November 9, 2021 Regular Board Meeting Minutes

Town of Spooner WASHBURN COUNTY – WISCONSIN November 9, 2021 Spooner Town Hall N6124 Blooming Vale Road, Spooner MINUTES REGULAR BOARD MEETING Call to Order: Meeting was called to order at 6:11 p.m. by Supervisor Gary Frankiewicz. Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Members present: Supervisor Gary Frankiewicz, Supervisor Jon Johnson, Supervisor Miles Macone, Treasurer Joan Avery, Clerk Audrey Kevan Others present: Mabi Plisky, Ed Fischer, Wayne Poteet, Juanita Poteet, AJ Salquist Minutes of October 12, 2021 Regular Meeting: Motion by Supervisor Gary Frankiewicz to approve October 12, 2021 minutes, seconded by Supervisor Johnson. Motion carried unanimously. Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer Joan Avery reported that she needs to transfer money to money market and receiving shared revenue. Motion by Supervisor Macone to accept October 2021 Treasurer’s Report, seconded by Supervisor Johnson. Motion carried unanimously. Correspondence: None Citizen Comments: None New Business: • Motion by Miles Macone to adopt 2022 Total Tax Levy payable 2022 of $168,231 seconded by Jon Johnson. Motion carried unanimously. • Motion by Jon Johnson to adopt Town 2022 Proposed Budget as advertised in Spooner Advocate and as recommended by Electors; seconded by Miles Macone. Motion carried unanimously. • Discussion of Chief Elections inspector. Motion made to nominate Maria Mabi Plinsky for the Election inspector by Gary Frankiewicz and seconded by Jon Johnson. Frankiewicz and Johnson voted for and Macone voted against the nomination, motion carried. • Discussion of Spooner Lake Association taking over the boat landing fees. The Spooner Lake Association wants to take over the boat landing fees from the town. Originally it was for having someone watching to boats to control invasive species and weed control. Board members would like transparency in writing for money collected and spent for this service and materials in the October/ November meeting. Lake Association is talking about how to distribute the passes. They will consider placing an advertisement in the Spooner Advocate or link to their website on the Town of Spooner website. Gary Frankiewicz will prepare information for next meeting in December. • Discussion of the boat landing repair project. It was recommended to look at another boat landing to see if that will meet our needs. Cost is not figured out at this time. Gary Frankiewicz will meet with a small group from Lake Association to discuss next steps. It would be best to complete in the fall of 2022. Lake drawdown was discussed to see if it helps the weed problem and/or is a detriment to the fish population. Question about rolling over extra money from boat landing fund from 2021 to 2022 will be investigated. • Discussion of Boat Launch Ordinance. The ordinance will need to be rewritten for pricing and procedures. Town would like to keep fee prices the same and write the ordinance to reflect changes. Highway Update and Expenditures (Supervisor Macone): • Road Supervisor Macone reported on Hopwood Enterprises doing some filling on Little Valley Road and another road to repair. Miles will drive the roads to inspect condition going into the winter. Crack sealing was discussed for the newer roads to put out for bid to fix to be completed next spring. Sand and snowplowing are set up. Spooner Lake Road is completed. Base of the road was built up so some driveways will need to be filled in. The ATV route signs will be put up for the spring. Will need to approve to request ATV routes on county highways K, H and A in the December meeting. • Payment of Bills (including status of Town Budget vs expenses to date and Balance Sheet): Motion by Supervisor Miles Macone to approve payment of bills in the amount of $3546.49. Motion seconded by Supervisor Johnson. Motion carried unanimously. Future Agenda Items for Regular Board Meeting: • ATV route approval for county roads • Bids for crack sealing for the roads Next Regular Board Meeting Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Adjourn: Motion by Supervisor Macone to adjourn the meeting, motion seconded by Supervisor Johnson; motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 7:11 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, /s/Audrey Kevan, Clerk