Marathon County committee approves April claims, retains tax-deeded parcel and adopts closeout budget amendments
May 13, 2026 | Marathon County, Wisconsin
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The Marathon County Human Resources, Finance and Property Committee approved routine financial items and several budget amendments at its May 13 meeting.
Finance staff walked members through the April claims register — a post-payment review of 5,159 listed payments that excluded payroll and contained confidential details sent to members by email. After questions, the committee voted to accept the claims and place them on file.
The committee then considered retaining a tax-deeded parcel (PIN 14629070220997) that, according to staff research, is landlocked within county forest and effectively inaccessible. Staff reported the county’s costs to obtain the parcel were $4,908.91 while the appraised value was $2,800, meaning the county would not recoup costs by divesting. The committee voted to retain the parcel as county forest land.
Finance staff also presented a 2025 closeout budget amendment. The first portion was a pass-through social-services item (reported at $919,922) related to consortium reporting; the CIP closeout included prior-year carryovers of previously approved capital projects. The committee approved a correction to the fund designation (fund 200 rather than fund 210) and adopted related carry-forward amendments. A separate resolution to adopt 2026 CIP carryforwards totaling $2,252,040 also passed.
The committee was briefed on broader budget impacts from recent state legislative changes — including potential increases in circuit-court funding and revised medical-examiner fee authority — and staff committed to further analysis ahead of the 2027 budget process.
The committee set its next meeting for May 26 at 3 p.m. and adjourned.
Finance staff walked members through the April claims register — a post-payment review of 5,159 listed payments that excluded payroll and contained confidential details sent to members by email. After questions, the committee voted to accept the claims and place them on file.
The committee then considered retaining a tax-deeded parcel (PIN 14629070220997) that, according to staff research, is landlocked within county forest and effectively inaccessible. Staff reported the county’s costs to obtain the parcel were $4,908.91 while the appraised value was $2,800, meaning the county would not recoup costs by divesting. The committee voted to retain the parcel as county forest land.
Finance staff also presented a 2025 closeout budget amendment. The first portion was a pass-through social-services item (reported at $919,922) related to consortium reporting; the CIP closeout included prior-year carryovers of previously approved capital projects. The committee approved a correction to the fund designation (fund 200 rather than fund 210) and adopted related carry-forward amendments. A separate resolution to adopt 2026 CIP carryforwards totaling $2,252,040 also passed.
The committee was briefed on broader budget impacts from recent state legislative changes — including potential increases in circuit-court funding and revised medical-examiner fee authority — and staff committed to further analysis ahead of the 2027 budget process.
The committee set its next meeting for May 26 at 3 p.m. and adjourned.
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