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Board rejects $10 million BugTussel option after closed-session deliberations
Summary
After a closed session on a proposed public safety radio partnership, the Sawyer County Board voted 9–3 against approving a $10 million option from BugTussel; the company had presented a revised plan reducing a prior $16 million proposal.
The Sawyer County Board of Supervisors voted 9–3 on Sept. 19 against approving a $10 million option from BugTussel to alter the county's public safety radio network.
County Administrator Mr. Albarado and Mitchel of BugTussel presented a revised proposal that, according to the company, reduced tower redundancy and lowered the previously discussed bond need from about $16 million to roughly $10 million. The board entered a closed session at 8:48 p.m. under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(e) to deliberate negotiation strategy and returned to open session at 9:26 p.m.
Supervisor John Righeimer moved to approve the $10 million option; Supervisor Randy Neumann seconded. The motion failed 9'3, with Supervisors John Suralski, Ron Buckholtz and Thomas W. Duffy recorded as voting "no." The board did not adopt the BugTussel option that evening and did not specify a follow-up timetable in open session.
The closed session vote to deliberate the partnership was taken by roll call and carried 12'0to'0 at 8:47 p.m. (per the meeting record). Mitchel of BugTussel remained in the room to describe the revised financial analysis and bond implications, but the transcript does not record additional public comment or a subsequent revised motion being brought forward that passed.
Next steps were not announced during the open session; the board concluded its meeting at 9:29 p.m.
