Regular Board Meeting Minutes April 2026

Town of Menomonie Regular Monthly Meeting Thesday April 14, 2026, 6:00pm Town Hall E4055 550th Aye. Menomonie Present: Kent Jackson, Scott amhat, Arden MCMartin and Charisse Sutliff Absent: Nancy Ponto Kent called the Regular Meeting to Order at 6:00 pin AT}|}roval of Minutes • Minutes from the March loth Regular Board Meeting were reviewed. a Scott made a motion to approve, Arden 2nd carried • Minutes from the March 23rd special Meeting Minutes were reviewed. a Arden made a motion to approve, Scott 2nd carried Public T Randy Hathaway asked why you need a building permit to put a fence up? Kent stated it's the Dunn County Zoning office. It is done to address the correct right-away. Commission Re|}ort • Kent stated that the commission is working on the land usage map and is getting close to a final draft. A public hearing will be scheduled soon. Patrolman Report • Matt and the new patrolman, Josh Thomas have been busy reshaping ditches and yards. They have been patching potholes. They need more cold mix, which isn't available at this time. Driveway |}ermit request: Cook • The Board reviewed the permit request, Scott made a motion to approve, Arden 2nd Carried. Driveway permit request: Grape • The Board reviewed the permit request, Scott made a, motion to approve, Arden 2nd Carried.i Driveway permit request: Hariung • The Board reviewed the permit request, Arden made a motion to approve, Scott 2nd Carried. Cem€t€ry Mowing Contract • The Board reviewed contracts received from Lisa Pelnar at $200 per service. Finder Services proposed $ 170 per service. Arden asked if it was a conflict of interest having a Patrolman bid it, Kent said it is not as he is not a member of the Board. • Scott made a motion to approve Finder services, Kent 2nd carried. Resolutig±_2 02S.I.Q4. ..E±1pp.p.rt fry r €.e±±±eE±±±±±re .ap_¢ ...... Sustainab le.._..Trams p.q±!±£i±±_E±±±±i±¥_S±±±±£ig± • Arden attended a seminar on Transportation Aid. The current Transportation Aid isn't enough to cover the expense needed to care for the roads. We are funded way below what we use to receive 20 plus years ago. It is getting difficult to cover the expenses of the needed road repairs. The WI Towns Association has put together a resolution that they are asking the Towns to review and if passed they will be lobbying that in Madison. Kent is asking the Board if they are in support and if so to pass this resolution of recommendation. • Arden made a motion to approve Resolution2026-04. Scott 2nd CaITied. He will get this sent to the WI Tours Association. Apt)roval of New Patrolman Contract • Joshua Thomas started on April 6th This employment contract will go through April 5th 2027 Starting wage is $28thour and then at 90 days will go to $29thour. • Scott asked if we will supply Long Term Disability -now that we have two employees we will add it. • Scott made a motion to approve the contract, Arden 2nd carried. Chairman Report: • Kent shared that we were approved on the LRIP Grant for 330th Avenue that Delmore helped us write. Project was approved for the 70/30 coverage. Excited about that news. • Kent shared WisDot proposal for the work being done at State Hwy 25 between IH 94 and CTH D in Dunn County. Timeline is still hoping to complete both round-abouts by the end of next year. • We sold the Tandem Truck for $18,000 and are happy with the sale at Auction. • A Junk complaint was made at E3401650th Ave, Menomonie. An Ordinance Violation Notification and dump sticker will be sent. • Next week is ourArmual Meeting. We will post a notice on our website. It is by state held on the third Tuesday in April. April 2 1 st. Clerk Report: • We had a successful Spring Election last week. 843 voters tuned out. Our new Chief Inspector, Janine Thull did a great job on our first shift. Board Reports: • Arden followed up with Archives department with the cemetery. The want us to submit our findings. Arden will be following up`with finalizing the map. • Kent had an 1886 map of the Township printed off, it's fun to look at and posted for History review. Vouchers/ Review/ Approve a The Vouchers were reviewed by the Board, Scott made a motion to approve vouchers 23019-23074 Arden 2nd, Carried. i Set date for the next regular Board Me€tin= • May 12,2026at6pm 4ftyEJEE • Kent made a motion to adjourn at 6:53 pmArden 2nd carried.