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I'LL CALL THIS MEETING OF THE WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO ORDER.
UM, WE ARE ALL HERE EXCEPT FOR THE TWO THAT ARE ON ZOOM, UH, SUPERVISORS PRIDE MORE AND WATSON CONRAD.
SO WE'LL RISE FOR 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 ALL.
THIS MEETING HAS BEEN NOTICED BY THE CLERK'S OFFICE IN APPROPRIATE MANNER.
UM, THE CONSENT AGENDA, UH, INCLUDES THE MINUTES AND A COUPLE COMMENTS.
UM, ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? THERE BEING NONE.
WE'LL RECORD THEM AS SUBMITTED.
SO OUR FIRST PERSONAL APPEARANCE IS AARON DAHL WITH THE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES.
UM, SO LEADING UP TO THE RETREAT THAT WE HAVE LATER THIS MONTH, UH, WE WANTED TO SORT OF UPDATE YOU ALL ON THE STATUS OF, UH, OUR CURRENT SET OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON.
[a. 2024-2025 Strategic Priorities – Update]
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WERE LISTED IN OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES DOCUMENT, UM, THAT WAS AUTHORIZED LAST YEAR.UM, YOU'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF UPDATES ON THESE ALREADY.
UM, BOARD OR COMMITTEE ACTION HAS BEEN REQUIRED FOR A LOT OF THIS STUFF ALREADY AS WELL.
UM, SO YOU SHOULD BE PRETTY WELL UP TO SPEED ALREADY.
BUT, UM, WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU SORT OF A STATUS UPDATE.
SO IN YOUR PACKET YOU'LL SEE, UM, A SERIES OF DOCUMENTS THAT LOOK LIKE THIS.
YOU SHOULD BE FAIRLY FAMILIAR WITH THAT FORMAT.
UM, GIVEN THAT WE'VE BEEN USING THAT FOR QUARTERLY UPDATES FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW.
UM, LEADING UP TO TONIGHT, EACH STANDING COMMITTEE WAS PROVIDED A STATUS UPDATE, UH, ON THE INITIATIVES THAT PERTAIN TO THEIR AREAS.
UM, SO THAT HAPPENED AT THE DECEMBER STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
UM, AND SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T, I DON'T PLAN ON COVERING ALL THESE, UM, INDIVIDUALLY TONIGHT, BUT I, I THINK, YOU KNOW, FOR US, THE MAIN TAKEAWAY HERE IS WE'VE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON A LOT OF THESE SINCE THEY WERE ADOPTED.
UM, THIS STUFF'S EITHER ON TRACK TO BE COMPLETED OR WE'VE PIVOTED SLIGHTLY AND YOU'VE BEEN UPDATED ON, ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AS WELL.
SO, UM, I DO THOUGH WANT, I, I THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO REVIEW THIS PRIOR TO THAT RETREAT.
UM, OBVIOUSLY IT'S, IT'S LIKELY THAT WE EXPLORE, UM, A LOT OF THESE WITH AN EYE FOR THE FUTURE OR FOR, FOR NEXT STEPS OR THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO SORT OF BE, TO BE UP TO SPEED ON, ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT MOST OF THE CABINET HERE TONIGHT THAT CAN HELP ANSWER, UM, ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE TONIGHT.
BUT LIKE I SAID, WE'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO DIVING INTO THIS ON, ON THE 21ST.
UM, ONE OTHER THING BEFORE WE ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, IF THERE ARE ANY, UM, ONE OTHER THING I WANTED TO MENTION IS THAT WE SENT OUT A QUESTIONNAIRE, UM, TO HELP ASSIST US IN GATHERING YOUR IDEAS AND YOUR VISION PRIOR TO THAT RETREAT.
UM, THE DEADLINE FOR THAT SUBMITTING THAT QUESTIONNAIRE WAS TONIGHT.
UH, WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN A TON OF RESPONSES, SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THAT OPEN.
UM, SO IF YOU, IF YOU COULD FIND THAT LINK AND, AND MAYBE I'LL WORK WITH KAYLA, MAYBE WE CAN RESEND THAT LINK OUT ONE MORE TIME.
UM, BUT IF YOU COULD TAKE THE TIME TO GO IN AND FILL OUT THAT QUESTIONNAIRE PRIOR TO THE 21ST, THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO DISCUSSION.
UH, MR. DAHL, REGARDING THE SHARED SERVICES GRANTS, WELL GOVERNED ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY, UH, THE 1 MILLION ONGOING SAVINGS AND POTENTIAL 6 MILLION ONGOING, HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW THOSE COMMUNITIES WOULD SEE DIRECT SAVINGS.
'CAUSE I KNOW WE'VE USED A LOT OF THE, UM, UH, COUNTY TAXES, UM, WHICH OBVIOUSLY ARE COLLECTED.
SO THAT'S JUST BEING RE DISPERSED FROM ONE PUDDLE TO ANOTHER PUDDLE, BUT ACTUAL DIRECT SAVINGS, HELP ME UNDERSTAND THAT.
SO FOR THINGS LIKE, UM, IT, RIGHT, UM, IF, IF THEY'RE CURRENTLY PAYING A BILL, THEY'RE NO LONGER SEEING THAT BILL, SO THEY'RE ACHIEVING SOME COST SAVINGS.
UM, LIKE ALSO, YOU KNOW, A TAX BILL FOR EXAMPLE, IF THEY'RE NO LONGER PAYING US TO GENERATE THOSE TAX BILLS, THEY'RE RECOGNIZING COST SAVINGS IN THEIR BUDGETS BY NOT HAVING TO, TO FUND THAT.
THAT, UM, SO DOES IS THAT, YEAH, THAT, I MEAN, IT, THAT, THAT MAKES SENSE.
THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH OF THAT, OH, CAPACITY I CALL IT, RIGHT? IF ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS HAVE X FREE CAPACITY AND THEY CAN THEN USE THEIR TIME AND QUOTE, UNQUOTE CHARGE IT BACK TO THE DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES, UM, IN THE FORM OF, UH, THE, THE COUNTY TAX, IF YOU WILL MM-HMM
SO, BUT THAT, THAT'S FINITE, RIGHT? THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN GET OUTTA THAT.
