Votes at a glance: rezones, hazard plan, meetings rule, opioid funds, ADRC van and income-maintenance resolution

The Eau Claire County Board of Supervisors took several formal actions on Sept. 16. The following is a concise summary of motions, movers/seconders where recorded, and vote tallies as announced during the meeting.

Ordinance 25-26/040 (Town of Washington rezoning, Hines properties): Motion by Supervisor Beckfield, second by Supervisor Myron. Planning and development recommended approval 5-0; Town of Washington approved. Vote: 28 yes, 1 absent. Outcome: Approved.

Ordinance 25-26/044 (Town of Washington rezoning, Bergman parcel): Motion by Supervisor Myron, second by Supervisor DeLuca. Planning and development recommended approval 5-0; Town of Washington approved. Vote: 28 yes, 1 absent. Outcome: Approved.

Resolution 25-26/056 (Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan, Eau Claire County): Motion by Supervisor Leary, second by Supervisor DeLuca. Planning and development recommended approval 5-0. Vote: 28 yes, 1 absent. Outcome: Approved. The plan was noted as making the county eligible for state and federal mitigation grant funding and was described as the product of intergovernmental collaboration.

Ordinance 25-26/048 (Amendment to county rule on meetings to avoid Veterans Day conflicts): Motion by Supervisor Schmayer, second by Supervisor Myron. County clerk's office identified a statutory restriction on meeting on Veterans Day; the ordinance instructs meetings falling on Nov. 11 to move to the next succeeding day. Vote: 28 yes, 1 absent. Outcome: Approved.

Resolution 25-26/038 (Authorize $37,500 opioid settlement funds for court navigation services, 2025): Motion by Supervisor Myron, second by Supervisor Schrafnagel. Committees including finance and budget and judiciary reviewed the proposal; staff confirmed the contract meets opioid-settlement-use requirements. Vote: 27 yes, 1 no, 1 absent. Outcome: Approved (two-thirds vote required and achieved).

Resolution 25-26/050 (Purchase of an all-wheel-drive hybrid van for ADRC nutrition program using ADRC fund balance): Motion by Supervisor Myron, second by Supervisor Hirsch. ADRC board and staff presented reasons for vehicle type (rural road conditions); fund balance cited as funding source. Vote: 28 yes, 0 no, 1 absent. Outcome: Approved (two-thirds vote required and achieved).

Resolution 25-26/057 (Resolution supporting state investment for income-maintenance administration): Motion by Supervisor Leary, second by Supervisor Dunning. The resolution urges the state to assume increased administrative costs after federal changes to SNAP matching; human services and other boards reviewed and recommended support. Vote: 27 yes, 1 no, 1 abstain. Outcome: Approved; to be forwarded to Wisconsin Counties Association.

Items not acted on by final vote in the provided transcript: Ordinance 25-26/047 (comprehensive budget-management code and budget policy). That item drew extended discussion and at least one proposed amendment; action on it was not recorded before the meeting recessed in the available transcript.

For votes that recorded only tallies, named votes were captured where the roll call indicated speaker names; where roll calls showed partial names or technical issues, the published minutes and roll-call record should be consulted for the official roll-call list.

Summary of formal actions: the board approved multiple rezoning requests, a county hazard-mitigation plan, a meetings-rule amendment, opioid-settlement spending for court navigation, an ADRC vehicle purchase, and a resolution urging state action on income-maintenance administration; the budget-procedures ordinance remained under debate.