Feb Meeting — Minutes

Minutes - Town of Weyauwega American Legion – 303 N Mill St, Weyauwega WI 54983 Feb 2, 2026 1. Call to Order a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner called to order the Monthly meeting of Town of Weyauwega at 6:00pm on Feb 2, 2026, at The American Legion. 2. Pledge of Allegiance a. All stood and recited the pledge of allegiance. 3. Roll call a. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer conducted a roll call. The following persons were present: Chairman/Dave Stelzner, Supervisor/John Neuman and Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer with Supervisor/Terry Wilz and Treasurer/Jodi Wilz on the phone. a. Public – Ben Coenen, Cindy Hardy and Dawn Hardy. 4. Approval of Minutes a. Jan Minutes: Board reviewed the minutes for Jan meeting. Motion to approve the Jan minutes by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 5. Treasurers Report a. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz presented the treasurer’s report and board reviewed. The interest went down. Motion to approve the Treasurer’s report by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. 6. Review of Vouchers & Authorize Payments a. Board reviewed the Vouchers & Payments report. Motion to approve vouchers and authorized payments of $20,677.44 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 7. Gold Cross Ambulance Report a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner recognized Ben Coenen from Gold Cross Ambulance. Ben introduced himself, he is the Paramedic operations supervisor for Gold Cross located in Waupaca. He provided the annual impact report. They are offering first responder training to the EMR level for all municipal partners at no cost. On 1/1/26 a full-time ALS ambulance started to help cover the area. In 2025, there were 1,249 911 calls, 229 non-emergency call volume and the average response time was 8:46. He also advised they were recognized by the American Heart Association with a Mission Lifeline EMS Gold Award. He said if we need anything or have any questions, we are welcome to contact him with all that we need. Ben Coenen left at 6:09pm. 8. Zoning a. Wetland Rezoning & Farmland Preservation update: Supervisor/John Neuman advised during the Planning Commission meeting that was held on 1/26/26, the committee voted to recommend moving forward with the rezoning of the wetland and to implement the Farmland Preservation program for the Town of Weyauwega. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer stated we will need to wait 30 days before the town board can discuss and act on the recommendation from the Planning Commission. She is putting together the letter to send to the residents that would be affected. 9. Highway – Roads a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner received a call from sheriff’s office on 1/25/26 as a curve sign was taken down at corner of Evanswood Rd and Marsh Rd. He contacted Hwy/Greg and they will take care of it. Supervisor/John Neuman stated the sign was put back up already. Supervisor/Terry Wilz asked if we could send a bill to the party that took it down as there was a sheriff’s report and it shows on the sheriff’s monthly report. All agreed to look farther into it after getting bill from Hwy dept. Chairman/Dave Stelzner will call sheriff’s dept to ask for police report to find out who was involved. b. Chairman/Dave Stelzner advised he didn’t receive any other complaints on snow plowing. He did tell Hwy/Greg that if less than an inch of snow doesn’t need to plow our roads, all board members agreed. c. Supervisor/John Neuman advise that he gave permission to Hwy to patch pothole on Anklam Rd, then he advised Chairman/Dave Stelzner that he approved it. 10. Fire District Report a. Meeting Report: Supervisor/Terry Wilz gave a report on the meeting that was held on 1/27/26. There were 117 calls last year. In 2026 there have been 10 calls. There was an AAR for Hwy 110 structure fire sent out. For grants, FEMA was denied. They will apply for Fire House Subs in Apr for turnout gear. No response for a grant from AgroPur. There were approvals for Dan Nehring to be the Deputy Chief and Adam Spierings as Assistant Chief. There was information sent out about using a stipend for paying wages. Currently they are on an hourly wage. Supervisor/Terry Wilz is not sure how it would save money. The concern is if not change to stipend, it might affect retirement. Supervisor/John Neuman stated the suggestion to change came from the insurance audit. Supervisor/Terry Wilz suggested using this year’s wages to compare the hourly rate vs stipend. This was tabled. There was a request to move funds from checking to savings as the checking does not earn interest. Approval to move $20,000 to savings from checking was made. The Firefighter Experience will be held on 3/28/26. 11. 2026 Building Inspector Contract a. Discuss, Review & Approve: Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer handed out for the board to review the new contract with Building Inspector/Paul Hanlon. There will be a change in the building fees along with how Paul Hanlon is paid. The/ main difference is that we will not pay Paul Hanlon monthly even if there was no inspection. Only pay 80/20 when an inspection is complete. The board reviewed the new contract. It is hard to estimate if they would save money as it all depends on how many projects are completed in the township. Motion to approve and sign the new contract with Building Inspector/Paul Hanlon for 2/1/26 to 12/31/27 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 12. Miscellaneous Business before Board a. Supervisor/John Neuman reported receiving a phone call from Carrie Hofferber asking about a liquor license. He directed her to call Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer talked with Carrie Hofferber and advised there are no more liquor licenses available in our township. She then advised Carrie Hofferber there might be another option to purchase a liquor license from a different township and to call the DOR Alcohol department. She was thankful and was going to call. 13. Public Input a. Public/Cindy Hardy advised the board that she talked with Zoning/Jason Synder regarding the Waupaca Cty Planning & Zoning agenda regarding the digester request from Dairy Farmers Alliance. They are still pushing to get this approved. She advised Waupaca Cty Planning & Zoning are asking what the townships want to control in the ordinance regarding a digestor. Supervisor/John Neuman plans to attend the meeting. Public/Cindy Hardy also advised she is running for County board again. 14. Next meetings a. Supervisor/John Neuman is planning to attend the Waupaca Cty Planning & Zoning meeting, 2/12/26. b. Correction to date of WTA meeting, 2/19/26, Chairman/Dave Stelzner and Supervisor/John Neuman plan on attending. c. Board OK’d Mar monthly meeting for 3/2/26 at 6pm. 15. Adjournment a. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:42pm by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried.