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Votes at a glance: committee approves appointments, forwards lake appointees and MOU
Summary
The Oneida County Conservation/UW‑EX Committee unanimously approved the May 11 agenda and April minutes, appointed Collette Sorgel as Vice‑Chair, named Linnaea Newman as NCLWCA representative (Robb Jensen alternate), appointed Sorgel as Lumberjack RC&D representative (Jensen backup), forwarded lake district appointees for County Board consideration, and approved the UW‑Extension MOU.
The Oneida County Conservation/UW‑EX Education Committee took several unanimous procedural actions during its May 11 meeting.
Motions approved (all recorded as "all ayes") included: approving the meeting agenda; approving April 13, 2026 minutes; suspending the rules to hear the Kathan Lake District item earlier in the agenda; nominating and unanimously appointing Collette Sorgel as Committee Vice‑Chair; appointing Linnaea Newman as the North Central Land & Water Conservation Association (NCLWCA) representative with Robb Jensen as alternate; appointing Collette Sorgel as the Lumberjack RC&D representative with Robb Jensen as backup; forwarding recommended County appointees to several Lake Districts to the County Board Chair for consideration; and approving the Memorandum of Understanding with UW‑Madison Division of Extension (Chair Jensen to sign).
Where recorded, motions were moved and seconded as noted in the minutes (examples: Sorgel/Newman to approve the agenda; Jensen/Hess to close nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for Vice‑Chair). The committee did not record any dissenting votes during the session.
Summary of formal actions:
- Approve agenda (motion: Sorgel/Newman) — outcome: approved, unanimous. - Approve minutes of April 13, 2026 (motion: Sorgel/Newman) — outcome: approved, unanimous. - Suspend rules to hear agenda item #21 (motion: Jensen/Newman) — outcome: approved, unanimous. - Appoint Vice‑Chair Collette Sorgel (nominations by Newman/Schultz; motion closed Jensen/Hess) — outcome: appointed, unanimous. - Appoint NCLWCA Representative Linnaea Newman, alternate Robb Jensen (motion: Jensen/Hess) — outcome: appointed, unanimous. - Appoint Lumberjack RC&D Representative Collette Sorgel, alternate Robb Jensen (motion: Sorgel/Jensen) — outcome: appointed, unanimous. - Forward Lake District appointment recommendations to County Board Chair (motion: Jensen/Hess) — outcome: forwarded, unanimous. - Approve UW‑Extension MOU (motion: Jensen/Newman) — outcome: approved, unanimous.
The committee recorded "All ayes; motion carried" for these items but did not provide a roll‑call list of individual votes; the committee has five members present per the meeting roster.
