Town Board Meeting — Minutes

TOWN OF ROME BOARD MEETING MINUTES THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2026 3:00 P.M. 1. Call to Order Chairman Carl Hasdal called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. 2. Roll Call Present: Chairman Carl Hasdal; Supervisors Cyndee Lewis, Vito Giardino, Mark Samelstad, Tim Reppen; also present: Clerk Wendy Newsom, Finance Director/Treasurer/Interim Administrator Robbie Schaub-Ruemler 3. Certify Posting of Meeting Wendy Newsom certified that on, Friday, May 8, 2026, the Agenda for the Town of Rome Board meeting for Thursday, May 14, 2026 was posted at: Posted at the Rome Town Hall 12:00 p.m. Posted at Kwik Trip, LLC 12:26 p.m. Posted at Nekoosa Port Edwards State Bank 12:16 p.m. Emailed to the Wisconsin Rapids Tribune 11:30 a.m. 4. Approve the Agenda Motion by Giardino/Reppen to approve the agenda. Motion carried. 5. Pledge of Allegiance DISCUSS AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: 6. The Town Board may go into closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(c) considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility; and (f) considering financial, medical, social or personal histories or disciplinary data of specific persons, preliminary consideration of specific personnel problems or the investigation of charges specific persons except where par; for purposes of discussing employment matters involving the Town Administrator. Review recorded interviews with Shawn Murphy. Motion at 3:01 p.m. by Reppen/Lewis to enter into closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(c) considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility; and (f) considering financial, medical, social or personal histories or disciplinary data of specific persons, preliminary consideration of specific personnel problems or the investigation of charges specific Town of Rome Nekoosa, WI 54457 www.romewi.gov persons except where par; for purposes of discussing employment matters involving the Town Administrator. Review recorded interviews with Shawn Murphy. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. The Board exited closed session at 5:13 p.m. 7. The Town Board reserves the right to enter into open session authorized by Wis. Stat. 19.83(2) to possibly take action from the closed Session and continue with the agenda. Motion at 5:18 p.m. by Giardino/Reppen to enter into open session authorized by Wis. Stat. 19.83(2) to possibly take action from the closed session and continue with the agenda. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Lewis/Giardino to adjourn the meeting at 5:18 p.m. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Wendy Newsom Wendy Newsom Town of Rome Clerk