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Votes at a glance: Barron County Board, Jan. 12, 2026
Summary
At its Jan. 12 meeting the Barron County Board approved a slate of rezoning requests, ordinances, trail authorizations, the county forest work plan, multiple appointments (including finance director Michelle Drury) and routine minutes and agenda approvals; all recorded votes were unanimous (24–0).
The Barron County Board unanimously approved a set of routine and substantive items during its Jan. 12 meeting. Key votes and outcomes are listed below.
• Agenda approval: Motion by Supervisor Cook, seconded by Supervisor Heller; passed 24–0. • Minutes (11/03/2025) approval with correction: Correction changed a check to the Veteran Service Office from $1,000 to $8,000; approved 24–0. • Zoning amendments: Rezoning approvals for Town of Cumberland (owners Valerie M. Anderson; Steven J. Bergman; Thomas E. Bergman), Town of Prairie Lake (owner Shenandoah), and Town of Stanley (owners Clifford and Judith Rottager) all approved 24–0. • Ordinance designating additional county highways as ATV/UTV routes: Approved 24–0; supervisors discussed state-mandated language regarding stopping before bridges and local safety considerations. • Motorized trail authorization for 2026–27: Approved 24–0; grant/matching guidance noted. • County forest 2026 annual work plan: Approved 24–0. • Appointments: Appointed Patricia Wickman as public health officer; reappointed Carolyn Bartlett, Diane Vaughn and Mary Mathis to the Health & Human Services Board; appointed Brent Burt Skinner to the ADRC board to replace Rudy Waltz; appointed Doug Ederson to the Indian Head Federated Libraries to replace Marvallis Larsen. All appointment motions passed 24–0. • Personnel appointment: Michelle Drury appointed finance director/county auditor; motion passed 24–0.
Most items were routine and passed unanimously with no recorded dissent. Several supervisors raised clarifying questions on specific items (for example, corrections to packet text and safety language in the ATV/UTV ordinance). Where packet typographical errors were identified, staff was instructed to correct the text before publication.
