Regular
Board Meeting
1
December 2008
The regular Board meeting of the Town of
Chairman Butterfield led the meeting attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Board members have received copies of the board minutes of the regular board meeting on 3 November and the Special meeting on 19 November. A Motion was made by Supervisor Gutsch to approve the minutes. Chairman Butterfield seconded the motion and all present voted Aye. Motion carried.
The Treasurer’s report was given by Clerk Reed and made available to Board members.
There was no public comment.
OLD BUSINESS:
Review of the proposed draft ordinance relating to debris
was discussed. Chairman Butterfield had requested Town Attorney Norm
Singleton to look into this. Norm stated
that he believes that section 287.81 provides the necessary prohibition, e.g.
"a person who does any of the following may be required to forfeit not
more than $500 . . ."deposits or discharges any solid waste on or along
any highway."
Section 345.11(1u) states that "The uniform traffic citation may be used
by an officer of a law enforcement agency of a municipality for a violation of
s. 287.81.”
He then stated that the authority for the town's enforcement of littering and
solid waste violations clearly is provided by the above statutory sections, and
no ordinance would be required. Chairman Butterfield said he would contact the
Amish Community Leaders and discuss this with them. Tabled until next meeting.
NEW BUSINESS:
Inez North, Vice President of Security Bank presented the collaterization agreement for the tax collection period from 1 December 2008-15 February 2009. Total coverage for deposits total $2,216,227.00 which is the market value of the securities plus FDIC Insurance plus State Coverage. Inez stated that the Bank appreciates the business from the Township during the tax collection period. A Motion was made by Chairman Butterfield to accept the collaterization agreement as presented. Supervisor Gutsch seconded the motion and all present voted aye. Motion carried.
The hiring of a part time road grader operator during the winter was discussed. A notice had been put in the Bloomer Advance and the three designated areas with only two interested individuals. Brian Butterfield will be asked to fill this position because of his prior experience working for the township.
The possibility of amending the snowmobile ordinance was briefly discussed. Chairman Butterfield asked that Norm Singleton look into the WI DOT ruling of allowing snowmobiles on all town roadways, as are the rules with ATV’s. Tabled until next meeting.
The date for the town caucus was discussed. A Motion was made by Chairman Butterfield to set the date for the Town caucus for Saturday, 17 January 2009 at 1:00 P.M. Supervisor Gutsch seconded the motion and all present voted aye. Motion carried.
Town hall maintenance was discussed. New carpet has been installed in the Clerks office and a large climate controlled safe has been purchased for the preservation of all pertinent town records. The hall will be painted on Tuesday 9 December. This is the first time the hall has been painted since it was built in 1994.
A picnic license application was
submitted by
An operator license application was submitted for Renea Richardson. A Motion was made by Supervisor Gutsch to approve this application. Chairman Butterfield seconded the motion and all present voted aye. Motion carried.
Clerk Reed stated that the town hall will be rented out on Sunday, December 7th and again on Saturday, December 27th.
Vouchers were then presented and audited. Supervisor Gutsch made a motion to approve vouchers 16345-16370 plus five electronic transfers. Chairman Butterfield seconded the motion and all present voted aye. Motion carried.
There being no further business, Supervisor Gutsch made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Chairman Butterfield seconded the motion and all present voted aye. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:45 P.M.
Veda Reed, Clerk