Town Board — Minutes

August 22, 2024 Present were Tim Gaffron, Julie Horbach, George Bailitz, Nancy Kemp, Amy Hookstead, Bill Westerlund, Suzanne Hughes, Chief Ferger Excused was Callie Rucker Absent were Ken Mangold, Gary Franzen 1. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Gaffron at 6:00 p.m. 2. Chairman Gaffron led those present with the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Minutes: A motion by Kemp/Bailitz to approve the July 25, 2024 closed, July 25, 2024 open, and August 7, 2024 minutes as presented, motion carried. 4. Reports: a. Committee and reports from floor: Sue Hughes made changes to the town website; however, Town Web is restrictive on changes that can be made. She found another vendor called Civic Plus that allows for more flexibility. The cost would be $3,000 for the first year and $2,000 for subsequent years. Chief Ferger gave the water patrol report for August to date. Chief Balog, who retired from the Village of Genoa City Police Department, has joined our water patrol team. Water patrol will be over budget with an estimated $7,500 in remaining expenses for the rest of the year, so we will need to amend the budget. Chief Ferger will inquire about the winter buoys. Uncle Ed donated $500 towards the winter buoys. b. Clerk: None c. Treasurer: None d. Supervisors: • Mrs. Horbach reported a gentleman that lives in Nippersink volunteered to fix up Fox Park. He did a nice job and Supervisor Horbach sent him a thank you note. Supervisor Horbach attended the Powers Lake Management meeting. Chief Ferger gave a water patrol report that was well received at this meeting. They talked about the winter buoys and suggested that we ask Bloomfield to help contribute to the purchase of the buoys. Chief Ferger estimated the cost to be approximately $10,000. • Mr. Bailitz spoke with Chris at the Kenosha County Highway Department regarding the installation of a speed limit sign near the Scriptures’. • Open: None • Ms. Kemp reported that Root-Pike WIN is offering us the opportunity to put in a pollinator patch at the Town Hall. There is a $1,000 grant to use by late fall. We would need ten volunteers, and this would need to be done by mid-October. e. Chairman Gaffron provided an EMS update. There are two open contracts from Twin Lakes, and we are waiting on a contract from Salem Lakes for the joint district opportunity. He spoke with Cassandra and she’s hoping to have it to us in the next couple weeks. He would like to put on the next agenda to possibly modify wards and assignments. He received a call from a resident regarding 385th that the road is in disrepair. He will tour the road tomorrow. Twin Lakes passed an ATV/UTV ordinance to ride on town roads with posted speed limits under 35 mph. This topic may be coming to Randall in the near future. Tim will be in firefighter school September – November on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. 5. Citizens Comments: None 6. Business: Town Board & Plan Commission items: a. TABLED: MICHAEL R. & BONNIE M. MYRA , 34514 116 th St., Twin Lakes, WI 53181 -9582 (Owner), requesting a variance (Section III. P. 12.18.4 -5(b): that accessory buildings shall be located in the side or rear yard only) to construct a detached accessory building to be located in the street yard on Tax Key Parcel #60-4-119-274-0221, Town of Randall. Plan Commission Chair Bill Westerlund read the request aloud for the record. After discussion, a motion was made by Bailitz/Gaffron of the Plan Commission to send a favorable recommendation to the Town Board. A motion was made by Horbach/Kemp of the Town Board to send a favor able recommendation to the County. Motion carried. Town Board items: b. The possibility of temporarily changing the Town Board/Plan Commission meeting night. After discussion, a motion was made by Horbach/Kemp to temporarily change the meeting nights to Mondays at 6:00 pm and to change the Plan Commission meetings to the first meeting of the month. Motion carried. c. Discussion on current open seats on boards moving forward. Chairman Gaffron suggested that anyone interested in the open town board and plan commission seats, email a one to two paragraph description explaining why they would be best for the position. He would like to publicize this to make everyone aware of the opportunity. He would also like a list of seats and terms for the next meeting. 7. Other Business allowed by law. Chief Ferger inquired if there are any ARPA funds left that could help cover the cost of the winter buoys. Supervisor Horbach suggested reviewing the budget to see what needs to be amended. 8. Bills: A motion by Kemp/Bailitz to approve the bills as presented in the amount of $53,082.64 check numbers 41453-41483 including Aug-2, LIAB CHK, and BILLPAY. Motion carried. 9. Adjourn: A motion by Kemp/Horbach to adjourn, motion carried, meeting was adjourned at 6:36 pm. Amy Hookstead Treasurer/Deputy Clerk