Town Board Meeting — Minutes

Town of Brooklyn Est. 1849 Green Lake County WI Town of Brooklyn N5988 County Road A | Green Lake, WI 54941 (920) 294-6600 | clerk@tn.brooklyn.wi.gov | www.townofbrooklyn.com Town Board Meeting July 8, 2025 Minutes 1. Call the July 8, 2025, meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.. 2. Pledge of Allegiance was said by all in attendance. 3. Approve minutes of the June 10, 2025, meeting. 4. Monthly Financial Review: a. Treasurer’s report – The main bank account is not balancing by $179.83, possibly due to a voided check. Working with Work Horse to resolve the issue. The background checks have been attributed to the wrong budget account and will be corrected by next month. Once the taxes are received from the County they will applied to the budget which will change the budget comparisons for “budgeted” and “actual” amounts. b. Clerk’s report – Retail Licenses have been reported to the Department of Revenue. There is an entity called the Sunlight Report which has issued a request to all municipalities in Wisconsin asking for board meeting agendas. To be in compliance with state statutes we have added them to the agenda distribution list, however, there have also been reports of malware attached to emails this company is sending. Diagnostics have been run and it does not look like we have been affected by anything. No further emails have been received from them and future emails will be handled with caution. 5. Library Report – Report was received and read. 6. Building Inspector’s Report – Report was received and read. 7. Fire Commission Report – Ron Triemstra – There was inquiry regarding the high volume of calls made for the City of Green Lake verses the Town. It was determined that many of the calls are for fall assists or general health. This past month there were 24 calls to the City of Green Lake and 6 calls for the Town of Brooklyn; 119 calls were made county wide. 8. County Board Supervisor Report – * 9. Chairperson Reports: a. Road Report – Mike Wuest – Mowing is completed but a second mow may be needed due to the amount of rain and good weather. There were 5 calls regarding downed trees due to the last storm. 10. Supervisor Reports: a. Recycling Report – Harley Reabe – June had 10.41 tons of co-mingle which is 2 tons less than last June. There was an increase in brush due to the storm and we have had twice the normal garbage amount. There was an incident with a pully snapping which has been repaired. b. Sanitary District Report – Kristin Radtke - The next meeting will be held on July 10, 2025. The agenda includes updates on the Area 9, the McAfee Road, Beyers Cove, and Sugar Loaf Sewer extensions and there will be a closed session c. Plan Commission Report – Sue McConnell – There was no meeting this month. Town of Brooklyn Est. 1849 Green Lake County WI Town of Brooklyn N5988 County Road A | Green Lake, WI 54941 (920) 294-6600 | clerk@tn.brooklyn.wi.gov | www.townofbrooklyn.com 11. C&A on removing Sue Mueller for the signature card at Horicon Bank and adding Katie (Kathryn) Mehn on the signature card at Horicon Bank. M/S: Wuest/Triemstra. Weust: Yes; Triemstra: Yes; Reabe: Yes; McConnell: Yes; Radtke: Yes. Motion carried. 12. C&A on appointment of Mike Jankowski, Mark Lindquist, Tom Penfield, with alternates Sue McConnell, Kurt Wilkens to ad hoc committee to explore the possible Town/City Boundary Agreement. A motion was made and passed unanimously to amend the alternate positions by removing Kurt Wilkens and adding Glenn Schapfel for the alternate position. The motion for appointment was made by Weust and seconded by Reabe. Wuest: Yes; Reabe: Yes; Triemstra; McConnell: Yes; Radtke: Yes. A motion to accept the amended alternatives was made by Weust and seconded by McConnell. Weust: Yes; McConnell: Yes;Radtke: Yes; Triemstra: Yes; Reabe: Yes. 13. Next Town Board Meeting Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 6:00 P.M. Meeting adjourned at 6:28 p.m. Amy Wesenberg, Clerk