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Kenosha County committee approves intergovernmental agreement to support youth golf program at Washington Municipal
Summary
Kenosha County Finance Committee voted unanimously to approve an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the City of Kenosha to support the Tee Southeast Wisconsin youth program at Washington Municipal Golf Course. The county will provide staff time and limited support; the city’s agreement with the youth organization remains separate.
Kenosha County’s Finance and Administrative Committee unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Kenosha to support the Tee Southeast Wisconsin youth golf program at Washington Municipal Golf Course.
The resolution, moved by Supervisor Gierston and seconded by Supervisor Gaschke, authorizes a formal IGA setting out roles for the county and city to support the program’s instruction and equipment collection, and addresses insurance and indemnity terms. The committee voted to approve the resolution without recorded opposition.
Chris Walton, speaking in place of Jim Wallace, described the agreement as a formalization of prior cooperation between the city and county. Walton said the city has extended its facility-use agreement with the youth organization (identified in committee materials as Tee Southeast Wisconsin) and the county’s role will be to “support and promote the Tee program” and to provide staff time as outlined in the attached agreement.
County Finance Director Patty Merrill clarified the nature of an intergovernmental agreement during questions, saying it is “an agreement between two governmental agencies to do something” and that, in this case, the county’s contribution is primarily staff time. Walton told the committee the program ran a partial pilot last year, serving eight children with weekly one-hour sessions; the current program is planned for eight to nine weeks. He said no request for junior-golf funds was made last year but the county could draw from junior golf funds if necessary.
The IGA materials included provisions on golf instruction, donation and collection of golf equipment, insurance and indemnity language, and other cooperative terms. Committee members did not request amendments; the motion to approve passed unanimously.
The agreement does not replace the city’s separate contract with the youth organization; the county’s resolution supports the city’s program through shared resources and staff participation.
Committee chair Jeff Gantz and other supervisors advised that the county has multiple existing intergovernmental agreements with municipalities (for example, joint services and shared law-enforcement arrangements) and characterized the IGA as consistent with past practices.
