April 18 2023 Annual Meeting

Town of Richfield 8478 Richfield Drive Marshfield, WI 54449 2023 Annual Meeting 4/18/2023 Chairperson Dave Steinmetz called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm Attendance: (Chairperson), Dave Steinmetz (Supervisor #1), Chris McDaniel (Supervisor #2), Jack Pernsteiner, Tammi Pernsteiner (Treasurer/Interim Clerk) Residents:,Jim Good, Jerry Taylor, Josh Sabo(resident/Fire Chief), Keith Albright, Judy Albright, Paula Rustad, Larry Klumb, Kevin Schill. Minutes from 2022 Annual Meeting Josh Sabo made a motion to accept the minutes from last year’s Annual Meeting as corrected. Kevin Schill second the motion. Motion carried. Presentation of Annual Report Keith Albright made a motion to approve the Annual Report as printed. Jim Good 2nd the motion. The motion carried. Bank of Deposit Josh Sabo made a motion to continue with Partners Bank. Jerry Taylor 2nd the motion. Motion carried. Designation of Newspaper of Publication Keith Albright made a motion to continue with Marshfield News Herald. Josh Sabo 2nd the motion. Motion carried. Noxious Weeds Keith Albright made a motion to dispense with the reading of noxious weeds. Kevin Schill second the motion. Motion carried. Fire Department and First Responder Reports Josh Sabo gave the Fire Chief’s report and the First Responder’s report. The fire department has 21 members and 12 of them are First Responders. Scholarships Awarded to: Kristen Zdun and Ethan Strenn Soup Dinner 615 carry outs: 315 preorder & 300 walk ins Amount made through the dinner, raffles, and donations was $6,002.00 Fundraiser with Helping Hand 4 Hope Hosted a vendor show in conjunction with our Fire Prevention Open House raised $1,329.50 Calendar raffle Sold 612 tickets and raised $12,391.00 Gear replacement campaign Our gear was 17 years old & NFPA standard is 10 years. Each set costs $2,700/$3,134 per member. The total project is $53,470. Was paid for using past budget money, ARPA funds and fire department fundraiser account. Total Calls for 2022 Fire Department had a total of 24 of which were in the Town of Richfield 77 EMR calls in the Town of Richfield Length of service awards 5 years – Travis Patton 40 years – Keith Albright Fire Fighter of the year award went to Keith Albright Town Ordinance Chris McDaniel explained to Town Residents why ordinances have been created. Necessary ordinances have been created in 2022 to protect the Township, ex. Animal control, procedural ordinances, BOR ordinances. Dust Proofing Keith Albright made a motion to dust proof at the Board’s discretion. Jerry Taylor 2nd motion. Motion carried. Road Report Due to weather the annual road report has not been completed. Culverts on Puff Creek & Arpin Richfield were discussed. Potholes will be tackled once the weather cooperates., We received two ARPA payments of $81,222. We have a remaining $149,536.61 left to spend. We will be blacktopping one mile this year and prepping 2 miles this year to asphalt next year. Assessor Report Kurt Moeller was unable to attend the meeting but had a handout sheet was included in packet. 50/50 Road Aid Jim Good made a motion to use 50/50 road aid at the Board’s discretion. Larry Klumb 2nd motion. Motion carried. Oath of Office Were given to Dave Steinmetz as Supervisor #2 and Chris McDaniel as Supervisor #1 Cemetery Jack Pernsteiner oversaw the cemetery during his term. Dave Steinmetz will take over. Beaver Creek is on contract with the Township until 2024. New Business Jim Good asked if anyone approached the Board regarding putting in solar fields. The Board has not been approached. Set date for 2023 Annual Meeting Tammi Pernsteiner made a motion to have our next Annual Meeting Tuesday April 16, 2024 at 7:00 pm. Jim Good 2nd motion. Motion carried. Adjourn until Budget hearing Jerry Taylor made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Jim Good 2nd motion. Motion carried at 8:12pm Tammi Pernsteiner, Interim Clerk