2026-01-19-CAUCUS-Minutes

01/19/2026 Minutes CAUCUS (01/26/2026) 1 2026 CAUCUS Minutes - TOWN OF RED CEDAR The Town of Red Cedar held Caucus on January 19, 2026 at the Town Hall, E6591 627th Avenue, Menomonie, WI. At 6:00 p.m., the Town Chairman, Bob Cook, called the Caucus to order and provided introductions. Instructions, rules, and procedures for nominations for the offices of Supervisor 3 and Supervisor 4 were provided by the Caucus Chair. Nominations for each office were by secret (paper) ballot, the first ballot being the nominating ballot and the second ballot being the official ballot (if required). Paper ballots for each office were distributed to residents upon entry. A motion was made by Cheryl Miller and seconded by Nick Berends to nominate and appoint Deb Gotlibson and Greg Miller as Tellers. Nominations were opened. Supervisor 3: The Caucus Chair called for nominations for the office of Supervisor 3, ballots were collected, nominations were closed, and the Tellers tallied the results as follows: First Ballot/Nominations Announced – Don Hayden (10); Tom Ceglieski (4). A motion was made by Erik Hendrickson and seconded by Bob Cook to declare the nomination ballot as the official ballot and to destroy the ballots. The ballots were destroyed, and Don Hayden and Tom Ceglieski were nominated for the office of Supervisor 3. The required paperwork was completed and returned to the Clerk by Tom Ceglieski. Don Hayden failed to complete and return the required paperwork to the Clerk within the allotted timeframe as required by law. Tom Ceglieski will be on the ballot at the April 7, 2026 Spring Election. Supervisor 4: The Caucus Chair called for nominations for the office of Supervisor 4, ballots were collected, nominations were closed, and the Tellers tallied the results as follows: First Ballot/Nominations Announced – Nick Berends (14). A motion was made by Erik Hendrickson and seconded by Don Hayden to declare the nomination ballot as the official ballot and to destroy the ballots. The ballots were destroyed, and Nick Berends was nominated for the office of Supervisor 4. The required paperwork was completed and returned to the Clerk. Nick Berends will be on the ballot at the April 7, 2026 Spring Election. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- At the caucus, the Clerk provided required forms and written notifications of nomination to the nominees. The Clerk will conduct a drawing of lots for each office, if required, to determine the order in which the names of the candidates will be placed on the Spring Election ballot no later than the end of the third day following the qualification o f candidates as required by Statute. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Cheryl Miller Date: January 26, 2026 Cheryl Miller, Clerk