UM, IN TERMS OF EFFICIENCIES, AND I KNOW THERE'S ANOTHER EFFICIENCY MEASURE WITH AI, AND PRESUMABLY WE CAN BRING ABOUT SOME AUTOMATION AND SOME OTHER EFFICIENCIES, BUT AT SOME POINT, SO THAT'S WHY I, I'M, I GET MAYBE THE MILLION, BUT THE 6 MILLION, JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE IF, IF WE'RE JUST SHIFTING EXPENSES, SAY FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE CENTRALIZE EMS UNDER WASHINGTON COUNTY AND, AND BEAR THOSE EMPLOYEES, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THAT'S AN EXPENSE, THEN STILL TO THE TAXPAYER, IT'S JUST IN A DIFFERENT BUNDLE.
SO THAT'S WHY I REALLY TRYING TO GRASP MY HEAD AROUND THE, THE ACTUAL TRUE DIRECT SAVINGS THAT SEEMS AGGRESSIVE.
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IN LESS TAXES.DIRECT SAVINGS WOULD BE LESS TAXES COLLECTED, PERIOD, AND THE DISCUSSION.
SO IF IT'S JUST SHIFTING, THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY.
UH, DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? IT, IT DOES MAKE SENSE.
AND I THINK FOR, FOR US AT THE COUNTY LEVEL TO, TO GAUGE THAT MIGHT BE A, A LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE ON OUR OWN, WE, WE'D NEED TO WORK WITH THOSE MUNICIPAL PARTNERS JUST TO SEE TRULY WHERE THAT WATERLINE ENDS, ENDS UP, RIGHT? WHAT THE NET EFFECT IS.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GETTING AT, RIGHT? THE, THE, THE NET IMPACT OF, OF, YOU KNOW, THEM CUTTING AND, AND IF WE NEEDED TO CREATE A POSITION TO, YOU KNOW, TO SERVE FOUR MORE, FOUR MORE MUNICIPALITIES TO DO IT, FOR EXAMPLE, RIGHT? IN THEORY, OUR BUDGET GOES UP THERE, GOES DOWN, WHAT'S THE NET IMPACT, RIGHT? IS THAT WHAT, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GETTING AT, I ASSUMING, RIGHT? YEAH.
IF WE HAVE A HUNDRED EMPLOYEES AND WE BRING ABOUT EFFICIENCIES OF 20% AND WE LOSE 20% OF EMPLOYEES, WELL THAT'S A DIRECT 20% SAVINGS, RIGHT? MM-HMM
UM, THAT, THAT'S, I COULD SEE THAT DIRECT, UH, REDUCTION.
BUT IF WE'RE, YOU KNOW, TAKING ON MORE WORK, BECAUSE WE HAD SOME CAPACITY.
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN A FEW OTHER, UH, EARLIER, SORRY, LAST YEAR, NEW YEAR, UM, WHERE WE HIRED SOME STAFF KNOWING THAT THEY WOULD HAVE SOME EXCESS CAPACITY, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO WORK INTO THAT BASED UPON NEW CASELOAD, ET CETERA.
AND, AND THAT'S, THAT MAKES SENSE.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S TOUGH TO, TO, TO MANAGE THAT CASELOAD DAILY, MONTHLY.
THERE'S GOTTA BE SOME EBB AND FLOW.
BUT AGAIN, THAT DIRECT SAVINGS, LIKE I SAID, IF, IF WE BECOME 20% MORE EFFICIENT AND NEED 20% LESS STAFF IN A PARTICULAR AREA, THAT THAT'S DIRECT SAVINGS.
I THINK MAYBE WE'LL NEED TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CAREFUL ABOUT HOW WE WORD IT, UH, GOING FORWARD TOO, OR WHAT OUR METRIC IS.
I WOULD, I WOULD ALSO GO MAYBE A STEP FARTHER AND, AND SAY, UM, IT IS A GOOD POINT.
UH, BUT ONE THING TO REMEMBER IS WHILE WE CREATE, CAN CREATE EFFICIENCIES FROM THE ECONOMIES OF SCALE ON THE COUNTY SIDE, IT'S COMPLETELY DEPENDENT ON THE TOWN, VILLAGE AND CITY TO MAKE THE DECISION IF IT'S ACTUALLY TAX SAVINGS, IF IT'S REALLY REDUCING TOTAL COST OVERALL.
UM, OUR, OUR GOAL HAS BEEN TO CREATE SMALLER AND MORE EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT.
WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE DELIVERING THAT WHEN WE CONSOLIDATE IT.
UM, AND PROBABLY ANOTHER EVEN BETTER EXAMPLE IS WHEN WE CONSOLIDATED DISPATCH WITH THE CITY OF HARTFORD, FOR EXAMPLE.
IT'S, IT'S CUMULATIVELY FOR US, IT REGISTERS ON THAT $3 MILLION, UH, PER YEAR, $6 MILLION PER BIENNIUM, A MUCH LARGER NUMBER THAN WHAT THE CITY ACTUALLY SAVES.
'CAUSE THEY CHOSE TO REDIRECT A LOT OF THAT MONEY TO ADDITIONAL STAFF POSITIONS, UH, PATROL OFFICERS AND SO FORTH.
UM, AND THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DID WITH THE REST.
UH, MAYBE THEY CUT TAXES, MAYBE THEY PUT IT TOWARDS SOMETHING ELSE.
MAYBE THEY PUT IT TOWARDS ROADS, FOR EXAMPLE.
UM, BUT THAT'S REALLY THE ONUS OF THAT.
OUR GOAL ALL ALONG HAS NOT NECESSARILY BEEN TO ALLOW FOR THIS TO SAVE CUT TAXES PER SE AT, AT THIS LEVEL, BUT TO ALLOW FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, UH, AND TO CREATE MORE EFFICIENCY THROUGH THE ECONOMIES OF SCALE THAT THE COUNTY CAN DELIVER.
SCOTT, I APPRECIATE SUPERVISOR GALL'S POINT.
UM, ANYTIME WE DO SHARED SERVICES, I THINK THERE'S SOME OF BOTH HAPPENING.
AND I'M GONNA USE THIS AS AN EXAMPLE.
THE RECENT AGREEMENT TO SHARE GIS WITH WEST BEND.
