County Board - Regular Meeting

Good evening. I'd like to call the meeting of Tuesday, September 27th to order. If the clerk can make a call the role.

Uh, Supervisor Kelly is attending virtually. Everyone else is here in the chambers. Thank you. As is customary, we have an opening prayer by one of the supervisors and tonight it's uh Vice Chairman Meyer. Right. Thank you, chairman. Heavenly Father, we come before you this evening asking your for your guidance and wisdom as we continue to work together for our residents of Rine County. Help us approach each discussion with humility, open hearts, and a clear mind. We thank you for the opportunity to work together and trust that you will lead us to the ideas that bring good to others and honor your name. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.

Amen. And the pledge.

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. Item number four is public comments. So, uh, Supervisor Hopkins, Supervisor, there's a there's a sheet on the on the ledge of the podium there. If you could bring that up to me. Thank you. So, tonight we have uh Carrie Madrical. She's going to talk about the Medal of Honor presentation this Thursday. You give your name and address.

Sure. Supervisor uh Vice Chairman Meyer will be timing you. You got three minutes and he'll give you countdown from 15 seconds. Thank you.

Sounds good. Uh it's Carrie Madrical uh 1 19012 58th Road, Union Grove, Wisconsin. Um I just wanted to touch base. I left uh one of the flyers for this uh Thursday's presentation at Union Grove High School. Salvador Ginta is being brought to uh speak for free. He is a a US Army veteran who received a Medal of Honor, the highest um award that can be given in the military. I'm part of the Gorrank Go Foundation. Uh if anyone here knew Frank Lamping, he was a huge huge huge Packer fan. You would love him, Don. Um but he uh impacted a lot of us in the greater Union Grove area. He went to high school with my mom and uh he passed away a few years ago. He um was a very very strong believer in community, very um willing to give his time back to kids in the community and just was an all-around great guy. So, uh, the foundation is made up of people who knew him, people that are related to him, and every year we raise money to bring, um, a speaker to come for free to speak to all the feeder schools that go into Uni Grove High School, um, from 5th to 8th grade. And then another presentation is done in the afternoon for the high schoolers. And then there's a free event at night. Um the Kenosha pipe and drums are coming. The Union Grove High School choir will be there. Uh it starts out with John Mercur. John Mercur is the uh MC and the owner of the bunker um who is also a two or three time Bronze Star recipient

will be um speaking. We also have retired Lieutenant Brian Murphy. He was uh from Oak Creek Police Department. He was the first person at the seek temple shooting. He was shot 15 times and survived. He will be interviewed. And uh finally uh we have Sal Ginta who will be speaking and it's going to be extremely moving and just a phenomenal night. So, um, I wanted to invite all of you at least let you know that, uh, this is going on in the community. Uh, feel free to share it. If you go to GOFRank Go on Facebook, feel free to share it. It's all out there. The only thing I will caution you is, uh, the high school is under construction. So, if you're able to carpool, that would probably be great because parking might be um, the hardest thing that we deal with that night. So, less than three minutes. Awesome.

Thank you. Can't do the can't do that during uh visitors comments. Item number any other visitors make comment. Item number five, reading of the minutes of the previous meeting which is automatically waved unless requested by a majority of the members present. Seeing none, item number six, resolutions and ordinances referred to the committees. Ordinance number 2025-72 by individual supervisors amending the recine county code of ordinances chapter 2 article 2 division 3 meetings section 2-89 recording streaming and retention of county board and committee meetings and sections 2-90 through 2-100 are reserved this was referred to the executive committee

introduction item number seven introduction of resolutions and ordinances for first reading and referral resolution number 2025-80 by finance and human resources committee estab Establishing parameters for the sale of not to exceed $23 million in general obligation promisory notes series 2026A

communications and claimments item number eight number one resolution to support Wisconsin establishing a membership with the multi-state information sharing and an analysis center MS ISAC to cover the cost of membership for all state local tribal and territorial organization from Baron County. And number two, resolution urging legislative action to address county funding challenges under Wisconsin's tax levy freeze from Crawford County. Items number one and two refer to the finance and human resources committee.

