Land & Water Committee selects Secure Rural Schools Act payment option, approves 85/5/10 Title I/II/III split

The Oconto County Land & Water Resources Committee on July 13 chose the Secure Rural Schools Act (SRS) as the county’s payment option for Title III funds, the committee record shows. Committee member Pat Scanlan moved to select SRS; Dale Mohr seconded the motion and the committee voted to carry it.

Forest, Parks & Recreation Administrator Chris Firgens told the committee the State must transmit each county’s election between the SRS State payment and the State’s 1908/25‑percent payment based on the U.S. Forest Service’s seven‑year rolling average receipts. Firgens also reviewed how the county allocated SRS‑related funds in prior years and recommended retaining the existing split between Title categories.

Following that discussion, Scanlan moved and Kaczrowski seconded a motion to allocate SRS funds 85% to Title I, 5% to Title II and 10% to Title III. The motion carried; the transcript records that the motion was "voted on and carried" but does not include a roll‑call or tally. The committee record does not list further conditions or departmental assignments tied to the allocation.

The committee took the votes as part of its routine business; the agenda item was introduced and acted on without public testimony recorded in the meeting minutes. The committee adjourned at 9:47 AM.