Town Board — Minutes

Minutes - Town of Weyauwega American Legion – 303 N Mill St, Weyauwega WI 54983 Dec 1, 2025 1. Call to Order a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner called to order the Monthly meeting of Town of Weyauwega at 5:30pm on Dec 1, 2025, at The American Legion. 2. Pledge of Allegiance a. We stood and said 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/Terry Wilz, Supervisor/John Neuman, Treasurer/Jodi Wilz and Clerk/Sonia Thede- Kramer. a. Public – NA. 4. Approval of Minutes a. Budget Hearing & Approval Minutes: Board reviewed the minutes for Budget Hearing & Approval meeting. Motion to approve the Budget Hearing & Approval minutes by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. b. Nov Minutes: Board reviewed the minutes for Nov meeting. Motion to approve the Nov 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. She advised the interest went down a little. 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. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer pointed out some payments. The first was from Command Central, along with the payment, they require the renewal of the Election Hardware Maintenance Agreement to be signed for the new election machine. Second was the renewal for insurance. She advised the premium increased only $28. She advised what the payment for Hwy was for; barrels and gravel for River Rd, grade Kriese Rd and pave Evanswood Rd. Motion to approve vouchers and authorized payments of $65,500.55 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 7. Zoning a. Wetland Rezoning & Farmland Preservation: Supervisor/John Neuman advised the next Planning Commission meeting for Wetland Rezoning & Farmland Preservation is set for 1/26/26 at 6pm. Zoning/Ryan Brown will be in attendance and expect a decision at this meeting. b. Received a notice for Waupaca Cty Planning & Zoning meeting for the decision on the digester on 12/4/25 at 9am. Supervisor/John Neuman emailed a letter stating our township is against the proposal from Dairy Farmers’ Alliance. 8. Highway – Roads a. Speed Limit, County Rd X: Chairman/Dave Stelzner and Supervisor/John Neuman received an email from Hwy/Casey that they turned it over to WI DOT, but nothing since the email. b. Chairman/Dave Stelzner advised on Koplien Rd, a tree took out railroad sign, Hwy/Al is looking into it. Hwy/Al also advised the roads were not fully plowed till 3am as they had problems with plow trucks. It took longer than expected. Chairman/Dave Stelnzer cleaned up trees after the snow was cleared c. Supervisor/Terry Wilz reported on an email from Hwy/Casey. Hwy/Casey completed the PACER report on the township roads and in the same email sent recommendations on roads for the town to consider. Board went over the recommendations. 9. Fire District Report a. Supervisor/Terry Wilz reported on the Fire District meeting that was held on 11/25/25 at 6:30pm. Since the last meeting there have been 23 emergency calls and 116 year to date. They received $11,000 grant from TC Energies for Thermal Imaging Cameras. They have not received status on FEMA grant, still pending. Leary Foundations declined grant request. Next year will apply to Firehouse Subs for turnout gear. Engine 913 pump needs repacked. Will be taken to Red Power Diesel for repairs. Engine 920 was repaired and is ready to be a back up pumper. For the new pumper/tender, Town of Weyauwega is the only municipality that turned in their money. The 5% rebate is only good till the end of the year, after it will go down to 4.5%. The Tractor Raffle fundraiser ended with $26,445.95. The money is earmarked for turnout gear, pagers and nozzles. Payroll went over budget. Chief Cullen asked if board members were interested in a virtual meeting option. He would add link for teams meetings. Meeting was adjourned at 6:45pm. 10. Gold Cross Ambulance Report a. No Report 11. Wisconsin Towns Association, WTA a. Supervisor/John Neuman reported on the WTA meeting that was held on 11/13/25 at 6:15pm hosted by Town of Harrison. Jim Nygaard, County Board Vice Chair, spoke about the budget and potential cuts. Also, spoke about Conditional Use Permits and that Towns should use legal advice to properly represent their towns for the permits. Rep. Kevin Petersen spoke about several bills regarding elections, specifically regarding absentee voting in person. Senator Rachel Cabral-Gueverra also spoke about election bills and her bill on wake boats. Amy Resop from Sen Johnson’s office reported on shutdown ending and CR’s that were approved and upcoming level of subsidies for the Affordable Care program. Tony Kemnitz from DOT explained the process and requirements for changing speed limits on town roads, traffic studies and when you may not change a speed limit. Jeremy Solin from UWEX office spoke about their department and the programs they offer. Amy Ebert, UWEX coordinator, spoke about the programs she works with, specifically the nonprofit assistance. Director Jackie Beyer spoke about the election changes that are being proposed. The TA continues to work on extraterritorial jurisdiction of a city or village. Reminder to clerks to appoint election officials for 2026-2027 cycle approved. She also spoke about the TAC dues and all the things they lobby for on behalf of the towns. Next meeting is set for 2/19/25. b. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer advised she missed appointing the election workers on the Dec agenda, so she will have them appointed during the Jan meeting. 12. Miscellaneous Business before Board a. Supervisor/Terry Wilz received a phone call from a resident that owns property by Gills Landing. The resident was asking about the $198 garbage charge on taxes. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer advised that if they were across the water, they would use the dumpster/carts at the landing and we pay for those. If they are on Fish Ln and don’t have carts to let her know to make sure they have carts. If knew the address, she could look it up. Board understood. 13. Public Input a. No public present. 14. Next meetings a. Board OK’d Jan monthly meeting for 1/5/26 at 6pm. b. Planning Commission meeting set for 1/26/26 at 6pm, Wetland Rezoning and Farmland Preservation. c. Waupaca Cty Planning and Zoning meeting 12/4/25 at 9am. 15. Adjournment a. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:11pm by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried.