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Walworth County Board approves appointments, land‑use rezones and several resolutions in unanimous votes
Summary
At its Feb. 11 meeting the Walworth County Board confirmed multiple appointments, approved three zoning rezones, denied a claim, confirmed an IT director, endorsed a broadband BEAD application and approved donations and a position creation; most measures passed unanimously or by clear majority.
Walworth County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 11 approved a slate of appointments, zoning actions and resolutions, recording multiple unanimous or near‑unanimous votes.
Appointments and confirmations: The board approved appointments recommended by the executive committee, including Stacy Whiteman to the Elkhorn Matheson Memorial Library Board (term through April 30, 2027), and several three‑year appointments to the Emergency Communications Advisory Committee (recommended terms ending Dec. 31, 2027). The board also confirmed Grace Hurt to the Walworth County Metropolitan Sewerage District (Walcomet) to complete a five‑year term ending Feb. 28, 2029. A separate agenda item resent the appointment of Adam Tobias to the Local Emergency Planning Committee due to an administrative error; that motion carried by roll call after remote‑voting troubleshooting (recorded vote: 10 to 0).
Zoning actions: The County Board approved three zoning rezones that had previously passed the County Zoning Agency: Stanley Tamela (rezone request denied by the zoning agency, per the agenda), Laura Farris (rezone of about 0.04 acres from R2 to B2, approved by the zoning agency), and Lake Beulah Holdings LLC (rezone of about 1.1 acres from B3/R1, approved by the zoning agency). The board took the zoning recommendations as presented and approved the motions on the floor.
Resolutions and other actions at a glance (motions, movers/seconds and outcomes as recorded in the meeting): • Resolution 69‑022025 — denying the claim of Jaden Paul. Motion by Brian Holt; outcome: approved. • Resolution 75‑022025 — confirming Justin Reynolds as director of information technology. Motion by Joseph Schaeffer; second by Bud Wojcik; outcome: approved. After confirmation, Justin Reynolds addressed the board and described his IT experience and qualifications. • Resolution (agenda text) 7062‑2025 — endorsing Bertram Communications’ BEAD (Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment) application for broadband expansion in parts of Walworth County. Motion by [agenda mover]; discussion included Supervisor Joanne Lauffenberg saying, “there's a billion dollars set aside at the state for this,” and a recorded nay from Lauffenberg; outcome: motion carries. • Resolution 71‑2025 — accepting a $10,000 donation from Suzanne Bucher for Lakeland Healthcare Center. Motion by Kenneth Monroe; second by Brian Holt; outcome: approved. • Resolution (agenda text) 70422‑2025 — accepting a wrought‑iron fence donation valued at more than $5,000 for installation on the north side of the Government Center Radio Tower parking lot. Motion by Sheila Reif; second by Grabowski; outcome: approved. • Resolution 70‑o022025 — authorizing creation of a child support supervisor position in the corporation counsel’s office. Motion by Joseph Schaeffer; outcome: approved.
Most motions were moved and seconded by board members and recorded as passing; several items recorded votes of 10 to 0 after the board resolved remote voting access issues for one supervisor.
The board conducted the required roll calls and, where noted on the agenda, the resolutions were recommended to the County Board by the relevant standing committees. Several items were described on the agenda as having been recommended unanimously by committees (for example, appointments recommended by the Executive Committee 5 to 0).