Um items uh three is a claim. Items number four and five are foreclosure of mortgage. And items number six through 28 are notifications from the United States Bankruptcy Court. So items number 3 through 30, excuse me, items number 3 through 28 are referred to Finance and Human Resources Committee and Corporation Council. Any requests? Supervisor Wishaw. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh copies of numbers one, two, and three, please. Supervisor Miller. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Number three, Supervisor Hoffman.

One, two, and three, please. Supervisor Coleman. Chairman three. Supervisor Supervisor Trier. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, numbers two and three. Number three, please. Vice Chairman, number three. Myself, number three, and Supervisor Mc Reynolds. Uh, thank you, Mr. Chairman. Copies of one, two, and three. Supervisor Rossi. Thank you, Chair. Uh, two and three. Any further requests?

Seeing none, we'll move forward. Item number nine, communications from the county executive. Report number 2025-51 by county executive making appointments to the local emergency planning committee was referred to the government services committee. Supervisor Caprellian. Thank you. Uh the government services committee has yet to meet and instead of delaying this any further, I would ask that government services take this up this evening. Okay. Go ahead. Go ahead.

All right. Very good. Uh what we have before us is two appointments to the local emergency planning committee and these appointments are to fill two vacant positions. And one is uh Miss Elizabeth Adams who has served as a rine county deputy emergency management director since June 2nd of this year. And the second one is Shawn Douglas. And uh Mr. Douglas currently serves as a maintenance manager for Saputoo Cheese USA in Franksville and both of these terms would end December 31st, 2029. I would ask government services to make a motion.

I second it. Okay. Motioned and seconded. All in favor on government services? I I All right. Any opposed? Thank you. And so for this evening, I ask the county board to uh also approve. So I make a motion to approve. Second. There's a motion made in a second to approve um the uh appointments to the U emergency planning committee. Any further questions or comments? All in favor say I. I. I.

Opposed? Motion carried. Next, we have report number 2025-55 by County Executive making an appointment to the Veterans Service Commission. This was referred to the Health and Human Development Committee. Supervisor Miller.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The committee did not review this yet, but in order to expedite it, I would like to do the same as government services and ask the Health and Human Development Committee to uh make a recommendation. Uh this is an appointment to the Veteran Service Commitment Commission. The citizen is Leonard Hansen of Mount Pleasant. And I will read the county executive's description. Mr. Hansen is a lifelong Rine County resident with a strong record of service, hard work, and community involvement. He proudly served in the United States Marine Corps from 1969 to 1970 as an automobile mechanic, earning the National Defense Service Medal and receiving an honorable discharge in recognition of his dedication, discipline, and reliability. Following his military service, Mr. Hansen built a long and respected career in the concrete trades, working from 1971 until his retirement in 2011. Since retiring, he has remained active in the community, including serving as a board member and volunteering with the Racine County Rifle Club. His firsthand experience as a veteran along with his dedication to service and family make him a strong and thoughtful candidate to serve on this commission. I ask that you confirm this appointment. I would ask the committee their uh direction.

That's so moved. All right, we have a motion from um Supervisor Coleman and a second from Supervisor Shakur. Any discussion? All in favor on the committee? I. Any opposed? All right, that is approved and I would now ask uh the county board to confirm this appointment. So, we have a second. We have a motion and a second. Are there any further comments? Voice majority vote. All in favor say I. Opposed. Motion carried.

Uh report number 2025-57 by county executive making an appointment to the Prairie Lakes Library System Board of Trustees. Vice Chairman, we took that up tonight. Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Your executive committee took this up. Report number 20257 and unanimously approved the confirmation. So, at this point, I would like to move it forward to the county board for confirmation for Danielle Larson, who is at the 3200 South Honey Lake Road in Burlington, Wisconsin. Is there a second? Motion has been made and seconded. Are there any comments or questions? All in favor say I.

I. Opposed? Motion carried. Item number 10, standing committee reports containing recommendations and items referred. There are no items. Item number 11, second reading of resolutions and ordinances.

Under our majority vote group, we have resolution number 2025-73 by public works parks and facilities committee authorizing acquisition of rightaway for a highway improvement project on county trunk highway C in the village of Mount Pleasant. Ordinance number 2025-74 by Finance and Human Resources Committee amending the Rine County Code of Ordinances Chapter 2, article 3, Division 4, Settlement of Workers Compensation Claims. Resolution number 2025-78 by public works parks and facilities committee authorizing application and acceptance of outdoor recreation trail aids county snowmobile trail aids funding through the Wisconsin department of natural resources in the amount of $49,311 and transfer funds within the parks 2026 budget and resolution number 2025-79 by public works parks and facilities committee in support of the rine county trail crossings planning project

second motion has been made a Executive Supervisor Miller. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to ask at this time for separate consideration of 202578 and a roll call vote and at the appropriate time, the county of clerk will explain why I'm doing that. Okay. Thank you, Supervisor Hopkins 202573.

So, this regards to an acquisition of land. um try county trunk uh C high over by Ascension Hospital. This is for this parcel of land is uh small parts of land just to is to acquire uh uh small parts of land to the side of the rightway for a stoplight and the purpose is for uh maintenance access and maintenance by the county and uh it was unanimously approved by um public committee. Um, so I would like to Okay. make a motion. We point of We've got it. We've got that motion already. Yep.

Okay. So, are there any questions on uh the acquisition of land at Highway C? I see we've got public works here. Is there anything you guys want to chime in on? If Director Bean.

Yes. This is just a land acquisition uh along the Highway C corridor. It's actually only a piece of the Highway C corridor uh by the hospital right there. We realized when we were doing survey that one of our signals was actually on private property and the signal's already there. So the ascension basically said that they'd sell us that piece of property for a dollar and that way we own the land that our signal is on is is what this is for. Okay. So any questions? Supervisor Troutier.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Um addressing resolution 202574. Um, this pertains to workman comp claims giving authority to corp counsel to settle in accordance with Edmond code and DWD 80.03 in the amount of up to 20,000 without FHR or county board approval. Settlement claims between 20,000 and 100,000 require FHR approval but not county board approval. And settlements of claims over 100,000 require county board approval. This was brought forward oh maybe within the last six eight weeks and a minor incorporated in here is the minor adjustment and I have John Circitech here to explain specifically why this was changed. John good evening uh board members. Uh this this was a I think a cleanup maybe more than anything that was presented um to to finance what workers comp is under chapter 102. So for those of you who might want to have good reading tonight that's about 50ome pages in the statute books that also is covered in the administrative code in DWD chapter 80 and 81. Um again another 50s some pages if you want to read that. Uh but in essence what the uh workers comp you know generally creates is kind of two sets of of categories and those would be either disputed claims or conceded claims. So um what the ordinance had been in place without the

addition that um chairman Trudier noted in 80.03 3 being added is that we had always interpreted that settlement of claims to be those cases where you had a disputed claim, not a conceited claim. And the difference between those is is that obviously in a disputed claim there's some disagreement as to the injury, the causation um and the extent of it. Whereas in a um you know conceited claim there is no such dispute as to the injury the the the extent of that injury and the causation. So, um, what we've done with respect to the the current ordinance is added that language to clarify that the settlement range that chairman Trudier noted for up to 20,000 for corporation council, the 100,000 for finance and then the over 100 having to come before the board is to just clarify that it will only be for those disputed claims. So, with respect to a conceited claim where we agree that the injury occurred and the causation and that we're responsible, those payments will be made without having to go before the board and would not be covered under that ordinance. What we did add though as well is in 2-204 the voluntary lumpsum payment which again I think the concern was that we wanted to clarify that for even now a conceited claim if a pay a lump sum payment was going to be made of $20,000 or more that then those would be covered by this addition in the ordinance that the uh human services excuse me human resources director would then provide that by way of a just report to the committee that a voluntary lump sum payment of over $20,000 had been made. So that was the clarification um that was made uh in the ordinance. Again, I

