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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO ORDER.UH, THIS MEETING WAS POSTED BY THE CLERK'S OFFICE APPROPRIATELY, UH, WILL RISE FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE PLAY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR THE COUNTY CLERK WILL TAKE THE ROLL.
[2. Roll Call Vote by County Clerk]
KEL.UH, SUPERVISOR CHAIRPERSON SCH LIFE HERE.
UM, AND SUPERVISOR PRIDE MOORE IS NOT HERE.
UM, AND SUPERVISOR TOMA IS ALSO NOT PRESENT.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T MISS HIM.
AND SUPERVISOR WATSON CONRAD HERE.
THEN YOU'VE ADMINISTERED THE OATH TO ALL OF US.
THE NEXT ISSUE IS THE OATH OF OFFICE.
SO IF YOU ALL WANTED TO STAND UP, I'LL HAVE YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HANDS AND I WILL STATE THE OATH AND THEN YOU CAN JUST REPEAT AFTER ME AND I'LL DO IT IN SMALL SECTIONS.
UM, BUT JUST MAKE SURE YOU'RE RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.
HAVING BEEN ELECTED TO THE OFFICE OF COUNTY BOARD SUPERVISOR, HAVING BEEN ELECTED TO THE OFFICE OF COUNTY BOARD SUPERVISOR.
AND THEN STATE YOUR DISTRICT NUMBER.
SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE, AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN.
AND WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF SET OFFICE TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL, WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THAT OFFICE TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
YOU GUYS CAN ALL SIGN THEM THOUGH.
OH, DON'T YOU HAVE TO WITNESS US SIGN IN.
AND THEN MIKE WILL BE PICKING THEM UP.
AND THEN I WILL SIGN THEM AFTER.
AND WE'LL BE, UH, PROVIDING YOU EACH WITH A COPY OF YOURS.
IT CAN BE, YOU CAN LEAVE IT IN.
LEAVE IT IN THE, THE PAPER THING.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S REALLY JUST CEREMONIAL BECAUSE THEY'RE IN THE CODE.
ALTHOUGH I'M, I'M TOLD THIS IS CEREMONIAL, BUT WE HAVE ADOPTION OF THE RULES, WHICH ARE IN THE CODE.
SO I NEED A MOTION IN A SECOND.
KELLY, ANY DISCUSSION? CAN WE DO THAT? VOICE VOTE? YEP.
[3. Administration of Oath of Office by County Clerk]
OPPOSED? THANK YOU.[4. Adoption of Rules of Order (§15-5 – Washington County Code)]
OUR NEXT ITEM IS ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON.[00:05:01]
WE GET THIS OR RAISE YOUR HAND? JUST RAISE YOUR HAND.[5. Election of Chairperson]
SUPERVISOR.UM, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE CHRIS BASSER FOR CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.
HE WILL BE RESPECTFUL OF EVERYONE ON THE BOARD, UH, EVEN WHEN THEY DO NOT AGREE.
I BELIEVE A STRONG BOARD IS ONE WITH DIVERSE OPINIONS AND IDEAS.
WE SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO BE BOBBLEHEADS AGREEING WITH THE CHAIRMAN ON EVERY ISSUE.
CHRIS WILL NOT ONLY BE OPEN TO HEARING DISSENTING OPINIONS, HE WILL WELCOME THEM IN ORDER TO LOOK AT ALL SIDES OF AN ISSUE AND COME TO THE BEST DECISION.
SO THEREFORE, I NOMINATE CHRIS BOSSERT.
ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? SUPERVISOR, MARY.
I'M GLAD TO SEE SO MANY BRIGHT SHINING AND SMILEY FACES HERE THIS MORNING.
IF YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN DONUTS YET, GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.
UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE CONTINUING IN THIS JOURNEY, CONGRATULATIONS ON WINNING YOUR SEATS IN THE ELECTION.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NEW TO THIS GROUP, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AS WELL AS AND WELCOME ABOARD.
YOU'LL FIND THE NEXT TWO YEARS FILLED WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO TRULY SERVE YOUR FELLOW CITIZENS.
THERE WILL BE GOOD TIMES WHEN WE CAN ALL EAGERLY AGREE TO AGREE FOR THE SAKE OF THE COUNTY.
THERE WILL BE TIMES OF SOME HEATED BUT ALWAYS POLITE DISCUSSION AND EXPRESSIONS OF DIFFERENCES OF OPINION.
WE ALL SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF A UNIQUE GROUP OF CITIZENS WHO NOT, WHO ARE NOT ALIKE.
