MONROE — On Aug. 21, the Green County Board of Supervisors: 

♦ Heard a report on Monroe Clinic Hospice from Lisa Schweitzer and Zoanne Liester, in which Schweitzer provided an update on its operation and thanked the county for its investment in the facility, while Liester said the hospice has never had an empty bed since the day it opened, with more than 40 Green County residents and five Lafayette County residents using the facility.

♦ Heard a report from Craig Ellefson of the Green County Library Board, who said all six of the libraries throughout the county had a total of 436,000 combined circulation items from books to DVDs to other items in the last year and noted that local organizations have been partnering with the libraries to help serve communities better as a source of local history.

♦ Supported the state transportation funding plan titled, “Just Fix It” on a voice vote upon recommendation from Highway Commissioner Chris Narveson, who said the measure, which urges the state government to provide a “sustainable solution” with “a responsible level of bonding” and gas tax adjustment, has been passed by the majority of counties throughout the state.

♦ Approved a resolution changing the Board of Adjustment bylaws originally passed in 1988, including a clarification of authorized staff, for the Zoning Department to serve as administrator for the Board of Adjustment, creation of an on-site evaluation requirement and minor language updates 

♦ Agreed to support a measure asking that the state place an additional full-time assistant district attorney as proposed by DA Craig Nolen to account for increased county population in order to keep up with national model of one prosecutor to each 10,000 people in a county of more than 36,000 residents

♦ Passed an ordinance rezoning 0.51 acres of land in the Town of Brooklyn from an agricultural to a commercial classification on request from landowners Frank and Erin Simpson on County C to establish an old church and schoolhouse as a retail store and wedding and special event venue with additional parking. It was recommended by Green County Zoning and Land Use after a public hearing in late July produced no appearances by the public.

♦ Passed an ordinance which requires all supervisors to conduct county business through the use of a county email address instead of a personal address in order to ensure the county serves as custodians of all correspondence as required by law for seven years.

♦ Heard an annual report from Clayton Ruegsegger, officer of the county Veteran’s Services Department, outlining that the office saw 773 veterans and their dependents within the last year and noted that a $10,000 state block grant removed in 2017 has returned and will be collected by the county.

♦ Appointed Joni Waelchli-Buehl as the second alternate to serve on the Board of Adjustment.

♦ Received an update from County Clerk Mike Doyle on the progress of the construction and operation of the Government Services Building, during which he said the electrical lines, phones and computers should be installed Sept. 24 with employees to follow. “There’s been some challenges,” Doyle said. “It’s going pretty well.” County chair Art Carter said the furniture was being set up at that time. Doyle said an open house may be held Sept. 8.

♦ Accepted an anonymous citizen document handout on zoning issues and conditional use permit requirements regarding honey bee extraction.