Town Board and Plan Commission — Agenda packet

Town of River Falls Town Board 5/18/2026 Meeting Materials TOWN OF RIVER FALLS The following River Falls Town Meetings will meet on Monday, May 18, 2026, beginning at 6:00 P.M. at the River Falls Town Hall, W9015 770th Ave. 6:00 P.M. – Plan Commission Agenda: Minutes from 5/4/26 Plan Commission Meeting; Zoning Administrator Report ; Review Pierce County Code Changes Required by Rule 68; Discuss Plan Commission Roles and Responsibilities; Updates from Plan Commission Sub- Committees; Discuss Multi-Family Dwelling Sub-Committee; Comments & Requests; A quorum of Town Board members may be present. 7:00 P.M. – Town Board Call to order Consider for approval or other action: 1. Approve Agenda 2. Minutes from May 4, 2026, Regular Board Meeting 3. Financial/Fire Call Report 4. Public Comments and Requests 5. Zoning Administrator Report 6. Plan Commission Report 7. Review and Take Action on Sealed Bids for Chip Sealing and Crack Sealing Projects for the 2026 Season 8. Discuss and Take Action on Parking Issue on 862nd Street 9. Discuss Future ETZ Committee Roster and Meetings 10. Discuss and Take Action on Purchasing a Buckthorn Puller 11. Discuss and Take Action on Findings from April 21, 2026, Annual Meeting 12. Review and Discuss Proposed Updates to Chapter 1 Regarding Boards and Commissions 13. Discuss Plans for Town Hall 125th Celebration 14. Review and Discuss Recycling Center Staff Duties 15. Board and Staff Communications 16. Audit and Pay Bills 17. Future Agenda Items 18. Adjourn Action may be taken on any agenda item. This agenda is subject to change. Some agenda items may be taken up earlier in the meeting, or in a different order than listed. The posted notice at the Town Hall is the primary notice. Meeting notice posted on the Town’s website www.riverfallstown.com, and at the River Falls Town Hall, W9015 770th Avenue, River Falls, WI. Anyone wishing to attend the meeting who requires special accommodation because of a disability should contact the Clerk’s office, at 715- 629-8240 or email clerk@riverfallstown.com, at least 72 hours before the meeting begins so that appropriate accommodations can be made. Sarah Meyer, Clerk TOWN OF RIVER FALLS – REGULAR BOARD MEETING Monday, May 4, 2026, River Falls Town Hall The meeting was called to order by Chair Terry Kusilek at 7:02pm. Terry took roll call. Elected officials and staff present: Terry Kusilek, Chair; Mary Foster, Siri Smith, Joe Mahoney, Jerome Rodewald; Supervisors; Rita Kozak, Treasurer; Sarah Meyer; Clerk; Don Rodewald, Zoning Administrator; Guests present: Brandon Ruf, Luas Gallot, Brad Peterson, Kathleen Svoboda, Wayne Svoboda, Mary Bergman, Eric Bergman, Patti Weigand, Jason Schaar, Wendy DiPeso, Kristin Nyquist, Troy Bellrichard, Pam Bellrichard, Mary Merta Siri made a motion to approve the agenda as posted. Joe seconded. M.C. Open and Take Action on Sealed Bids for Chip Sealing and Crack Sealing Projects for the 2026 Season: The Town plans to complete chip sealing on 945th Street, 850th Street, 710th Avenue (starting at county rd E), and 945th Street. Also included in the request for bids was an option to also do work on 710th Avenue starting at county road O. Bids were submitted by Scott Construction & Fahrner Asphalt. Terry opened and read the bids aloud. Scott Construction’s bid for the entire project was $79,345.00. Fahrner Asphalt Sealers’ bid was $78,850.00 for the entire project. Jerome made a motion to add the topic to the May 18, 2026, agenda for discussion and approval. Siri seconded. M.C. Joe moved to approve the minutes of the April 20, 2026, Regular Board meeting. Siri seconded. M.C. Financial Report/Fire Call Report: Treasurer Rita provided the Treasurer’s Report. The current available balance is $533,712.30. Joe moved, and Mary seconded to approve the financial and fire call reports. M.C. Public Comments & Requests: Eric Bergman asked about the process to appeal the tax bill for their home. They have spoken with the assessor at Open Book and were directed to make an objection at the Board of Review. Kathleen Svoboda gave thanks to the Board for their time. She also reiterated her frustration about the broad range of activities happening at N8057 920th Street. This property is zoned residential, but she believes that they are in violation of this zoning with the business taking place there. Patti Weigand lives 710th Avenue and has concerns about the former junkyard located on 710th Avenue and any clean-up happening there. She does not feel that cleanup is happening fast enough. This topic will be on as an agenda item at a future meeting. Zoning Administrator Report: Zoning Administrator Don Rodewald provided the zoning report (attached). Mary made a motion to accept the Zoning Administrator’s report. Joe seconded. M.C. Plan Commission Report: Siri shared that the Plan Commission approved a dwelling site review for the proposed Jensen residence on 770th Avenue. Siri brought forward a recommendation from the Plan Commission to approve the alternate building site for Heather Reed, 820th Street. Mary moved to approve the alternate building site for the replacement of an existing farm dwelling. Joe seconded the motion. M.C. Discuss and Take Action on Possible Nuisance Property, N8057 920th St: This property is 1.3 acres, zoned R1, single family ETZ, owner is St. Croix Chippewa Indians of WI, occupant is Jason Schaar. Terry and Don did a site visit in late April. Don shared his report of the site review. They did observe that a home based business is being operated from this location but do not believe business work is being done there as they leave to work on the wells and well pumps. Terry shared his observation that the grass has been mowed and there was no evidence of rodent activity. Don and Terry did see potential violations from City’s ordinances but nothing concerning from a Town Zoning perspective. Jerome shared some historical information about the property, complaints received and action taken. The resident, Jason Schaar was present and gave the Board information about the vehicles parked around the property. All vehicles but two are registered. He has been working to sell several vehicles, including one of the campers. The two unregistered vehicles belong to a cousin and the cousin plans to move them out by end of summer. Jason said that the new owner of Gordy Schaar trucking is also the owner of neighboring land and parks on Jason’s land to keep the equipment less visible. The pipe rack is visible but there is not another accessible location to keep it usable for jobs. Jason shared a proposal to build a garage/accessory building to get more vehicles indoors and out of view. Don said it will have to go to City for approval since it is in ETZ and possibly in violation of the number of accessory buildings allowed by the City. Siri