Monthly Meeting — Minutes

Meeting Minutes Tonight’s meeting will be recorded for the purpose of taking minutes. Town of Remington Town Board Meeting May 18, 2026 The Town Board Meeting of the Town of Remington was called to order at 7: 00 pm by Chairman Simonson. All Members present. Minutes: The clerk read the minutes for the April 20, 2026, Meeting. T. Simonson motioned to accept minutes as read, with corrections, there was a second by T. Millard. Treasurer: The Treasurer’s report was presented with the following account balances as of April 30, 2026: Equipment Fund: $499.98; Contingency Fund: $8,505.07; Road Maintenance Fund: $2,526.38; Bridge Fund: $2,518.74; Fire Dept Equipment: $814.33; Property Tax Dogs: $92.76; Town Hall Fund: $1,609.98, Paper City Savings Checking $175,548.42. D. Ellis motioned to accept the Treasurer’s report as read second by T. Simonson. RVFD: Chief Brockman was absent, Jan read his report. There have been 3 calls since the last monthly meeting. Two replacement fire signs have been ordered. April 28th will be a work night at the department. The legion refrigerator has been moved from the hall to the department. Jan gave information regarding compensation for the members of other area fire departments. One of the grants received for the addition will be deposited in the fire department checking account. T. Simonson motioned to accept the report with a second by T. Millard. Patrolman Report: C. Demmerly reported he put some gravel on Marathon and in the alleyway by the garage. He pressure washed the equipment and primed the historical marker for painting. Travis and Clay will work on getting concrete poured for the marker. Took the wing blade off the grader. Hauled some gravel and stone to Cranberry Road and has been grading some roads. Helped with cleaning up at the cemetery, fixed some bad spots on Zimmerman and Ball roads and cut some trees behind the ball diamond. Placed the large flags at the cemetery. Took scrap metal from the spring clean-up to the scrap yard. T. Simonson motioned to accept the report with a second by D. Ellis. Updates Since Last Meeting: The Clerk presented Meeting Minutes FAQ’s article from the WTA. New Business Closed Session: The board went into closed session at 8:01 pm, the clerk took the minutes. There was discussion between the board members regarding compensation of members of other area fire departments. It was discussed at what level the compensation for the RVFD chief should be set. D. Ellis motioned to compensate the RVFD fire chief at the level of the Town Supervisors, paid on a quarterly basis rather than bi-annually to take effect as of January 1, 2027. There was a second by T. Simonson. Other potential compensation will be discussed in September during budget planning. The board ended the closed session at 8:18pm and went back to open session. Survey Map: The survey map from Wood County Planning & Zoning was reviewed and approved Correspondence: A letter Wood County Planning & Zoning, regarding building permits in flood prone areas. Pay Bills: D. Ellis motioned to pay bills as presented, second by T. Millard Open Discussion: Topic of discussion, a new POW flag for the flagpole. The next monthly meeting is June 15, 2026, at 7:00pm. Adjourn: T. Simonson motioned to adjourn the meeting second by D. Ellis. Time: 8:53 pm Submitted by Brenda Haasl, Town Clerk