think kind of clarifying what we had always done previously that only this would generally cover contested claims, those that would require DWD's formal approvement on a compromise agreement. That's what this was for. But I think by adding the language in DWD80.03, it's clear now that this only covers those claims that are in dispute uh or needing that compromise. um other than as I note 2-204 which adds now this uh report that would have to come to the uh uh FHR committee when we are having a conceded claim of a over $20,000 lump sum payment being made in conversation with I think our um outside council who does a lot of our workers comp and dealing with uh our third party administrator who deals with them there will be very few of those reports I think coming. It's very unusual for us to be making a conceited $20,000 payment in a lump sum. So that's the explanation for those changes. any supervis

and you're talking the $20,000. Is that includ is that medical and like say you know they mess up their hand and they lose 5% of their hand use is uh which is the 20,000 like covering the loss of the hand use or is that the medical and

it would cover the entire claim. So, if it's a disputed claim, then if it's under $20,000, our office, which is what was in the current ordinance, would have authority to settle those, but it would include the medical payments, any, as you note, permanent uh partial disability, permanent total disability. So, those payments would be included in that 20,000, 100,000 um elements that are in the ordinance. Any further questions? Okay, we'll move on. Supervisor Hopkins 2025 79. This is in regards to um acceptance of outdoor recreation trail aid in which snowmoilers uh paid fees that goes to the state and then that an amount of uh 45,311 is paid to the state and then that money then comes

I think we're working on 202579 that's the county trail crossing planning project. Oh, okay. My bad. My bad. All right. That's okay. Supervisor Miller asked for a separate consideration on 2020. All right. So, this is this is regards to a grant application um that's looking at the planning phase of uh looking at the safety of the trails. Um this grant application amount of 65,000 uh 45,000 would come from the state and 35 and 13,000 would come from the county. Um it was approved by the committee. Again, this is for grant application for the planning phase of look at the safety of trails.

Okay. Any questions, comments on the the grant from the uh for the for the ring county trail crossing plan. All right. So, these are this is a roll call or this is a uh voice vote on resolution 202573, ordinance 202574 and resolution 202579. All in favor say I. I. I.

Opposed? Motion carried. So, clerk Christensen 202578. Uh while preparing the draft minutes earlier today, we discovered that the document for resolution 202578 needed a correction including that this should have been a twothirds um twothirds vote by the board because there's a transfer of funds which is why we've requested the separate consideration and then the proper action by the board. Um we've also updated the document and it is circulating uh for signatures so that we have a clean copy with those that corrected language on it. Um but that's the reason for the separate consideration in the two/3s.

Okay. Supervisor Hopkins tell us about the snowmobile grant. as I was again this is a an amount of 49,311 um is funds collected by uh collected from the snowmobile that goes to the state and then um those funds um come back to the county uh and then again it goes back towards the snowmoilers and it's all in regards to the trail maintenance and upkeep.

Yes, we actually did have some snowmobile time earlier this season. So this is a twothirds or this is a separate consideration. It's a 2/3 majority vote. Um, so we all have to need to check in. Supervisor Trout here. All right,

Supervisor Kelly, how do you vote? Yeah,

I did. I did.

