Cisco Chain Lake District Meeting — Minutes

Cisco Chain Lake District Annual Board of Directors Meeting Board of Commissioners Town of Land O’Lakes, Vilas County June 17, 2026 Meeting Minutes Meeting Attendees: Steve Kessler, Chairman; Ron Buczkiewicz, Treasurer; Paul Steinbrecher, Secretary; Mike MacKenzie, Vilas County Representative (via call in); Sam Otterpohl, Town of Land O’Lakes Representative. Members of the public present: Eugene Clark. A quorum was met. The Cisco Chain Lake District Annual Board of Directors meeting was called to order by Steve Kessler at 5:31 PM. Steve stated that the Town of Land O’Lakes Town Clerk received notification of this meeting and posted notice for public view and awareness. Steve said the date and time of the CCLD Annual Meeting will be Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 9:45 AM and will precede the start of the CCROA Annual Meeting. The Meeting will be held at the Pavilion of the Cisco Resort Bar. A letter will be sent to Lake District residents notifying them of the meeting at least 15 days prior to the meeting. The 2027 CCLD Budget was reviewed. The 2027 Budget has total revenue of $136,000, total expenses of $136,000, resulting in Net Surplus/Deficit of zero. The 2027 Budget reflects investment from the CCROA General Fund in the amount of $76,000. Some part of this investment may be raised through a special assessment of lake district members. There was discussion on whether to do this assessment. The CCLD raised $16,700 by assessing members in 2026. A final decision on whether to assess members in 2027 will be made at the CCLD Annual Meeting on July 18, 2026. Steve moved to recommend approval of the CCLD Budget for 2027 at the Annual Meeting. The motion was seconded by Sam. The ayes carried and the Board will recommend approving the 2027 Budget at the Annual Meeting. Steve made the following motion: The CCLD Board recommends that, at the Annual Meeting, the membership approve a 2027 Assessment in the amount of $100 per member. The motion was seconded by Ron. The ayes carried and the Board of Commissioners will recommend that the membership approve a 2027 assessment at the Annual Meeting. Steve nominated both Ron and Paul for new 3 year board terms. Sam seconded the nominations. Motion passed. The nominations will be presented and voted on at the Annual Meeting. A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Steve and seconded by Sam. The ayes carried the vote and the meeting was adjourned at 5:42 PM. Respectfully submitted, Paul Steinbrecher, Secretary