Town Board — Minutes

Town of Exeter Regular Board Meeting Monday, December 11, 2023 – 7:00PM Ted Fahey, Mark Gundlach, Kent Brauer, and Clerk Sass present. Town members: Ed Short, Chris Backes, Rick Diaz, Dale Gutman, Dawn Morris Notice legally posted. Minutes: The minutes from November 13, 2023 regular meeting presented. Motion to approve November 13, 2023 regular meeting minutes (MG/KB), all in favor, approved. Treasurer Report: Dawn summarizes balance as of November 30, 2023: $444,499.37. ARPA funds gained $508.88 in interest. The balance is now $114,741.40. Motion to approve treasurer report (MG/KB), all in favor, approved. Announcements: Pellitteri letter stating cost of operations will be increasing on January 1, 2024 due to cost of living increase and disposal and processing cost increases. Please make sure dumpsters are kept free of snow and ice for easy pick up. Rural Mutual Insurance paid a claim for our center garage door when the springs broke and the door crashed to the ground damaging two lower panels. The repair costs were $5,115.00 - $1,100.00 for springs (they wear out) - $1,000.00 deductable = $3,015.00 net claim reimbursement. Supervisor report: Ted – slow month, pea gravel sweep from three roads. Kent – none, Mark - none Citizen Input: None Committee Reports: Park Committee – Hellenbrand Septic appreciation. Who should be contacted by the port-a-potty people? Kent gave them the clerk’s contact information. She is most available during the day. Kent will call up there and verify. April 1st delivery date. Chris asked about the restroom. Upgrade from the current facility. No running water. Unfinished: Public Access to Records Ordinance – Motion to approve ordinance 12- 11-23 (MG/KB), all in favor, approved. New Business: • Klitzman CSM – plan comm, splitting farm building – 28 acres, Green County is allowing the split, meets all exemptions – no split charged. New owners will not be able to split any land from this twenty-eight acres. Motion to approve the Klitzman CSM as presented from the Plan Commission after the public hearing on November 21, 223, (MG/KB), all in favor, approved. • Hendrickson CSM – plan com., split will be charged to the farm, driveway access off Fahey Road, 3.3 acres, deed restrict remaining acres. This is the first division of the farm. Motion to approve the Hendrickson CSM as presented from the Plan Commission after the public hearing on November 21, 2023, (MG/KB), all in favor, approved. • Johnson Block Audit Contract – Motion to approve audit contract from Johnson Block for year ending December 31, 2023, (MG/KB), all in favor, approved. • Appointment of Election Inspectors – Motion to approve Resolution 2023- 12-11, (MG/KB), all in favor, approved. • Hellenbrand Septic compensation – the park committee voted to give Hellenbrand Septic some compensation for pumping the port-a-potties without charge to the township. Motion to approve the monetary compensation for Hellenbrand Septic of $300.00 cash and $200.00 in gift cards (Sugar River Lanes - $50.00, Johnny O’s - $50.00, and Piggly Wiggly - $100.00), (MG/KB), all in favor, approved. • Bills – Motion to pay bills (MG/KB), all in favor, approved. Adjourn: Motion to adjourn, (MG/KB), all in favor, adjourned 7:28PM Respectfully Submitted, Dawn Marie Sass, Clerk/Deputy Treasurer