that harms people. So when you look at this project, you should ask yourself, who is Robin Energy? Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners created that entity. It's an SVP, finance terms, a special purpose vehicle. But in our terms, we would just call it a shell company. There are 17 of them located on the same floor as Copenhagen Infrastructure in New York. They make these liability companies, these limited liability companies, for a discreet purpose. There are two of them by that same entity in Wisconsin. They're here just to build one facility and disappear. So there's no liability. They're not worried about that. There won't be. There'll be a battery system there, and the only people that the citizens can look at and hold accountable is going to be you, because they're going to be gone. There's no reason for a limited liability corporation with no employees to be around two years from now if they build this thing. Keep that in mind when you think about putting a moratorium on it and saying, well, What is this? What are we stopping? We're not stopping WE Energies. They live here. We can hold them accountable. We're not stopping some known company like GE or Amazon. They live here. We can hold them accountable. These special purpose vehicles, they come and they're gone. Let's not have a potentially dangerous, volatile chemical battery system in our county. The people who put it there We'll be gone. Thank you.

Are there any more citizens' comments? Any more citizens' comments? Any more citizens' comments? Seeing no more citizens' comments, we'll move on to our next announcements of the chairperson. I don't have anything currently today. So we'll go to supervisor reports. Any supervisors? Supervisor Grady. Are you off? You were on from before, right?

Okay, that's fine.

Supervisor Grady.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just very briefly, having to do with some construction business we're going to have right in this very neighborhood at the corner just to the east of us here, 56th and Sheridan Road. On your desk, each one of you has a... little reprint from the Kenosha News. I do apologize for the print size. It's not my intention to pass this off as a vision test. It's rather small and hard to read. But the bottom line is that beginning June 12th, they will be tearing up the roadway for some renovation repairs, and it will be torn up for the balance of the month. So if it affects you directly or may affect your constituents, please make them aware of this particular happening. And that's all I have. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Are there any other supervisor reports? All right. I see no other supervisor reports. We'll move on to... The rest of the agenda.

County Board Chairman Appointments. Two, Stephanie Nez to serve on the Kemper Center Board.

Refer to Public Works and Facilities Committee.

County Executive Appointments. Five, Guida Brown to serve on Kenosha County Human Services Board.

Refer to Human Services Committee.

Six, Robert Mary to serve on Kenosha County Land Information Council.

Refer to Planning, Development, and Extension Education Committee.

Seven, John J. Del Frate to serve on Joint Services Board.

Refer to Judiciary and Law Enforcement Committee.

Eight, Andre Skama to serve on Kenosha County Human Services Board.

Refer to Human Services Committee.

Nine, Dr. Joseph Barta to serve on the Kenosha County Health Board.

Refer to Human Services Committee.

New Business Resolution 1 from Judiciary and Law Enforcement Committee, a resolution to approve the appointment of John Poole to serve on Kenosha Joint Services Board. This passed unanimously at committee.

Supervisor Decker. Oh, sorry.

Sorry. Move Resolution 1.

This was seconded by Supervisor Gaschke. Okay, Supervisor Decker.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This is a resolution to approve the appointment of John Poole, Supervisor John Poole, to serve on the Joint Services Board. If you have any questions, please refer them to Supervisor Poole.

Any discussion? Supervisor Poole, are you going to vote? I don't see... Okay, seeing no discussion. All those in favor, vote aye. Aye. Anybody opposed? Motion carries.

Resolution two from the Planning, Development, and Extension Education Committee, a resolution to approve the appointment of Aaron K. Pugh to serve on Kenosha County Zoning Board of Adjustments. This passed unanimously at committee.

Moved by Supervisor Gray, second by... I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Supervisor Gray. Move Resolution 2. Seconded by Supervisor Meadows.

Supervisor Gray. Mr. Chairman, this is a request to approve Erin Pugh to the Zoning Board of Adjustments. She's qualified and endorsed by local elected officials. We ask for a favorable vote.

Any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor, vote aye.

Aye.

Motion carries.

Resolution three from the Planning, Development, and Extension Education Committee, a resolution to approve the appointment of Paul Tollard to serve on the Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River Commission. This passed unanimously at committee.

Moved by Supervisor Gray. Moved to approve resolution three. Seconded by Supervisor Kirby.

