20250521 Approved Minutes

Al Arndt Randy Howard Preston Chairman Preston Clerk Patty Jungbluth Sue Booth Supervisor 1 Preston Treasurer Marcus Skelton www.prestonadamscountywi.gov Supervisor 2 REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY MAY 21, 2025 Call Meeting to Order - by Chairman Al Arndt at 7:00pm Pledge of Allegiance Quorum Call/Verification of public notice and Approval of the Agenda - All board members in attendance and meeting notice in compliance. 20 People in attendance. Motion by Skelton/Jungbluth to approve agenda as presented. Carried by unanimous voice vote. Approval of Minutes - April 16, 2025, April 18, 2025, April 24, 2025, May 6, 2025 - Motion by Skelton/Jungbluth to approve minutes as presented. Carried by unanimous voice vote. 2025 Road Construction Project Update - Chairman Arndt provided an update on road construction projects. Road patching and preparation road work is in progress. Cypress Ave culvert Replacement Preconstruction 5/12 meeting information. Chairman Arndt discussed the information from the preconstruction meeting held at the construction site May 12, 2025. Project estimated to begin and be completed in the month of June. Notices of road closure will be sent. Consider official approval of a driveway for the Conservancy on 10th ave north of STH21 and Cree Ave. Chairman Arndt provided information for the request of the Conservancy to add a driveway on 10th ave. After discussion and questions a motion by Jungbluth/Skelton to approve the request to add a driveway with a culvert. Carried by unanimous voice vote. Road Equipment repairs Update and Purchase of Road Groom Equipment. Chairman Arndt and Supervisor Skelton provided information on the Road Groom Equipment. After discussion and questions a motion by Skelton/Jungbluth to purchase an 11’ 2025 Road Groom with carbide teeth for the amount $20,000. Carried by unanimous voice vote. Cottonville Cemetery property boundary issue. Discuss and possible action to survey and work with the landowner. Clerk Howard provided information from the owner adjacent to the Town’s cemetery and discussed the solution for the Town and the Owner to work on changing the ownership registered for parcel 024-00396-0005 to the Town of Preston. After questions and discussions a motion by Jungbluth/Skelton to survey and pursue the ownership change. Carried by unanimous voice vote. Update on 1801 11th Ave. Title Search results. Clerk Howard provided updated status for the discovery of information to clearly understand the ownership of the property for parcel 024-01037-0000. A completed title search is available and a meeting to discuss will be scheduled with an update provided at the next meeting. Review and possible approval of the Viking Legal proposal for Town Attorney. Chairman Arndt provided information and discussed the legal proposal. After discussion and questions a motion by Arndt/Jungbluth to accept the legal services proposal for Viking Legal. Carried by unanimous voice vote. 1 of 2 Al Arndt Randy Howard Preston Chairman Preston Clerk Patty Jungbluth Sue Booth Supervisor 1 Preston Treasurer Marcus Skelton www.prestonadamscountywi.gov Supervisor 2 Discuss and possible action to adopt a Borrowing Resolution for a General Obligation Loan for the amount of $325,000. Clerk Howard provided details from banking loan terms provided by Wisconsin, One Community Bank, and Royal Bank. After discussions and questions, a motion by Jungbluth/Skelton for the Town of Preston, Adams County, Wisconsin to borrow from Royal Bank the amount of $325,000, with the loan terms provided. The borrowing will be a General Obligation of the Town of Preston and the Board authorizes: Al Arndt, Chairman, Sue Booth, Treasurer, and Randy Howard, Clerk to sign the loan agreement with Royal Bank. Carried by unanimous voice vote. LGIP fund update and One Community Bank proposal for a Money Market account to mirror the LGIP rate. Discuss and possible action. Clerk Howard provided updated information on the LGIP fund and the previous months approval of the board to transfer funds into the State LGIP fund. The Town's current banking terms with One Community limited the ability to transfer the funds, Clerk and Treasurer, as part of good financial controls, are not authorized to commit to additional service expenses without board approval. One Community Bank did provide a proposal to establish a Money Market account to match the saving rate the State provides. After discussion and questions a motion by Arndt/Jungbluth to authorize the Town of Preston, Adams County, Wisconsin to set-up a money market account to receive a higher interest rate that matches the State of Wisconsin LGIP with One Community Bank, Adams, WI. The Board authorizes: Al Arndt, Chairman, Sue Booth, Treasurer, and Randy Howard, Clerk to sign the One Community Bank agreement. The board approves the transfer of $225,000 from the General Checking and the Balance of the Unrestricted Savings Account balance of $31,200.66 to the newly created Money Market account. Carried by unanimous voice vote. . Schedule employee review meetings and review PT employment ads to publish. Board will schedule a closed meeting to conduct employee review. Meeting will be posted. Department and District Reports - no actions required. Information only. Big Roche-A-Cri Lake District - Patty Jungbluth Friendship Lake District - Marcus Skelton Adams County Solid Waste - Al Arndt Adams County Fire District - Patty Jungbluty EMS Lifestar Ambulance - Marcus Skelton Sheriff Report - Marcus Skelton Town of Preston Transfer Site - Al Arndt Highway Maintenance Department - Al Arndt Correspondence Received - correspondence and information provided. Set next meeting date and agenda items - June 18, 2025 Treasurer’s Report & Payment of Bills - Motion by Arndt/Skelton to approve and file the treasurer's report and pay the bills. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote. Adjourn - Meeting adjourned at 8:54pm Randy Howard, Preston Town Clerk Approved 6/18/2025 2 of 2