Town Board — Minutes

Unofficial Meeting Minutes Tonight’s meeting will be recorded for the purpose of taking minutes. Town of Remington Town Board Meeting July 17, 2023 Town Board Meeting of the Town of Remington was called to order at 7: 00 pm by Chairman Plucinski. K Plucinski read Bob Diedrick’s resignation effective June 23, 2023. K. Plucinski motioned to accept the resignation 2nd by T Simonson. 3 Letters of interest were presented to the Board, Board went into closed session. Board came back to open session and offered Denise Ellis the position of Town Supervisor, Denise Ellis accepted the position and took the Oath of Office. Minutes: The clerk read the minutes for the June 2023 meeting, K. Plucinski motioned to accept minutes as read, no corrections. T. Simonson 2nd. Treasurer report was presented with the following account balances as of June 2023: Equipment Fund: $498.61; Playground Fund: $276.60; Road Money: $2,519.44; Bridge Fund: $2,511.82; Fire Dept Equipment: $59.47; Property Tax-Dogs: $73.45; Town Hall: $63,516.57, Paper City Savings Checking $20,878.91. A motion to accept the report as read by K. Plucinski, 2nd by T. Simonson. RVFD: Chief Brockman was absent due to training. The clerk read the Fire Department Update provided by Chief Brodman. Fire Fighter Protection/DNR grant was submitted, notification of acceptance is in October. Building inspections for the first half of the year are complete. Department sign lights have been replaced. Tender 7 quote has been sent to the insurance company, Marshfield Stainless will repair it. The brush truck was in the Armenia and Pittsville 14 th of July parades and the engine was in the Pittsville parade. Grab handles were purchased for the brush truck to safely access the skit unit., Martinovich Trucking donated $140.00 over their brat fry tab. Rod, Jan and Nicole are taking the Driver, Pump Operator class to satisfy DSPS requirements for 2% Dues. Rear rims on the engine will be cleaned and painted to get rid of rust. Turn out gear was ordered for the newest member. Three builders are interested in building the fire department addition, waiting for an estimate from Rich Builders for planning purposes as well as perk test for a plumbing estimate. Training is planned for July 26th at 6pm on Tender 7 water refill training from the high capacity well at Remington Cranberry Company. K. Plucinski motioned to accept the Fire Department Update 2nd by D. Ellis Patrolman Report: F. Plucinski was absent for health reasons. No Patrolman report for June. New Business: Pump house replacement, tabled until Frank returns. Letter From DOT regarding State Highway 173 work in 2025. Will be replacing culverts and doing an overlay. Public Input: Joann Wilkenson asked who applied for Supervisor. Letters of interest were received from Leroy Dieckoff, Tammy Mallard, and Denise Ellis. Tony Koshare’s resignation as of July 31, 2023, was presented. Their will be posting for Part-time patrolman, who will be chosen at the August 22nd meeting. Al Haasl asked if Highway 80 project will fix the drainage problem in front of the town hall. Correspondence: Quote from Guelzow for the Fire Dept dehumidification system installation. Motion by K. Plucinski to accept and 2nd by D Ellis. Railroad Crossing violations have been fixed. K. Plucinski will respond to the Railroad Commission. Pam Walker offered to archive town Cemetery records and will ask her to attend the August meeting. Insurance estimate for Tender 7 was presented. Pay Bills- K. Plucinski motioned to approve bills to be paid as presented. T. Simonson 2nd. Adjourn: K. Plucinski motioned to adjourn meeting, 2nd by T. Simonson. Next Monthly Meeting will be August 22nd, 2023. Submitted by Brenda Haasl, Town Clerk