All voted and motion carries unanimously. Uh next we have the twothirds category uh where we have resolution number 2025-75 by finance and human resources committee authorizing a three-year agreement from 2026 to 2028 with Honeywell Building Solutions for service and maintenance of building door access control system at Jonathan Degrave Youth Development and Care Center for a total of $82,572.78. Resolution number 2025-76 by Finance and Human Resources Committee authorizing a 5-year agreement from 2026 to 2030 with Spectrum for Internet Services at the Rochester Highway Department shop location for a total of $11,400 and resolution number 2025-77 by Finance and Human Resources Committee authorizing a memorandum of understanding with the town of Norway for use of two empty bays at the Wind Lake fire station number two with share of twothirds of the utility class from February 1st, 2026 through January 1st, 2027 and use of sufficient funds within the capital 2026 budget.

Mr. Chairman second super uh vice chairman. Um thank you. Thank you chairman. I'd like to ask separate consideration for resolution 202577, please. Yes, supervisor. Supervisor uh Troier.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Um resolution 202575. Um, this uh addresses a three-year contract of 82,576.78 at 27,52426 yearly for building door access control system installed at the Jonathan Delegrave Youth Development and Care Center with Honeywell, a longtime service provider. This yearly amount will become effective May 2, 2026 and continue to May 1 of 2029. This amount is included in the 2026 annual budget. I have German here if we have any additional questions in regards to adding this security system to the Jonathan Delegrave Youth Development and Care Center. Supervisor wish.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, I'm apologize. It was not at this finance committee meeting, so I apologize for the question, but um, this system wasn't part of the original contract with the building of the center. Good evening, German Shuda, facilities management. Uh yes, the the system is currently installed and has been as part of the initial construction. What's before the county board tonight is a three-year maintenance agreement for service and maintenance of that system for 3 years. So there was no warranty on the system when you put

there is and that runs out May 2nd of 2026 and this commences when that expires. So we had a one-year warranty. Correct. hindsight, I guess. Thank you. Supervisor Hor. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, Supervisor Troder, thank you for confirming that it was put in this year's budget. I do have one question regarding that. Was it put in this year's budget at 27,500 or was it put in for the prrated amount starting in May for the rest of the year? I do not have a specific answer to that question. I will get it for you.

Just curious because again that could be something down the road that might be beneficial and additional funds we may need. So thank you supervisor Miller. There is a line item on the fiscal note. It's for $40,000. So it's under the budgeted amount. So the budget was put in the bud I'm sorry the number was put in at 40,000. So okay. So then that that becomes a positive. Keep that in mind as we go forward.

Any further questions? Supervisor Coleman. Um, is Honeywell up to date on all the other maintenance of all the other buildings on the locks? Because I thought there were some problems with this building for a while that we were waiting on them for quite a bit if I'm not mistaken. There is some there is still some work to be done in some of the locks in this building. Yes, we current we talked with uh one of the representatives from Honeywell the other day and he did give us a date to be completed like hopefully by midFebruary. So it'll be done for sure before this gets enacted. Yes.

Any further questions? Okay. Supervisor Troier, why don't we take 202570? Oh, Supervisor Rossi.

Thank you, Chairman. Um, one question I have on this is the uh the price schedule of the actual contract, which isn't included in our pack. You'd have to go to the uh the FHR packet to see this one, but the language reads, um, customer agrees that the annual price will es will be escalated by an amount determined by Honeywell in its sole discretion as of the anniversary of the effective date. Such escalation amount will be provided by written notice to the customer prior to the anniversary of the effective dates. What this means to me, maybe I've got this misunderstood, is that after we sign this, they have the right to renegotiate pricing at their I mean they use the language sole discretion. So is there any guide or guard rails for something like this? I think that was brought up at the FHR committee and I believe that was the same question that Supervisor Capillian had and um corp council had addressed that the interpretation is is that it would be $27,52426 locked in for the three-year period and then the modification could possibly escalate after that on the fourth year. So, the option would be either, you know, if if if the board wanted a a a longer contract, that would be an option, but there's no assurance once this three-year contract would expire. H I must have missed that during the FHR meeting, but I am looking at it now and I just look at as the anniversary of the effective date. That's that's a year after the effective date. So that to me reads as an escalator in addition to what these are. And I you usually do see language like that in these contracts, but it's it's usually not so open-ended.

All right. Well, that's it. Thank you.

I just just No, I'd like to on on page two of 11 and I don't know if you still have the information packet from the FHR committee, but down at the bottom it says price. It says if there is some ambiguity, I'm just trying to clear this up for you. It says the price of this service contract is $27,524.26 26 cents perom with an ex escalation applied for the following years were applicable. And I the full price breakdown could be found in the detailed agreement found after this summary. And I I I just think once again that the interpretation of that has always been that there wouldn't be an escalation because then if you go to page five it says year 1 and it spells out the specific dates May 2nd 26 to May 1 of 27 annual price 27524 26 and it just it it goes down. So I I think that would be illegal if they tried to escalate that during this three-year window. Go ahead and supervisor Rossy.

Thank you, Chairman. I'll be brief. I I read this the other way and I'll break it down as best I can. Customer agrees that the annual price, so the established price will be escalated by an amount determined by Honeywell and it's sole discretion as of the anniversary of the effective date. Effective date is five and they they put right at the end of that paragraph the contract effective date is 52 2026. So the anniversary of the effective date would be then 52 2027. So that that's pretty clear that they would be able to escalate from what the defined contract value is in the following year. Not the anniversary of the contract. It's the it's an anniversary. Well, I can tell you I don't think the c the county's intentions would be we wouldn't pay a one cent more than the $27,52526 that seems to be stipulated for three years.

So the question is then what is our out? I guess I should have looked a little bit more these our office always has these contracts reviewed by corp counsel before they get brought this far. I I don't know what that's way beyond my scope of what the out would be.

I can only weigh in that I mean I have not looked at the contract. I can only indicate in talking to Michael who's reviewed this that um my understanding is is that it is a three-year contract. So that that escalator does not in uh come into effect up to until year four. So again, I don't have the contract in front of me. I can't speak to it. I haven't reviewed it. But my understanding is is that this was addressed at the FHR committee when it was first uh brought before the committee. And I believe that was his uh rendition of that contract that the term was for a three-year contract that the escalator could only come into effect in year four and then we would be able to negotiate whether or not we want to continue.

Understood. I just disagree with this one and that's fine. Um but um do do you feel that there's an out then? Should they escalate in year two? Right. I mean, that's at least that's my understanding in just talking to Michael without having reviewed the contract. That was his uh review that the contract was for a three-year term. So, that escalator where it says they could change it at their discretion would not occur until year four. And we're not under obligation to continue for a year or any year thereafter. Thank you, Chair. Any further questions on the Honeywell contract? Supervisor Pritsker.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Related to Supervisor Rossy's question, what would Honeywell expect to do? Um, if in the resolution we're considering tonight, it states on page two, lines 22 through 28 multiple times the annual rate of 27,52426 for the years 26, 27, and 29. And specifically states that there's a 0% increase year-toear. Um would they expect us then to go back and pass a new resolution to change this? I mean, well, seems like

according according to according to corp council here, the contract is for the $27,000 for three years. And according to, you know, director German, they that's what it is. And I wasn't at the finance committee meeting. if somebody from the finance committee meeting, you know, can shed some light. I mean, supervisor, I believe you brought the question up. We've, you know, you had the same question with

I had the same, excuse me, I had the same question. However, corporation council had uh just reconfirmed kind of, you know, the bottom line of that's what's being discussed as the county's position. Uh I had asked if it would behoove us to put in some different language, but I mean, corporation council just basically said that he was confident that it we're not going to be stuck with them raising the cost. So,

yeah. Thank you, Supervisor Wish.

I find this a little problematic. Um, I guess I unfortunately I missed that meeting. Um, but based on what I'm hearing, I can't agree to this unless it's in writing and saying they're not going to they're going to honor one or the other. Um, if it's not in writing and if we're just assuming or court counsel thinks that we have a leg to stand on, I don't know that's the case. I'd rather have it spelled out black and white that they can't make an increase in that three-year period. The second thing is, um, I I find it again problematic that we've got a brand new building and now we've got to invest another $82,572 for building door access control system. Do they have all of our Honeywell has all of our contracts for all of our buildings?

