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Votes at a glance: Chippewa County board actions Feb. 11
Summary
Summary of key formal votes taken at the Chippewa County Board meeting on Feb. 11, 2025, including broadband provider endorsement, Highway T pledge, comprehensive‑plan public participation procedures, and adoption of a building security ordinance.
The Chippewa County Board of Supervisors took several recorded votes at its Feb. 11 meeting. Below are the principal actions, vote outcomes (when recorded), and key details.
Brightspeed broadband endorsement (Resolution 4‑25) The board endorsed Connect Holding 2 LLC (doing business as Brightspeed) as a Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD/BED) program applicant and supported its proposed unserved/underserved coverage map for Chippewa County. The board approved the resolution; no roll‑call tally was recorded in the meeting minutes.
County Highway T funding pledge (Resolution 5‑25) The board approved a resolution pledging Chippewa County to pay approximately 32.67% of the phase 1 local share for the County Highway T expansion and authorized the county administrator and highway commissioner to sign a five‑party intergovernmental agreement. The motion passed 14–6.
Comprehensive plan public participation procedures (Resolution 6‑25) The board approved public participation procedures to guide the county comprehensive plan update in order to meet Wisconsin Statutes section 66.1001 requirements; the resolution was forwarded by the Planning & Zoning Committee and approved by the board (no roll‑call tally provided in the transcript).
Building security ordinance (Ordinance 1‑25, Chapter 2 Article 4) After waiving the second reading (two‑thirds consent) the board adopted a new county ordinance creating Chapter 2, Article 4 of the county code to regulate possession of weapons and screening in specified county buildings. The final vote to adopt the ordinance was 18–2.
Other routine approvals and appointments The board approved the meeting agenda, the consent agenda and numerous board appointments (DHS director, ADRC, Health & Human Services Board, Land Conservation/Farm Management Committee, Veterans Service Commission, Ethics Inquiry Board) by voice votes; individual roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the transcript for those routine appointment votes.
Ending: Staff will carry out assigned implementation steps for each resolution (for example, signing intergovernmental agreements, posting notices and training staff on the ordinance, and continuing grant applications tied to transportation projects).
