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F:\1 DEAN - JESS DOCUMENTS\Town Board\Town Board Minutes 6.15.2026.docx5/23/2024 12:48 PM TOWN OF WESTPORT TOWN BOARD – Monday, June 15, 2026 A regular meeting of the Town Board was called to order at 6:00 pm by Town Chair John Cuccia in the Community Meeting Room of the Bernard J. Kennedy Administration Building/Town Hall. Members Present: Cuccia, Pichette, Manering, and Werner. Members Absent: Crowell. Also Present: Dean Grosskopf, Kevin Even, Josh McWilliams, Brain Adler, and Bill Cole. Grosskopf confirmed that this meeting conforms with open meetings law. There was no Public Comment on Matters not on the agenda. The minutes of the June 1, 2026, Town Board Meeting were approved on a motion by Pichette, second Manering. Grosskopf introduced Chief Josh McWilliams and Fire Inspector Brian Adler of the Waunakee Area Fire District, who were present at the meeting. Grosskopf read Proclamations 26-1, 26-2, and 26-3 aloud into the record: • Proclamation 26-1 recognizing Battalion Chief and Fire Inspector Brian Adler for his dedicated service to the Waunakee Area Fire District and the Town of Westport. • Proclamation 26-2 recognizing Fire Chief Josh McWilliams for his nearly two decades of service and his leadership of the Waunakee Area Fire District. • Proclamation 26-3 recognizing the Waunakee Area Fire District and all of its members for their more than 130 years of service to the Town of Westport and surrounding communities. Proclamations 26-1, 26-2, and 26-3 were adopted on a motion by Pichette, second Werner. Motion carried unanimously with one member absent. Upon conclusion of the readings, the proclamations were presented directly to Chief McWilliams and Fire Inspector Adler on behalf of the Town of Westport. Attorney Cole updated the Board on the status of the Incorporation process. The Board did not feel there was a need to go into Closed Session, however the Waunakee Fire District situation was discussed. Regular operator licenses, as on file with the Clerk as presented, were approved subject to all state and local requirements on motion by Werner, second Cuccia. Kevin Even, Town Engineer, gave an update on 2026 Road Projects. Grosskopf gave a brief update on the last Plan Commission Meeting held, June 8, 2026. The Joint Plan Commission was cancelled with no business to discuss. There are no upcoming items for before the Middleton/Westport Joint Zoning Commission. The Waunakee Area EMS Commission meeting was cancelled due to impending storms the night of the meeting. Crowell was not present to report on the Waunakee Fire District. Pichette and Grosskopf had nothing new or significant to report from the Middleton Fire District. Werner gave an update on The Historic Preservation Commission. Manering reported on the Park Committee. Cuccia reported that he representing the Audit Committee reviewed the current bills and found all to be in order. F:\1 DEAN - JESS DOCUMENTS\Town Board\Town Board Minutes 6.15.2026.docx5/23/2024 12:48 PM Current bills were paid as presented by Grosskopf and recommended by the Audit Committee, on a motion by Cuccia, second Manering. For Administrative matters, Grosskopf noted that he will likely not attend the July 6th Town Board meeting and requested that Jessica Duffrin cover the meeting in his absence. The Board agreed. The meeting was adjourned at 7:48 pm, on a motion by Werner, second Manering. Dean A. Grosskopf Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer