Scott Municipal Utility Meeting — Minutes

1 | Page SMU Minutes August 17, 2026 Scott Municipal Utility (SMU) Meeting Minutes August 17, 2026 at 5 p.m. Town of Scott- Town Hall, 2621 Jody Drive, New Franken, WI 54229 1. CALL TO ORDER: The regular monthly meeting of the Commissioners of the Scott Municipal Utility (SMU) was called to order at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, August 17, 2026, by President Al Herrman Present were: President Al Herrman and Scott Municipal Utility Commissioner Christopher Malvitz, Timm Schaetz, and Bob Blaney, Vice President Michelle Kerr Also Present: Town Supervisor Kurt Baenen, Town Supervisor Norman Strebel, Town Supervisor Debbie Vanden Langenberg, Clerk/Treasurer Jaime Fuge, Lead Operator Lee Vanden Langenberg, Operator Troy Tauschek, Administrator Dave Cerny, Engineer Brock Behnke One resident was also in attendance. 2. Pledge of Allegiance: The pledge of allegiance was recited. 3. Review/Approve Agenda: Moved by Kerr, seconded by Schaetz to approve the agenda. Vote: Aye-5, No-0. Motion Carried. 4. REVIEW/APPROVE MINUTES: Minutes from the July 13, 2026, meeting were presented to the Commissioners prior to the meeting. Herrman requested under stormwater item #3 it should say street sweeping. On the next page under Communications, it should say information officer. Moved by Blaney, seconded by Malvitz to approve the minutes of July 13, 2026, meeting as amended. Vote: Aye-5, No-0. Motion Carried. 5. PUBLIC COMMENT: Herrman asked if anyone wanted to speak during public comment. No one wanted to speak during public comment. A. SANITARY 1. Maintenance, Repairs, & System Update (Ozone, Bioxide, Lift Stations, Muffin Monster, etc.) Vanden Langenberg discussed the power outage on Friday, August 14, 2026, at the lift station on Point Lane and the challenges the Town is facing finding parts. Herrman requested this item be further discussed at the September SMU meeting. 2. Televising Report Cerny presented a quote from Great Lakes, showing the cost of repairs identified while televising the sewer system. The quote for the total repairs was $11,850.00, which Cerny recommended that SMU approve. Moved by Kerr, seconded by Blaney to accept the quote from Great Lakes and approve the expenditure of funds to complete the repairs as listed. Vote: Aye-5, No- 0. Motion Carried. 2 | Page SMU Minutes August 17, 2026 3. Request for sewer bill waiver due to house fire at 3096 Inverness Ln. Cerny said this home had a house fire in April and is uninhabitable. The property owner contacted the Town when she received the 2nd quarter sewer bill and asked for a waiver since the home will not be occupied for an indefinite amount of time. If SMU is willing to grant the waiver of quarterly fees, staff recommend holding the billing until a building permit is issued. The sewer fees would be waived beginning April 15 and billing would resume on the date that restoration begins, which will be identified on the building permit. Kerr asked if there was an estimated time that the house would be rebuilt. Cerny was not aware. Kerr asked if SMU has a precedent on this. Cerny said a precedent has not been set by The Town. Herrman noted the decision today would set a precedent. Moved by Malvitz, seconded by Schaetz to deny the request to waive the sewer bill at 3096 Inverness Ln. Vote: Aye-5, No-0. Motion Carried. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ B. WATER 1. Operator’s Reports/Maintenance and repair issues Cerny recapped the Water Consumption report. He added consumption is up due to flushing and lawn watering. Operators finished their leak detection for 2026 and discovered no leaks. Cerny updated the Commission to the status of the water meter replacement project. Three of the 60 meters scheduled for replacement in 2026 remain to be replaced. 2. Green Bay Water Utility a. Maintenance Agreement – No discussion on this item. 3. Pressure Reducing Valve (PRV) Installation. There have been no updates to report since last meeting. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ C. STORMWATER 1. Drainage Issues a. Hackberry Court drainage issue: Behnke presented a conceptual plan for improved stormwater management along Champeau Rd, which was handed out to attendees. Cerny said his next steps would be to reach out to the University. Kerr asked where the funds for the project would come from. Herrman said the Stormwater funds. Herrman asked for next steps. Behnke said he can provide a quote for an hydraulic 3 | Page SMU Minutes August 17, 2026 analysis. After that, a meeting with the university should be scheduled. 2. Wequiock Creek Flood Study: Cerny said additional meetings and resident notifications will need to be scheduled. He anticipates it being wrapped up in September. 3. Maintenance & Repair Issues: Cerny said repairs have been completed around the culverts at the corner of Doris and Conard Rds and on Heesaker Rd. Cerny said the Swan Road Culvert permitting and design details are not yet finalized. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ D. SMU Reports 1. Update on SMU related Maps, Reports, and Recorded Documents: No discussion. 2. Sewer/Water Lateral Request: Cerny said there were no new requests from last meeting. E. Communications Herrman said he joined the Brown County Public Information Officer Group. Herrman added he did not receive responses to his e-mail regarding SMU goals. He said it will be on next month’s agenda. F. Clerk/Treasurer Report on Receipts/Disbursements/Payment of Bills/Loan Activity and Bank Balances. Fuge said the Town Board will discuss continuing audit services with CLA at tomorrow’s meeting. She noted that the contract was signed for the 2026 and 2027 audit years, with an option to renew. She is recommending that the Board continue with CLA. Fuge presented the financial statement for the month of July, which was e-mailed to Herrman the week before the meeting. There were no questions for the Treasurer. Moved by Kerr, seconded by Malvitz to approve the financial statement for the month of July. Vote: Aye-5, No-0. Motion Carried. G. Future Agenda Items and Next Meeting Date. Next meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 14, 2026. H. Adjournment. Moved by Kerr, seconded by Malvitz adjourn. Motion Carried. Vote: Aye-5, No-0. Motion Carried. Meeting adjourned at 5:55 p.m. Jaime Fuge Jaime Fuge, Clerk/Treasurer, Town of Scott