SO PRIOR TO THAT, WEST BEND WAS ACCUMULATING DATA AND WE WERE ACCUMULATING PROBABLY THE EXACT SAME DATA, SO THERE WAS DUPLICATION OF THERE.
NOW, WHEN IT'S TIME TO USE THAT DATA, WEST BEND'S GONNA SUBMIT A REQUEST TO US, AND WE'RE GONNA PRODUCE THAT, AND THAT'S GONNA BE AN ADDITIONAL REQUEST ON US.
SO THERE IS SOME SHIFTING HAPPENING TOO.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH, BUT I THINK FROM THE TAXPAYER'S PERSPECTIVE, IT'S BETTER ALL AROUND TO HAVE MORE EFFICIENCY, MORE CONSISTENCY, UM, AND I THINK IT'S A WIN ALL AROUND TO HAVE GOVERNMENTS COOPERATING TOGETHER RATHER THAN DUPLICATING SERVICES.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? THERE? BEING NONE.
UM, THE NEXT TWO ITEMS, IF IT PLEASES, THE BOARD WILL SWAP 'EM BECAUSE THEY PRESENT BETTER.
THAT WAS A REQUEST OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE.
SO IF THERE'S NO, UM, NO ONE AGAINST THAT, WE'LL GO TO SIX C FIRST, THREE C.
SO, AND THAT IS ELISHA IS PRESENTING, I BELIEVE.
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THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.[c. Constituent Services for County Executive – Presentation]
PULLING UP THE PRESENTATION, YOU'LL SEE, UH, HERE IN JUST ONE MOMENT, I JUST WANT TO INTRODUCE THE, THIS ISSUE, UH, TO YOU, THE AGENDA ITEM TO YOU THIS WAY.UM, I'VE NOW BEEN COUNTY EXECUTIVE FOR COMING UP ON FIVE YEARS, AND I'VE BEEN WITH THE COUNTY FOR 11.
SO I'M STARTING MY 12TH YEAR THIS WEEK.
UH, IN THE YEARS PROCEEDING, UH, BEING THE ELECTED COUNTY EXECUTIVE, UH, I'VE SAID THIS TO SOME OF YOU IN THE PAST, I COULD TRULY COUNT ON ONE HAND THE NUMBER OF CONSTITUENT CONTACTS I'D HAVE, UH, ANY YEAR USUALLY.
UM, BUT EVEN WHEN THERE WAS SOMETHING LIKE THE RELIEVER ROUTE, IT WAS STILL, IT WAS STILL ON MONTHLY BASIS.
I WASN'T GETTING THE CONTACTS, COUNTY SUPERVISORS, IF ANYBODY, AND IT, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, UM, OFTENTIMES YOU DON'T EVEN GET THOSE CONTACTS.
IT WAS VERY, VERY LIMITED, UH, IN THE FIVE YEARS THAT SINCE YOU MADE THE DECISION TO CREATE THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, AND I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO SERVE IN THAT OFFICE, THAT F HANDFUL OF CONTACTS THAT HAPPENS, YOU KNOW, ON A MONTHLY OR EVEN ANNUAL BASIS IS NOW HAPPENING ON A DAILY BASIS.
UH, WE ARE PRETTY CONSISTENTLY GETTING THAT HANDFUL OF CONTACTS EVERY SINGLE DAY.
UH, AND IT HAS CREATED, YOU KNOW, QUITE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK, AS YOU'RE GONNA SEE IN A FEW MINUTES.
SO I KNOW THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN KIND OF A, UM, MAYBE A MISUNDERSTANDING OR A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING FOR, UM, WHAT EXACTLY IT IS WE'VE BEEN DOING WITH WHAT YOU'LL SEE HERE IN A FEW MINUTES WITH CONSTITUENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT.
UH, I ALSO UNDERSTAND FROM A PREVIOUS MEETING THAT THERE WAS SOME CONCERN AND CONVERSATION ABOUT, UH, THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S OFFICE WORKING, UH, DIRECTLY WITH, UH, COUNTY BOARD, UH, YOUR COUNTY BOARD STAFF, UH, AND KAYLA AND HER NEW POSITION SPECIFICALLY.
UH, AND I'M, I'M HERE TO TELL YOU, WHEN YOU MADE THAT CHANGE TO COUNTY EXECUTIVE, YOU TRULY CHANGED THE GAME FOR CONSTITUENTS.
THEY ARE NOW, THEY KNOW THERE'S AN OFFICE, THEY'RE CALLING WITH QUESTIONS.
SOMETIMES WE'RE GETTING QUESTIONS ABOUT THINGS THAT CONGRESSMEN SHOULD BE ASKING, UH, BUT WE'RE ABLE TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE.
UM, ONE, ONE THING THAT OFTEN HAPPENS IS, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEIR CALL, THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHICH LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE LAST THING THEY WANT IS FOR US TO DIRECT 'EM FROM HERE TO THE TOWN, AND THEN THEY GO TO THE DNR.
AND SO IT HAS BEEN A, AN EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS, NOT A, A REVOLUTIONARY PROCESS, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE, WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVES OFFICE, WE WENT FROM, YOU KNOW, THREE STAFF TO FOUR STAFF.
THE COUNTY BOARD NOW HAS A STAFF PERSON AND THERE'S A REASON FOR IT, AND YOU'RE GONNA SEE IT TODAY.
IT'S NOT JUST TALKING, THERE'S DATA BEHIND IT.
WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO WALK YOU THROUGH THAT AND HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING FOR WHAT THAT WORKLOAD LOOKS LIKE GOING FORWARD.
SO, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN EJA.
SO THIS FIRST SLIDE IS GONNA HIGHLIGHT TO YOU SOME OF THE DIFFERENT METRICS THAT WE HAVE.
UM, THE BIGGEST NUMBER IS THAT ONE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE, 529.
UM, DO PROJECT ANALYST WORK AND ASSIST WITH THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE.
UM, 529 NEW DIFFERENT CONTACTS CONTACTED THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE.
NOW THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN PERSON OVER THE PHONE, OVER EMAIL, OR EVEN A CALL.
WE HAD 529 DIFFERENT PEOPLE, AND THIS IS JUST FROM THE TIME.
THEN WE JUST STARTED TAKING METRICS, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT'S HAPPENED SINCE I CAME ON THE STAFF HERE.
WE'VE BEEN COLLECTING METRICS FOR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS NOW.
SO OVER THESE FOUR MONTHS, 529 DIFFERENT PEOPLE CONTACTED US, AND THEN 200 OF THOSE PEOPLE INDIVIDUALLY HAD A CASE, HAD SOMETHING THAT NEEDED TO BE SOLVED.
MAYBE IT WAS SOMETHING QUICK AND EASY.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT STAYED IN THE SYSTEM FOR A NUMBER OF WEEKS BECAUSE IT WAS A BIGGER PROBLEM THAT EITHER WE NEEDED TO CONTACT THE STATE OR HANDLE WITH A LEGAL ISSUE.
BUT OVERALL, ABOUT 45% OF OUR CASES WE WERE ABLE TO HANDLE IN UNDER THREE DAYS OR LESS.
AND THAT'S INCLUDING WEEKENDS IN OUR CALCULATIONS.
UM, WHICH FOR A RESPONSE TIME, WHERE WE'RE MAKING SURE ALL OF THE INFORMATION IS CORRECT BETWEEN CABINET MEMBERS, BETWEEN INFORMATION FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS.
UM, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE VERY PROUD OF AND VERY HAPPY TO HAVE THE ASSISTANCE FROM THE CABINET HEADS.
UM, SOME OF THE FREQUENT ISSUES YOU CAN SEE THAT CONSTITUENTS MIGHT CONTACT US ON, UM, OVER THESE PAST FOUR MONTHS MIGHT BE WITH THE UW EXTENSION, U-W-M-W-C AND COUNTY HIGHWAY CC.
UM, OFTEN THESE WILL COME UP WHEN WE HEAR ABOUT THEM IN OUR LISTENING SESSIONS OR JUST A CERTAIN ISSUE.
WE'LL GET A BIG GROUP OF PEOPLE TOGETHER THAT WANT TO CONTACT US AND ALL HAVE DIFFERENT RESPONSES THAT KEEP US BUSY.
UM, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS TOO, AND GH AND H AND H OFTEN JUST COMES UP.
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SOMETIMES THOSE ARE JUST PEOPLE WONDERING WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT.AND OTHER TIMES IT'S PEOPLE WHO ARE STUCK IN A ISSUE WITH CONTRACTORS AND THEY NEED US TO GET A HOLD OF THE CONTRACTOR IMMEDIATELY OR HELP OUT BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO MOVE WITHIN A WEEK.
THAT WAS ONE ISSUE THAT WE HAD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT PERSON, WHEN THEY WERE MOVING OUT OF THEIR OLD APARTMENT ACTUALLY MOVED INTO A HOUSE.
UM, SO THAT WAS ONE OF OUR SUCCESS STORIES THAT WE'VE HAD.
OUR PROCESS, UH, WE HAVE A FIVE STEP PROCESS THAT WE TRY TO GO THROUGH TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY CONSTITUENT THAT CONTACTS THIS OFFICE GETS A RESPONSE.
WE WANT PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE HEARD AND TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE ACTIVELY TRYING TO DO SOMETHING HERE AT WASHINGTON COUNTY TO TAKE CARE OF THEM IF THEY'RE CONTACTING US ABOUT AN ISSUE.
SO OUR FIRST STEP IS LISTENING, MAKING SURE THAT WE HEAR ACTUALLY WHAT'S GOING ON AND NOTICING IT AND MAKING SURE THAT GETS RECORDED.
WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS AND COMMUNICATING TO THAT CONSTITUENT EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON RIGHT AWAY, WHERE IS YOUR PROCESS GOING TO, WHO ARE WE TELLING ABOUT IT? AND THEN REDIRECTING IS PART OF THE BENEFIT OF HAVING ALL THE CABINET HEADS WITH THE EXPERTISE WHO CAN EITHER DELEGATE IT TO THEIR DEPARTMENT HEADS, HANDLE THE ISSUE DIRECTLY, OR TELL US MAYBE WHICH STATE OFFICE NEEDS TO HANDLE IT.
THEN WE MOVE TO THE RESEARCH PROCESS, MAKING SURE WE GET ALL THE INFORMATION SO THAT WE DON'T RESPOND TO THE CONSTITUENT WITH SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED LATER.
PART OF THAT RESEARCH PROGRESS PROCESS MIGHT SIMPLY BE SOLVING THE ISSUE AT THAT POINT, BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE CONSTITUENT JUST WANTS INFORMATION OR NEEDS TO BE TOLD, HEY, HERE'S WHERE THE ISSUE THAT YOU ARE HAVING LIES.
HERE'S WHAT'S GOING ON WITH IT.
AND FINALLY DELIVERING, CONNECTING BACK WITH THAT CONSTITUENT, MAKING SURE THAT THEY KNOW HERE IS WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE END, NOT LEAVING THEM HANGING EVEN IF THE THING HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF, MAKING SURE THAT THEY KNOW WHAT THE FINAL STATUS IS WHEN WE CLOSE IT OUT.
SO SOME DIFFERENT SUCCESS STORIES THAT WE'VE NOTED WITH THIS OVER THE TIME THAT WE'VE BEEN TRACKING SOME DATA, UM, FOR THE LISTENING SESSIONS THAT THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE HOLDS, WE'VE NOTED OVER AROUND 44 PEOPLE ATTENDED IN SEPTEMBER, AND THAT NUMBER MORE THAN DOUBLED IN DECEMBER DUE TO PEOPLE WHO REALIZING, OKAY, THESE ISSUES ARE BEING TAKEN CARE OF.
OR EVEN SOME OF THESE WERE PREVIOUS PEOPLE WHO MAYBE THEIR CASE WAS STILL BEING HANDLED AND WANTED TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO MEET HIM IN PERSON AND FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO ATTENDED THESE RECEIVED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND EVERY SINGLE INDIVIDUAL REQUEST GOT A FOLLOW UP AFTERWARDS.
THAT'S SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF THE SOFTWARE AND THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY GETS TAKEN CARE OF.
TWO DIFFERENT UNIQUE SUCCESS STORIES I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT HERE, TO JUST GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THIS CAN DO.
ONE OF THESE HAS TO DO WITH TRANSIT.
