September 8, 2025 Minutes

1 Minutes of the September 8, 2025 Regular Monthly Meeting Town of Matteson, Waupaca County, Wisc. Present: DuWayne Federwitz, Greg Hanson, Mark Schuster, Patti Hill and Mike Mehlberg. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by Chairman Federwitz. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all, and the Open Meeting Statement was read by Federwitz. Motion was made by Hanson and seconded by Schuster to approve the agenda. Roll call was taken: Federwitz, yes; Hanson, yes; Schuster, yes. Motion carried. Citizen’s Forum: It is noted that two citizens were present. One had questions regarding the possible solar farm in the Town. Chairman shared that he had no new information to share. Motion was made by Schuster and seconded by Hanson to approve the minutes of the August 11, 2025 Regular Monthly Meeting. Roll call was taken: Federwitz, yes; Hanson, yes; Schuster, yes. Motion carried. After review, a motion was made by Federwitz and seconded by Hanson to approve the August 2025 Treasurer’s Report as presented. Roll call was taken: Federwitz, yes; Hanson, yes; Schuster, yes. Motion carried. Treasurer presented information on Fox Communities Credit Union and Premier Community Bank. Both institutions would like more of the Town’s financial business. No action was taken, Board will consider and discuss more at the October 2025 meeting. Clerk presented a Picnic License application for St. Martin Lutheran Church. They will be holding their annual Rural Life Church Picnic in the Town, and would like a Picnic License for September 27 and 28, 2025. Motion was made by Hanson and seconded by Schuster to approve the Picnic License with the fee waived. Roll call was taken: Federwitz, yes; Hanson, yes; Schuster, yes. Motion carried. All bills were approved and paid. Town Facilities and Grounds: Clerk did research on potential new table and chairs for the hall. Cost is quite high, and the weight of the new tables is very similar to our current tables. Therefore, the Town is not gaining anything. Need to find someone in the area that can polish the floors. 2 Reports: Zoning: Nothing. CAWS: Met last on August 20, 2025. $192 was collected from electronics recycling. Looking to purchase a shed for the forklift. Fire Department: Met on September 4, 2025 for the first budget meeting with the CAFD; meeting was chaired by the Town of Larrabee. Schuster spoke about limited Town representation on the commission and would like to have more input. At the Police and Fire Commission on September 25, 2025 they voted to hire another fire fighter. The CAFD is still not fully staffed when considering an upcoming retirement. There were 27 calls in August. One of which was in the Town for a false alarm. Ambulance: 122 calls in July up 1 year over year. 833 calls to date, which is up 68 year over year. A part time EMT was hired. A new dryer was needed. LED lights were installed and ambulance 883 will need to be replaced in 2027. The unit currently has 165,000 miles on it. Motion was made by Hanson and seconded by Schuster to set the 2026 budget year workshop to be held at 6:30 on Thursday, October 16, 2025. The Town’s Regular Monthly meeting will immediately follow, but not before 7:00 PM. Roll call was taken: Federwitz, yes; Hanson, yes; Schuster, yes. Motion carried. (It is noted that this date was later changed via email to October 15, 2025 at the same times as listed above.) Comprehensive Planning: Nothing. County Board: Report from Waupaca County Public Health Department was heard. Remodeling of the court house building is progressing as agreed. Animal Control: Town of Matteson Dog Ordinance. If the Town would like the help of Waupaca County Sheriff’s office in regards to issuing citations, the Town needs to abolish its current Dog Ordinance. Item was not acted upon and will be discussed again at the October 2025 meeting. Roads: Schuster is getting the Lake Road project ready to submit. On track to be let for bids at the October 2025 meeting. Motion was made by Hanson to adjourn. Meeting was adjourned at 7:49 PM. These minutes are draft minutes until approved at the October 15, 2025 Regular Monthly Meeting. Respectfully submitted by Mike Mehlberg, Clerk. 3 ____________________________________________ Mike Mehlberg, Clerk