Menominee County board to review vouchers, health contract and grants

Menominee County supervisors were set to take up voucher payments, an information technology report, a public health contract and grant requests when the Personnel & Finance/Buildings and Grounds Committee met June 9 at 5 p.m. in the Menominee County Board Room. The agenda also included community input and approval of minutes from May 26, making it a routine meeting with several items that could affect county services and spending.

The county portion of the notice listed HSD voucher payment requests, county voucher payment requests, a building and grounds report, and review and approval of management assistance grant requests and tribal/county grant requests. The town portion of the same notice was shorter, with community input, approval of minutes and town voucher payment requests. In Menominee County, where the county shares coterminous boundaries with the Town of Menominee and the Menominee Indian Reservation, even a standard committee agenda carries added weight for residents in Keshena, Neopit, Zoar and South Branch.

The public health contract item pointed to an already shared service structure. The Shawano-Menominee Counties Health Department says its mission is to promote and protect the health of residents in both counties by providing quality services, fostering partnerships and advocating for systems change. Menominee County public health pages list Nick Mau, MPH, as health officer and director, and Jaime Bodden as health officer. The office is based at 311 N Main St. in Shawano, Wisconsin, and emergency after-hours calls for Shawano and Menominee counties go through the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department at 715-526-3111.

The IT report also came against a serious backdrop. Menominee County said unauthorized access to its network occurred on or about Aug. 21, 2024, and later determined on June 10, 2025 that some personal information may have been accessed or acquired, including Social Security numbers, medical information, and usernames and passwords. The county said it offered up to one year of complimentary credit monitoring for potentially impacted people, which made any technology update in June especially relevant for residents who depend on county systems.

The grant requests tied the meeting to the county’s broader partnership work as well. The Menominee County Land Conservation Committee works with the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and reallocates up to $8,000 annually from state-allocated grant funds to Menominee County, showing how local projects often move through county-tribal channels. Menominee County, established April 30, 1961, describes itself as Wisconsin’s youngest county, a history that still shapes how its boards handle shared services, facilities and funding decisions today.