WE HAD A CONSTITUENT CONTACT US ABOUT AN EVENT THAT THEY WERE HAVING AT THEIR PRIVATE RESIDENCE, AND THEY WERE HOPING TO HAVE SOME PEOPLE COME VIA SHARED RIDE SERVICE.
UM, BUT THEY GOT STUCK IN BETWEEN DIFFERENT BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT AND THEY HAD THE CITY TELLING THEM THAT IT WAS THE COUNTY'S RESPONSIBILITY AND THE COUNTY TELLING THEM THAT IT WAS THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY.
AND THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT, WELL, IT WAS WEDNESDAY AND I HAD TO GET FIGURED OUT BY SATURDAY, OTHERWISE THESE PEOPLE COULDN'T COME.
UM, AND WITHIN 24 HOURS, SCOTT AND HIS TEAM OVER AT THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO, TO FIGURE OUT, OKAY, WELL HERE'S EXACTLY WHERE THIS HOUSE LIES BETWEEN THE PROPERTY LINES.
HERE'S EXACTLY WHO WE NEED TO GET THE RIDE SET UP AND CALLED THEM, GOT THE RIDE SET UP, AND WAS ABLE TO INFORM BOTH THE PERSON GETTING THE RIDE AND THE CONSTITUENT WHO INITIALLY CALLED THAT THEY COULD ATTEND THE EVENT IN AN ACCESSIBLE MANNER, ALL WITHIN THAT VERY SAME DAY.
THE NEXT ONE IS MORE OF A GENERAL ONE.
IF YOU NOTICE WITH THE ISSUES THAT WE HAD WITH THE ISSUES LIST, U-W-M-W-C CONSTANTLY COMES UP AS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE ARE CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT THE STATUS IS.
CAN I HAVE MY ORGANIZATION HOST TO PLAY THERE RIGHT NOW? CAN I TAKE SOME TABLES FROM THE BUILDING? CAN I HAVE MY ORGANIZATION TAKE IT OVER? AND ALL OF THESE PEOPLE CONSTANTLY HAVE MAYBE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT RESPONSES, BUT SOME OF THEM ARE CHECKING BACK IN, SOME OF THEM WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT.
AND THE WE ARE ABLE TO, IN THIS SYSTEM TRACK NOT ONLY, WELL, WHAT DID WE SAY TO THEM BEFORE, BUT ALSO MAINTAIN A LIST OF, HERE ARE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE FINAL STATUS OF U-W-M-W-C IS GOING TO BE.
AND WHEN THAT TIME COMES LATER, WE'RE ABLE TO FOLLOW UP WITH THEM AND MAINTAIN A CONSISTENT RESPONSE FOR EVERY
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SINGLE PERSON RATHER THAN HAVING TO DO ONES THAT MIGHT BE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT OR HAVE DIFFERENT LANGUAGE.LAST STATS THAT YOU CAN SEE HERE, JUST HAVE TO DO WITH SOME OTHER FORMS OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH THAT THIS ALLOWS.
UM, GETTING TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF OUR STUDENTS, LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THE COUNTY SEES THAT STUDENTS ARE ACCOMPLISHING THINGS, MAKING SURE IF PEOPLE, INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE NEWS THAT THEY GET RECOGNIZED FOR THAT.
AND THEN WE'VE HAD DIFFERENT ACCOMMODATIONS PROCLAMATIONS ON OUR FLIGHT AND EAGLE, GOLD START LETTERS WHO ALL CAN GET RECOGNIZED BY THE COUNTY AND TRACKED AND LOGGED.
SO WE MAKE SURE THAT IT'S EQUALLY AND FAIRLY DISTRIBUTED.
NOT THAT JUST SOME PEOPLE ARE GETTING HIGHLIGHTED BECAUSE WE PAY ATTENTION TO IT SOME OF THE TIME, BUT MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS NOTICED.
UH, I APPRECIATE YOUR, THE, THE SUMMARY HERE, BUT I NOTICED THAT THE UW EXTENSION HAD THE MOST INQUIRIES, BUT THERE'S NOTHING LISTED ON THE SECOND PAGE HERE AS REGARDING WHAT KIND OF TOPICS WERE DISCUSSED.
WAS THAT GENERIC AS TO WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH FOUR H AND SO ON? I'M JUST CURIOUS, HAVING BEEN INVOLVED WITH THAT TASK FORCE, WHAT WAS THE PUBLIC ATTITUDE OR WHAT WERE THEIR QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
UM, ONE OF THE PRIMARY REASONS THAT HAD SUCH A HIGH NUMBER IS BECAUSE THERE WAS A PETITION WITH A ORGANIZATION, I THINK W-H-H-H-C-E THAT, UM, HAD A LARGE NUMBER OF ITS MEMBERS SIGN ON TO THAT PETITION.
SO THEY MIGHT WE'RE ALL TRACKED UNDER THAT ISSUE TAG.
THEY WERE WONDERING ABOUT UTILIZING SPACE OVER AT THE PAC AS WE DETERMINE HOW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MASTER PLAN SUPERVISOR TROUTNER.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU ABOUT FOR THE RESPONSE TIME.
I'VE GOTTEN RESPONSES ABOUT AT LEAST TWO QUESTIONS THAT WERE RAISED AT LISTENING SESSIONS, AND, UH, I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH HOW, HOW QUICKLY I HEARD BACK.
UM, I WAS IMPRESSED THAT I HEARD BACK BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES, YOU KNOW, THE QUESTIONS COME UP AND, AND THAT'S ALL THAT HAPPENS.
SO I I I'VE BEEN REALLY IMPRESSED.
UM, ELIJAH, CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? UM, EXACTLY.
WHAT IS YOUR TITLE AGAIN? I DIDN'T QUITE CATCH THAT WHEN YOU YEAH, MY TITLE IS, UH, PROJECT ANALYST.
AND HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THAT ROLE? UM, SINCE JUNE.
SO YOU JUST STARTED WITH THE COUNTY IN JUNE OR JUST IN THAT ROLE SINCE JUNE? JUST STARTED WITH THE COUNTY IN JUNE.
SO IN THAT ROLE, DOES THAT, IS YOUR ROLE, UM, ENTIRELY ENGULFED IN THIS CONSTITUTIONAL OR, UH, YOU KNOW, THE CONSTITUENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT? IS THAT, I MEAN, IS THIS WHAT YOU DO OR IS IT PART OF YOUR JOB? IT'S PART OF MY JOB.
