On Thursday, March 26, 2026 the Clark County Board met at the Highway Department building in Loyal. The venue of the meeting changed because the Public Property Committee is considering bringing a resolution to the board to purchase the old M&I Bank in Loyal for additional office space. The building is located at 204 S. Main Street in Loyal and the Board and the public were invited to stop in before the regular board meeting to tour it. The meeting started with the pledge of allegiance and roll call with 26 present and 3 absent.
The first order of business was to recognize the outgoing board members. Karen Hurd attended to give special recognition from the state to Chucks Rueth and William Neville for their long time serving their communities. Both gave speeches after Hurd presented the citations. After the state recognition, Tom Wilcox, on behalf of the county recognized not only Chuck Rueth and William Neville, but also Luke Smith and Raymond Mulderink for their service.
After that things moved on to normal business. A motion was made by Rueth and seconded by Waichulis for Tom Bobrofsky to replace Allan Hoesly on the Highway Safety Commission, it passed. Approval of the commencement of In Rem Foreclosure of 2022 Tax Delinquent Properties passed with a motion by Smagacz and seconded by Boone. A motion to approve the lease of Agricultural property in the Town of Hoard on Sportsman Lake was made by Rueth, seconded by Kodl and passed. Hasz asked where the agricultural lease money ends up and was told that it typically gets split between the Rehabilitation and Living Center and the Land Conservation Department.
The next item was to approve salaries for Sheriff, Clerk of Courts, and Coroner for 2027-2030. A motion was made by Klabon and seconded by Smith. Garbisch asked how this compared with other counties. Gerhardt answered questions about how this number is calculated and explained that Clark County is catching up to other comparable counties. Following that was a vote to support sustainable State Transportation Funding. Motion was by Rueth, seconded by Johnson and passed.
The next item was a vote to establish the Clark County Department of Human Services. A motion was made by Kodl and seconded by Hasz. There was a brief discussion about the difference in the budget proposed for the new department by Riley Ashbeck. Wilcox explained that the wide range in budget covers the difference between hiring staff from inside or outside and that either way, they would focus on finding the best candidate for the job. This vote was done by roll call with all 26 present voting yes. In conjunction with the establishment of the new county department, the board had to vote to approve amendments to the Clark County Code of Ordinances in regard to Governing bodies, roles, and structures. This amendment was proposed by Rueth, seconded by Hoff and passed. Hasz made an additional motion to suspend the rules from having to read the ordinance amendment from three times to only one. Johnson seconded and it passed.
The next item was a vote to support Wisconsin establishing a membership with the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center. Waichulis made a motion that was seconded by Klabon. Stoecker asked what the primary purpose of MS-ISAC was. Mitch Weber answered that its primary purpose is cybersecurity and that the federal government used to pay for it, but they no longer do. Hasz asked what the cost would be. Weber’s reply was that it depends on the size of the county and that Clark County would be about $1,500. Stoecker asked about how it works and the data security. Weber explained that it monitors traffic leaving their servers and that the program sends auto alerts for suspicious activity. The resolution passed.
The next item on the agenda was to approve a grant application for the 2026-2027 ATV/UTV Trail Maintenance Funding. A motion was made by Kolzow, seconded by Tyznik and passed. Approval of the Grant Application for 2026-2027 Snowmobile Trail Maintenance Funding was passed with a motion from Waichulis, seconded by Smith.
The approval of the February 19, 2026 minutes was passed with a motion from Rueth, seconded by Klabon. There were no public comments. The next meeting is set for Tuesday, April 21 at 9 a.m. for the Annual Meeting. The meeting adjourned with a motion from Waichulis, seconded by Johnson and passed. After the meeting, people were invited to linger for cake and coffee in honor of the outgoing board members.