Town Board — Minutes

Unofficial Meeting Minutes Tonight’s meeting will be recorded for the purpose of taking minutes. Town of Remington Town Board Meeting January 20, 2025 The Town Board Meeting of the Town of Remington was called to order at 7: 00 pm by Chairman Simonson. Minutes: The clerk read the minutes for the December 2024 meeting, L. Dieckhoff motioned to accept minutes as read, with corrections, second by T. Simonson. Treasurer The treasurer’s report was presented with the following account balances as of December 2024: Equipment Fund: $499.23; Playground Fund: $277.02; Road Money: $2,523.24; Bridge Fund: $2,515.60; Fire Dept Equipment: $4,736.89; Property Tax-Dogs: $125,838.49; Town Hall: $36,815.68, Paper City Savings Checking $64,916.89. T. Simonson motioned to accept the report as read second by L. Dieckhoff. RVFD: Chief Brockman reported department elections took place in January. Rodney Brockman will remain as chief and T. Simonson as assistant chief . Started 2 percent dues registration, the clerk will complete her part in the next month. There was a garage fire on 12/31/2024 that the department was called to for mutual aid. Keep the Wreath Green ended with 11 red bulbs. Good news Ketchum Island Cranberries donated $1000.00, and Smith Restoration donated $200.00. To resolve the dispute with Claren ce Larson over a rifle he won at the last brat fry raffle , the department has decided to issue a check to him in the amount of $250.00 in lieu of the rifle. Jake Skibba wants to offer a scooter to raffle off for the next brat fry. The department is applying for a Class A and B raffle license this year, so they can sell tickets prior to the brat fry. There will be ice rescue training on January 25 th 2025 and DNR wildland refresher training on February 4 th 2025. There was some bad news on 1/19/2025 the department responded to a mutual aid call on Sunhill Lane and with the extreme cold, there was some damage to the p lumbing on the Engine. Chief Brockman will contact the insurance company to see if this is covered and get it repaired. T. Simonson motioned to accept the report, second by L. Dieckhoff. Patrolman Report: C. Demmerly reported he put up a new dead-end sign on Mckeel and Batterman road, changed oil and greased the backhoe. Has been cutting brush and limbing trees. Picked up some garbage left along Zimmerman Road. It was discovered that the water pump for the town hall is not working and may need to be replaced. Will work on fixing that when the weather warms up a little. New Business Closed Session Board to discuss year end bonus for Full and Part time Patrolman. Leroy Dieckhoff abstained. Decided on $250.00 for Full Time and $100.00 for Part Time. Resume Open Session A revised Ordinance 26 was adopted and signed. Decided to table to Wisconsin the Deferred Compensation Program for an undetermined later date. Signed grant contract for the $75,000.00 grant from the State of Wisconsin. The clerk will submit the documents by email. Town hall roof replacement from hail damage. Denise will contact 3 companies to give us an estimate. Town hall furnace repair / replacement will be tabled to February. The owner of Saddle Up Saloon is asking why we are not plowing their parking area; it is not town property and is a liability for the town to plow it. The owner will put up signage that the parking area is for bar customers only. 2024 Budget Wrap Up 2024 came in slightly under budget and the $15,000.00 budgeted for a contingency fund was not used. T. Simonson motioned to accept the proposal to designate the Playground Fund as the Contingency Fund going forward, second by L. Dieckhoff. T. Simonson motioned to accept the proposal to designate the Town Hall fund for maintenance and repairs of the Town Hall going forward, second by D. Ellis. L. Dieckhoff motioned to move the remaining Pilt funds in the Town Hall fund, designated for the Fire Department addition to the Fire Department Savings Account, second by T. Simonson. T. Simonson motioned to Transfer $2,000.00 from the General Fund to the Fire Department Savings Account for the towns 2024 commitment to the purchase of the Brush Truck. This is the final year, second by L. Dieckhoff. T. Simonson motioned to transfer $15,000.00 from the General Fund to the Contingency Fund for the year 2024, second by L. Dieckhoff. Correspondence: A notice from Oakdale Electric that they will be cutting back brush and limbs in the near future. Pay Bills: T. Simonson motioned to pay bills as presented, second by L. Dieckhoff. Open Discussion: Next meeting will be February 17, 2025. at 7:00pm Adjourn: T. Simonson motioned to adjourn the meeting second by L. Dieckhoff. Time: 9:10pm Submitted by Brenda Haasl, Town Clerk