I REPRESENT A SEGMENT OF GERMANTOWN, AND MOST PEOPLE THERE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT SAMARITAN IS NOT LIKE WEST BEND, WHERE IT'S A HALLOWED INSTITUTION.
WE ALSO HAVE RURAL AREAS REPRESENTED WHO DON'T REALIZE ANY PIT OF BENEFIT OF CONTRIBUTING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OR EVEN MILLIONS OF THEIR TAX DOLLARS TO IMPROVE THE DRINKING WATER SITUATION IN WEST BEND.
RESIDENTS WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE SHOULD COMMIT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO HELPING PRESERVE FARM AND OTHER OPEN LAND AREAS IN THE COUNTY.
I SAY THIS BECAUSE ALL OF US HAVE DIFFERENT CONSTITUENTS AND WHY WE MUST ALWAYS FIND FOCUS ON WHAT IS THE OVERALL BEST DECISION FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY.
AS COUNTY BOARD SUPERVISORS, YOU HAVE TO REPRESENT THOSE WHO ELECTED US AND EXPECT US TO EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS.
WE ARE A UNIQUE GROUP OF CATS AND IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP US HERDED INTO SOME KIND OF GENERAL DIRECTION.
AND FOR THAT, WE LOOK AT OUR COMMITTEE CHAIRS WHO MAKE UP THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
AND FOR OUR OVERALL LEADER, OUR COUNTY BOARD CHAIR, FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO HAVE THAT KIND OF LEADERSHIP IN JEFF SCH LIFE.
OF ALL THE ATTRIBUTES JEFF BRINGS TO THIS GROUP AS ITS CHAIR, PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT IS HIS BACKGROUND.
YOU SEE, JEFF IS A FARM BOY FROM KIOSKI AREA, AND THAT BRINGS IT WITH IT SOME GROUNDED COMMON SENSE.
IT COMES UP WITH GROWING UP ON A FARM AND HAVING CHORES TO DO AT A YOUNG AGE AND WORK RESPONSIBILITIES FAR BEYOND MOST OF HIS, MOST OF HIS AGE GROUP.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, JEFF IS AN ENGINEER BY TRAINING AND PROFESSION.
AND HE SEES THINGS, SEES THINGS A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY THAN MOST OF US.
HE LOOKS AT THINGS TO A DIFFERENT LENS AND IMAGINES FROM THE OUTSET HOW PEG A CAN GO INTO WHOLE A FOR A LOGICAL STANDPOINT.
HE CAN QUICKLY VISUALIZE SOMEHOW.
SOME THINGS WILL WORK AND OTHERS WON'T.
NOT ONLY CAN THIS ABILITY SAVE TIME, BUT IT CAN ALSO HELP US KEEP US FROM GOING DOWN THE WRONG PATH, ESPECIALLY FINANCIALLY.
IT IS NOT TO SAY HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND HOW A SUBJECT CAN BECOME EMOTIONAL AND HOW THIS CAN SWAY THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS.
IT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL AT KEEPING HIS HERD OF CATS HEADED IN THE PROPER DIRECTION.
I NOMINATE JEFF FOR A SECOND TERM AS CHAIR OF THE WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR TWO SPECIFIC REASONS.
FIRST, HE HAS A BUSINESS BUDGET AND LOGICAL ACUMEN TO BE IN THE BEST, BE THE BEST WE HAVE TO OFFER.
AND LORD KNOWS HE CERTAINLY DEDICATES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TIME TO THE JOB.
AND HE PROVIDES STABILITY AND CONTINUITY TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE BOARD AND THE OVERSIGHT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTED TO KEEP ALL THOSE CATS IN LINE AND PURRING ALONG SUCCESSFULLY AS SUPERVISORS.
ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS OR DISCUSSION? OKAY.
THERE'S OH, THE RED, IT'S THE RED, THE TOP ONE.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE MYSELF FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE.
UM, OH, THAT'S HIS OUR FIRST CHAIR.
CAN HIS FIRST CHAIR DOUBLE CHECK.
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SUPERVISOR BOER, DO YOU ACCEPT THE NOMINATION? I ALSO ACCEPT MY NOMINATION SUPERVISOR.UH, CAN WE JUST GET CLARIFICATION ON, SINCE THERE'S TWO OPEN TWO SUPERVISORS MISSING TODAY, UH, HOW THE MAJORITY WORKS FOR, FOR WINNING.
