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November 10, 2009 Regular Town Board Meeting
Regular Town Board Meeting November 10, 2009 Sue Ann Bruce called the meeting to order. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Roll call was taken and all board members were present: Sue Ann Bruce – Chairperson, Sherrie Craft – Supervisor, Scott Khalar – Supervisor, Nora Anne Moss, Clerk and Rose Graves – Treasurer. The Clerk verified that the meeting was published and posted. S. Craft made a motion to approve the minutes from the following meetings: October 13, 2009 – Regular Town Board Meeting, October 15, 2009 – Special Town Board Meeting, October 15, 2009 – Budget Workshop, October 19, 2009 – Special Town Board Meeting, October 19, 2009 Budget Workshop, October 29, 2009 – Public Hearing on Comprehensive Plan, November 9, 2009 – Special Town Board Meeting. S. Khalar seconded the motion and motion carried. Tom Stewart, Douglas County Board Member, was in attendance and gave an update on the County Budget. Correspondence was reviewed. Will Kiefer gave a brief statement concerning the Comprehensive Plan. S. Khalar made a motion to adopt the Comprehensive Plan Ordinance. S. Craft seconded the motion and motion carried. R. Graves stated she would like people to realize how much time that the Committee/Commission Members volunteered to put this together. S. Craft made a motion to approve Ron Stone’s request to rezone from F1 to RR2. S. Khalar seconded the motion and motion carried. S. Khalar made a motion to accept Larry Schaller’s bid of $435.00 for the old rescue van. S. Craft seconded the motion and motion carried. There were no other bids. S. Bruce gave a statement that she would like there to be thought and discussion into how the Public Comment section would be handled during the meetings. They could continue at the beginning, move to the end, or something else. She encouraged people to contact her before the next meeting to express their opinion. They could also sign up at the next meeting to speak about this during public comment. S. Khalar gave the Equipment and Roads Report. TRIP funds have been approved for Ross Road. This needs to be completed by 2011. The plowtruck is being worked on and the grader is usable, but they are trying to find and fix an air leak. S. Bruce made a motion to replace 2 chain saws for the Highway Department. One old one would be traded in and one would be given to the Fire Department. Approximate cost is $584 each. S. Craft seconded the motion and motion carried. Ron Cairns, Fire Chief, asked if an access road could be put in at Sand Lake Road for the hydrant. S. Khalar said he would check with the DNR and an easement would need to be determined. S. Craft gave the Grounds, Building and Recycling Report. She is working on getting a quote to have a motion light installed outside the hall by the walkway. Larry Scaller gave the Constable’s Report of 1 dog call. It was Dan Kallberg’s and he paid the $25.00 fine. Will Kiefer gave the Cemetery Report. Some clean up has been done, otherwise no activity. Will Kiefer also gave the Comprehensive Plan Commission report. He will be receiving 12 copies of the Comprehensive Plan and 2 land use maps. S. Craft made a motion to purchase a file cabinet up to $200 for the Plan Commission and also provide storage space in the hall. S. Khalar seconded the motion and motion carried. S. Khalar made a motion to accept Sue Ann Bruce’s resignation from the Town Plan Commission. S. Craft seconded the motion and motion carried. S. Craft made a motion to appoint Mark Sclavi to the Town Plan Commission for the remainder of Sue Ann Bruce’s term. S. Khalar seconded the motion and motion carried. Ron Cairns gave the Fire Department Report. He thanked Mike, Marvin and Dawn for filling in for him while he was working out of town. He stated there was 1 car accident. S. Khalar made a motion to approve the following expenditures: Payment to Ken Wilk, Fire Inspector, Dawn Ross for reimbursement of postage and court costs and Bendlin for a Charging unit. S. Bruce seconded the motion. S. Craft was opposed. Motion carried. S. Craft made a motion to accept the resignation from Mike Ross as Assistant Fire Chief. S. Khalar seconded the motion and motion carried. S. Khalar made a motion to appoint Marvin Landreth as Assistant Fire Chief. S. Bruce seconded the motion and motion carried. The Fire Department By-Laws will be put on the December Agenda. Gerald Nelson has withdrawn his application to join the Fire Department. S. Khalar made a motion to pay for the painting of the rescue van out of the Fire Department Budget. S. Craft seconded the motion and motion carried. There will be no need to transfer funds from the CD. The amount of approximately $2000 will be paid to Poplar Auto. S. Craft made a motion to approve releasing the Stipend funds at the December meeting. There are two Junior Fire Department Members and $100 will be split between them with the remaining Stipend monies being distributed according to the Fire Chief. S. Khalar seconded the motion and motion carried. S. Bruce gave a statement regarding the Fire Department Equipment Allocation and Storage and discussion was held. S. Khalar made a motion to support the Fire Department policy of keeping the equipment at the fire hall and designating Sue Ann Bruce to have authority to issue Orders of Replevin as needed to enforce that policy. This will not include EMS bags. All Fire Department Members receive a responder pack which includes a safety vest, flashlight, radio and some other items. These will be kept with them. S. Bruce seconded the motion and motion carried. S. Craft made a motion to approve the disbursement requests. S. Khalar seconded the motion and motion carried. R. Graves gave the Treasurer’s Report: Beginning Balance $133,386.52 Total Receipts $ 9,977.70 Total Disbursements $ 29,625.64 Ending Balance $113,738.58 S. Khalar made a motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report as read. S. Craft seconded the motion and motion carried. The Budget Hearing will be held Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at the Highland Town Hall. S. Bruce encouraged everyone to attend and give input on the Budget. The next Regular Town Board Meeting will be held Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at the Highland Town Hall. S. Craft made a motion to adjourn the meeting. S. Khalar seconded the motion and motion carried. Meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted by, Nora Anne Moss Town Clerk Also present: Jim Kotera, Andy Moss, Sandra Carlson, Donna Khalar, Alice Wincek, Karen Sandmon, Carol Farrell, Lu Human, Bernie Human, Will Kiefer, Larry Schaller, Jacob Melin, Kally Ross, Marvin Landreth, Ron Cairns, George Kornstad, Ron Stone, Susan Brathol, Linda Stone, Gary Amys and Sherry Amys.