Regular Town Board Meeting — Minutes

TOWN OF NEW GLARUS Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 7:30 PM New Glarus Town Garage, 200 Railroad Street, New Glarus, WI Members in attendance: Chair Chris Narveson, Supervisor Matt StreiƯ, Supervisor Troy Pauli, Supervisor Mark Pernitz, Supervisor Dan Gartzke, Clerk- Treasurer Darla Kramer, Patrolman Ron Roesslein Others in attendance: Grace McLaughlin, Harry Pulliam, William French, Mona Sue French, Russ Moser, Larry Kubehl, Matt KauƯman (Green County Landfill), Janet Shervan, Rob Ready, Rich Johnson, George Marotta, Kelly Ruschman, Jason Neton, Cheryl Schuchardt, Lynn Paron, Tammy Narveson, and Sara Evanson. 1. Chair Narveson called the meeting to order at 07:33 pm. 2. Clerk Darla Kramer attested to the Proof of Posting on 04-16-2026 at the Town Garage, the Bank of New Glarus, and the New Glarus Post OƯice. Posted to the website on 04-16-2026. 3. Motion made by Supervisor Pernitz to approve minutes from 03-11-2026. Seconded by Supervisor Gartzke. All were in favor. Motion carried. Motion made by Supervisor StreiƯ to approve minutes from 03-18-2026. Seconded by Supervisor Pauli. All were in favor. Motion carried. Motion made by Supervisor Pernitz to approve minutes from 03-20-2026. Seconded by Supervisor StreiƯ. All were in favor. Motion carried. 4. Public Comments: The decibel meter was discussed. Original quote was for a hard wired one. Will get other quotes. Supervisor StreiƯ inquired to see if Baily’s Run has ever been over 75 decibels. Board made the conditional use permit. It was also discussed the town does not have a noise ordinance. 5. Chair Narveson introduced the new board members. Mark Pernitz, 3rd Supervisor and Dan Gartzke, 4th Supervisor, elected April 7th, 2026. Oath administered by State Statue. 6. Appointed Mark Pernitz to represent the Town Board on the Sugar River EMS District. Motion made by Supervisor StreiƯ to appoint Mark Pernitz. Seconded by Supervisor Pauli. All were in favor. Motion carried. 7. Building Inspector Report Presented 8. Local Small Structure Improvement Program – Ayres Associates will do the application for $750. It is a 90/10 program. Hustad Road is a one lane bridge. Chair Narvson made a motion that we accept this application. Seconded by Supervisor StreiƯ. All were in favor. Motion carried. 9. A quote was presented for Full Spectrum Solar for $24,700. Chair Narveson stated it is saving the county roughly $60 a month on their new garage. The board is not in favor at this time. 10. Additional work at the New Town Garage for plumbing and well installation was postponed until next month. 11. Discussed road maintenance projects – Chair Narveson submitted a list of road projects (attached). The following roads will be chip sealed or patched: Highland, Windmill Ridge, Sandrock, Spring Valley, Timber Lane, Dean Lane, Ward Creek, Old Madison, Blue Vista Subdivision and Klitzke. Estimate for all projects is $247,390.00. This is well under the $275,000 that was budgeted for 2026. Motion made by Supervisor Pernitz. Seconded by Supervisor StreiƯ. All were in favor. Motion carried. 12. Discussion on increased cost for garbage/recycling at the Green County Landfill. Matt KauƯman made an appearance to explain the increase in tonnage and members vs non-members of the landfill. We pay a share for our membership. The board would like additional reports from the landfill. They want to see a list of tonnage from Pellitterri vs residents. Looking to see how many residents in the township drop oƯ. Waiting for an itemized list. Will visit this again next month. 13. Clerk Treasurers Report - Checks #22311 through #22350 totaling $37,374.19 were presented to the board. Also, presented were the electronic funds transfers for disbursements totaling $28,941.88. Motion made by Supervisor Pernitz to approve. Seconded by Supervisor Pauli. All were in favor. Motion carried. 14. Discussion on audit recommendations: a. A finance committee was established. The committee will be Supervisor Pernitz, Supervisor StreiƯ and Clerk Treasurer Darla Kramer. Invoices will be reviewed monthly preceding the board meeting. b. Financials will be presented at each meeting. c. The board approved mandatory direct deposit for all board members/committee members per diems. 15. Discussion on purchasing an additional Badger Book Client for Elections. The price is anticipated to be between $3,000-$3500. Motion made by Supervisor StreiƯ to purchase an additional Badger Book. Seconded by Supervisor Pauli. All were in favor. Motion carried. 16. Chairperson Report – Patrolman Ron Roesslein has been dealing with maintenance from all the rain. He has been working on the new town garage. Today the foam washer was repaired. 17. Board of Review is 05-13-2026 from 4 to 6 pm, preceding Town Board Meeting scheduled for 05-13-2026. 18. Next Parks Meeting scheduled for 05-20-2026. 19. Next Plan Meeting scheduled for 05-21-2026. 20. Motion made by Supervisor StreiƯ to adjourn the meeting at 08.52 pm. Seconded by Supervisor Pauli. All were in favor. Motion carried. Submitted by: Clerk Treasurer Darla Kramer Approved 05-13-26