Aug 13, 2025 Washington County Board of Supervisors Meeting

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GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

IT'S 6:00 PM I WILL CALL THIS MEETING OF THE WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARD TO ORDER.

UM, WE ARE MOSTLY HERE.

MARIETTA BAILEY, SUPERVISOR BAILEY COULD NOT MAKE IT.

[Call to Order, Roll Call, Affidavit of Posting, A Moment of Silent Prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance]

UM, WILL RISE FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

I WILL ADD THAT THIS MEETING WAS POSTED PROPERLY BY THE CLERK'S OFFICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE STATUTE.

UM, WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME OUR SISTER COUNTY DELEGATES FROM GALWAY TONIGHT.

UM, WE HAVE, UM, COUNSELOR MARY HODE, WHO IS SERVING.

SHE'S THE DEPUTY MAYOR, SO SHE'S SERVING AS MAYOR ON THIS TRIP.

UH, LIAM CONNOLLY IS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF COUNTY GALLWAY.

MICHAEL MAHER, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS MOGIE, IS A PAST CHAIRMAN MICHAEL REAGAN.

AND ANCIENT FINN IS THE DIRECTOR OF SERVICES OF ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION.

SO, WELCOME TO OUR LITTLE GATHERING.

MARY, I TOLD YOU HAVE SOMETHING FOR ME.

MICROPHONE.

THIS ONE IS ON THIS ONE.

THIS ONE IS ON RED BEANS.

JEFF, AS LAST CO HERE LOOK OF THE COUNTY OF GALWAY.

IT'S MY GREAT PLEASURE TO BE HERE.

I WANT TO WARMLY THANK YOU AND ALL OF YOUR COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICIALS FOR HAVING US HERE.

UM, I WAS HERE LAST YEAR IN A PERSONAL CAPACITY WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITY.

I'M HERE THIS YEAR REPRESENTING THE KAHIKO, UNFORTUNATELY ISN'T ABLE TO BE HERE.

BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE FORGED BETWEEN OURSELVES AND YOURSELVES OVER THE YEARS HAS HAD MANY, MANY GOOD, UH, AND VERY REWARDING, UM, TIMES FOR BOTH OF US.

AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE THIS EVENING.

APOLOGIES THAT I SUPPOSE OUR FLIGHT WAS A BIT DELAYED, SO MAYBE IT DID CHANGE A BIT OF THE ARRANGEMENTS, BUT WE'RE SO PROUD TO BE HERE.

I'M DELIGHTED TO BE HERE WITH MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, MICHAEL REGAN AND COUNCILOR MOGIE MAHER, AND WITH MY CHIEF EXECUTIVE LIAM KLI, AND WITH MY DIRECTOR OF SERVICES ON SHEIN FENT.

AND I THINK THERE'S VERY KEY LEARNINGS TO BE TAKEN FROM THIS.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU MOST SINCERELY FOR HAVING US.

AND THERE'S A SMALL PRESENTATION AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE HAS SOMETHING HERE JUST TO PRESENT TO YOURSELF.

H****R IN THE BACK.

YEAH, WE MIGHT ACTUALLY, OH YEAH, MIGHT.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

HAVE ROUND TWO.

THE FISHING COAT THERE IS CALLED THE HOOKERY .

I WAS LOOKING AROUND .

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THAT IS A GIFT TO THE COUNTY.

UH, THIS IS A PERSONAL GIFT TO YOU.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ON BEHALF OF GOLDEN COUNTY.

OH, SO JUST IN CASE ANYBODY GETS ANY NOTIONS ABOUT THE GALWAY H****R, UH, IS, UH, IS A, A FESTIVAL EACH YEAR IN CANVA IN GALWAY BAY.

AND THERE ARE, UH, THREE TYPES OF GALWAY H****R BOAT AND THEY RACE, UH, EACH TYPE.

AND IT'S, UH, EXTREMELY PROFESSIONAL, VERY TECHNICALLY COMPLEX AND, UH, IS, UH, LAUDED, UH, ACROSS IRELAND FOR ITS UNIQUENESS, UH, IN COUNTY GALWAY.

SO IT'S JUST ONE OF THE THINGS, UH, THAT WE HAVE, UH, IN, IN OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTY AND OUR COASTAL LOCATION.

SO, UH, CHAIRMAN, UH, JEFF, UH, ALL OF THE MEMBERS, UH, IT'S A PLEASURE, UH, TO BE HERE, UH, WITH, WITH, UM, MARY AND OUR OTHER ELECTED MEMBERS.

AND ANCIENT, UH, WE VALUE, UH, THIS CONNECTION AND, UH, BECAUSE WE VALUE IT, UH, WE COME HERE SO, SO OFTEN.

SO, UH, THE ONLY WAY TO CONTINUE IT IS TO KEEP THAT, UH, ACTUAL CONNECTION.

SO, UH, WE HOPE TO LEARN A LOT, UH, IN, IN, IN THE SHORT TIME THAT WE HAVE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

WELL, THAT WAS A VERY ENJOYABLE INTERLUDE.

UM, WE'LL GET DOWN, WE'LL GET DOWN TO BUSINESS.

UM, THE CONSENT AGENDA CONTAINS MINUTES FROM OUR LAST MEETING, COMMUNICATIONS FROM ME AND SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS.

UM, IS THERE ANY WISH TO PULL OUT THE APPOINTMENTS AND DISCUSS ANY OF THEM SEPARATELY? OKAY.

THERE BEING NONE.

[Consent Agenda]

AS YOU MAY

[a. Minutes of July 9, 2025]

[b. Communication from the County Board Chair]

[c. Reappointment of Mike Hoffman to the WOW Workforce Development Board]

[d. Appointment of Ron Naab to the Monarch Library Systems Board]

[e. Appointment of Blake Lepel to the Local Emergency Planning Committee]

[f. Appointment of Riley Hansen to the Human Services Board]

WE HAVE A INFORMATION MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT, YOU ALL KNOW ABOUT.

I HOPE A LOT OF YOU ARE THERE.

UM, AND THEN WE MAY HAVE, WELL, EXECUTIVES GONNA MEET WITH THE WEST BEND COMMON COUNCIL NEXT MONDAY NIGHT, AND IF ALL GOES WELL, WE'LL HAVE AN EMERGENCY SPECIAL, UM, COUNTY BOARD MEETING RIGHT AFTER EXECUTIVE NEXT WEDNESDAY IN WHICH WE HOPEFULLY VOTE TO SELL THE CAMPUS.

