Town Board Meeting — Minutes

Town of Exeter Regular Board Meeting Monday, August 11, 2025 – 7:00PM Ted Fahey, Mark Gundlach, Kent Brauer and Clerk Sass were present. Town members: Burt Boldebuck, Dale Gutman, Sigmund Eckhardt Notice legally posted. Minutes: The minutes from July 14, 2025, Regular Board Meeting presented. Motion to approve July 14, 2025, Regular Board Meeting minutes (MG/TF), all in favor, approved. Treasurer Report: Dawn summarizes balance as of July 31, 2025, $419,1906.32. Money Market funds gained $465.63 in interest. The balance is now $124,782.63. Motion to approve treasurer report (MG/TF), all in favor, approved. Announcements: None. Supervisor report: Ted – WIS DOT had an informational meeting about Hwy 92 project. Currently, they are doing curbs along the route from Belleville to Brooklyn and then will start with grading and laying new asphalt. No turn lanes or wider shoulders will be done. New EMS/FIRE Contract negotiations are complete. Pernot Road was inspected today with an engineer as per the agreement. Citizen Input: Siggi – no updates on broad band. Committee Reports: Mark – car show in July saw 103 cars. A lot of food was served. Next car show is August 21. There is a camera in the park. On Aug 17, a fund raiser with Hop Garden in Belleville and Sugar River Outfitters will be held. There will be a silent auction with proceeds being donated to the park fund. Unfinished: EMS/FIRE Contract – voting rights will stay as they have been. There will be a cap on the fire budget of CPI (not more than a 5% increase). Big ticket items will be voted on. Village of Belleville wants a ten-year equipment plan presented. There will be independent budgets for each department. EMS budget based on per head and fire is based on equalized value. Village gets 60% of services but only pays 45% of budget. Motion to accept the new EMS/FIRE contracts (MG/KB), all in favor, approved. We are exploring the possibility of purchasing the land to the west. We received paperwork from Boardman Clark attorney with an offer. Once the owner is back in town, we will present the offer. If accepted, we will schedule a public hearing for the purchase. New Business: • Bills – Motion to pay bills (MG/KB), approved. Adjourn: Motion to adjourn, (KB/MG), all in favor, adjourned 7:20PM. Respectfully Submitted, Dawn Marie Sass, Clerk/Deputy Treasurer