Minutes-Regular Board Meeting 05-12-2026

Regular Town Board Meeting Minutes 05/12/2026 1 Unofficial Minutes until approved by the Town Board TOWN OF CAMPBELL LA CROSSE COUNTY, WISCONSIN REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2026 6:00 P.M. CAMPBELL TOWN HALL 2219 BAINBRIDGE STREET, LA CROSSE, WI 54603 1) Meeting Called to Order / Pledge of Allegiance: Meeting called to order at 6:00 P.M. 2) Roll Call & Verify Public Notice: Present: Chairman Dan Kapanke, Supervisor Bob Wolfert, Supervisor Lee Donahue, Supervisor Ralph Thoren. Supervisor Jason Stratman excused. Also Present: DPW Jason Hilton, Police Lt. Czys, Clerk/Treasurer Michelle Stahl, Deputy Clerk Libby Leis, Deputy Fire Chief Matthew VanLoon Pursuant to law, written notice of this meeting was given to the press and posted on the public bulletin boards. 3) Public Comment: (limit to 5 minutes per person) Motion to receive public comment made by Supervisor Donahue/Supervisor Wolfert. Motion carried 4-0. Kathy Engh, 2933 Pierce St., representing the Beautification Committee stated she would like to comment on agenda item G regarding noxious weeds, that she has worked with Lee on revising the ordinance, and made note the Beautification Committee maintains 5 gardens within the Town. Mike Stolpa, 1730 Lakeshore., expressed concerns with noxious weeds along the shoreland and what County Shoreland Zoning allows. Motion to close public comment by Supervisor Thoren/Supervisor Wolfert. Motion carried 4-0. 4) Consent Agenda: (All items listed are considered routine and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board member so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and be considered on the Regular Agenda) A. Approval of Minutes: Regular Board Meeting 04/14/2026, Special Town Board Meeting 04/21/2026; Special Town Board Meeting 05/04/2026 B. Payment of Bills: Motion to approve the Consent Agenda by Supervisor Donahue/Supervisor Wolfert. Motion carried 4-0. 5) Business: A. Discussion and action on Castaways REU rate correction. (Supervisor Wolfert) Supervisor Wolfert discussed a rate correction has been requested for Castaways as they no longer perform pump-outs at the facility. Regular Town Board Meeting Minutes 05/12/2026 2 Motion to correct REU rate for 2025 tax bill for Castaways to one less REU that was billed for; refund issued of $465.00 by Supervisor Wolfert/Supervisor Thoren. Motion carried 4-0. B. Discussion and action on Resolution No. 2026-05: Compliance Maintenance Annual Report (CMAR) for 2025. (Wolfert) Motion to adopt Resolution No. 2026 CMAR report by Supervisor Wolfert/Supervisor Thoren. Motion carried 4-0. C. Discussion and possible approval of MMRPC Hazardous Mitigation Plan. (Chairman) Chairman explained the MMRPC Hazardous Mitigation Plan is reviewed and approved every 5 years. Supervisor Donahue stated she had worked Jack (Zabrowski) to do a few edits regarding grammar and clarification. It was clarified by Mike Hortsman that the plan is for 5 years and not able to make changes to the plan during that period. Motion to approve MMRPC Hazardous Mitigation Plan with edits already identified and the change the cyber risk level to medium high by Supervisor Donahue/Supervisor Thoren. Motion carried 4-0. D. Incorporation Update and Notice of Special Election Referendum (Chairman) Chairman Kapanke discussed the upcoming Special Election Referendum on May 19th and potential plans for an Incorporation Celebration and celebration for 250 years as a County. Not an action item. E. Discussion and action regarding the number of Village Board Trustees, 5 or 7 member (Chairman) Chairman Kapanke confirmed that future Village Board elections will be ran at large. He explained that the Village Board of Trustees will be a 5 or 7 member board and asked the Board to take vote. Chairman also explained that for June board meeting the Town Board will be acting Village Board. Motion for the Village Board be 5, 4 trustees with a President by Supervisor Donahue/Supervisor Wolfert. Roll Call V ote: Chairman Kapanke: No, Supervisor