Regular Town Board Meeting — Agenda
Town of Baraboo · Sauk County · Regular Town Board Meeting · meeting of Aug 10, 2026 · Agendas
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STATE OF WISCONSIN
SAUK COUNTY
TOWN OF BARABOO
Public notice is hereby given that the Town of Baraboo Town Board will hold their regularly scheduled monthly town board meet ing
on: Monday, August 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM at the Town of Baraboo Town Hall, located at 101 Cedar Street, Baraboo, WI, 53913.
AGENDA
1. Call the meeting to order and verify compliance with Wisconsin’s open meetings laws. Reference Wis.
Stat. § 19.84.
2. Take a roll call of the town’s elected officials.
3. Recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
4. Discussion and possible action in regard to adoption of this meeting’s agenda.
5. Discussion and possible action in regard to approval of the minutes of the regular town board meeting
held on July 13, 2026.
6. Citizens’ appearance; any person wishing to speak about a subject that is not on this agenda may make a
short presentation to the town board. Please keep the presentation respectable and concise.
7. Discuss and possible action on 2027 and beyond Ambulance Budget Options/Resolution for Increased
EMS/Fire Department Funding – Caleb Johnson
8. Discussion and possible action on Little Society Farm ( E11540 State Road 136 ) exempt from Sewer
District System, with allowable septic.
9. Discussion and possible action to approve setting date to meet with property owners on Pikes Peak Road.
10. Discussion and possible action on approval of Clerk Attending WMCA Conference August 18-21, 2026
11. Discuss and possible action on replacing Clerks Office Phone with Cell Phone (Spectrum).
12. Discussion and possible action Resolution 2026-15 Making Clerk Signer on Savings/CD/LGIP Accounts
13. Discussion and possible action on possibly eliminating a posting location and purchasing new posting
boards.
14. Discussion and possible action Resolution 2026-16 To Renew or Move Investments to Receive Best Rate
(Prevail Acct to Summit)
15. Discussion and possible action on Township Auditing Services for 2026 and beyond.
16. Discussion and possible action on updating Chapter 12 Ordinance on Recyclable Materials
17. Discussion and possible action on working with attorney to draft Room Tax Ordinance
18. Give elected officials’ reports, as applicable, as well as any communications and correspondence received
on behalf of the Town of Baraboo:
• Chairperson Bill Klemm: Public Works (Town Highway & Building Projects)
• Supervisor Randy Puttkamer: Public Safety / Baraboo Area Fire & EMS District Laison (Town of Baraboo Representative); Sauk County Land
Resources & Extension Laison (Citizen Member – Farm Services Agency Representative)
• Supervisor Steve Hess: Conservation & Development (Plan Commission)
• Supervisor Mike Terry: Public Expenses (Recycling Center); Great Sauk State Trail Laison (Town of Baraboo Representative)
• Supervisor Bill Steinhorst: General Government (General Finances)
• Clerk Annexation Requests; Open Records Requests; Public Inquiries
• Treasurer Mary Farrell-Stieve: Town’s Reserved & Unreserved Funds; Park Commission
19. Discussion and possible action in regards to approval of the Treasurer’s Financial Institutions Report for
July 2026.
20. Discussion and possible action in regards to submittal of vouchers and checks for approval.
21. Discussion and possible action in regards to adjournment.
If anyone has a question about an agenda item, please contact town clerk via email at clerk@tn.baraboo.wi.gov, or call (608)
356-5170.
Post Date: 8/6/26
The agenda for this meeting was posted at the following locations: the front door of the Baraboo Town Hall; the notice
holder located at Giese Park on Rock Hill Road; the notice holder located at the Town Recycling Center on Crawford Street;
the notice holder located at the corner of Gall Road and Lake Street; and the Town of Baraboo website, tn.baraboo.wi.gov
NOTE: It is possible that a quorum of members of the town’s commissions or committees will be in attendance at the above
meeting to gather information. If a quorum of a town body attends, no action will be taken by the interested commission or
committee at this meeting.
Source: Town of Baraboo website. First collected Oct 17, 2026.