Board hears highway shop study and receives finance, child-support and emergency-management reports; one appointment made

Waupaca County officials used the Aug. 17, 2021 county-board session to receive several departmental briefings and a consultant presentation on highway facility needs.

Heidi Dombrowski, the county finance director, summarized the 2020 Annual Financial Report for the board; the meeting record notes the summary but does not list budget totals or actions arising from the presentation. Redistricting Committee Chair Supervisor Bosquez then provided an overview of the redistricting process.

Highway Commissioner Casey Beyersdorf and Jon Wallenkamp of Kueny Architects presented a space-needs study comparing the current Larrabee Highway Shop and the former Marion Wayside site. The transcript records the scope (current shop and former site) but does not include cost estimates or recommended next steps in the segment text. After the presentation the supervisors took a short break.

Diane Meulemans, Child Support Administrator and Corporation Counsel, reviewed the duties of Corporation Counsel and presented activities and statistics of the Waupaca County Child Support Agency; the transcript records the presentation but does not include the detailed figures in the excerpt.

Andy Carlin, Director of Emergency Management, joined by Eric Halverson, provided an overview of the Emergency Management department's duties. In announcements, Chair Koeppen noted the loss of a member of the East Central Regional Planning Commission and said Melissa Kraemer-Badtke, Executive Director of the East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, will present at the December meeting.

The board voted 27-0 to appoint Jeff Mikorski to the Fox Valley Workforce Development Board (motion by Supervisor Bosquez; second by Supervisor Johnson). The meeting concluded with correspondence placed on file and an adjournment declared at 11:14 a.m.