ST. CROIX COUNTY: 10/2/12 Board Minutes

PROCEEDINGS OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

OCTOBER 2, 2012 9:00 AM

County Board Room – St. Croix County Government Center

1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin

Call to Order; Invocation by Tony Rambo of River Community

Church, Houlton, Wisconsin; Pledge Allegiance to the Flag

Roll Call – 19 present; 0 absent

Consent Agenda – Motion by Ostness, 2nd by J. Hurtgen to approve

the minutes of September 4, 2012, setting the next meeting for

Monday, November 5, 2012, approving Ordinance #816(2012) to

rezone land from Agricultural Residential to Commercial District,

James Pickerign, Town of Springfield and approval of applications for

exemption from County Tax for Library Funding (Wis. Stat. Sec.

43.64). Carried unanimously.

Presentations or Recognitions - 4-H Ambassadors Present: Mark

Jacobson, Shelby Liddle spoke on how 4-H has influenced their lives

and Advisor Nancy Burman highlighted 4-H programs.

Chair Standafer read a proclamation proclaiming October 2nd

through October 7th, 2012 as the "St. Croix County U-W Extension

Centennial Week".

County Administrator’s Report by Patrick Thompson.

Annual Committee and Department Reports submitted by Register of

Deeds, UW-Extension, Land and Water Conservation and Parks, the

St. Croix County Fair Board and Planning & Zoning

OLD AND NEW BUSINESS

1. Motion to Suspend the Rules & Bylaws, Article IX, Section E,

#13, to Allow for Public Comment (Requires Two-Thirds Vote) –

Motion by Horne, 2nd by Brinkman. Carried: Yes – 18; No - 1.

Speaking in favor of keeping the Nursing Home open: Suzanne Van

Mele, Kim Dupre, Phil Park, Sue Brown, Dan Hansen, John Lehto,

Rick Prokash, Buzz Marzolf, Bill Driscoll, James Mayer, Shirley

Matzek, Ellen Ard, Loyla Waskul; speaking in favor of closing the

Nursing Home: Tom Irwin and Steve Hermsen

2. Presentation of Options Regarding the St. Croix Health Center-

Nursing Home by Larry Lester of Wipfli CPAs and Consultants

3. Resolution to Determine the Future of the St. Croix Health

Center - Nursing Home – Motion by Malick, 2nd by Hawksford to

move to the floor. Motion by Horne, 2nd by Ostness to change the

order of the options for voting purposes to vote on the option to

close/sell first, then building a new Nursing Home and lastly the

option to remain in the current building with expense reductions.

Passed: Yes - 16; No - 3. Option to Close/Sell - Discussion and

review of projections. Vote on option to close/sell failed: Yes - 7; No -

12. Malick left the meeting at 12:50 p.m. Option to Build a New

Nursing Home - Discussion regarding building and bonding. Vote on

option to build passed: Yes - 10; No - 8 (one absent). Vote on

resolution which includes the option to build a new nursing home.

Passed: Yes – 11; No – 7 (one absent)

County Clerk’s Report of Correspondence and Rezoning Requests -

None

Adjourned at 1:20 p.m.

Daryl Standafer, Chair Cindy Campbell, County Clerk

CERTIFICATE OF CLERK

STATE OF WISCONSIN }

COUNTY OF ST. CROIX }

I, Cindy Campbell, County Clerk for St. Croix County, do hereby

certify the foregoing is a true, correct and complete record of the

transactions of the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors’ meeting

held on October 2, 2012. Resolutions, ordinances, reports and

minutes are filed in the County Clerk’s Office.

Dated October 25, 2012 in Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin.

Cindy Campbell, St. Croix County Clerk

(Pub. 11/01/12) WNAXLP

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