January 2, 2023 Caucus Meeting

TOWN OF PORT EDWARDS CAUCUS MEETING MINUTES Date: January 2nd, 2023 Call to Order: Chairman Randy Moody called the Caucus Meeting to order at 6:00p.m. in the Town Hall with the pledge of allegiance. The method of nomination will be done using acclamation. This means nominations will be taken verbally from the constituents in attendance. Meeting Certification: This meeting has been properly posted (on the Town’s three posting boards, and on the Town Hall door) as well as published on our website and in the Daily Tribune, to notify the public of date, place, time, and agenda. Attendance: Chairman Randy Moody, Supervisors Tim Schmidt and Jeff O’Donnell, Treasurer Kathy Reese, Clerk Michelle Sorenson. There were two people from the public also in attendance. Caucus Chairman and Voting Clerks Appointed: Randy Moody made a motion to make Jerry Czappa caucus chairman seems chairman Moody will be on the spring ballot. Tim Schmidt seconded the motion and motion carried. Chairman Nominations: J. Czappa began the caucus with a request to nominate candidates for Town Chairman. A motion was made by Cary Smith and seconded by Jerry Czappa to nominate Randy Moody for Town Chairman. Motion carried. J. Czappa made a request for any other nominations for Town Chairman three times. There being no additional nominations, the floor was closed for nominations for the Town Chairman position with a motion from C. Smith and a second from J. O’Donnell. Supervisor Nominations: J. Czappa opened the floor with a request for nominations for Town Supervisors. A motion was made by Tim Schmidt and seconded by Randy Moody to nominate Jeff O’Donnell for Town Supervisor. Motion carried. An additional request for nominations for Town Supervisor yielded Kathy Reese making a motion to nominate Tim Schmidt for Town Supervisor. This motion was seconded by Jeff O’Donnell and the motion carried. J. Czappa asked for any additional nominations for the Town Supervisor position three more times and there were none. R. Moody made a motion to close the floor to Town Supervisor nominations. Motion was seconded by C. Smith and motion carried. Treasurer Nominations: J. Czappa opened the floor to Town Treasurer nominations. Jeff O’Donnell made a motion to nominate Kathy Reese for Town Treasurer. Randy Moody seconded the motion and it passed. J. Czappa made three more requests for nominations for Town Treasurer. There were no additional nominations so the floor was closed for the Town Treasurer position with a motion by J. Czappa. The motion was seconded by Tim Schmidt and motion carried. Clerk Nominations: J. Czappa opened the floor to nominations for the position of Town Clerk. Randy Moody moved to nominate Michelle Sorenson for Town Clerk. The motion was seconded by Kathy Reese and the motion carried. J. Czappa made three more requests for Town Clerk nominations and there were none. Kathy Reese made a motion to close the floor to 1 any more nominations for Town Clerk and the motion was seconded by Cary Smith. The floor was closed to any additional nominations. Town Supervisor Position on Spring Ballot: The names of each nominated Town Supervisor were written on two separate pieces of paper and placed in a box. One piece of paper was randomly drawn from the hat to determine placement on the spring ballot. Jeff O’Donnell’s name was drawn first, with Tim Schmidt’s name remained in the box. This will be the order for the April 4th, 2023, Spring Election ballot. Adjourn: Tim Schmidt made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:10p.m. and Cary Smith seconded. All were in favor and the motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Michelle Sorenson, Clerk 2