Budget Hearing and Special Town Meeting of the Electors — Minutes

Seneca Town Hall 3540 County Highway Q Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495 Public Budget Hearing, Special Meeting of the Electors, and Regular Monthly Board Meeting (Minutes are not official until the Board approves them) November 5, 2025 TOWN OF SENECA ELECTOR PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET The Town of Seneca Board met for a Public Hearing on the 2026 Budget on Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at the town hall. Dean Oilschlager called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m, opening with the Pledge of Allegiance In attendance were Dean Oilschlager,Dave Carolfi, Tom Wolf, Sheila Grosskreutz, Vickie Oilschlager, Bernadette Carolfi, Greg Stashek, and Jackie Kitowski 1.. Public hearing on the proposed budget- All questions about the 2026 budget were answered. 2.. Adjourn-Bernedette Carolfi made a motion to adjourn the Budget Hearing Meeting. Vickie Oilschlager seconded. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 6:48 pm. TOWN OF SENECA SPECIAL TOWN ELECTOR MEETING The Town of Seneca Board met for a Special Town Elector Meeting on Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at the town hall. Dean Oilschlager called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. 1.. Adopt the 2026 Budget 2. Adopt the 2026 Highway Budget 3. Adopt Local Tax Levy-Bernedette Carolfi made a motion to adopt the 2026 budget, Highway budget, and Local Tax rate. Vickie Oilschlager seconded the motion. Motion carried. Bernedette Carolfi made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Vickie Oilschlager seconded the motion. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 6:51. 4. Adopt Local Mill Rate 5. Adjourn Regular Monthly Board Meeting The Town of Seneca Board met for a regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at the town hall. Dean Oilschlager called the meeting to order at 6:52 p.m. Dave Carolfi made a motion to accept the minutes from the October 8, 2025 regular monthly Board Meeting. Tom Wolf seconded the motion. Motion carried. Tom Wolf made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report for October and pay the bills brought before the board. Dave Carolfi seconded the motion. Motion carried Public Input- None. Correspondence 1. Minutes of the WTA October meeting were sent to the Town of Seneca board. 2. Midstate Technical College sent the 2025-26 Certified Tax Levy of $91,124.59 3. Wisconsin Rapids Public Schools sent the Certified Tax Levy of 2025-26 of $656,749.37 4. Pittsville School District sent the Certified Tax Levy for 2025-26 of $15,939.51 5. A certified survey map was sent to the board from Wood County for Cranmoor Cranberry Co. 6. A fire protection agreement was sent from The Port Edwards Fire Department and EMS for 2026. The total cost will be $30,406.39. 7. Pauls and Assoc sent a contract for assessing services for the 2026 calendar year. The total cost will be $11,700. This is the same cost as the previous year. 8. Road Grooming sent an cost estimate for purchasing grooming equipment for the Town. 9. NCWRPC sent our PASER rating for our roads. 10. Dean went to Ford garage and talked to them about the recall and is waiting for the part to come in. Discuss and possibly act on the purchase of a road grooming implement- Total cost comes to $26,544. After some discussion, the board decided to purchase the groomer in March. Dave Carolfi made a motion to purchase the Road Groomer in March of 2026 for. Tom Wolf seconded the motion. Motion carried. Approve hiring a third party to clean up the end of Marsh road- The dump will take the camper and any of the garbage laying around the area, based on weight. The officer in charge of the case is still in search of the owner. The town will pay the expenses and they will attempt to get the money back. After some discussion, the board determined that they will cover the cost of the clean up and hope to be reimbursed. Tom Wolf made a motion to have Neimans’s towing company clean up the camper and garbage on Marsh Road. Dave Carolfi seconded the motion. Motion carried. Approve purchase of security cameras to monitor illegal dumping- The board discussed purchasing security cameras and setting up rewards for illegal dumping. The board is going to try out a camera that Dave Carolfi will test one of his cameras to see if the quality and placement is acceptable before the Town purchases one. Road Work- 1 . Town of Seneca received a $22,974.22 LRIP grant for repair on Verbunker Ave 2. The tree over the Ridge Road was removed by WWLC for no cost 3. John Deere tractor lost a front wheel. Neiman’s towed it back to the Town Hall. Schierl came today with a tire and a rim and it didn’t fit. Checking with Riesterer and Schnell for a new rim. Adjourn – A motion was made by Dave Carolfi to adjourn the board meeting; seconded by Tom Wolf Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 8:02 p.m. Respectfully Submitted Jackie Kitowski, Town of Seneca Clerk.