SO, UH, ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS ON, ON THAT? OKAY.

THERE BEING NONE.

UH, WE'LL PASS THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRINTED.

UM, NOW WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION.

THIS IS A EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MONTH AWARENESS, AND THAT WILL BE READ BY OUR CLERK.

WHEREAS WHEREAS EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS CAN OCCUR UNEXPECTEDLY POSING SIGNIFICANT THREATS TO LIFE, PROPERTY AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

AND WHEREAS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS AT THE LOCAL STATE, TRIBAL AND FEDERAL LEVELS, INCLUDING THOSE WITHIN OUR COUNTY, DEDICATE THEMSELVES TO DEVELOPING PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE, RECOVERY AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES TO SAFEGUARD OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITIES.

AND WHEREAS EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BUILDING AND MAINTAINING THE CAPABILITIES NECESSARY TO EFFECTIVELY COORDINATE AND TO SUPPORT DISASTER AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS, ALIGNING WITH THE CORE CAPABILITIES IN THEIR MISSION, AREAS OF PREVENTION, PROTECTION, MITIGATION, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY.

AND WHEREAS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS DEMONSTRATE UNWAVERING COMMITMENT, COMPASSION, AND PROFESSIONALISM AS THEY RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ENSURING THE SAFETY AND RESILIENCE OF THE PUBLIC.

AND WHEREAS THE DEDICATED WORK OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS HAS ENABLED MILLIONS OF AMERICANS, INCLUDING THOSE WITHIN OUR OWN COUNTY TO RECOVER FROM ADVERSITY AND STRENGTHEN THEIR PREPAREDNESS FOR FUTURE EVENTS.

AND NOW THEREFORE, JOSH SHOWMAN, WASHINGTON COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND JEFFREY SCH LIFE, WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARD CHAIRMAN, HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 2025 AS NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

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THANK YOU.

UH, DIRECTOR SEGER, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D WISH TO ADD? I'LL SPEAK NOW SO I DON'T HAVE TO SPEAK AT THE, UH, RATIFICATION OF THE, UH, STATE OF EMERGENCY BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE.

BUT, UH, I DID NOT PLAN FOR THE DISASTER THIS PAST WEEKEND AND THE PROCLAMATION TO BE TENDERED TO YOU THIS EVENING.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY TO ALL THE SUPERVISORS, UH, PARTICULARLY FROM THE CITY OF WEST BEND, THE VILLAGE OF RIDGEFIELD, VILLAGE OF GERMANTOWN THAT WE'RE PARTICULARLY HIT.

UH, I'M PROUD TO BE PART OF WASHINGTON COUNTY AND THE NEIGHBORS IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE THAT WE, WE REPRESENT, UH, DID AN AMAZING JOB OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS.

WE'RE EXPECTING MORE RAINFALL THIS WEEKEND.

SO IF YOU FIELD ANY MORE PHONE CALLS, PLEASE FORWARD 'EM ALONG TO ME.

MYSELF AND, UH, DUSTIN LOFI, UH, HAVE BEEN AN EXTRAORDINARY ENVIRONMENT THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS, BUT, UH, OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENTS, OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT, OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, UH, THE DISTILLERY RELISH RESTAURANT, RIGHT WAY, SALVATION ARMY, UM, PANDA EXPRESS ALL JUST RALLIED AROUND ONE ANOTHER SUPER EIGHT MOTEL, UH, MAKING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THOSE THAT WERE DISPLACED, UH, YESTERDAY MORNING.

SO JUST TRULY A PRIVILEGE

[a. Emergency Management Awareness Month]

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT I CAN ANSWER OFFLINE, I'M AVAILABLE AT YOUR DISPOSAL.

THANK YOU.

OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE TRANSFER OF TAX DEED.

WHAT IS IT? TAX ID PAR PARCEL V ONE OH DASH OH 5 3 5.

I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND PLEASE.

SUPERVISOR PRIDE MOORE, SUPERVISOR TOMA.

[a. Transfer of Deed: Tax ID Parcel – V10-0535]

AND THIS IS ONE OF 'EM THAT SOMEBODY JUST OMITTED PAYING TAXES ON.

SO, AND NOW THEY'VE PAID UP AND THEY WANT THE DEED.

IS THAT APPROPRIATE, MR. DOL, IS THAT CORRECT? OH, IT'S BRAD.

OKAY.

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OKAY.

THERE BEING NO QUESTIONS.

WE'LL VOTE ELECTRONICALLY.

IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

OUR NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS RATIFICATION OF THE STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED ON AUGUST 10TH, 2025.

UH, DO WE NEED A MOTION? YES, WE SHOULD TAKE A MOTION SUPERVISOR.

BOSER SUPERVISOR KEL, DO WE HAVE DISCUSSION SUPERVISOR BOSER? SO, SINCE THERE'S WHOOP, SINCE THERE'S NOTHING IN THE PACKET, CAN I ASK THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO EXPLAIN JUST FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND ANY NEWER SUPERVISORS WHAT THIS DOES BY DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY, HOW THAT HELPS OUR RESIDENTS? YES.

THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

UM, SO THE DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY, WHICH WE ISSUED, I THINK TWO DAYS AGO, THREE DAYS AGO ALREADY, UM, ALLOWS FOR ALL OF ALL IN ANY COUNTY RESOURCES TO BE DEPLOYED TO SUPPORT AND ASSIST IN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.

SO WHILE, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, ALL KINDS OF PUMPING AND THINGS WERE HAPPENING DOWN IN GERMANTOWN, UM, OR, UH, ANY KINDS OF DETOURS OR THINGS LIKE THAT, UM, IN PLACES LIKE FARMINGTON OR HERE IN WEST BEND, ANY AMOUNT OF STAFF CAN BE REORGANIZED OR SHUFFLED, UM, AT, AT BASICALLY WITHOUT ANY OFFICIAL ACTION ON YOUR BEHALF.

AS

[b. Ratification of State of Emergency declared on August 10, 2025 ]

UM, BUT WE STILL HAVE, AT THIS POINT, WE'LL HAVE MONTHS OF PROCESS BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE FEMA IS GOING TO GET INVOLVED.

