Stockton Town Board Meeting — Minutes

Minutes: Town of Stockton Board Meeting Monday, February 24th, 2025 @ 6:30 PM Town Hall, 7252 6th St, Custer, WI 54423 1. Call to order by Chairman Mike Bronk at 6:30pm. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Supervisor Jeanne Dodge, Supervisor Terry Johnson, and Clerk Jennifer Zurawski were all present. Treasurer Sandra Walters had an excused absence. Assistant Chief of EMS Dennis Lepak and Fire Chief Jeremy Spencer were also present. Three members of the public were present. 2. Certify compliance with Open Meeting Law - Clerk Zurawski verified proper notification was given at three physical sites, on our town website and in the paper regarding this meeting. 3. Motion (Johnson/Dodge) to approve Agenda for Monday, February 24th, 2025. Motion carried 3-0. 4. Motion (Dodge/Johnson) to approve minutes for the Town Board Meeting on January 27th, 2025. Motion carried 3-0. 5. Anyone wishing to Address the Board - No Comment 6. School Update from Rosholt Superintendent – Dennis Kaczor gave a presentation on the Referendum that will be on the ballot for the Spring Election on April 1st, 2025 for the Rosholt School District. 7. Emergency Services Report including Fire Chief General Report & EMS Report – Assistant Chief Lepak reported 15 calls since last meeting with 9 calls being medical and 6 being trauma. Lepak announced the last snowmobile race is scheduled for 3/1/25 weather permitting. Assistant Chief Lepak stated they covered 9 races for the year. Assistant Chief Lepak stated he currently has 13 active members. Lepak also stated that the Fire/EMS banquet was a great success. Fire Chief Spencer reported one call since the last meeting for a mutual aid call for a chimney fire on Boelter Lake Rd. Chief Spencer stated that all equipment and invoices have been received for the FFP grant. Chief Spencer stated the awards banquet was a huge success. He received a lot of compliments from the attendees. Chief Spencer also reminded us that that Easter Egg hunt will be on Saturday April 19th. Chief Spencer had a lot of appreciation and gratitude for all the donations received from local businesses that were supportive of this upcoming event. 8. WTA Meal Preparation and Discussion – Supervisor Dodge stated she got quotes from Arby’s and investigated the pricing at Fazoli’s. One pan of noodles with sauce was about $105. We would need 5 to cover the number of people planning to attend the WTA meeting on March 24th. She was quoted for about $250 for Arby’s roast beef for this same amount of people but this did not include the buns. Supervisor Dodge suggested we go with Arby’s meal and get individual small bags of chips with a dessert to offer to the attendees. 9. Clerk Medical Leave Plan and Discussion – Clerk Zurawski stated she will be having knee surgery on April 8th, 2025 and will off of work for 2 weeks after. Clerk Zurawski asked the board if Karen Britz, who is a Deputy Clerk for the Town of Stockon and on the payroll as an Election worker, could come in and work a few hours to answer calls and be present at the town in her absence. The Town board agreed to this suggestion. 10. January Treasurer’s Report – Chairman Bronk provided the January 2025 Treasurer’s report in Sandra’s absence to include current financials and report on last month’s financial activity. Motion (Johnson/Bronk) to approve report as submitted. Motion carried 3-0. 11. 2024 Budget Amendments – Clerk Zurawski stated she moved the Tax funds to the current year that was received in December to help give us a better idea of where our year ended and what we have in our budget to start the year. Clerk Zurawski stated she is working with Pam, County Treasurer, to figure out our negative balance in our Dog License fees. Clerk Zurawski reported that we overspent in 2024 by $224,199.33. This expenditure was mostly the extra roadwork we did in 2024. Clerk Zurawski stated that everything is ready to be sent to Jeff Kropp, accountant, at this time. 12. Public Works Update – Chairman Mike Bronk stated it hasn’t snowed that much but when it has, the road crew has done a great job of clearing the roads. Chairman Bronk reported that the road crew has started cutting along the roads around the town. 13. Proposed Solar Farm Project in the Town of Stockton – Chairman Bronk has stated not a lot of information has been released on this project; however, he did receive a document that is supposed to be posted and shared with he public. He stated because of the length of the document maybe we can have it out on election day for residents can read if they choose. 14. Bills/Checks/Void Checks to Approve - Motion (Johnson/Dodge) to approve checks 44398 - 44464 and ACH transfers 201259 – 201265. Motion carried 3-0. 15. Clerk’s Report – Clerk Zurawski stated the February election went well, and she has confirmed workers for the April election coming up. Clerk Zurawski reported working with Jeff Kropp, accountant, to complete the CT Form for the Town. Clerk Zurawski stated that she has been working with Rhonda at Security Health Plan to get Lorin health insurance through the Town effective April 1st, 2025. Clerk Zurawski reported that Custer Countryside Construction came in and repainted, fixed the drywall in the bathrooms and kitchen under their quoted price. They did great work and it only cost the town $1,449.91, not $2618.68 as quoted in the previous meeting. Clerk Zurawski stated all February Tax settlements were paid on time to the schools and the county. 16. Correspondence – No Comment 17. Items for Future meetings – Clerk Zurawski announced the next meeting would be on March 10th, 2025, and we will be hosting the WTA meeting on March 24th, 2025. 18. Motion (Johnson/Dodge) to adjourn the meeting at 7:54pm. Motion carried 3-0. Respectfully Submitted by: Approved: 03/10/2025 Jennifer Zurawski, Town of Stockton Municipal Clerk Posted to File: 03/11/2025