MONROE — On Tuesday, the Green County Board of Supervisors: 

 Heard a presentation from Troy Maggied of the Southwestern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission outlining services of the organization and shared statistics regarding Green County housing data, population growth trends and decreasing school enrollment over two decades.

♦ Authorized the addition of a sergeant position in the Green County Sheriff’s Office based on what Sheriff Mark Rohloff said was a staffing study recommendation and partial testing by use of a current employee. The position would take on a consolidated number of duties as an administrative sergeant serving as liaison to the court system.

♦ Agreed to modify the position of file clerk in the Human Service Department to make it a full-time job due to changes in file structure and increased duties as a result of moving to the new government services building. Director Gregory Holcomb said the department has budgeted the funds for 2018 and 2019.

♦ Accepted the annual human services report. Holcomb credited his personnel for their work, said it was “pretty much business as usual,” and that the department “held the line” with its budget. 

♦  Authorized the sale of 0.84 acres of land in the Town of Spring Grove to Judith C. Thompson on County OK in Oakley, which Highway Commissioner Chris Narveson said was withheld from a land deal 20 years ago because of possible bridge work, but plans changed. Corporation Counsel Brian Bucholtz said the lack of sale of the remaining property landlocked the owners and added that no payment other than legal fees and costs associated with acquiring the land would be paid by Thompson.

♦ Heard a presentation from Patrick Glynn of Carlson Dettmann Consulting of Madison on the challenges of retaining and recruiting employees from data gathered through a classification and compensation study of the county.

♦ Accepted the annual sheriff’s report presented by Rohloff, who noted a drop in the county crime rate and shared information about improved efficiencies for communications and new technology within the department. Green County Emergency Management Director Tanna McKeon outlined grants given through the department, noted trainings have been held to help the public be more prepared in emergencies and said the county sustained $5 million in residential damages throughout the last year due to weather.

♦ Authorized the use of $606,000 in certified public funds received by Pleasant View Nursing Home from the state and federal level through matching funds to address shortages in nursing homes like the county facility. Administrator Terry Snow said Pleasant View plans to update its front entrance with a large canopy structure for roughly $147,000 and had repaid money borrowed from the general fund. She noted that the remaining $200,000 will be used for maintenance updates and that the facility plans to keep $75,000 in a reserve fund to avoid requesting loans from the general fund in the near future.