AND DO WE ACTUALLY USE A-C-R-M-A CONTACT MANAGER TO, YOU KNOW, TO INPUT DATA AND THEN TO, YOU KNOW, CATEGORIZE? I MEAN, THAT'S ALSO A TERM, RIGHT? IT'S A PEJORATIVE FOR, I MEAN, I USE ONE, A LOT OF EVEN BUSINESS USE ONE, SO MM-HMM
WE HAVE ONE THAT'S ACTUALLY CUSTOM DEVELOPED BY THE IT STAFF HERE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY.
FOR THIS, FOR, YEAH, FOR CONSTITUENT CONTACT AND FOR ALL THAT.
I, I NOTICED HOW HIGHWAY CC ON THE FIRST PAGE, UM, WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THAT? CAN YOU SHARE WITH US? UH, SO THAT ONE WAS ONE WHERE WE HAD, AGAIN, A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN A GROUP.
UM, IT CAME UP AT A RECENT LISTENING SESSION WHERE PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY AT THE LISTENING SESSION WANTED TO GET UPDATED AT IT, SO THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY THAT NUMBER WAS SO HIGH.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ELIJAH? THANK YOU.
UH, WE'LL MOVE THEN ON TO THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP BOARD INTRODUCTION.
SO IS THAT JOSH TO START? THAT'LL BE ME AGAIN.
SO THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP BOARD IS A NEW INITIATIVE THAT THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S OFFICE IS LOOKING AT GETTING
[b. Youth Leadership Board – Introduction ]
STARTED.UM, THIS PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE TARGETED THIS SEMESTER, SPECIFICALLY AT SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS IN THE FUTURE.
WE'RE LOOKING TO TARGET IT AT JUNIORS AND SENIORS, BUT WE WANTED THEM TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPERIENCE TO GET USED TO THIS.
UM, AND SOME OF OUR GOALS WITH IT IS TO HAVE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY BE ABLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PUBLIC SERVICE AND GOVERNANCE, TO BE ABLE TO LEAD OR LOOKING FOR EXCEPTIONAL CANDIDATES FOR THIS WHO WILL STEP UP WITH THEIR COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND GET TO GROW WITH ONE ANOTHER AND GET TO ENGAGE, CONNECT WITH COUNTY OFFICIALS, CONTRIBUTE IDEAS TO COMMUNITY INITIATIVES.
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LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS.UM, RIGHT NOW OUR PLAN IS TO HAVE THIS BOARD MEET TWICE A MONTH ON WEDNESDAY.
UM, AS IT'S A NEW INITIATIVE, WE'VE BEEN ACTIVELY CONTACTING HIGH SCHOOLS AND POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO GET INTERESTED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND SPECIFICALLY ASKING FOR THESE TOP TIER STUDENTS, THOSE WHO WOULD BE A NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, THOSE STUDENTS WHO BE ATTENDING BADGER BOYS OR GIRLS STATE, THOSE TYPE OF STUDENTS, CLUB PRESIDENTS TRANSITIONING TO JUNIORS AND SENIORS NEXT YEAR, BOTH HOPING TO TEACH THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT MIGHT LOOK LIKE, BUT ALSO TO TRY TO INVOLVE THEM IN GETTING THEIR FEEDBACK ON, HEY, WHAT SHOULD WASHINGTON COUNTY BE DOING FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
AND ONE THING THAT WE'VE BEEN REALLY TRYING TO HIGHLIGHT IS WITH THIS BOARD AS WE'RE LOOKING INTO IT AND GETTING IT STARTED, IS SOME OF THESE CHARACTER QUALITIES.
MAKING SURE THAT NOT ONLY ARE WE ALLOWING THESE STUDENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE DEVELOPING WITH THEM WITH ONE ANOTHER, BUT THAT WE ARE ALSO INSTILLING THE VALUES THAT WE HAVE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY WITH THESE STUDENTS.
I KNOW IT'S MIGHT BE A SLIGHTLY SHORTER PRESENTATION.
IF YOU WANT SOME MORE OF THE MATERIALS THAT LINK AT THE FIRST PAGE, WE'LL SEND YOU TO SOME OF THE FLYERS, BUT ALSO IT'S A LITTLE BIT SHORT BECAUSE IT'S STILL IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DEVELOPED, WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
UM, WE RESEARCHED WITH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT NEIGHBORING COUNTIES THAT HAVE DONE SOME THINGS LIKE THIS AND SOME OF THE STUFF THAT THEY'RE DOING WE LIKE AND OTHER THINGS AREN'T QUITE UP THE ALLEY OF WA WASH WASHINGTON COUNTY VALUES.
UM, SO THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DEVELOP TO JUST HELP ENGAGE OUR YOUTH MORE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
THANK YOU SUPERVISOR BUSTA AL, UH, THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.
UM, QUESTION FOR YOU IS THE PURPOSE OF THE BOARD, IS IT JUST EDUCATION? UM, WHAT IS THE ACTUAL PURPOSE OF IT, OF THE BOARD? WHAT'S THEIR FUNCTION? YEAH.
OR WHAT'S THE GOAL OF THAT? THEY WANT TO, I GUESS THAT THAT MAKES SENSE.
SO YES, PART OF THE PURPOSE IS TO EDUCATE THE YOUTH, BUT ALSO WE WANT TO SEE WHAT IDEAS THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH WASHINGTON COUNTY WHERE WE SHOULD BE GOING AS A COUNTY IN THE FUTURE.
SO I MEAN, SO BASICALLY I, SO INFORMATION GATHERING AND EDUCATION AND, UM, WE ARE HOPING IT TO HAVE IT BE A SUM OF, HAVE SOME ADVISORY PURPOSE IN THE FUTURE.
UM, BUT THAT'S STILL SOMETHING THAT WE'RE IN, IN THE PROGRESS OF WORKING TOWARDS.
UM, JUST TO KIND OF BUILD ON, ON, UH, HIS QUESTION AS WELL AS WHAT I SEE ON THE SLIDE MENTORSHIP.
SO ARE YOU HOPING THAT TO BE A COMPONENT OF THIS AS WELL? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE AT A HIGH LEVEL? YEAH.
