Regular Town Board Meeting — Minutes

TOWN OF NEW GLARUS Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 6:00 PM Chalet Landhaus Conference Room, 8 01 Wisconsin Hwy 69, New Glarus, WI Members in attendance: Chair Chris Narveson, Supervisor Matt Streiff, Supervisor Troy Pauli, Supervisor Mark Pernitz, Supervisor Dan Gartzke, Clerk- Treasurer Darla Kramer Others in attendance: Rob Ready, Bob Schroud, Cheryl Schroud, Alex Esser, Sue Gerber, Sue Moen, Russ Moser, Drew Delforge, William French, Mona Sue French, Rachel Vance, Lynn Paron, Amy Trumble, Sara Evanson, Mary Anne Oemichen, Trevor Pernot and Lisa Behnke. 1. Chair Narveson called the meeting to order at 6:01 pm. 2. Clerk Darla Kramer attested to the Proof of Posting on 03-10-2026 at the T own Garage, the Bank of New Glarus, and the New Glarus Post Office. Posted to the website on 03-10-2026. 3. Motion made by Supervisor Streiff to approve minutes from 02-11-2026 and 02-12-2026. Seconded by Supervisor Pernitz. All were in favor. Motion carried. 4. Public Comments: Sue Gerber, Bill French, and Lisa Behnke spoke against a 10-year contract with the Sugar River EMS District. 5. Patrolman Report – Ron Roesslein is working on brush trimming. Marty road has been done. Working on Highland Road and clearing out the center. We will have to set a date for a road review. 6. Building Inspector Report Presented 7. Discussion on Sugar River EMS District – The town is currently purchasing services from Belleville EMS. That was a one-year contract for 2026. During discussions it was talked about creating a new district. This would be a 7-municipality district including, Belleville, New Glarus T own, New Glarus Village, Brooklyn (part of), Oregon (part of), Montrose and Exeter. Each municipality would have someone on the board and there will be monthly meetings. It would be a brand-new entity, so we are not contracting services from anyone. It would be audited. There is a provision that any municipality can withdraw at any time. There is a one-year notice period. The advantage is instead of purchasing service from someone we are now a part of a district. Supervisor Streiff feels decision points are performance, cost, and duration of the contract. We have representation in this per Supervisor Pernitz. Performance has been nothing but positive the last 3 months. The board set a date of March 18th at 5pm for Special Town Board Meeting for possible action on the Sugar River EMS District. 8. Discussion and possible action on Transportation Resolution – This is increased funding for local governments. Just stating municipalities need more funding for general transportation. Motion made by Supervisor Streiff to approve. Seconded by Supervisor Pernitz. All were in favor. Motion carried. 9. Discussion on a sign for the new T own Garage and Park – Last sign quote was for $8,000. Will obtain additional quotes. Supervisor Streiff recommends looking into the Department of Corrections. 10. Clerk Treasurers Report - Checks #22285 through #22308 totaling $591,877.36 were presented to the board. Also, presented were the electronic funds transfers for disbursements totaling $162,499.95. Motion made by Supervisor Streiff to approve and seconded by Supervisor Pauli. All were in favor. Motion carried. 11. Chairperson Report – Open Book is set for April 21st from 9 to 1pm by phone. Board of Review is May 13th from 4 to 6 pm. This will proceed the RTB Meeting. The county has been hauling black granite and stock piling. The county is also hauling the three-eighths-inch limestone chip. The board scheduled the road review for March 20th at 10 am. The garage is coming along with the roof done and Lovelace drilling the well. Engen plumbing will also be starting. 12. Next Plan Meeting scheduled for 04-16-2026. 13. Park Meeting schedule for 3-18-2026. 14. Motion by Supervisor Pernitz and seconded by Supervisor Streiff to Adjourn in Closed Session. All voted in favor. 15. Move to Open Session – Darla Kramer was appointed to the Clerk-Treasurer position. 16. Motion made by Supervisor Streiff to adjourn the meeting at 07:45. pm. Seconded by Supervisor Pauli. All were in favor. Motion carried. Submitted by: Clerk Treasurer Darla Kramer