JANESVILLE
A Rock County Board member says he wants to attend meetings of a subcommittee vetting candidates seeking to fill an open supervisor seat. But even if he finds out when the committee meets, he said he has been told itâs unlikely either he or the general public will be allowed in the room.
Wayne Gustina, a county supervisor from Beloit, shares the concern of two advocates for open government that the process shouldnât be shielded from public scrutiny.
Gustina said he has asked but not yet learned from county administration officials, board chairman Rich Bostwick or the countyâs lawyer when a subcommittee assembled by Bostwick will interview the individuals vying to represent Janesvilleâs District 23.
Janesville Fire department: Dane County Bomb Squad called for report of explosives in east-side home
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The committee passed a resolution for the recommendation Tuesday morning, with supervisor Ron Bomkamp voting against it.
The resolution introduced by supervisor Rick Richards argues that Rock County correctional officers have not had the vaccine mandated despite working with a vulnerable population in the jail, so Rock Haven staff should not be treated differently than other county employees.
The county is facing a potential lawsuit from an attorney representing nearly a dozen laid-off workers from the nursing home.
Corporation counsel Richard Greenlee said the resolution to discontinue the mandate will not resolve the legal claim against them, and the county still holds firm that the mandate is legal.
Firefighter training key in rescue of 50 people from Janesville apartment fire
Janesville Gazette (WI)
The Janesville Fire Department had used the building at
120 St. Lawrence Ave. to train firefighters just one day before an actual fire barreled through the complex.
Training in real structures is part of a regimen fire department officials said was key in saving dozens of lives when a fire started in the
St. Lawrence Avenue building in the early-morning hours of
March 28.
Josh Uecker said the
March 28 fire was the most significant call he has responded to in his 15-year career. It required several ladder rescues and sent firefighters crawling through pitch-dark rooms as they looked for people.