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Committee member opposes contract cancellations; administrator says contracts fall under his authority
Summary
At the May 5 meeting, committee member Mary Walters read a statement opposing cancellation of the Humane Officer and EMS Waushara contracts without committee or County Board approval. Administrator Ron Barger said those contracts are within his administrator authority and agreed to consult Corporation Counsel; Walters asked that the items be placed on a future agenda.
Mary Walters raised a formal objection at the May 5 Marquette County Judicial & Public Safety Committee meeting to cancelling two contracts—one for a Humane Officer and the other with EMS Waushara—without review and approval by the committee or the full County Board. Walters read a prepared statement asking for legal clarification and requested the items be added to a future committee agenda for further consideration.
Administrator Ron Barger responded during the same agenda item that, in his view, contracts are governed by administrator authority. Barger said he would contact Corporation Counsel to clarify the county’s contracting authority and follow up with the committee; the minutes record that the matter was requested for placement on a future agenda but no formal motion or vote was recorded at the May 5 meeting.
The transcript reflects a clear procedural disagreement: Walters sought a committee or board review prior to contract termination, while the administrator asserted existing administrative authority over contracts. Committee members requested legal clarification before any final action was taken.
