Town Board — Minutes

November 11, 2024 Present were Tim Gaffron, Julie Horbach, George Bailitz, Nancy Kemp, Sue Hughes, Callie Rucker Excused was Amy Hookstead 1. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Gaffron at 6:02 p.m. 2. Chairman Gaffron led those present with the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Minutes: None 4. Reports: a. Committee and reports from floor: None b. Clerk: none c. Treasurer: none d. Supervisors: • Mrs. Horbach reported sand being donated by Nancy Swartz for Fox Park. She suggested purchasing another computer monitor for the Treasurer which was approved to move forward with. • Mr. Bailitz reported covering the boat launch fee boxes and suggested that we remove the wasp nests from inside the Bayview launch fee box. • Mrs. Hughes investigated the snowplow agreement, and it was extended for an additional year. She also discussed the posting of the Twin Lakes Chamber information on our sign and website. • Ms. Kemp spoke with Nate from Johns Disposal, and he wanted to call the attention to disposal batteries in the trash, she asked him to put something on our calendar and asked if it could be place on the website/sign occasionally. e. Chairman Gaffron reported having the helipad ceremony last week with the Flight for Life landing and was well attended. All the people that donated time, material and services were recognized. Tonight’s Fire Department meeting has an election for officers. 5. Citizens Comments: None 6. Business: Town Board & Plan Commission items: None Town Board items: a. Tabled ATV/UTV Ordinance for Town roads. A motion by Hughes/Bailitz to remove the ATV/UTV Ordinance from the agenda until additional information is gotten and Supervisor Bailitz will continue to work on additional information to move forward. Motion carried. b. Purchase approval for winter buoys. After discussion, a motion was made by Horbach/Kemp to purchase 110 winter buoys and 10 regular buoys to begin the replacement cycle using funds from the pier fund account. Motion carried. c. Change or modify supervisor assignments. Supervisor Hughes submitted a list that was discussed, the clerk will update the assignments on the agenda. d. Discussion on Town Board Supervisor stipends. Discussion followed a motion by Horbach/Hughes to pay stipends on agenda Town Board meetings only. Motion carried. e. Tabled consideration of, and possible vote on, the appointment of Plan Commission members. A motion by Hughes/Horbach to remove from the table, motion carried. Supervisor Hughes discussed the supervisor assignment on the Plan Commission and determined that Hughes and Bailitz will be on the Plan Commission. Supervisor Hughes made a nomination of Dave Soderman for the Plan Commission, seconded by Supervisor Bailitz, motion carried. Chairman Gaffron will place on a future agenda the possibility of an additional Plan Commission member. f. Set date for the Public Hearing and Special Town Board meeting for the adoption of the 2025 Budget. A motion by Bailitz/Horbach to set the date for November 25th at 6:00 pm, motion carried. 7. Other Business allowed by law. Supervisor Bailitz asked about the Department of Revenue grant that is available under the possibility of new services to investigate for 2026. Chief Ferger asked if his patrol officers could be given $1 more for next year, the Board agreed with that. The chief also asked for a town credit card with a $1500 spending limit to avoid paying out of pocket for expenses. Chairman Gaffron would like Amy to call the bank to see if we can get another card for Chief Ferger. 8. Bills: A motion by Kemp/Horbach to approve the bills as presented in the amount of $56,137.86 check numbers 41562-41586 including Nov-1, LIAB CHK and BILLPAY. Motion carried. 9. Adjourn: A motion by Kemp/Hughes to adjourn, motion carried, meeting was adjourned at 6:35 pm. Callie Rucker Clerk