St Croix County Administration August 11, 2026

The St. Croix County Administration Committee met on August 11, 2026. An auditor from CliftonLarsonAllen presented the 2025 audit, issuing an unmodified opinion and reporting no single-audit findings; two recurring internal-control matters were noted: material audit adjustments and limited segregation of duties. The county’s unassigned general-fund balance was about 49.6% of annual expenditures, above its 35% policy benchmark. The committee also discussed the proposed 2027–2031 capital improvement plan (CIP), including a jail expansion scheduled for 2028. The updated estimate was about $74 million with the additional pod, reflecting inflation and scope changes. Members discussed phased borrowing, including smaller bank-qualified bond issues and the trade-off of roughly $200,000 in additional issuance costs. A motion was made and seconded to recommend the CIP with the 2028 timing and pod-inclusive estimate, but the transcript does not capture the vote.

The committee approved a recommendation to allocate $5.5 million of fund balance to the CIP while retaining $500,000 for development of potential water-quality initiatives. A separate healthcare-campus fund-balance transfer was discussed, including about $1.49 million available under the updated policy, but the transcript does not clearly record its disposition. The committee also approved resolutions clarifying background-check requirements for employees and contractors and charging municipalities for costs from incorrect real-estate taxes. No specific procurement award or vendor selection was made.