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Votes at a glance: Adams County Board approves zoning, appointments and reports
Summary
At its Feb. meeting the Adams County Board enacted three zoning ordinances, approved appointments and filed several reports; vote tallies for each item are listed below.
The Adams County Board on Thursday completed a range of routine and substantive business. Listed below are the formal actions and vote outcomes recorded in the meeting minutes.
Votes at a glance
- Appointment: Mike Baker to Tri Lakes Management District — approved; roll call recorded at vote with one recorded nay (Supervisor Ozdalski). (Motion and second; outcome approved.)
- Appointment: Mark Samelstad (District 18) to fill vacancy replacing Scott Krug — approved by voice vote; oath administered contingent on passing. (Motion by Supervisor Edwards; second by Supervisor Hicketer.)
- Resolution 3‑20‑25: Recognition of Todd Lodder for 39 years of service to the Adams County Sheriff's Office — adopted, 19–1 (Podowski recorded as lone no). The board received remarks from a representative and from Sheriff York presenting a citation.
- Land and Water 2024 Annual Report — accepted (motion approved; one recorded nay by Supervisor Posdowski).
- Taxes and Licenses (dog license) report — approved for filing (one recorded nay by Supervisor Posdowski).
- Minutes (Jan. 21, 2021 board minutes) — approved; Supervisor Posdowski recorded a nay because she said she could not open the packet for review.
- Ordinance 2‑20‑25: Amendment to Adams County zoning ordinance — rezoning in Town of Del Prairie (A1.35 to PR planned residential community) — enacted unanimously (20–0).
- Ordinance 3‑20‑25: Rezoning portion of a parcel (5 acres) in Town of Adams (A1.35 to A3) — enacted unanimously (20–0).
- Ordinance 4‑20‑25: Chapter 396 shoreland, wetland, and habitat protection amendment — enacted, 18–2 (No: Podowski, McLaughlin).
- Resolution 4‑20‑25 (treasurer staffing allocation, as amended) — approved, 14–6 (No: Podowski, Noselle, Craviglio, Arpies, Shelton, McLaughlin). The board approved an amendment during floor debate that reduced the staffing proposal from 1.5 FTE to 1.0 FTE (amendment passed 13–7) before adopting the amended resolution.
- Claims and per diem/mileage approvals — approved (voice vote); some supervisors raised questions about per diem policy and committee assignments; no formal change adopted.
Other business
The board set a Committee of the Whole meeting at 5:00 p.m. on a future date to discuss ATV routes on county highways and scheduled the next board meeting for 6:00 p.m.
Ending: The board adjourned after the business above; members who dissented on specific items cited concerns about process, documentation, and public notice during the meeting.
(Each action above is drawn from the meeting record and vote tallies as announced by the clerk during the public meeting.)
