Special Town Board Meeting — Minutes

OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TOWN OF IXONIA November 24, 2025 1. Call to Order & Roll Call: Chairman Brian Derge called the meeting to order at 7 pm. Supervisors present included Dave Kester, Amy Rinard, Dan Ruppnow, and Rick Ziegler. 2. Pledge of Allegiance: Those in attendance stood to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Public Comment – Persons wishing to speak will be allowed three (3) minutes to address the board: Bruce Degner W1540 Gopher Hill Rd. – had concerns regarding the process of the public hearing and special electorate meeting. Jeff Wegner – raised concerns about the wage increase, then listed his responsibilities as plant operator. Carl Jaeger N9493 Triangle Rd – mentioned that he had a conversation with the owners of Embers of Tuscany (previously Chivaree) and was told that they would be happy to help fund raise for police protection. Calvin Sauer – commented that he was in favor of the increase in the baseball contracts but feels the IYB increase should be completed in steps. 4. Unfinished Business: a. Consider and possible action on adopting Resolution 2025-8; 2026 Budget: discussion by the Board revolved around the police protection contract and some felt that there could be other options and there should be more research done. Discussion moved to wage increases and the stipend that was included in the budget to help offset the increase to health insurance. Board members were in favor of increasing the wage rather than offering a stipend. Dege made a motion to approve the 5% increase and then taking the full amount budgeted as stipend and dividing it up as a wage increase across full-time employees equally. Kester seconded the motion. Motion carried, 4-1. Rinard made a motion to reinstate the $100,000 that was originally budgeted for the highway shop parking lot and removed at the November 17th meeting. Kester seconded the motion. Motion carried, 5-0. Kester made a motion to approve Resolution 2025-8 adopting the 2026 budget with the changes as noted. Rinard seconded the motion. Motion carried, 5-0. b. Discussion and possible action to approve Utility District #1, 2026 budget: Kester made a motion to adopt the Utility District #1 2026 budget as presented. Ruppnow seconded the motion. Motion carried, 5-0. c. Discussion and possible action to approve Utility District #2, 2026 budget: Kester made a motion to approve Utility District #2 2026 budget as presented. Rinard seconded the motion. Motion carried, 5- 0. d. Discussion and possible action on Ixonia Youth Baseball agreement for 2026: Kester made a motion to amend the contract to include an increase to $75 per game and in 2027 the contract would increase an additional $30 per game to make it $105 per game. Rinard seconded the motion. Peter Mark suggested that the 2027 increase not be approved in this agreement, that the 2027 agreement be negotiated next year to consider any increases in maintenance fees. Kester amended his motion to increase the 2026 IYB 2026 baseball contract to $75 per game. Rinard seconded the motion. Motion carried, 5-0. e. Discussion and possible action on Ixonia Knight’s Baseball agreement for 2026: Kester made a motion to approve the Knight’s Baseball agreement for 2026 as presented. Ziegler seconded the motion. Motion carried, 5-0. 5. New Business: None 6. Chairman: Nothing 7. Supervisor Reports a. Dave Kester: Nothing b. Amy Rinard: Wondered if the tree lighting event was being held this year. It was relayed that the lights on the tree were damaged due to the hail and there was not enough time to replace them. c. Daniel Rupnow: commented that there were too many lights around the LNG plant d. Rick Ziegler: Nothing 8. Upcoming Meetings: • Plan Commission – November 25, 2025 @ 7 pm • Ixonia Fire Dept. Officer’s Meeting – December 3, 2025 @ 6:30 pm • Park and Recreation Meeting – December 1, 2025 @ 5 pm • Town Board Meeting – December 8, 2025 @ 7 pm Clerk/Treasurer Lesser reviewed the upcoming meetings. 9. Adjourn: Rinard made a motion to adjourn at 8:33 pm and Kester seconded the motion. Motion carried, 5-0. Jo Ann Lesser, CMC, WCMC Clerk/Treasurer