SO THAT INTRODUCES THE SECOND PHASE OF WHY YOU DO A DECLARATION, AND THAT IS, IF YOU'RE GOING TO, IN ORDER FOR A TOWN, VILLAGE

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SO, UH, WE'VE BEEN INFORMED TODAY THAT THE WASHINGTON, MILWAUKEE, AND WAUKESHA COUNTY AREA WILL HAVE AT LEAST HAVE A DOLLAR AMOUNT LARGE ENOUGH TO QUALIFY FEDERALLY.

SO IN ORDER TO, FOR US TO EVEN BE CONSIDERED, WE HA WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THIS DECLARATION IN PLACE.

SO IT'S A, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A BOTH AND, UH, REASON WHY WE WOULD DECLARE SO QUICKLY, BUT CERTAINLY IN THE MIDST OF, UH, THE EMERGENCY WHERE WE'RE ACTUALLY ASKING PEOPLE TO, UM, LEAVE THEIR HOMES, UH, THAT'S, THAT'S THE REASON THAT WE WOULD DECLARE IT AND WHY WE DECLARED IT ON SUNDAY.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT GOOD EXPLANATION.

UM, YOU KNOW, SPEAKING TO THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM, YOU'RE RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR, IT COULD BE EASY FOR SOMEBODY TO FALSELY MAKE THE CLAIM.

YOU'RE JUST DOING THIS TO ADVANCE YOUR GUBERNATORIAL CAMPAIGN.

I WOULD CAUTION ANYBODY AGAINST DOING THAT.

I THINK THIS IS A TIME WHEN WE NEED TO UNITE AS A COUNTY.

UM, WE'VE SEEN NEIGHBORS UNITING, WHICH IS GREAT.

I KNOW THIS EMERGENCY HAS HIT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTY HARD, AND I THINK ANYBODY WHO WOULD DO THAT WOULD BE HURTING THEIR CREDIBILITY.

I APPRECIATE YOU ACTING SO QUICKLY ON THIS.

I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT MOVE TO MAKE AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY, AND I THINK EVERYBODY WILL VOTE FOR THIS.

THANK YOU.

I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE CALLED ME AND WE CONSULTED ON IT SUNDAY.

SO IT, THEIR COUNTY BOARD HAD SOME INPUT.

INPUT.

SO, UH, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? MR. MARY? THANK YOU, SIR.

UH, ONE THING I GUESS I COULD REQUEST THAT THE COUNTY DO IN ITS CAPACITY, YOU, AS YOU MENTIONED, UH, WE START AT THE BOTTOM, THOSE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE TO DECLARE AND THEN IT GOES UP AND GOES UP AND GOES UP.

IS THERE ANYTHING THE COUNTY CAN DO TO HELP EDUCATE PEOPLE? I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE GOT FLOODING DAMAGE, BUT MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE.

SO WHAT OUTLETS OR WHAT, WHERE CAN THEY GO FOR ASSISTANCE? I MEAN, I'M JUST SUGGESTING PERHAPS THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD PLACE FOR THE COUNTY TO COME OUT WITH SOME KIND OF INFORMATIONAL BROCHURE PIECE, NEWS RELEASES, WHATEVER IT IS ON THIS IS WHAT DOES AND WHAT DOESN'T WORK OR WHERE TO GO, WHATEVER.

I'M NOT SO SURE.

UH, THE LOCAL MEDIA, YEAH, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT, OH, OH, IT'S SO BAD.

IT'S SO BAD, IT'S SO BAD.

BUT IN REALITY, WHERE CAN THEY GO TO GET SOME HELP? THANK YOU, SIR.

I, I WON'T SHARE DAVE SEEGER'S CELL PHONE NUMBER NOW, BUT, UM, I WILL ASK HIM TO AN, I WILL ASK HIM TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

THANK YOU, MR. COUNTY EXECUTIVE.

YEAH, SUPERVISOR.

THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION.

UH, WE'VE BEEN PUSHING OUT THROUGH OUR SOCIAL PLATFORM AND OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION THAT THE PLACES THAT YOU CAN GO TO IS THE 2 1 1 WISCONSIN LINK, AND WE'VE ATTACHED THAT TO OUR SOCIAL PLATFORMS, AND THAT'S WHERE FOLKS GO TO REPORT THEIR PERSONAL DAMAGE.

BUT ALSO IT, UH, AFFORDS INDIVIDUALS RESOURCES FOR HOUSING, FOR SHELTER, FOR FOOD, ANY OTHER SERVICE THAT MIGHT BECOME AVAILABLE THROUGH THE 2 1 1 WISCONSIN SYSTEM.

SO I CAN GET ON IT IMMEDIATELY TO TRY AND PUSH THAT MESSAGE OUT THERE TO OUR CONSTITUENTS.

UH, AS SOON AS RIGHT NOW, I CAN TEXT IT OUT RIGHT NOW, BUT I KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN PUSHING THAT AGENDA FOR THE PAST THREE DAYS.

THANK YOU.

YES, SIR.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

I WILL NOTE, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE IN AREAS THAT WILL HAVE MORE, UH, RESIDENTS AFFECTED, UH, IN SUBSTANTIAL WAYS, UM, IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THROUGH ONE OF THESE, UM, TYPES OF DISASTERS BEFORE, PARTICULARLY FLOODING, UM, YOU SHOULD TRY TO HELP SET THE EXPECTATIONS LOW FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS, FEMA AND THE STATE WISCONSIN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

UM, BASED ON MY TIME IN RICHFIELD AND IN MY TIME IN THE CITY OF PRINCETON WHEN THE FOX RIVER FLOODED, UM, THE HELP, FINANCIAL HELP IS VERY, VERY MINIMAL.

UM, SO IF THEY'RE EXPECTING TO GET THEIR BASEMENTS COMPLETELY REDONE, UH, FROM WHERE THEY WERE EVEN TO CURRENT PREVIOUS STATE, UM, YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET A LOT OF HELP FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR THE STATE GOVERNMENT MORE THAN LIKELY.

SO, AND I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT YOU TELL THEM THAT NOTHING'S COMING.

I'M SIMPLY SUGGESTING DON'T GET THEIR EXPECTATIONS TOO HIGH AND MAYBE SET THEM LOW, UM, BECAUSE THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET MORE THAN LIKELY FROM THE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT.

SO, UH, IT, WE

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UM, AND MOST OF THOSE PEOPLE DIDN'T GET ANYTHING.

SO SOME WILL QUALIFY, BUT MANY MAY NOT QUALIFY.

AND IT'S HARD, IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR US RIGHT NOW AT THIS STAGE IN THE GAME TO TO KNOW WHO, WHO WILL AND WHO WON'T.

SO PLEASE DON'T, DON'T MAKE PROMISES 'CAUSE YOU ALMOST CERTAINLY ARE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO KEEP THEM.

UM, MR. CHAUVIN, DO YOU HAVE ANY FEELING FOR HOW LONG THE EMERGENCY ORDER WILL LAST? WELL, THE, THE SECOND HALF OF WHAT I EXPLAINED TO SUPERVISOR BAER'S QUESTION, UM, MEANS THAT THE DECLARATION IS GONNA HAVE TO BE IN PLACE IN ORDER TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH STATE DECLARATIONS AND FEMA DECLARATIONS.

UM, SO THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT IT GOES ON INFINITUM UNTIL THOSE EXIST, BUT THERE IS A POINT IN TIME WHERE WE'LL NEED TO WORK THROUGH, NOT REALLY, I, I GUESS THE LEGAL PROCESS.

IT'S NOT A STATUTORY PROCESS, BUT THE LEGAL PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR DECLARATION LINES UP WITH THE FEDERAL DECLARATION.

SO IT'S HARD TO SAY AT THIS STAGE, UH, OF THE GAME WHEN THAT WILL BE.

FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS THAT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS STARTING TO PREDICT FOR THIS WEEKEND.

IF THAT HAPPENS, IT COULD DRAG IT OUT EVEN FARTHER.

UM, BUT SUFFICE IT TO SAY IT'S NOT GONNA BE OVER BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

UM, AND IT PROBABLY WON'T EVEN BE OVER BY THE END OF THE MONTH.

FAIR.

THAT'S A FAIR ASSESSMENT TO MR. EXECUTIVE.

AND, UH, I KNOW FE IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO COME OUT, UH, SEPTEMBER 6TH THROUGH THE 10TH.

SO IT DEPENDS ON HOW WISCONSIN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEM.

THANK YOU THERE BEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

WE'LL DO VOICE VOTE ON THIS.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? NAY PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT UP WE HAVE RESOLUTION 32, WHICH IS THE ADOPTION OF AMEND 2025 DASH TWO FOR A MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL PLAN.

UH, MOTION AND A SECOND PLEASE.

SUPERVISOR

[Consideration and Upon Request, Reading of Resolutions and Ordinances]

SUPERVISOR

[a. 2025 Resolution 32 – Adoption of Amendment 2025-2 of A Multi-Jurisdictional Comprehensive Plan for Washington County: 2050 – Land Division Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment]

OKAY.

YOUR FLOOR.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.

I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT, UH, FIVE A, THE RESOLUTION AND FIVE B, THE ORDINANCE.

UH, FOR THE AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

UH, THIS IS ALL OCCURRING BECAUSE, UH, OUR LAND DIVISION ORDINANCE CAME INTO EFFECT.

WE RECEIVED TWO CERTIFIED SURVEY MAPS, UH, THAT WERE WITHIN THE SHORELAND DISTRICT.

UH, AND THEREFORE, UH, DURING THAT PROCESS, UM, WE DETERMINED THAT OUR FUTURE LAND USE MAP WITHIN OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WOULD NEED TO BE AMENDED.

UM, SPECIFICALLY THAT AMENDMENT FOR THESE PAR FOR THIS PARCEL IS MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO SUBURBAN DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, BASICALLY A HIGHER DENSITY TO A LOWER DENSITY.

UH, AND THEN ALSO ON THE PARCEL, UH, I SHOULD MENTION THERE IS ISOLATED NATURAL RESOURCE AREAS ON THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PARCEL.

AND THAT IS REMAINING THE SAME.

UM, AND THAT IS NOT CHANGING.

SO WITH THAT, I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER OTHER ITEMS TO COVER.

AND JUST IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, IS THERE ANY COMMENT OR DISCUSSION? THERE BEING NONE? WE'LL VOTE ELECTRONICALLY AS SOON AS IT'S SET UP.

AM I THE ONLY ONE THAT LOOK THIS? OH, NICK NEEDS, OH, JIM BURKE WENT OUT TO THE RESTAURANT.

OH, OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

SO WE JUST CALL IT AND PASSES.

IT PASSES, UH, 18 WITH ONE ABSTENTION.

OKAY.

AND NEXT UP IS ORDINANCE SIX, WHICH COMPLETES THAT.

OKAY.

ANY DISCUSSION? MOTION, SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND PLEASE.

SUPERVISOR KEL, SUPERVISOR MARY.

READY.

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IT PASSES IT UNANIMOUSLY.

OUR NEXT ITEM IS RESOLUTION 33, AUTHORIZING THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT TO UPDATE THE SHORELAND ZONING MAPS ADMINISTRATIVELY IN SITUATIONS WHERE THE WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARD DOES NOT CONTROL MOTION.

AND A SECOND, PLEASE.

SUPERVISOR SHARIN.

SUPERVISOR SALAK, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON

[c. 2025 Resolution 33 – Authorizing the Natural Resources and Geographic Information Systems Departments to Update the Shoreland Zoning Maps Administratively in Situations where the Washington County Board of Supervisors’ Approval is Only to Confirm the Action Taken by Another Body or Agency]

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

UM, THIS IS JUST GOOD GOVERNMENT COMING AT YOU.

UH, THESE ITEMS THAT ARE CHANGED ARE USUALLY VERY SMALL THINGS THAT THE COUNTY, UH, HAS TO NOTE IN THE PLAN.

UM, SO A MUNICIPALITY TAKES OVER A SMALL PLOT OF LAND, UH, MORE OR SOME ANNEXATION OR SMALL CHANGES THAT BASICALLY THE COUNTY TAKES NO ACTION ON.

THEY JUST HAVE TO REPORT TO US, BUT THEN IT CAN'T GET DONE UNTIL THEY REPORT IT TO US AND WE APPROVE IT.

THIS WILL STREAMLINE THAT PROCESS AND JUST MAKE IT SO THEY CAN ADMINISTRATIVELY GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE CHANGES THEY NEED TO MAKE AND THEN REPORT BACK TO THE LAND USE AND PLANNING SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT THEY'VE MADE AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR.

