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Votes at a glance: county board approves hospital study funding, settles opioid case participation, amends short‑term rental rules and updates ATV routes
Summary
A summary of formal actions taken by the Chippewa County Board on Nov. 30, including authorization of $70,000 for a hospital feasibility study, an opioid-settlement participation resolution, amended short-term rental rules, ATV route changes and closed-session authorizations related to land transactions and grant activity.
The Chippewa County Board of Supervisors approved multiple formal actions on Nov. 30. Below is a concise list of each action, the motion/second where recorded, and the outcome as stated on the record.
• Resolution 209-24 — Support location of a community hospital in Chippewa County; authorize $70,000 to Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative for a feasibility study. Motion to approve (second: Supervisor Bergeron). Outcome: approved (vote called; roll-call tally not provided in transcript). (See separate article for full discussion.)
• Resolution 30-24 — Authorize Chippewa County to enter into settlement agreement with Kroger Company and agree to addendum allocation of settlement proceeds (opioid litigation). Motion to place on floor and approve (moved by Fulmar; seconded by Gehrig). Outcome: approved (reported unanimous by County Administrator).
• Ordinance 8-24 — Amend code sections regarding tourist rooming houses (short-term rentals). Motion to approve with amendment to reinstate paragraph 9 and replace “tourist rooming house” with “short-term rental” where applicable (motion to amend made and seconded). Outcome: ordinance approved as amended (recorded 20–0 in favor).
• Ordinance 10-24 — Amend county code for ATV/UTV routes (first reading waived; vote taken to adopt ordinance and subsequent amendment made to County Highway G crossing distances). Motions: multiple motions on floor to waive second reading, approve ordinance and to amend County Highway G crossing description from 600 feet to 300 feet. Outcome: ordinance approved as amended (vote recorded; meeting record shows the ordinance was approved).
• Consent agenda — Motion and second to approve consent agenda; outcome: approved (vote recorded as approved in meeting minutes).
• Closed session authorization — Motion to enter closed session under Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(e) to deliberate real estate transactions for parcels T30N, R6W and T31N, R6W and to include specified staff; motion and second passed (outcome recorded 18–2 to enter closed session).
• Grant authorization and related motions after closed session — Motions returning from closed session authorized the county forester to pursue grant applications for the project (outcome: 19–1 in favor) and to allow County Forester Matt Hanson to speak publicly to towns and NGOs about the project (outcome: 18–2 in favor).
Ending: The board also handled routine business including department reports and staff recognitions, and adjourned after the scheduled items and votes.
