Town Board — Minutes

Minutes - Town of Weyauwega American Legion – 303 N Mill St, Weyauwega WI 54983 May 6, 2024 1. Call to Order a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner called to order the meeting of Town of Weyauwega at 6:00pm on May 6, 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 – Jeremy Schoenike 4. Approval of Minutes a. Board reviewed the minutes for Annual meeting. Motion to approve the Annual minutes by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. b. Board reviewed the minutes for Apr meeting. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer explained that there was a typo and emailed the revised Apr minutes. She advised the corrections that were made. Motion to approve the Revised Apr minutes by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. c. Board reviewed the minutes for Board of Review meeting. Motion to approve the Board of Review minutes by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. 5. Treasurers Report a. Board reviewed the Treasurer’s report and Treasurer/Jodi Wilz stated interest stayed at 4.9%. Motion to approve the Treasurer’s report by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. b. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer explained filing the report for the ARPA funds used in 2023. Funds were used for Koplien Rd construction, Website, printer & McAfee totaling $42,350.87. Motion to transfer funds from ARPA Recovery Funds #8867 to Public Funds #8889 in the amount of $42,350.87 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 advised the board of the estimated amount to reorder checks. She explained to order 500 is a better deal per check than if only purchase 250. Motion to approve vouchers and authorized payments of $9,345.83 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 7. Register of Deeds – Jeremy Schoenike a. Jeremy Schoenike introduced himself and currently is the deputy in the Register of Deeds department at Waupaca County. He explained Mike Mazemke is retiring and Jeremy Schoenike is running for Mike Mazemke’s potion. He presented his background and has worked at the Register of Deeds with Mike Mazemke for several years. He wanted to introduce himself and meet the townships in Waupaca Cty. He is hoping to have our townships vote and is looking forward to working with our township. 8. Zoning a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner reported calling Kurt Schilling that the culvert application was approved. 9. Re-Asses – Larry Preuss a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner explained asking Assessor/Larry Preuss information on re-assess our parcels/properties in the Town of Weyauwega. Assessor/Larry Preuss explained we are not required yet to re-assess but if we wait things could increase the longer we wait. Board would also like Assessor/Larry Preuss to conduct the reassessment before his contract is up (Dec 2025). Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer explained the pricing to reassess. There are 2 options, in house $20 per parcel or in door to door $47 per parcel. Town of Weyauwega has 846 parcels as of today. Supervisor/Terry Wilz explained that Assessor/Larry Preuss said it has been about 15 years since our last reassessment. He recommends having Assessor/Larry Preuss conduct the reassessment in house as he knows our township and the residents. Motion to hire Assessor/Larry Preuss to conduct an in house at an estimated cost of $20 per parcel by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer will email Assessor/Larry Preuss and ask to put a letter together that will be mailed to each parcel. 10. Highway – Roads a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner reported that Supervisor/Terry Wilz, Supervisor/John Neuman and himself conducted the road inspections on 4/30/24 with Hwy/Greg Flohr. After inspecting the roads, Hwy/Greg Flohr put together quotes for the top priority road construction/maintenance to be completed. Some of the roads need gravel. Board approved to have Hwy dept lay gravel on some road, but they are not bad due to having a mild winter. The top priority roads that are suggested to be completed first are River Rd, Evanswood Rd, Galilee Rd and Springer Rd. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer explained we budgeted $135,000 for roads in 2024. In 2023, spent $102,897.23 on roads. Board discussed the quotes from Hwy/Greg Flohr. Supervisor/Terry Wilz suggested holding off on River Rd and Springer Rd till next year. Motion to approve the work orders for Galilee Rd with an estimated cost of $28,800 and for Evanswood Rd with an estimated cost of $90,270 including culverts with Waupaca County Highway Department by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. Chairman/Dave Stelzner signed quotes and will drop off at Hwy Dept. b. Chairman/Dave Stelzner is going to ask Hwy/Greg Flohr about bridge inspections because it was advised they will no longer be conducting bridge inspections. c. Chairman/Dave Stelzner talked about Haire Rd and the amount of traffic that travels it. Board agrees to put off any road work on Haire Rd till the Hwy Dept/Cty does work on County Rd A. Hwy/Greg Flohr asked if our township would like to own Cty Rd A, Chairman/Dave Stelzner declined. 11. Fire District Report a. No Report – Supervisor/Terry Wilz advised there was no meeting. 12. Ambulance Report a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner, Supervisor/Terry Wilz and Supervisor/John Neuman attended the Gold Cross Ambulance meeting on 4/30/24. They are looking at shuffling ambulances around due to a different township pulling out of Gold Cross Ambulance. Town of Grand Chute and Greenville are looking at pulling out of Gold Cross program. With them pulling out, they will have a 4th ambulance available, but rates would increase for the remaining townships that use Gold Cross. Greenville has not fully decided if they are going to sign with Gold Cross or not. If Greenville signs with Gold Cross, then our service will be slower. There were discussions on who to dispatch if more ambulances were needed. They are going to have a meeting with Waupaca Cty Sherriff’s department and Greenville. Currently, the rates per capita are $13.17 for 2025 they are looking at increasing to $15.64 per capita if Greenville signs on. If Greenville does not sign on, the rate would increase to $32.04 per capita. For our township, if Greenville does not sign on, our quarterly payment would go from $1,857 to $4,517.75. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz asked if we have first responders, Supervisor/Terry Wilz confirmed, no first responders. 13. Miscellaneous Business before Board a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner received a voicemail from We Energies asking for our mailing address because We Energies tried mailing something to us but received it back. He is going to call them back and provide the mailing address. b. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer reported of receiving a Thank you from Weyauwega Public Library for our donation. c. Supervisor/Terry Wilz asked Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer about the liquor license for Rio Lobo. She explained WI updated the liquor license with WI Act 73. One of the things that changed with the new rule was for wineries, breweries and distilleries will obtain their liquor license from the state, but still would get the bartender’s licenses from township. d. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz thanked board for approving to get a new computer charger. 14. Public Input a. Public/Jeremy Schoenike gave our board praise as he remembers being on the board in the Town of Wyoming and making decisions on roads and ambulances. Which were difficult at times. 15. Next meetings a. WI Towns Association, Chairman/Dave Stelzner and Supervisor/John Neuman plan on attending on 5/16/24, Town of Bear Creek is hosting. b. All board members are ok with the June meeting on Jun 3rdat 6pm. 16. Adjournment a. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:04pm by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried.