Meeting Minutes

W2435 Old Peshtigo Road Marinette, WI 54143 715-582-4332 www.townofpeshtigo.org MEETING MINUTES Town of Peshtigo Board Meeting/Annual Meeting Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 7 p.m. TOWN ANNUAL MEETING at 7 p.m. with TOWN BOARD MEETING to follow. STATE OF WISCONSIN, Town of Peshtigo, Marinette County Peshtigo Town Hall, W2435 Old Peshtigo Road, Marinette, Wisconsin 1) Call to order at 7:15pm 2) Pledge of allegiance 3) Roll call: Chairperson Jennifer Friday, Supervisor 1 Clarence Coble, Supervisor 2 Jimmer Wortner, Supervisor 3 Kayla Furton, and Supervisor 4 John Kowalski 4) Verification that proper notice was given 5) Agenda approval: Motion by Jimmer Wortner/Second by Kayla Furton, carried with 5 yes 6) Chair announcements: Recycling Center Spring Clean-up day May 13th 7) Public Comment (state your name & address, limited to 3 minutes) a. Former supervisor Cindy Baur says it was an honor to work for Town of Peshtigo and thanked residents for voting. She also encouraged the new board to uphold the previously approved additional pay for former clerk Wiedemeier b. Connie Hass congratulated Jimmer Wortner. She spoke of her feelings of Clarence Coble being a “circus of the past” and that she believes Jennifer Friday has Tyco behind her, is negative on social media, and claims Friday to have an additional Facebook profile named Wade Concern. c. Candy Buchenauer says she doesn’t understand how Jimmer Wortner and Clarence Coble can make educated votes on water, as she doesn’t believe they’ve attended any meetings d. Herman Pottratz congratulated the new board members e. Former clerk Denise Wiedemeier spoke on the agenda item to take action on her previously approved additional pay and stated that Chairperson Friday would not talk with her. She stated WI State Statute 19.85. f. Pat Pottratz stated that she believed former clerk Wiedemeier was already paid very well while she was employed. g. Trygve Rhude hopes the board will continue to seek clean water, work with Strand, G&E, the litigation, Thriving Earth, and that they accept the Baldwin funding. He also gave an update that Marinette County has approved to operate ATVs on County BB with a 15/14 yes vote h. Wendel Johnson thanked the previous board for the Kowalski Walking Trail and thanked Keith Swallow for the outstanding job on the upkeep of the trail W2435 Old Peshtigo Road Marinette, WI 54143 715-582-4332 www.townofpeshtigo.org 8) Treasurers Report/Investment Report/Budget YTD vs Actual/Budget Amendments: Motion by Clarence Coble/Second by Jimmer Wortner to approve Treasurer report as presented. 9) Approve Vouchers & Payments of Bills: Done at April 12, 2023 Special Board Meeting 10) Department Head Reports (in-person) a. Fire Department: Chief Mike Folgert gave a report and submitted a report on fire department activities since the last Board meeting. The department has received gracious fundraising from local businesses such as Marinette Moose Lodge, Johnson Furnace, Windjammer, Cegelski & Cegelski, Resolute Forest Products, and Mike Biehl at MJB who donated $8,000 toward the purchase of the new portable radios. Spring gun raffle drawing will be May 1st. Their current roster stands at 22 volunteer firefighters. b. Constable: No report from Constable Ed Dory. Consider for approval and/or action: 11) Acceptance Clerk Resignation & Appointment of Interim Clerk: Clarence Coble motioned to appoint Kayla Okins as Interim Clerk/Second by Jimmer Wortner, carried with 5 yes 12) Appointment of Vice Chairperson: Jimmer Wortner motioned to appoint Clarence Coble as Vice Chair/Second by John Kowalski, carried with 5 yes 13) Review Committee Designations & Participants with possible action: a. Standing Committee – Buildings & Grounds: Chairperson Friday nominated Committee Chair Clarence Coble with Vice Chair Jimmer Wortner- Clarence Coble motioned to approve/Second by Jimmer Wortner, carried with 5 yes b. Standing Committee – Recycling Center: Chairperson Friday nominated Committee Chair Clarence Coble with Vice Chair Kayla Furton- Jimmer Wortner motioned to approve/Second by John Kowalski, carried with 4 yes, Kayla Furton opposed c. Standing Committee – Roads & Ditches: Chairperson Friday nominated Committee Chair Jimmer Wortner with Vice Chair John Kowalski- Clarence Coble motioned to approve/Second by Jimmer Wortner, carried with 5 yes d. Ad hoc Committees – Capital Improvement Plan, CDBG-CV, Finance, Personnel, Policy, Public Projects, Technology, Water: Jimmer Wortner motioned to table and review at May meeting/Second by Kayla Furton, carried with 5 yes e. Board of Appeals: Chairperson Friday mentioned Isaac Fulcher cannot be a Board of Appeals alternate as stated on 4/12/23 due to being a nonresident. Clarence Coble motioned to do a combined ad in the Peshtigo Times, of Board of Appeals and Plan Commission, to receive applications from residents and revisit at May meeting/Second by Jimmer Wortner, carried with 5 yes f. Plan Commission: see above 14) Review former Clerk documented duties/hours beyond contractual requirements to determine legitimacy of additional compensation as approved on 4/12/23 with possible action: Chairperson Friday announced that W2435 Old Peshtigo Road Marinette, WI 54143 715-582-4332 www.townofpeshtigo.org former Clerk Wiedemeier asked for this to be discussed in closed. Kayla Furton included that this was approved by the prior board. Clarence Coble motioned to table this until May meeting due to not having an attorney present/Second by Jimmer Wortner, carried with 3 yes, Kayla Furton and John Kowalski opposed 15) Review Town Insurance Proposal as presented by Rural Mutual and possible additional proposals with possible action: Clarence Coble motioned to table this and have a special meeting 4/27/23 at 7pm where Insurance Works and Rural Mutual can present/Second by Jimmer Wortner, carried with 4 yes, Kayla Furton opposed 16) Fire Classroom Renovations including but not limited to asbestos testing and flooring removal, carpet installation with possible action: Clarence Coble motioned that he would take the reigns of getting the room back together/Second by Jimmer Wortner, carried with 5 yes 17) Roof Replacement discussion with possible action: Clarence Coble motioned that he would meet with the contractor, table until next month’s meeting/Second by Jimmer Wortner, carried with 5 yes 18) Part-time Roads/Maintenance Position discussion with possible action: Clarence Coble motioned to work on a job description and review applications, table until next month’s meeting/Second by Jimmer Wortner, carried with 5 yes 19) Information gathering, letters/emails informing of Board transition, discuss next steps with possible action: a. Town Attorney: Attorney Reuter has given a 60-day resignation, letter read aloud. Kayla Furton motioned to do a town attorney Request for Quotes in the Peshtigo Times/Second by John Kowalski, carried with 5 yes b. Strand Engineering (Utility District): Chairperson Friday will talk with Strand early May c. MSA Professional Services (CDBG): Clarence Coble and Jimmer Wortner will meet regarding office remodel, Chairperson Friday will also meet in early May d. Grant & Eisenhofer (legal team): Chairperson Friday has emailed to schedule a meeting and to get an updated statement of costs, as described in the G&E contract with TOP. Kayla Furton says that was not needed unless we are stopping litigation. Chairperson Friday would still like to know where we’re at, per contract. e. Delmore Consulting (roads consultant): Jimmer Wortner and John Kowalski will meet to get up to speed and revisit at the May meeting. John Kowalski believes Delmore Consulting was money well spent, Jimmer Wortner disagreed. f. Thriving Earth Exchange Program (grant writers): Chairperson Friday will get an update early May g. WDNR: Chairperson Friday had not made successful contact at this time. h. Senator Tammy Baldwin (federal grant funds): Kayla Furton assumed 2022 and 2023 requirements will be roughly the same. No ETA at this time. No action until guidance is released. i. WDOA (CDBG): Chairperson Friday is in contact with MSA j. Tyco/JCI: in process. First requires updates from G&E, etc. W2435 Old Peshtigo Road Marinette, WI 54143 715-582-4332 www.townofpeshtigo.org k. Any other notifications needed. 20) WTA Workshops a. Board of Review Training for Board Members: Chairperson Friday and Clarence Coble are signed up for 5/1/23 training at 6:30pm b. Spring Town Official Workshops: board members are to register with Kayla Okins or Jodi Maney c. PFAS in Wisconsin: Chairperson Friday is registered for 5/2/23 at no charge 21) Approval of Combined Proclamation for 75th Anniversary Emergency Squad: Chairperson Friday will sign proclamation at Shoobys, board members are welcome to attend 5/21/23 dinner at Little River, as well as the planning session at the City of Peshtigo at 10am on 4/24/23 22) 22) Upcoming Events: a. 5/3/23 DNR Listening Sessions at 12 p.m. & 5 p.m. at NWTC b. 5/12/23 Spring Clean-up Day at Recycling Center 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. : Shredding Day as well 23) Next Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 7 p.m. 24) Motion to Adjourn: Clarence Coble motioned to adjourn at 8:23pm/Second by Jimmer Wortner, carried with 5 yes Kayla Okins, Interim Town Clerk 04/27/2023 Any person who has a qualifying disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act who requires the meeting or materials at the meeting to be in an accessible location or format must contact either the Town of Peshtigo office at 715-582-4332, W2435 Old Peshtigo Road, Marinette, Wisconsin 54143 or the respective committee/meeting chairperson as soon as possible so any necessary arrangements can attempt to be made to accommodate each request. Respective Committee Chair contact information can be found at townofpeshtigo.org