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January 10, 2007 Minutes of Town Board Work Meeting
Minutes of Town Board Work Meeting of January 10, 2007 The regular monthly Town Board Work meeting was held in the Town Hall after due notice had been posted. Chair John Pelletier called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. PRESENT: ALSO PRESENT: Town Chair, John Pelletier Clerk, Colleen Endisch Supervisor, Larry Malsch Treasurer, Shari Wisniewski Supervisor, Dolores Nowak Fire Chief, Gerald Edwards Supervisor, Wayne Polzin Supervisor, Bill Endisch Audience: 2 persons Chair Pelletier declared that a quorum was present for doing business. Communications: None Comments and Suggestions of citizens present: Chair Pelletier asked Mike McCarthy if he would like to speak and Mr. McCarthy said no, he was in attendance on behalf of the DLIA. He commented the Board is doing a great job. Old Business: None New Business: a)Reports/ Discussion/agenda preparation of issues resulting from monthly Committee Meetings 1.Administrative Committee Supervisor Nowak stated she had no agenda item; the committee has continued to work on the employee handbook. 2.Economic Growth & Development Supervisor Nowak stated the committee is recommending the committee disband. Supervisor Nowak said she has done a lot of soul searching on what to do and based on the Town’s Master Plan there is no reason for this committee. There is nothing the committee can do to retain businesses in the Town. There should be two agenda items: to disband the committee and the approval of an ordinance to repeal Section 1.11 (b) of the Municipal Code. 3.Emergency Government No meeting 4.Finance Committee No meeting 5.Fire & Rescue Committee Chair Pelletier requested an agenda item for the approval of the burning ordinance. Supervisor Polzin said the Rescue Dept. still doesn’t have number from Medicare for their billing with EMS. Treasurer Wisniewski responded she has spoken with EMS regarding this and was told they have another client that hasn’t received their number from last February, even though the law says 60 days. Polzin said that Larry Lester said that if the number isn’t issued in 60 day, it won’t be a receivable on our books. Treasurer Wisniewski responded she is recognizing the $ 44,000 that EMS has billed as income right now. Wisniewski added some citizens have already paid; in 2006 the town got back their initial $ 1,000 investment. Supervisor Polzin said that Larry Lester will keep the committee abreast every month as far as revenue. 6.Lake Committee Chair Pelletier reported that Brown’s Channel project is done; for Mound Rd, they have taken out 2,800 cubic yards of sediment. The contractor has stopped for the season. They will resume in late March or early April. 7.Park & Tourism Committee Supervisor Endisch reported that Gary DeVries gave him a quote for updating the sound system for the park building. Endisch asked if the board felt the Town should patch up the equipment we currently have. Chair Pelletier responded that the park building will be used more and more for large meetings. Pelletier said there had been a study done regarding a new park facility, along with architectural sketches, but he didn’t feel the town was ready for that plan, not the right time. Supervisor Endisch responded by saying at the last park meeting they discussed an addition to the current park building. Endisch said he was going to wait to bring to the board until after he spoke with County Zoning and DNR. Endisch said he had a contractor do a basic conceptual drawing; a bare bones building with the main meeting room to hold 250 people; a smaller meeting hall with a basic kitchen. Chair Pelletier requested an agenda item for a not to exceed $ 1,000 agenda item for a public address system. Supervisor Polzin said that Gary and he still have contacts where they could buy equipment at wholesale prices. Supervisor Endisch said he would like to purchase a system that is as simple as possible, something that is not permanently installed. Endisch said he would be taking any quotes he gets back to the park committee for their approval and recommendation, prior to making the recommendation to the town board. 8.Plan Commission Chair Pelletier asked for an agenda item to reduce the letter of credit for the High Pointe Subdivision, based on a recommendation from Mark Kolczaski. 9.Police Committee Supervisor Malsch reported he had nothing to report and no agenda item. 10.Public Works Committee Chair Pelletier stated he has nothing to report and no agenda item. 11.ETZ Committees No Meeting 12.Other No other items. Adjournment: Chair Pelletier made a motion to adjourn the meeting with a second from Supervisor Endisch and the motion carried unanimously. Chair Pelletier adjourned the meeting at 7:15 p m ATTEST: APPROVED: _____________________________ ______________________________ Colleen Endisch, Town Clerk John Pelletier, Town Chair