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Door County Board approves range of resolutions including emergency action plan, salary adjustments and disaster declaration
Summary
At its March 24 meeting the board approved multiple resolutions: employee emergency action plan, salary schedules for sheriff and clerk of courts (with recorded votes), transfer for residential options for persons on supervised release (two-thirds required), a disaster declaration for a snow event, and an implementation transfer for no-tax-on-overtime; vote tallies were recorded where required.
The Door County Board of Supervisors on March 24 handled a broad slate of resolutions and administrative actions, approving an employee emergency action plan, several budget/transfer measures and recording votes on items requiring a roll-call.
Key outcomes and votes
- Resolution 2026-19 — Employee Emergency Action Plan: Introduced by Supervisor Thais; Jeb summarized incident-notification categories (hold, lockdown, shelter, evacuate), monthly topic-based reminders and hands-on trainings (AED, Narcan, fire extinguishers, active-shooter). Approved by voice vote.
- Resolution 2026-18 — Transfer of funds for residential options for persons on supervised release: Supervisor Miller presented an amended main motion clarifying language about a $162,000 funding reference. Because this item required a two-thirds vote, the board recorded 17 yes and 4 abstentions, and the resolution passed.
- Resolution 2026-20 — Salaries for sheriff and clerk of courts: Supervisor Thais presented a four-year salary schedule (an 8.5% increase for the sheriff in 2026 followed by smaller increases; a 10.7% 2026 increase for the clerk with smaller subsequent increases). County staff described a comparables-based methodology. The board approved the resolution with a recorded vote of 17 yes and 4 abstentions.
- Resolution 2026-21 — Formal disaster declaration for the recent snow event: Supervisor Thais presented the resolution to document the chair’s declaration and enable cost tracking and potential reimbursement. County staff explained FEMA public-assistance and the Wisconsin Disaster Fund options including thresholds; the resolution passed by voice vote.
- Resolution 2026-22 — Implementation of federal no-tax-on-overtime rules and transfer of non-budgeted funds (not to exceed $25,000): Supervisor Miller moved the resolution to fund payroll-system changes; it passed on a recorded vote of 17 yes and 4 abstentions.
Board members repeatedly thanked highway, sheriff, EMS and volunteer responders for storm response work during discussion of the disaster declaration. Several items were approved with unanimous voice votes; three budget/compensation items recorded roll-call tallies showing 17 yes and 4 abstentions where required.
Why it matters: The actions set salaries for elected offices, authorize funding for housing and payroll-system changes, formalize emergency policies and position the county to seek reimbursement for snow-related costs, all of which carry budgetary and operational implications for county administration.
Next steps: Departments were tasked with implementation activities (training, procurement, grant applications and expense tracking) and with reporting back to committees and the board as projects and reimbursement requests progress.
