Town Board Meeting — Minutes

Page 1 of 3 Town of Merton Town Board Meeting Minutes of September 28, 2026 • Meeting Called to Order by Chairman Klink at 6:30 pm • Pledge of Allegiance led by Chairman Klink • Minutes of the September 14, 2026 Town Board Meeting. A motion to approve the Minutes of September 14, 2026 Town Board Meeting was made by Fleming/Krogmann. Motion carried. Present: Chairman Klink, Supervisors Herrick, Olson, Fleming, and Krogmann, DPW Director Griffin, Treasurer Kempen, and Clerk Hann. Absent: Attorney Murn. Also, in attendance: Tom Wangerin, Rick Langhammer; Randy Frank; Martha Riel; Paul Wiesehuegel; Glenda Dolphin; Mary Lou Haas; Bernadette Mesenbrink Citizen Comments and Concerns: Bernadette Mesenbrink Town Hall Library President spoke on exempting from Waukesha County Library Levy. Old Business: Consider/Act on Resolution of Property and Liability Insurance for the Town of Merton. Clerk reviewed the presentation from the last board meeting and presented a Resolution for the Town of Merton to renew the property and liability insurance with the Horton Group which that Town has been with for a long time. A motion to approve the Resolution for Property and Liability Insurance with the Horton Group was made by Olson/Herrick. Motion Carried. Review Establishing the Annual Charge per Residential Unit for Solid Waste and Recycling Collection Fee on the 2026 Tax Bill . Clerk Hann reviewed the numbers to establish the Annual Charge per Residential Unit for Solid Waste and Recycling Collection and recommended leaving the admi nistration expense on. A motion to approve the special charge for solid waste and recycling fee @ $334.48 was made by Fleming/Krogman. Motion Passed with Herrick Opposing. New Business: Consider/Act on Library Resolution to exempt Town of Merton from Waukesha County Library 2026 Levy for 2027 Purposes. Chairman Klink explained that the Town Board has been very active in working with the Library. In the past 19% of the Levy Limit went to the Town Hall Library. Now, 30% of the Levy that the Town can tax goes to the Town Hall Library. That is a concern for the Town Board. A motion to approve Exempting the Town of Merton from Waukesha County 2026 Library Levy for 2027 Purposes was made by Herrick/Fleming. Motion Carried. Consider/Act on Temporary Alcohol Beverage License for the Friends of the Town Hall Library for October 10, 2026 at N76W31429 Highway VV, North Lake WI 53064. Clerk Hann reviewed the Temporary Alcohol Beverage License for the Friends of the Town Hall Library for them to service alcohol at the Town Hall Library for an event and the Page 2 of 3 Library is a public building. A motion to approve the Temporary License was made by Herrick/Olson. Motion carried. Consider/Act on the CSM to combine 2 parcels to construct a garage, N82W28659 Hillcrest Drive, Hartland, WI, as requested by Brett Dethmers, MRTT 0335-011 & MRTT 0335-996 and approved by plan commission on September 16, 2026. Klink stated the plan commission did approve the application. A motion to approve the CSM to combine 2 parcels to construct a garage at N82W28659 Hillcrese Drive was made by Herrick/Olson. Motion carried. Consider/Act on Resolution Establishing the Annual Charge per residential unit for Solid Waste and Recycling Collection Fee on the 2026 Tax Bill . Clerk Hann reviewed the resolution for the Annual Charge to be put on the 2026 Tax Bill. A motion to approve the resolution establishing the annual charge of $334.48 was made by Krogmann/Fleming. Motion Passed with Herrick Opposing. Consider/Act on Request to opt Out of Garba ge Collection Fee . Clerk Hann review the requests to opt out of garbage collection fee. Each resident did make the requirements of showing supporting documents to opt out. A motion to approve the list of residents to opt Out of Garbage Collection Fee was made Olson/Herrick. Motion Carried. Consider/Act on Road Improvement Agreement within a portion of Audrey Drive right - of-way. DPW Director Griffin stated a resident is redoing his driveway and working with them on road improvement in the right -of-way. The work would be done in two weeks. A motion to approve the Road Improvement Agreement within a portion of Audrey Drive right-of-way was made by Herrick/Olson. Motion Carried. Consider/Act on Special Election for Lake Country Municipal Court for April 6, 2027 and if a primary is necessary, Primary election on February 16, 2027 . Clerk Hann received a request from Lake Country Municipal Court to have a Special Election on the April 6, 2027 and the Town of Merton needs to approve this request. A motion to approve the Special Election for Lake Country Municipal Court on April 6, 2027 was made Krogmann/Fleming. Motion carried. Consider/Act on Request from Lake Country Municipal Court on purging unpaid citations dating back to 12/31/2010 for the Town of Merton . Supervisor Herrick explain the old citations and that a majority of the people are not in the area anymore. A motion to allow Lake Country Municipal Court to purge unpaid citations for the Town of Merton was made by Fleming/Krogmann. Motion carried. Discussion and Possible Action on Fire Fee Calculation on 2026 Tax Bill by resolution . Clerk Hann review the recommendation for the 2026 Fire Fee Calculation by reviewing Land by Acre Cost, the Square Footage of Residential Houses Costs, Square Footage of Commercial Cost and a Range of Square Footage Cost of Outbuilding. There is a small decrease cost from 2025 for the Residential Square Footage Cost. A motion to Page 3 of 3 approve the Fire Fee Calculations on the 2026 Tax Bill by resolution was made by Herrick/Olson. Motion carried. Consider and Act Capital Project Funding . Treasurer Kempen presented the recommendation to the Town Board on Funding Capital Cost with some Fund Balance and then issuing debt for $882,000 to cover the remaining capital costs. A motion to approve taking fund balance to cover some of the capital projects was made by Herrick/Olson. Motion carried. Clerk, Board, Highway, Treasurer and Attorney Reports. DPW Director Paul Griffin stated the they are winding down on road projects. Clerk Hann established a budget workshop for October 12 @ 5:30. Vouchers as Presented – A motion to approve the vouchers as presented was made by Fleming/Herrick. Motion carried. Closed Session The Board will enter, by roll call vote, into Closed Session pursuant to State Statute 19.85 (1) (e) Deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session. Tim Klink yes Jim Fleming yes Jim Olson yes Don Herrick yes John Krogmann yes A motion to Reconvene to Open Session was made by Fleming/Herrick. Chairman Klink called roll call vote. Tim Klink yes Jim Fleming yes Jim Olson yes Don Herrick yes John Krogmann yes No action taken during closed session. Adjourn - A motion to adjourn was made by Fleming/Herrick. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:08 p.m. Respectfully Submitted Donna Hann, Town Clerk