Town Board — Minutes

Minutes - Town of Weyauwega American Legion – 303 N Mill St, Weyauwega WI 54983 May 1, 2023 1. Call to order a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner called to order the meeting of Town of Weyauwega 6:00 pm on May 1, 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 the Annual meeting. Motion to approve the Annual Minutes as written by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. b. Board reviewed the minutes for April. Motion to approve the April Minutes as written by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 5. Treasurers Report a. Board reviewed the Treasurer’s report. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz reported interest stated the same as the previous month. She also reported receiving property taxes as the property owner didn’t pay the county prior to Jan 31st. After Jan 31st the county forwards the payment to the townships. Motion to approve 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. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer pointed out on the Waupaca County Highway invoice was a charge for installing a new stop sign at Reek Rd and Haire Rd, but in the Apr meeting, Chairman/Dave Stelzner stated Hwy Department did not install a stop sign, they just put back up the old one. Chairman/Dave Stelzner is going to look into this. Motion to approve vouchers and authorized payments of $5,880.44 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 7. Zoning a. Update Ordinances Notice: Chairman/Dave Stelzner reported not receiving anything on the Poltrock Property and the next Waupaca County Zoning meeting is set for 5/9/26. 8. Highway – Roads a. Road Inspections: Chairman/Dave Stelzner set the road inspections with Greg Flohr of Hwy Dept for 5/10/23. b. Anklam Rd – Ditch: Chairman/Dave Stelzner reported Supervisor/Terry received a phone call stating resident Rubin Larsen was digging the ditch on Anklam Rd. He asked Hwy/Greg and he said if problems occur it would be zoning. Supervisor/Terry Wilz was concerned it was too close to the road. Hwy/Greg stated will inspection during the road inspection. c. Koplien Rd: Supervisor/John Neuman spoke with Carrier Hofferber and advised the plan of talking with Hwy/Greg. Chairman/Dave Stelzner asked Hwy/Greg to provide a quote. They are going to look more at the road during the road inspection. 9. Fire District Report a. Building Construction: No Report 10. Ambulance Report a. No Report 11. Boarding Stray Dogs a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner stated at this time we do not have any place to take any stray dogs. He asked Larry Shofner from Vet’s office and he does not want to take in stray dogs. Chairman/Dave Stelzner reported picking up the same dog several times and found out the sheriff’s department picked up the same dog several times, along with calls regarding the dog. Between Chairman/Dave Stelzner and Sheriff’s department, there were about 11 calls made. The dog belongs to Doug Duxbury and Treasurer/Jodi Wilz advised the dog is not licensed. Board reviewed the dog ordinance and in the ordinance the board can penalize the resident for stray dog 1st at large offence and penalize for not licensed. Sheriff’s department was issuing tickets due to they have an restraint ordinance at the county. Motion to invoice the own of the dog Doug Duxbury $25 for the 1st offence at large doge and $25 for 1st offence untagged dog totaling $50 by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. 12. Update Signee Ordinance a. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer resented the new ordinance to add Dave Stelzner as a signee on Resolution 92. Motion to sign Amendment Resolution 92 with signees as Chairman/Dave Stelzner, Treasurer/Jodi Wilz & Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. 13. Miscellaneous Business before Board a. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer reported of reviewing the insurance for Behm’s Farm for the mowing and noticed the insurance limits are not satisfactory to what we would require. She spoke with Hutchinson Ins and found out the insurance he has is only a farm policy and she will be in contact with Behm regarding the coverage. b. Chairman/Dave Stelzner reported talking with Nate who is the new Chairman for the Town of Royalton regariding the new pipline that will go through Slough Rd. Their board was talking about a lein. They are going to ask Hwy/Greg more about the pipeline. c. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz went over the options for the town’s monies in the banks. She went over the options from former Chairman/Jim Biddison and she agrees, would like to keep our business local. She likes the idea from Farmers State Bank in Fremont CD option. She is going to contact Bank First to ask more questions and Farmers State Bank in Fremont for more information. 14. Public Input a. No Public input. 15. Next meetings a. Board of Review, May 4th 6:00 to 8:00 pm. All are ok to attend. b. Wisconsin Towns Association Meeting, May 18th at 6:30 pm. Chairman/Dave Stelzner and Supervisor/John Neuman all plan on attending. c. Monthly Meeting, June 5th at 6pm. All are ok with this date. 16. Adjournment a. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:06 pm by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried.