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Dec 9, 2025 Board Meeting — Minutes

Town of Brule · Douglas County · Dec 9, 2025 Board Meeting · meeting of Dec 9, 2025 · Minutes

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1 REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES DATE: Dec 9, 2025 Chairman Fred Stoll called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. Supervisors Kevin Mackie and Adam Olson, Diane Nelson, Clerk; Amy Eliot, Treasurer, Keith Kesler, Fire Chief ; and Mark Johnson and Taylor Lindsay, Streets Dept, also attended. Gene Germano, Trusty Trucking also attended. Minutes: Kevin motioned, seconded by Adam to approve the minutes of last month ’s board meeting, motion passed. Financial Report : The financial report showed: $$10,626.81in checking, $119,893.81 in the general money market account, $12,144.06 in real estate tax account, $183,670.68 in the capital account for the garage, $72,053.59 in equipment account, and $577.65 in the grant account. Kevin motioned, seconded by Adam to authorize paying the bills and accepting the treasurer’s report, and the motion passed. County Supervisors Report: Town Officers Reports: Fred mentioned receiving some snow removal complaints. He discussed the town policy of doing an initial pass to get people out and following up with a complete plowing when the amount of snow is significant. Kevin mentioned they have someone interested in being on the sanitary board as chair. Road Report: The crew has been dealing with equipment repairs and snowplowing. Fire Chief Report: They have had 3 mutual aid calls, and 2 UTVs in snow. He mentioned issue of not being able to get out of hall with trucks during large weather events, stressed that the FD needs to be a priority for plowing. Radios have been ordered for the grant, Motorolas. He indicated the new UTV works great in the snow. County Supervisor’s Report: Scott provided updates on the racetrack and fairgrounds contracts, the property on Hwy 13 that was sold to the high bidder, the award for Bill Fennessy for his 40 years at the Housing Authority, and the broadband work being done . He discussed bridge and traffic issues as the Blatnick Bridge replacement gets closer . He indicated the 0.5% sales tax, Medicare reimbursement, and bridge to progress will be the three topics put forth at the upcoming Superior Days. New Business: Zoning: Nothing needed approval Appointment of Poll Workers for 2026-2027: Fred motioned, seconded by Kevin to approve the list of poll workers. Motion carried. Diane indicated she will try to recruit more workers and offer split shifts. Approval of 2025 budget adjustments: Tabled until calculations completed. Garage Progress Report: Kevin motioned and Adam seconded to award the financial audits contract to Johnson Block at $10,000/year, motion carried. The public meeting to get authorization to build the garage was set for Monday, January 12 at 7:00 pm. The draft resolution was reviewed and will be paired down to make it more concise. 2 Old Business: None Town correspondence was reviewed. Adam motioned, seconded by Fred to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 8:16 PM. Respectfully submitted, Diane Nelson, Clerk

Source: Town of Brule website. First collected Oct 11, 2026.