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Supervisor Zhang’s amendment removes Supervisor Endres from all committees; board advances resolution R-38-26
Summary
The Marathon County Board of Supervisors approved an amendment by Supervisor Zhang to change resolution R-38-26 so that the subject would be removed from all committee and board assignments; the resolution was then advanced as amended. The amendment passed but the votes were not unanimous.
Supervisor Zhang proposed and the board approved an amendment to resolution R-38-26 to remove the subject from all committee and board assignments, pushing the resolution forward to the full board.
"I think that should be sufficient to cover all committees and boards," Supervisor Zhang said when explaining the proposed change to the clause that originally named only the Health and Human Services Committee. The clerk recorded the amendment for the open-meetings record, and Supervisor Krebs seconded the motion to amend.
Board members asked whether the broader language would also apply to subboards and task forces. The chair deferred to counsel for legal clarification; Administrator Leonard (referencing Corp Counsel’s review) told the board that the county’s board rules do not require each supervisor to sit on a standing committee and that the proposed language would cover other appointments as intended.
The board voted on the amendment; the chair announced that the amendment "carried, but is not unanimous." The transcript excerpt records at least one explicit 'nay' from Supervisor Strob and multiple 'nay' responses in the roll call, but the meeting record in this excerpt does not provide a full roll-call tally. After adopting the amendment, the board voted on resolution R-38-26 as amended and the chair again announced the motion carried, though not unanimously.
With the amendment adopted and the resolution advanced, the board moved on to the remainder of the agenda. The chair announced Item C: a Budget 101 presentation, including preliminary budget assumptions, to be presented by the finance director and the chair of HR, finance and administration. The board then took a five-minute recess.
Next steps: the resolution as amended will proceed to the full board for further consideration per the motion recorded during this session.
