Votes at a glance: Resolutions and ordinances introduced to Jefferson County Board

The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors considered multiple resolutions and one ordinance during the meeting. The transcript records motions, seconds and committee recommendations for each item; recorded roll-call tallies were not included in the provided transcript for most items. Where the transcript does not record a final tally or explicit outcome, the summary below lists the motion text and the fiscal-note or threshold language noted on the record.

Votes at a glance (motion language, fiscal notes and required vote thresholds as stated in the meeting record):

- Resolution 2025-12: Authorize an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Waterloo for EMS reimbursement. Motion: authorizes the county administrator to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Waterloo for reimbursement of expenses for the EMS working group consultant. Fiscal detail recorded earlier: county previously authorized $41,140 for consultant and staffing services; Waterloo received a planning grant to reimburse up to grant amount. (Mover/second: not specified in transcript; vote tally: not specified.)

- Resolution 2025-13: Express county support for continuation of the Wisconsin Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program. Motion: board expresses strong support and urges state legislature and governor to sustain the program. Fiscal note: the county reported $1,800,000 in Knowles-Nelson grants awarded to Jefferson County since 1978; committee recommended forwarding. (Mover/second: not specified; vote tally: not specified. One supervisor stated intention to vote against citing concerns about program reporting.)

- Resolution 2025-14: Accept $24,500 Wisconsin State Opioid Response grant for Jefferson County Drug Free Coalition (Health Department fiscal agent) and amend the 2025 budget. Motion: authorizes acceptance and budget amendment. Fiscal note: budget amendment requires 20 of 30 affirmative votes (two-thirds). (Mover/second: not specified; vote tally: not specified.)

- Resolution 2025-15: Increase Jefferson County Health Department CPR class fees (basic life support from $60 to $85; HeartSaver total from $60 to $105) and amend 2025 budget. Motion: amends fee schedule; fiscal note: budget amendment requires 20 of 30 affirmative votes. (Mover/second: not specified; vote tally: not specified.)

- Resolution 2025-16: Accept $150,000 grant from the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund to implement a Financial Empowerment Center and authorize agreements with Community Action Coalition of South Central Wisconsin (CAC) for operations (proposed county payments: $100,000 year 1, $50,000 year 2). Motion: authorizes acceptance of grant and agreement with CAC; fiscal note: budget amendment requires 20 of 30 affirmative votes. (Mover/second: not specified; vote tally: not specified.)

- Resolution 2025-17: Amend Environmental Public Health fee schedule to account for increased DATCP reimbursement percentages and to remove DSPS agent categories for tattoo and body-piercing (consortium changes). Motion: authorizes fee-schedule amendment and 2025 budget amendment. Fiscal note: budget amendment requires 20 of 30 affirmative votes; Watertown Department of Public Health retains fees so no fiscal impact for Jefferson County. (Mover/second: not specified; vote tally: not specified.)

- Resolution 2025-18: Create a full-time Administrative Specialist 1 position in Human Services for comprehensive community services (CCS) compliance and amend 2025 budget. Motion: authorizes position creation and budget amendment. Fiscal note given on the record: an annual cost of $76,562 for wages and benefits (prorated for 8 months in 2025) funded by Medicaid reimbursement and settlement revenue; the transcript contained an inconsistent larger figure elsewhere but clarified to $76,562 later in the discussion. This resolution requires a two-thirds county-board vote (20 of 30). (Mover/second: not specified; vote tally: not specified.)

- Resolution 2025-19: Apply for Wisconsin DNR Knowles-Nelson stewardship grant toward completion of final phase of Interurban Trail (project: 10.96 miles between Watertown and Oconomowoc). Motion: authorizes parks department to seek grant and amend budget if awarded. Fiscal note: grant could provide up to $179,806.07 toward a total estimated project cost of $1,710,725; transportation alternative program grant of $1,400,000 already received. (Mover/second: not specified; vote tally: not specified.)

- Resolution 2025-20: Pave 0.8-mile Court Park Connector Trail (the local "Lake Loop" connection). Motion: authorize grant applications and fundraising; fiscal note: total estimated project cost $142,085; RTP grant may fund up to $100,000 with remaining funds from donations. Passage requires two-thirds vote. (Mover/second: not specified; vote tally: not specified.)

- Resolution 2025-21: Accept land donation from Groundswell Conservancy ("Tree Law" property), ~42 acres on Marsh Lake, to be used as public access and later incorporated into Lake Mills Wildlife Area. Motion: authorizes acceptance and planned management; fiscal note: donations totaling $46,393.48 in the parks budget listed for remediation and site development. (Mover: Mr. Christensen; Second: Mr. Gulen; vote tally: not specified.)

- Ordinance 2025-03: Amend the Jefferson County official zoning map after Planning & Zoning Committee review and public hearing. Motion: adopt the ordinance amending the official zoning map as petitioned; fiscal note: no determinable fiscal impact. (Mover: Mr. Jekyll; Second: Mr. Paulson; vote tally: not specified. One supervisor announced an abstention for potential conflict of interest.)

- Resolution 2025-22: Adopt a public participation plan for amending the county comprehensive plan to reconcile mapping discrepancies with the Town of Aztalan (transcript uses name "Axonia"). Motion: adopt the public participation plan; fiscal note: no fiscal impact. (Mover/second: not specified; vote tally: not specified.)

- Resolution 2025-23: Ratify delegation of authority to law firms to add additional defendants in Jefferson County’s opioid litigation and confirm prior engagement agreements; resolution referred under county ordinance 2-86(b) due to time constraints. Motion: confirm and ratify county delegation to law firms previously authorized by 2017 resolution 2017-39. (Mover/second: county administrator moved with board-chair approval; vote tally: not specified.)

Notes on procedure and recorded thresholds: several items that amend the 2025 budget require a two-thirds vote of the 30-member county board (20 affirmative votes); items that amend fee schedules or recognized budgeted revenues also included that threshold language in the motion summaries. Where the transcript includes both committee recommendations and fiscal thresholds, those committee recommendations were recorded as forwarded to the county board for approval.

If a reader needs a certified record of votes or the final disposition of an item, the official minutes or the county clerk's roll-call record should be consulted; the meeting transcript provided here did not include roll-call tallies for most items.