Minutes

The Martell Town Board Monthly Meeting was held on March 10th, 2026 at 7:00 PM at The Martell Town Hall, located at W5581 800 th Avenue, Spring Valley, WI 54767 MEETING MINUTES 1. Chairman Bratholl called the meeting to order at 7:00 2. Roll Call: All Board members present except for Treasurer Sitz 3. Verification of Public Notice: Affidavit on file 4. Kidd made a motion to approve the Agenda, Kaminski 2nd, all in favor, motion carries 5. Kaminski made a motion to approve the Feb 3 meeting minutes, Kidd 2nd, all in favor, motion carries 6. Kidd made a motion to approve the Feb 17 Working Meeting minutes, Kaminski 2nd, all in favor, motion carries 7. Persons wishing to address the Board: a. David Bell, RF Superintendent & Stacy Johnson Meyers, RF School Board President: Express gratitude, give an update, and connect with the people in the district. b. Jerome Rodewald from Town of RF: Seeking assistance with landlocked Mt Zion Cemetery. Want to do work on it, but don’t have access to it. Looking for assistance from the Township in finding documentation. 8. Receive February Treasurer’s Reports: Opening $980,940.94 closing $210,507.23 9. Kaminski made a motion to approve the February Disbursements, Kidd 2nd, all in favor, motion carries 10. Kidd made a motion to approve the Schedule of Cash Deposits and Citation Form as addendums to the Citation Ordinance 2013-03, Kaminski 2nd, all in favor, motion carries 11. Kidd made a motion to approve the new Clerk Contract that was discussed in closed session in February, Kaminski 2nd, all in favor, motion carries 12. Kaminski made a motion to update the town policies to add Item 350: Authorization of the Town Board to refer all Land use CUP Applications to the Planning Commission for their review and recommendation, Kidd 2nd, all in favor, motion carries 13. Kidd made a motion to approve Resolution 2026-01 Adopting Annual spring road weight restrictions, Kaminski 2nd, all in favor, motion carries 14. Kidd made a motion to approve Ordinance 2026-01, Regulating Firearms in Town Buildings with discussed amendment to Section 3 item 4, to specify “at their events,” Kaminski 2nd, all in favor, motion carries 15. Call for Bids for Lawn Care to be received and accepted at April meeting. 16. March Newsletter: Letter from the Clerk, Spring Elections, Road Restrictions, Water testing, Board of review 17. Semi-annual Road Tour proposed dates: March 19 @ 2 or March 27 @ 2 pm, will check with Bob 18. Chair approved 2025 Investments Driveway Permit 19. No February Building Permits 20. Pierce County Land Use Permits and Management Report: Two address signs. 21. Planning Commission: Established meeting dates to be the 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:30 PM. 22. Employee report: 163 Hours, Renting a sweeper in April to remove sand/salt from intersections, hills, & turns 23. Correspondence: WI Unemployment Credit Request, Intuit Auto Tax Payments, IWorQ Permit Tracking,WI DOT LSSIP Funding Opportunity, ESLA DSPS Self-Certification, WI DOR Assessment compliance, Pierce County Highway Dept MSHA Safety Meeting, Chippeway Valley Energy Dividends, Loberg Ordinance Procedure Communication, Tax Exempt Property Reporting 24. Next Meeting Dates: April Town Board meeting - April 14th, Annual Town Elector Meeting - April 21st at 7 PM, May Town Board Meeting - May 12th, Open Book - June 2, and Board of Review - June 15th. 25. Public Comment: a. Warren Shade - Annual trip to town board about road work. i. 530th St: Finish up a job started long before this board and blacktop it. Lots of traffic on this stretch ii. 690th Ave - Gilman to Cty Rd J: rebuilt and black topped many years ago, showing wear, checking, dips, and patched, servicable, longterm, something needs to be done. Should have gotten a 2nd layer, but it never got done. iii. 490th St. turns into 730th Ave b. Sheila Olson: Wondering why the changes to the clerk contract. Competitive work environment. Equalizing pay compared to other townships. Staggered contracts for clerk and treasurer. 26. Next meetings’ agenda items: State/WTA Road Resolution, Amend Town Policy 360 Elected Official pay 27. Kidd made a motion to Adjourn, Kaminski 2nd, all in favor, motion carries.