UM, ONE THING THAT WE'RE HOPING TO DO IS EVERY SESSION OF THE BOARD, UM, BRING IN SOME MEMBER, WHETHER IT BE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE CABINET, SOMEBODY WHO HAS EXPERIENCE, AND BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THESE STUDENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE GETTING REAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE IN GOVERNMENT TO GUIDE THEM AND IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BE PUT IN TOUCH WITH THOSE STUDENTS SO THAT THEY CAN WORK WITH THEM IN THE FUTURE.
SO THERE COULD BE SOME POTENTIAL FOLLOW UP IN ONE-ON-ONE OR A COUPLE OF, UH, MENTOR MENTORING, A HANDFUL OF YOUNG PEOPLE.
YEAH, THAT'S NOT CURRENTLY DEVELOPED, UM, AS A PLAN FOR THE PROGRAM, AT LEAST INITIALLY.
UM, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE HOPING COULD HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE.
IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WERE, UH, ALL THE HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE, THE COUNTY WOULD BE COMBINED INTO ONE GROUP, OR IS WEST BEND GONNA HAVE THEIRS AND GERMANTOWN WOULD HAVE THEIRS AND SLINGER WOULD HAVE THEIRS AND SO ON? IT'S GOING TO BE ONE WHERE ALL THE HIGH SCHOOLS ARE COMBINED INTO ONE GROUP.
WHAT, WHAT, WHAT'S A GOAL YOU'RE LOOKING FOR? 15, 20, 30, 40 STUDENTS DURING A YEAR'S TIME? RIGHT NOW WE'RE HOPING FOR 15 TO 20 STUDENTS.
UM, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S RELATIVELY NEW, SO THAT NUMBER COULD CHANGE BASED ON HOW MANAGEABLE AND USEFUL WE SEE IT TO BE.
WHAT'S YOUR ACCEPTANCE BEEN AT THE SCHOOL, THE, THE SCHOOLS THEMSELVES? UM, EVERY SCHOOL THAT WE'VE CONTACTED AND HEARD BACK FROM HAS BEEN EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THIS.
WE'VE HAD NUMEROUS PRINCIPALS THAT ARE ACTIVELY SHARING IT WITH THEIR STAFF AND STUDENTS, AND EVEN SOME STUDENTS WHO ARE PUSHING THEIR TEACHERS TO SHARE IT WITH THEIR CLASSMATES.
AND I ASSUME THAT SOME OF THIS CURRICULUM FOR THEM WOULD BE INCLUDING GOING TO SOME COMMITTEE MEMBERS, BECAUSE EVERYBODY HERE KNOWS THAT'S WHERE THE MOST OF THE REAL ACTION HAPPENS WITHIN THE COUNTIES AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL, AND THEN ALSO ATTENDING COUNTY BOARD MEETINGS.
AND, UM, UH, WOULD THERE BE JOB SHADOWING SITUATIONS LIKE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OR OTHER OFFICES WITHIN THE COUNTY?
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WE HAVEN'T YET DEVELOPED THAT INTO PART OF THE PROGRAM RIGHT NOW.AGAIN, PART OF THE, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN, AGAIN, GET EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS, BUT THOSE SAME EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS ARE THOSE STUDENTS WHO HAVE HIGH TIME COMMITMENTS TO OTHER THINGS.
SO WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH SEVERAL STUDENTS TO TRY TO GET A GOOD FEELING FOR THEM ABOUT, HEY, WHAT FEELS LIKE A GOOD ENTRY LEVEL COMMITMENT? AND RIGHT NOW, THESE BIMONTHLY MEETINGS ARE WHAT WE'VE SETTLED ON.
SO SOME OF THOSE IDEAS MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT WE LOOK INTO DOING IT MORE IN THE FUTURE ONCE THE BOARD IS MORE ESTABLISHED AND HAS A LITTLE BIT OF A REPUTATION RATHER THAN SOMETHING THAT'S JUST NEW SO THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE MORE BUY-IN.
WELL, I'M NOT SURE WHERE THE SEED OF THIS IDEA CAME FROM, BUT I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA TO HAVE SOME GOOD YOUTH OUTREACH.
UH, MY WIFE AND I HAVE WORKED THE POLLS FOR MANY, MANY ELECTIONS IN, IN GERMANTOWN, AND ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS WE'VE HAD STUDENTS WHO'VE COME IN JUST TO HELP AND BE OBSERVING, OPENING THE ENVELOPES AND SO ON, JUST TO PARTICIPATE BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO SEE HOW IT WORKED.
AND I THINK IT'S, IT IS GREAT IF YOU'RE GONNA HAVE THAT KIND OF OUTREACH PROGRAM.
WELL, FIRST I'D LIKE TO VOLUNTEER MY TIME TO COME IN AND YELL AT THE KIDS.
UH, IF YOU NEED SOMEBODY TO DO THAT, UM, I HAVE EXPERIENCE.
NO, HONESTLY, UH, ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS, AND I THINK MOST OF THE ROOM WOULD AGREE WITH ME HERE, IS THAT, UH, IN OUR COMMUNITY, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO GET PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND AND KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT A COUNTY SUPERVISOR DOES AND WHAT IT IS THAT A CITY ALDERMAN DOES, OR A COUNTY EXECUTIVE OR A STATE REPRESENTATIVE.
UH, IT SEEMS SOCIAL STUDIES IS, UH, PRETTY LACKING THESE DAYS IN HOW OUR GOVERNMENT WORKS.
AND YET IT'S SO IMPORTANT, AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT LEADS TO A LOT OF SOCIETY'S PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE TODAY, IS THE, THE IGNORANCE OF HOW THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD REALLY WORK AND, AND WHAT IT REALLY IS SUPPOSED TO BE.
SO, UH, KUDOS ON THIS PROGRAM.
I THINK IT'S GREAT AND, AND I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO, UH, IN ALL SERIOUSLY IN SERIOUSNESS, UH, TO, WOULD LOVE TO MEET AND WORK WITH THE KIDS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
AND I'M SURE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN HERE, UH, WOULD BE INTERESTED IN DOING THAT.
MARY, BEFORE YOU TALK AGAIN, IF I MAY INTERJECT A LITTLE WITH SOMETHING, UM, THE FOUR H HAS A LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.