recommended that Jason move forward with applying for a permit for an accessory building and to check back in at end of summer to see how vehicle sales and building application progress. Joe made a motion to table the issue until September 1 and check in on progress at that time. Jerome seconded. M.C. Discuss and Take Action on Findings from April 28 Town Road Tour: The Town Board used a school bus to visit and assess roads across the town. They reviewed where work was done last year and where work is planned for this year and what may be completed next year. No action needed at this time. Discuss and Take Action on Implementing No Parking on Portions of 975th Street: Terry shared that residents on 975th Street are parking cars in a narrowed area of the street where it switches between Town and City. Terry said that the City will be putting “no parking” signs up along their section of the street. Siri moved and Mary seconded to place “no parking” signs from the town line for approximately 100 feet. M.C. Discuss and Take Action on Snow Plow Truck Sale: Mary made a motion to authorize Terry to form a committee to research and develop of a plan to sell the old snow plow truck. Siri seconded. M.C. Discuss and Take Action on Resolution 2026 - E - Resolution Setting Amounts of Recoverable Fire Department Response Fees: Siri moved to approve Resolution 2026 – E – Resolution Setting Amounts of Recoverable Fire Department Response Fees. Mary seconded. M.C. Review 2026 First Quarter Budget Update: Sarah shared an updated accounting of revenues and expenses January 1, 2026 through March 31, 2026. Board and Staff Communications: Jerome complimented Terry on his leadership on the road tour experience. Joe said Recycling Center staff have started the roll out of residential permits and passed out over 100 last Saturday. Siri attended the Rural Fire Association meeting on behalf of Terry on April 26. She brought back updates from the fire department including that they will be doing driveway clearance inspections throughout the summer. Sarah will put this on facebook and the website. The Taylor good intent call was denied because the call was not canceled before the fire department had arrived. Mary told the group that working continues on the Halverson Park bring and they hope to get the bridge in place by May 20. Sarah gave a reminder that the Board of Review is scheduled for May 18 from 3- 5pm. Terry had an inquiry from Dean Bergseng about making 790th into a Class B road. Siri requested that Terry do more research and bring it to a future meeting. Terry is scheduling a time with Vanguard for the Board and Plan Commission to tour the anaerobic digester at the Peterson Dairy Farm. Terry has received several complaints about speeding on 760th Avenue, 810th Street, 690th Avenue due to the extra traffic due to culvert work on state road 65. He has put up temporary lowered speed limit signs in the area. Terry received an email from a resident about the junkyard on 710th Avenue. Don responded that he is slowly working to clean things up and hopes to get mobile homes out this year. Mary shared that she has recently visited the property and observed that much has been planted into pollinator habitat and that she can see the progress. Terry talked to state DOT officials about fixing the intersection on 920th and state road 65. They have no plans to make changes at this time. Audit and Pay Bills Joe moved to audit and pay bills, Siri seconded. M.C. Future Agenda items: • Approve Agenda • Minutes from May 4, 2025, Regular Board Meeting • Financial/Fire Call Report • Public Comments and Requests • Zoning Administrator Report • Plan Commission Report • Review and Take Action on Sealed Bids for Chip Sealing and Crack Sealing Projects for the 2026 Season • Discuss and Take Action on Parking Issue on 862nd Street • Discuss Future ETZ Committee Roster and Meetings • Discuss and Take Action on Purchasing a Buckthorn Puller • Discuss and Take Action on Findings from April 21, 2026, Annual Meeting • Review and Discuss Proposed Updates to Chapter 1 Regarding Boards and Commissions • Discuss Plans for Town Hall 125th Celebration • Review and Discuss Recycling Center Staff Duties • Board and Staff Communications • Future Agenda Items • Audit and Pay Bills • Adjourn Joe moved to adjourn. Jerome seconded. M.C. Meeting adjourned at 9:01pm. Type DateNum Name Memo Clr Split Amount Balance Ordinary Income/Expense Income Fire Protection Fire Calls Deposit 05/05/2610596...State Farm InsuranceB. Miller FC 5620Money Market Acc...230.00 230.00 Total Fire Calls 230.00 230.00 Total Fire Protection 230.00 230.00 Licenses and Permits Dog License Fees/Kennel Deposit 05/05/261390Steven Schutz DL 5620 Money Market Acc...12.00 12.00 Total Dog License Fees/Kennel 12.00 12.00 Total Licenses and Permits 12.00 12.00 Public Charges for Services Recycling Center Deposit 05/05/2612094Peter Stern Recycling 5625Money Market Acc...50.00 50.00 Deposit 05/05/266654Dennis Ireland Recycling 5626Money Market Acc...50.00 100.00 Deposit 05/05/2617947Joe Mahoney Recycling 5627Money Market Acc...30.00 130.00 Deposit 05/05/268820Diana Smith Recycling 5628Money Market Acc...30.00 160.00 Deposit 05/05/2625556Mark Kinders Recycling 5629Money Market Acc...20.00 180.00 Deposit 05/05/2625555Mark Kinders Recycling 5630Money Market Acc...20.00 200.00 Deposit 05/05/262532Kris Torkelson Recycling 5631Money Market Acc...18.00 218.00 Deposit 05/05/26523Lukas Nelson Recycling 5632Money Market Acc... 9.00 227.00 Deposit 05/05/26CashJoe Mahoney Recycling 5633Money Market Acc...1,043.75 1,270.75 Deposit 05/05/26152844J.R's Recycling 5634Money Market Acc...576.95 1,847.70 Deposit 05/18/263417Jill Wurdell RC 5635 Money Market Acc...140.00 1,987.70 Deposit 05/18/263416Jill Wurdell RC 5636 Money Market Acc...100.00 2,087.70 Deposit 05/18/265743Erik Ronning RC 5637 Money Market Acc...30.00 2,117.70 Deposit 05/18/26528Lukas Nelson RC 5638 Money Market Acc...30.00 2,147.70 Deposit 05/18/26526Lukas Nelson RC 5639 Money Market Acc... 9.00 2,156.70 Deposit 05/18/262535Kris Torkelson RC 5640 Money Market Acc... 6.00 2,162.70 Deposit 05/18/261131Eric Deaton RC 5641 Money Market Acc...60.00 2,222.70 Deposit 05/18/261132Eric Deaton RC 5642 Money Market Acc...40.00 2,262.70 Deposit 05/18/261385Karen Leichtle RC 5643 Money Market Acc...25.00 2,287.70 Deposit 05/18/263348Cory Biggs RC 5644 Money Market Acc...20.00 2,307.70 Deposit 05/18/26CashJoe Mahoney RC 5645 Money Market Acc...969.00 3,276.70 Town of River Falls 05/18/26 Profit and Loss Detail May 5 - 18, 2026 Page 1 Type DateNum Name Memo Clr Split Amount Balance Total Recycling Center 3,276.70 3,276.70 Zoning Fee Deposit 05/05/2613606Mike Moody Bldg Permit 5623Money Market Acc...125.00 125.00 Total Zoning Fee 125.00 125.00 Zoning Fee DW/Site Ins/TraDwel Deposit 05/05/2610553Monica Jensen Dwelling site 