Town Baord — Minutes

February 13, 2023 The regular monthly meeting of the Town of Rantoul was called to order at 7: 00pm at the Village Hall of Potter by Chairman Mertz. He verified that meeting notices were posted on February 10, 2023. Motion by Jannette, second by Eickert to approve the January 2023 minutes as printed; motion carried by voice vote. Motion by Eickert, second by Jannette to accept the Treasurer’s report of Checking account balance of $ 13,245.70, Money Market account balance of $330,140.18 and Tax Collection Account of $ 1.00 for a total of $ 343,386.88; motion carried by voice vote. The Town Board viewed the monthly activity report from Calumet County, and a letter from the Wisconsin Towns Association encouraging attendance at the District Meetings, as there has been very low numbers recently. A copy of both follows. Gordie Gasch was present to give information regarding an operational referendum the Brillion School District will have on the April 4, 2023 Spring Election ballot. The referen dum will appear on the ballot as follows: “Shall the School Board of the Brillion Public School District be authorized to exceed the revenue limit under Section 121.91 of the Wisconsin Statutes beginning with the 2023 -2024 school year on a non -recurring basis over a period of three years by the amounts set forth below for the purpose of supporting the costs of maintaining current programs and services including costs of staffing, technology, educational programming, utilities, transportation, and insurance as follows: $815,000 for the 2023 -2024 school year, $1,535,000 for the 2024 -2025 school year and $2,030,000 for the 2025-2026 school year as provided in the foregoing resolution?” A copy of the informational packet follows. The Board discussed the Wisconsin Town’s Association district meeting to be held on Saturday, March 4th at the Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center in Manitowoc. All Town Board members, including the Clerk & Treasurer, plan to attend. Road striping for Town roads was discussed. Roads Superv isor Wunrow estimates 5-7 miles of road need to be striped, but is unsure at this time which roads will be done. This issue is being tabled until the March meeting so additional information can be gathered, and to sign the additional striping contact from the county. The dates for the Town of Rantoul’s Open Book and Board of Review have been set by Action Appraisers and are as follows: Open Book – March 30th, 2023 – 9:00-11:00 am via phone; Board of Review – May 3rd, 2023 – 6:00- 8:00pm at the Potter Village Hall. The Board also had a discussion regarding the Irish Rd Project and whether this was a possibility for 202 3. Roads Supervisor Wunrow to look into current pricing to get an idea of how much price increases will affect the project. The Town Bo ard reappointed the following member s for the Zoning Board of Adjustments for a term of 3 years: Betsy Gast & Michael Wunrow. Motion by Eickert, second by Jannette to reappoint both aforementioned members to the Zoning Board of Adjustments for a term of 3 years; motion carried by voice vote. The 2022 Annual Report & Year End Audit of the Books is still in progress and not yet ready for Board approval. Jeremy and Sadie Slotke requested a refund for their variance request via email to the Clerk. A discuss ion took place regarding this request. Motion by Jannette, second by Eickert to deny the Slotke’s variance fee refund request; motion carried by voice vote. A CSM was presented from Calumet County Planning & Zoning on behalf of Mike Riemer. Motion by Ei ckert, second by Jannette, to approve the presented Riemer CSM with no comments; motion carried by voice vote. Bills totaling $679,628.75, were presented. Motion by Eickert, second by Jannette, to approve the bills as presented; motion carried by voice vote. An itemized list follows. With no further business, motion by Eickert, second by Jannette to adjourn; motion carried by voice vote. Respectfully submitted, Ashley Mink Clerk, Town of Rantoul