Town Board — Minutes

Town Board Meeting Minutes July 8, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. 1 1. Call To Order: A meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Scott was called to order at 5:30 P.M. on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 in the Town Hall by Chairman Mike Van Lanen. Present were Chairman Mike Van Lanen, Supervisors Kurt Baenen, Gene Wojcik , Cari Langenberg and Norman Strebel. Also present were Clerk/Treasurer Jaime Fuge, and Economic Development Coordinator/Planner Dave Cerny. Excused: Constable Brett Blaney, SMU President Al Herrman and Town Engineer Scott Brosteau. 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 Thursday, July 3, 2025, at Town of Scott Town Hall, 2621 Jody Drive, & the Town of Scott website at www.townofscott.com. Moved by Langenberg, seconded by Baenen to accept and file the Affidavit of Posting. Vote: Aye-5. No-0. Motion Carried. 4. Approval of the Agenda. Moved by Wojcik, seconded by Strebel to approve the agenda. Vote: Aye-5. No-0. Motion Carried. 5. Approval of the minutes from the June 10, 2025 Town Board Meeting. Moved by Strebel, seconded by Baenen to approve the May 13, 2025 Town Board minutes as presented. Vote: Aye-5. No-0. Motion Carried. 6. Acceptance of Prior Town Meeting Minutes. A. Scott Municipal Utility (SMU): June 9, 2025 Meeting Minutes Moved by Baenen, seconded by Wojcik, to accept the June 9, 2025, SMU Meeting minutes as presented. Vote: Aye-5. No-0. Motion Carried. B. Park Committee: June 11, 2025 Meeting Minutes Moved by Wojcik, seconded by Baenen, to accept the June 11, 2025 Park Committee Meeting minutes as presented. Vote: Aye-5. No-0. Motion Carried. C. Plan Commission: June 19, 2025 Meeting Minutes Moved by Baenen, seconded by Langenberg, to accept the June 19, 2025 Plan Commission Meeting minutes as presented. Vote: Aye-5. No-0. Motion Carried. 7. Public Comment: Fuge explained the new public comment form that should be filled out and presented to the Clerk prior to the meeting. Moved by Van Lanen, seconded by Baenen to suspend the rules of order and open up the floor for comment. Vote: Aye-5. No-0. Motion Carried. There were two forms filled out. One person who filled out the form was not at the meeting during the public comment portion section of the meeting. 2 Tom Fledge, 4423 De La Baye Trails, said he may be interested in speaking during the meeting on Agenda Items 1 and 2. He had no comments to share during public comment. Moved by Baenen, seconded by Strebel to return to regular session. Vote: Aye-5 No-0. Motion Carried. 8. Specific matters for discussion and possible action by the Town Board: A. Short-Term Rental Complaint Cerny summarized his July 8 meeting with Chairman Van Lanen, Dan Larsen, and Jay Schillinger regarding the short-term rental at 4403 Anapaula Ln. Van Lanen shared his takeaways from the meeting. Moved by Van Lanen, seconded by Strebel to open the floor. Vote: Aye-5 No-0. Motion Carried. Tom Hedge, 4423 De Lay Bay Trl thanked the Board for their efforts on the short-term rental ordinance and noted that he was present when it was originally passed. He recognized the importance of being neighborly, but also the importance of protecting the interests of neighboring properties. He didn’t want to lose sight of the what was said when was when the ordinance originally passed and it is really important that the ordinance be followed. Moved by Strebel, seconded by Wojcik to go close the floor and return to regular session. Vote: Aye-5 No-0. Motion Carried. No action was taken on the short-term rental complaint. B. Update of 4414 Nicolet. Dr. Cerny said that on behalf of the Town, Attorney Gagan filed a Summons, Complaint and Motion for Temporary Order requesting closure of this house. Please see pages 4 and 5 of the attached PDF regarding the orders the Town has requested from the Court. There is a hearing schedule for this Friday, July 11, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. before Judge Samantha Wagner. This hearing is open to the public. Judge Wagner will decide whether to grant the Temporary Order at this time. The court will also schedule further proceedings regarding the Town’s request for a permanent injunction and an order to sell the property. That could take several months before the court is able to schedule this hearing. Van Lanen added there is dumpster on site for property clean up. Moved by Van Lanen, seconded by Strebel to open the floor. Vote: Aye-5 No-0. Motion Carried. Lu Ann Davis, 3780 Grove Rd. asked what the difference between the home Agamaite Rd. and the property on Nicolet Dr. was. Cerny stated the differences between the two homes and cited a new law. Cerny said i t is Atty Gagan’s opinion that the home on Nicolet Dr. had the power to hold up in the court, but the home on Agamaite did not rise to that level. Tom Hedge, 4423 De Lay Bay Trl, said there were a lot of folks interested in the outcome and asked if the items would be placed on the website. He also asked when the hearing would be. Cerny said that the information would be e-mailed to him. Moved by Strebel, seconded by Wojcik to go close the floor and return to regular session. Vote: Aye-5 No-0. Motion Carried. No action was taken on the update of 4414 Nicolet Dr. 3 C. Approval of the 2026 Brown County Joint Municipal Court Fees and Draft Budget. Fuge stated the budget was present in the packet. Per the bylaws of the of Brown County Joint Municipal Court, the Towns are required to approve their budget. In the 2026 budget, the proposed income is $61,727 and the 2026 proposed expense is $79,141 leaving a proposed net 2026 budget deficit to $17,414. Van Lanen recapped the court meeting where the budget was first proposed . A raise was given to the Clerk and the Treasurer. Money will be taken from a CD to cover some of the 2026 deficit. Langenberg asked what