Minutes

MINUTES SPRINGDALE TOWN BOARD MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026 AT 11:30 A.M. 1. Call to order and certification of compliance with open meetings law by Rosenbaum at 11:30 AM. A quorum of TB members present at Town Hall including Rosenbaum, Altschul and Schwenn. Also present were Admin/Clerk Arthur, Treasurer Shatrawka, and Patrolman Dahlk. Arthur confirmed posting 7/9 springdalewi.gov and 7/10 at Town Hall. Mt. Horeb Mail & Sunlight Report notified 7/9, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 19.84(1)(b) in accordance with the open meetings law. 2. Approval of the agenda by unanimous consent. 3. Consider purchasing new town tractor/trade-in of current tractor. Dahlk walked through the packet for the proposed 2025 New Holland tractor. Tractor is reserved for the Town until July 14 at this price. The Town’s current McCormick back valve is leaking. Replacement and 2 rims is $7,900, parts only (Dagenhart implement near Tomah is the nearest McCormick dealer). All 4 tires need to be replaced; lugs are separating from tires. $7,001.62. $52,000 is trade in value offer from Hennessey Implement. New tractor has 25 hours but has factory warranty. With the loader attachment, would be $148,295. Altschul – the Town had planned to spend much more in 2027 as per the old capital planning committee’s recommendation. Total cost is $96,000 (less the trade-in), plus $504 with title fees. Wayne Hefty asked about lease options for a John Deere. Dahlk explained that it is only ~$100 cheaper to lease, and John Deere didn’t want our trade. The New Holland’s lifting power is comparable to that of the Town’s loader, which is the goal to have a backup in case it goes down. We already have $140,000 in capital budget for the Burke truck package; however, since that has been delayed at least a year, we can swap the budgeted items. Altschul doesn’t want to tie up the budget with debt service for a lease. MOTION (Altschul/Schwenn) to purchase the 2025 New Holland tractor, trade in our existing tractor, pay with our existing capital budget and go with factory 2-year warranty, make extended warranty decision at a later date (have 1 year to decide). 3 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried. 4. Adjournment MOTION (Schwenn/Altschul) to adjourn at 12:10 PM. 3 ayes, 0 nays. Minutes taken and submitted by Admin/Clerk Jackie Arthur.