THE, UH, THE WINNER WILL BE THE, UH, SUPERVISOR WHO RECEIVES THE MOST VOTES CAST TODAY.
I THINK THAT WAS JUST, IF WE HAD MORE THAN TWO, IF THERE WERE THREE YOU'D NEED TO USE YEAH.
CUBA, RIGHT? HOW LONG GUYS WOULDN'T BE.
NO, THOSE ARE PROBABLY FROM THE SIXTIES.
WE'VE HAD THAT FOREVER VINTAGE CIGAR BOX.
IT'S BACK WHEN YOU COULD, COULD OLD COURTHOUSE.
YOU COULD SEE 'EM ON THAT PICTURE.
THAT'S CIGAR BOXES FROM WHEN YOU COULD STILL GO TO YEAH.
THERE USED TO BE OPENING WINDOWS AND THAT WAS THE REASON.
OUR IT DIRECTOR'S OFFICE USED TO HAVE A SMOKE HEATER, LIKE A MACHINE ON THE CEILING.
MARY'S GONNA READ, MARY'S GONNA READ THE VOTES.
AND WE'RE JUST, OH, DO I TO TURN HER MIC ON FASTER THAN WE THINK.
OH, DEPUTY CLERK MARY WILL BREED THE VOTES.
JEFF SCHLEI SUPERVISOR BOSER HAS FIVE VOTES.
SUPERVISOR SCHLEI HAS 13 VOTES.
AS I SAID TWO YEARS AGO, I AM HUMBLED AND HONORED THAT YOU'VE CHOSEN ME TO LEAD.
SO, UM, SOME OF SUPERVISOR BAER'S COMMENTS ARE TAKEN WELL TO HEART, UM, ALONG THE ROAD HERE SOMEWHERE WE FORGOT TO COMMUNICATE.
YOU KNOW, SOME THINGS HAVE HAPPENED AND NOBODY COMES AND ASKS ME.
WE'RE ALL EQUAL, AND I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE OPEN AND HONEST COMMUNICATION AND
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WE CAN ALL GET ALONG BETTER.UM, I'M REMISS I DID NOT THANK MY WIFE BECAUSE THIS TAKES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TIME AWAY FROM FAMILY TIME.
NEXT ITEM IS ELECTION OF THE FOUR STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS, AND WE DRAW OUT OF THE HAT TO DETERMINE THE ORDER.
[6. Election of Four Standing Committee Chairpersons]
HUMAN SERVICES WILL BE THE FIRST COMMITTEE.DO WE HAVE A NOMINATION FOR CHAIR OF HUMAN SERVICES? SUPERVISOR? MARY, THANK YOU CHAIR.
PALO COUNTY SUPERVISORS IS A GREAT PLEASURE THAT I NOMINATE SUPERVISOR JODY SCHLAGE FOR THE POSITION OF CHAIR OF THE COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE.
SHE HAS ALREADY PASSED AROUND TO ALL OF YOU, A BIT OF AVITA OUTLINING HER WORDS AND QUALIFICATIONS SHE HAS FOR THIS POSITION, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE COMMITTEE AND THE HUMAN SERVICES TEAM HAVE REALIZED IN THE PAST TWO YEARS.
I DON'T NEED TO REITERATE ALL THAT FOR YOU, AND THAT SHE TOUTS 30 YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES, INCLUDING A MASTER'S DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK AND MANY YEARS IN SENIOR LEADERSHIP IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY.
SHE IS HER VOLUNTEER WORK FOR ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE COUNTY.
MOST IMPORTANTLY THOUGH, IS THE TEAM THAT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH JODI AND HER COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO WORK IN THE TRENCHES WITH THE HUMAN SERVICES GROUP.
AS SHE HAS BEEN TOLD BY SOME OF THAT GROUP QUOTE, THEY'D LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONTINUITY SHE COULD BRING WITH ANOTHER TERM AS THE COMMITTEE'S CHAIR.
IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT.
THAT SOUNDS TRITE, BUT IT'S TRUE UNDER HER LEADERSHIP, THE LINKS BETWEEN THE COUNTY BOARD AND HUMAN SERVICES ARE VERY STRONG AND THINGS ARE FUNCTIONING EXCEPTIONALLY WELL.
KEEP JODI SCHULTISE ON AS CHAIR OF THE HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE.
DO, DO YOU ACCEPT THE NOMINATION? YES, I DO.
I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE MYSELF FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CHAIR.
