Town Board — Minutes

Minutes - Town of Weyauwega American Legion – 303 N Mill St, Weyauwega WI 54983 Aug 4, 2025 1. Call to Order a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner called to order the July meeting of Town of Weyauwega at 7:00pm on Aug 4, 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. Jul Minutes: Board reviewed the minutes for Jul meeting. Motion to approve the Jul 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. 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 $10,685.74 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 7. Zoning a. Farmland Preservation: Supervisor/John Neuman discussed the Farmland Preservation program with planning commission board and the planning commission board agrees it is a good idea to go forward with the process to get in the program. Motion to go forward with the Farmland Preservation program by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. Supervisor/John Neuman will contact Brian and Ryan from the Zoning department for the next steps. 8. Highway – Roads a. Supervisor/Terry Wilz and Supervisor/John Neuman advised the Hwy dept started the shoulder work on Galilee Rd and Haire Rd. Supervisor/Terry Wilz asked to ask Hwy dept about the invoice showing there was more patching done from 5/25/25-6/21/25 as the only approved patching was for Evanswood Rd and it was done previously. b. Chairman/Dave Stelzner stated the pipeline work looks good and looks like they are hauling more mats in to drive on due to water. c. Chairman/Dave Stelzner stated the mowing was completed for the summer cut. 9. Fire District Report a. Supervisor/Terry Wilz attended the Fire District meeting on 7/22/25. There have been 9 calls since the previous meeting, 67 call year to date. There were multiple false alarms. It was asked if there were ordinances in each township. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer confirmed she sent our False Alarm ordinance over to Debra Buchholz. Grant updates, still waiting for responses for all applied for. FEMA opened the Safer grants again. The budget was discussed, 6-month year to date vs budget. Provided chicken BBQ profit from raffle and meal. The equalized valuation reports will be sent to each township clerk to verify the numbers. It was questioned as to why 2 signatures are needed on each check. This is being investigated. Yearly truck checks were completed. Engine 920 governing mechanism broke. It is $20,000 to repair, but fixing is not being considered due to being the oldest. There was a discussion on prices increasing. Budget meeting is in Sept, and this is when the voting of purchasing new equipment will take place. It is being investigated to lease to own equipment. A request was made to send updated numbers in Aug so all townships can discuss them during their Sept meetings. 2% dues were distributed from WI in July. During the Chief’s Convention, Chief Cullen was named volunteer Fire Chief of the Year. After the agenda was completed, the pump packing on Engine 913 is allowing air into the pump. It needs to be taken apart to see what the problem is. This ranges from $2,500 to $13,000. Approximately $5,380 left in budget. Wilz requested Chief to ask Fire Dept to cover the cost if it goes above $5,380. Chaiman/Dave Stelzner about leasing equipment. Both Supervisors, Terry Wilz and John Neuman stated this was being looked into. 10. Gold Cross Ambulance Report a. No Report. 11. Election Machine Trade In a. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer received an email regarding our election machine. The president will be banning the use of an ICX election machines due to the QR ballot technology. Our town uses an ICX machine. The ban will not happen for years, but Command Central, company that Waupaca Cty and our township uses for election machines and other supplies provided a trade in option. The ICE election machine will be an approved election machine. An ICE machine can run from $7,000 to $9,000. They are offering an equal trade in option, no extra cost to get a barely used ICE election machine. The board discussed that we either do this now for no extra cost or we will be forced to comply later. There will be training involved with the ICX election machine. b. Motion to approve the trade in of township’s ICX election machine for an ICE election machine to comply with new rules by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 12. Dog Pick Up Location a. Revised Ordinance Review: Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer requested this to be tabled till the next meeting as she is still working on typing the revised ordinance up. Board agreed to table till next meeting. 13. Miscellaneous Business before Board a. Supervisor/Terry Wilz noticed on the sheriff’s report of a dog bit complaint by Gills Landing and the board was not called regarding this. b. Supervisor/Terry Wilz asked about the status of emergency plan. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer stated she is still working on this. 14. Public Input a. No Public. 15. Next meetings a. Board of Review is 8/5/25 from 6pm-8pm. b. Wisconsin Towns Association is on 8/21/25, Chairman/Dave Stelzner, Supervisor/Terry Wilz and Supervisor/John Neuman all plan to attend. c. Gold Cross Annual Budget meeting is on 9/10/25, Chairman/Dave Stelzner, Supervisor/Terry Wilz and Supervisor/John Neuman all plan to attend. 16. Adjournment a. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:38pm by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried.