MAY 2025 TB MINUTES

TOWN OF DEERFIELD MONTHLY MEETING, MONDAY, MAY 12, 2025, 7:00 P.M., DCC CENTER, 10 LIBERTY ST. MIKE SCHLOBOHM CALLED THE MAY MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M. WITH ALL OFFICERS IN ATTENDENCE EXCEPT KATIE MICHEL. ON A MOTION BY RANDY BEHLKE, SECONDED BY DAN KELLY, APPROVAL OF THE MAY AGENDA WAS MADE. MOTION CARRIED. ON A MOTION BY RANDY BEHLKE, SECONDED BY NICK BRATTLIE, APPROVAL OF THE APRIL MINUTES WAS MADE. MOTION CARRIED. MS. JOAN FITZGERALD, STATE REPRESENTATIVE, WAS PRESENT TO INTRODUCE HERSELF AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE ATTENDING PUBLIC. ON A MOTION BY NICK BRATTLIE, SECONDED BY DAN KELLY, THE BOARD ACCEPTED A BID OF $46,000.00 FROM THUNDER ROAD FOR 2025 CRACKFILLING PROJECTS. MOTION CARRIED WITH ALL “AYES” RECORDED. ON A MOTION BY DAN KELLY, SECONDED BY NICK BRATTLIE, THE BOARD ACCEPTED A BID OF $3160.00 FROM JKS EXCAVATING TO REPLACE SIX CULVERTS. MOTION CARRIED WITH ALL “AYES” RECORDED. DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE TOWN WANTING TO TAKE SOME TIME STUDYING THE CONTRACT PROPOSAL FOR THE NEW TOWN HALL BEFORE SIGNING THE CONTRACT. DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE TOWN WANTING THE RESTORATION WORK UNDER THE DIRECTION OF CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS TO BE COMPLETE BEFORE THE BOND IS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE THE END OF MAY, 2025. ON A MOTION BY NICK BRATTLIE, SECONDED BY RANDY BEHLKE, TO APPROVE THE TREASURER’S REPORT AND A GENERAL FUND VOUCHER OF $209,286.76. MOTION CARRIED. THE BOARD WISHED A VERY THOUGHTFUL “THANK YOU” TO LYNN MEYER FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF RECORDING THE TOWN MEETINGS. MARK TREUDEN WOULD BE TAKING OVER THE FUTURE RECORDING DUTIES. DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE FUTURE WISCONSIN D.O.T. PROJECT OF INSTALLING NEW I94 BRIDGES OVER HWY. 73 AND MISSOURI RD. THE NEW BRIDGE OVER I94 WOULD ALSO INCLUDE ROUND- A-BOUTS FOR HWY. 73. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: SMITHBACK C.U.P., LAND PURCHASE, CHARTER COMM., TOWN HALL CONTRACT. ON A MOTION BY NICK BRATTLIE, SECONDED BY RANDY BEHLKE, THE BOARD MOVED FROM OPEN SESSION TO CLOSED SESSION FOR PATROLMAN WAGE AND BENEFITS NEGOTIATIONS. MOTION CARRIED. ON A MOTION BY DAN KELLY, SECONDED BY NICK BRATTLIE, THE BOARD MOVED FROM CLOSED SESSION TO OPEN SESSION. MOTION CARRIED. ON A MOTION BY NICK BRATTLIE, SECONDED BY DAN KELLY, THE BOARD GRANTED A $1.45 PER HOUR WAGE INCREASE FOR THE TOWN PATROLMEN FOR THE YEAR JUNE 1, 2025 THROUGH MAY 31, 2026. VACATION HOURS AND SICK TIME HOURS WOULD BE COMBINED WITH A 65 WEEK CAP OF HOURS TO BE ACCUMULATED BY ANY EMPLOYEE. MOTION CARRIED. ON A MOTION BY RANDY BEHLKE, SECONDED BY DAN KELLY, THE BOARD MOVED TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 8:30 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. BOB RIEGE-CLERK