Yes, Honeywell does all of our buildings currently. Then I I think I would like to make certain that whatever we do with the new buildings that's built this is built into the contract and we don't come back you know that building hasn't even been open for a year and then having to invest another whatever it is because we were over budget on this facility to start with. So I guess that's my concern. Thank you. Any further comments or questions? Who are you pointing at? Oh, Rossy. Supervisor Rossy. I was looking at

I I did want to speak to Thank you, Chairman. I wanted to speak to Supervisor Wish's concerns. This is And again, I have experience in these items as a contractor. These types of things are typical. Usually you get one year where the building, you know, all the services that are provided with the equipment are going to run and then afterwards you do have to agree with you have to get into some type of service agreement like this, especially with the nature of the facility. I I consider this business as usual. If this if I felt that this was an unnecessary cost, I'd be letting you know right now, but I do feel that it is it's a necessary situation, you know, where we're going to have to bring someone on board for these types of services. And I heard I heard your comments are the same as you're having your sidebar. So I agree. Um I I do feel comfortable with this though in terms of my previous concern about if there is an escalator. You usually get notice of that. You see that with other types of you know waste management services, things of that nature where if they do escalate beyond the contract, you usually get like 30 days to get out. And I see language like that in there later on. So should have spent maybe another 20 minutes on this and then talked to supervisor a little bit more. Thank you. Any further comments or questions? Supervisor Fraudier 202576.

This is a a five-year 60-month agreement with Spectrum for internet services at the Rochester Highway Shop. The annual cost is $2,280 uh for a total of $11,400. What's this is going to do? It's going to increase the bandwidth and improve support services and operational needs. This also is within the 2026 budget. And I believe our director Raleigh Bame is here if you have any additional questions.

Are there any questions on the uh internet service for the Rochester Public Works Department? Seeing none, this is a twothirds majority vote. Both resolutions.

Supervisor Kelly, how do you vote? All right. All have voted. Motion carries.

Okay. So for the next session, since I'm the administrator of the town of Norway, I'm going to recuse myself for 202577, I'm going to turn the meeting over to uh vice chairman. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. So in regards to resolution 202577, Supervisor Troutier.

Thank you. Uh Mr. Vice Chairman. Uh this is aou memor memorandum of understanding for one year starting February 1 of 2026 and ending uh 131 of 27 to renew year between year excuse me to renew one year between Racine and the town of Norway. Racine County that is for the use of two empty bays within the Wind Lake Fire Station to repair law enforcement vehicles. The station is located at 5515 East Wind Lake Road. The cost for the use are to be taken out of the sheriff's capital budget. Those costs involved twothirds utility costs of gas, electric, and water to be paid again out of the capital improvements. There's also an estimate of $6,000 of electrical upgrades that will have to be done that may have to be done and paid for by the sheriff's um capital budget. I have Carrie here. I think is still here to answer any questions about thisou at the um 5515 East Wind Lake Road.

Questions or comments? Supervisor HT. Yes. I just had a quick question about the the um practicality of these numbers and going out of capital. This sounds purely like an operating expense, not a capital expense. Are we able to actually charge this against a capital account?

There's actually a line item in there or um having to do with um movement um we're all kind of getting scattered to other places. And so there's um a line item in the whole $40 million project that is for this type of I I guess this this would be more of an accounting question anyway as as far as how this is appropriate because I wouldn't want an audit to come back

sure and start to realize that we're putting operating expenses against a capital account and then have to reverse it later on because that could be far more detrimental. So again, it's more of an accounting question, but when I heard that, I had to ask it. Thank you, Supervisor Wish. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Um, in the notes or in the commentary, it stated that for repairing or repairing sheriff's vehicles at Wind Lake, correct? So, they have the appropriate equipment there. Yes. We're moving all of our equipment there. So, that's not You're not buying new equipment as part of the capital?

