Meeting Minutes

Town of Rock Board Meeting February 12, 2026 Town Hall CALL TO ORDER: The February 2026 Board meeting was called to order by Mark Katzenberger at 7:00 p.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Mark Katzenberger; John Zahradka; Jason Krenn; Louis Krainz; Jill Wrensch, Clerk; Lisa Anderson, Treasurer; Lori Zahradka, Deputy Clerk/Treasurer MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PRESENT:, An attendance list is on file in the Clerk’s office. MINUTES: The minutes of the January 8, 2026 Board Meeting were read by the clerk. Jason Krenn commented that the prior month Fire Department report noted that other Departments received Honeywell litigation funds while Rock did not. This is incorrect and no Departments received any funds. Motion by John Zahradka; Second by Jason Krenn to approve the minutes of the January 8, 2026 board meeting with the correction. Motion Carried. PUBLIC COMMENT:  Elizabeth Gebert introduced herself as a candidate for Circuit Court Judge and explained her background to those in attendance. She is holding an event on February 26th in Marshfield.  Jason Krenn acknowledged the great job on the gear racks that John Zahradka made for the Fire Department. CONSTABLE: Bob Reed was not in attendance and there was nothing reported. PLANNING: Larry Gilbertson has received a few calls inquiring when the zoning ordinance will be complete. There is an individual interested in the open position on the Planning Commission – Amanda Jinkerson was in attendance and spoke a bit about herself and her background. The Zoning Restructuring Committee met on January 21st and Lori Zahradka provided an update. They have two documents in process – the updated zoning ordinance and the comprehensive use plan. The comprehensive plan is being worked on with Wood County and must be completed before the updated zoning ordinance can be approved. Revisions were received from the attorney on the draft zoning ordinance and the committee compiled some questions that they will be discussing later this month. TDS Telecom applied for a permit for underground utilities in the Town. Motion by Jason Krenn; Second by John Zahradka to approve the permit for TDS Telecom. Motion Carried. The Planning Commission met on January 21st to review and discuss the conditional use permit application for the Bach Excavating sand pit on Hwy B and their recommendation to the Board was to approve the permit. Motion by John Zahradka; Second by Jason Krenn to approve the Conditional Use Permit for the Bach Excavating sand pit on Hwy B. Motion Carried. FIRE DEPARTMENT: John Schmid provided several updates for the Department:  He also thanked John Zahradka for his work in building the gear racks for the Department.  The Keep the Forest Green campaign is beginning in March.  EMRs are starting refresher.  Approximately 7 Departments have decided to pull out of the Honeywell lawsuit because they were going to lose money and probably not win.  One new member is taking entry level fire. The Department is looking for input from the Board on DNR Mutual Aid Contract. There are two options: 1) To receive no payment for the first hour on a call and get an extra 10 points toward a DNR grant application or, 2) Get paid when paged out and receive no additional points. There was some discussion and Jason Krenn noted the points were worth more than payment of a nominal amount. Motion by John Zahradka; Second by Jason Krenn to recommend the Department choose Option 1. Motion Carried. Diane Gilbertson mentioned that the Department will be having a fundraiser at Papa Murphy’s on April 21st. LINDSEY PARK: There was nothing to report this month. TREASURER’S REPORT: The January 2026 Treasurer’s Report was presented by Lisa Anderson. She noted that one bill that had previously been “written off” was now collected. Motion by Jason Krenn; Second by John Zahradka to approve the January 2026 Treasurer’s Report as presented. Motion Carried. NEW BUSINESS: WTA Highway Resolution – With the Town Chair’s absence, it was decided to table this matter until next month. Election Equipment – Wood County Clerk, Trent Miner, had sent a letter to all municipalities explaining that the election tabulation equipment (DS200s) need to be upgraded to a DS300 machine since some machines are up to 20 years old. The County will purchase the units for about $7,000 each and only require reimbursement from the municipality of $1,000 – payable in two installments of $500 each due in 2027 and 2028. The agreement was approved and signed. OLD BUSINESS: Lori Zahradka attended the January WTA meeting. Two officers were explaining road weight limits and it was mentioned that the Town of Rock had adopted an ordinance in December 2015 to opt out of weight restrictions for Agriculture. CORRESPONDENCE AND OTHER:  The next WTA unit meeting will be on February 20th in Pittsville and hosted by Town of Cameron. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE: Motion by Jason Krenn; Second by Louis Krainz to certify the bills for payment. Motion Carried. AUDIT OF BOOKS: The audit of the books for October through December 2025 was conducted and all was found to be in order. ADJOURNMENT: Motion by Jason Krenn; Second by Louis Krainz to adjourn the meeting at 8:05 pm. Motion Carried. Jill Wrensch, Town Clerk