Town Board Meeting — Minutes

Minutes Amberg Town Board Meeting Tuesday, November 15, 2022 6:00 pm Chairman Mattison called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. with Mattison, Supervisor Magley, Supervisor Campbell, Treasurer Suzawith, Clerk Boshen and 14 audience members present. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Under open floor Shaun Sagan, on behalf of the Fire Department, asked the board to approve the sale of the old equipment van and use the proceeds to replace it with a newer one. The old equipment van was purchased used with monies earned from the Fireman’s Picnic proceeds. The board, after a brief discussion, felt that the old van should be advertised to see if a better price could be obtained. Several audience members remarked that it should place out on bids with advertising. The main purpose of the request is so the monies earned are “ear-marked” specifically for the next equipment van. The members of the town board requested that this issue be placed on the next meeting agenda. Mark Wisinski commented that the “Health Savings Accounts” monies should be added to the crew’s regular pay checks. The owner of the Café was upset about the minutes of a previous board meeting which implied that they were party to the alcohol consumption and the cars tearing up the street with no road closure signs or other attempts to make the event safe for pedestrians. The board members replied that at a minimum a permit should have been obtained for the alcohol outside of the premise and the affected road should have been barricaded to prohibit vehicle and pedestrian traffic in the same place. Clerk Boshen read the minutes of the October 11th meeting and Treasurer Suzawith reported that cash on hand equals $81,235.83, tax money market account $252,002.08, checking account equals $66,493.16, employee savings account $15,340.98, and equipment cd equals $189,654.77. Both reports were approved on a motion made by Supervisor Campbell with a second by Supervisor Magley. Ongoing/Continuing Business Plan Commission Chair Fred Smeester reported that the October 5 meeting was called to order at 6:05 with all members and one citizen were in attendance. The minutes of the September meeting were read by the chair and approved on a motion made by Mark Wisinski with a second by Sue Maes. The September building permits were reviewed and discussion turned to how frontage measurements are determined. The joint plan commission meeting was briefly discussed as well as the fact that some utilities such as cell towers are exempt from building issues on public land. The fire department report is on file in the clerk’s office. Mark Wisinski reported that the Town of Amberg portion of the Wausaukee Rescue squad expenses would be $142,000.00 for the upcoming year. The road department is currently switching trucks over for winter use. The culvert on Barker Rd is done and the crew is working on cutting up fallen trees. The estimate for repairing the shop door (new steel door and frame) is about $400.00. The roof over the door from the dump box impact also needs to be repaired. Matt will check with Scott Mathis to verify prices. There are still issues with GFL since the list of residents without trash/recycling bins is still growing and there has been no movement of GFL’s part to remedy the situation. Also, the hang tag on the recycling bins that were delivered carried erroneous information creating confusion on recycling pickup dates and bin location placement. Under New Business The board has completed its work on the projected 2023 budget and have set 6:00 pm on Monday, November 28, 2022 for the public budget hearing; the special town meeting of the electors; and the special Town Board meeting for action to approve the Budget by the board. Nomination papers will be available for pickup starting on December 1 in the clerk’s office by any resident interested in running for office (Chairman, Supervisor I, Supervisor 2, Clerk, Treasurer) in the Town of Amberg. Papers are due in the clerk’s office by January 5, 2023. Pat Boshen, clerk