Monthly Meeting minutes

Troy Weichelt, Supervisor Mark Scheunemann, Chairman Rick Bouma, Supervisor Karmen Bouma, Treasurer Town of Arpin Wood County Shelly Grimm, Clerk Arpin, Wisconsin 54410 The Town of Arpin will hold their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday October 13th, 2025 at 7:00 p.m., in the fire department building. Directly following will be budget meeting Pledge of Allegiance Minutes of October 13, 2026 Regular monthly meeting Agenda: • Approve monthly minutes of September, 2026: MOTION (Bouma, Weichelt) to approve the monthly minutes as presented from the past meeting. Carried 3-0 • Review financial report: MOTION (Weichelt, Bouma) to accept the financial report from October. Carried 3-0 • Monthly bills: MOTION (Bouma, Weichelt) to pay the monthly bills as presented. Carried 3-0 • Set budget hearing date: MOTION (Bouma, Weichelt) To have the budget hearing after the regular meeting Carried 3-0 • Fire Department report: 116 calls, pump testing went well, new air compressor has been installed, received a DNR grant for new pagers • Cemetery update: a resident is would like to donate time and materials to update the pillars in the cemetery, they do have proof of insurance, would also straighten head stones for families that are no longer around, consensus of board is to wait until next spring to discuss • Review/Update Cemetery Regulations: MOTION (Scheunemann, Bouma) to add to the cemetery regulations to have no spreading of ashes they can only be placed in there in a burial. Carried 3-0 • Library update The October Crafty Crow Take ’n Make kits have been well received, with the majority of kits being picked up within the first week of the month, demonstrating continued patron interest in these offerings. The library will participate in a Trunk or Treat on Sunday, October 25, from 2:00–4:00 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Auburndale. Preparations are underway, and staff are currently working on the library’s themed entry for the event. Looking ahead to November, the library is developing plans for a Barn Quilt and Brushstrokes program, featuring wooden barn quilt blanks for participants to paint. November will also feature a Gratitude Take ’n Make buffet, offering patrons another opportunity to enjoy a creative, seasonal activity at home. The TV Series project is nearly complete. All television series in the library’s collection are now circulating as complete seasons, making it easier for patrons to check out and enjoy an entire season at a time. New shelving for the expanded children’s graphic novel and adult fiction collections is anticipated to arrive in mid-December. Once installation is complete, the existing DVD shelving will be retrofitted to accommodate both the DVD and TV series collections. Following these changes, the paperback collection will undergo substantial weeding to improve the collection’s overall condition and relevance. • Code of Conduct: MOTION (Scheunemann, Weichelt) to follow/accept the state of conduct and adjust as issues arrive. Carried 3-0 • Pittsville Fire Department Contract: MOTION (Weichelt, Bouma) to get more budget numbers from different ambulance services for the upcoming year. Carried 3-0 • Security virus protection Clerk/Treasurer computers: MOTION (Scheunemann, Weichelt) for the virus for clerk/Treasurer computers • WEC grant clerk will apply • Computer quote quote was given to board • 2026 Tax Letter review consensus of board looks good • Road Work/Condition update: no discussion • Monthly mail review • Public Input Information presented cannot result in immediate action due to the Open Meetings law but could precipitate a future agenda item. Comments will be limited to two minutes. Please be respectful • Future Agenda Items: Treasurer Tax bond resolution, Treasurer tax hours • Adjournment: MOTION (Bouma, Weichelt) to adjourn the monthly meeting. Carried 3-0 Monthly meeting was adjourned at 7:55 p.m. Respectfully Submitted Shelly Grimm, Clerk Posted 10/16/2026 Budget meeting • Open Budget meeting • Discuss & review budget for 2027: MOTION (Bouma, Weichelt) to accept the budget in the amount of $493,942.14. Carried 3-0 • Adjournment: MOTION (Bouma, Weichelt) to adjourn the proposed budget meeting. Carried 3-0 Respectfully Submitted, Shelly Grimm, Clerk Posted 10/16/2026