DO YOU ANTICIPATE, AND I KNOW YOU DON'T KNOW FOR SURE YET, BUT WILL THEY PARALLEL OR THAT WILL THEY INTERSECT AT SOME POINT? I'M NOT TOTALLY SURE YET.
WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEM ASKING THEM TO HELP PROMOTE THIS.
UM, BUT WE HAVEN'T NECESSARILY HEARD BACK FROM THEM AS TO ANY FEEDBACK OF WANTING TO WORK WITH US OR ANYTHING ALONG THOSE LINES.
TO, UH, TO ECHO MR. KELLEN'S COMMENTS, UH, PERHAPS MANY OF THESE STUDENTS SHOULD BRING THEIR PARENTS WITH THEM SO THEY HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKS.
UM, I'D BE CURIOUS THOUGH, HOW MANY BOARD MEMBERS THINK YOU ARE AN EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT? DON'T NEED TO RAISE YOUR HAND, BUT, BUT I'M WONDERING IF, IF, IF, HOW ARE WE GOING TO MEASURE EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT? IF WE MEASURE IT ACADEMICALLY, WE MAY NOT GET THE BEST CROSS SECTION OF OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT WE WANNA GET.
SO I THINK MAYBE IT'S IMPORTANT TO FOCUS MORE ON DEDICATION, COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY AND, AND IF THAT'S THE MEASUREMENT OF EXCEPTIONAL, THAT'S GREAT.
IF WE'RE ONLY LOOKING AT EXCEPTIONAL, I'M AFRAID WE MIGHT BE MISSING THE MARK.
BUT I, I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THAT'S BEEN DONE SO FAR, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE CONCEPT.
I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT WHICH ARE APPLICATION QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
NONE OF OUR APPLICATIONS ASK FOR A RESUME OR FOR A GPA OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
THE MAIN THING WE ASK FOR ARE TWO REFERENCES, WHO CAN VOUCH FOR YOUR CHARACTER? AND THEN WE ALSO ASK FOR YOU TO JUST WRITE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW YOU'VE SHOWN LEADERSHIP, AND THEN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT JUST HOW YOU ANTICIPATE BEING ABLE TO HELP OUT WITH THE BOARD, WHAT JUST DRIVES YOU TO IT.
SUPERVISOR WATSON, CONRAD
UM, I'M JUST SEEKING TO CLARIFY THE, THE POPULATION TOO A LITTLE BIT MORE.
UM, YOU MENTIONED FOCUSING ON JUNIORS
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AND SOPHOMORES.UM, AND MAYBE WHY NOT SENIORS OR POTENTIALLY, I THINK YOU SAID SENIORS IN THE FUTURE? I HAVE A DAUGHTER.
SHE'S, UM, JUST A FRESHMAN IN COLLEGE AND I KNOW HER, THOSE JUNIOR AND SOPHOMORE YEARS WERE, WERE VERY HEAVY CASELOADS, UM, ACADEMICALLY AND HER SENIOR YEAR TO OFFERED MORE KIND OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, INTERNSHIP OR DOING, GETTING CREDITS OUTSIDE THE HIGH SCHOOL.
UM, YOU KNOW, THEIR SCHEDULES ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBLE, IT APPEARS THEIR SENIOR YEAR FOR, FOR SOME STUDENTS.
UM, THE PRIMARY REASON WHY IT'S NOT OPEN TO SENIORS THIS FIRST YEAR, AND IT WILL BE CHANGING IN THE FUTURE, IS DUE TO SOME CONVERSATIONS WE HAD WITH SCHOOLS WHILE SETTING UP THE PROGRAM INITIALLY.
UM, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS THAT THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE HOPE THE STUDENTS WOULD STICK AROUND WITH.
UM, AND SENIORS IN THIS OPPORTUNITY CHANCE RIGHT NOW WOULD ONLY HAVE ONE SEMESTER IN WHICH TO DO THAT.
UM, BUT IN THE FUTURE, WE'RE HOPING TO SHIFT THAT, UM, FOR NEXT YEAR.
SO HAVE THEM DO IT LIKE SEMESTER AFTER SEMESTER, THEIR MAYBE JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEAR.
UM, ANY THOUGHT OF OFFERING A, A POTENTIAL CREDIT IN THE FUTURE? THAT WAS ONE THING THAT, UH, WE HAD TALKED INTERNALLY ABOUT AS A STAFF ABOUT THIS AND WHETHER OR NOT THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA, UM, IT'S STILL SOMETHING THAT'S IN THE BACK OF OUR MINDS, BUT NOT ANYTHING THAT WE'RE PLANNING TO GO FORWARD WITH RIGHT NOW.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? PA HI.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, UM, ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE VIRTUALLY.
AND I'M REALIZING THAT THERE WAS NO REASON FOR ME TO BE THERE.
I WANT TO JUST, UM, SAY THANK YOU TO OUR TEAM, ELIJAH AND SITTING, UH, I CAN SEE TARA GUN DRUM AND FRAN MCLAUGHLIN, WHO ARE A KEY PART TO BOTH OF THESE INITIATIVES.
UM, OUR CONSTITUENTS SERVICES, UH, EFFORTS HAVE RAMPED UP AND WE'RE, UM, VERY, VERY PROUD OF THE DIRECTION WHICH WE'RE GOING.
THIS DISCUSSION HAS BEEN MOST HELPFUL.
AS, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE IN ITS INFANCY AND YOUR FEEDBACK WILL BE ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL GOING FORWARD.
UH, SO THANK YOU ALL AND IN ADDITION, KAYLA, UM, HAS BEEN AN, A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT PIECE TO ALL OF THIS WORK AS WELL.
ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU ELH.
UM, I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CONVENE AND CLOSE SESSION PURSUANT TO STAT 1985 E WISCONSIN STATUTES, UM, SPECIFICALLY ON AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY.
MOTION BY SUPERVISOR KEL, SECOND BY SUPERVISOR BOSER.
UM, WE'LL DO ROLL CALL STARTING WITH SUPERVISOR BAILEY.
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IS DOING THE LAST.THERE WILL BE NO ACTION BASED ON THE OPEN, UH, CLOSED SESSION DISCUSSION.
UM, OUR NEXT MEETING DATE IS FEBRUARY 12TH, 2025.