AND FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS ALREADY SERVED ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND AS CHAIRS AND, AND JODY TOO, ESPECIALLY WITH THESE LAST COUPLE YEARS.
UM, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE TUMULTUOUS, UM, THAT THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE.
BUT, UM, I'M SEEKING YOUR VOTE TO SERVE YOU ALL AND OUR CONSTITUENTS REALLY AS A HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE CHAIR, AND THUS BE YOUR VOICE AND ADVOCATE.
ALSO ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, STEP UP TO SERVE AS HH S CHAIR, I BELIEVE IS MY DUTY AS A NURSE IN MY FIRST TERM.
I DID SERVE ON THAT COMMITTEE.
AND NOW I'M ASKING, YOU KNOW, TO SERVE AS THE CHAIR AND AS A NURSE SERVING ON THE HHS COMMITTEE WILL HELP, I BELIEVE, UM, EASE SOME TENSIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE SAMARITAN, UM, STAFF AND INDIVIDUALS, RESIDENTS THAT THERE, WHICH I HAVE SOME STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH, AND THE COUNTY AS WE GO ON THIS TRANSITIONAL JOURNEY, STEPPING UP TO SERVE IS, UM, TRULY ONLY ABOUT SERVING.
UM, AND I WOULD LIKE TO STATE TO THE INSTITUTES OF MEDICINE REPORT HAS STATED THAT OUR COUNTRY NEEDS MORE NURSES ON BOARDS, YOU KNOW, DUE TO OUR NATURAL HOLISTIC AND CRITICAL THINKING OR JUST DIPLOMACY AND ADV ADVOCACY SKILLS.
AND I TRANSLATE THAT FROM MY NURSING PROFESSION, AS YOU ALL HAVE SEEN TO, TO MY COUNTY BOARD SERVICE.
AND THIS TRANSLATION, UH, YOU KNOW, INCLUDES A HOLISTIC THINKING AND THE CLINICAL INQUIRY CRITICAL INQUIRY.
AND I AM VERY, UM, RESPECTFUL OF DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT AND ENCOURAGE IT.
AND THAT AS I HAVE STATED IN MEETINGS, EVERYONE'S THINKING THE SAME THING.
NO ONE'S THINKING AND HIGH FUNCTIONING TEAMS, YOU KNOW, HAVE A CULTURE WHERE EVERYONE IS COMFORTABLE SHARING THEIR THOUGHTS.
AND THIS GENERATES INNOVATION.
AND TWO, IN THAT HOLISTIC THINKING THAT I KEEP SPEAKING OF.
AND AS Y'ALL HAVE WITNESSED, I AM A, YOU KNOW, ADVOCATE.
LISTEN FIRST, TRY TO AVOID PRE-JUDGING AND, AND DIPLOMATIC.
AND, UM, I APPRECIATE JODY'S TWO PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE.
I'D, UM, LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU MINE.
IT'S INCLUDES ON DRAFTING AND LOBBYING FOR NURSING LEGISLATION.
UM, OVER A 10 YEAR JOURNEY ON THE PRESIDENT OF NURSING ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE GREATER MILWAUKEE AREA AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR THE NATIONAL OR FOR THE, UM, WISCONSIN
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ASSOCIATION AND CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST.AND CURRENTLY TOO, I DO SERVE AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL FOR THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AND CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST ON THEIR LEGISLATION AND REGULATION COMMITTEE.
AND MY, UM, NURSING PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE INCLUDES CREATING SYSTEM TEAMS FROM THE GROUND UP AND SOME OF MY ACCOUNTABILITIES TOO.
AND CURRENTLY OUR POLICY REGULATION, QUALITY AND SAFETY.
AND I'VE EARNED AND HOLD A NATIONAL CERTIFICATION IN QUALITY AND SAFETY.
AND CURRENTLY I'M WORKING TOWARDS MY DOCTOR IN NURSING PRACTICE FOR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AT EDGEWOOD COLLEGE.
UM, AND I BELIEVE TOO, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO REPRESENT THE BOARD AS A WHOLE AND, AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS AS OUR OLD STATES, THEN YOU KNOW, YOU TWO ARE, ARE QUALIFIED TO STEP UP AND, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL OF YOU, YOU KNOW, HAVE NOT, UM, YET SERVED AND MAYBE HAVEN'T, YOU KNOW, WRITTEN, UM, HANDED OUT A PIECE OF PAPER SOMETHING.
AND I ENCOURAGE YOU, YOU KNOW, TO TAKE THIS MOMENT AND, AND STEP UP TOO.
