Town Board — Minutes

MINUTES 4. Pledge of Allegiance 6. Treasurer's Report was presented by Molly Pagenkopf. Year to date cash balance $435,481. 7. Clerk's Report presented by Clerk Cleary: c. Board meeting minutes for 2026 will be migrating to Motions only with little to no summary. 8. Committee Reports a. Plan & Review Commission presented by Sarah Delaney: b. Roads presented by Quentin Johnson: c. Health, Safety & Environment presented by Quentin Johnson: Town of Spider Lake Board of Supervisors Meeting Town Hall, 10896W Town Hall Road Wednesday, December 10th, 2025 6 p.m. 1. Meeting was called to order by Chair Johnson at 6:05 pm. In attendance were Supervisors Delaney, Johns, Amery and Thearin with Clerk Cleary, and Treasurer Pagenkopf. 3. Motion to approve agenda for December 10th, 2025 made by Bill Amery, seconded by Sarah Delaney. All ayes. Motion carried. a. Motion to approve vouchers in the amount of $35,038.35 and any late coming regular bills made by Sarah Delaney, seconded by Mark Johns. All ayes. Motion carried. 5. Motion to approve minutes from November 12th Town Board Meeting made by Sarah Delaney, seconded by Dave Thearin. All ayes. Motion carried. Motion to approve November 20th Special Town Board Meeting Minutes approved by Sarah Delaney, seconded by Mark Johns. All ayes. Motion carried. d. Website status & Policy - Town will work to create policy and list of users for Town Web website. Motion to approve updated UDC Fee Schedul with Resolution 2025-06 made by Sarah Delaney, seconded by Quentin Johnson. All ayes. Motion carried. Motion to engage von Briesen & Roper firm to assist with update to Land Use Ordinance 17-88 at a cost not to exceed $30,165 over 24 months made by Sarah Delaney, seconded by Quentin Johnson. All ayes. Motion carried. 2. Community Participation: Thank you to Don and James for their amazing job done keeping our roads clear over the holiday weekend! Supervisor Johns spoke in memory of Dick Thearin's life, his contribution to the Town of Spider Lake and a moment of silence in his honor. Motion to approve increase in credit card amount with Frandsen Bank from $1,500 to $3,000 made by Quentin Johnson, seconded by Mark Johns. All ayes. Motion carried. New truck status: new 2026 truck delivered with wrong suspension. To rectify, a 2027 model will be delivered per original schedule to our specification. Solution considered preferable to charging interest on the initial payment. b. Motion to approve Chief Election Inspector (Craig Pagenkopf) and Election Inspectors (Dolores Brandt, Linda Chandler, Bonnie Booth, Kelsi Lohaus and Heidi Becker) for 2026-2027 made by Quentin Johnson, seconded by Sarah Delaney. All ayes. Motion carried. d. Finance & Insurance presented by Bill Amery: 2025 amount Increase 2026 amount Roads Lead 33.02 1.16 34.18 Roads Worker 26.83 0.94 27.77 Transfer Station 17.54 0.61 18.15 Deputy Clerk 15.00 0.61 18.15 Cleaning 17.54 0.61 18.15 e. Facilities & Maintenance presented by Mark Johns: 9. General Administrative Items Respectfully submitted, Bianca Cleary Clerk, Town of Spider Lake 12.13.25 11. Motion to adjourn made by Mark Johns, seconded by Bill Amery. All ayes. Motion carried. Next Town Board meeting will be on 1/14/25 at 6 pm. Motion to approve change of employee handbook to update section on Retirement Plan and Health Benefits made by Bill Amery, seconded by Dave Thearin. All ayes. Motion carried. Motion to approve Town Board and Mike Gardner for the ability to sign citation on behalf of the town with Sawyer County made by Mark Johns, seconded By Sarah Delaney. All ayes. Motion carried. Motion to submit Ordinance for Slow No-Wake buoys in lost Land Lake - Teal Lake Connector made by Quentin Johnson, seconded by Mark Johns. All ayes. Motion Carried. Pay raises for 2026 will be set at 3.5% for Roads, Solid Waste & Recycling, Deputy Clerk, Deputy Treasurer and Cleaning staff. Facilities - Town Hall furnace was serviced, New parking lot lighting was picked up by Quentin Johnson (Thank you!), and Transfer Station is being run by Stefan Olsen in Bob's absence. Thank you to Dolores for the handmade wreath for the Town and Thank you to the Garden and Grounds Auxillary for the holiday planters in front of town hall - they look great!