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August 17 th , 20 2 6 [VILLAGE OF HIXTON BOARD OF TRUSTEES AUGUST 17TH, 2026 MINUTES ] 1 | P a g e August 17 , 2026 Public Hearing 1) President Charles Taylor calls the Public Hearing to order. 2) The verification of the Statement of Public had been posted in 3 places including the Village Hall. 3) No p ublic comments regarding the sex offender ordinance for the Village of Hixton. 4) Trustee Gene Larson motions to adjourn the Public Hearing. Trustee Dave Linberg seconds the motion, all present voting “ aye, the motion carries. VILLAGE BOARD MEETING 1) President Charles Taylor calls the Village Board Meeting to order . 2) Present at meeting: Charles Taylor, Dave Linberg, Gene Larson, Jay Mageland and Todd Skoien . 3) Public present: Missy Meuhlenkamp, Steve Kirschner, Dustin Pickett, Mick Hawley, and Ron Demers Jr. 4) The verifica tion of the statement of Public had been posted in 3 places including the Village Hall . 5) Trustee Gene Larson motions to approve the July 20th regular meeting minutes. Trustee Todd Skoien seconds, all present voting “ aye ” , the motions carries . 6) Trustee Dave Linberg motions to approve the July Treasurer ’s Reports. Trustee Jay Mageland seconds, all present voting “ aye ” , the motion carries. 7) Law Officer: No Officer present. 8) Communications and Public Comment: Trustee Todd Skoien asks the board if there would be any interest in having a Halloween dec oration contest. Maybe with a 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd place prize. This will be discussed at our next meeting. 9) New Business: a) Becca Council-Holmes for damage from April storms: No show. b) Sheriff Contract: Trustee Gene Larson motions to approve the contract. Trustee Jay Mageland seconds the motion, all present voting “ aye ” , the motion carries. c) Brush pile procedures: The brush pile is for Hixton residents only. The size of any brush allowed needs to be clarified. No tree stumps with dirt. Branch diameter limited to 6 ” . All leaf bags need to be emptied on site. The brush pile will be available with key on Monday and Tuesday 8am-4:30pm., and on Saturday from 8am – 12pm when Jerrell is there. The fines for leaving the brush pile unsecured and dumping unapproved material will be $500.0 0 for the 1 st offense and $1000. 00 for the 2 nd and any further offenses The Village will buy three more upgraded cameras and upgrade the current 3 cameras (two of the cameras will have payment split with the Town of Hixton and the Town of Curran). Cameras will send footage to the Village Hall and possibly phones. Contractors working for residents still have to follow the rules. Trustee Gene Larson motions to approve the above stipulations for the brush pile. Trustee Todd Skoien seconds the motion, all present voting “ aye ” , the motion carries. d) High end trail cameras: This item was covered in (c). 10) Unfinished Business a) Village sign on donated property: This item is tabled until the September meeting. b) Discussion/Action on the ordinance relating to sex offender residency: The board discusses the options. 2800 feet from any church, school bus stop. They decide to adopt an ordinance similar to the Blair ordinance. Trustee Dave Linberg to adopt ordinance similar to Blair ’s. Trustee Jay Mageland seconds the motion, all present voting “ aye ” , the motion carries. August 17 th , 20 2 6 [VILLAGE OF HIXTON BOARD OF TRUSTEES AUGUST 17TH, 2026 MINUTES ] 2 | P a g e 11) Public Utility : Jim Simonson gives a quote of $5000 for 2 cameras for the Village Hall. The ATV signage is OK ’d and just needs to be ordered. They are doing extra sewer jetting this year since it is so dry (easier). Rick was here for maintenance on the emergency siren. The board discusses work to be done at the ballfield and church lot. Trustee Dave Linberg has pictures of the light poles he can get to the church lot (three light poles for $250 ). 12) Village Operations: Clerk L aurie Mueller reports that the Village has received the deed for the Stephen Doerr property. There was a zoom meeting with the building inspector regarding code enforcement. This would make building permits more expensive. 13) Future Agenda Items: Hall oween Contest, Bu ilding Inspection Information, Camera Quotes. 14) Adjourn: Trustee Gene Larson motions to adjourn. Trustee Todd Skoien seconds the motion, all present voting “ aye ” , the motion carries. Respectfully, Karen Brown, Deputy Clerk