WE TRULY NEED OUR BEST, UM, INDIVIDUALS TO SET STEP FORWARD FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE.
AND, YOU KNOW, TO CLOSE STEPPING UP TO SERVE AS A HHS CHAIR AND ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, IT, IT'S NOT ABOUT ME OR I WON'T BE DOING THIS
UM, IT IS ABOUT TO, YOU KNOW, OPTIMIZE MY SKILLS FOR THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE AND OUR CONSTITUENT.
AND AGAIN, I BELIEVE IT IS MY DUTY AS A NURSE AND I'M SEEKING YOUR VOTE TO ADVOCATE AND, UM, BE YOUR VOICE AT THE TABLE.
SEEING YOU NOMINATED YOURSELF, I IMAGINE YOU ACCEPT THE NOMINATION,
I'M ASKING FOR ALL OF YOU TO JOIN ME IN SUPPORT OF PAM CONRAD FOR CHAIR OF HUMAN SERVICES.
HER EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION AND BACKGROUND AS A NURSE MAKE HER MOST QUALIFIED TO SERVE AS CHAIR FOR HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE.
I THINK THAT WE SHOULD SEEK TO ELECT SUPERVISORS WHO BRING VARIOUS POINTS OF VIEW TO OUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SUPERVISOR CONRAD WILL BRING THE VIEWPOINT AS CHAIR OF THE FARMLAND PRESERVATION PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
SHE REPRESENTS ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE, UH, DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTY.
DISTRICT 14 STRETCHES FROM WEST BEND CITY LIMITS SUBDIVISIONS, WHICH IS IN THE TOWN OF WEST BEND.
IT ALSO INCLUDES CEDAR LAKE RESIDENTS.
AND SHE, UM, UH, REGULARLY ATTENDS THE MEETINGS OF THE TOWN OF POLK AND, UM, AND THE VILLAGE OF RICHFIELD WHEN, WHEN NEEDED.
IN THE PAST, SHE HAS BROUGHT THOUGHTFUL POINTS AND DISCUSSIONS FORWARD WHEN SHE SERVED ON HUMAN SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEES, AS WELL AS, UM, AT THE COUNTY BOARD MEETINGS.
AS WE'VE ALL SEEN ON COUNTY BOARD INTERACTIONS, PAM RECS RESPECTS THE OPINIONS OF OTHERS AND CONSIDERS THEIR POINT OF VIEW WHEN MAKING DECISIONS.
ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS OR DISCUSSION? OKAY, WE'LL VOTE ON THE BALLOTS.
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SICE.JODY SCHUL, PAM WATSON CONRAD, PAM WATSON CONRAD, PAM CONRAD.
JODY SCHULTISE, I HAVE A BLANK BALLOT.
AND PAM WATSON CONRAD, SUPERVISOR SCHULZE HAS 11 VOTES.
AND SUPERVISOR WATSON CONRAD HAS EIGHT VOTES.
OUR NEXT COMMITTEE CHAIR WILL BE YOU GOTTA DRAW.
UH, THE NEXT COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON WILL BE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, WHICH IS YOUR TAN BALLOTS FOR BEIGE.
I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, NOMINATE MIKE SCHWAB FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
UH, MIKE HAS, UH, EXEMPLIFIED HIMSELF AS A SERVANT LEADER.
HE HAS ALSO DISTRIBUTED A DOCUMENT, UM, OUTLINING SOME OF HIS EXPERIENCES, UH, VOLUNTEERSHIP AT, AT CHURCH, UM, IN JACKSON AND AT MPTC.
I'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THEM.
UM, HE VIEWS IT HIMSELF AS A SERVANT LEADER AS WELL BECAUSE OF THE, UM, NATURE IN WHICH HE, UM, BEHAVES.
AND HE'S, UH, HE'S BEEN CALLED UPON IN THE PAST TO SERVE IN LEADERSHIP ROLES IN CHURCH, THE MUNICIPAL AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
AND HE'S BEEN CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF STEWARDSHIP AT CHURCH, THE BOARD OF ELDERS AND THE VILLAGE OF JACKSON.
HE SERVED ON THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE AS A MEMBER, THEN AS A TRUSTEE IN JACKSON, AND MOST RECENTLY AS A VILLAGE PRESIDENT.
UM, HE'S ALSO SERVED IN THE PAST AT MARINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE, THE DISTRICT BOARD PRESIDENT, AND, UH, THE, UH, CURRENTLY SERVING AS THE BOARD SECRETARY.
