Chippewa County supervisors approve 2025 levy, parking and speed ordinances, policy updates and appointments
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Summary
The Chippewa County Board approved Resolution 36-25 (2025 tax levy), two ordinances (no-parking and speed-zone amendments), HR and HIPAA policy revisions, and a county appointment. Most measures passed unanimously or nearly so; questions about levy cushion and parking-space counts were raised during debate.
The Chippewa County Board of Supervisors voted on a series of administrative and code changes and approved the county’s 2025 tax levy to be collected in 2026.
Resolution 36-25 (2025 tax levy): The board approved Resolution 36-25, "resolution to approve the Chippewa County 2025 tax levy to be collected in 2026," following a motion and second. County staff cited statute 59.18 in describing the county administrator’s authority to coordinate administrative functions incorporated into the approved budget. Supervisor Gary questioned whether the levy included sufficient cushion; county staff responded that fund balances/reserves are maintained and would provide the cushion if needed. The motion carried unanimously.
Ordinance 8-25 (no-parking zones, second reading): The board held a second-reading discussion of Ordinance 8-25 to amend section 58-34 regarding no-parking zones. Staff and supervisors discussed whether the change would increase or reduce parking availability, whether a road-speed study or curb-and-gutter plan was a separate project, and business requests for parking near their property. Staff estimated they were opening roughly 560 feet of parking (about 20–25 spaces) in the area, though a supervisor asked for precise before-and-after space counts and staff said they did not have detailed measurements at the meeting. The ordinance passed on second reading by a 19–1 vote.
Ordinance 9-25 (speed zones, second reading): The board approved Ordinance 9-25 to amend county code section 58-31 (speed zones) on second reading; the motion passed unanimously, 20–0.
HR policy manual revisions (employee benefits, second reading): The board approved proposed revisions to the HR policy manual related to employee benefits by a 20–0 vote.
HIPAA policy revisions (second reading): The board approved HIPAA policy updates unanimously, 20–0.
Appointments: The board approved a county board administrator appointment and an appointment to the Health and Human Services Board following a motion to accept the appointment. The action passed unanimously.
Consent agenda: Earlier in the meeting the board approved the consent agenda by unanimous voice vote.
Votes were recorded from board floor motions and voice votes; detailed roll-call vote names were not always read into the record for every item. The meeting adjourned following a motion and second.
(At the meeting the resolution text listed a grand total figure for "all taxes and charges" that appears transcriptionally corrupted; the county read the number aloud during the resolution presentation but no corrected figure was provided on the record.)
