Town Board — Minutes

APPROVED MINUTES TOWN OF SEYMOUR BOARD MEETING Vol. 37 Page 25 A meeting of the Seymour Town Board was held Monday, December 9, 2024. Notice was posted at the Seymour Town Hall, Township Fire Dept. Station 1- and at www.townofseymour.org under “Agendas”. Board members present were Chair Jessica Janssen, Supervisor Kerry Parker, Supervisor Ken Schick. Also present were Clerk/Treasurer Jean Eisold, Deputy Clerk Sarah Smith, and 3 Town residents. Chair Jessica Janssen called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. MINUTES APPROVAL: Motion from Supervisor Schick to approve the 11/11/2024 meeting minutes as presented. Motioned seconded by Supervisor Parker. Motion carried. GENERAL COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC: None FINANCIAL REPORT: Reviewed Income Statement with Budget Comparison and Balance sheet through November 30th. Verified status of landfill payments received. Received notice of fee increase from AllPaid and notice of sale of Huebsch to Cintas Corporation. ROADS & BUILDINGS SUPERVISOR REPORT: See attached report provided by John Oxley. BUILDING INSPECTOR REPORT: Not Present DISCUSSION ITEMS A) 140TH AVENUE BRIDGE: Acquisition notices will go out January 1st, 2025. discussed the need to review the project once acquisition notices are sent to determine whether to proceed as planned or place the project on hold. Look into upcoming federal funding opportunities that could potentially support the bridge project such as ARIP. B) Election: The Town of Seymour was selected randomly for the general election audit. Audit was held at Eau Claire County November 25th and 26th. ACTION ITEMS A) MARINE SMALL ENGINE REPAIR SHOP-MICHAEL TURK: Notified board on plans to open a marine/small engine repair shop on his property. Questioned what is required by the town and if property will need to be rezoned to operate a business, currently listed as AP B) KENNEL LICENSE: Renewal application submitted for Chippewa Paws Unleashed (dog daycare/boarding). Chair Janssen motioned to approve kennel license, motion seconded by Supervisor Schick, motion carried. C) OPERATOR’S LICENSE: Initial operator’s license (G. Eslinger). Chair Janssen motioned to approve initial operator’s license, motion seconded by Supervisor Parker, motion carried. D) DOG LICENSE FEES: Provided license fees increase for 2025 licensing year. Supervisor Parker motioned to approve dog license fee increase, motion seconded by Supervisor Schick, motion carried. Resolution signed. E) BUILDING PERMIT FEES: The board previously approved an increase in the building fee on October 14, 2024, to take effect starting January 1, 2025. At this meeting, three options were presented to the board. Janssen motioned to approve the permit rounding to the nearest $5, motion seconded by Supervisor Schick, Motion carried. Resolution Signed F) GARBAGE HAULER PERMITS: Reviewed applications for the renewal of garbage hauler licenses for the calendar year 2025. Board agreed that all applicants met the necessary criteria for license renewal. Supervisor Schick motioned to approve the renewal of garbage hauler licenses for all for the year 2025. Motion seconded by Supervisor Parker; Motion carried. G) FIREARMS/ARCHERY ORDINANCE AMENDMENT: Reviewed the amended hunting/firearm ordinance that was approved at the September 9th meeting. It was noted that a new map reflecting the changes in the ordinance needs to be created to provide clear guidance to the public. BOARD MEMBERS COMMUNICATIONS A. The next Board Meeting will be January 13, 2025 B. 140th Bridge Update C. Discuss path project on McKinley Road SIGN CHECKS AND FORMS: A/P checks were signed. The board approved cash disbursements and payroll for November 11, 2024, through December 9, 2024. ADJOURNMENT: Motion by Supervisor Parker to adjourn meeting. Motion seconded by Supervisor Schick. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Sarah Smith, Deputy Clerk