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Marathon County board roundup: TIF review referred back; property sales, grants and other resolutions pass
Summary
At its June 24 meeting the Marathon County Board referred a TIF review resolution back to committee and approved several budget and grant resolutions, including a highway property purchase and acceptance of a DOJ drug-program grant.
The Marathon County Board of Supervisors handled several administrative and budget items June 24 in Wausau, voting on multiple resolutions with mostly unanimous approval and referring one matter back to committee.
The board referred Resolution 36-25, which would have provided direction to the county's representative on tax incremental financing (TIF) joint review boards, back to committee after a motion by Supervisor Marash to refer the item. The resolution had been introduced by Supervisor Fifrick and seconded by Supervisor Lemmer; Supervisor Hartinger seconded the referral motion and the referral carried.
The board unanimously approved Resolution 37-25, a disposition of surplus property at 811 North Third Avenue in the City of Wausau. The motion was made by Supervisor Cavalli and seconded by Supervisor Mirage.
Resolution 38-25, supporting an Allison Dairyland sponsorship and carried via a budgeted line item, passed by majority vote; the motion was made by Supervisor Dreybeck and seconded by Supervisor Rosenberg. The chair noted this was a simple-majority item coming from a budgeted line.
Resolution 40-25 authorized the purchase of property for the Marathon County Highway Department facility and required a two-thirds majority as a budget amendment. Motion by Supervisor Dreyback, seconded by Supervisor Robinson, carried but was not unanimous.
Resolution 41-25 accepted comprehensive opioid, stimulant and substance use program grant funds from the U.S. Department of Justice. The motion by Supervisor Covelli, seconded by Supervisor Poole, passed unanimously; the item required a two-thirds majority and was recorded as carried.
Committee report: Supervisor Robinson reported that the Human Resources, Finance and Property Committee approved reclassifying the facilities and capital management director to a deputy county administrator position. Robinson said the position remains in the same pay grade and that the change will create two deputy county administrators to share workload; the facilities and capital management director would oversee a quasi-public works grouping including highway, parks, recreation and forestry, solid waste, and facilities and capital management.
Why it matters: The highway facility purchase and acceptance of DOJ grant funds will affect county capital planning and public-safety and health program delivery; the TIF referral means the county will further evaluate criteria for participation on joint review boards rather than adopting new direction at this meeting.
