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The county manager also updated the committee on the purchase of a new finance enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. He said procurement staff—Dan, Katie and Tiffany Taggart—were meeting with prospective vendors the following day to finalize contract negotiations. The manager described two components under consideration: a timekeeping module (to address the county’s current timekeeping workload in SAP) and the core ERP finance system, and said the county was evaluating whether to launch the timekeeping piece earlier than the rest of the system.

Staff reported hope of finalizing a contract by Friday and said the timestamped goal was to improve timekeeping efficiency and reduce staff hours spent on the current system. No formal procurement vote was taken at the Executive Committee meeting; staff indicated they are negotiating terms and will return with the final contract and recommended implementation timeline.

Separately, the manager briefed the committee on upcoming items for the County Board agenda, including a budget adjustment and a resolution revising the inventory of job classifications. He said the county has had several recent staff changes and that he viewed his tenure as a bridge to strengthen leadership in key departments. \"I think we've stabilized that ship, and we have some really talented leadership in the county,\" the manager said.

The manager’s retirement announcement was conveyed as advance notice rather than a formal personnel action. Supervisors thanked him for the disclosure and staff said they will proceed with standard succession and transition planning as needed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Dunn County Executive Committee - 02/12/2025","oneSentenceSummary","County manager Chris told the Executive Committee he plans to retire later this summer and reported that procurement negotiations for a new county finance ERP and timekeeping system were nearly finished, with staff expecting final contract terms within days.","taxTitle","Dunn County, Wisconsin","taxId",53943,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6320850,"Executive Committee begins overhaul of board rules, presses for written resolutions and clearer minutes",2851,3727000,6578000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2354635-85ce26262c56d18582eb69662dc41614&start=3727&end=6578","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2354635-85ce26262c56d18582eb69662dc41614/thumbnail_3727000.jpg","/articles/6320850/Dunn-County/Wisconsin/Executive-Committee-begins-overhaul-of-board-rules-presses-for-written-resolutions-and-clearer-minutes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6320850-7137241288cde03b75896551921ed009/orig.mp4?Expires=1775404557&Signature=lVgySoJnQOQdeCBOzZh22GqqwDKN54B3nVLOF7JVy2Rj7eNJb54OwGX~PltYP4yOgCtKeYSdUh2J5PZUy9ZU3SiSguHd~ocRJhzvKs3YB7uH-O2xsOERY6RCSpBpKX-6IgklffhxSwHFVbfVy03OHYJ1DH8Mddx8en7OeCAVW0Yt8vvf3uJoQthV-rDHmuJKOfxXl0WZDlk4Rbe6ybDdR4TjtBNL~6LfkcuSRkAuJ2YltLeRnXqNJGG8pAu69DlM-FWr9P-VbWeGMa2cmEueC3HfpOqHfpNnon5d28er-nA403f~TXAslOtTkYuuleszRvscFQFTRi26E~d5kT1DjQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Dunn County Executive Committee began a multi-month process to revise the county’s rules of the board and meeting procedures, with staff and committee members urging clearer, written resolutions at the committee level and more precise minutes that record actions, not narrative discussion.

County staff said they are working with a draft template from the Wisconsin Counties Association and with county corporation counsel. Dan (staff) told the committee that Wisconsin’s Open Meetings law requires the agenda to indicate when action will be taken and that committees should not take unannounced action. He recommended that resolutions, and the amendments that change them, be provided in written form to the committee so the committee and the full board see the exact language that will be voted on.

The committee discussed standardizing how chairs introduce agenda items and how motions are handled. Staff and supervisors reviewed elements of Robert’s Rules of Order—the group did not propose a unilateral adoption on the spot, but suggested using Robert’s Rules as the baseline for a unified, committee-level checklist for how motions, seconds, amendments and the chair’s restatement of motions should be handled to ensure clarity in minutes and for future review.

Dan said minutes should reflect actions taken and the specific wording of motions and resolutions. He noted a recurring problem in older minutes where an item was recorded as “approved” but the text of the approved policy was not attached or otherwise recorded; that gap makes it difficult for staff and future boards to determine what was actually authorized.

Supervisors asked practical questions: what happens when a committee needs more information before voting (postpone for information), whether corp counsel will help craft written resolutions that originate in committees (Dan said yes), and how to handle on-the-fly amendments. Staff and counsel described a process in which unwritten amendments can be accepted prior to the chair’s formal restatement of the motion but that once the chair restates the motion changes typically require a formal amendment procedure.

The committee did not take formal action on the ordinance rewrite at the meeting; members agreed to continue the effort and to set up education for chairs and members about the recommended sequence for handling agenda items, clarifications, motions, amendments and minutes.

Committee members and staff said the overall goal is to reduce ambiguity in committee records, improve transparency and ensure meeting practice complies with the Open Meetings law. Dan and corporation counsel will continue drafting revised language and return with a proposed ordinance and a short checklist for chairs.","Dunn County Executive Committee members and staff opened a months-long process to revise the board rules, aiming to adopt a Wisconsin Counties Association template and tighten procedures so committee actions and minutes clearly record what the county decides.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6320855,"Dunn County committee forwards contract to test priority-based budgeting tool",3253,98000,3351000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2354635-85ce26262c56d18582eb69662dc41614&start=98&end=3351","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2354635-85ce26262c56d18582eb69662dc41614/thumbnail_98000.jpg","/articles/6320855/Dunn-County/Wisconsin/Dunn-County-committee-forwards-contract-to-test-priority-based-budgeting-tool","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6320855-3d305de7a7476a229c4d49848d389f5b/orig.mp4?Expires=1775404557&Signature=G2KIfrGhCewgrDvi6cKKECxhu6oaphyzJhAf4tzoHGIf6mrAUbF5QX8aW5zGqz~ASZnnzMoJYH7Qk8tyhbEBnhZGcR8N1nC4ZzxL8tcQAnf4UhwOTHaEreFB03DIEN3gf90tceJ-Th~09DyVW9~kTMI38Cn1KwnmeKqGZMT95~FFk~CqFs2CM7vGVwY7eMIx4KVR3hA9JQctPSqON4vcC9vsHIodbs1hNYFpRSex-g~kYrOdmz6nVj5pYwoDqKJdYIhZGAARfuTSFm3c~R0FJw4044k20StuzvfWq7nO7ckmEL3xP4Sm97TuBQDAkzb8FTtOgePd859zljpuumubaQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dunn County’s Executive Committee voted to send a proposed contract to the County Board to license a priority-based budgeting tool and services from a team now working with Tyler Technologies, with a cost cap the committee set at $57,600 for a one-year engagement.

The vote followed a 90-minute presentation by consultants Chris Fabian and Jason Frank, who described priority-based budgeting as a method that translates line-item financial data into a program inventory, attaches costs and staffing to each program, and scores programs by alignment with local priorities. “Priority based budgeting is an approach to understanding where your dollars go,” Fabian said during the presentation.

County manager Chris introduced the guests and said the county and staff had invited the presenters to determine whether the approach could help Dunn County find options to reallocate funds or generate revenue without automatically raising taxes. During the meeting a supervisor observed that even a small percentage improvement in a roughly $110 million operating budget could yield substantial dollars for reallocation: “If they could help us find a million—find 1%—we'd have a million extra dollars to shift around,” the county manager said.

Fabian and Frank told the committee their service would produce a program inventory, program cost allocations, and “insight” reports that compare Dunn County’s programs with patterns drawn from hundreds of other jurisdictions. They cited outcomes from other counties: Washington County, Wisconsin, which the presenters said had reallocated roughly 15% of its budget over time through program redesign and new revenue, and Collier County, Florida, which the presenters said identified about 22% of its budget for reconsideration during an initial review.

Committee members pressed for details on staff burden and on whether the work would require a large time commitment. Frank estimated department-level refinement typically requires about 1–3 hours per week of staff time while the project runs, saying the current software-driven approach reduces what used to be a much larger manual lift.

Several supervisors voiced caution. One said the claimed 17–24% reallocation projections were “dubious” and preferred more conservative expectations; another raised the policy concern that shifting costs to fees or partners can amount to cost-shifting onto residents. The presenters and staff responded that the work is intended to produce options—cuts, partnerships, fee alternatives or efficiencies—rather than automatic tax or service cuts.

After discussion, the committee approved a motion to move forward with contracting for the priority-based budgeting product and services, with the spending authority capped at the quoted figure and with final contract terms to be negotiated by staff. Supervisor Calabrese seconded the motion; the committee chair called the question and the motion passed. The matter will go to the full County Board for final approval.

If the full board approves the contract, the county would receive a draft program inventory from the vendor and staff would then refine that inventory with departments. The presenters said the service can be provided as a recurring product-plus-service arrangement; counties the presenters named typically use the first year to build the data and later years to refine insights and track implementation.","After a presentation from consultants who now work with Tyler Technologies, the Dunn County Executive Committee voted to forward a contract proposal—capped at $57,600—to the full County Board to begin a priority-based budgeting pilot and data inventory.","actionData","errors"]

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