Okay. Supervisor Gray. Mr. Chairman, this ties into the Soil and Water Conservation Plan. It's a resolution to approve Paul Tallard, who has significant experience already with this commission, and I think he's going to serve the county well in that capacity. Ask for support.

Okay. Any further discussion? Seeing none. All those in favor, vote aye. Aye. All those opposed? Motion carries.

Resolution four from the Planning Development and Extension Education Committee, a resolution in support of the Federal Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act legislation to amend the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014. This passed unanimously at committee.

Supervisor Gray? Move to approve resolution four. Seconded by Supervisor Colonia.

Supervisor Gray? This is a reclassification of floodplains that will enable future planning to more accurately reflect current conditions. As mentioned, it was unanimously approved at committee and will request approval.

Any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor, vote aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion carries.

Resolution five from the Planning, Development, and Extension Education Committee, a resolution regarding proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment, RRAM Productions, Inc., care of Marcel Cooper, President owner Anthony Nudo agent for an amendment to the adopted land use plan map for Kenosha County 2035 map 54 of the comprehensive plan from farmland protection general agricultural and open land and non farmed wetland to park and recreational and non farmed wetland in the town of Paris this passed unanimously at committee Supervisor gray

Move Resolution 5. Seconded by Supervisor Lux.

Supervisor Gray. Mr. Chairman, this was an agreement that was hammered out between the property owner of the town of Paris and the potential buyer of the property. Everybody was in agreement on this, and it received unanimous approval at committee. It's also related into the next two actions on the agenda. We ask for approval.

Any discussion? Seeing no discussion. Oh, I'm sorry. Sorry about that. Supervisor Noto.

Thank you. I'm going to abstain from any comments or vote on this resolution and direct to that.

Very good. Thank you, Supervisor Noto. Any further discussion? Seeing no further discussion, all those in favor, vote aye. Aye. Opposed? One abstain.

Ordinance 1 reading, Ordinance 1 from the Planning, Development, and Extension Education Committee, an ordinance regarding RRAM Productions, Inc., care of Marcel Cooper, president, owner, Anthony Nudo, agent, requesting a rezoning from A1 Agricultural Preservation District and A2 General Agricultural District, to PR1 Park Recreational District and C1 Lowland Resource Conservancy District in the Town of Paris. This passed unanimously at committee.

Supervisor Gray? Move approval of Ordinance 1.

Seconded by Supervisor Meadows. Supervisor Gray? Thank you, Mr. Chair. This is related to the first item. Again, a large parcel that is really being updated for its current uses. It seems that all parties involved and affected by this are in agreement. The committee all agreed that that was the case. Ask for approval.

Okay. Any discussion? Supervisor Noto, are you on all three?

Yes.

Okay, thank you. Any further discussion? Seeing no further discussion, all those in favor, vote aye. Aye. Any opposed? One abstained.

Ordinance two from the Planning, Development, and Extension Education Committee, an ordinance regarding proposed comprehensive planned amendment, RRAM Productions, Inc., care of Marcel Cooper, president, owner, Anthony Nudo, agent for an amendment to the adopted land use plan map for Kenosha County. 2035, map 54, the comprehensive plan from farmland protection, general agricultural and open land, and non-farmed wetland to park and recreational and non-farmed wetland in the town of Paris. This passed unanimously at committee.

Supervisor Gray? Move to approve ordinance 2.

Seconded by Supervisor Kirby. Supervisor Gray? Thank you, Mr. Chair. Again, related to the previous two agenda items, this is a reestablishment of what the land is currently being used for. All parties involved are in agreement. Ask for approval.

Any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor, vote aye. Aye. Any opposed? One abstained.

Communications 9, communication from Andy Buehler, a resolution supporting a temporary moratorium on the consideration and or issuance of building permits, conditional use permits, and zoning approvals for battery energy storage systems pending enactment of an amended zoning ordinance to address these systems and protect the public health, safety, and welfare of Kenosha County residents.

Supervisor Gray. Mr. Chairman, I move to suspend the rules to take up the resolution contained in communication nine immediately without referring it to committee due to the time-sensitive nature of the proposal.

