Town Board — Minutes

Minutes - Town of Weyauwega American Legion – 303 N Mill St, Weyauwega WI 54983 Sept 5th, 2023 1. Call to order a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner called to order the meeting of Town of Weyauwega 6:00pm on Sept 5th, 2023, 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 Aug. Motion to approve the Aug 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 increased to 4.65%. 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. Motion to approve vouchers and authorized payments of $42,099.83 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. b. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer explained and requested to get approval to purchase a new printer as they one she has is not working as well anymore and, in the budget, it was approved to get using ARPA funds. Motion to purchase a new printer up to $400 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. c. Waupaca County Tax Collection Agreement: Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer received the new contract from Waupaca County for the Tax Collection Agreement. This agreement is to have Waupaca County process our taxes from residents and collection of payments. There is a base charge of $250 plus $.50 per parcel. An estimate for 2023 tax bill year would be $673. Last year we paid $482.22. Clerk and Treasurer explained is very nice to have the county handle the tax payments. Motion to sign the Waupaca County Tax Collection Agreement by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. 7. Zoning a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner advised nothing has been received regarding the Poltrock property. 8. Highway – Roads a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner advised the refinishing that was started on Koplien Rd is looking good. There was some product left over and looks like Hwy dept put on River Rd. b. Chairman/Dave Stelzner advised Hwy dept put speed limit sign back up. c. Supervisor/John Neuman asked the status of guard rail that was damaged on Railroad Grade Rd. Chaiman/Dave Stelzner is going to check on this. 9. Fire District Report a. No Report 10. Ambulance Report a. No Report 11. We Energies Projects a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner and Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer received requests and plans from We Energies as they are fixing and moving power lines on several roads, showed the board the plans/maps and copy of the agreements. Chairman/Dave Stelzner advised he signed the agreements and Clerk/Sonia Thede- Kramer mailed back so they could get started on the projects. Chairman/Dave Stelzner also called and left a message to approve the project. 12. Towns Association Meeting a. Report: Supervisor/Terry Wilz reported meeting was held on 8/17/23, this meeting was Marilyne’s last meeting, who is the district coordinator. She advised Governor/Evers approved to veto an increase on the GTA (General Transportation Aid). Clerks are required to take election training and is due by the end of the year to conduct the elections for the next 2 years. Received copy of what the Share Revenue will be for each municipality which is an increase from the previous years. b. Nov 9th Meeting – Hosting: We will be hosting the next quarterly meeting for the Towns Association in Nov. Supervisor/Terry Wilz checked with Larry Schueller from Schueller’s in Waupaca to see how much the dinner is, if they catered. The dinner would include 2-piece chicken with sides for $10/person, then dessert, drinks, plates, napkins and silverware we would supply. Schueller’s cater the Aug meeting and the food was good. Board feels $10/person is a good deal. It was discussed about maybe having subway, but board feels Schueller’s food was very good for the price. Motion to have Schueller’s in Waupaca cater the food for the Nov 9th Towns Association meeting and purchase the dessert, drinks, plates, napkins and silverware by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. Chairman/Dave Stelzner already contacted the Hwy department to have the event held at their location. Doors for the meeting will open at 5:30, dinner at 6:00 with meeting starting at 6:30. It was suggested to have Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer oversee getting the items we need to get. 13. Mowing a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner received a message from Town of Royalton’s chairman regarding mowing. Their chairman received an email from Behm’s Farm as he is thinking of getting a new bigger mower, so he only has to make 1 pass instead of 2 passes. Due to a new bigger mower, Behm’s was taking about increasing the rates he would charge. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer stated we have a 2-year contract with $155/hr for 2023 and $165/hr in 2024 already set up with Behm’s and he can’t increase the rates mid contract. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz stated he can get a new mower, but he can’t increase our rates. 14. Waupaca County a. No more to report 15. Miscellaneous Business before Board a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner reported of picking up 2 dogs at the same time. The 2 dogs were picked up by the sheriff’s which Chairman/Dave Stelzner met to get the dogs. He then took the 2 dogs to New London vet clinic. He met a police officer there and every went well. The 2 dogs did not have any collars. b. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz has several outstanding delinquent personal property taxes from 2020, 2021 and 2022, 7 total for a total amount of $1,025.89. Asked if she could send delinquent letters to each. Chairman/Dave Stelzner ok’d to send delinquent letters. c. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer advised of not receiving payment from Doug Duxbury’s dog violations. Supervisor/John Neuman advised he is not living at the house anymore. Board agreed to hold off sending another notice for now. d. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer reported ordering 2 Plat-books and they need to be picked up from Waupaca County. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz stated she is going to the county and will pick them up. 16. Public Input a. No public. 17. Next meetings a. All board members are ok with the next monthly Town of Weyauwega meeting on Oct 2nd at 6pm. 18. Adjournment a. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:47pm by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried.