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Votes at a glance: Sawyer County Public Safety Committee approves resolution urging increased state circuit-court funding; minutes approved
Summary
The committee approved two procedural items: minutes from its prior meeting and a resolution urging state action on circuit-court funding.
The Sawyer County Public Safety Committee on its regular meeting approved two recorded actions: the minutes from the previous meeting and a resolution urging Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Legislature to increase funding for circuit courts.
Minutes approval: The committee approved the minutes from its previous meeting on a motion by Jeff Haney, seconded by Mark Hellwig. Committee chair Ron Buchholz called for the vote and the motion carried.
Circuit court funding resolution: Committee members voted to approve a resolution urging Governor Evers and the Wisconsin Legislature to provide additional funding to support county-operated circuit court functions. Mark Hellwig moved the resolution and Jeff Haney seconded. Chair Buchholz called the question: "All in favor say aye." Meeting audio records an affirmative voice vote and the motion carried.
Context: County staff outlined the fiscal imbalance between fees collected locally and circuit court costs borne at county and state levels. County staff noted that counties collect fines and fees at the local level, remit a substantial portion to the state and still bear rising local court-staff costs. The packet included statewide revenue and expenditure figures presented by county staff to illustrate the funding issue.
No roll-call vote was recorded in the meeting minutes; the committee approved both items by voice vote.
