Town Board Meeting — Minutes

Minutes AMBERG TOWN BOARD MEETING Tuesday, February 14, 6:00 pm Chairman Matt Mattison called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm with Mattison, Supervisor Magley, Supervisor Campbell, Treasurer Suzawith, and twenty audience members present. Clerk Boshen was absent. Carol Smeester consented to take the minutes. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Under open floor Mark Wisinski asked about having an audit by an external source. He also asked if we would be having Audit Report booklets at the Annual Meeting, the poor condition of the railroad crossings, and about the employee savings account. Carol Smeester stated that she agreed that it was a good idea to purchase a truck but didn’t understand “how the truck could have been ordered sometime between the December and January regular meetings without having the meeting posted and no motion made to purchase one.” She obtained the information came from the Clerk’s minutes of the meeting. Fran Campbell added that there was a meeting about the truck but only two of the board members were informed about it. Patti Kemmerling asked who is responsible for informing board members of meeting. Tina Skenedore appeared before the board for an Alcohol Beverage Server Permit for the Party Store. A motion was made by Supervisor Campbell to approve the permit with the second made by Supervisor Magley. Motion carried. No clerk’s report was presented due to the absence of the clerk. Treasurer Suzawith reported that cash on hand was $45,686.79; tax money market account $901,466.50; vouchers paid tonight $409,803.34; checking account balance $143,327.11; Equipment CD $219,749.33; and tax collection so far for the year in the amount of $1,059,208.28. Supervisor Campbell made the motion to accept the report as read with the second by Supervisor Magley. Motion carried and vouchers were paid ON-GOING/CONTINUING BUSINESS Fred Smeester, chair of the Plan Commission reported that there was no February meeting but he and Mark Wisinski attended the joint Plan Commission meeting in Athelstane on February 13th. The Fire Department Report is on file in the clerk’s office according to Treasurer Shawn Sagan. Mark Wisinski reported that the Wausaukee Rescue Squad had 378 calls in 2022. $494,000.00 was billed with $178,000.00 received. The squad received $350.00 per call from Medicare. Chairman Mattison reported that the west door has been replaced at the Town Garage. There have also been a lot of truck repairs. He suggested that the annual road tour should be done in May but no action was taken at this time on a date. Supervisor Magley reported that blacktop is priced around $135,000.00/mile and suggested that four miles of road should be chip sealed. The criteria and need to hire a new road crew employee will be tabled until a closed session at the March meeting. There was a board consensus that all residents who wanted containers from GFL have received them at this time. The cost to hold winter burials over until spring, using the Pembine mausoleum, is $100.00. Community Center maintenance is being worked on as time permits. The board requested the clerk obtain more information on unemployment compensation before they can come to an informed decision on whether they should continue to self-pay if someone gets laid off or if they should pay into the system. The motion to adjourn was made by Supervisor Magley at 7:00 pm with the second supplied by Supervisor Campbell.