SO I THINK THAT'S JUST A MORE STREAMLINED, BETTER FORM OF GOVERNMENT.

AND I COMMEND THIS TEAM FOR, FOR DOING GOOD WORK ON THIS.

THIS IS THE KIND OF THING WE NEED.

THANK YOU.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WELL VOTE ELECTRONICALLY.

AGAIN, IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT UP WE HAVE RESOLUTION 31.

UM, THE ROLE OF THE COUNTY BOARD THIS EVENING IS TO CONSIDER THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S VETO.

IN ORDER TO DO THAT, THE BOARD UNDERTOOK UNDERTAKES A VOTE TO OVERRIDE THE VETO.

NO MOTION IS NECESSARY.

THE QUESTION PUT BEFORE THE BOARD IS, SHALL THE COUNTY BOARD OVERRIDE THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S VETO OF 2025 RESOLUTION 31 A YES VOTE OF TWO THIRDS MEMBERS ELECT WILL OVERRIDE THE VETO AND THE RE RESOLUTION WILL BE ENACTED AS IS ORIGINALLY

[d. Reconsideration: 2025 Resolution 31 – Delegating the Authority to Enter into Settlement Agreements with Opioid Defendants to the Washington County Executive (Veto by County Executive)]

IF THE BOARD DOES NOT OVERRIDE THE VETO 2025, RESOLUTION 31 IS REPEALED, SHOULD THAT OCCUR, OCCUR, THE BOARD CAN TAKE UP THE NEXT RESOLUTION 34, WHICH, UM, TAKES THE MATTER IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.

SO DO WE HAVE DISCUSSION SUPERVISOR KEL? I WAS NOT HERE, UM, LAST MONTH.

I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

I HAD A FAMILY EMERGENCY AT HOME.

UM, AND SO I WASN'T REALLY OVERLY AWARE OF IT AND I SAW THE LETTER AND UH, UM, I THINK IT'S A REMARKABLE STATEMENT ABOUT OUR COUNTY EXECUTIVE, UH, THAT HE MAKES HERE WITH THIS VETO.

UH, MOST PEOPLE WOULD CLAW TO GET MORE AND MORE POWER, BUT INSTEAD HE, HE GIVES IT BACK TO THE RIGHTFUL BODY IT BELONGS TO, AND I THINK THAT IS THIS BODY.

SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU NOT TO OVERRIDE HIS VETO AND, AND GO ALONG WITH HIS WISHES AND WE'LL TAKE UP THE NEXT ITEM.

THANK YOU.

IF YOU RECALL, IN OUR LAST MEETING, SUPERVISOR GALATZ HAD SOME COMMENTS ON THIS.

AND SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, I HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH A NUMBER OF YOU.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO KEEP THE SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND BALANCES IN PLACE.

THE BOARD HAS CHECKS ON THE EXECUTIVE AND THIS IS ONE OF THE PLACES WE CAN DO THAT.

SO, UM, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THEN WE VOTE, WE VOTE ELECTRONICALLY, WE'LL VOTE ELECTRONICALLY.

AND AGAIN, A YES VOTE IS TO OVERRIDE THE VETO, AND A NO VOTE IS TO LET THE VETO STAND.

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DID TONY NOT VOTE? UM, EVERYONE VOTED.

19.

ONE LESS THAN 18.

IT PASSES 18 TO ONE.

SO THE ORIGINAL MOTION IS VETOED.

WE WILL NOW GO RIGHT INTO RESOLUTION 34.

I'LL TAKE A MOTION IN A SECOND.

SUPERVISOR, TOMA, SUPERVISOR SCHWAB, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SUPERVISOR GALLS, ARE YOU GONNA SAY I TOLD YOU SO? NO, BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO, UH, CONTINUE TO KEEP THIS WITHIN OUR PURVIEW VERSUS, UM, ALLOWING THE, THE CHAIR, WHOMEVER THAT CHAIR IS TO DO IT.

UM, I I JUST DON'T SEE WHERE THERE'S A PRESS

[e. 2025 Resolution 34 – Delegating the Authority to Enter into Settlement Agreements with Opioid Defendants to the Washington County Board Chair]

WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE, UM, SETTLEMENTS ALREADY.

THEY SORT OUR FILE IN A SCRIPT AND WE ARE ABLE TO DO THOSE SUCCESSFULLY.

AND THERE'S NO DELAY.

THERE'S NO, SO I'M REALLY TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT I DON'T SEE A NEED FOR.

AND THIS IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY.

IF WE'RE DELAYED FOR SOME REASON, THEN SHAME ON US FOR, FOR NOT, OR ADMINISTRATION NOT WORKING COLLECTIVELY WITH US TO PUT A PROPOSAL TOGETHER.

SO I WOULD RATHER KEEP IT WITH US AND NOT VOTE FOR THE COUNTY CHAIR REGARDLESS OF WHO THAT CHAIR IS TO TAKE ON THAT RESPONSIBILITY.

THE PROBLEM IS IT HAS TO SET ON SOMEBODY'S DOORSTEP.

TRUE.

BUT WE DO RECEIVE SOME ADVISORY COUNCIL, WHETHER IT BE FROM, UH, ATTORNEY STERN OR OTHER RESOURCES, AND WE'VE DONE THAT FOR THE MULTITUDE OF SETTLEMENTS WE RECEIVED SO FAR.

I WOULD ARGUE I'M NOT QUALIFIED TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF THAT.

AND I SUSPECT THE ABILITY TO NEGOTIATE IS VERY LIMITED NOW.

'CAUSE THEY'RE FOLLOWING A PLAY SCRIPT.

I I, I DON'T KNOW IF ATTORNEY STERN CAN COMMENT ON THAT, BUT SOMETHING TELLS ME THERE'S VERY LITTLE NEGOTIATING ROOM IN THERE AND IT'S LIKE, THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

SO THEN THE QUESTION BECOMES HOW DO WE AS A BODY DECIDE HOW BEST TO SPEND THAT? AND WE DO HAVE, UH, OBVIOUSLY COMMITTEE, UH, IN PLACE THAT IS, YOU KNOW, CURRENTLY REVIEWING AND UNDERSTANDING THAT.

SO AGAIN, I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IF YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE DO NEED A POINT PERSON TO BE THAT FACE OF THE COUNTY FOR THAT, AND WE CAN'T BE ALL OF US COLLECTIVELY, AND THEN THEREFORE THE CHAIRPERSON WOULD BE THE GOOD POSITION FOR THAT.

