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Barack Obama...... President
Joseph Biden...... Vice-President
THE PRESIDENT'S CABINET
Secretary of Agriculture...... Tom J. Vilsack
Secretary of Commerce...... John Bryson
Secretary of Defense...... Leon Panetta
Secretary of Education...... Arne Duncan
Secretary of Energy...... Steven Chu
Secretary of Health & Human Services...... Kathleen Sebelius
Secretary of Homeland Security...... Janet Napolitano
Secretary of Housing & Urban Development...... Shaun Donovan
Secretary of Interior...... Ken L. Salazar
Attorney General...... Eric H. Holder
Secretary of Labor...... Hilda L. Solis
Secretary of State...... Hillary R. Clinton
Secretary of Transportation...... Ray H. LaHood
Secretary of Treasury...... Timothy F. Geithner
Secretary of Veterans Affairs...... Eric K. Shinseki
U. S. LEGISLATORS
General Federal Information Hotline 1-800-688-9889
Herbert H Kohl (D)...... U.S. Senator
Term: Six Years, Expires 1/2013
330 Hart Senate Office Bldg
WashingtonDC20510
(202) 224-5653
(202) 224-4464 TDD
Fax: (202) 224-9787
Website Form: kohl.senate.gov
Ron Johnson (R)...... U.S. Senator
Term: Six Years, Expires 1/2017
386 Russell Senate Office Bldg
WashingtonDC20510
(202) 224-5323
(202) 224-1280 TDD
Website Form: ronjohnson.senate.gov
Ron Kind (D)...... U. S. Representative
3rd Congressional District
Term: Two Years, Expires 1/2013
1406 Longworth Office Bldg
WashingtonDC20515
(202) 225-5506
(202) 226-1772 TDD
1-888-442-8040
Fax: (202) 225-5739
Website Form:
District: All areas of Monroe County not in 7th Congressional District
Sean Duffy (R)...... U. S. Representative
7th Congressional District
Term: Two Years, Expires 1/2013
1208 Longworth Office Bldg
Washington DC 20515
(202) 225-3365
(855) 585-4251 (toll free)
Fax: (202) 225-3240
District: Towns of Byron, LaGrange Wards 1A, 2A, 3A, Lincoln, Scott,
Villages of Warrens & Wyeville, City of Tomah Ward 5A
STATE OFFICERS
Legislative Hot Line 1-800-362-9472
Terms: Four years, Expires 1/2015
Governor...... Scott Walker(R)
Lieutenant Governor...... Rebecca Kleefisch (R)
Attorney General...... J. B. Van Hollen (R)
Secretary of State...... Douglas LaFollette (D)
State Treasurer...... Kurt Schuller(R)
State Superintendent of Public Instruction...... Tony Evers (NP)
Governor
Room125SState Capitol
P. O. Box 7863
Madison WI 53707
Telephone: (608) 266-1212 Fax: (608) 267-8983
STATE SENATE DISTRICTS
Dale Schultz (R)...... District No. 17
Term: Four Years, Expires 1/2015
District: Towns of Clifton and Glendale, Village of Kendall
PO Box 7882
Madison WI 53707-7882
Telephone: (608) 266-0703 or (800) 978-8008 Fax: (608) 267-0375
E-mail:
Julie Lassa (D)...... District No. 24
Term: Four Years, Expires 1/2013
District: Towns of Byron, Grant, Greenfield, LaFayette, LaGrange, Lincoln, Little Falls,New Lyme, Oakdale, Scott, Sparta, Villages of Oakdale, Warrens, Wyeville, Cities of Sparta & Tomah
PO Box 7882
Madison WI 53707-7882
Telephone: (608) 266-3123or (800) 925-7421 Fax: (608) 282-3564
E-mail:
Jennifer Shilling (D)...... District No. 32
Term: Four Years, Expires 1/2013
District: Towns of Adrian, Angelo, Jefferson, Leon, Portland, Ridgeville, Sheldon,
Tomah, Wellington, Wells, Wilton,
Villages of Cashton, Melvina, Norwalk, Wilton
PO Box 7882
Madison WI 53707-7882
Telephone: (608) 266-5490 or (800) 385-3385 Fax: (608) 282-3572
E-mail:
STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS
Terms: Two years, Expires 1/2013
Edward Brooks (R)...... District No. 50
Towns of Clifton and Glendale, Village of Kendall
PO Box 8952
Madison WI 53708-8952
Telephone: (608) 266-8531 or (877) 947-0050 Fax: (608) 282-3650
E-mail:
Amy Sue Vruwink (D)...... District No. 70
