Town Board Meeting — Minutes

Monthly Town Board Meeting – February 7th, 2023 The Town Board of the Town of Brothertown met at 7:00 p.m. at the town hall to audit and pay all bills and take care of agenda items before the board. The meeting was properly announced. All said the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call: Chairman: Chuck Schneider, Supervisors: Doug Marcelle and Larry Propson, Treasurer: Lori Fhlug, Clerk: LeAnne Karls, Highway Supervisor: Logan Schmitz and two citizens. Doug Marcelle made a motion, seconded by Larry Propson, to accept the agenda as printed. Motion carried. Larry Propson made a motion, seconded by Doug Marcelle, to accept the minutes of the December 28th, 2022, meeting as read. Motion carried. Lori Fhlug gave the Treasurer’s Report for December 2022. Doug Marcelle made a motion, seconded by Larry Propson, to accept the Treasurer’s Report. Motion carried. Bills were presented. Larry Propson made a motion, seconded by Doug Marcelle, approving payment of bills and disbursements for January 2023. Motion carried. There were no citizen comments and no certified survey maps. Storage fees for storage within the quarry on St. Charles Rd was discussed. Chuck Schneider made a motion, seconded by Larry Propson, approving charging fees for storage. Motion carried. The Highway Supervisor is to establish a fee policy. The Townhall Road bid process was reviewed. Bids are to be advertised for two weeks in February and opening bids is to take place on March 3rd, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. Bids can then be approved and awarded at the monthly meeting held on March 7th, 2023. Fire Department Reports were reviewed by Chairman Schneider. 24 emergency calls took place last year and 6 fire runs during second half of the year for the Chilton Fire Dept. The Town of Calumet Fire Dept reported 12 fire runs and 26 emergency calls. New truck situation discussed. Contact was made with Kenworth a few weeks ago. Believes could still have a truck this year, but the engine is the issue. Now debating if should still wait for Western Star. Price on Kenworth should be obtained. Should hear from both by next month. Logan Schmitz gave the Highway Supervisor’s report. Sand and salt were mixed up again. He also made a spray bar for the back of the pickup truck for brine to pretreat the roads. Building permits were reviewed. The report provided by the Assessor regarding annual sales vs assessment was reviewed. Being no further business, Larry Propson made a motion, seconded by Doug Marcelle, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m. LeAnne Karls, Town Clerk