Second. Okay, the motion to suspend the rules has been moved by Supervisor Gray, seconded by Supervisor Decker. So take a two-thirds vote. There'll be no discussion at this point. There'll be no discussion at this point for the motion, is that correct? Yeah, the motion is not debatable. So the vote is to suspend the rules to move this to PDAC and discuss and work on it tonight, potentially coming up with a plan to either put it back to PDAC or vote on it tonight, so. all those in favor of the motion vote yes any opposed vote no i hit mine what's going on dave there you go

The motion passes, 21 yes and one no.

Okay, so the motion is passed. The resolution that we all had in front of us to suspend, I'm sorry, to place a moratorium. Do you have that in front of you? Got it here, excuse me a minute. Had it here. There you go.

Oh, there it is.

I got it somewhere. Well, this was the, yeah. So there's a resolution supporting a temporary moratorium on a consideration and or issuance of building permits. Conditional use permits zoning approvals for battery energy storage systems pending enactment of an amended zoning ordinance to address these systems and protect the public health, safety, and welfare of Kenosha County residents. That was moved by Supervisor Morrissey, seconded by Supervisor Meadows. Okay. I have some discussion. I think it was... Were you on from before? Because I have you as number one. You wanted to discuss on this? Okay. Number two is Supervisor Belsky. Supervisor Belsky.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate the additional information that has been provided to us regarding the urgency surrounding this issue. I understand that there could be the potential of another battery energy storage system application that could be submitted before PDIC would ordinarily meet again. Without action tonight, that application could potentially proceed under the current ordinance framework. I also recognize that the battery technology continues to evolve rapidly and that issues involving fire response capabilities, water supply considerations, emergency preparedness and operational safety deserve thoughtful review as well as understanding liability requirements which was brought to our attention this evening. I do support ensuring that Kenosha County has the opportunity to evaluate whether our ordinance continues to reflect current technology and best practices. That said, I also believe process matters. The board adopted an ordinance in 2024 after significant work, discussion, and public input. While I understand the urgency before us tonight, I also believe suspending our normal legislative process should be used extremely carefully and thoughtfully. Committee review exists for a reason. It allows transparency, public participation, expert input, and careful examination before policy decisions are made. I will say that I did appreciate hearing that planning and development will undertake this work since it's not going to committee and that the supervisors, I hope, will receive a red line version identifying proposed changes to the existing ordinance. That will help ensure that we are making decisions based on specific information, evidence, and identified needs rather than broad concerns alone. Going forward, I would encourage that we continue to balance urgency with process so that we maintain both public confidence and sound policymaking. I support doing this work thoughtfully, deliberately, and transparently. For this exception this evening, I will be approving it. Thank you.

Thank you, Supervisor Bouski. Supervisor Noto.

Thank you. I voted no before. That was just suspending the rules. Otherwise, because I had some questions and the reason we could not ask any questions then. However, I'm in favor of the resolution and therefore I'm going to vote yes to approve it.

Thank you, Supervisor Noto. Any further discussion? Roll call. We have a roll call vote. All those who are in favor of the moratorium will vote yes. All those opposed to the moratorium vote no. Come on. I know sometimes it takes a while. Okay, so you're voting yes? Okay.

Please let it be noted that Supervisor Lux voted for the passing of the resolution, so it passes 22 unanimously. Communication 10 from Andy M. Bueller regarding future items scheduled before the Planning, Development, and Extension Education Committee.

Receive and file.

11, communication from Supervisor Decker, a resolution celebrating the 25th anniversary, I'm sorry, the 250th anniversary of the United States of America.

Refer to legislative committee.

12, communication from the Judiciary and Law Enforcement Committee, a resolution to approve the probationary cabaret license for Red Oak Restaurant, 4410 200th Avenue in the town of Paris.

Refer to Judiciary and Law Enforcement Committee.

The approval of the April 28th, 2026 and the May 5th, 2026 County Board Minutes by Supervisor Robinson.

Mr. Chairman, I'd like to vote for the motion for the approval of the April 28th, 2026 and May 5th, 2026 County Board Meeting Minutes.

Seconded. Okay, motion was made by Supervisor Robinson, seconded by Supervisor Decker. Do we just, any discussion, changes, anything? Okay, seeing none, all those in favor, vote aye. Aye. Okay, I didn't hear the first one. Was that Morrissey? Supervisor Morrissey moved to adjourn, seconded by Supervisor Decker. All those in favor, vote aye. Aye.