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Votes at a glance: Executive committee approves minutes, forwards administrator work plan, endorses three ISPs and votes to enter closed session
Summary
The Marathon County Executive Committee approved January minutes, forwarded the administrator’s 2025 prioritized work plan to the full board, voted to forward endorsements for three ISPs for BEAD applications, and voted to enter a closed session to evaluate the county administrator.
At its meeting, the Marathon County Executive Committee took multiple procedural and substantive votes, summarized here with motions, movers, seconds and outcomes.
1) Approval of January 16, 2025 minutes Motion: Approve minutes of the January 16, 2025 executive committee meeting. Mover: Supervisor Drabek. Second: Supervisor Maas. Outcome: Approved by voice vote. (Chair called for aye; motion carries.)
2) Forward administrator’s 2025 prioritized work plan to full county board Motion: Advance the Administrator’s 2025 prioritized work plan to the county board for consideration. Mover: Supervisor Robinson. Second: Vice Chair Dickinson. Outcome: Approved by voice vote and forwarded to the full county board for its consideration.
3) Endorsements for BEAD grant applications (committee action) Motion: Approve and forward to the full county board consideration of support for Mosaic, Bertram Communications and Bug Tussle to submit applications on behalf of the BEAD program. Mover: Vice Chair Dickinson. Second: Supervisor Boots. Outcome: Approved by voice vote. Corp. counsel clarified that separate resolutions and separate votes will be taken at the full county board.
4) Motion to enter closed session under Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(c) Motion: Go into closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(c) to consider the performance evaluation data of a public employee (county administrator). Mover: Supervisor Arstead (motion read by Supervisor Arstead). Second: Supervisor Riley Robinson. Outcome: Roll-call vote taken; motion carried. The clerk recorded ayes by roll call and the committee recessed to closed session; remote participant Supervisor Fifrick was instructed to be placed in a waiting area and readmitted upon return to open session.
Notes: Several votes were conducted by voice vote at the committee level; the BEAD endorsements will require separate resolutions and votes when considered by the full county board.
