Town Board — Minutes

Minutes - Town of Weyauwega American Legion – 303 N Mill St, Weyauwega WI 54983 Sept 2, 2025 1. Call to Order a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner called to order the July meeting of Town of Weyauwega at 6:00pm on Sept 2, 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 – Zoning/Ryan Brown 4. Approval of Minutes a. Aug Minutes: Board reviewed the minutes for Aug meeting. Motion to approve the Aug minutes by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. b. Board of Review (BOR) Minutes: Board reviewed the minutes for Board of Review (BOR) meeting. Motion to approve the Board of Review (BOR) minutes by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. 5. Treasurers Report a. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz presented the treasurer’s report and board reviewed. She advised the interest decreased to 3.86%. Supervisor/John Neuman asked what the building permit was for. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer advised it was Michael Faulks, electrical on a building. 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 $49,230.21 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 7. Zoning a. Farmland Preservation: Zoning/Ryan Brown advised the zoning department started putting together the mailing list. The next step is for the board to decide if we have one meeting for information then planning commission on the same night. Or you would have separate meetings, informational then a planning commission meeting. Board agreed to have a combined meeting, informational and planning commission meeting. After the combined meeting, the planning commission recommendations would go to a Town board meeting. Then to Waupaca County Zoning meeting. Board agreed to set the first informational and planning commission meeting for 10/27/25 at 6pm. The town would not be till Dec as there needs to be a 30-day notice between each meeting. Zoning/Ryan Brown is going to help put together the letter and agenda for the meeting in Oct. Zoning/Ryan Brown left at 6:29pm. b. Approve Emergency Response Plan: Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer showed the updated emergency response plan to the board. This plan needs to be updated every 2 years, same year as the board election. Motion to approve the Emergency Response Plan on 9/2/25 by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. 8. Highway – Roads a. Service Agreement (3 years): Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer advised she compared the current service agreement to the new one. There are some differences, one being the length of the agreement is going from 5 years to 3 years. Another is the prices for projects. Board likes their services and would like to continue using the Waupaca County Hwy Dept for our roads. Motion to approve and sign the Service Agreement effective 1/1/26 to 12/31/28 by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. b. Road Work (work orders): Hwy/Greg Flohr spoke with Chairman/Dave Stelzner regarding the shoulder work order that was completed on various roads. The estimate for the should work was about $81,750, but the actual cost of shoulder work came in at about $55,000 underestimated. Chairman/Dave Stelzner asked if the board would like to approve another project to be completed this year or save for snow in the winter and for next year. Supervisor/John Neuman asked if we could get a revised work order to repave Evanswood Rd from Hwy 10 to Kriese Rd. Board agreed to see what the cost would be. Motion for Chairman/Dave Stelzner to talk with Hwy/Greg Flohr about repaving Evanswood Rd and if the revised work order comes in under $55,000, Chairman/Dave Stelzner has the approval to sign a new work order, but if the revised work order is over $55,000 to roll over to 2026 by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. c. Patching Potholes: Chairman/Dave Stelzner stated Hwy/Greg completed filling in the potholes on Evanswood Rd and Haire Rd. 9. Fire District Report a. Supervisor/Terry Wilz reported receiving an email from Fire Chief/Tom Cullen regarding the Pumper/Tanker prices. Fire Chief/Tom Cullen provided information on 5 different pumper/tanker options, the fire department recommends the 2nd lowest priced one, E-One VMB 3,000-Gallon w/ upper storage. The cost of the E-One VMB would be $542,721 and if a township can pay the amount, they are responsible for in full, there is a 5% discount. The Town of Weyauawega is responsible for $94,293.91. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz stated there is $394,722.09 in the public safety funds. The Town of Weyauwega have the funds to be able to pay this in full; the 5% pre-paid discount is $4,714.70. Revised amount required would be $89,579.22. Motion to approve the replacement of Engines 919 & 920 for a new Pumper/Tanker E-One VMB 3,000-Gallon w/ upper storage for the town responsibility price of $94,293.91 minus 5% pre-paid discount totaling $89,579.22 by Chairman/Dave Stelzner seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. Supervisor/Terry Wilz will advise the Fire District board’s decision and Fire Chief/Tom Cullen. 10. Gold Cross Ambulance Report a. No Report. 11. Wisconsin Towns Association (WTA) a. Meeting report: Supervisor/John Neuman attended the WTA meeting on 8/21/25 at 6:15pm with Chairman/Dave Stelzner and Supervisor/Terry Wilz. Several reports were given at the meeting. Representative/Kevin Petersen advised the 2025/2027 state budget was passed and Big Beautiful bill was passed. He also provided several updates on funds increases and figures. Example General fund increased 3% per year, 2% Fire Dues increased and no more tax on electricity/natural gas. Amy from Sen/Ron Johnson’s office advised that Sen/Ron Johnson would like to go back to pre-pandemic spending; now at $7 trillion and wants to back to $4.4 trillion. Waupaca Cty Hwy Dept/Casey Beyersdorf reported on road maintenance projects that have occurred and about 11% of $34 million courthouse project was spent. LRIP should roll out in Sept and committee was elected. Town of Weyauwega have served on this board 4 times since 2000. Hwy B bridge in Manawa will be replaced starting Jul 2026. ARIP, Hwy A project in 2027. Hwy 10 project from Q to Fremont 2026-2028; 2026 ramps to be done then 2027-2028 paving. Amy Ebert of UW Ext Office advised of workshops and non-profits that were coming up. Sheriff Wilz reported of 12 townships are abolishing the dog ordinance. Call the sheriff’s office for barking dogs and/or dog bites. He recommends abolishing the dog ordinance. Kelly from Sherriff’s office reported on Rapid SOS program, being able to text 911 and text photos. Also CRG map, being able to pinpoint individual’s location. Jackie Beyer, WTA director’s update, 160 new clerks in WI this year then the meeting was adjourned at 7:55pm. 12. Dog Ordinance Update a. Abolish Dog Ordinance: Supervisor/Terry Wilz stated at the WTA meeting Sherrif Wilz approached them to talk about the dog ordinance. If we abolish the dog ordinance and Sherriff Dept would take care of animal complaints. Per State Statue, the town is responsible for dog licenses without having a separate ordinance. Also, per State Statue the chairman is not required to take care of strays, but sheriff’s dept will. Motion to abolish Dog Ordinance No 2-5-2007 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer will call sheriff’s office that the Town of Weyauwega has abolished the dog ordinance. 13. Update Miscellaneous Business before Board a. Supervisor/John Neuman plans to attend the next Zoning Dept meeting. 14. Public Input a. NA, Public left at 6:29pm 15. Next meetings a. Gold Cross Annual Budget meeting is on 9/10/25, Chairman/Dave Stelzner, Supervisor/Terry Wilz and Supervisor/John Neuman all plan to attend. b. Board ok’d Oct monthly meeting for 10/6/25 at 6pm. 16. Adjournment a. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:18pm by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried.