January 27, 2026 MARINETTE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Meeting called to order by Chair Guarisco at 9:00 a.m. at the Marinette County Courthouse. Roll call taken by County Clerk Bobbie Borkowski. Quorum is present. Supervisors Tom Gromala, Hank Novak and Connie Seefeldt excused. Pledge of allegiance with a moment of silence held. Motion (Popp/Hitt) to approve the agenda. Motion carried. No negative vote. Public Comment: Kim Brooks supporting the UW-Green Bay Theatre and future development of the property. Trygve Rhude in favor of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program. Motion (Popp/Karpowicz) to approve the minutes of December 16, 2025. Motion carried. No negative vote. Report: County Administrator - current projects and issues of concern. UW-Green Bay Marinette Campus ideas for development of property: Plan for ownership of the Theatre. Stephenson Library moves into the UW-Library Building. Raze main building and turn into parking for Theatre and Library. Parking on northeast side of UW property could be sold for high-end housing, with funds to support the Theatre. Fieldhouse still has an active LOI with YMCA. Apply for grants and use WEDC funds to hire a consulting firm to assist with redevelopment. Appointments: Motion (Noppenberg/Wanek) to approve DNR recommended 2026 Fire Wardens. Motion carried. No negative vote. Exhibit A Motion (Anderson/Karpowicz) to appoint Lukas Maulding to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee. No term limits. Motion carried. No negative vote. Motion (Deschane/Bird) to approve County Administrator’s recommendation to appoint Jenna Ellis to Industrial Development Corporation. Term expiration 12/31/2027. Motion carried. No negative vote. Motion (Hoyer/Karpowicz) to approve Resolution No. 621-26 “Support reauthorization of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program”. Motion Carried. No negative vote. Synopsis: Supporting the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program which protects natural areas and wildlife habitats. Motion (Popp/Noppenberg) to approve Resolution No. 622-26 “Amending Resolution No.517-19 Non-Lapsing Property Management Fund”. Motion Carried. No negative vote Synopsis: Property Management Fund is no longer capped and will keep funds in the Non-Lapsing Property Management Fund account. Motion (Bird/Allen) to approve Resolution No. 623-26 “Support Wisconsin Establishing A Membership with the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC)”. Motion Carried. No negative vote. Synopsis: Approve entering a Membership with MS-ISAC for Technical Services. Motion (Allen/Karpowicz) to approve entering into agreement with Quality Truck Care Center in the amount of $156,112.00 for the purchase of one (1) new Cab and Chassis Semi-Truck, as per RFB #25-014-25, for the Marinette County Forest, subject to Corporation Counsel’s approval. Motion carried. No negative vote. Motion (Allen/Stankevich) to approve entering into agreement with Koerner Forest Products, LTD in the amount of $42,105.00 for the purpose of Marinette County Forest 2026 Forest Trenching, as per RFB #25-015-25, subject to Corporation Counsel’s approval. Motion carried. No negative vote. Motion (Allen/Noppenberg) to approve an approximate 10-foot by 2,435-foot utility easement request, WR NO. 4107033, by SPECTRUM MIDAMERICA, LLC across Marinette County Land in the SWSW and the NWSW of Section 25 T34N R17E Town of Silver Cliff, at a cost of $0.10/foot by one rod for a total of $243.50, subject to SPECTRUM MID-AMERICA preparing and recording the easement and covering all associated costs, subject to Corporation Counsel’s approval. Motion carried. No negative vote. Motion (Popp/Gruszynski) to approve 2026 Sales and Use Tax Agreement between Wisconsin Department of Revenue and Marinette County and authorize the Finance Director and County Administrator to view details of the Marinette County sales and use tax report, subject to Corporation Counsel's approval. Motion carried. No negative vote. Motion (Popp/Karpowicz) to approve transfer of $28,300.00 from Land Information Fund Balance to Lake Noquebay Dam Purchase of Service for Dam evaluation. Motion carried. No negative vote. Motion (Mandli/Ebsch) to approve entering into an agreement with Becher Hoppe Associates Inc, for structural analysis of the Lake Noquebay Dam – not to exceed $34,100, subject to Corporation Council’s approval. Motion carried. No negative vote. (Main) Motion (Guarisco/Buechler) to approve Kevin Solway as County Administrator effective March 19, 2026 contingent upon a mutually agreed upon employment agreement approved by the Executive Committee. (Amendment) Motion (Anderson/Ebsch) to amend main motion removing approved by the Executive Committee. Motion carried. Yes: 17 No: 10, Voting no – Supervisors Allen, Deschane, Graese, Gruszynski, Hitt, Mandli, Podoski, Popp, Stankevich and Wanek. Main motion carried as amended. Voting no – Supervisor Deschane. Supervisor Wanek attended the SIMM (Sequential Intercept Model Mapping) meeting held on January 21, 2026, looking to find housing called “Silver Houses”. The homes would assist in the transformation process and could hold 12 people at a time. Motion (Wanek/Mayou) to adjourn at 10:24 a.m. Motion carried. No negative vote. Next meeting scheduled for February 24, 2026. Bobbie Borkowski, County Clerk Pub 3/11/26 WNAXLP