AND ADDITIONALLY, OF COURSE, AS A WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARD SUPERVISOR.
THESE POSITIONS HAVE NOT COME ABOUT BECAUSE HE IS INSERTING HIMSELF INTO THE POSITIONS.
THESE POSITIONS CAME ABOUT BECAUSE IN EACH OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS, THEY RECOGNIZED HIS REASONED, FAIR AND OBJECTIVE STANCE ON ISSUES.
HE'S LIVED IN WASHINGTON COUNTY FOR, UH, ABOUT 26 YEARS, SINCE 1998, AND HAS, UH, THREE SONS AND A WIFE OF 35 YEARS.
HE'S WORKED FOR THE SAME EMPLOYER, CIRCUIT ELECTRIC FOR ALL BUT FIVE MONTHS OF HIS TIME IN WASHINGTON COUNTY.
UH, MIKE IS NOT INTERESTED IN BEING A POLITICIAN.
RATHER HE'S INTERESTED IN DOING ALL THAT HE CAN TO, TO PRESERVE AMERICA'S FREEDOM AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
IT WOULD BE MY HONOR TO CAST MY VOTE FOR MIKE SCHWAB FOR CHAIR OF PUBLIC SAFETY SUPERVISOR SCHWAB, DO YOU ACCEPT A NOMINATION? I DO.
ANY FURTHER? NOMINATIONS, SUPERVISOR BOSSERT.
SO I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING THE CHAIR FOR PUBLIC SAFETY FOR
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THE LAST FOUR YEARS.UH, EARLIER TODAY I RAN FOR COUNTY BOARD CHAIRMAN.
HAD I WON, ONE OF MY HOPES WAS THAT WE COULD FIND A WAY TO BRING SUPERVISOR SCHWAB TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
I BELIEVE HE BELONGS ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
I'M HAPPY HE'S RUNNING FOR THIS POSITION, AND SO I'M DECIDING NOT TO RUN AND TO YIELD IT TO SUPERVISOR SCHWAB.
ANY FURTHER? NOMINATIONS THEN WE DISPENSE WITH THE ELECTION, DECLARED ELECTED.
IN THAT CASE, WE DISPENSE WITH THE ELECTION AND SUPERVISOR SCHWAB IS DECLARED ELECTED.
OH, AGAIN, THE NEXT COMMITTEE THAT YOU'LL BE VOTING FOR THE CHAIRPERSON OF IS THE LAND USE AND PLANNING COMMITTEE, YOUR PINK BALLOTS.
I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE SUPERVISOR KEL.
HE HAS BEEN A LEADER FOR THIS BOARD FOR THE EIGHT YEARS WE'VE SERVED TOGETHER.
AND, UH, HE'S NEVER BEEN A COMMITTEE CHAIR.
HE'S BEEN VICE CHAIR BACK WHEN THE VICE CHAIR DIDN'T HAVE TO BE A COMMITTEE CHAIR.
UM, SO, AND I BELIEVE THAT HE SHOULD REPRESENT THIS BOARD AND ALSO THE CITY OF WEST BEND ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS THERE BEING NONE.
DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? SUPERVISOR GALLEX PLANNING.
BEEN ON THE COMMITTEE FOR, UM, MY SIX YEAR.
I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE MYSELF FOR THE LAND USE AND PLANNING COMMITTEE.
I'VE BEEN ON, UH, THE COMMITTEE FOUR TO SIX YEARS, AND I BELIEVE CONTINUITY AND CONSISTENCY IS, UH, OF VALUE.
UM, I'VE HAD THE LUXURY OF, OF SERVING AS VICE CHAIR, UH, FOR AT LEAST TWO OF THOSE TERMS UNDER BOTH, UH, UH, SUPERVISOR'S, LIFE AND SUPERVISOR MARY.
UM, AND WITH MY PAST EXPERIENCE, UH, IN ELECTED, UH, POSITIONS, UH, RUNNING, UH, A MEETING, UH, WELL SUITED FOR, UM, AND I BELIEVE, UM, BALANCED CONTRIBUTION NOT ONLY TO THE LAND USE, UH, AND PLANNING, BUT ALSO TO THE EXECUTIVE, UH, COMMITTEE, UH, WOULD BE OF, OF UTMOST, UM, PURPOSE, UM, IN, IN MY ROLE.
SO, UH, I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR, UH, SUPPORT, UH, FOR CHAIR OF LAND USE AND PLANNING.
