Town Board — Minutes

Minutes - Town of Weyauwega American Legion – 303 N Mill St, Weyauwega WI 54983 Dec 2, 2024 1. Call to Order a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner called to order the meeting of Town of Weyauwega at 6:00pm on Dec 2, 2024, at Town Hall/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. 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. b. Board reviewed the minutes for Budget Hearing & Approval meetings. Motion to approve the Budget Hearing & Approval minutes by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 5. Treasurers Report a. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz reported the interest stayed at 4.43%. She advised didn’t receive all delinquest Property Taxes yet. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer advised board didn’t get check to pay Evanswood Cemetery from County yet. Board reviewed the Treasurer’s report. 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 went over the insurance due for the renewal. Motion to approve vouchers and authorized payments of $21,165.54 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 7. Zoning a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner, No report. 8. Highway – Roads a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner believes the roads look good. He saw tree limbs in ditches and will clean up. 9. Fire District Report a. Supervisor/Terry Wilz reported on the meeting that was held on 11/26/24. There were 19 calls for this past period and 92 year to date. Fire department assisted in a missing persons call. For grants, they applied for grant from Kwik Trip but was denied. Feel a grant from Kwik Trip will be hard to get due to not having one in our community. The FEMA grant was re-opened. For the grant, was not able to apply for 2 trucks so they are writing grant for 1 tender. One truck could cost $500,000. They spoke with a grant writer and since the department is not staffed full-time, they would not get a grant for the exhaust system. Discussion was brought up to use grants for upgrading radios and pagers. The former FEMA is no longer available due to the hurricanes. Chief received quotes on HVAC replacement. There was discussion regarding the A/C replacement and clean/dirty air concerns. $20,000 was budgeted for A/C and need to use that money for A/C only. There was no mention of clean air concerns prior. Keller Construction will be at fire station 12/5/24 to give ideas on structure as they were the original company that built the station. Board agreed to see what Keller says before proceeding with A/C. For the payroll, they are over budget by $7,000 due to many calls. They discussed a long range plan for engines as the standards are changing in 2026. They would like to order now due to costs increasing. There was a question if the townships would have funds for replacements or new engines. Towns stated they were not sure till they look it up in their books. Chairman/Dave Stelzner stated Fire District President Gorchals turns down the fire departments wants and focuses on the needs. Supervisor/John Neuman asked if they publicize donate money for fire department. Supervisor/Terry Wilz stated yes, but the last time they publicized, it was for a new building. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz stated, as a resident listening to the report, the fire department have lots of wants but have no concerns on the needs. 10. Gold Cross Ambulance Report a. No Report. 11. Wisconsin Towns Association WTA a. Supervisor/John Neuman reported on the meeting from 11/14/24. He stated Ron Johnson’s office gave an update. Planning commission/Alyssa Beck talked about projects. Zoey Nelson from Waupaca County Dairy Farmers Alliance talked about changing the comprehensive plan. She was talking about changing the plan to take away the town’s right to decide what happens in the townships. She made a pitch to sound like updates not changing the rules. She did not take questions, she gave her email. Town of Lind asked questions, and she did not give a direct answer. The organization represents about 10 farms who are members. There are over 100 farms in county, majority are not members. Chairman/Dave Stelzner stated the main topic with Zoey Nelson is the digesters. Hwy/Casey Beyers gave report on Hwy dept. He stated there will be a rate increase next year. He also gave updates on road projects. Treasurer/Mark Sether gave update. b. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer advised receiving the membership request for TAC. We have never been members in the past. The membership funds go for lobbying at the state. Board decided to table for now till the next renewal. 12. Elections a. Set Caucus Date: Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer advised, we all are up for election in 2025 and we have to set a date to hold the caucus. It needs to be set between the dates of Jan 1st and Jan 21st. Chairman/Dave Stelzner suggested to hold it the same day as our Jan meeting which is 1/6/25 at 6pm then the regular monthly meeting to follow. Motion to set the Caucus date to Jan 6, 2025 at 6pm by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. 13. Miscellaneous Business before Board a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner stated not hearing from Wolf River Veterinary clinic regarding our contract, where we would take a stray dog if need to. Supervisor/John Neuman received a phone call from Waupaca as they thought we use human society. He told them, no we use vet in New London. Chairman/Dave Stelzner had dogs show up at his house. Owner came to pick them up. Received a call regarding cats, advised no cat ordinance, caller understood. 14. Public Input a. No Public. 15. Next meetings a. There was a typo on the agenda as the meeting for WTA was 11/14/24 and reported on the meeting. b. All are ok with Jan meeting being held on Jan 6th following the caucus. 16. Adjournment a. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:50pm by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried.