Votes at a glance: Barron County Board approves multiple resolutions and appointments Feb. 17

At its Feb. 17 meeting the Barron County Board of Supervisors recorded votes on multiple resolutions, ordinances and appointments. The board approved emergency fire wardens, a roof replacement resolution tied to the University of Wisconsin‑Eau Claire Barron County campus, supervisory redistricting and zoning adjustments tied to an annexation, an update to board rules regarding committee remote attendance, and several committee appointments.

Votes at a glance

- Emergency fire wardens (Item 10): Motion to approve the list of emergency fire wardens was moved by Supervisor Rogers. Vote: 28 yes, 0 no, 1 absent. Outcome: approved.

- Resolution authorizing roof replacement at the UW‑Eau Claire Barron County campus (Item 11): Motion by Supervisor Banks, second by Supervisor Olsen. Vote reported as a two‑thirds majority: 27 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain (Supervisor Cook), 1 absent. Outcome: approved by the stated two‑thirds majority.

- Resolution to amend supervisor redistricting due to annexation to the City of Rice Lake (Item 12): Motion by Supervisor Mullins, second by Supervisor Gores. Vote: 27 yes, 0 no, 2 absent. Outcome: approved.

- Ordinance amending zoning in the Town of Rice Lake to establish zoning classifications (Item 13): Motion by Supervisor Rogers, second by Supervisor Wenzel. Vote: 27 yes, 0 no, 2 absent. Outcome: approved.

- Ordinance revising county rules and procedures on committee virtual attendance (Item 14): Motion by Supervisor Heller, second by Supervisor Turcotte. Vote: 26 yes, 0 no, 2 absent (recorded as majority approval). Outcome: approved.

- Appointments (Item 18): Health and Human Services Board and Law Enforcement Committee appointments were moved by Supervisor Olson and seconded by Supervisor Fowler. Vote: 27 yes, 0 no, 2 absent. Outcome: approved.

Procedural notes

- Several motions listed in the packet were moved and seconded on the record; the clerk and chair announced roll calls or voice votes and recorded the tallies shown above. Where an abstention was recorded (Cook on the roof resolution), the meeting minutes list the abstention by name.

No further formal actions on capital financing (Sally Port) were taken at this meeting; the board agreed to proceed with the bidding and timeline but did not vote to authorize long‑term debt on Feb. 17.