Meeting Minutes

Chairman Kevin Hoyer called the Town of Hamilton Board meeting to order on December 17, 2025 at 7:30 P.M.and asked everyone in attendance to stand for the pledge of allegiance. Roll Call was taken. Chairman Kevin Hoyer, Supervisor Chase Aleckson, Supervisor Mark Dummer and Clerk/Treasurer Katie Reding were all present. Reding read the minutes from the November 11, 2025 board meeting. Aleckson made a motion to accept the minutes after the corrections. Dummer made the second Motion. Motion carried. Reding read the minutes from the Special board meeting held on December 8, 2025. Dummer made a motion to approve the minutes after amending that Mark Dummer was attending the special meeting via Telephone. Aleckson made the second motion. Motion carried. Hoyer read the agenda. Aleckson approved the agenda as presented. Dummer made the second. Motion carried. No Public Comment was made. Chairman's remarks The sale of the Old Town hall was finalized today. The Town is renting the space for the recycling center for a few months. Concrete has been poured for the new recycle center and footing have been set for the guard shack The salt shed won’t be happening until the spring. Adam Ethriem N5002 Gills Coulee Rd S parcel # 7-1134-0 is requesting a second driveway to have an in and out style . Dummer made a motion to approve the second driveway. Aleckson made the second. Motion carried. Allison and Michael Pedrin parcel # 7-931-3 Old Hwy 16 came in front of the board requesting to rezone from ag to residential. Aleckson made a motion to approve the rezone from ag to residential. Dummer made the second. Motion carried. Ryan Wesssel came in front of the board on behalf of Jime Beebe requesting to rezone parcel #7-35-5 from Ag to Light Industrial. Dummer made a motion to rezone from ag to light industrial. Aleckson made the second. Motion carried. Bryan Parr came in front of the board asking to look into speed reduction on a section on Hwy M. No action was taken. Hunter Clark came in front of the board on behalf of Property Logic, LLC at W2916 County Rd B West Salem to request to rezone 3 parcels # 7-8-1, 7-31-4, 7-31-3 from ag to light industrial Dummer made a motion to rezone all 3 parcels to light industrial. Aleckson made the second. A monthly rental agreement between JC Properties, LLC and the Town of Hamilton was presented. The Town of Hamilton will pay $1,500.00 a month plus Xcell costs for the recycle center. Aleckson made a motion to accept. Dummer made the second. Motion carried. Road Report Salt/ Sand Pile will be inspected with the State and Kevin requested to be present. Fixed oil leak on truck, replaced lights. Aleckson listed the Truck for sale on facebook a couple of weeks ago Recycle Center Nothing to report The board decided it was not needed to go into closed session. After discussion Aleckson made a motion to approve $500 visa gift cards to both Neil Hendrickson and Riley Carrie. Dummer made the second. Motion carried. Dummer made a motion to give Ronda Bond a $250 visa gift card. Laverne Jonas, Gene Volden and Ron Rothering all a $150 Visa Gift Card. Aleckson made the second. Motion Carried. Dummer made a motion to give Katie Reding a $500 visa gift card. Aleckson made the second motion. No payment requests were made yet for phase 2. $780,166.94 will be deposited into the Maintenance account on a separate line item from the sale of the Old Town Hall. Aleckson made a motion to accept the financial reports. Dummer made the second motion. Motion carried. Aleckson made a motion to pay the bills. Dummer made the second. Motion carried. Aleckson made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:33 PM. Dummer made the second. Motion carried. Submitted by Katie Reding