Town Board Meeting — Minutes

MINUTES REGULAR MEETING Three Lakes Town Board of Supervisors July 7, 2026 Meeting called to order at 5:33 p.m. by Chairman Brisk. Supervisors present: Ella Baltus, Jeff Boehm, Kevin Meyer and Matt Olkowski. Clerk Harris was present to record the minutes. Clerk Harris reported on the agenda posting in accordance with Wisconsin Open Meet ing Law. Quorum of Supervisors (5 of 5) established. Motion by Supervisor Baltus (Boehm) to approve the agenda in any order. Motion carried. 5:0 Chairman Brisk welcomed and informed everyone that there would be a Partisan Primary held in the board room on August 11, 2026. Minutes from June 16, 2026, regular meeting were distributed in advance to the Supervisors. Motion by Supervisor Olkowski (Baltus) to approve the regular meeting minutes for June 16 th as presented. Motion carried. 3 :0 (Chairman Brisk and Supervisor Meyer were absent from this meeting and abstained) Town Board discussed the 2027 funding request of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) from Tony Pharo Executive Director for the Oneida County Economic Development Corporation (OCEDC). The OCEDC has provided assistance to businesses, entrepreneurs and community organizers in Three Lakes and throughout Oneida County and has also helped facilitate financing through Central Wisconsin Economic Development (CWED) for businesses in Three Lakes. In 2026 the budget for OCEDC was three thousand dollars ($3,000.00). Motion by Supervisor Boehm (Baltus) that we contribute four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) for 2027. Motion carried. 5:0 Town Board discussed snow plowing W. School Street and school parking lot as well as potentially abandoning or vacating W. School Street that runs through the parking lot. Motion by Chairman Brisk (Baltus) that we abandon W. School Street at entrance to school subject to receiving a ninety-nine-year auto renewal easement to access our property at the end of the road as long as we own it and school shares the legal costs in preparing the abandonment paperwork. Motion failed 1:4 (Nay: Baltus, Boehm, Meyer, Olkowski) Amended Motion by Supervisor Baltus (Olkowski) that the town will not continue to plow the W. School Street portion within the school parking lot or the parking lot and will turn the responsibilities over to the school. Motion carried. 5:0 Motion by Supervisor Olkowski (Meyer) that we bring on a future agenda the topic of vacating the W. School Street portion within the school parking lot and in the meantime I authorize the clerk to contact the town attorney and have town chairman and clerk or individual town board members to further discuss with the school the applicability of an easement in terms of vacating the property. Motion carried. 5:0 Town Board discussed administering the 2027 Lake Julia summer monitors. Motion by Chairman Brisk (Meyer) that the town office continues monitoring Lake Julia for 2027. Motion carried. 5:0 Town Board briefly discussed the 2027 health and dental options. Health insurance is expected to come in between 10- 20% higher than 2026 and the dental insurance is at the same cost as our self-insured dental. This will be back on a future agenda. Clerk Harris informed the board that after the department head budget meetings on August 4, 2026, Treasurer Lanae Kowalski will seek rates for borrowing. Fire Department Administrator John Fink provided the June monthly department update. Town Board reviewed draft Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) for Mutual Emergency Equipment and Manpower Assistance, as well as the Emergency Services and Temporary Housing Agreement and the Mutual Aid, Shared Equipment and Volunteer coordination. Clerk Harris will add additional information to all three (3) MOU drafts and will have them back at a future meeting. Town Board discussed the Spectrum lease ending and the current condition of the buildings on site. Motion by Chairman Brisk (Olkowski) that we officially keep both buildings on town property and find out when they will be exiting the buildings . Motion carried. 5:0 Public Works Superintendent Josh Paetow provided a brief update on the Winkler Road speed study that was recently approved by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation pending a speed control ordinance being adopted by the town board. Motion by Chairman Brisk (Baltus) that we adopt a speed ordinance and bring it back to the July 21st meeting for approval. Motion carried. 5:0 Town Board reviewed the Frontier phone accounts and suggested some phone lines be reconsidered and bring this back on a future agenda. Clerk Harris presented seventeen (17) Operator Licenses (list attached) and certified the applicants had met the requirements under state statute and local ordinance. Motion by Supervisor Baltus ( Boehm) to approve all operator licenses as submitted and certified by Clerk Harris. Motion carried. 5:0 Clerk Harris presented a new Liquor License for Opis Pine Isle LLC, Jeffrey M. Bruss, agent. Motion by Supervisor Olkowski (Boehm) that we approve the change of agent application as submitted by Opis Pine Isle LLC and agent Jeffrey M. Bruss. Motion carried. 5:0 Clerk Harris read the summary of bills requested for approval by the Board. The bi -weekly direct deposits were in the amount of $39,881.12. The electronic payment of payroll taxes was $13,187.10. The electronic payment of retirement was $15,041.92. Checks #59221-59282 were used to pay expenses in the amount of $45,703.94. The employee portion of Employee Benefit was $22.08 for a total of $113,836.16. Motion by Supervisor Baltus (Meyer) to approve the payment of the bills. Motion carried. 5 :0 Public comments were heard. Motion by Supervisor Baltus (Meyer) to adjourn at 6:47 p.m. Motion carried. 5 :0 Susan Harris Town Clerk