No. Okay. Can I ask you another question? Why why would why was Win Lake chosen to have repair done on sheriff's vehicles?

Uh there was there was just an opportunity because they don't use that fire station any longer. Um so it's mostly a vacant building. They have one fire truck parked in one of the bays. And um if we would have gone other places, the only other option could have possibly been the West End Highway uh department, but along with here at Ives Grove, everybody's kind of bulging at the seams. And um Raleigh can probably speak better to that than me, but um it just came up as a good fit and it was already being underutilized and we needed a place to go.

Who's doing the repair work? Uh the electric that's being the upgrading. Is that what you're talking about? The five No. Who personally I mean who physically is going to repair the vehicles at Lake? Our mechanics. It's just while we exit the patrol station, we have to be completely out of there so that they can start the new all the steps in building the new patrol station. So, is the new patrol station going to have the capacity to handle these two bays then also? Oh, yeah. We do now. It's going to get absorbed back in. Correct. Okay. Thank you, Supervisor Prrisker.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Um, yeah, thanks for the question, Supervisor Wish. I don't think it's I don't read that into the resolution as stated, but I think what I'm hearing from the conversation is that this is just a temporary move or temporary fix while the substation at Ives Groves is being is being renovated. Um, so it's the same mechanics that are working on vehicles now are just working on them then. That's why it's just one year and they have the space. Am I understanding that right? Correct. And it's capitalized because it's technically relocating where this work is done as part of the capital project to update the substation. I'm not going to say whether the accounting is right or wrong, but that's the logic behind it. Correct. All right. Thank you.

Any other questions, comments? If not, it's a twothirds majority vote. We'll grab our devices. Supervisor Kelly, how do you vote? I I don't think we need any more.

Thank you, Vice Chairman. Chairman Kmer, welcome back.

Item item number 12, reconsideration of resolutions and ordinances from previous meetings and or actions on vetos. We have no items. Reconsideration of and or notice of intent to reconsider resolutions and ordinances. We have no notice. Item number 14,formational reports.

Report number 2025-58 by Finance and Human Resources Committee announcing donations made to Rine County between October 1st, 2025 and December 31st, 2025. Report number 2025-59 by Finance and Human Resources Committee announcing grant applications applied for by Rine County between October 1st, 2025 and December 31st, 2025 and report number 2025-60 by Finance and Human Resources Committee submitting the Rine County Bimonthly large capital projects report. Item number 15, miscellaneous business announcements and oral reports. If you got your laptops or your tablets tonight, it's upstairs after the meeting if it hasn't been one to gone to uh.gov if you haven't done it before the meeting. Also, a reminder that the u the IT uh uh security training needs to be done by Saturday night at midnight.

Any further questions or comments? Supervisor Capellian.

Woohoo. All right, government services committee. Uh, no, we have quite the February ahead of us. So, open up your ca your phones right now. Put on your calendar. Not only do we have a meeting on the 5th, but we have uh meetings on the 18th and 19th. Those are our interviews. So, we can be proud that we have 30 candidates that we will be interviewing for the next round of youth and governance. If you can't make the 18th or the 19th, you do have to let me know because that would pretty much disqualify you from even doing the scoring, which by the way, the interview score sheet is due by February 4th. So, we have quite a bit we need to accomplish uh before February 5th's meeting. Uh but get a hold of me if the 18th and 19th do not work. Again, it is in person and it'll be here at the um up in the conference room or upstairs. So, all right. Thank you.

Thank you. Any further questions or comments or announcements? Supervisor Cole. Um, I just they took off, but just a thank you to the highway department and the sheriff's department through these cold weather and extra long hours they've been putting in. It's I think they've been beat pretty hard lately. So hopefully we'll get some better weather and give them a break. That would be good. Any other?