Town Board Meeting — Minutes

TOWN OF WHEATON REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, October 14, 2025 The meeting has been properly noticed per Wisconsin Statute 19.84 2) The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm with the Pledge of Allegiance being recited and a moment of silence being observed. 3) Roll call was taken and the following members were present: Mr. Gutsch, Mr. Deutscher, Ms. Miller, Ms. Rudd, Mr. Books, and Ms. Droske. Mr. Kohls was absent. 4) A motion was made by Books/Droske to approve the agenda. Motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 5) Special Presentation: Jewell Associates Jeff Smith and Matt Regnier along with Fred Anderson from Chippewa County discussed the use of our town roads while the roundabout at 30th avenue and County T is constructed. 6) The bids received for landscaping (Lawn Care) and irrigation maintenance were read aloud. The board will act on the bids received at the November board meeting. 7) Mr. Deutscher presented the clerk’s report and check register. A motion was made by Rudd/Droske to approve the September 3, 2025 and September 9 meeting minutes. The motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 8) Special Board Action A) No one has expressed interest in being appointed to the Parks Commission to complete the term of Mark Kohls. 9) Public comments: None 10) Committee Reports: A) Ms. Miller presented the treasurer’s report. B) Chief Adam Blaskowski presented the fire chief report on the budget, equipment, runs, training, and answered questions from the board. C) 45 water testing kits were handed out on 10/4/2025 at the town hall. D) The town budget was updated on the website. The Ordinance Chapter 39 draft document was added to the website. E) A tourism report was not available. F) The Corridor T project was discussed in the special presentation. 11) Old Business A) No one has expressed interest in being appointed as the town dog catcher. B) There were not any interested board members in being appointed as the Town Board Vice Chair. C) The board tabled any action on the Piercy CSM to the November board meeting for legal review and to allow the parties involved to attend the meeting. D) Ordinance Chapter 38 for Records Access was presented with the proposed changes. The first reading will be at the November board meeting. E) Ordinance Chapter 39 for creating a fire department was presented for adoption. A motion was made by Rudd/Books to adopt Ordinance Chapter 39 with the discussed change. The motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. F) Ordinance Chapter 40 Plan Commission was presented with the proposed changes. The first reading will be at the November board meeting. G) The town chair presented an update on the 2025 road projects. H) The board decided to remove the trees from 65th Ave N and 66th Ave N by hiring Harvey’s Tree Service. The project will cost less than $5,000. I) An update on the County T project was discussed during the special presentation. 12) New Business A) The Chippewa County Emergency Operation Plan for the Town of Wheaton was presented. A motion was made by Droske/Rudd to approve the Chippewa County Emergency Operation Plan for the Town of Wheaton. The motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. B) The town chair presented an update on the completion of the 2025 WISDOT-WISLER road certification process. C) The 2026 calculation estimate of the General Transportation Aids & Connecting Highway Aids from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue will be reviewed at the budget planning meeting. E) The board will draft a resolution to increase the cemetery lot fee for review at the November board meeting. F) The 2025 town budget was reviewed and how to address the unanticipated pending expenses was discussed. G) The options for replacing the copier at the town hall were presented. A motion was made by Gutsch/Droske to purchase a color copier at a cost of $5,125 with a quarterly charge of $60 for machine maintenance. The motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote. 13) A motion was made by Rudd/Books to adjourn to closed session for the fire chief’s annual evaluation pursuant to WI Statute 19.85 (1)( c) and to exclude the clerk and treasurer from the closed session. The motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 14) The town board completed the review of the fire chief and outlined goals and expectations for the upcoming year. Those goals and expectations will be periodically reviewed with the fire chief. 15) Future Agenda Items: Town board vice chair appointment, dog catcher appointment, Piercy CSM, award lawn and irrigation maintenance bids, and ordinance chapters 38 and 40. 16) The next meeting date was set for Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 7pm and November 11, 2025 at 7pm. 17) A motion by Books/Rudd was made to adjourn. Motion carried by a unanimous voice vote at 10:20pm. Submitted by Scott Deutscher Scott Deutscher Town Clerk