11/10/2026 Annual Session and Budget Hearing - County Board of Supervisors

Waupaca County Board of Supervisors annual session and budget hearing, November 10, 2026: The Board held a public hearing on the proposed 2027 budget and Section 85.21 transportation services; no speakers came forward, and the hearing was closed. The Board approved the 2027–2031 capital improvement plan as a guide for future planning (25–0) and adopted the 2027 budget at the summary level; the transcript does not clearly capture the budget vote count. During budget discussion, a supervisor asked about a $250,000 placeholder for a consultant to identify cost-cutting efficiencies and requested that the work be put out to bid. The response was that staff would develop an RFP, with Extension and the Wisconsin County Association as possible low-cost starting points; any contract over $50,000 would return to the Board. No consultant was selected or contract awarded at this meeting. A supervisor also cited county debt of about $53 million; the response clarified that the 2027 budget included no new debt.

The Board also approved zoning amendments, but no related procurement was identified. An Extension quarterly update covered food-access and youth programs, community resilience, and a solar and wind energy workshop; these were informational reports rather than purchasing decisions. The meeting’s procurement-related actions were therefore limited to budget and capital-plan approval and planning for a possible competitively solicited consulting engagement.