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These minutes HAVE NOT BEEN approved by the Highway Committee Calumet County Highway Committee Meeting Minutes August 12, 2026 The meeting was called to order by Highway Committee Chair Matthew Budde at 8:30 a.m. Members present were: Supervisors Matthew Budde, Ronald Dietrich, Ty Stuckmann, Kathleen Thunes, and Joseph Mueller. Others Present were: Highway Commissioner, Chad Scheinoha; Highway Road Superintendent, Spencer Loebel. The pledge of allegiance was recited. Moved by Supervisor Dietrich, seconded by Supervisor Mueller to approve the agenda. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Supervisor Stuckmann, seconded by Supervisor Thunes to approve the minutes from the June 4th, 2026, Highway Committee Meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Public Participation: None Report of Committee Members: A: Meetings: Supervisor Dietrich mentioned that he attended an Admin. Meeting, first one in 3 months. They got through it fine. B: Upcoming events: None Communications: None Items for Action or Discussion: A. Functional Class Update Resolution: Commissioner Scheinoha explained what The Functional Class Update Resolution entailed and why The Highway Committee needed to approve this since they were city streets that changed. Two streets in City of Chilton were changed due to the emergency service for the hospital and two streets in New Holstein were changed due to the schools. Motion by Supervisor Dietrich, seconded by supervisor Mueller to approve The Functional Class Update Resolution. Motion carried unanimously. B. Late Bridge Aid Applications: Commissioner Scheinoha explained the he was contacted by The Town of Stockbridge around the end of June with two late bridge applications. He explained the detail of both structures and the amounts that would need to be budgeted for 2027 County Bridge Aid Reimbursement to the towns. Total bridge aid for 2027 is about $117,000.00. Motion by Supervisor Dietrich, seconded by supervisor Stuckmann to approve The two late bridge applications. Motion carried unanimously. C. 2027 Permit Fee Increase: Commissioner Scheinoha informed the Committee that the department has not raised its permit fees for a couple years. Scheinoha explained that he raised all fees between 2-4% These minutes HAVE NOT BEEN approved by the Highway Committee based on cost of living and appropriately for the amount of administration required for each permit. He discussed this with our Finance Director and County Administrator as well. The Committee asked how we compared to other counties and Scheinoha responded that we are a bit higher than some, but that he felt that the amount of administrative time committed related to the fees proposed was still appropriate. There was some discussion around what some of the permits consist of that followed, specifically the annual service permit (ASP). Scheinoha explained that WPS usually pulls an ASP and that the amount of time committed to these permits fits the cost. He mentioned that there is usually less admin. time committed due to the nature of the service maintenance. Motion by Supervisor Stuckmann, seconded by Supervisor Thunes to approve The 2027 Permit Fee Increases. Committee discussion followed. Motion carried unanimously. D. Updated Manure Distribution in Right of Way Policy: Commissioner Scheinoha explained a brief history of the policy dating back to 2013 and updated a few times over the years. The reason for this update was due to the addition of Manure Bridges by many manure distribution contractors. Other counties in the region were polled and an engineering assessment was performed by Acretech Engineering. The recommendation by Acretech was to allow Manure Bridges with traffic control requirements or a Temporary Traffic Control Plan (TTCP). The new policy was written to account for all items of concern and the TTCP will address all safety and advanced warning concerns. Discussion followed. Motion by Supervisor Thunes, seconded by Supervisor Mueller to approve The Updated Manure Distribution in Right of Way Policy. Committee discussion followed on the format sent out to contractors. Motion carried unanimously. Report of Highway Department: Commissioner Scheinoha provided the Committee with a document detailing the recent activities of the department and staff. A. Staff Updates and Activities: Commissioner Scheinoha gave an update on highway maintenance and construction activities and staffing levels. B. 2027 Budget: Commissioner Scheinoha gave the Committee an update on his 2027 Budget Submission and an outline of the currently planned projects. Discussion about the cold storage building and our enterprise fund performance followed. Supervisor Budde asked about the mobile column lifts and Commissioner Scheinoha gave a brief description of what they are and why the need is there for them, he also explained the other equipment that is being requested. C. WISDOT/County project updates: Commissioner Scheinoha gave an update on the below projects. • US and state trunk highways (STH) 151/55 schedule • USH 10 resurfacing project • County Trunk Highway (CTH) B reconstruction schedule • CTH M urban reconstruction schedule • CTH BB culvert failure Supervisor Stuckmann departed at 9:30 a.m. Set Next Meeting Date: The next meeting of the Highway Committee is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, September 9th, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. at the Calumet County Highway Dept. at 241 E. Chestnut Street, Chilton WI 53014. These minutes HAVE NOT BEEN approved by the Highway Committee Consideration of Agenda item for Next Meeting: None Highway Departments Project Road Tour: Remaining committee members went on a road project tour with Commissioner Scheinoha and Superintendent Loebel to the following projects: A. Court Rd Aluminum Box Culvert (Town of Chilton Project) B. CTH E Triple Culvert C. CTH M Urban Reconstruction D. CTH D Pulverize and Pave Supervisor Dietrich departed at 11:00 a.m. Adjournment: Being that there is no further business, Highway Committee Chair Budde adjourned the meeting at 11:32 a.m. Recording Secretary, Chad Scheinoha, Highway Commissioner