AND AGAIN, SINCE YOU NOMINATED YOURSELF, I ASSUME YOU ACCEPT THE NOMINATION.
ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? THERE BEING NONE.
WE'LL VOTE ON THE PINK BALLOTS.
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BRIAN GALLS.DENNIS COWING, SUPERVISOR GALL.
KEL SUPERVISOR KEL HAS 13 VOTES AND SUPERVISOR GALATZ HAS SIX VOTES.
I BELIEVE THAT ONLY LEAVES PUBLIC WORKS, CORRECT? MM-HMM.
I WOULD NOMINATE DISTRICT EIGHT SUPERVISOR JOHN CHADRON TO THE POSITION OF PUBLIC WORKS.
JOHN HAS SERVED IN THAT POSITION FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
HE WORKS IN THE INDUSTRY OF CONSTRUCTION.
HE UNDERSTANDS MUCH OF WHICH GOES ON MUCH OF WHAT GOES ON WITH, UH, PUBLIC WORKS AND HAS A KEEN UNDERSTANDING OF COSTS IN THE AREA OF CONSTRUCTION.
I BELIEVE HE IS A BENEFIT TO THE COMMITTEE.
WORKS WELL WITH THE COUNTY EMPLOYEES IN THAT REGARD AND WILL SERVE THE COUNTY WELL.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO SERVE THE COUNTY WELL AS PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN.
THANK YOU SUPERVISOR SHARIN, DO WE ACCEPT THE NOMINATION? I DO THAT.
AND I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S SUPPORT FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, SO THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS OR DISCUSSION? THERE? BEING NONE.
NEXT UP IS THE ELECTION OF FIRST VICE CHAIRPERSON NOMINATIONS, PLEASE.
[7. Election of First Vice-Chairperson]
I WOULD SEEK YOUR SUPPORT, UH, FOR NOMINATION OR TO BE NOMINATED AND, AND TO BE SERVED AS YOUR NEXT FIRST VICE CHAIRMAN.UH, I REALIZE THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY.
UH, I SEE OUR BOARD IS BEEN A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTENTIOUS THIS LAST PERIOD, AND IT IS MY HOPE AND THOUGHT TO TRY AND, AND BRING UNITY TO THE BOARD AND REALLY WORK TOGETHER.
UH, CHAIRMAN SCHLEI AND I, I I BELIEVE THERE'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO, UH, DO A LITTLE BIT BETTER IN COMMUNICATION.
I THINK HIS NOMINATION OF ME SHOWS THAT HE'S ABSOLUTELY WILLING TO, TO MOVE THAT DIRECTION.
UH, SO I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
DOES DOES HE HAVE TO ACCEPT THE NOMINATION? YEAH, THAT'S ALL.
I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE MIKE SCHWAB AS FIRST VICE CHAIR.
UH, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU GOTTEN TO KNOW MIKE OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.
UH, BUT HE'S A GENTLEMAN WHO OFFERS TRUE LEADERSHIP AND I THINK HE HAS THE DEMEANOR TO LEAD THIS BOARD IN A VERY POSITIVE WAY.
IN OUR DISCUSSIONS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT CHANGING OUT SOME OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND, UM, MIXING IT UP LIKE SOME OF YOU HAVE SAID.
SO, UH, THESE ARE TWO EXCELLENT CHOICES AND I THINK THEY BOTH REPRESENT THE FUTURE OF THIS BOARD.
SO I SUPPORT SUPERVISOR KEL, BUT I ALSO SUPERVISE
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WE'LL VOTE ON THE BALANCE.IT'S THE SECOND AMOUNT, THE SECOND AMOUNT OF VOTES IS AUTOMATICALLY.
SECOND VICE CHAIR THEN? NO, THAT'S ANOTHER VOTE.
MIKE SCHWAB, MIKE SCHWAB, MIKE SCHWAB, DENNIS KEL, MIKE SCHWAB, MIKE SCHWAB, MIKE SCHWAB, MIKE SCHWAB, DENNIS KEL.
DENNIS KEL, SUPERVISOR MIKE SCHWAB.
DENNIS KEL SCHWAB, MIKE SCHWAB, KEL, MIKE SCHWAB, MIKE SCHWAB, MIKE SCHWAB.
MIKE SUPERVISOR KEL HAS FIVE VOTES.
CONGRATULATIONS, SUPERVISOR SCHWAB.
I APPRECIATE THE CONFIDENCE THAT YOU'VE PLACED IN ME.
IT IS INDEED AN HONOR TO SERVE THE CONSTITUENTS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, BUT ALSO THIS BOARD IN THIS CAPACITY.
