Should be a fun one...

The next agenda for the full county board is here.

3 resolutions should end up getting attention...

RESOLUTION NO. 89-92006: Reduce Size of Winnebago County Board to 36 Members
Submitted by:
PATRICK O’BRIEN, DIST. #38
HARVEY RENGSTORF, DIST. #37
CHUCK FARREY, DIST. #30
COUNTY BOARD SUPERVISORS

RESOLUTION NO. 90-92006: Withhold Payment to Diebold for Voting Machines Until Fully Functional
Submitted by:
JEF HALL, DIST. #17
COUNTY BOARD SUPERVISOR

RESOLUTION NO. 91-92006: Authorize Reduction of Size of County Board from 38 to 32 Members
Submitted by:
DAVID ALBRECHT, DIST. #11
COUNTY BOARD SUPERVISOR

Why are there 2 resolutions on board size? Progress Oshkosh is starting a petition today. Once the petition is in, we cannot reduce ourselves. However, if we reduce ourselves before it is in, it doesn't matter if they turn in a petition, we can only be reduced once betweencensusess.

From the Progess Oshkosh email:

Progress Oshkosh has rescheduled "The Power Hour of Progress" to Wednesday, Sept 20th at the Algoma Club in downtown Oshkosh at 5:30PM. There are 4 items on the agenda:

1. Launch a Referendum drive for the Winnebago County Board. The Citizens Unite to Transform the Winnebago County Board (CUT Winnebago County Board) will begin their Referendum Drive for reducing the Size of the Winnebago County Board from 38 members to 19 members. (Presented by the CUT Winnebago County Board Committee)

This is an end-around to get past the petition. What will happen? I don't know. I will listen to people's arguments. I will act if there are real reasons.

Just like I don't believe Progress Oshkosh has a good reason to come up with the number 19, I will listen for reasons that 36 or 32 were chosen.

I have our IS Committee meeting tonight, so I will be stopping by Progress Oshkosh's event, but will be unable to stay for it all.

I'll report more tomorrow...

One other comment on Tuesday's resolutions...

What did we accomplish by removing the position?

RESOLUTION: Transfer $40,000 from the Salary Contingency Fund to the Wage and Benefit Accounts of District Attorney Department's 2006 Budget

TO THE WINNEBAGO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:
WHEREAS, the 2006 budget for this department was reduced by one legal secretary; and

WHEREAS, the amount of work has remained the same or increased slightly; and

WHEREAS, the remaining legal secretaries have worked more overtime to complete the required workload; and

WHEREAS, as a result of the three above items, there will not be sufficient funds in the departments budget to fund the wages and benefits for the entire year 2006.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Winnebago County Board of Supervisors that it hereby appropriates $40,000 from the Salary Contingency Fund of Winnebago County's General Fund to the District Attorney's Wage and Benefit Account of the 2006 budget.

Fiscal note: This will reduce the salary contingency fund by $40,000.

I am probably going to vote for this, but I think the point needs to be made that we cannot continue to cut in areas that are mandated. We will not save any money, as this shows.

If we are going to cut, it needs tomeaningfulfull. Or, we need to be honest about how many people it takes to do this work.