Jefferson County WI Board Meeting (October 13th, 2026)

Jefferson County Board meeting, October 13, 2026. The board approved the agenda and September 8 meeting minutes by voice vote after technical problems prevented use of the voting tablets; no procurement awards or spending motions were identified in the available transcript. Department annual reports described ongoing programs and projects. Parks reported completion of the Marsh Lake public-access project, playground and facility maintenance work, a trail-counter grant from the Cork Foundation, and a parks endowment fund exceeding $416,000. Land and Water Conservation described grant-supported and cost-sharing programs, including cover crops on nearly 2,000 acres, and a Health Department grant for additional private-well arsenic testing. The farmland preservation program had 572 participants and provided more than $100 million in tax relief to landowners; this was reported as tax relief, not a county procurement or expenditure.

Human Resources reported a 2026 budget of $870,000 and work involving TrueComp market-study software, a workers’ compensation nurse-triage line, and continued health-plan transition support, without naming vendors or requesting contract action. Information Technology reported an approximate $3.6 million budget and work with Finance on a Munis upgrade. These items were presented as departmental updates; the transcript contains no contract approvals, vendor selections, or other procurement decisions.