Sheboygan County Finance Committee backs PSAP grant match, approves lease with The Towers and several budget moves

Sheboygan County Finance Committee members met Feb. 12, 2025 in the Administration Building, Room 302, and recommended adoption of a budget amendment to provide matching funds for a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) grant, approved an option and lease agreement with The Towers, LLC and approved multiple administrative budget and personnel requests.

Chairperson Vern Koch called the meeting to order at 3:30 P.M., certified compliance with the Open Meetings Law and noted the public notice was posted Feb. 7, 2025 at 4:45 P.M. The committee approved the Jan. 8, 2025 minutes (motion carried; vote tally not specified in the minutes).

County Administrator Alayne Krause updated members on year-to-date sales tax revenue, Rocky Knoll census figures and progress on McGrath’s employee compensation planning study. Finance Director Steve Hatton reported that Tyler ERP training is underway, preliminary 2024 financial statements are complete and being used for department annual reports, and that an outsourced vendor’s formatting error with this year’s W-2s (incorrect State ID) has been resolved. Hatton also noted that the federal inflation figure released that day increased to 3 percent.

On formal items, the committee discussed Resolution No. 25, amending the 2025 budget to provide match funding for a PSAP grant project. Supervisor Kathleen Donovan moved to recommend adoption; Supervisor William Goehring seconded and the motion carried (vote tally not specified in the minutes). The committee then discussed Resolution No. 26, approving an option and lease agreement between Sheboygan County and The Towers, LLC; Supervisor William Goehring moved to recommend adoption, Supervisor Donovan seconded and the motion carried (vote tally not specified).

The committee approved use of General Fund unrestricted fund balance for a one-time scanning project presented by County Clerk Jon Dolson (motion carried; vote tally not specified). Dolson also presented 2024 dog license sales totals for the county’s 28 municipalities for committee information.

Planning and Resources Director Aaron Brault requested and the committee approved a budget adjustment to Capital Plan Project 919 for a household hazardous waste building. Information Technology Director Christopher Lewinski presented the draft IT 2024 Annual Report; the minutes record the presentation without further committee action. Finance Director Hatton presented a proposed change to the table of organization; that request was approved as moved by Supervisor Goehring and seconded by Supervisor Donovan (motion carried; vote tally not specified).

Vouchers were reviewed and approved on a motion by Supervisor Thomas Wegner, seconded by Supervisor Curt Brauer (motion carried; vote tally not specified). The committee adjourned at 3:57 P.M. on a motion moved by Supervisor Goehring and seconded by Supervisor Donovan.

All formal motions in these minutes are recorded as "Motion carried"; the minutes do not specify individual vote tallies.