District: Towns of Byron, Grant, Greenfield, LaFayette, LaGrange, Lincoln, Little Falls, New Lyme, Oakdale, Scott, Sparta, Villages of Oakdale, Warrens, Wyeville, Cities of Sparta & Tomah
PO Box 8953
Madison WI 53708
Telephone: (608) 266-8366 or (888) 534-0070 Fax: (608) 282-3670
E-mail:
Lee Nerison (R)...... District No. 96
District: Towns of Adrian, Angelo, Jefferson, Leon, Portland, Ridgeville, Sheldon,
Tomah, Wellington, Wells, Wilton, Villages of Cashton, Melvina, Norwalk, Wilton
PO Box 8953
Madison WI 53708
Telephone: (608) 266-3534 or (888) 534-0096 Fax: (608) 282-3696
E-mail:
COUNTY ELECTED OFFICERS
Term: Four Years
CountyClerk(expires 1/2013)…………………………..….(appointed 1/29/09)Shelley Bohl
CountyTreasurer(expires 1/2013)...... Annette M Erickson
Register of Deeds (expires 1/2013)...... John D Burke
District Attorney (expires 1/2013)...... Dan Cary
Surveyor (expires 1/2013)...... Gary A Sime
Sheriff (expires 1/2015)...... Peter Quirin
Clerk of Courts (expires 1/2015)...... Shirley Chapiewsky
MONROECOUNTYRULES OF COUNTYBOARD
The meetings of the Board shall be: the Organizational Meeting on the third Tuesday in April following the spring election, the Annual Meeting on the first Wednesday of November; all other meetings on the fourth Wednesday of each month, unless the date is changed by the Chair or Vice-Chair of the Board.
1.The Board shall be called to order by the Chair at 6:00 p.m. on each day of its meeting, at which time the meeting shall begin with the CountyClerk calling roll in numerical order of districts and noting whether a quorum is present; a quorum shall be 60% of the members. If a quorum is present, the business of the Board shall proceed. Should a quorum not be present, the Board shall adjourn until a specified time. In the absence of the Chair, the Vice-Chair shall preside. If both are absent, the Board shall elect a temporary Chair.
2.The order of business shall be as follows: call to order, roll call, Pledge of Allegiance, previous minutes, proclamations, appointments, correspondence, claims, announcements, CountyTreasurer’s report, reports and/or speakers, resolutions, adjournment.
3.Resolutions received by members with the agenda need not be read. Any member may request that a resolution be read. Late resolutions not mailed with the agenda shall be read. All resolutions shall be approved by the Corporation Counsel.
4.Any resolution or motion involving appropriation of money shall include (or as a fiscal note): 1) the actual or anticipated cost; 2) a statement whether sufficient funds are available in the current budget; 3) a note by the Finance Committee that a provision is made for funding. It shall further be determined that there has been compliance with Wisconsin Statute 65.90 (municipal budgets) and any appropriate CountyBoard resolutions.
5.The CountyClerk shall, at least four days before each meeting of the Board (except when the Board is in continuous meeting), mail to each member an itemized agenda containing copies of all resolutions and other matters to be considered by the Board. The agenda shall be prepared by the CountyClerk subject to the approval of the Board Chair. All resolutions or other matters to be brought before the Board shall be reported to the CountyClerk at least six days prior to the Board meeting in order to be placed on the agenda for consideration. Matters not on the agenda shall be referred to the appropriate committee. The Board may, by a two-thirds vote of those members present, suspend the rules and place on the floor any matter that was previously on a meeting agenda. However, if the matter did not appear on an agenda, no discussion or action shall take place on that matter and the matter shall be referred to the appropriate committee or placed on the agenda for discussion at the next Board meeting.
6.Any person not a member, wanting to address the Board on any matter shall first obtain leave, such leave being requested by a member. In case of objection, such person must have a two-thirds vote of those members present. The Chair, without suspension of the rules, shall be permitted to call upon employees of any department for remarks.
7.Every member, previous to speaking, shall indicate a request to speak electronically or show of hands, at the discretion of the Chair. Priority may be given to electronic requests but the Chair retains discretion in choosing whom to recognize. Upon being recognized by the Chair, a member shall address the Chair and shall not be interrupted except by call to order. No member shall speak more than twice on the same question without leave of the Chair, and a member shall limited to three minutes for each of their times in addressing the Board. Exempted from this limitation shall be committee chairperson/representative presenting a resolution or answering questions.
8.When a member is called to order, the member shall not proceed to speak, except in explanation, until it is determined whether he/she is in order or not.
9.Roberts Rules of Order shall prevail regarding parliamentary procedure when not in conflict with any rule of the Board.
10.It shall be the duty of all members to vote yes or no, unless the Chair shall excuse a vote for good and sufficient reason before the voting has begun.
11.Every vote upon the levy of a tax or providing an appropriation of money shall be by roll call. All other voting shall be by voice of the majority, and if the Chair be in doubt, a call for a rising vote or show of hands. Any member may request roll call on any question. A roll call vote shall be by district numerical order except that the County Clerk shall rotate the order so that the member voting first shall have his/her name called last on the succeeding vote. This sequential rotation shall start with the April Organizational Meeting and continue from meeting to meeting. The Chair shall always vote last.
12. No rule shall be changed, modified, or amended unless it is presented and voted on in resolution form at a regular meeting.
13.When a motion or question shall have once been determined either in the affirmative or negative, it shall always be in order for any member of the prevailing to move for a reconsideration, at the same or succeeding meeting. In case of a tie vote, the motion shall be lost except in case of an appeal. An appeal may be made at the meeting verbally by any member. If an appeal is made, any member present may present the same question again at the same meeting. In case of a second tie, the same matter may be brought before the Board only one subsequent time at the next following Board meeting.
14.Any matter that comes before the Board without a committee recommendation or resolution shall be referred to the appropriate committee by the Chair without motion.
15.The Board Chair, in conjunction with the Vice-Chair, shall select the committee members and the chair of the various committees and boards with the following exception: the Highway Committee shall be elected by the Board at the Organizational Meeting. The committee chairs shall designate a member of the committee as vice-chair. The committee chairs shall select a recorder who shall record and forward a copy of the minutes to the County Clerk and posted on the county website within five business days of the meeting and send an approved copy when approved by the committee. The County Clerk shall keep these minutes on file for five years.
16. The chair of each committee, subcommittee, special committee, standing committee, or board shall have the primary responsibility for complying with Wisconsin Statute Chapter 19, the Open Meeting Law. Each committee chair or designee shall notify the County Clerk how meeting notices are going to be conveyed to the media. Committees shall designate if notification is to be made through the County Clerk’s Office; if not done through the County Clerk’s Office, notices must be properly conveyed.
17.Special Board meetings may be called at the joint request of the Chair and Vice Chair or upon a written request of a majority of the members to the County Clerk, specifying the time and place of the meeting, with four days notice to the members in either instance.
18.All reimbursement claims of members and other individuals eligible for per diem and other expenses shall be made on the expense sheet. Claims will be reviewed and allowed or denied by the Finance Committee. Expense sheets are to be submitted to the County Clerk’s Office no later than the seventh of each month.
Prior approval of the appropriate committee is required for attending conventions, workshops, conferences and training sessions. Approval shall be recorded in committee minutes. The Board Chair is authorized to attend or designate a member or employee to attend special meetings, etc.
Per diem for Board meetings will be paid on a monthly basis. Members who fail to attend some portion of the meeting, unless excused by the Board Chair, shall receive a reduced amount equal to one-half the allowable amount.
If it is recorded in committee minutes that a representative from that committee is to attend a meeting of another committee or a committee-related function, per diem payment shall be allowed. If there is no time to obtain committee approval prior to the other meeting or function, the committee chair shall authorize attendance and it shall be retroactively approved at the next meeting.
If an individual eligible to claim per diem attends two or more meetings on the same date, per diem shall be allowed for each meeting at which the individual is present for roll call and adjournment of each such meeting.
19.All departments shall prepare an annual written report for the Board to include a brief activity report and a financial statement of amount budgeted and expended.
20.The Board Chair and Vice-Chair shall serve as ex-officio members of all committees. The Chair and/or Vice-Chair, as ex-officio members, shall have the power to vote in a committee only in the event that the committee lacks a quorum.
- Any member who wishes a particular resolution be brought before the entire Board shall do so by petitioning the appropriate committee, in writing, said petition to bear the signatures of at least five members. If said written petition is presented to the appropriate committee, the committee chair shall direct that a resolution be forwarded to the Board to be considered at the next scheduled meeting. Said resolution shall contain the position and/or request of the petitioning members and shall conform to all other requirements provided for in these Rules.
22. Any individual supervisor may introduce a resolution to a Monroe County Board Committee. That supervisor may draft a resolution, and would then forward that resolution to the Corporation Counsel for review and/or formatting. That resolution shall then be given to the Monroe County Clerk, and subsequently forwarded to the Administrative/Executive Committee for review. After that review, said resolution shall then be forwarded to the appropriate Monroe County Board committee for review and/or action.
COUNTYSUPERVISORS
District
1. Carol A Las………………………………………………………………..272-3883
6509 Acorn Ave, Sparta,WI54656
(Towns of Little Falls 1&2, New Lyme, Sparta 3&4)
2. Nodji VanWychen...... 378-4813
3365 Auger Rd, Warrens,WI 54666
(Towns of Grant, Lincoln, Scott; Village of Warrens)
3. Gene Treu...... 269-2501 or 487-2501
7234 Harper Avenue, Sparta,WI 54656
(Town of Sparta 2&6)
4.Vacant......
(Towns of Angelo 1, Sparta 1&5)
5. Gail Chapman...... 343-6164
21508 Gladview Avenue, Tomah,WI54660
(Towns of Greenfield 1, Adrian, Angelo 2, LaFayette 1&2)
6. David Pierce...... 378-4076
7789 Denver Road, Tomah, WI 54660
(Towns of Greenfield 2, LaGrange 1a, 1b, 2a &2b)
7. Bob Retzlaff...... 374-3108
8490 Co Hwy N, Tomah,WI 54660
(Towns of Byron, LaGrange 3a & 3b; Village of Wyeville)
8. Dale Greeno...... 372-3727
26426 Grant Avenue, Tomah WI 54660
(Towns of Tomah 1&2, Wilton 1)
9. Mary J Cook...... 463-7379
28003 Locust Ave, Wilton,WI54670
(Towns of Clifton, Oakdale, Wilton 4&5; Village of Oakdale)
10. Sharon Folcey...... 269-8463
20686 Jameson Road, Sparta,WI 54656
(Towns of Angelo 3, Leon, Wells)
11. Douglas Path...... 435-6936
902 Water Street, Wilton,WI 54670
(Towns of Ridgeville,Wilton 2; Villages of NorwalkWilton)
12. James Kuhn...... 654-5440
27419 Navy Road, Cashton,WI 54619
(Town of Portland; Village of Cashton 1&2)
13. James Schroeder...... 654-5306
27011 County Hwy U, Cashton, WI 54619
(Towns of Jefferson, Sheldon, Wellington 1; Village Melvina)
14. Craig Buswell...... 463-7217
509 Thayer Street, Kendall,WI 54638
(Towns of Glendale, Wellington 2, Wilton 3; Village of Kendall)
15. Wallace Habhegger...... 269-1247
2081 Linda Lane, Sparta, WI 54656
(City of Sparta Wards 10, 11, 13)
16. James Rasmussen...... 269-2822
1527 Highland Meadows, Sparta, WI 54656
(City of Sparta Wards 12, 14, 15)
17. Bruce Humphrey...... 269-6107
200 Pine Street, Sparta,WI 54656
(City of Sparta Wards 4, 5, 16)
18. Daniel Olson...... 269-5334
602 N. Spring, Sparta, WI 54656
(City of Sparta Wards 1, 2, 3, 6)
19. Anthony Boltik...... 487-3214
711 Mill Street, Sparta,WI 54656
(City of Sparta Wards 7, 8, 9)
20. Paul Steele...... 372-2168
924 Alderman Street, Tomah, WI 54660
(City of Tomah Wards 1, 2, 3)
21. Christopher King...... ……….567-4194
439 North Street, Tomah, WI54660
(City of Tomah Wards 4, 5a, 5b, 6, 11)
22. Dean Peterson...... 372-7546
303 Schaller Street, Tomah WI 54660
(City of Tomah Wards 14, 15, 16)
23. Pete Peterson...... 374-0718
1514 Lakeview Drive, Tomah WI 54660
(City of Tomah Wards 9, 10, 13)
24. James A Rice...... 372-2002
1019 Farmer Ave, Tomah WI 54660
(City of Tomah Wards 7, 8, 12)
COUNTY BOARD COMMITTEES
(Chair listed first)
ADMINISTRATIVE/EXECUTIVE
Pete Peterson
Bruce Humphrey
Sharon Folcey
Bob Retzlaff
Gene Treu
AGRICULTURE & EXTENSION EDUCATION
Nodji VanWychen
David Pierce
Mary Cook
Gail Chapman
Dale Greeno
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMERCE & TOURISM
Sharon Folcey
Nodji VanWychen
Dean Peterson
James Rice
James Schroeder
FINANCE, CLAIMS & INSURANCE
James Kuhn
Bruce Humphrey
Pete Peterson
Wallace Habhegger
Sharon Folcey
HEALTH
Bob Retzlaff
James Rice
Mary Cook
Dean Peterson
Kristi Brown, DVM
Emma K. Ledbetter, MD
Marlene Sund
HIGHWAY
James Schroeder
Gene Treu
Daniel Olson
James Rice
Dale Greeno
HUMAN SERVICES
Carol Las
James Rice
Chris King
Craig Buswell
Bob Retzlaff
David Pierce
James Shilling(05/13)
Sue Peck (05/14)
Ellen Graham Knight (05/15)
LAND CONSERVATION, FORESTRY PARKS
Gail Chapman
Nodji VanWychen
James Kuhn
James Rasmussen
Dean Wegner-FSA Chair
PERSONNEL & BARGAINING
Sharon Folcey*
Bruce Humphrey
Gene Treu*
Pete Peterson*
*Bargaining Committee
PROPERTY & PURCHASING
Gene Treu
Douglas Path
Dale Greeno
Dean Peterson
PUBLIC SAFETY & JUSTICE COORDINATING
James Kuhn
Carol Las
Paul Steele
Anthony Boltik
Daniel Olson
Craig Buswell
James Rasmussen
ROLLING HILLS
Chris King
Mary Cook
Wallace Habhegger
Douglas Path
James Schroeder
SANITATION/PLANNING & ZONING & DOG CONTROL
Anthony Boltik
Douglas Path
Paul Steele
James Kuhn
Gail Chapman
SENIOR SERVICES
Mary Cook
David Pierce
Wallace Habhegger
Theresa Lehner (12/31/12)
Mary Witt (12/31/13)
Wes Cornett(12/31/14)
Carol Ostrem(12/31/14)
Harry Thonesen (12/31/14)
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Carol Las
Daniel Olson
Chris King
James Rasmussen
Mike Luethe-Town of Ridgeville Chair
COMMITTEES – DEPARTMENTS
ADMINISTRATIVE/EXECUTIVE
2nd Tuesday – 9:00 a.m.
Child Support
Corporation Counsel
County Clerk
Information Systems
Land Information
Register of Deeds
Surveyor
Veterans Service
AGRICULTURE & EXTENSION EDUCATION
2nd Friday - 9:00 a.m.
Extension Office
Local History Room