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Sawyer County services meeting canceled after lack of quorum
Summary
Organizers canceled a Sawyer County services meeting after staff said only three members were present, short of the number required under the group’s bylaws to conduct business.
At the start of a Sawyer County services meeting, staff canceled the session after determining there was not a quorum.
Staff called the roll and said several members answered but “there’s only 3,” short of the number required to proceed. A staff member noted that “the bylaws say you can put in 1 board member. But there’s still only 4,” and then declared the meeting canceled.
The meeting did not take up any agenda items. Organizers did not record a motion or vote before ending the session. No new assignments or referrals were made during the portion of the meeting captured in the transcript.
The absence of a quorum prevents the body from conducting official business, including votes or formal direction to staff. The transcript provides no date for a rescheduled session or further instructions about when business will be taken up.
Named participants were called during roll call, including Kaye Wilson, Tweed Schumann, Marshall Savitsky (who was described as online), Chuck Van Etten, Jeff Haney, Bill Trepanier, Don Pettit, Carol Pearson and Dr. Dunlap. The transcript does not specify which of those named were present beyond the general roll-call exchange and the staff member’s statement about having only three members present.
A staff speaker summarized the procedural basis for cancellation, referencing the group’s bylaws. Beyond that procedural note, there were no substantive committee discussions, motions, or votes recorded in the transcript.
Because no formal business was taken up, there are no ordinance numbers, resolutions, contracts, or funding actions associated with this session in the provided transcript.
