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Calumet County Board adopts amended rules after debate over agenda additions
Summary
The Calumet County Board adopted amended Rules of the County Board (Resolution 2026‑01) after rejecting several proposed changes and approving a substitution that moved 'Consideration of Additional Agenda Items for the Next Board Meeting' into the rules; final adoption was unanimous among present members.
The Calumet County Board on April 21, 2026 adopted an amended set of Rules of the County Board (Resolution 2026‑01) after several proposed amendments were debated. County Administrator Todd Romenesko reviewed the proposed rules before the supervisors considered four separate amendments.
Supervisors voted down Amendment A (motion failed with five ayes and 15 nays, one excused) and Amendment B (5 ayes, 15 nays, one excused). Amendment C, moved by Supervisor Budde and seconded by Supervisor Cleveland, replaced the existing agenda‑addition language with a provision titled “Consideration of Additional Agenda Items for the Next Board Meeting” and passed 16 ayes, 4 nays, 1 excused. Amendment D, which would have changed meeting start times seasonally, failed (2 ayes, 18 nays, 1 excused). On the call to adopt the amended resolution, the board voted 20 ayes, 0 nays, and 1 excused in favor of adoption.
The debate focused on how and when additional agenda items could be added to the board’s calendar and on meeting start times. The revised rules incorporate the language approved in Amendment C to clarify committee requests for additional agenda items. The motion to adopt the resolution was moved by Supervisor Dietrich and seconded by Supervisor Mueller.
What happens next: Amended Resolution 2026‑01 takes effect as adopted by the board; the rules will guide how future agendas and additional item requests are handled.
