Town Board Special Meeting (Budget) — Minutes

Town Board Meeting Minutes October 21, 2025 (at the conclusion of the 2026 Budget Public Hearing and Special meeting of Electors which begins at 4:30 p.m.) 1 1. Call To Order : A meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Scott was called to order at 5 P.M. on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 in the Town Hall by Chairman Mike Van Lanen. Present were Chairman Mike Van Lanen, Supervisors Gene Wojcik, Cari Langenberg, Norman Strebel, and Kurt Baenen. Also present were: Clerk/Treasurer Jaime Fuge, Economic Development Coordinator/Planner Dave Cerny , SMU President Al Herrman Excused: Town Engineer Scott Brosteau, Constable Brett Blaney. 2. Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 3. Verification of Public Notice: The Affidavit of Posting indicated that the public notice of the Town Board Meeting was posted on Friday, October 17, 2025, at Town of Scott Town Hall, 2621 Jody Drive, & on the Town of Scott website at www.townofscott.com. Moved by Langenberg, seconded by Wojcik to accept and file the Affidavit of Posting. Vote: Aye-5. No- 0. Motion Carried. 4. Public Comment: Van Lanen announced that Public Comments would be taken for those in attendance who wish to speak about a subject not on the Agenda. There were no people at the meeting that wanted to speak during public comment. 6. Specific matters for discussion and possible action by Town Board in open session A. Approval of the Storm Water Equivalent Runoff Unit (ERU) charge for the 2025 Tax bill payable in 2025 for the 2026 Storm Water Budget (no change from 2024) Fuge said there was no proposed increase in the cost of the storm water special charge from 2024. The cost is $75 Storm Water special charge is $75 per Equivalent Runoff Unit (ERU). Storm Water Utility Special Charge code 070 “Storm Wtr Mgmt” of $75 per Equivalent Run-off Unit, properties may have more than one ERU. B. Read into the record the 2026 SMU Water rates and the 2026 Sewer rates. Fuge read the 2026 SMU Water rates into the record, which were: There were no changes from the 2025 SMU Water Rates to the 2026 SMU Water Rates. 2 Fuge read the 2026 Sewer rates into the record, which were: There was a change in the rates, which are shown in the chart above. Fuge said the SMU Commission approved the proposed change in the sewer rate at the October 13, 2025 SMU Commission meeting. Langenberg asked what is the Scot One Fixed Rate. Cerny said the Scot One Fixed Rate has a minimum charge of $84, but since their water is metered the owner pays based off their usage. The Sewer Rates for Royal Scot area, New Franken area and Bayshore area are based off of roof-top. C. Read into the record the 2026 SMU Budget. Fuge read into the record the 2026 SMU Budget, which was approved at the October 13, 2025 SMU Commission meeting. Moved by Langenberg, seconded by Baenen to accept the 2026 SMU Budget. D. Approval of the 2026 Town Budget Fuge read into the record the 2026 Town Budget. She noted the agenda packet had the most up to date numbers that were discussed at the Town Board Budget Workshop. The agenda packet had a detailed list of all changes from 2025 to 2026. Fuge recapped the cash reserves, which was $2,509,057.82 in September 2025. Based on the auditor’s recommendation, the auditor requests $576,440.00 to be set aside in case of emergencies, which leaves $1,932,617.82 in undedicated reserves. Staff proposes using $504,576.00of the reserves in 2026 for the following projects not covered by the budget: (2026 proposed expenses not covered in budget) Moved by Van Lanen, seconded by Strebel to approve the 2026 Town Budget and proposed 2026 reserve spending of $504,576.00. Vote: Aye-5 No-0. Motion Carried. E. Resolution 2025-10-02 Town Board Compensation Schedule 2026 Fuge noted that the 2026 Town Budget had a 3 percent wage increase for all employees (except deputy clerk) effective January 1, 2026. Fuge added the deputy clerk pay increase is contractual and eligible after the deputy clerk’s 6-month review. 3 Fuge said that Closed Session language was added to the agenda should the Board choose to go into close session for additional discussion on compensation. Moved by Baenen, seconded by Wojcik to approve resolution 2025-10-02 regarding the Town Board Compensation Schedule 2026. F. Closed Session under WI Stats. 19.85(1)(c) Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. G. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION. It may be the consensus of this board to return to open session to formally dispose of any issues discussed in said closed session. The Town Board did not go into closed session. 7. Informational Only: Reports from the Clerk, Engineer, Economic Development Coordinator, SMU and Fire Department. A. Clerk/Treasurer Fuge: Nothing to report. B. Town Engineer Scott Brosteau: Excused C. Economic Development Coordinator/Planner Dave Cerny: Nothing to report D. SMU: Nothing to report. E. Fire Department: Van Lanen recapped an incident that took place at the Fire Department regarding an injury. 8. Reports from Town Officers/Committees/Commissions: A. Chairman Mike Van Lanen: Nothing to report. B. Supervisor Cari Langenberg: Nothing to report C. Supervisor Kurt Baenen: Nothing to report. D. Supervisor Gene Wojcik: Nothing to report. E. Supervisor Norman Strebel: Strebel asked if Cerny called about the recent grass cutting. Strebel noticed some sections were cut very shallow. Van Lanen asked about the roads that we not cut. Cerny said he would follow-up. Baenen said the grass cutting done on Champeau Rd did not look good and the grass clippings were in the road. Strebel recapped a discussion that took place during a recent Fire Department Building Committee meeting. 9. Discussion and Action on specific Town Board Notice and Agenda for next meetings: Parks Committee: TBD Plan Commission: TBD Fire Commission: November 18 SMU: November 10 Town Board: November 11 Fire Department Christmas Meeting: November 1 10.Adjournment Moved by Wojcik, seconded by Baenen to adjourn. Vote: Aye-5 No-0. Motion Carried. Meeting adjourned at 5:54 p.m. Jaime Fuge Jaime M. Fuge, Clerk/Treasurer, Town of Scott