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Sawyer County board approves rezones, a 20-year hangar lease extension and new AI and personnel policies
Summary
The county board approved two rezones, extended a hangar lease for Hannah Bay Holdings, adopted an AI policy and updated the personnel and board policy manuals; supervisors debated attendance discipline and expense-voucher timing but adopted the policy manual as presented.
The Sawyer County Board of Supervisors approved a package of zoning, contract and policy measures after committee reports and debate.
Board members approved two zoning map amendments recommended by the county zoning committee: rezone 26-002 to convert 3.5 acres from Residential Recreational 1 to Commercial 1 for additional storage buildings, and a land-swap rezone moving 0.44 acres from Agricultural 1 to Residential Recreational 1 to allow a lot-split tied to an ownership exchange. Both items were described by zoning staff as having received required notifications and town approvals and were approved by voice vote following motions from supervisors.
The board also approved a resolution extending a hangar lease for Hannah Bay Holdings. County staff described the extension as a 20-year lease with a subsequent 10-year extension option; the motion to approve carried on a voice vote.
On governance and staff policy, the board adopted updates to the county board policy and procedures manual after discussion about language referencing Wisconsin attendance statutes and the timing for submitting expense vouchers. Several supervisors questioned language about potential arrest or warrants tied to nonattendance and sought clearer deadlines for expense submissions; the board ultimately adopted the manual as presented. The board separately approved a proposed county AI policy that requires staff to verify AI-generated outputs and establishes enforcement for misuse, and approved personnel manual updates including electronic timekeeping (TCP), limits on shift trades creating overtime, service-animal restrictions to service animals only, and a reference to Wis. Stat. § 175.60(16) concerning concealed carry in courthouse areas.
Motions for the above items were moved and seconded on the floor; votes were recorded as carried by voice vote during the meeting. No detailed roll-call tallies were read into the record for these motions during the meeting.