SO I APPRECIATE YOUR, YOUR TRUST AND YOUR CONFIDENCE.
NEXT WE'LL VOTE FOR SECOND VICE CHAIR, NOT ON FOR SECOND VICE CHAIR.
CAN I NOMINATE DENNIS KELLY FOR SECOND MIKE'S NOT MIC.
[8. Election of Second Vice-Chairperson]
SORRY, COULD YOU TURN IT ON? YEAH, I CAN'T GET IT TO TURN ON IN YOUR HEAD THERE.I NOMINATE DENNIS KEL FOR SECOND VICE CHAIR.
KEL, DO YOU ACCEPT I ACCEPT MR. SUPERVISOR MARY, I NOMINATE SUPERVISOR SICE IF SHE'LL ACCEPT.
I, UM, AM NOT GONNA ACCEPT AT THIS TIME.
I APPRECIATE THE OFFER AND, UM, NOMINATION.
UM, BUT I FEEL FINE WITH THE HUSBAND SERVICES AND LOTS TO ACCOMPLISH YET.
ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK THERE BEING NONE.
WE'LL DECLARE SUPERVISOR KEL UNANIMOUS UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED.
MR. CHAIRMAN, OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS RESOLUTION ONE, THE COMMENDATION OF JEFFREY MILLIKEN.
I HAVE A MOTION, BUT SHARON, DID HE GO TO THE BATHROOM? THAT FOR A MOMENT? YOUR SECOND WHO'S YOUR SECOND? YOUR,
[9. Consideration, and upon Request, Reading of Resolutions and Ordinances]
IT WAS NICE OF HIM TO NOMINATE YOU THOUGH.[00:45:10]
I BELIEVE HE STEPPED OUT A MOMENT, BUT HE'LL BE BACK WHILE WE'RE WAITING, UM, REMIND YOU THAT WE HAVE A SHORT ORIENTATION AFTER THIS.SO, UH, I WANT WISH YOU WOULD ALL STAY AROUND.
I THINK IT'LL ONLY BE A 45 MINUTES OR AN SO NO.
UM, WE'RE GOING, GOING TO RESCHEDULE.
SO IF, YEAH, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JUST THAT, I'LL MARK YOU DOWN AND, AND IF YOU HAVE
ALRIGHT, SO YOU'LL JUST EMAIL ME OR YOU'LL, YEAH.
WE'LL ACTUALLY BE LETTING EVERYBODY KNOW IN CASE THEY WANT TO RETAKE, BUT OKAY.
THE CLERK WILL READ RESOLUTION ONE.
RESOLUTION COMMENDATION OF JEFFREY MILLIKEN.
WHEREAS AN HONORED AND RESPECTED OF THE MEMBER OF THE WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARD HAS CHOSEN TO BRING AN END TO HIS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ON THE BOARD.
AND WHEREAS BY HIS STRAIGHTFORWARD MANNER AND DEVOTION TO DUTY, HE WON THE FRIENDSHIP AND ESTEEM OF HIS COLLEAGUES.
AND WHEREAS JEFFREY MILLIKEN HAS ALWAYS GIVEN FREELY OF HIS TIME AND TALENTS AND HIS EFFORTS PROVIDED VISIBLE AND TANGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS TO HIS COMMUNITY AND THE CITIZENS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY.
AND WHEREAS IT IS THE DISTINCT DESIRE OF THE COUNTY BOARD TO PAY TRIBUTE TO JEFFREY MILLIKEN FOR HIS FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CONSTITUENTS OF DISTRICT 12.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PAUSE AND ITS DELIBERATIONS TO PAY TRIBUTE AND TO COMMEND JEFFREY MILLIKEN FOR HIS PAST YEARS OF SERVICE TO THIS BOARD, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE RESOLUTION BE MADE A PART OF THE RECORDED PROCEEDINGS OF THIS BOARD, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE FORWARDED TO JEFFREY MILLIKEN AS A TOKEN OF APPRECIATION ON THE PART OF THIS BOARD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, SIR.
WOULD YOU WANNA GO TAKE A, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? OH, HELD THIS POSITION.
IT'S BEEN FOUR YEARS SINCE I'VE HELD THIS POSITION AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WITH WORKING WITH ALL, AND I THINK WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT.
IF YOU WOULD, JEFF, STICK AROUND FOR A PICTURE.
OUR NEXT MEETING DATE IS WEDNESDAY, MAY 8TH.