2026-01-19-Minutes-TB

01/19/2026 Minutes (01/26/2026) Minutes - TOWN OF RED CEDAR The monthly Town Board meeting was held at the Red Cedar Town Hall, E6591 627th Avenue, Menomonie, WI on Monday, January 19, 2026 at 6:15 p.m., immediately following the Town Caucus. 1. Call to order/roll call. At 6:15 p.m., the Chairman, Bob Cook, called the meeting to order. Present were Supervisor 1, Erik Hendrickson; Supervisor 2, Dennis Gotlibson; Supervisor 3, Don Hayden; and Supervisor 4, Nick Berends. Also present were the Clerk, Cheryl Miller, and the Treasurer, Deb Gotlibson. 2. Minutes. Motion by Nick Berends to approve the minutes of the December 8, 2025 town board meeting; motion seconded by Erik Hendrickson. None opposed. MC 3. Public Comments (agenda items only): None. 4. Financials. Motion by Erik Hendrickson to approve the prior month’s Treasurer’s Report and current month’s claims; motion seconded by Dennis Gotblison. None opposed. MC 5. Reports and Recommendations: (a) Patrolman. Jeff and Terry provided information on work performed since the last meeting. (b) Finance Committee (budget income and expenses to date) and solid waste/recycling. Deb provided information on tax collections, dog licensing, and solid waste payments received. (c) Planning Commission. The next meeting is set for January 20, 2026. 6. Business: (a) Boundary Agreement potential with Town of Spring Brook related to Emerald Ridge. The attorney for Emerald Ridge is working on this. This item was postponed. (b) City of Menomonie and Town of Red Cedar border roads and snow plowing plans. We continue to work on these plans. This item was postponed. (c) Updates on Park Rapids lot. No current updates. This item was postponed. (d) Final review of completed shop inventory. A final review was had. (e) FFY24 STP Local Program Info and Timeline. The clerk went over the timeline and the verbal and voicemail responses received so far related to submitting SOQs. (f) 2026 Spring/Summer Yard Waste Site Dates and Times. The dates and times were set. (g) Employee Handbook Overtime Calculations. The overtime information was reviewed. If the Patrolmen work after they call their hours in on Friday, then those hours will be added to the next pay check. (h) 2026 WTA District Meeting. Bob, Deb and Dennis will attend. (i) Other town issues, matters, and concerns. Residents are pushing snow across roads. Nick is working on getting green lights on our trucks. 7. Communications: (a) Correspondence and announcements. The WTA Unit meeting is next Monday. There is no February election. The Spring election is on April 7th. Bob handed out maps of the town to the board members. (b) Upcoming agenda items. Statements of Qualifications for BIL project. 8. Set Next Meeting Date. The next meeting was set for Monday, February 9, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. 9. Adjourn. At 7:32 p.m., the Chairman, Bob Cook, adjourned the meeting without objection. Cheryl Miller, Clerk January 26, 2026