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Votes at a glance: Rock County Board passes park master-plan funds, traffic-code updates and jurisdictional transfer; audit presented
Summary
The Rock County Board approved several routine and administrative items on Sept. 11, including a park master-plan appropriation, traffic speed-zone code changes, and a jurisdictional transfer of County T. Baker Tilly presented the county's 2024 audit (unmodified opinion).
Rock County supervisors approved multiple routine items on Sept. 11 alongside the debated Edgerton funding. Key outcomes:
Rock River Heritage Park master plan funding: The board approved accepting $17,000 in donations and reallocating remaining funds from the porous-plan budget to contract with Vandewalle Associates to complete a master plan for Rock River Heritage Park. The contract cost cited in discussion was about $39,500 for the porous plan work; with donations and remaining budget reallocation the county moved funds so the master plan could be completed. Roll call: 25 yes, 1 no.
Traffic-code amendments (Ordinance amendment to Rock County Code 3.103 — public peace and order / traffic): Supervisors approved multiple speed-zone corrections tied to jurisdictional transfers and recent roadway work, including correcting a speed limit on a section of County G (design speed 40 mph vs. previously listed 45 mph) and extending/adjusting short 40-mph segments on County 0 and West Court Street based on a recent speed study. Vote: 26 yes, 0 no.
Jurisdictional transfer — County T with Green County: The board approved a jurisdictional transfer agreement to clean up maintenance responsibility for segments of County T along the Rock/Green County line, clarifying which county maintains which segments and enabling pursuit of a federal-aid project without using Greene County's allocation. Vote: 26 yes, 0 no.
Supplemental appropriation for Rock River Heritage Park master plan and porous-plan stipend (finalized as part of item 11a): Motion carried 25 yes, 1 no (same action as first item above).
Audit presentation: Andrea Janssen, principal with Baker Tilly, presented the county's fiscal year 2024 audited financial statements and said the auditors issued an unmodified (clean) opinion. Key audit highlights included a general fund balance of about $55.9 million at year-end, a $400,000 decrease from the prior year, and unassigned fund balance of roughly $28 million. The auditors noted implementation of GASB 100 and changes to some estimates for self-insurance; Baker Tilly also reported certain enterprise funds (nursing home, highway) had operating losses offset by non-operating transfers. No formal board action was required for the audit presentation; the related management communication report was pending completion of additional procedures.
Votes and roll-call results are summarized below.
