Town Board Meeting — Minutes

AUGUST 2024 MINUTES Note: These are the proposed Minutes that will be approved at the next meeting. ____________________________________________________________________________ Town of Sharon Board Meeting Wednesday, August 14, 2024 – 6:30 p.m. Sharon Town Hall Call to Order: Chairman Check called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Roll Call: Chairman Check, Supervisor Gibbs, Supervisor Gagas, Clerk Treasurer Filtz and 10 others were present. Notice of Meeting Postings: Notice of the meeting was posted in three places in the Town of Sharon (town hall window, kiosk between Sylvia’s and Polonia Café, kiosk in front of North Star Machine) and on the town website and Facebook. Approval of Agenda: Motion made by Supervisor Gibbs, seconded by Supervisor Gagas to approve the agenda. Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion carried. Approval of Minutes of July 10, 2024, Board Meeting Minutes: Motion made by Supervisor Gibbs, seconded by Supervisor Gagas to approve the Minutes. Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion carried. Approval of the Bill Listing for July 10, 2024, through August 14, 2024: Motion made by Supervisor Gibbs, seconded by Supervisor Gagas to approve the Bill Listing. Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion carried. Plan Commission Report: Supervisor Gibbs explained the property owners wanted the change with the house to create a 5-acre lot because they were having issues selling the property. The Plan Commission voted to approve the split. Motion made by Supervisor Gagas, seconded by Supervisor Gibbs to approve the Rusch request. Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion carried. Ordinance for Referendum to have the Town Board Appoint the Person Holding Office of Clerk/Treasurer in the Town of Sharon: Motion made by Supervisor Gagas, seconded by Supervisor Gibbs to approve the Ordinance. Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion carried. Resolution Regarding Policy for Cost of Open Records: Motion made by Supervisor Gibbs, seconded by Supervisor Gagas to amend the Resolution as drafted to change the cost of 30 cents per page to $1 per page and a charge of $75 after the first hour of staff time to fulfill the open records request. Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion made by Supervisor Gagas, seconded by Supervisor Gibbs to approve the Resolution with the above changes. Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion carried. Road Issues – 1920 Ellis Road: After some discussion regarding all of the recent rainfall over the summer, it was concluded that the drainage needs to be slowed down in this area. The Board and property owners agreed to start with cleaning out the ditches, replace the berm and place a couple of small culverts in the problem area and go from there to see if drainage improves. Chairman’s Report: Chairman Check reported chip sealing of the designated town roads was started. Legends Lane was put on hold this year due to the construction of two houses on the road. Chairman Check reported that he met with Gremmer again out on Woodland Road for that road improvement project which will be started in the spring of 2025. The town was awarded $2.2 million in grant money from the state for that project. Bruce Boenski gave the Sharon EMS report; Lori Printz gave the Polonia Park report. Next Meeting: Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at Town of Sharon Town Hall at 6:30 p.m. Adjournment: Motion made by Supervisor Gagas, seconded by Supervisor Gibbs to adjourn. Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:07 p.m.