Votes at a glance: Marathon County Board approves routine resolutions; Rothschild Dam support passed with dissent

At its April 22 meeting, the Marathon County Board of Supervisors approved several routine resolutions and recorded outcomes on consent and committee items.

Town of Ringle zoning ordinance amendment: The board approved a zoning ordinance amendment from the Town of Ringle on solar and wind energy systems (Resolution 21-25). The motion was made by Supervisor Marash and seconded by Supervisor Drabek; the vote carried unanimously in the provided transcript. Supervisor Sandalski spoke to clarify that the town had passed the ordinance at the town level and that the county action pertained to county-level approval of edits. Sandalski said she would vote in favor despite concerns that some wording "leaves the township vulnerable."

Rothschild Dam modernization support: The board approved a resolution authorizing a letter of support for Domtar to pursue funding for the Rothschild Dam modernization program (Resolution 22-25). The motion was made by Supervisor Zong and seconded by Supervisor Boats. The transcript records the motion "carried and is not unanimous," but a roll-call tally was not included in the provided excerpt.

Regional Forensic Science Center furniture donation: The board accepted a donation of excess furniture for the Regional Forensic Science Center provided by NTC and Myron Construction. The item (Human Resources, Finance and Property Committee item F-15) was moved by Supervisor Zhang and seconded by Supervisor Marash. County staff said the furniture was serviceable, would save roughly $50,000 in costs, and HR/Finance approved the transfer unanimously.

North Courthouse elevator repair: A resolution to approve expenditures to repair the North Courthouse elevator (Resolution 24-25) was moved by Supervisor Rosenberg and seconded by Supervisor Lemmer. Staff clarified this was not a budget amendment and did not require a two-thirds majority because it reallocates unused CIP project funds; the motion carried unanimously in the transcript.

Budget amendment carryforwards and 2024 closeouts: The board approved budget amendment carryforwards and a resolution for 2024 budget closeouts (Resolution 27-25). The motion was moved by Supervisor Mirage and seconded by Supervisor Robinson and carried unanimously in the excerpt.

For each of these items, the provided transcript records motions and committee recommendations; where the transcript specifies unanimity or nonunanimity, that is reported here. The transcript excerpt does not include roll-call vote tallies for every item; where tallies are not present, the article notes that the transcript did not provide them.

Votes recorded in the provided transcript are summarized above; no dollar amounts beyond the reported approximate $50,000 savings from furniture donations were provided in the excerpt.