Supervisors bickered over whether the school districts were putting enough money into the formula. I was hoping they would partner with us, and by that I meant 50-50. Eight private schools have yet to make contributions or pledges, Hinz said. Zima contended that superintendents should be solicited for additional money.
School boards are basically token rubber stamps.
Zima said that had the mark been set higher, the school districts might have contributed more. Patrick Murphy, an area businessman who helped develop the plan, said that without a vote of support from the County Board, soliciting contributions to build a foundation would be difficult. In other business Wednesday, the committee toured the nearly-complete Brown County Jail at 3030 Curry Lane. Board members rejected a proposal to rent 3,500 square feet of unused space in the new jail to the state for Probation and Parole agent offices. Supervisors Kaye and Zima thought it was foolish to rent extra space before the county has taken full occupancy of the building.