Town Board of Supervisors Meeting — Minutes

Town of Milladore Minutes January 7, 2024 Members present: Ned Ruesch, Hank Nigh, Joel Kuehnhold, Ken Manlick, Leslianne Ruesch. Assemblymen present: Ron Koziczkowski, Pat Altman, Bob Ashbeck Also present: The Town of Sherry Board The meeting was called to order by Ned Ruesch with the Pledge of Allegiance. There was a briefing by the Town of Sherry in regards to the joint recycling committee. Both towns agreed to split the cost of the recycling center 50/50. It was decided to accept a contract with Harters for solid waste. Both towns further agreed to disband the recycling committee in favor of bi-annual or as needed meetings. The Sherry clerk will write up a contract for both towns to sign. The secretary report for November 2023 was read. Ned moved a motion to approve. Seconded by Joel. Motion approved. The secretary report for December 5, 2023 was read. Motion moved by Ned to accept. Seconded by Hank. Motion approved. The December 14,, 2023 secretary report was read. Motion by Ned to approve. Joel seconded. Motion approved. The treasurer reports for December 2023, and January 2024 were received. Old Business: Liquor licenses were delivered to The Empty Nest Winery by the chair and clerk. Background checks were completed by the clerk and 6 operator licenses were issued. Copies of all forms and licenses were retained by the clerk. Clerk is still working with Swetz in regards to their license. Once paperwork is received by the clerk, there will be additional operator licenses issued. The background checks have already been performed. Land purchase- checks were issued to both parties the town is purchasing land from. Ongoing issue with JJ’s Brushcutting- they are attempting to charge us a fee for what they are deeming late payment. This was in regards to the invoice we issued over the damage they did while mowing. The town will not be paying this. Ned has reached out multiple times to JJ’s. However, he has not heard back since we issued their payment. The final payment for the end loader was made in December. New Business: The Municipal Review form for the certified survey of section 32, T25N R5e was reviewed, and will be sent back to the county. WSLR and PASER were completed. Copies of these reports were looked at. The Humane Society contract was reviewed. A motion was moved by Ned to accept the contract with the addendum that the town no longer will be approving cats. Motion seconded by Hank. Motion carried. A motion was moved by Ned to pay the estate of Leon Kundinger the whole amount of his 2023 salary. Seconded by Joel. Motion carried. There will be an election February 20, 2024 for the Stevens Point School Board. New triplicate receipt books are here. We must issue triplicate receipts for all monies received to the town per state statute. The treasurer and clerk will retain separate copies. Dog licenses need to be issued per state statute. In order to issue a license, the treasurer must receive a copy of the dog’s rabies vaccine. A copy must also be given to the clerk for the town records. We have been negligent in how we have handled this in the past. Moving forward we will no longer allow any exceptions to these rules. Website issues need to be addressed. We are having difficulty getting things posted in a timely manner. This is something the clerk has no control over, and is up to the sole discretion of the web technician. The clerk is concerned this will cause problems for legal postings during election season. The clerk has filed the annual Statement of Taxes with the Department of Revenue. Checks to the county, and school districts have been issued and given to the treasurer to mail. Standing Agenda Items: Road repair concerns: The chair has received a complaint about a drainage pipe on Brookside that is extended too far into the ditch. The town will contact the owner to have them cut it back. The town needs to purchase some tools for the shop. The chair has asked Ron to make a list of what is needed so that they can be purchased. The Sherry Fire Department will bring a report in February. Clerk Mail: We received a letter from Dempsey Law Offices notifying of an increase in rates. We received a check from the Town of Eau Pleine for $400 We received an invoice from the Department of Workforce. The clerk has sent them copies of dated quarterlies proving we have paid and sent all documentation needed on time. We are waiting to hear back. We need to look towards the upcoming Board of Review. There will be classes offered soon, and we need to have certified representatives. Public Input: Someone needs to replace Leon for the coordination of plowing. Joel has offered to take this on and will meet with Ron to learn what needs to be done. The town needs to purchase a new truck in the near future. Move to pay bills. Next meeting will be February 4, 2024 at 6:30 A motion was moved by Ned to adjourn. Seconded by Hank. Meeting adjourned.