SMU — Minutes

1 | Page SMU Minutes April 13, 2026 Scott Municipal Utility Meeting Minutes April 13, 2026 at 5 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER: The regular monthly meeting of the Commissioners of the Scott Municipal Utility was called to order at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 14, 2026 by President Al Herrman. Present were Scott Municipal Utility Commissioners: President Al Herrman, Vice President Michelle Kerr, Christopher Malvitz, Bob Blaney, Timm Schaetz Also Present: Town Supervisor Kurt Baenen, Town Supervisor Norman Strebel, Town Supervisor-elect Debbie Vanden Langenberg, Clerk/Treasurer Jaime Fuge, Lead Operator Lee Vanden Langenberg, Operator Troy Tauschek, Town Engineer Scott Brosteau Excused: Administrator Dave Cerny 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 March 9, 2026 were presented to the Commissioners prior to the meeting. Moved by Blaney, seconded by Malvitz to approve the minutes of March 9, 2026, as presented. Vote: Aye-5, No-0. Motion Carried. 5. PUBLIC COMMENT: No one spoke during public comment. A. SANITARY 1. Maintenance, Repairs, & System Update (Ozone, Bioxide, Lift Stations, Muffin Monster, etc.) Vanden Langenberg said the home at 2503 Sussex Road was recently televised and no leaks were apparent. This issue is considered closed. He added there are two suspected leaking laterals that were identified last year during NEW Water’s pipe televising efforts and will require further investigation. In addition, Vanden Langenberg said the EPA completed their cyber security assessment, with no concerns to report. Vanden Langenberg discussed the Town of Scott’s cyber security systems. He added t he lift station at 4435 Nicolet Drive experienced a failure on April 5, 2026. Operators temporarily installed the previously removed pump; however, it has a limited remaining lifespan. A replacement pump has been ordered and is expected to be received and installed on May 18. A date has been scheduled to put in the system. Herrman said Vanden Langenberg called him and received permission for the expenditure prior to the purchase. The estimated cost is $8,000. Moved by Kerr, seconded by Schaetz to approve the expenditure of a replacement pump at the lift station at 4435 Nicolet Dr. Vote: Aye-5, No-0. Motion Carried. 2 | Page SMU Minutes April 13, 2026 Herrman provided an update on PFASs and the 2025 Collection System Results provided by NEW Water Utility. A handout was provided to attendees and Commissioners of the meeting. 2. Televising Report Vanden Langenberg said the televising is complete and staff will present a report next month. Additionally, Great Lakes is currently cleaning the sewer lines due to silt, gravel, leaves, and road salt. Vanden Langenberg provided an update on manhole repairs. He anticipated completion of the project once weather conditions become drier. 3. Request to waive Sewer Fees Vanden Langenberg said a Town resident (Jim McGovern) at 3669 Point Ln. discovered his outdoor faucet was inadvertently turned on while on winter vacation. A neighbor turned it off, however, was unaware how long it had been on. During the 1 st quarter meter reads, SMU discovered the home did have a high-water volume use. Vanden Langenberg cited the Public Service Commission rules, which state the Town cannot deduct the water once it passes through the meter. However, he requested SMU to consider deducting sewer volume since the water ran outside and not into the sewer system. The resident’s water usage was more than 40,000 gallons. The resident’s average water usage over the past three years was less than 1,000 gallons. Vanden Langenberg said SMU’s past policy has been to allow a sewer bill deduction when evident the water leak did not enter the sewer system. Based on this past practice, a credit for 40,000 gallons of sewer flow; which equals $220.80, was adjusted on his Quarter 1 bill. Moved by Kerr, seconded by Malvitz to approve a request by Jim McGovern at 3669 Point Lane to receive a credit of $220.80. Vote: Aye-5, No-0. Motion Carried. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ B. WATER 1. Operator’s Reports/Maintenance and repair issues VandenLangenberg said in the SMU packet are the graphs and water consumption report (graph at the end of the minutes). Water consumption is good for the month of March. There are no suspected leaks. Additionally, the increase in water usage could be attributed to the water loss on Point Lane. He also said Water Tower painting should take place this spring. The project is part of the contract with our water tower maintenance. No date was provided. He provided an updated to the replacement of water meters in the Town of Scott. Their goal is to replace 60 of the oldest water meters each year. Customers were mailed a letter notifying of the need to replace the meters. The Operators replaced approximately 35 meters to date. Green Bay Water Utility a. Maintenance Agreement – No discussion on this item. 2. PRV Contract/Installation Progress 3 | Page SMU Minutes April 13, 2026 Vanden Langenberg said the pressure reducing valve on Champeau was replaced. In accordance with DNR requirements, water testing was completed after service was shut off to five customers for the day. After a successful test, water service was restored. Replacement of a second pressure reducing valve is planned for Scottwood Drive (Algoma / CTH I). Installation has not yet been scheduled, as the necessary components have not been delivered. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ C. STORMWATER 1. Drainage Issues There was no updates to these drainage issues. a. Hackberry Court drainage issue: There were no updates to the drainage issue on Hackberry Court. b. Champeau Road Drainage /UWGB Pond: Vanden Langenberg said Cerny met with UWGB staff on March 24 to determine the feasibility of a pond at UWGB. He was told they were not in favor of constructing an engineered stormwater pond in the arboretum. SMU will still need to deal with the stormwater issues associated with the subdivision, but a UWGB pond will no longer be considered. 2. Wequiock Creek Flood Study: Vanden Langenberg said meetings and resident notifications will be scheduled in May. 3. MS4 Presentation: Brosteau presented the MS4 Presentation to the SMU Commissioners. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ D. SMU Reports 1. Update on SMU related Maps, Reports, and Recorded Documents: There was no discussion on this item. 2. Sewer/Water Lateral Request Vanden Langenberg said there were no new requests this month. E. Communication. Herrman presented an SMU Operations Financial Summary Report. He went through the numbers from 2017 to 2025. Herrman thanked the efforts of Vanden Langneberg, Tauschek and Skalestki on the decrease of water loss from 2017 to 2025. Herrman summarized the NEW Water Preliminary Financial Results. A final audit will be presented in May. The preliminary financial results were as follows: Operating Revenues. 2025 revenue was favorable to budget by $1.1 million, or 2.0%. Operating Expenses. 2025 expense was favorable to budget by $1.2 million, or 4.0%. Net Income. Net income for 2025 was $12.2 million. Fuge said the Town Board will vote on their insurance plan. After meeting with another company, she is recommending staying with Selective Insurance. Moved by Blaney, seconded by Schaetz to recommend to Town Board to stay with Selective Insurance for the 2026-2027 Plan Year. Vote: Aye-5, No-0. Motion Carried. 4 | Page SMU Minutes April 13, 2026 F. Clerk/Treasurer Report on Receipts/Disbursements/Payment of Bills/Loan Activity and Bank Balances. Fuge presented the March 2026 financial statement. Fuge mentioned an SMU Sewer CD will mature on 4/14/2026. Based on discussions with Herrman, the funds would be needed for the next six months. Fuge would recommend renewing the CD for 6-months. Moved by Kerr, seconded by Malvitz to renew SMU Sewer CD #3438. Vote: Aye-5, No-0. Motion Carried. Moved by Blaney, seconded by Schaetz to approve the March Financial Report. Vote: Aye-5, No-0. Motion Carried. G. Future Agenda Items and Next Meeting Date. Next meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 11, 2026. H. Adjournment. Moved by Kerr, seconded by Blaney to adjourn. Vote: Aye-5, No-0. Carried. Meeting adjourned at 5:47 p.m. Jaime Fuge Jaime Fuge, Clerk/Treasurer, Town of Scott March 2026 Water Usage