Town Board — Minutes

Town of Dodgeville Town Board Meeting Minutes January 6th, 2026 *6:00 p.m.* 1) Call to order. Town Chairman, Curt Peterson called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Town Supervisors in attendance were Pam Johnson-Loy, Peter Vanderloo, David Pope and Kyle Levetzow at 6:04 p.m. Also in attendance were Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson, Kevin Zajicek, Jeff Haylock, Clarissa Hayslett, Karter Zajicek, Aaron Fitzsimons and Jeffrey Brindley. Everyone in attendance recited the Pledge of Allegiance. 2) Approval of Public Notice/Agenda. Supervisor, David Pope made a motion to approve the public notice and agenda seconded by Supervisor, Pam Johnson-Loy. Motion carried. 3) Public Comment. Town resident Jeff Haylock indicated some concerns in regards to the cardboard containers during the holidays due to the amount of cardboard being received. Recycling Center attendant Aaron Fitzsimons asked questions in regards to the compactor and the Recycling Center Parking Lot Improvements. Kyle Levetzow arrived during public comment. 4) Approval of Meeting Minutes from December 2nd, 2025. Pam Johnson-Loy made a motion to approve the meeting minutes from December 2nd, 2025 as presented. Kyle Levetzow seconded the motion. Motion carried. Kyle Levetzow made a motion to suspend the agenda and move to Item #9: Planning Commission Recommendations. David Pope seconded the motion. Motion carried. 5) Discussion & possible action re: Planning Commission Recommendations. Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson presented the conditional use application and correspondence for the conditional use permit of Jeff Brindley for the purpose of allowing up to 6 animal units on a 5.1 acre parcel zoned AR-1 located in part of the SW ¼ of the NW ¼ of Section 20, Town 7 North, Range 4 East at 5290 N. Clay Hill Road. The Town Board discussed the request, correspondence and the maps showing the property. Town Supervisor Peter Vanderloo indicated he had concerns in regards to the property, the lay of the land and the amount of usable acreage for the requested amount of animal units. Peter Vanderloo made a motion to recommend the denial of the conditional use permit of Jeff Brindley for the purpose of allowing up to 6 animal units on a 5.1 acre parcel zoned AR-1 located in part of the SW ¼ of the NW ¼ of Section 20, Town 7 North, Range 4 East at 5290 N. Clay Hill Road. Kyle Levetzow seconded the motion. Motion carried. Curt Peterson was opposed. Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson presented the conditional use permit application and correspondence for the conditional use permit of Protective Coating of Dodgeville, LLC for the purpose of full vehicle upfitting, agriculture enhancements, refinishing of floors, patios and warehouse floors with proprietary coatings and storage on a 4.93 acre parcel zone B-3 Heavy Business located in part of the SW ¼ of the NW ¼ of Section 26, Town 6 North, Range 3 East at 4811 Curtis Road. Peter Vanderloo made a motion to recommend the approval of the conditional use permit of Protective Coating of Dodgeville, LLC for the above stated purposes with the conditional the empty barrels remain in the building till disposal. Pam Johnson-Loy seconded the motion. Motion carried. 6) Approval of Treasurer’s Report for General, Sanitary District #1 and Tax Collection Account. Kyle Levetzow made a motion to approve the Town of Dodgeville’s December 2025 Treasurer’s Report stating the following fund balances: General Checking $ 279,383.76 General Checking – Tax Funds $ 198,398.35 Farmer’s Savings $ 167,000.12 Farmer’s Savings – Tax Funds $ 554,227.35 Local Government Investment Pool $ 8,679.01 Farmer’s Savings Tax Account $ 721,218.23 Farmer’s Savings Tax Account – Town $ 43.94 Intra-Fi CD’s $ 658,587.59 Township Funds: $1,113,694.42 Tax Funds: $1,473,843.93 ARPA Funds: $ 0.00 David Pope seconded the motion. Motion carried. Kyle Levetzow made a motion to approve Sanitary District #1 Treasurer’s Report as submitted stating the following fund balances: Sanitary District #1 $ 12,298.60 David Pope seconded the motion. Motion carried. 7) Bills to be approved. David Pope made a motion to approve the January 6th, 2026 vouchers in the amount of $42,137.56, the Sanitary District #1 vouchers in the amount of $4,958.08. Kyle Levetzow seconded the motion. Motion carried. 8) Town Roads/Equipment Report. Karter Zajicek updated the Town Board in regards to the Section Line Rd Culvert and the alternatives of an aluminum box culvert or 3 corrugated pipes. Town Patrolman, Kevin Zajicek updated the Town Board in regards to the equipment and roads. 9) Clerk/Treasurer Report. Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson updated the Board in regards to tax collections, allowable debt and thank you cards that were received . 10) Discussion & possible action re: Parking Lot Improvements – Phase 1. Karter Zajicek presented plans in regards to the Parking Lot Improvements – Phase 1 and asked questions to the Board in regards to how many days the contractor will have to complete the project once started, completion date and amount of notice needed prior to starting construction. David Pope made a motion to send the Parking Lot Improvements – Phase 1 out for bids. Pam Johnson-Loy seconded the motion. Motion carried. 11) Discussion & possible action re: Property Listing – 201 County Road YZ. Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson presented the property list for 201 County Road YZ. No action was taken. 12) Discussion & possible action re: Room Tax Contributions. The Town Board discussed the amount of room tax that was collected in 2025 in which the Township retained $24,226.43. The Town Board discussed different options for utilizing the funds and to help promote tourism to the area. Peter Vanderloo made a motion to make a one-time contribution of $10,000.00 to the Dodgeville Library for the expansion of the library. Pam Johnson-Loy seconded the motion. Motion carried. 13) Approval or Denial of Operator’s License for Michelle Brokish. Kyle Levetzow made a motion to approve the operator’s license for Michelle Brokish. Peter Vanderloo seconded the motion. Motion carried. 14) Discussion & possible action re: Upland Hills Health Occupational Health Service Agreement. David Pope made a motion to approve the Upland Hills Health Occupation Health Service Agreement. Kyle Levetzow seconded the motion. Motion carried. 15) Closed Session in Accordance with Wisconsin Statue 19.85 (1) (c) to consider employment, promotion, employee hours, compensation or performance evaluation of any public employee of which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. (Compensation) David Pope made a motion to go into Closed Session in Accordance with Wisconsin Statue 19.85 (1) (c) to consider employment, promotion, employee hours, compensation or performance evaluation of any public employee of which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility at 8:17 p.m. (Compensation) Pam Johnson-Loy seconded the motion. Motion carried. Roll call; Peterson, yes; Johnson-Loy; yes; Levetzow, yes and Pope, yes. Sara Olson was also present during Closed Session. 16) Reconvene into Open Session. Kyle Levetzow made a motion to reconvene into open session at 8:41 p.m. Pam Johnson Loy seconded the motion. Motion carried. 17) Board Action as a Result of Closed Session. Kyle Levetzow made a motion to approve a year of service bonus in the amount of $200.00 per year of service as of January 1st, 2026 for full-time employees. Pam Johnson-Loy seconded the motion. Motion carried. 18) Adjournment. Kyle Levetzow made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:44 p.m. David Pope seconded the motion. Motion carried. Respectfully Submitted, Sara J. Olson, Clerk-Treasurer