Town of Fountain

Monthly Meeting Agenda

W9921 Jacobson Rd

November 8^th, 2011

6:30 PM

Called meeting to order at 6:30 PM

Present: Wayne Olson-Chair, Mark Stauffacher-Supervisor, Ray Kriegl-Supervisor, Kim Perz-Treasurer, Sarah Ann Shanahan-Clerk

Citizens: Dale Benson, Robert Fox

·         Motion to accept agenda was made by Ray, 2^nd by Mark.

o   Passed unanimously.

·         Approval of Minutes

o   Mark made a motion to approve the minutes from Oct. 11^th, 19^th, 26^th and Nov. 2^nd.

o   2^nd by Ray

o   Passed unanimously

·         Treasurer’s Report

o   Come back to.

·         Patrolman’s Report

o   Sand and salt arrived

·         Citizens Input

o   Dale Benson asked about the price differences in the sand bid. It was 5.90 vs. 6.50. Board said they ultimately went with the slightly higher bid because of the coarseness of the sand which is needed for safety.

·         Building permits

o   Kevin Neitzel had a request for a shed.

o   Mark made a motion to approve the permit

o   2^nd by Ray

o   Passed unanimously

·         Correspondence

o   Treasurer and Clerk confirmed their permanent address is in the Town of Fountain.

·         Old Business

o   Grievance Procedure

§  Robert Fox agreed to be the appointed hearing officer with a compensation of $200 per hearing.

o   Building Permit Non-Compliance

§  Nothing new to report

o   Complete WISLR report

§  Board directed Clerk to submit report to DOT

·         New Business

o   New Backhoe

§  Current one is 13 years with almost 3000 hours. Still has good value for trade in, at 4000 hours the trade in value is low.

§  A new backhoe, including trade in, would cost $62,000 (7yr warranty) from CAT and $57,000 (2yr warranty) from TITAN.

§  Mark made a motion to ask the electors at the 2012 Annual Meeting to pay for a new backhoe after the truck has been paid off.

·         Bills

o   Mark made a motion to pay the bills

o   2^nd by Ray

o   Passed unanimously

Public Hearing on 2012 Budget

November 30^th, 2011

Meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m.

Present: Wayne Olson-Chair, Mark Stauffacher-Supervisor, Ray Kriegl-Supervisor, Kim Perz-Treasurer, Sarah Ann Shanahan-Clerk

Citizens: None

·         Input: None

·         Meeting closed at 6:45 p.m.

Special Meeting of the Electors

November 30^th, 2011

Meeting was called to order at 6:15 p.m.

Present: Wayne Olson-Chair, Sarah Ann Shanahan-Clerk

Citizens: Kim Perz, Ray Kriegl, Mark Stauffacher

·         Input: None

·         Kim made a motion to approve the proposed 2012 levy (identical to 2011).

o   2^nd by Mark

o   Passed unanimously

Meeting was closed at 6:50 p.m.

Special Board Meeting

November 30^th, 2011

Meeting was called to order at 6:50 p.m.

Present: Wayne Olson-Chair, Mark Stauffacher-Supervisor, Ray Kriegl-Supervisor, Kim Perz-Treasurer, Sarah Ann Shanahan-Clerk

Citizens: Jim Rogers-Assessor

2012 Budget

·         Mark made a motion to adopted the budget as printed in the paper

o   2^nd by Ray

o   Passed unanimously

Correspondence

·         Proposal to reassume control of Town Shop Rd from Hustler

o   Put on December agenda

o   Wayne will touch base with Hustler about a joint meeting

Building Permits

·         None

·         Waiting for plumber to check the property on Cty H

Land Behind Cooks

·         Not clear if the cabin is in Fountain or Orange

·         Jim will double check

o   More digging needs to be done, not clear if it the joint property owners or Randalls.

Bills

·         Ray made a motion to pay the bills

o   2^nd by Mark

o   Passed unanimously

Special Board Meeting

December 12^th, 2011

Hustler Town Hall

Meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m.

Present: Wayne Olson-Chair, Ray Kriegl-Supervisor, Mark Stauffacher-Supervisor, Sarah Ann Shanahan-Clerk

Absent: Kim Perz-Treasurer

Town Shop Rd.

·         Dennis Weiss attended and talked about the process that the village and town would have to go through for Town of Fountain to assume full ownership of Town Shop Rd. to Cty A. A total of .31 miles.

·         A village and a town are prohibited from submitting a joint application for TRID money.

o   Without the TRID money, Hustler would not be able to afford the work that is proposed to be done in 2013 by Town of Fountain. If the detachment process starts in 2012, the entire road could be submitted for TRID money consideration.

Special Board Meeting

November 2^nd, 2011

Meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. followed by the Pledge of Allegiance

Present: Wayne Olson-Chair, Mark Stauffacher-Supervisor, Ray Kriegl-Supervisor, Sarah Ann Shanahan-Clerk

Absent: Kim Perz-Treasurer

·         Correspondence

o   WISLine Series is available for elections workers. Clerk will purchase the CD and provide training to all 2012 poll workers and recertify Chief Inspector.

o   Received a notice of installation of a holding tank at W8592 Orange Rd.

o   Mark requested that New Backhoe be put on next meeting’s agenda

·         Building permits

o   None

·         Town Hall Software

o   Mark made a motion to purchase the software for $1099.

§  2^nd by Ray

§  Passed unanimously

·         Budget

o   Board worked on line item budget for 2012 draft.

o   Public Hearing will be held on November 30^th at 6:30 p.m. If any person is interested in obtaining a copy, they may do so by contacting the Clerk, Sarah Ann Shanahan at 608-547-9548.