happens next year. Van Lanen noted the Town of Green Bay will be dropping out of the Brown County Joint Municipal Court. Van Lanen said the Court has some money in reserve and next budget there will be discussion about raising the rates. He thought that if Towns would hire Brown County that it would put more money into the Court, but currently the Brown County Sherriff’s Department doesn’t have enough officers to meet the demand. Van Lanen commented the Town of Scott is doing alright. Half of the members are served by the Brown County’s Sherriff Department. The others want to hire Brown County Sherriff’s Department, but they are not able. Moved by Strebel, seconded by Baenen to approve the Brown County Joint Municipal Court 2026 budget as proposed (Proposed income $61,727, expenses $79,141 for a 2026 budget deficit of $17,414). Vote: Aye-4(Van Lanen, Strebel, Wojcik, Baenen), No-1 (Langenberg). Motion Carried. D. Town Constable Resignation and Appointment Jeff Butry resigned, effectively immediately. Moved by Van Lanen, seconded by Langenberg, to accept Jeff Butry’s resignation. Vote: Aye-5. No-0. Motion Carried. Van Lanen and the board thanked Butry for his service to the Town of Scott. Van Lanen stated at this time there is no replacement and he has asked some residents. Langenberg requested that the information be placed on the website. E. Major Road projects/Capital Improvements spending. Staff had nothing to discuss regarding major road projects and capital improvement spending. F. Brown County Highway Maintenance contract Brown County Highway Department is still working on the updated contracts, expects to provide them in fall. G. Road/drainage/ditching/snowplowing/complaint issues Staff had no complaints to present regarding road/drainage/ditching/snowplowing issues. Strebel asked who handles the street sweeping, which Cerny said is SMU. The last street sweeping was completed recently. H. Operator License Application (Nathan Gillaume) Fuge said Nathan Gillaume applied for an operator’s license. A background check was performed and the applicant held an operator’s license in another municipality within Wisconsin. The Clerk would recommend the licenses be granted. 4 Moved by Strebel seconded by Langenberg to grant the Operator License for Nathan Gillaume. Vote: Aye-5 No-0. Motion Carried. 9. Informational Only: Reports from the Clerk, Engineer, Economic Development Coordinator, SMU and Fire Department. A. Clerk/Treasurer Fuge: Stated that a CD with Nicolet Bank would be renewed. Also, the Clerk’s Institute will be July 14 through 18 and she will attend for the Treasurer’s Completion. B. Town Engineer Scott Brosteau: Not present at the meeting. C. Economic Development Coordinator/Planner Dave Cerny: SMU will be meeting July 14 at the Royal Scot Lift Station. D. SMU: Not present at the meeting. E. Fire Department: Wojcik said they two training sessions in June. 10. Reports from Town Officers/Committees/Commissions: A. Chairman Mike Van Lanen: He stated he received c omplaints for fireworks. VanLanen sai d he attended the meeting concerning the short-term rental complaint. Fahrner called Van Lanen and said they can’t store their items by the quarry. They are storing their materials on Norr ie Lane, which the owner of the Business Park is aware of. B. Supervisor Cari Langenberg: Langenberg said there are complaints about speeding on Verone Rd. Rather than request police presence, she asked if the Town can send an informational letter to residents. Van Lanen said he would be happy to discuss with the neighborhood. Langenberg asked if there would be a newsletter soon. Cerny said there has not been one yet, but anticipates August 2025. Langenberg said the Run/Walk for the Fire Department is September 20 and requested that it be placed on the website and included in the newsletter. Langenberg recapped an e-mail Cerny and her received from a resident regarding an angel being displayed at Scott Memorial Park. She recapped that the garden was created by neighborhood volunteers. The e-mail also stated there is a neighbor who rides a golf cart at the park. Cerny said he would follow-up with the complaint. Langenberg expressed interest in the Town reviewing the ordinance regarding golf carts. Langenberg asked if they would be getting a rescue squad. Butry clarified that they were requesting support. C. Supervisor Kurt Baenen: Baenen said he had was present at the first meeting on the 5 and 10 year plan regarding the Fire Department. He requested guidelines be created. Baenen thinks it should be more of a 10 to 20-year plan and a list of long-term goals would be best. Van Lanen recommended that the board appoint a chair for the committee. 5 Baenen said he will not be at the August Town Board meeting as he will be out of town. D. Supervisor Wojcik: Wojcik asked if the owner on Agamaite is still getting citations about the cars in the backyard. Cerny stated no. Wojcik requested an update about the building on Reiner Rd. Cerny said it was going to Court. Wojcik said the Fire Department lost 4 members (due to resignation). E. Supervisor Norman Strebel: Stated he picked up junk in the woods. He also asked about the grass cutting. Cerny said the Town is on the schedule, but it has not been done yet. 11. Treasurer/Clerk Financial Reports: Financial reports were handed out for the month of June. Moved by Strebel, seconded by Wojcik to approve the financial reports. Vote: Aye -5. No-0. Motion Carried. 12. Discussion and Action on specific Town Board Notice and Agenda for next meetings: Parks Committee: TBD Plan Commission: Cancelled Fire Commission: July 22 SMU: July 14, August11 Town Board: August 12 Towns Association: July 24 17.Adjournment Moved by Wojcik, seconded by Langenberg to adjourn. Vote: Aye-5 No-0. Carried. Meeting Adjourned at 6:24 p.m. Jaime Fuge Jaime M. Fuge, Clerk/Treasurer, Town of Scott