TSD#3 7.29.2026 meeting minutes

TAYCHEEDAH SANITARY DISTRICT #3 MONTHLY COMMISSION MEETING JULY 29, 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; John Rickert, Maintenance Technician; Randy Rieder, representing the Town of Taycheedah; and, Nathan Wehner. 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 6/23/26 monthly meetings. The minutes of the August 20th meeting are have not yet been prepared. Motion by Mark Haensgen, second by Brian Mand, to approve the minutes of the June 23rd, meeting as distributed. Motion carried (3-0). Approval of the bills. Motion by Katherine Diederich, second by Mark Haensgen, to approve the bills (order #49- 55), for a total of $22,753.90. Motion carried (3-0). Motion by Katherine Diederich, second by Brian Mand, to authorize the following: • Transfer $16,500.00 from Operations/User Charge Account to the regular checking account. Motion carried (3-0). Katherine Diederich worked with the bank to set-up online business banking to perform transfers between accounts. 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 June pump-run time reports for all lift stations were reviewed. The transducer at the Shady Lane station needs to be replace. Crane Engineering estimates three to four weeks for delivery of a new one. In the meantime, Rickert shut -off the alarm. He checks the system every other day. The board was changed on the Missions system at the Church Road station. The station was not sending readings due to poor cellular service. c. Grinder stations. The Schneider and Evenson stations need new batteries. Batteries Plus does not have them in inventory. They had to be ordered. Rickert will replace them as soon as they arrive at the store. The Endes station required a bulb replacement. The Braun station continues to be problematic due to moisture entering the cabinet. Internal components are getting rusty. The seal has been replaced and the conduit pipe was caulked. The seal was replace again. d. Clearwater elimination. Inspections are almost done for the year. e. Televising. The Com mission will discuss repairs to the cracked lateral pipe at a property at Bittersweet/Meadow Lane and the leaky joint at the Evergreen lift station. Speedy Clean is capable of making the repairs. f. Other maintenance and operational issues. Nothing to report at this time. Unfinished Business: 1. Consideration and possible action regarding the repair of leaks discovered during televising. Motion by Brian Mand, second by Mark Haensgen, to authorize John Rickert to contract with Speedy Clean to fix the leaks discovered during televising. July 29, 2026 2 2. Discussion and possible authorization to invest in a new CD. Motion by Katherine Diederich, second by Mark Haensgen, to invest $500,000 with Bank First for 35 months at a rate of 4.04%. Motion carried (3 -0). The funds will be comprised of $250,000 from the Reserve for Replacement Account, $150,000 from the GO Note Account and $100,000 from the User Charge Account. Motion carried (3 -0). New Business: 1. Discuss Schuster Lane sewer main extension . Nathan Wehner is planning to build a house on the south side of Schuster Lane. A tap could be installed in the main along Schuster Lane or in the main running north and south in the easement area. Schneider will deliver the necessary forms and research the historic connection fee. Schedule the next meeting . The next meeting w as tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, August 26th, 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 Brian Mand, second by Mark Haensgen, to adjourn the meeting at 6:04 pm. Motion carried (3-0). Attest. ____________________________________________ Brenda A. Schneider, District Recording Secretary