WELL THEN YES, I AGREE WITH THAT AND I I WOULD VOTE FOR THAT.

BUT IF, IF ABSENT THAT, THEN I, I JUST, I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE WOULD NOT FOLLOW SUIT WITH WHAT WE'VE DONE FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS.

I BELIEVE OUR ATTORNEY WILL HAVE A COMMENT.

SO THIS, UH, THE RESOLUTION COMES TO US ON ADVICE FROM OUR OPIOID COUNCIL.

UH, THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESOLUTION, AS I UNDERSTAND IT TO BE, IS FOR THE, UH, COUNTY BOARD, THE COUNTY IN GENERAL, TO ACT QUICKLY WHEN A REQUEST, UH, TO SIGN ON TO A SETTLEMENT COMES AND THE COURT HAS SET CERTAIN DEADLINES AND, AND SO ON.

AND SO, UM, WHAT THE, WHAT COUNCIL WANTS TO AVOID IS SITUATIONS WHERE IT MIGHT TAKE A MONTH OR, OR, OR MORE FOR AN APPROVAL TO SIGN ON TO A SETTLEMENT COMES.

AND SO THE THOUGHT WAS THE COUNTY BOARD DELEGATES THE AUTHORITY TO SIGN OFF ON SETTLEMENTS, UH, TO A POINT PERSON, AS WE CALL IT, SO THAT THAT CAN JUST HAPPEN, UH, QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY.

UM, WE HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM TO THIS POINT COMPLYING WITH COURT DEADLINES.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET THESE MATTERS BEFORE THE BOARD QUICKLY AND, UH, AND CONSIDERED IN PAST GENERALLY WHAT THIS, THIS DOESN'T INVOLVE THE BOARD NEGOTIATING ANY SETTLEMENTS.

THE SETTLEMENTS HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATED ALREADY.

IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US JUST TO SIGN OFF ON IT.

SO YEAH, WE WANT OUR PIECE OF THAT PIE, AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

AND WE'RE ADDING, APPARENTLY DEFENDANTS, NEW DEFENDANTS FAIRLY ROUTINELY.

AND SO THERE MIGHT BE MORE OF THESE THINGS COMING.

AND SO, UH, COUNCIL THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE EASIEST AND MOST EFFICIENT JUST TO HAVE SOMEBODY KIND OF GREEN LIGHT THESE THINGS.

UM, SIGNING ONTO THE SETTLEMENTS, I SHOULD SAY, IN TERMS OF SPENDING THE MONEY, I WANT TO JUST TOUCH ON THAT FOR

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AND THAT'S, THAT'S NOT THE CASE WITH ARPA FUNDS.

THERE WAS A RESOLUTION THAT WAS PASSED THAT SAID TO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, WE'RE GONNA GET THIS POT OF MONEY, SPEND IT AND REPORT BACK TO US WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH IT.

WITH OPIOID FUNDS.

THERE ARE VERY SPECIFIC WAYS THE MONEY IS ALLOWED TO BE SPENT.

IT'S IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACTUAL SETTLEMENT DOCUMENTS THEMSELVES.

UM, UP TO, AND THERE'S AUDITS THAT HAVE THAT TAKE PLACE ROUTINELY.

AND WE HAVE TO REPORT TO HOW TO, HOW WE'VE SPENT THE MONEY.

WE'VE BEEN SPENDING THE MONEY IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNTY BUDGETING PROCESS AND PROCEDURES.

UM, THE COUNTY BOARD HAS, I BELIEVE, WEIGHED IN ON THINGS LIKE THE SOBER HOUSE AND SPENDING THE MONEY ON THAT, UH, POSITIONS FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE FUNDED IN PART BY OPIOID FUNDS.

AND WE ARE FOLLOWING THOSE RULES.

UM, SO I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT AS WELL, THAT, THAT, UM, THAT, THAT THE MONEY'S BEING SPENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HOW NUMBER ONE, THE COURT REQUIRES US TO SPEND IT.

NUMBER TWO, WITH HOW THE COUNTY CODE REQUIRES US TO SPEND IT AND ACCOUNT FOR IT.

SO THAT'S ONE SOMETHING I WANTED YOU TO KNOW.

BUT GETTING BACK TO THE ORIGINAL QUESTION, COUNSEL, UH, WHO IS ADVISING US ON THESE MATTERS HAS ASKED FOR A POINT PERSON SO THAT THERE'S SOMEBODY THAT CAN COMMUNICATE WITH QUICKLY, WHO CAN SIGN OFF ON ENTERING INTO THESE AGREEMENTS, UM, SO THAT THERE AREN'T ANY DELAYS IN THE FUTURE.

AND IF THERE'S A MULTITUDE OF THEM THAT COME, WE'RE NOT COMING BACK OVER AND OVER AGAIN WITH THESE THINGS.

UH, I PERSONALLY TAKE NO POSITION ON THIS AS FAR AS WHAT I THINK IS BEST TO HAVE HAPPEN HERE.

I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH YOU DECIDING NOT TO APPROVE THIS.

UM, AND JUST COMING BACK AS AS YOU HAVE BEEN, WE HAVE BEEN TIMELY.

HOPEFULLY THAT'LL CONTINUE.

BUT IF YOU CHOOSE TO HAVE A POINT PERSON, THAT'S FINE TOO.

IT MIGHT MAKE THINGS A LITTLE MORE EFFICIENT OR A LITTLE QUICKER.

UM, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT REALLY IS YOUR CALL WHAT YOU'RE MOST COMFORTABLE WITH.

SUPERVISOR KELLY.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST START OUT BY NOTING THAT UNDER THE, UH, OPIOID, UM, LAWSUITS, I VOTED AS BEING PRESENT BOTH TIMES WITHOUT TAKING A PARTICULAR POSITION, UM, DUE TO MY VIEWS, UM, ON THIS.

HOWEVER, I LOOK AT THIS AS BEING A HOW TO NOT ACTUALLY PART OF THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT, UM, BUT RATHER HOW WE CONDUCT OUR BUSINESS.

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS REALLY, UH, THIS IS JUST MORE OR LESS A PAPERWORK FIX TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE AGAIN, EFFICIENT IN OUR GOVERNMENT ACTION AND, AND GETTING THINGS DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER.

