TSD#3 8.26.2026 Meeting Minutes

TAYCHEEDAH SANITARY DISTRICT #3 MONTHLY COMMISSION MEETING AUGUST 26, 2026 5:30 P.M. TAYCHEEDAH TOWN HALL Members present: President Katherine Diederich and Commissioners Brian Mand and Mark Haensgen. Also present: Recording Secretary Brenda Schneider; and John Rickert, Maintenance Technician. Call to order. President Diederich called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Approval of the minutes of the 8/20/25 and 7/29/26 monthly meetings. The minutes of the August 20th meeting are have not yet been prepared. Motion by Mark Haensgen, second by Kathrine Diederich, to approve the minutes of the July 29th meeting as distributed. Motion carried (3-0). Approval of the bills. Motion by Katherine Diederich, second by Mark Haensgen, to approve the bills (order #56- 66), for a total of $4,994.61. Motion carried (3-0). Motion by Katherine Diederich, second by Brian Mand, to authorize the following: • Transfer $2,500.00 from the Operations/User Charge Account to the regular checking account, • Transfer $134.56 from the Operations/Inspections Account to the regular checking account, • Transfer $250,000 from the Reserve for Replacement Account to the regular checking account, • Transfer $150,000 from the GO Note Account to the regular checking account, and • Transfer $100,000 from the Operations/User Charge Account to the regular checking account. Motion carried (3-0). Motion by Katherine Diederich, second by Mark Haensgen, to invest $500,000 in Bank First CD at a rate of 4.04% for a period of 35 months. Motion carried (3-0). Sewer System Maintenance: 1. Consideration and possible action regarding general maintenance and operational issues : a. Meter Stations. Nothing to report at this time. b. Lift Stations. The July pump-run time reports for all lift stations were reviewed. c. Grinder stations. Nothing to report at this time. d. Clearwater elimination. To date, 131 inspections have been completed this year. The team plans to perform 17 additional inspections by year end. e. Televising. Speedy Clean was asked to submit a quote to r epair the cracked lateral pipe at a property at Bittersweet/Meadow Lane and the leaky joint at the Evergreen lift station that w ere discovered during televising. John Rickert is awaiting the quote. f. Other maintenance and operational issues. A mini-excavator is needed to address the following manhole issues: • Hwy 151 – cover shoved off of casting • Cty WH – one buried and one with the casting off of the cone section • Sandhill – buried in the right-of-way John Rickert planned to work with the Town when they rent the necessary equipment; however, it is believed the Town no longer plans to rent said equipment this year. Rickert was advised to contact Mark Schumacher. August 26, 2026 2 New Business: 1. Discuss purchasing the remaining capacity owner by the Town of Taycheedah . Katherine Diederich contacted Eric Otte for the details. Otte planned to get the information to Diederich after his vacation. Diederich will reconnect with Otte. The matter was postponed to the next meeting. Schedule the next meeting. The next meeting was tentatively scheduled for Thursday, September 24th, at 5:30 pm, at the Taycheedah Town Hall. Comments from the public pertaining to District business. No public comments were presented. Adjournment. Motion by Mark Haensgen, second by Brian Mand, to adjourn the meeting at 5:45 pm. Motion carried (3-0). Attest. ____________________________________________ Brenda A. Schneider, District Recording Secretary