5622Money Market Acc...175.00 175.00 Deposit 05/05/2612098Peter Stern Driveway 5624Money Market Acc...200.00 375.00 Total Zoning Fee DW/Site Ins/TraDwel 375.00 375.00 Total Public Charges for Services 3,776.70 3,776.70 Total Income 4,018.70 4,018.70 Net Ordinary Income 4,018.70 4,018.70 Net Income 4,018.70 4,018.70 Town of River Falls 05/18/26 Profit and Loss Detail May 5 - 18, 2026 Page 2 TOWN OF RIVER FALLS TREASURER’S REPORT May 18, 2026 FNBRF MM TRANSFERS $ 20,000.00 5/5/26 $ 15,000.00 5/8/26 FNBRF BALANCE $ 633,730.32 ROYAL CREDIT UNION $ 25.30 Business Savings $ 670,253.82 Entity Account $ -30,688.44 Revaluation $ -40,000.00 2025 Transfer for Reval $ -44,937.00 Highway Equipment $ -40,000.00 Capital Outlay $ -200,000.00 Roads Impact Fee RCU AVAILABLE $ 314,653.68 TOTAL AT BOTH BANKS $ 948,384.00 RECOMMENDED RESERVE $ 445,653.00 $ AVAILABLE FUNDS $ 502,731.00 Recycling Grant Award Notice--$6,400.62 (not yet received~~June 1) Updated Fire/Accident Call letter to reflect inclusion of the $40 charge for handling Zoning Report May 4 – May 18, 2026 5/4 N7061 820th St. – Issued a zoning permit to Heather Reed for a 24’ x 33’ replacement dwelling. Existing dwelling will be removed within 6 months after new dwelling is completed. Est cost - $525,000. 5/5 N7830 State Hwy 65 – Issued a zoning permit to Carl Mclagen for a 40’ x 60’ Ag storage building. Est cost - $100,000. 5/8 W8447 830th Ave. – Issued a driveway/field access permit to Sonya Peterson. 5/8 690th Ave. – Conducted a Dwelling Site Review for Tom Johnson. The compliant site would require crossing a permanent stream on an earthen berm with a total driveway length of 620 feet (365 feet on prime soils). An alternate site on Class III soil would require a total driveway length of 210 feet (all on class III soil). Zoning recommends review of the alternate site by the Planning Committee, and approval by the Town Board. 5/15 W8851 770th Ave. – Issued a zoning permit including impact fee to Brad and Monica Jensen for a 40’ x 65’ new dwelling. Est cost - $650,000. TOWN OF RIVER FALLS W9015 770th Ave River Falls, WI 54022 715-629-8240 The Town of River Falls, WI is seeking sealed bids for sealcoating some of its Town roads. The Chip Seal bid shall minimally consist of the following. The sealed bids shall be returned to the Town Clerk or Town Chair by 7:00p.m. on Monday, May 4, 2026. 1. The price shall include all personnel and equipment to sign work zone and thoroughly clean existing pavement with a combination self -propelled broom/mechanical blower, furnish cold patch material and pothole patch prior to chip seal surfacing. 2. The sealcoat oil shall be a hot mix oil meeting PG58 -28 5% cut back Liquid Asphalt Blend specifications blended at a State of Wisconsin and AASHTO certified liquid asphalt production facility. The bidder will furnish the oil heated to 350 degrees applied in a single pass. The hot oil mix will be applied at a minimum Shoot rate of .32 3. The bidder will furnish, load, haul and place aggregate in a single pass using a self propelled chip spreader and compact using a rubber tire and or a combination rubber tire/steel wheel self propelled roller. The compact will have minimum # of 3 passes. 4. The aggregate will be a Haas 3/8 fractured chip or an equivalent chip approved by the Town of River Falls prior to application. The chips will be applied at a minimum rate of 22 lbs per square yard. 5. There will be 4 road segments seal coated in 2026 listed as follows: A. 710Th Ave starting at CTY Rd E going east for approximately 8068 feet. B. 945Th St starting approximately 630 feet SE of Hy29/35 going southeast to the end of the Cul-de-sac for an approximate distance of 1650 feet. The entire cul -de-sac is included in the seal coat bid. C. 850Th Ave starting at 830th Ave going south for an approximate distance of 2760 feet. • Note it is up to the bidder to verify width and distance of each road segment, the distances provided above are only approximations. The Town will mark with paint (an arrow and the letters SC ) at each end of each road segment. For questions or more information contact Terry Kusilek, Town Chair @ 715 -821-4049. The Town will provide an employee or roads committee member for the bidders to review roads listed above. Name Term Expires In Notes Email Phone Number Terry Kusilek 2027 Town Board Chair is Presiding Officer torf.chair@gmail.com 715-821-4049 Kristin Nyquist 2028 kristin.nyquist5@gmail.com 715-222-2000 John Oliver 2028 jnoliver1@sbcglobal.net Brad Peterson 2029 bjpetersonrf@gmail.com 715-307-3502 Marty Ruemmele 2029 martyregionalconstruction@yahoo.com Patrick Singel 2029 patricksingel@hotmail.com Siri Smith 2027 Board Member elected yearly torf.sup2@gmail.com 715-307-1546 Don Rodewald Zoning Administrator - Advisory zoning@riverfallstown.com 715-307-0564 Name Term Expires In Notes Email Phone Number Garrett Gill 2028 Chair garrett.gill@gmail.com 612-803-8310 Brad LaBadie 2027 blabadieglass@gmail.com 715-516-0498 Mary Foster 2027 Town Board Member Elected Yearly mjfosterus@yahoo.com 715-220-3337 Sue Bushard 2027 nevillea1@hotmail.com 612-987-4300 Greg Elliot 2028 greg10elliott@gmail.com 715-222-3536 John Kucinski 2027 johnakucinski@gmail.com 715-425-5131 Joan Molloy 2029 joancmolloy@gmail.com 715-220-8966 David Gregg 2029 dgregg58@gmail.com 715-523-1388 Name Term Expires In Notes Email Phone Number Siri Smith 2027 Chair; Board member elected yearly torf.sup2@gmail.com 715-307-1546 Maureen Ash 2027 maureen7ash@gmail.com Parks and Recreation Committee Town of River Falls Boards, Commissions and Committees Generally Meets 4th Thursday at 6:30pm Comprehensive Plan Commission Meets as Needed Plan Commission Meets 1st & 3rd Mondays at 6pm Tim Bylander 2029 timthefixitguy@gmail.com Kurt Leichtle 2028 consultinghistoriankel@gmail.com 715-222-7253 Jerome Rodewald 2029 jrodewald63@gmail.com 715-307-1774 Mary Foster 2028 torf.sup1@gmail.com 715-220-3337 Sarah Meyer 2027 clerk@riverfallstown.com 715-629-8240 Name Term Expires In Notes Email Phone Number Brad Mogen 2029 Chair brad.d.mogen@gmail.com 651-303-9028 Terry Kusilek 2027 Vice Chair, Board Member elected yearly torf.chair@gmail.com 715-821-4049 Don Rodewald 2029 zoning@riverfallstown.com 715-307-0564 Peter Stern 2027 stern2640@gmail.com 715-307-4555 Cole Hanson 2028 hansongrainrf@gmail.com Rob Schaar Roads Staff, Advisory Role robschaar14@gmail.com 715-307-9132 Dalton Flick Roads Staff, Advisory Role flicksracing2016@gmail.com 715-928-2250 Name Term Expires In Notes Email Phone Number Jerome Rodewald 2027 Chair, Board member elected yearly jrodewald63@gmail.com 715-307-1774 Garrett Gill 2027 garrett.gill@gmail.com 612-803-8310 Peggy Jensen 2029 pegjensn@gmail.com Scott Jensen 2029 Don Rodewald 2029 zoning@riverfallstown.com 715-307-0564 Elizabeth Terlinden 2028 terlinden@sbcglobal.net Kurt Leichtle 2027 consultinghistoriankel@gmail.com 