2023_10_10 Minutes

TOWN OF HANSEN MEETING MINUTES Paul Goldberg, Chairperson * Pamela Martinson, Treasurer * Diane Kohls, Clerk * Wayne Brock, Supervisor * Daniel Madsen, Supervisor October 10, 2023 Board Members in Attendance: Paul Goldberg, Pamela Martinson, Wayne Brock, Dan Madsen, and Diane Kohls Board Members Excused: None Others in Attendance: Bill Winch, Ralph Hamel, Bob Cline, Ruth Cline, and Nick Achtermeier Call to Order: Chairman, Paul Goldberg, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Curbside Pick up: Nick from Harter’s gave us their pricing and the cost is going to double. The price quote that they came up with was $24.65 per stop per month. They could also do recycling at the same time for an additional $2 per stop per month without cart and $3.25 per stop per month with a cart. The board is going to get a price from Waste Management to see if that price is competitive. Approval of Clerks Minutes: The minutes from the September 12, 2023 meeting were read. A motion was made by Wayne, seconded by Dan, to approve the minutes. Motion carried. Expenditures and Treasurer Reports: A motion was made by Dan, seconded by Wayne, to approve the expenditures and Treasurer reports. Motion carried. Correspondence: We received the compost agreement from Wisconsin Rapids. A motion was made by Dan, seconded by Wayne, to accept the agreement. Motion carried. Road and Maintenance Concerns: The road work is done. Duane graded all of the roads. Paul met with Roland from Wood County and received a lot of information. School bus signs were $60 each for 4 of them and the County will be installing those for us. Diane received a note from JJ’s Brushcutting stating that they have equipment to cut brush in the fall or spring. Diane will email them to get a quote. Diane received a call stating that the stop sign on Oak and Grant is not very visible. Paul will take a look at it. Paul is going to get in touch with Haas Tree Care about the trees that are hanging in the right of way. Dan mentioned that there are a couple of fire signs that need to be replaced. He will get the numbers to Paul and Paul will contact the Emergency Government to get them taken care of. Pittsville EMS and Fire Contracts: The Pittsville EMS Contract is $39,813.32 and the Fire Contract is $26,276.80 for 2024. A motion was made by Wayne, seconded by Dan, to sign those contracts. Motion carried. Assessor Contract: Diane emailed Pauls to find out about the 2024 contract. Pauls emailed back that the contract was signed in 2022 for 2023-2024 years and the cost will be $9300 per year. Recycling Costs: Paul went to the Southwest Wood County Recycling Board Meeting and our recycling costs for next year are going to be $24,849 per year. Utility Ordinance: The board decided to table this until next month. 2024 Budget: The board looked at the budget so that Diane can publish the hearing notice. Pay current bills: A motion was made by Dan, seconded by Wayne, to pay the current bills. Motion carried. Old Business: None New Business: None r Public Input: None Next agenda items: Haas Tree Care, Utility Ordinance, 2% Fire Dues Explaination, Curbside Recycling, Assessor Contract, and Annual Newsletter Next meeting date: November 21, 2023 @ 7:00 p.m. Adjournment: A motion was made by Wayne, seconded by Dan, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned by Chairman, Paul Goldberg, at 8:40 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Diane Kohls, Clerk, Town of Hansen