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 9, 2024 6:00 P.M. MINUTES 1. The July 9, 2024, meeting was called to order by Chairman Wust at 6:00 p..m. Present: Wuest, Reabe, Triemstra, McConnell, Radtke, Clerk Morris and Amy Wesenberg. Absent: Toney 2. Pledge of Allegiance was said by all in attendance. 3. Approve minutes of the June 11th, 2024, meeting: M/S Radtke/McConnell to approve the minutes of the June 11, 2024 passed with spelling corrections of Way to Bay and spelling of McConnell. 4. Monthly Financial Review: a. Treasurer’s report – Summary of last month’s financial statements Toney was absent but sent information on her reports. A withdrawal from the ARPA funds in the Fortified account in the amount of $5,175.00 for the new office printer was done. b. Clerk’s report – Budget report (monthly) expenses and revenues. 5. Library report – Christine Lyon, Director Report was received and read. 6. Building Inspector report – Building Permits issued Report 7. Fire Commission report – report on monthly meetings. Election of officers was held, with Dave Narwocki elected chairman, there were 4 fire department calls, 86 calls for Berlin EMS, 10 for the City of Green Lake and 4 for Brooklyn. There was a brief discussion about recruiting members for the fire department. 8. County Board Supervisor Report – Harley Reabe: Reabe reported there was a modification of the ATV/UTV routes west of Berlin that passed. Committee appointments were approved. Rezones in the Town of Marquette (Moldenhauer) and the Town of Brooklyn (Nancy Hynes) were approved. An ordinance regarding fire numbers was changed to require that fire numbers are in place prior to construction was passed. 9. Chairperson Reports: a. Road Report – Mike Wuest: Wuest reported that on Brooklyn G, Spaulding Hill and Skunk Hollow the pea viners have gone through and damaged the roads. The town had to dump 4 loads of sand to repair the roads. Road closed signs are in place with only access by residents, and the sheriff is monitoring it. The signs will be up for a week. Mike talked to supervisors of the pea company, and he was assured they will not use the roads from now 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 on. We had to remove a couple of trees, and we are considering mowing before Labor Day because the wild parsnip is here again. 10. Supervisor Reports: a. Recycling Report – Harley Reabe: Co-Mingle recycling was 11.61 ton, which is about 2 ton below, and we had to put material into the “open top” because the garbage was filled. Brush keeps coming in! b. Sanitary District – Kristin Radtke: Radtke presented a written report of the June 25, 2024 meeting. Report is attached. 11. *C&A: Change the August Town Board Meeting date because of August 13 , 2024, Election. M/S Wuest/Reabe to Change the August Town Board Meeting date to August 6, 2024. Motion passed. 12. *C&A: Appoint supervisor McConnell to a 2-year term on the Plan Commission as chairperson. M/S Reabe/Radtke to appoint Supervisor McConnell to a 2-year term on the Plan Commission. Reabe: yes; Radtke; yes; Wuest: yes; Triemstra: yes; Motion passed. 13. *C&A: Appointment of Plan Commission committee: Kurt Wilkens, Glen Shapfel, Mike Jankowski, Mark Lindquist, Dan Strobel, Tom Penfield, Vonn Roberts. M/S Wuest/Triemstra to confirm appointment of Plan Commission Committee. Radtke questioned the length of the term: 2 years, with no alternates. Wuest: yes; Triemstra: yes; McConnell: yes; Radtke: yes; Reabe: yes. Motin passed. 14. *C&A: Appointment of Amy Wesenberg as Town Clerk effective August 1, 2024. M/S Wuest/Reabe to appoint Amy Wesenberg as Town Clerk effective August 1, 2024. Wuest: yes; Reabe: yes; Triemstra: yes; McConnell yes; Radtke: yes. Motion passed. 15. Next Board Meeting: (Suggested August 6, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.) 16. Adjourn *Consideration and Action Requests from persons with disabilities that need assistance to participate in this meeting or hearing should be made to the town office at 294-6600 with as much advance notice as possible. Michael Wuest, Chairman