715-222-7253 Name Term Expires In Notes Email Phone Number Joe Mahoney 2027 Chair, Board member elected yearly torf.sup3@gmail.com 612-963-6222 John Stark 2029 Vice Chair js1235813@gmail.com Cemetery Committee Generally Meets 3rd Thursday at 6:30pm Recycling Committee Meets 1st Thursday at 6:30pm Generally Meets 2nd Thrusday at 3pm Roads Committee Rita Kozak 2029 Recorder torf.treasurer@gmail.com 715-425-8554 Kristin Nyquist 2028 kristin.nyquist5@gmail.com 715-222-2000 Mary Merta 2027 doesn't use email often (hezka@outlook.com Chris Fristad 2027 mythod99@gmail.com Name Term Expires In Notes Email Phone Number Terry Kusilek torf.chair@gmail.com 715-821-4049 Siri Smith 2027 Board Member elected yearly torf.sup2@gmail.com 715-307-1546 Wayne Svoboda John Kucinski First Alternate johnakucinski@gmail.com Kurt Leichtle consultinghistoriankel@gmail.com 715-222-7253 Patrick Singel patricksingel@hotmail.com Name Term Expires In Notes Email Phone Number Sheila Schils 2028 Chair sbschils@pressenter.com Mike Yde 2029 myde@dishup.us Mike Cobian 2027 mgcobianfarm@gmail.com David Gregg 2028 dgregg58@gmail.com 715-523-1388 Shana Colburn Alternate troyandshana8798@gmail.com Name Term Expires In Notes Email Phone Number Terry Kusilek 2027 Chair, Board member elected yearly torf.chair@gmail.com 715-821-4049 Jerome Rodewald 2028 jrodewald63@gmail.com 715-307-1774 Peter Stern 2029 stern2640@gmail.com 715-307-4555 Meets as Needed Extra Territorial Zoning Committee Board of Appeals Meets as Needed Facilities Planning Committee Meets as Needed Town Code Review Committee Meets as Needed Name Term Expires In Notes Email Phone Number Mary Foster Recorder, Board member elected yearly torf.sup1@gmail.com 715-220-3337 Kristin Nyquist Chair kristin.nyquist5@gmail.com 715-222-2000 Pat Singel patricksingel@hotmail.com Name Term Expires In Notes Email Phone Number Siri Smith Chair, Board member elected yearly torf.sup2@gmail.com 715-307-1546 Brad Peterson bjpetersonrf@gmail.com 715-307-3502 Jim Harsdorf jim.harsdorf@gmail.com 715-222-7200 Maureen Ash maureen7ash@gmail.com Peter Stern stern2640@gmail.com 715-307-4555 Wendy DiPeso wdipeso@gmail.com 253-740-6569 Don Rodewald Zoning Administrator zoning@riverfallstown.com 715-307-0564 Name Term Expires In Notes Email Phone Number Kurt Leichtle Plan Commission Rep consultinghistoriankel@gmail.com 715-222-7253 Kara Petta kara@karapettaphotography.com 715-220-7499 Linda Singel lindasingel@hotmail.com 715-222-7973 Bill Rasmussen bill.ras.13@gmail.com 715-307-5136 Brad Peterson bjpetersonrf@gmail.com 715-307-3502 Don Rodewald Zoning Administrator zoning@riverfallstown.com 715-307-0564 Meets as Needed Plan Commission SubCommittee - Inactive as of February 2026 ETZ Sub-Committee Meets as Needed Plan Commission SubCommittee - Inactive as of February 2026 Impact Fee Sub-Committee Meets as Needed Plan Commission SubCommittee - Inactive as of January 2026 Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) Committee Marty Ruemmele martyregionalconstruction@yahoo.com Garrett Gill garrett.gill@gmail.com 612-803-8310 Peggy Kubicz Hall kubiczhall@gmail.com 612-355-9020 Jerome Rodewald jrodewald63@gmail.com 715-307-1774 TOWN OF RIVER FALLS – ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Tuesday, April 21, 2026, River Falls Town Hall Elected officials and staff present: Terry Kusilek, Chair; Siri Smith, Mary Foster, Joe Mahoney, Jerome Rodewald, Supervisors; Don Rodewald, Zoning Administration; Rita Kozak, Treasurer; Sarah Meyer, Clerk. Others present: Dean Bergseng, Greg Elliot, Tami Gregg, Wendy DiPeso, Jim DiPeso, Greg Smith, Pat Singel, Linda Singel, Kristin Nyquist, Marcella Rodewald, Maureen Ash, Bonnie Jones-Witthun, Victoria Rader, Richard Purdy The meeting was called to order by Chair Terry Kusilek at 7:04pm. Chair Kusilek asked the group how they would like to vote. Joe Mahoney nominated Greg Smith and Maureen Ash to be counters for hand count votes. Siri Smith seconded the motion. Motion carried with 22 ayes, 0 nays. Chair Kusilek presented the minutes from the April 2025 Annual Meeting. Joe Mahoney moved to approve the minutes of the 2025 Annual Meeting Minutes. Dean Bergseng seconded. Motion carried with 22 ayes, 0 nays. 2025 Income and Expenditures: Rita Kozak presented the revenues from 2025. Total revenues for 2025 were $4,756,036.08. Sarah Meyer presented the expenditures from 2025. Total expenditures for 2025 were $4,697,761.02, which was 14.26% increase from 2024. Town Road Report: Terry Kusilek shared updates from the Roads Department. In 2025, Don Rodewald and Brad Mogen completed a full inventory of bridges and culverts 6 to 20 feet. The Town purchased a new tractor as well as a truck cab and chassis. Rob Schaar and Dalton Flick, the Town’s Roads Department employees, hand shoveled about 90 ton of patching on town roads, which is a large increase from past years. Recycling Center Report: Joe Mahoney shared information about a new program starting in May 2026 that will require town residents to present a permit to get reduced pricing at the Recycling Center. Rita Kozak presented the information in the annual report regarding the Town Recycling program. Zoning & Building Permit/Building Inspection Program: Don Rodewald, Zoning Administrator, shared a summary of the actions of the Zoning Program in 2025. Cemetery Report: Jerome Rodewald, Cemetery Committee Chair, provided a report of the activities of the Cemetery Committee in 2025. Parks and Recreation: Mary Foster gave updates on the Parks and Recreation Committee actions throughout 2025. Rural Fire Association Report: Terry Kusilek is the Town’s representative in the Rural Fire Association. He said that the Association entered into a 20 year contract with the City of River Falls to help pay for new fire hall. The approximate expense is $.30/day per residence over the 20 year contract. Other Information/Reports: Sarah Meyer swore in newly elected Town Board Supervisors joe Mahoney and Jerome Rodewald. Dean Bergseng asked how the Town planned to sell the old snow plow truck and indicated that the Town may be able to work with the county to get it on the state surplus auction. Terry replied that the truck sale is a topic on the May 4, 2026, town board agenda to discuss what the plan may be. Bonnie Jones-Witthun, 950th Street, has lived here for many years and has a growing concern about groundwater in Pierce County. Is the Planning Commission taking the Pierce County 5 year groundwater study into account? Do we have a committee related to groundwater and how it impacts the town? Jerome shared information about the Farmer-Led Watershed Group. There was further discussion about which aquifer is being monitored and discussed. Maureen Ash stated that she has been impressed with this Board and their work. She said she has always been proud of how the town government operates in the Town of River Falls. Maureen said she felt that the CAFO Committee was a lot of meetings and discussion but was disappointed in the result. She doesn’t feel that it is right that it is more complicated to start a coffee shop at home than it would be to bring in 5000 cows. She indicated that she liked the option that was presented to the committee to require a conditional use permit for a CAFO. Would the Plan Commission be willing to look at that topic again? Terry shared that a committee is currently reviewing town code for organization and making sure that it is all up to date. Bonnie stated that Maureen’s concern about CAFOs is related to her concern about groundwater. She was involved in an issue in another municipality where the town struggled to get restrictions in place fast enought o prevent damage from a CAFO coming in. Don requested approval of Resolution 2026 - C - Annual Meeting Resolution to Dispose of Town Property PARCEL 022-01058-1000. This resolution will authorize the town to investigate the sale or trade of town owned property on 800th Street. Richard Purdy made a motion to approve Resolution 2026 - C - Annual Meeting Resolution to Dispose of Town Property PARCEL 022-01058-1000. Pat Singel seconded. Motion carried with 22 ayes, 0 nays. Don requested approval of Resolution 2026 - D - Annual Meeting Resolution to Dispose of Town Property Parcel 022-01064-0400. This resolution will authorize the town to investigate the sale or trade of town owned property on 770th Avenue across from the town hall. Mary Foster made a motion to approve Resolution 2026 - C - Annual Meeting Resolution to Dispose of Town Property PARCEL 022-01058-1000. Greg Smith seconded. Motion carried with 22 ayes, 0 nays. Don made a motion that the Town Board put together a committee to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of changing the Town Clerk and Town Treasurer positions from elected positions to appointed positions, with the goal of presenting a proposal at an appropriate town meeting in the Fall of 2026. Maureen seconded the motion. Set 2027 Annual Meeting Date: Joe moved that the 2027 Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 20, 2027, at 7:00pm at the River Falls Town Hall. Mary seconded. Motion carried with 22 ayes, 0 nays. Public Recommendations to the Board Joe moved to adjourn. Don seconded. Motion carried with 22 ayes, 0 nays. Meeting adjourned at 8:42. 1 GENERAL GOVERNMENT 1 2 3 1.01 ELECTED OFFICIALS............................................................................................. 2 4 1.02 APPOINTED OFFICIALS. ....................................................................................... 2 5 1.03 OATHS AND BONDS. ............................................................................................. 2 6 1.04 REMOVALS.............................................................................................................. 2 7 1.05 VACANCIES. ............................................................................................................ 3 8 1.06 SALARIES. ............................................................................................................... 3 9 1.07 RECEIPT OF GIFTS AND GRATUITIES. ............................................................... 3 10 1.08 ELECTION OFFICIALS. ........................................................................................... 3 11 1.10 TOWN CHAIR AND SUPERVISORS. ....................................................................... 3 12 1.11 ASSESSOR. ............................................................................................................... 4 13 1.12 TOWN ATTORNEY. ................................................................................................ 4 14 1.13 CLERK. ...................................................................................................................... 4 15 1.14 TREASURER. ........................................................................................................... 6 16 1.20 PLAN COMMISSION................................................................................................ 6 17 1.21 PARK AND RECREATION COMMITTEE. ............................................................ 7 18 1.22 BOARD OF REVIEW. ................................................................................................. 7 19 20 21 2 GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO OFFICIALS 22 23 1.01 ELECTED OFFICIALS. 24 25 (1) The Town Board of the Town of River Falls shall consist of five members; The 26 supervisors shall be designated Chair, Supervisor 1, Supervisor 2, Supervisor 3 and 27 Supervisor 4. 28 29 (2) Supervisors 1 and 2, Clerk, Treasurer and the Chair shall be elected in odd 30 numbered years and supervisors 3 and 4 shall be elected in even numbered years. 31 32 (3) A quorum of the Town Board shall consist of a majority of its members. 33 34 1.02 APPOINTED OFFICIALS. 35 The following Town officials shall be appointed in the manner and for the term indicated: 36 37 Official How Appointed Term 38 39 Animal Control Officer Town Board Indefinite 40 41 Assessor Town Board Indefinite 42 43 Attorney Town Board Indefinite 44 45 Building Inspector Town Board Indefinite 46 47 Chair Pro Tem Town Board Until the current chair is able 48 to resume their duties 49 50 Driveway Permit Issuer Town Board Indefinite 51 52 53 Zoning Administrator Town Board Indefinite 54 55 1.03 OATHS AND BONDS. 56 57 Elected and appointed officials shall take and file the official oath within 5 days after 58 notice of their election or appointment and shall execute and file the official bond as 59 required by State Statutes and this General Code. 60 61 1.04 REMOVALS. 62 63 (1) ELECTED OFFICIALS. Elected officials may be removed by the Town Board as 64 provided in Wis. Stat. §17.13(2), or by the judge of the Circuit Court for cause 65 pursuant to Wis.Stat. §17.13(3), or as provided by Wis. Stat. §17.16. 66 67 3 (2) APPOINTED OFFICIALS. Appointed officials may be removed as provided in 68 Wis. Stats. §17.13(l) and (3) and 17.16. 69 1.05 VACANCIES. 70 71 (1) HOW OCCURRING. Vacancies in elective and appointive positions are caused as 72 provided in Wis. Stats. §17.03 and 17.035. 73 74 (2) HOW FILLED. Vacancies in elective and appointive offices shall be filled as 75 provided in Wis. Stat. §17.23 76 77 1.06 SALARIES. 78 79 The salaries of all elected and appointed officials, including members of boards and 80 commissions, shall be as determined by the Town Board from time to time. The salary of 81 the Chair and members of the Board shall not be increased during their terms of office. 82 (See Wis. Stat. §66.0505) 83 84 1.07 RECEIPT OF GIFTS AND GRATUITIES. 85 86 (1) RESTRICTED. No Town employee or official shall receive or offer to receive, 87 either directly or indirectly, any gift or gratuity, financial or otherwise, from any 88 person who: 89 90 (a) Has or is seeking to obtain contractual or other business or financial 91 relationships with the Town or Town Board. 92 93 (b) Conducts operations or activities which are regulated by the Town or Town 94 Board; or 95 96 (c) Has interests which may be substantially affected by the Town or Town Board. 97 98 (2) PENALTY. The receipt of any gift or gratuity, financial or otherwise, as denoted 99 above is contrary to the public policy of the Town and is punishable as provided in 100 Wis. Stat. §946.12. Such conduct shall also be punishable under Section 25.04 of 101 the General Code. 102 103 1.08 ELECTION OFFICIALS. 104 105 (1) Election officials shall be appointed as provided in Wis. Stat. §7.30. 106 107 (2) The Town Board may select alternate officials or select two sets of officials to 108 work at different times on election day. 109 110 111 OFFICIALS 112 113 1.10 TOWN CHAIR AND SUPERVISORS. 114 4 115 (1) ELECTION AND TERM. See Section 1.01 of the General Code. 116 117 (2) AUTHORITY. The Town Board shall have all powers of the Town not specifically 118 given to some other body or officer. Except as otherwise provided by law, the 119 Town Board has power over property, finances, highways, streets, utilities and the 120 public service; may act for the government and good order of the Town, for its 121 commercial benefit and for the health, safety, welfare and convenience of the 122 public; and may carry its powers into effect by license, regulations, suppression, 123 borrowing, taxation, special assessment, appropriation, imposition of forfeitures 124 and other necessary or convenient means. The Town Board may appoint such 125 officials from time to time as may be deemed necessary for the benefit of the 126 community. In addition, the Board shall have the powers enumerated in, Wis. 127 Stat. §60.22, and may exercise the powers enumerated in, Wis. Stat. §60.23. The 128 powers hereby conferred shall be in addition to all other grants and shall be limited 129 only by express language. 130 131 (3) OTHER PROVISIONS. See also Chapter 2 of the General Code. 132 133 1.11 ASSESSOR. 134 135 (1) APPOINTMENT AND TERM. See Section 1.02 of the General Code. 136 137 (2) POWERS AND DUTIES. 138 139 (a) Applicable Statute. See Wis. Stat. §60.307. 140 141 (b) Other Duties Prescribed by Law. The assessor shall perform such other duties 142 as shall be prescribed by State law, supervisory personnel of the State 143 Department of Revenue and the Town Board, including attendance at all 144 meetings of the Board of Review. 145 146 1.12 TOWN ATTORNEY. 147 148 (1) APPOINTMENT AND TERM. See Section 1.02 of the General Code. 149 150 (2) POWERS AND DUTIES. The Town Attorney shall perform such duties as 151 directed by the Town Board. 152 153 1.13 CLERK. 154 155 (1) ELECTION AND TERM. See Section 1.01(2) of the General Code. 156 157 (2) POWERS AND DUTIES. The Town Clerk shall have such powers and perform 158 such duties as prescribed by State law and directed by the Town Board. See Wis. 159 Stat. §60.33. 160 161 5 (3) PAYMENT OF ROUTINE BILLS. The Town Clerk is hereby authorized to pay 162 employee wages, payroll withholding and health insurance, utility bills and other 163 bills of routine nature without prior Board approval. All such bills so paid will be 164 reviewed by the Board at its next regular meeting. 165 6 1.14 TREASURER. 166 167 (1) ELECTION AND TERM. See For election and term information see Section 168 1.01(2) of the General Code. 169 170 (2) POWERS AND DUTIES. The Town Treasurer shall have such powers and 171 perform such duties as prescribed by State law and directed by the Town Board. 172 See Wis. Stat. §60.34. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to keep, or cause to be 173 kept, accurate and detailed records of the licensing of dogs in the Town of River 174 Falls and to serve as the municipal dog listing official, pursuant to Wis. Stats. 175 §174.06(2) and 174.065(1). 176 177 178 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 179 180 1.20 PLAN COMMISSION 181 182 (1) PURPOSE. This section creates a Town Plan Commission under Wis. Stats. 183 §60.10(2)(c), §60.22(3), §61.35 and §62.23 and the Town Board hereby does 184 create a Town Plan Commission. 185 186 (2) HOW CONSTITUTED. The Plan Commission shall consist of the Town Board 187 Chair, who shall be its presiding officer, a supervisor and 5 citizens. Citizen 188 members shall be persons of recognized experience and qualifications. The 189 supervisor member shall be elected by a majority vote of the Town Board each 190 April. Citizen members shall be appointed by the Town Board Chair for 3 year 191 terms commencing in May of the year of appointment, with Town Board approval. 192 193 (3) VACANCIES. Vacancies other than ex officio shall be filled by appointment for 194 the unexpired term in the same manner as original appointments. 195 196 (4) ORGANIZATION. The Plan Commission shall elect, by a majority vote, a vice 197 chair and a secretary, hired or elected, shall keep records of its proceedings 198 including all actions taken and a copy of the minutes shall be filed with the Town 199 Clerk. All actions shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members 200 of the Commission. 201 202 (5) RULES. The Plan Commission is authorized to adopt rules governing its own 203 proceedings. 204 205 (6) POWERS AND DUTIES. The Plan Commission shall have such powers and 206 duties as provided in Wis. Stat. §62.23, and such other powers and duties as the 207 Town Board may prescribe from time to time. It shall be a function of the Plan 208 Commission to report its findings concerning subjects under its jurisdiction to the 209 Town Board. The Town Board shall retain oversight for building permit 210 applications relating to nonresidential buildings such as churches, schools, lodges 211 and all light industrial, commercial and ETZ permits. 212 7 213 (7) MEETINGS. If there is business to conduct, the Plan Commission shall meet at the 214 Town Hall, on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month, at an hour that is earlier 215 than the Town Board meeting. From time to time, the Town Board Chair may call 216 additional meetings of the Plan Commission to discuss items. 217 218 1.21 PARK AND RECREATION COMMITTEE. 219 220 (1) A Park and Recreation Committee is hereby established. 221 222 (2) The Park and Recreation Committee shall have those duties set forth in Chapter 13 223 of the General Code and as otherwise directed by the Town Board. 224 225 (3) The Park and Recreation Committee shall consist of five members, one of which 226 shall be a Town Board member, and the other four of which may be citizen 227 members. Members shall be appointed by the Town Chair for three year staggered 228 terms commencing in May of the year of appointment. 