Wolfert: yes, Supervisor Donahue: yes, Supervisor Thoren: no. Motion failed with a 2-2 tie. F. Municipal Water System/PFAS update (Chairman / Supervisor Donahue) Chairman Kapanke advised the Town has responded to the PSC’s latest determination and the Town is awaiting construction authorization. Supervisor Donahue reported on PFAS-related items, DNR approval of the Well #2 permit, discussions regarding airport-related contamination investigations, PFAS trust fund utilization, and that she will be having continued conversations with the DNR on ways our municipality can benefit from the grant application and prioritization process. Donahue’s PFAS report in full is posted to the website. No action. Regular Town Board Meeting Minutes 05/12/2026 3 G. Discussion and possible action on revising ordinance Sec. 18-2 (d) Noxious Weeds (Supervisor Donahue) Held over. H. Discussion and possible action on April 14, 2026 Regular Town Board meeting agenda item “G” relative to Tellin Court (Supervisor Thoren) Supervisor Thoren explained the Town does not own the land the road (Tellin Ct.) is on, the Town owns the road, the road cannot be blocked and abandoning the road would affect access to the empty lots along Tellin Ct. Motion to rescind action on April 14, 2026 Regular Town Board meeting agenda item “G” relative to Tellin Court by Supervisor Thoren/Supervisor Donahue. Motion carried 3-1, Supervisor Wolfert voting no. I. Discussion and possible action on fireworks permit request by Skyline Fireworks for September 13, 2026 wedding celebration. (Chairman) Held over. J. April 2026 Treasurer’s Report (Chairman/Clerk) Not an action item. K. Discussion and possible action regarding EMS 2026 budget lines/budget adjustment (Chairman/Clerk) Clerk Stahl advised EMS Department has (2) FAP grants received; grants are non-competitive, an appropriation and that chart of account lines have been added to the budget. Deputy Fire Chief Van Loon explained the funds need to be in an escrow account per the grant requirement. Through discussion it was determined that an account will be set up for the FAP funds for EMS/Fire Department to utilize with the Fire Department Board of Trustees as signers on the account. L. Discussion and possible action on 2026-04 Resolution to Adopt Procurement Policy in relation to USDA- RD Funding (Chairman) Held over. M. Discussion and possible action on future membership to Wisconsin League of Municipalities (Chairman) No action. N. Discussion and possible action on ordinance Section 34-3 in relation to weight limits of ATV/UTV’s. (Supervisor Thoren) Motion to approve weight limit change to 3,500 to comply with state law by Supervisor Thoren/Supervisor Donahue. Motion carried 5-0. O. Fire Department Training tower location determination (Supervisor Thoren) Regular Town Board Meeting Minutes 05/12/2026 4 Motion to place the fire department training tower on the Town Hall South lot by Supervisor Thoren/Supervisor Donahue. Motion carried 5-0. The board took a recess at this time. (8:11 P.M) Motion to convene in Closed Session pursuant to Wisconsin State Statutes §19.85(1)(c) on a roll call vote made by Supervisor Thoren/Supervisor Donahue. Chairman Kapanke – yes Supervisor Wolfert-yes Supervisor Donahue-yes Supervisor Thoren-yes Motion carried 4 yes – 0 no (8:17 P.M.) 6) CLOSED SESSION: Pursuant to Wisconsin State Statutes 19.85 (1) (c) Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data or any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility A. Discussion and possible action on Part-time Administrative Assistant position 7) Reconvene in Open Session Motion to reconvene in open session by Supervisor Donahue/Supervisor Thoren. Motion carried 4-0. (8:27 P.M.) 8) Possible Action on Items Discussed in Closed Session Motion to hire Clara Rush as part-time Town employee by Supervisor Donahue/Supervisor Wolfert. Motion carried 4-0. 9) Adjournment of Meeting Motion to adjourn by Supervisor Donahue/Supervisor Thoren. Motion carried 4-0. (8:28 P .M.) Respectfully Submitted Michelle Stahl, Clerk/Treasurer