2026 July 14th & 16th Meeting Minutes

Monthly Town Board Meeting-July 14, 2026 Mukwa Town Hall, E85 l 4 Weyauwega Rd., Northport 10 in Attendance Chairman Simonis called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Notification of this meeting was given to the Press on July 2, 2026 and the final agenda was posted in the three designated places on July 10, 2026. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Roll caU of Officers: Cody Simonis, Chairman - Present; Lee Shaw, Supervisor 1 -Present; Matt Manske, Supervisor 2 -Present; Sandy Jensen, Treasurer- Present; Jeannette Zielinski, Clerk- Present. All Meetings/Hearings will adhere to Robert's Rules of Order Pursuant to Town of Mukwa Ordinance 10-05. 524 Approve: (a) June 9, 2026 Monthly Town Board Minutes: Motion was made by Supervisor Shaw with a second by Supervisor Manske to approve the June 9, 2026 Monthly Town Board Meeting Minutes as printed. Motion carried. (b) June 9'h Special Town Board Meeting Minutes: Motion to approve the June 9th Special Meeting Minutes as printed was made by Supervisor Shaw with a second to the motion by Supervisor Manske. Motion carried. Treasurer: Approve Monthly Treasurer's Report: Read by Treasurer Jensen. Motion was made by Supervisor Shaw and seconded by Supervisor Shaw to accept the June 30, 2026 Treasurer's Report as presented & printed. Motion carried. Budget/Vouchers: (a) Designate Funds Received -ATV Club - Sign Install ($436.70): Motion to designate the $436. 70 received from the New London ATV Club for installation of signs to the Contingency Fund was made by Chairman Simonis with a second to the motion made by Supervisor Manske. Motion carried. (b) Approval & Payment of Vouchers: Motion was made by Chairman Simonis to approve payment of Checks #30385 through #30417 dated June 10, 2026 through July 14, 2026, & Direct Withdrawals of: the June 11th Town Credit Card Invoice of $70; June 18th Charter Communication Invoice of $142.82; June 24th We Energies Invoice of $353.90; June 29th Direct Withdrawals of Social Security, Medicare, & Federal Tax of$1,300.69 & the June 29th WI DOR Quarterly Withholding of $539.46: for a total of: $47,555.35. Second to Chairman Simonis' motion was made by Supervisor Manske. Motion carried. Public Forum - Town of Mukwa Residents- (Items 1101 Noted 011 Agenda): None Building Inspector: Report read by Supervisor Shaw. Motion to accept the July Building Inspector Report as printed & read was made by Supervisor Shaw & a second to the motion was made by Supervisor Manske. Motion carried. August 11 '" Primary Election - Candidates: (a) Grace Abitz-State Assembly: Grace was present to introduce herself & give background information, noting she is a small business owner in Hortonville. Advised that she was always available for questions. (b) Renee Hosket - Clerk of Circuit Court: Renee was also present to answer questions & introduce herself noting that she has given the County 30 years of service. Assessor - 2027-2028 Contract: Contract was reviewed. Noted that 2027 will be a Maintenance year with contract amount being paid out of Revaluation fund. Motion to accept & approve the Preuss Appraisal Service 2027-2028 Contract as presented was made by Supervisor Shaw with a second to the motion made by Supervisor Manske. Motion carried. Cemetery Update/s: (a) Certified Survey: Motion to approve & authorize Cedar Corp to survey & plat the Northport Ostrander Cemetery new section was made by Chairman Simonis with a second to the motion made by Supervisor Shaw & the motion was carried. Town Hall: (a) Chimney & Roof Repairs - Follow-up: Chimney repairs have been completed. Requested roof repairs to be completed after the August 11th Election. (b) Siding/Window Clean - Follow-up: Valley Window Care & Exterior Cleaning scheduled for July 22nd. (c) IPAD/Tablet: Information & options reviewed. Motion to approve spending up to $500 to obtain an IPAD & accessories was made by Chairman Simonis with a second to the motion made by Supervisor Manske & the motion was carried. (d) Security Cameras: Town Hall custodian met with Per Mar, advised that two cameras need to be replaced & provided a quote of $935 plus labor. Motion to authorize Custodian to contact Per Mar to order the replacement cameras & set up an install date was made by Chairman Simonis with a second to the motion made by Supervisor Shaw. Motion was carried. Approval-Operator License - Buch's Pine Tree - Nathan Drath: Motion to approve the issuance of an Operator's License to Nathan Drath at Buch's Pine Tree was made by Supervisor Shaw with a second to the motion made by Chairman Simonis and the motion was carried. August Monthly Town Board Meeting- Date Change Due to Conflict with Election: Motion to change to August 11th Monthly Town Board Meeting to Tuesday, August 18th was made by Supervisor Shaw with a second to the motion made by Chairman Simonis. Motion carried. Roads: (a) Monthly Report: (b) Road Equipment-Report/Repairs/ Purchases Needed: (c) Tree Trimming - RFP: Two proposals received & reviewed. Motion to approve the proposal received from Mid­ State Tree Service for $24,500 was made by Chairman Simonis with a second to the motion made by Supervisor Shaw. Motion was carried. (d) 2026 Road Construction Projcct/s: Will open bids on July 16th & award on July 2Pt. (e) Ditch Mowing: Completed. Noted that the new ditch mower was user-friendly. 525 Meetings/Training/Waupaca County Zoning Hearings: Attended: Upcoming: August 4th @ 9:30 a.m. - Waupaca County Zoning Board of Adjustment Public Hearing -Administrative Appeals of Substantially Damaged Residential in Floodway -Conradt & Worm -FVTC Waupaca Regional Center, 1979 Godfrey Drive. Noted that Plan Commission members Craig George & Mike Moore were planning to attend. Correspondence Received: Motion to adjourn was made by Supervisor Shaw. Second made by Supervisor Manske. Motion carried. Respectfully Submitted, Special Town Board Meeting-July 16, 2026-6:00 p.m. Mukwa Town Hall, E8514 Weyauwega Rd., Northport 3 in attendance " Chairman Simonis called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Notification of this meeting was posted in the three designated places on July 13, 2026. Bids were Posted in the three designated places on June 25, 2026 & published in the Press Star - Legal Notices on July 2nd & again on July 9, 2026. Roll call of Officers: Cody Simonis, Chairman - Present; Lee Shaw, Supervisor 1 - Present; Matt Manske, Supervisor 2 -Present; Sandy Jensen, Treasurer - Excused; Jeannette Zielinski, Clerk- Present. All Meetings/Hearings will adhere to Robert's Rules of Order Pursuant to Town of Mukwa Ordinance 10-05. 2026 Road Projects - Open & Read Road Project Bids Received for Portion of Cut-Off Road & Entirety of Mulroy Road & Frances Lane: Bids were received from Waupaca County Highway Department; Northeast Asphalt, MCC & American Asphalt of Wisconsin. Each proposal was submitted in a separate sealed envelope per the bid specifications. Each bid was read in its entirety. (Details of each bid are available in the Clerk's Office.) Contracts to be awarded at a Special Town Board Meeting to be held on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. Cut-Off Road -Approx. 4,000 Feet - 20 Foot Pavement Width: Waupaca County Highway Department: $226,600.00 Northeast Asphalt $219,532.00 MCC $258,400.78 American Asphalt of Wisconsin $236,700.00 Mulroy Road -Approx. 1,600 Feet - CTH D to Termini - 20 Foot Pavement Width: Waupaca County Highway Department: $98,850.00 Northeast Asphalt $93,761.00 MCC $111,784.28 American Asphalt of Wisconsin $99,273.00 Frances Lane-Approx. 2,500 Feet- Mulrov Rd to Termini - 21 Foot Pavement Width: Waupaca County Highway Department: $157,400.00 Northeast Asphalt $150, 196.50 MCC $175,019.56 Americ�n Asphalt of Wisconsin $159,211.00 Motion to adjourn was made by Chairman Simonis. Second made by Supervisor Shaw. Motion carried. Respectfully Submitted,