Town Board — Minutes

Minutes - Town of Weyauwega American Legion – 303 N Mill St, Weyauwega WI 54983 Jul 1, 2024 1. Call to Order a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner called to order the meeting of Town of Weyauwega at 6:00pm on Jul 1, 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. b. Public – NA 4. Approval of Minutes a. Board reviewed the minutes for Jun meeting. Motion to approve the Jun minutes by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 5. Treasurers Report a. Board reviewed the Treasurer’s report and Treasurer/Jodi Wilz stated interest stayed the same at 4.88%. 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 $16,670.23 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 7. Zoning a. Notice of Noncompliance – Kempf: Chairman/Dave Stelzner reported of receiving a letter from Waupaca Cty regarding a noncompliance for Mike Kempf’s property. He did not apply for permits for structures on his property and needs to obtain permits. b. Culvert Inspection: Chairman/Dave Stelzner asked if there was a status on the culvert inspection from Hwy Dept. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer submitted the paperwork for culvert and bridge inspections. She will send an email to Hwy/Greg to follow up. 8. Highway – Roads a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner reported of several trees down from storms and he cleaned them up. He is going to take care of potholes. b. Supervisor/Terry Wilz asked if Chairman/Dave Stelzner spoke with Hwy/Greg regarding Evanswood Rd. He said no but will. 9. ANR Pipeline Co a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner reported of ANR Pipeline started work on Cty Rd X but not much in our township. They started the prep work. 10. Larry Preuss Assessor Contract a. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer presented the new contract with Assessor/Larry Preuss to the board. She pointed out the fees of reappraising/revaluation and the new service fee. The board has some questions for Larry, one being how the reappraising fee is paid, in full, monthly, quarterly and does this fee include his service fee. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer tried calling Larry to ask questions but there was no answer. This is being tabled till the questions are answered. 11. Fire District Report a. No Report 12. Ambulance Report a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner reported of receiving a letter and brochure from Manawa Rural Ambulance Service introducing themselves and they cover a portion of Town of Royalton. They are looking to expand. He asked board if they wanted to pursue or stay where we are with Gold Cross Ambulance. Supervisors/Terry Wilz & John Neuman think they will present at next WI Towns Association meeting. Supervisor/Terry Wilz suggested to hold off. Concern is if they are paramedics on board or not. Also, we have good service with Gold Cross Ambulance. 13. Bartender Licenses a. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer received 2 bartender applications for Gill’s Landing. Received 2 bartender’s applications, fees and completed background checks. First from Katrina Ruehmling. Motion to approve bartender license for Katrina Ruehmling by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. The other bartender application was from Brian Sorenson, the board reviewed his application and violation/cases against him. Motion to not issue a bartender license for Brian Sorenson due to 7 police actions against him by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. Motion to refund $15 for the 2nd bartender application to Howard Mattes of Gill’s Landing by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. Board requested to send a letter to Howard Mattes of Brian Sorenson’s bartender application not approved due to background check. 14. Miscellaneous Business before Board a. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer reported receiving a letter anonymously, bringing to our attention that there are dogs at a resident that are often off the property and are not in control of the owner. The letter requested to address the concern to the resident. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz will send a letter to the resident about the complaint and address the dog licenses have not been paid. b. Chairman/Dave Stelzner picked up a dog at his house. He kept it till owner came and picked it up. He asked, since he didn’t have to go anywhere, should it be added to his hours. Board agreed that the hours he had with the dog should be added to his hours as he took care of it. c. Supervisor/John Neuman attended the school board meeting, and they paid a bill before the board approved the bills. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz said we as the town board will not pay bills until there is a vote. Board agrees there should be a vote before bills are paid. There are procedures in place to all honest. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz should refer to the by-laws on how the school board should handle their bills. d. Supervisor/John Neuman asked if the list of past due Personal Property was completed. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz apologized as she did not put together the list. She advised there are 7 unpaid from 2020-2022 with amount a little over $1,000. 15. Public Input a. NA – No Public. 16. Next meetings a. All board members are ok with holding the Aug meeting on 8/5/24 but change the time to 7:00pm. b. Partisan Primary Election, Aug 13, 2024. 17. Adjournment a. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:54pm by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried.