Special Town Board Meeting — Minutes

Page 1 of 2 TOWN OF EAGLE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING MINUTES Held Jointly with the Village of Eagle and the Village of North Prairie Approved Call to Order/Open Meeting Law requirements: Chairperson Mommaerts called the meeting to order at 7:00pm on October 22, 2025, at the Eagle Municipal Building 820 E Main Street. Open meeting law requirements were confirmed as being met. Roll Call: D. Knauer, R. Kugel, R. Hajewski, D. Domagalski and C. Mommaerts were present. Members of the Village of North Prairie Board and the Village of Eagle Board were also present. Pledge of Allegiance: Village of Eagle President R. Spurrell led the Pledge of Allegiance. Citizen Comments/Concerns: Shawn Lang states he feels uninformed as a citizen regarding KMFD; he has heard some big numbers but has not seen data analysis to back it up. There has been mention of a referendum but cannot get behind that initiative. Melissa Sanchez spoke as the Village Representative to the Joint Recreation Committee. Sanchez has heard that people would like to scrap contributions to community events in the Rec Budget and asks the boards to consider keeping them. Discussion/action regarding the Kettle Moraine Fire District’s 2026 budget: Chief Nottling presented the budget citing a 5.53% increase for each municipality and stated it relies heavily on ambulance billing revenue. Nottling also noted that due to current staffing issues, the department needs to rely on mutual aid to cover EMS calls. The agency covering the call receives the ambulance billing revenue. The presented budget increases part-time and paid on call coverage; the KMFD command staff will continue to push for full-time coverage. Various budget line items were discussed. The breakdown per municipality is $258,733 for the Town of Eagle, $129,366 for the Village of Eagle, and $227,931 for the Village of North Prairie. Motion by D. Knauer to pass the KMFD Budget as presented. Second by R. Hajewski. Motion passed (5-0). Motions were also made to approve the budget as presented by the Village of Eagle (7-0) and the Village of North Prairie (6-1). Adjournment by the Village of North Prairie at 8:04pm. Discussion/action on Rec Committee recommendation to hire Rebecca Ratkowski as Eagle Recreation Director (Town of Eagle only): Motion by C. Mommaerts to move forward in hiring Rebecca “Reebee” Ratkowski at the wage of the previous Rec Director. Second by R. Kugel. Motion passed (5-0). Discussion/action regarding the Rec Department CD: Motion by D. Knauer to renew the existing Rec Department CD at 4% for 7 months. Second by D. Domagalski. Motion passed (5-0). Motion was also made and passed by the Village of Eagle to renew the CD at 4% for 7 months (7-0). Discussion/action regarding the Joint Rec Department 2026 budget: Discussion took place on various budget line items including advertising, getting more sponsors for the activity guide, and a computer upgrade. Municipal contributions are $5000 each for the Town and Village. Motion by D. Knauer to accept the Eagle Rec Department 2026 Budget as presented. Second by R. Kugel. Motion passed (5-0). Motion was also made and passed by the Village of Eagle to accept the Eagle Rec Department Budget as presented (7-0). Page 2 of 2 Discussion/action regarding the Alice Baker Memorial Library 2026 budget: Village President R. Spurrell clarified that the library board approves the budget; the Town and Village Boards approve their municipality’s contribution. D. Knauer noted a large expense in 2026 is the audit, which has not taken place in the past. Municipal funding amount is $68,145 for the Village of Eagle and $173,087 for the Town of Eagle. Motion by D. Knauer to accept the contribution amount for the Town of Eagle as presented for the 2026 Draft Budget. Second by R. Hajewski. Motion passed (5-0). A motion was also made and passed by the Village of Eagle to accept the Village contribution as presented (6-1). Discussion/action regarding the Joint Municipal Building 2026 budget: Village President R. Spurrell summarized there is no increase to the base amount of $44,000 split equally by the municipalities. $100,000 is anticipated for complete repaving of the municipal building parking lot, also to be split equally. Motion by D. Knauer to approve the 2026 Municipal Building Budget as proposed. Second by R. Kugel. Motion passed (5-0). A motion was also made and passed by the Village of Eagle to accept the 2026 Municipal Building Budget as presented (7-0). Adjournment by the Village of Eagle at 8:39pm. Adjournment: Motion to adjourn made by D. Knauer and seconded by D. Domagalski. All in favor. Meeting adjourned at 8:39pm. Respectfully submitted, Mercia Christian Town of Eagle Clerk