229 230 1.22 BOARD OF REVIEW. 231 232 (1) This section creates a Town Board of Review under Wis. Stat. §70.46(1), 233 consisting of Town Board members and the Town Clerk. 234 235 (2) ALTERNATES. Pursuant to Wis. Stats. §70.47(6)(m)(c) and §70.46(1), the Town 236 Board may from time to time appoint by resolution alternates to serve on the Board 237 of Review in the event a standing member of the Board of Review is removed or 238 unable to serve. Alternates appointed shall serve in the order specified in the 239 resolution naming said alternates. 240 241 (3) CONFIDENTIALITY. 242 243 (a) Wis. Stat. §70.47(7) is hereby adopted by reference. Income and expense 244 information furnished to an assessor by a property owner for the purpose of 245 establishing valuation of property for assessment purposes by the income 246 method of valuation, shall be confidential and shall not be a public record open 247 to inspection or copying under Wis. Stat. §19.35(1). 248 249 (b) Exceptions to Nondisclosure. An assessor or other officer having possession of 250 such information may make disclosure of same under the following 251 circumstances: 252 253 1. The assessor has access to such information in the performance of his/her 254 duties; 255 256 2. The Board of Review may review such information when needed, in its 257 opinion, to review a contested assessment; 258 259 8 3. Another person or body has the right to review such information due to the 260 intimate relationship to the duties of an office or as set by law; 261 262 4. The assessor or officer is complying with a Court Order; 263 264 5. The person providing the income and expense information has contested 265 the assessment level at either the Board of Review or by filing a claim for 266 excessive assessment under Wis. Stats. §74.37, in which case the base 267 records are open and public. 268 1 CHAPTER 1: GENERAL GOVERNMENT 1 2 3 COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS 4 5 Committee Appointments. 6 7 Standing committees and commissions of the town are appointed by the Town Board 8 Chair, subject to confirmation by the Town Board. Each committee shall consist of three 9 to nine members and are comprised of a mix of Town Board Supervisors, the Town Chair, 10 citizen representatives, and ex-officio, non-voting, Town employees. At least one 11 committee member must also be a member of the Town Board. The appointments to each 12 committee shall be made at the annual organizational meeting, which is the 2nd meeting in 13 April each year, or such times as appointments to the committees become necessary. 14 Members shall be appointed by the Town Chair for three year staggered terms 15 commencing in May of the year of appointment. 16 17 Town Board Chair to Designate Chairperson. 18 19 The Town Board Chair shall designate the chairperson of each standing committee. All 20 committee appointments except designation of chairperson shall be subject to 21 confirmation by a majority vote of the board. 22 All Town Board Supervisors shall serve on at least one standing committee. 23 The Committee will identify a minutes taker, abide by all open meeting laws, publish 24 agendas, and record and approve for publication all meeting minutes for public access and 25 review. 26 27 Compensation of Members 28 29 Individuals that serve on the Board, commissions, and committees pay is set via 30 resolution. Meetings must be attended in order to receive payment. Payment for meetings 31 is based on an annual schedule and is confirmed based on meeting minutes. Mileage for 32 meetings and seminars outside of the Village is reimbursed at the current IRS rate. 33 34 Special Committees 35 36 The Town Board Chair may, from time to time, appoint such special committee or 37 committees as he deems advisable or as provided for by motion or resolution by the board 38 stating the number of members and object thereof to perform such duties as may be 39 assigned to them. 40 41 Compliance with Town Board Policies All actions, recommendations, and decisions of 42 the Committee shall comply with: 43 All current Town Board–approved road policies; 44 All Town Board–approved employment and personnel policies; 45 All applicable state and federal laws. 46 47 2 Abolition or Replacement of Committees 48 Town Committees may be abolished only by: 49 (1) A majority vote of the Town Board, and 50 (2) The prior creation or adoption of a comparable road oversight body that 51 assumes substantially similar responsibilities and authority. 52 53 54 PLAN COMMISSION 55 56 (1) PURPOSE. This section creates a Town Plan Commission under Wis. Stats. 57 §60.10(2)(c), §60.22(3), §61.35 and §62.23 and the Town Board hereby does 58 create a Town Plan Commission. 59 60 (2) HOW CONSTITUTED. The Plan Commission shall consist of the Town Board 61 Chair, who shall be its presiding officer, a supervisor and 5 citizens. Citizen 62 members shall be persons of recognized experience and qualifications. The 63 supervisor member shall be elected by a majority vote of the Town Board each 64 April. Citizen members shall be appointed by the Town Board Chair for 3 year 65 terms commencing in May of the year of appointment, with Town Board approval. 66 67 (3) VACANCIES. Vacancies other than ex officio shall be filled by appointment for 68 the unexpired term in the same manner as original appointments. 69 70 (4) ORGANIZATION. The Plan Commission shall elect, by a majority vote, a vice 71 chair and a secretary, hired or elected, shall keep records of its proceedings 72 including all actions taken and a copy of the minutes shall be filed with the Town 73 Clerk. All actions shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members 74 of the Commission. 75 76 (5) RULES. The Plan Commission is authorized to adopt rules governing its own 77 proceedings. 78 79 (6) POWERS AND DUTIES. The Plan Commission shall have such powers and 80 duties as provided in Wis. Stat. §62.23, and such other powers and duties as the 81 Town Board may prescribe from time to time. It shall be a function of the Plan 82 Commission to report its findings concerning subjects under its jurisdiction to the 83 Town Board. The Town Board shall retain oversight for building permit 84 applications relating to nonresidential buildings such as churches, schools, lodges 85 and all light industrial, commercial and ETZ permits. 86 87 (7) MEETINGS. If there is business to conduct, the Plan Commission shall meet at the 88 Town Hall, on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month, at an hour that is earlier 89 than the Town Board meeting. From time to time, the Town Board Chair may call 90 additional meetings of the Plan Commission to discuss items. 91 92 93 BOARD OF REVIEW. 94 3 95 (1) This section creates a Town Board of Review under Wis. Stat. §70.46(1), 96 consisting of Town Board members and the Town Clerk. 97 98 (2) ALTERNATES. Pursuant to Wis. Stats. §70.47(6)(m)(c) and §70.46(1), the Town 99 Board may from time to time appoint by resolution alternates to serve on the Board 100 of Review in the event a standing member of the Board of Review is removed or 101 unable to serve. Alternates appointed shall serve in the order specified in the 102 resolution naming said alternates. 103 104 (1) CONFIDENTIALITY. 105 106 (a) Wis. Stat. §70.47(7) is hereby adopted by reference. Income and expense 107 information furnished to an assessor by a property owner for the purpose of 108 establishing valuation of property for assessment purposes by the income 109 method of valuation, shall be confidential and shall not be a public record open 110 to inspection or copying under Wis. Stat. §19.35(1). 111 112 (b) Exceptions to Nondisclosure. An assessor or other officer having possession of 113 such information may make disclosure of same under the following 114 circumstances: 115 116 1. The assessor has access to such information in the performance of his/her 117 duties; 118 119 2. The Board of Review may review such information when needed, in its 120 opinion, to review a contested assessment; 121 122 3. Another person or body has the right to review such information due to the 123 intimate relationship to the duties of an office or as set by law; 124 125 4. The assessor or officer is complying with a Court Order; 126 127 5. The person providing the income and expense information has contested 128 the assessment level at either the Board of Review or by filing a claim for 129 excessive assessment under Wis. Stats. §74.37, in which case the base 130 records are open and public. 131 132 133 STANDING COMMITTEES 134 135 CEMETERY COMMITTEE 136 137 A. Purpose 138 139 B. Authority 140 C. 141 4 D. Duties 142 143 144 PARK AND RECREATION COMMITTEE. 145 146 (1) A Park and Recreation Committee is hereby established. 147 148 (2) The Park and Recreation Committee shall have those duties set forth in Chapter 13 149 of the General Code and as otherwise directed by the Town Board. 150 151 (3) The Park and Recreation Committee shall consist of five members, one of which 152 shall be a Town Board member, and the other four of which may be citizen 153 members. Members shall be appointed by the Town Chair for three year staggered 154 terms commencing in May of the year of appointment. 155 156 ROADS COMMITTEE 157 158 A. Purpose The purpose of the Committee is to provide centralized oversight, 159 management, and policy-consistent decision-making related to all Town road and road 160 right-of-way matters. 161 B. Authority Subject to applicable Wisconsin Statutes, Town ordinances, and 162 Town Board–approved policies, the Committee shall have authority over: 163 a. The rebuilding, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, repair, and 164 general oversight of all Town roads; 165 b. Oversight of Town road rights-of-way, including maintenance and 166 permitted uses; 167 c. Prioritization and scheduling of road projects; 168 d. Be responsible for issuing road-related bids or requests for proposals as 169 necessary and to comply with all state mandated guidelines regarding such 170 bids and requests. Final approval and acceptance of received bids remains 171 the authority of the Town Board; 172 e. Review and direction of all road-related operations and practices; 173 f. Development and proposal of the Town’s annual Roads budget, which shall 174 be submitted to the Town Board for approval by a majority vote, consistent 175 with Wis. Stat. §§ 60.10(1)(a) and 60.23(3). 176 g. The Committee shall have the authority to spend the allocated budget up to 177 a maximum of $10,000 per expenditure without approval of the Town 178 Board to facilitate efficient use of employee time under emergency 179 circumstances which can be determined by majority vote of the Committee 180 members. These expenditures are to be paid for out of the allocated annual 181 roads budget and are not to be considered additional allocations unless the 182 Town Board approves a budget adjustment. 183 h. The Committee’s authority shall be exercised in a manner consistent with 184 all Town Board– approved road, employment, and financial policies. 185 i. The Committee will identify a minutes taker, abide by all open meeting 186 laws, publish agendas, and record and approve for publication all meeting 187 minutes for public access and review. 188 5 189 RECYCLING COMMITTEE 190 191 E. Purpose 192 a. The purpose of the committee is to provide centralized oversight, 193 management and consistent decision-making related to Chapter 19, 194 Recycling, in the Town of River Falls Code. 195 F. Authority 196 b. Subject to applicable Wisconsin Statutes, Town ordinances and Town 197 Board approved policies, the committee shall have authority over: 198 hauler licensing, contracts for recycling, waste and electronics pick up 199 and state mandated disposal practices, and reporting requirements. 200 c. The Committee’s authority shall be exercised in a manner consistent 201 with all Town Board policies and budget practices. 202 G. Duties 203 H. 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 TOWN OF RIVER FALLS RECYCLING/SOLID WASTE CENTER ASSISTANT JOB REQUIREMENTS 1) Willing to work on Saturdays and Wednesdays, times and dates as scheduled. 2) To work with the public in a pleasant and welcoming manner providing information and handling inquiries. 3) To educate customers on recycling and solid waste. 4) Must be willing to work outside in extreme weather conditions. 5) Work under the supervision of the Recycling /Solid Waste Center Supervisor and respond to Town Board requests and direction. 6) Familiarize himself/herself with the Recycling/Solid Waste Center Fee Schedule. 7) Familiarize himself/herself with the Center operation and recycling in general. 8) Monitor Commingle and Paper Compactor for contaminants (non-recyclable items). 9) Share responsibility for keeping the Center clean and neat, with public safety in mind at all times. 10) Help elderly and disabled people remove items from their vehicles. 11) Fill out receipts for solid waste. 12) Assist town residents in filling out burning permits, (Supervisor must authorize). 13) Must be able to lift and carry 50 pounds and up for short distances. 14) Shovel snow in the winter months to allow residents access to recycling and solid waste containers. 15) Must know where safety equipment, fire extinguishers, first aid kit, emergency phone numbers, etc. are located. 16) Cell phones are to be used only for emergency purposes. _________________________________ Recycling/Solid Waste Center Assistant _________________________________ Recycling/Solid Waste Center Administrator _________________________________ Date 5/13/20 Register: 1st Nat. 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