On June 5th the Sauk County Board held a special meeting concerning the Health Care Center. Aria had a deadline of July 1st to purchase the Health Care Center before the licensure expired. While there is no reason that they could not reapply, there was a push to finish the deal. In addition, with a…

This month’s meeting began with the announcement of Supervisor Kevin Schell’s passing due to post-surgery complications. Prior to his death, he had resigned from the board after relocating outside his district. The chair promptly appointed Richard Cross as the new representative for District 15, who was approved by the board. Mr. Cross resigned from the…

The board voted 30-0 to designate the Sauk County Sheriff’s Dispatch as the county’s public safety answering point. This decision aligns with the 2019 Wisconsin Act 26, which requires one answering point per county to qualify for grants. This is the exciting stuff we do at the county level. A resolution was approved to participate…

The board voted 30-0 to approve the ADRC hiring one full-time Disability Benefit Specialist to overlap for transition and training purposes due to the ADRC director’s retiring. The board amended the budget to include $47,000 in wages and benefits to be funded through the ADRC fund balance. The board voted 30-0 to designate the county…