UH, THE CHAIRMAN, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT'S JEFF OR THE NEXT CHAIRMAN, UH, IS ACCOUNTABLE TO THIS BOARD AND MOST CERTAINLY IS ACCOUNTABLE TO OUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS WELL.

SO, UH, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WOULD BE ANY TYPE OF PROBLEM HAVING THE CHAIR BE THE POINT PERSON ON THIS.

IN FACT, THE CHAIR IS THE POINT PERSON ON SEVERAL THINGS THAT WE DO.

SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO ALONG, UH, WITH THIS, UH, RESOLUTION.

I, I BELIEVE IT'S THE PROPER WAY TO HANDLE BUSINESS.

IT WILL MAKE US MORE EFFICIENT AND THERE IS ACCOUNTABILITY AND IT'S ALSO GUIDED BY THE RULES THAT ARE ALREADY SET FORTH ON HOW THIS MONEY IS SPENT.

AND, AND IT HAS TO BE WITHIN THOSE GUIDELINES.

SO I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS PROPER THIS TIME.

I BELIEVE IT'S A MUCH BETTER WAY TO DO IT.

THANK YOU SUPERVISOR BOSER.

SO I APPRECIATE SUPERVISOR GALL RAISING THIS ISSUE.

I WOULD, I WOULD, UH, ECHO ALL OF SUPERVISOR KELLEN'S COMMENTS.

LET'S BE EFFICIENT.

THIS IS NOW ALL BOILERPLATE, SO IF IT'S GOTTA COME BEFORE THE BOARD, IT'S JUST TAKING ALL OF OUR TIME WHEN WE COULD BE SPENDING THAT TIME DOING SOMETHING MORE PRODUCTIVE.

SO I'D ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO VOTE FOR THIS.

THANK YOU SUPERVISOR.

MARY, I GUESS I'M QUESTIONING WHY THIS WOULD NOT BE A RESPONSIBILITY FOR ONE OF THE HEALTH OFFICERS OF THE COUNTY THAT AS CHAIRMAN YOU WOULD RELEGATE THAT RESPONSIBILITY TO A HEALTH OFFICIAL.

I BELIEVE IT HAS TO BE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

I'M SORRY.

DOES IT HAVE TO BE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL? WE CAN'T GIVE THAT TO A HEALTH OFFICIAL, I WOULD SAY.

YEAH, IT'S GOTTA BE SOMEBODY THAT'S AN AUTHORITY FOR ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION.

THERE BEING NONE.

WE'LL VOTE ELECTRONICALLY.

MR. CHAIR, JUST ONE MOMENT.

OH, UH, THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, I ARE DISCUSSING AN OPTION OF MAKE, PERHAPS MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

FOLLOW ALLOW JUST A MOMENT.

WE'LL TAKE A BRIEF RECESS

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AS YOU GET OLDER, REVERT BACK SOON, YOU'LL BE WEARING DIAPERS.

AND AM I PERHAPS WE'RE BACK IN SESSION.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

UH, MY ONE QUESTION IS, IS HOW LONG WILL DELEGATING THIS AUTHORITY BE GOOD FOR? IT DOESN'T, THERE'S NO LIKE END DATE LISTED IN HERE.

I'M JUST WONDERING, IS THIS FOR FOREVER UNTIL YOU CHANGE IT? YEP.

OKAY.

AND WOULD THIS ONLY BE SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS COURT CASE THAT'S REPRESENTED BY BREEN AND ROPER HERE OR YOU KNOW, LIKE WOULD THIS BE FOR FUTURE CASES HAVE NOT YET BEEN COMMENCED? YEAH.

ANYTHING RELATED TO THE O OPIOID LITIGATION.

SO THEY ADD FUTURE DEFENDANTS OR FUTURE SETTLEMENTS COME IN, UH, THAT WOULD BE THE AUTHORITY WOULD BE GRANTED TO THE, THE CHAIR TO ENTER INTO THOSE AGREEMENTS ON YOUR BEHALF.

RIGHT.

OKAY.

SO IF WE, AT SOME POINT, IT'S DONE 10 YEARS FROM NOW, BUT IN 50 YEARS THERE'S ANOTHER OPIOID LAWSUIT, IS THIS STILL AN EFFECT IN BINDING? I GUESS IT WOULD DEPEND ON THE TERMS OF THAT PARTICULAR LITIGATION, BUT FOR THIS LITIGATION, IF THIS CONTINUES 50 YEARS, THIS WOULD BE IN EFFECT 50 YEARS UNLESS YOU CHANGE IT.

RIGHT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

JEFF WOULD STILL HAVE TO DO IT.

ANY, ANY FURTHER? ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? SUPERVISOR CONRAD? THANK YOU, CHAIR.

OH, THANK YOU CHAIR.

UM, YOU KNOW, SINCE WE HAVE SOME CONCERNS BEING RAISED HERE, UH, I'M, I'M LOOKING AT THE LANGUAGE, UM, LINE, UM, 34 TO 35 ON PAGE TWO.

THE COUNTY BOARD HEREBY DELEGATES AUTHORITY OF THE CHAIR, WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARD TO ENTER INTO A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE EXECUTION.

UM, MAYBE YOU COULD ADD A VARIABLE IN THERE INSTEAD OF WITHOUT LIMITATION.

SAY, YOU KNOW, IF IT SOME LIKE TIME SENSITIVE ADD A, A TIMEFRAME OR SOMETHING, I WOULD SEEK COUNSEL'S ADVICE ON THAT.

HE'S LOOKING AT IT, WELL, I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION.

IT JUST, THE LANGUAGE ON LINE 35 WITHOUT LIMITATION, WHERE DOES IT SAY WITHOUT LIMITATIONS RIGHT HERE.

BUT

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SO LIKE WITHOUT LIMITATIONS SIMPLY MEANS ANY KNOW DOCUMENTS OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT FLOWS FROM THAT AUTHORITY.

SO I BELIEVE IT'S ONLY TO OPT IN IF THERE'S ANY OTHER DEFENDANTS.

SO, UM, MR. STERN DID NOT OKAY.

JUST TO CLARIFY THAT LANGUAGE OR, OR MAYBE AN ADD A VARIABLE DEPENDING UPON THE CLARIFICATION.

KIND OF AN INTERESTING CONUNDRUM.

I DON'T THINK THERE'D EVER BE A CASE WHERE WE'D OPT OUT SEEING HOW THE YEAH.

EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN SO FAR.

DO YOU HAVE CLARIFICATION? YES.

YEAH.

JUST SOME CLARIFICATION.

SURE.

A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT, UH, COME TO MIND.

FIRST WITH REGARD TO SUPERVISOR WATSON CONRAD'S CONCERN, WHAT THAT SENTENCE IS DOING IS ESSENTIALLY SETTING FORTH THE TYPES OF AGREEMENTS THAT THE COUNTY BOARD CHAIR, WHOEVER THAT MIGHT BE AT THE TIME, IS ABLE TO SIGN.

SO WHEN IT SAYS, UH, THE COUNTY BOARD HEREBY DELEGATES AUTHORITY TO THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARD TO ENTER INTO A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ESSENTIALLY WHAT IT MEANS IS IN ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT MIGHT FLOW FROM THAT TO EFFECTUATE THAT SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.

OR IF IT'S NOT CALLED A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, IT'S CALLED SOMETHING ELSE.

BUT IT SERVES THE SAME PURPOSE.

THEY'RE TRYING TO CREATE A LAUNDRY LIST, IF YOU WILL.

UM, SO THAT'S ONE THING.

THE OTHER THING, AND I CERTAINLY WILLING TO ANSWER ANY MORE QUESTIONS, BUT BEFORE THE, I LOSE THE LITTLE TRAIN OF THOUGHT I'VE GOT GOING ON, I ALSO NOTICED THAT, UH, NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS ON THAT SAME PAGE, I THINK THAT'S LINES 43 AND 44, INDICATES NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS SHALL BE REPORTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

MEANING THAT IF THE CHAIR SIGNS SOMETHING, HE'S GOTTA REPORT THAT TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE.

I, AS YOU SAW, WE'RE HAVING A LENGTHY CONVERSATION OVER HERE, AND WHAT WE'RE THINKING IS IF IT PLEASES THE BOARD, UM, PERHAPS AN AMENDMENT SHOULD BE MADE THAT INDICATES NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS AND EXPENDITURE OF ANY PROCEEDS RECEIVED THERE FROM, SHALL BE REPORTED THAT WAY, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

AND ULTIMATELY THE BOARD KNOWS EXACTLY WHERE THAT MONEY'S BEING SPENT AND HOW AS WELL, WHICH RIGHT NOW ISN'T IN HERE.

AND ALTHOUGH THERE ARE AUDIT REQUIREMENTS AND THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, THE COUNTY AND JULIE'S DEPARTMENT ARE KEEPING TRACK OF THESE THINGS, YOU DON'T KNOW.

RIGHT.

SO THIS WOULD REQUIRE THAT TO BE REPORTED TO YOU AS WELL, OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

DID YOU GET THE MOVE MOVED BY BOER SECOND BY SHARA? SO WE SHOULD, SO YOU, YOU CAN DISCUSS THAT AMENDMENT NOW AND THEN VOTE ON THAT, AND THEN ONCE YOU VOTED ON THAT, IF, IF IT PASSES OR NOT, WE PROCEED FROM THERE.

BUT WE CAN GET BACK TO SUPERVISOR CONRAD'S QUESTION AS WELL.

IF I HAVEN'T ADEQUATELY ANSWERED THAT FOR YOU.

YOU LY ANSWERED MY QUESTION.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

WELL, I, FOR ONE IS IN FAVOR OF THAT.

IT SOUNDS LIKE IT COVERS THE BASES WE NEED TO, UM, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, SUPERVISOR SCHWAB, DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH THE AMENDMENT? I DON'T HAVE A COMMENT ON THE AMENDMENT.

OKAY, IN THAT CASE, WE'LL VOTE ELECTRONICALLY ON THE AMENDMENT.

WE WILL VOTE ELECTRONICALLY.

THE AMENDMENT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

UM, NOW WE'LL GET BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION.

UH,

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THANK YOU, SIR.

I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTIONS WITH REGARD TO SCOPE AND TIMELINESS AND, AND EXPIRATION DATE, SUNSET OF THE, OF THE RESOLUTION.

BUT WHEN YOU READ THE RESOLUTION, IT, YOU, WE HAVE TO TAKE IT AS ONE COMPLETE DOCUMENT, RIGHT? WE DON'T, WE DON'T PICK APART A SENTENCE AT A TIME.

AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL THE DIFFERENT WAREHOUSES TALKING ABOUT THIS LAWSUIT, THIS STATE STATUTE, WHO EXACTLY IS INVOLVED, THAT EFFECTIVELY LIMITS THE SCOPE OF THIS RESOLUTION.

AND SO WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE CAN BE CONCERNS ABOUT SCOPE CREEP AND THE LENGTH OF DURATION OF THIS RESOLUTION, IT IS IN MY MIND CLEARLY DEFINED WITHIN THE RESOLUTION ITSELF AS LIMITED TO THIS SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES AND THIS SET OF STATUTES THAT ARE CONTAINED IN THE RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU.

DOES ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK? IN THAT CASE, WE'LL VOTE ELECTRONICALLY.

LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE, THIS IS A SIMPLE MAJORITY TODAY.

IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION, UM, UNDER NEW WISCONSIN OPEN MEETINGS REQUIREMENTS.

WE HAVE TO TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO GO IN A CLOSED SESSION AND ASK IF THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION NEEDED.

SO, UM, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR KEL.

SECOND BY SUPERVISOR HARTWIG.

UM, WE WILL BE GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS HOW RIVERBEND IS BEING USED AND TO DISCUSS THE FACILITY'S FUTURE.

AND WE GOTTA TAKE A ROLL CALL.

IS THERE, THERE'S NO DISCUSSION.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION AS TO WHY WE'RE GOING INTO CLOSED

[Closed Session]

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

A AYE AYE AYE.

AYE.

WE'LL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.

PLEASE.

TURN YOUR MIC.

PARDON? WILL YOU TURN YOUR MIC OFF? START WITH WHAT'S RIVER? YES.

YES, WE WILL.

I'LL MAKE IT EASY JUST FOR YES.

FOR THIS .

THANK YOU.

SUPERVISOR CONTINGENCY TAXI DRIVER.

OH, YOU READY? MR. CHAIRMAN? ARE WE OFF? CAN YOU TURN YOUR MIC OFF? OH, SURE.

YES, YES.

ONE SECOND.