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          IT WAS POSTED IN 
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THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK ON THE 29TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026. 
          [Call to Order, Roll Call, Affidavit of Posting, A Moment of Silent Prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance]
NOTICE WAS SENT TO THE WASHINGTON COUNTY DAILY NEWS EXPRESS NEWS, W-I-B-D-W-N-B-Z RADIO, WTKM RADIO, MY COMMUNITY, NOW HARTFORD TIMES PRESS, THE KI WASUM STATESMAN AND THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL. 
          WE ARISE FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 
          I 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. 
          THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING THIS MEETING TONIGHT. 
          UH, WE'LL DEAL WITH ONE ISSUE AND FOR THAT ISSUE, UH, I'LL HAND IT OVER RIGHT NOW TO ATTORNEY STERN. 
          UH, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, AND THANK YOU TO MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR GRANTING ME THE PRIVILEGE OF APPEARING BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING. 
          AND OF COURSE, UH, COMING IN AT A SPECIAL TIME ON A SPECIAL DATE, I WOULDN'T HAVE ASKED YOU TO COME IF IT WEREN'T IMPORTANT AND, AND, AND TIMELY. 
          UM, THE REASON WE'RE HERE IS BECAUSE I'M ASKING PERMISSION, UH, THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO COMMENCE A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS SEWER PACK. 
          UH, BEFORE WE GO INTO OR MAKE A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION, UH, I WANT TO EXPLAIN THE BASIS FOR WHY WE ARE HERE VERY BRIEFLY. 
          UH, AND I CAN EXPLAIN MORE ABOUT LITIGATION STRATEGY IN CLOSED SESSION. 
          BUT AS THE, UH, THIS, UH, COMMITTEE WILL REMEMBER ON DECEMBER 10TH, 2025 AT THE COUNTY BOARD MEETING, THE COUNTY BOARD PASSED A RESOLUTION INDICATING ITS INTENT AND ITS DECISION TO WITHDRAW FROM, UH, SEWER PACK. 
          AND ESSENTIALLY, EVER SINCE THAT TIME, SEWER PACK HAS EFFECTIVELY TERMINATED OUR PARTICIPATION EFFECTIVE, IMMEDIATELY EFFECTIVE UPON REALLY THE PASSAGE OF THAT RESOLUTION. 
          AND THEY DID THAT, UH, REALLY IN EXCESS OF THEIR AUTHORITY AND THEIR LEGAL, UH, ABILITY TO DO THAT. 
          SO, UM, I CAN TALK TO YOU AND WE WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS IN TERMS OF, UH, HOW WE WANNA APPROACH THE LEGALITIES OF THAT AND WHERE WE'RE AT. 
          UM, AND I DO HAVE, UM, BOTH ERIC KOTT AND SCOTT SCH MITER HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS OF WHAT HAPPENED AFTER WE PASSED THAT, UH, RESOLUTION AND WHY I THINK WE'RE AT A POINT NOW WHERE WE NEED TO COMMENCE LITIGATION. 
          AND WITH THAT, MR. CHAIRMAN, I'D ASK FOR A MOTION, UM, THAT WE BE PERMITTED TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION SO I CAN EXPLAIN MORE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT WITH A LAWSUIT. 
          I'LL ENTER TONE. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SCHWAB, SECOND BY SUPERVISOR CHADRON. 
          UH, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL CO VOTE. 
          AYE AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          WE ARE IN 
          [Closed Session]
CLOSED SESSION. 
          I.
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