OCTOBER 2025 TB MINUTES

TOWN OF DEERFIELD MONTHLY MEETING, MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2025, 7:00 P.M., DCC CENTER, 10 LIBERTY ST. MIKE SCHLOBOHM CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M. WITH ALL OFFICERS IN ATTENDENCE. ON A MOTION BY RANDY BEHLKE, SECONDED BY KATIE MICHEL, THE OCTOBER 2025 AGENDA WAS APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. ON A MOTION BY RANDY BEHLKE, SECONDED BY DAN KELLY, THE SEPTEMBER 2025 MEETING MINUTES WERE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. JOAN FITZGERALD, 46th DISTRICT ASSEMBLY PERSON, WAS PRESENT TO DISCUSS SOME OF THE STATE’S RECENT BUDGET PROVISIONS AND ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS AND THE ATTENDING PUBLIC. JIM MAPLE GAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION OF THE WORK WE ENERGIES WAS DOING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE TOWNSHIP. THE BOARD DIRECTED CLERK BOB RIEGE TO CHECK WITH INVENERGY TO VERIFY IF THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THE BURIAL DEPTH OF FOUR FEET FOR TRANSMISSION LINES AS OUTLINED IN THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN AND INVENERGY. THE TOWN BOARD HAD A DISCUSSION WITH DEERFIELD COMMUNITY CENTER OFFICERS INCLUDING RANDY ZAKOWSKI, PRESIDENT, AND MICHAEL PELLETT, TREASURER, REGARDING THE REQUEST OF $26,000.00 FOR OPERATING FUNDS FOR 2026. MEMBERS OF THE DEERFIELD COMMUNITY CENTER GAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION OF VARIOUS PROGRAMS OFFERD BY THE CENTER AND TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD OR PUBLIC. ON A MOTION BY RANDY BEHLKE, SECONDED BY NICK BRATTLIE, THE BOARD APPROVED THE $26,000.00 FUNDING REQUEST FOR 2026. MOTION CARRIED. ON A MOTION BY RANDY BEHLKE, SECONDED BY NICK BRATTLIE, THE BOARD APPROVED THE AUGUST TREASURER’S REPORT AND A GENERAL FUND VOUCHER OF $272,595.14. MOTION CARRIED. ON A MOTION BY KATIE MICHEL, SECONDED BY MIKE SCHLOBOHM, THE BOARD APPROVED THE SEPTEMBER TREASURER’S REPORT AND A GENERAL FUND VOUCHER OF $54,159.48. MOTION CARRIED. DISCUSSION CENTERED ON THE NEED FOR THE TOWN TO FINALIZE THE TOWN HALL BUILDING PLANS TO REFLECT HOW TO BYPASS THE NEED FOR A STORMWATER DETENTION BASIN. THE BOARD AND CLEARY WOULD CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE PROJECT FINALIZATION. THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE NEED TO CONTACT THE TOWN’S INSURANCE AGENT TO INQUIRE AS TO THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY FOR TREES THAT ARE LOCATED IN THE FRONT YARDS OF LONDON RESIDENTS BUT MAY BE IN THE TOWN’S ROAD RIGHT OF WAY. SOME RESIDENTS HAD RAISED CONCERNS THAT THE TREES WERE SO TALL, IN THE EVENT OF A SERIOUS STORM, THEY MIGHT FALL ON HOUSES OR OVERHEAD POWERLINES. THE BOARD WOULD THEN DETERMINE A COURSE OF ACTION. THE BOARD DETERMINED THAT THE TOWN WOULD ENFORCE A NO PARKING POLICY AT ANY TIME OF YEAR FOR SWEET BRIAR LANE AND HOLLY RIDGE RD. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: PARKING ORDINANCE, TOWN HALL, SOLAR FARM, LAND PURCHASE, PRELIMINARY 2026 TOWN BUDGET AND LEVY. THE TOWN WOULD CONDUCT A 2026 BUDGET AND LEVY MEETING ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2026, 7:00 P.M. AT THE DCC CENTER. ON A MOTION BY RANDY BEHLKE, SECONDED BY DAN KELLY, THE BOARD CLOSED OPEN SESSION AND MOVED TO CLOSED SESSION FOR PERSONNEL DISCUSSIONS. MOTION CARRIED. ON A MOTION BY RANDY BEHLKE, SECONDED BY DAN KELLY, THE BOARD CONCLUDED CLOSED SESSION AND MOVED TO OPEN SESSION. MOTION CARRIED. ON A MOTION BY DAN KELLY, SECONDED BY RANDY BEHLKE, THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:55 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. BOB RIEGE-CLERK