Town Board Meeting — Minutes

AMBERG TOWN BOARD MEETING Community Center – Tuesday October 8, 2024 6:00 pm Chairman Sagan called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm with all board members present and 30 citizens present. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited and Chairman Sagan opened the floor to the citizens. A citizen stated that he was filing a complaint with the WEC because his absentee ballot was not initialed. Clerk Ducat told him that she caught it right away and called the WEC to see what she should do to rectify the situation and proceeded to take care of it. Paul Kautenburg said that the building inspector called them and he was wondering how he got their personal phone numbers. Patty Kemmerling asked if the funds allocated to the old town hall were going to remain the same. Steve from GFL discussed the upcoming renewal of the contract and the 7 % increase in garbage collection. Supervisor Magley made a motion to accept the new contract and Supervisor Campbell seconded it. Supervisor Magley made a motion to accept the clerk’s report as read and Supervisor Campbell seconded it as read. The general m/m account has $ 65,361.59. The tax m/m account has $ 160,860.61. The main checking account has $ 22,452.90 and after checks clear it will be $1270.50. The park and rec account has $ 14,854.86 and the equipment cd $ 32,958.65. Supervisor Magley made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report and Supervisor Campbell seconded it. There was no regular monthly meeting of the Amberg Plan Commission The Fire Dept has a little over $8000 in their checkbook. They had one bad call and a couple of lift assists. No final numbers for the picnic yet. Ron handed out a newspaper article regarding the fire dept from an outside area donating two play structures to their municipality. Chairman Sagan got approval to bring a fire truck up to the ballfield for Trunk or Treat. The rescue squad will have 5 new EMT’s after classes are done. Had 26 calls last month. The biggest issue they have is collecting money from the insurance companies. The contracts are out. The road dept has been brushing and the new truck is down again. Wallace Rd needs grading and gravel. Jeff Marquis suggested doing grading patches. Nothing at the beaver dam. The Parks and Rec are seeking a 5th member. Supervisor Magley made a motion to accept McKenzie Bright as the 4th member and Supervisor Campbell seconded it. All W-2s were given to me except for a couple which I was able to obtain the information the auditors needed through the SS Administration. The auditors are working on completing the 2022 audit. Supervisor Campbell made a motion to approve the temp liquor license for the Sportsman Raffle and Supervisor Magley seconded it. Zielinski put in a bid for $3500 for the 13 dead trees and $1500 for the big oak tree. Supervisor Magley made a motion to accept the bid and Supervisor Campbell seconded it. Chairman Sagan got a price of $3500 per tire for four road tires for the loader. Supervisor Magley suggested checking other places. Chairman Magley made a motion to put new tires on the loader and the trailer and Supervisor Campbell seconded it. Supervisor Campbell made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Supervisor Magley seconded it. Meeting adjourned at 7:14.