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Votes at a glance: Executive & Finance Committee moves a slate of budget, legal and operations items to the full county board
Summary
The committee advanced multiple items to the full county board including an initial borrowing resolution, engagement of bond counsel, the Yuba tower change order, ambulance MOU, Simon's intergovernmental agreement, Pine Valley personnel changes and several financial transfers and policies.
During its meeting the Richland County Executive & Finance Committee took voice votes to move multiple agenda items to the full county board for final action. The committee did not record roll-call tallies in the transcript; outcomes below reflect voice approvals recorded in the meeting.
Key items forwarded to the county board: the initial resolution authorizing not-to-exceed $1,085,000 in short-term general obligation promissory notes for 2026 capital improvement projects; approval of engagement with Quarles & Brady LLP as bond counsel; the Yuba radio tower site change order; the ambulance memorandum of agreement and rate schedule; the Simon's (natatorium) intergovernmental agreement with a one-year sunset; Pine Valley addendum and updated employee pay/benefit provisions; private-pay rate changes for Pine Valley; placing revenue from sold sheriff vehicles into a new vehicle fund (fund 170); transferring East Hall sale proceeds into campus fund 320; adopting a Pregnant Workers Fairness Act policy and forms; and a resolution naming the county clerk as the designated backup for the county administrator when preplanned coverage is required.
The committee also voted to enter closed session under Wisconsin Statutes chapter 19.85(1)(e) to discuss potential future uses of the campus building; it later moved the closed-session item for discussion at the full county board in closed session.
The committee asked staff for additional documentation on several items (notably a cost breakdown for the Yuba change order and ambulance call-history data) before the full county board meeting. Where motions included explicit mover/second in the transcript, that information is recorded below; many items were advanced by voice vote without roll-call tallies.
