Monthly Meeting 031025

Town of Richfield 8478 Richfield Drive Marshfield, WI 54449 Monthly Board Minutes March 10, 2025 Dave Steinmetz called the meeting to order at 6:33pm. Pledge of Allegiance Roll call The following persons were present: Dave Steinmetz (Chairperson), Chris McDaniel (Supervisor #1), Andrew Woltmann (Supervisor #2), Paula Rustad (Clerk), Johnathan Dickinson (Treasurer), Josh Sabo, Keith Albright, Bob Tomkowiak, Joel Ponshock, John Hagler, John Weidman Minutes from February 10, 2025, Monthly Board Meeting Andrew Woltmann made a motion to approve the February 10th, 2025 Monthly Board Meeting minutes. Chris McDaniel 2nd motion. Motion carried. Treasurer’s Report John Weidman inquired about why there was an increase in taxes so that was explained by the board. Andrew Woltmann made a motion to approve the February 2025 Treasurer’s report. Chris McDaniel 2nd motion. Motion carried. Meeting Date/Time The monthly meeting for April is Monday, April 14th, 2025, at 7:00pm. The May meeting will be decided at the next meeting. Future meeting dates and times will be discussed at each meeting. Town Insurance No new updates Bid Openings Three bids were received and opened for jobs listed in our publication for bids. Roadside mowing - approximately 40 miles. 1 swath early July and a complete mowing of 3 swaths in late August. No bids were presented for this at this time. Decomposed granite - 1,000 yards more or less to be delivered anywhere in the township. The price is to be the same for residents. Bidding is to be by the yard. Billing to Town Residents to be done by the winner of the bid. Worden Enterprises Chris McDaniel made a motion to accept Worden Enterprises LLC bid of $14.98 per cubic yard for decomposed granite. Andrew Woltmann 2nd motion. Motion carried. Underlayment crushed aggregate base course to state spec. Bid 3/4 inch and 1 1/4 inch to be delivered anywhere in the township and the price to be the same for residents. The bidding is to be by the ton. Billing to Town Residents to be done by winner of the bid. Worden Enterprises Chris McDaniel made a motion to decline accepting any bids for the Underlayment crushed aggregate base course to state spec. Andrew Woltmann 2nd motion. Motion carried. Blacktopping - 1 mile more or less. Road to be determined. American Asphalt of Wisconsin Chris McDaniel made a motion to decline accepting any bids for Blacktopping - 1 mile more or less. Andrew Woltmann 2nd motion. Motion carried. Mowing for the Richfield Cemetery & Town Hall-Mowing at cemetery to include leveling & seeding when needed. No bids were presented for this at this time. Bid Publication Not needed Road Maintenance The tree that Dave received a call on that was leaning over the road was taken care of by the landowner. There was also some in question of some on Arpin/ Richfield. Dave will look at it and get it taken care of. Culvert on Stadt will be taken out and a new one will be put in. Road limits will be posted today or tomorrow. There were some complaints with snow plowing as a mailbox was hit and snow on Ader Lane prevented the bus from turning around. Also, gravel was requested at the end of Ader. Building Maintenance Chris will be coming to replace some ballasts in the hall and he also got a new shovel and ice melt. The bottom roller of grader overhead door kicks out and Keith sticks the roller back in, but it's heaving. Dave will reach out to Overhead Doors to maybe replace the roller. Cemetery Update Paula updated the board regarding the conversation with the gentleman who has family buried in the East section Row 7 of the cemetery. Both parties agree to wait until the cemetery conditions are better to look into the remaining burial plots. ARPA Funds Update-Due 4/30/25 Reporting for ARPA funds will open on April 1st. Chris will work to get it done by 4/30/25. Elections February election went well. Next election will be April 1, 2025. Easement on Land Owned by Town of Richfield on Hegglund Ln Joel Ponshock walked the property line and explained to the board what he found. Dave will reach out to Gamoke's office to draft an easement agreement. Cost was also discussed. Fuel for Vehicles The tank ran out, so Weiler’s came to fill it. Keith normally watches it so we will have to keep our eye on it going forward. WTA Meeting We will be hosting at our town hall on March 21, 2025. We will provide the meal for this meeting. Open Book Date Chris McDaniel made a motion to have Open Book on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 from 4:00pm - 6:00pm. Andrew Woltmann 2nd motion. Motion carried. Board of Review Date Date proposed from Kurt was May 14, 2025 from 5:00pm-7:00pm. Request was made to get other available dates & times from Kurt. Annual Meeting Agenda The agenda for the Annual Meeting was reviewed & accepted by the Town Board. Fire Department/EMR Report Chief Josh Sabo reported the following for February 2025: Fire Calls for service since 2/10/25 – 2 0 in Richfield 2 - automatic/mutual aid; chimney fire-Town of Rock, propane truck leak-Town of Cameron First Responder Calls since 2/10/25 – 6 (1 no response) 1. Ladder Truck repaired 2. Keep the Forest Green campaign started March 1, has 1 red tree on it already 3. Had elections at our March 3 meeting; Deputy Chief remains Dave Patton, 1st Lieutenant is now Chris McDaniel, Safety Officer remains Sandi Schill 4. Soup Dinner raised $7,670.80 to be used for new lockers and radios 5. 2025 FAP award; $14,775.52 for EMR support & improvement and $2,398.08 for training for a total of $17,173.60. We will need to get new categories set up for these funds. Invoicing Nothing New Items Intended for Future Meetings. Hourly Wages for Road Employees Accounts Payable Andrew Woltmann made a motion to pay the bills. Chris McDaniel 2nd motion. Motion carried. Adjournment Andrew Woltmann made a motion to adjourn at 8:48pm. Chris McDaniel 2nd motion. Motion carried. Paula Rustad, Town of Richfield Clerk