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Votes at a glance: board approves housing grant amendment, forest grant, compensation cap and appointments
Summary
The Chippewa County Board approved several items including the Hope Village grant amendment, the County Forest work plan grant application, expanded supervisor compensation days, HR manual revisions (with military-leave language later restored), and routine appointments.
The Chippewa County Board of Supervisors recorded several formal actions during its Jan. 18 meeting. Key votes and outcomes:
Resolution 125 — Hope Village grant amendment: Approved. The board voted to add $2,628,217 to state contract HSG20Four-seven to complete the conversion of the Indian Head Motel into 27 efficiency apartments for Hope Village. The board discussion and public comments are summarized in a separate article. The motion passed; the clerk announced approval (tally not recorded in transcript).
Resolution 2-25 — County Forest and Trails work plan and application for County Forest Administration grant: Approved. The board authorized the 2025 work plan for the Forest and Trails Division and authorized the County Forest Administrator to apply for a DNR County Forest Administration grant. The presenter said the grant helps fund about 50% of the county forest administrator position and supports sustainable timber-management activities that produced approximately $800,000 in revenue last year.
Resolution 3-25 — Compensation for committee meeting days: Approved. The board authorized supervisors to receive compensation for up to 100 committee-meeting days in 2025; state statute requires the board to record this action annually.
Human Resources policies, second reading and manual revisions: The board approved six new HR policies (second reading) and the larger HR policy manual revisions, but set Section 9 (military leave) aside for separate consideration. After additional discussion and a separate motion, the board voted 15–4 to restore the original military-leave language rather than adopt the staff revision; the board directed HR to seek further legal confirmation and report back.
Appointments and administrative actions: The board approved annual fire warden appointments, accepted a county administrator appointment to the Traffic Safety Commission, and approved routine committee and commission appointments. Several consent-agenda items were approved earlier in the meeting.
Votes recorded in the transcript included a 15–4 recorded tally on the military-leave item; other items were announced as approved without a numerical tally in the public transcript or were procedural approvals by unanimous voice vote.