·         Bills

o   No bills to pay

Next meeting is November 8^th at 6:30 p.m.

Town of Fountain

Monthly Meeting Agenda

W9921 Jacobson Rd

November 8^th, 2011

6:30 PM

Called meeting to order at 6:30 PM

Present: Wayne Olson-Chair, Mark Stauffacher-Supervisor, Ray Kriegl-Supervisor, Kim Perz-Treasurer, Sarah Ann Shanahan-Clerk

Citizens: Dale Benson, Robert Fox

·         Motion to accept agenda was made by Ray, 2^nd by Mark.

o   Passed unanimously.

·         Approval of Minutes

o   Mark made a motion to approve the minutes from Oct. 11^th, 19^th, 26^th and Nov. 2^nd.

o   2^nd by Ray

o   Passed unanimously

·         Treasurer’s Report

o   Come back to.

·         Patrolman’s Report

o   Sand and salt arrived

·         Citizens Input

o   Dale Benson asked about the price differences in the sand bid. It was 5.90 vs. 6.50. Board said they ultimately went with the slightly higher bid because of the coarseness of the sand which is needed for safety.

·         Building permits

o   Kevin Neitzel had a request for a shed.

o   Mark made a motion to approve the permit

o   2^nd by Ray

o   Passed unanimously

·         Correspondence

o   Treasurer and Clerk confirmed their permanent address is in the Town of Fountain.

·         Old Business

o   Grievance Procedure

§  Robert Fox agreed to be the appointed hearing officer with a compensation of $200 per hearing.

o   Building Permit Non-Compliance

§  Nothing new to report

o   Complete WISLR report

§  Board directed Clerk to submit report to DOT

·         New Business

o   New Backhoe

§  Current one is 13 years with almost 3000 hours. Still has good value for trade in, at 4000 hours the trade in value is low.

§  A new backhoe, including trade in, would cost $62,000 (7yr warranty) from CAT and $57,000 (2yr warranty) from TITAN.

§  Mark made a motion to ask the electors at the 2012 Annual Meeting to pay for a new backhoe after the truck has been paid off.

·         Bills

o   Mark made a motion to pay the bills

o   2^nd by Ray

o   Passed unanimously.

Town of Fountain

Monthly Board Meeting

October 11^th, 2011

Present: Wayne Olson-Chair, Mark Stauffacher-Supervisor, Sarah Ann Shanahan-Clerk

Absent: Ray Kriegl-Supervisor, Kim Perz-Treasurer

Citizens: Sandy Shanahan, Lynn Willard, Joe Willard, Shaun McCullock, John Wenum

Meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

·         Agenda

o   Mark made a motion to accept the agenda

§  2^nd by Wayne

§  Passed unanimously

·         Approval of Minutes

o   Wayne made a motion to approve the minutes

§  2^nd by Mark

§  Passed unanimously

·         Treasurer’s Report

o   No report was given

·         Patrolman’s Report

o   Mostly mowing and getting ready for winter. Salt arrived and sand will be on the way soon.

·         Citizen’s Input

o   Representatives from NLFD were there to talk about the services they provide and to answer any questions the Town may have.

o   Sandy Shanahan requested a horse warning sign be put on both sides of Jacobson Rd.

·         Building Permits

o   Tony Carpenter applied for a permit for a deck

§  Wayne made a motion to approve the permit

§  2^nd by Mark

§  Passed unanimously

·         Old Business

o   The Cemetery Association requested approval to purchase 2 signs with rules similar to Wonewoc.

§  Mark made a motion to purchase two signs at $95 apiece.

§  2^nd by Wayne

§  Passed unanimously

·         Road Inspection

o   October 19^th at 7 a.m.

·         Building Permit Non Compliance

o   Wayne had directed them to the County because of a lack of sanitation permit.

·         Budget Schedule

o   1^st meeting will be October 19^th at 5:30 p.m.

·         WISLR

o   Will do at November 8^th meeting

·         Grievance Procedure

o   Clerk presented a form adopted from language provided by the Towns Association. The Board needs to find a hearing officer.

o   The Board asked the Clerk to speak with Robert Fox about filling that position.

·         Assessor Contract

o   The Board will keep a ¼ of the payment until an electronic copy of the assessment is provided.

·         Review Fire Contract

o   We still have 2 years with NLFD

·         TRIP application

o   Mark made a motion to apply for TRIP and TRID money for Schucht Rd.

§  2^nd by Wayne

§  Passed unanimously

·         Payment of Bills

o   Mark made a motion to pay the bills

§  2^nd by Wayne

§  Passed unanimously

Next meeting is October 19^th

Town of Fountain

Special Board Meeting

October 19^th, 2011

7 a.m.

Present: Wayne Olson-Chair, Ray Kriegl-Supervisor, Sarah Ann Shanahan-Clerk, Keith Hanson-Patrolman

Absent: Coffee and donuts promised by Chair

·         Correspondence

o   TRIP

§  Wayne attended the meeting and we pulled our name out of the TRIP fund because of lack of money and instead focus on submitting Town Shop for TRID money from Cty A to Olson Rd.

·         Road Inspection Completed

·         The Board will fill out the WISLR information at the next regular Board meeting.

Town of Fountain

Special Board Meeting

October 19^th, 2011

Present: Wayne Olson-Chair, Mark Stauffacher-Supervisor, Ray Kriegl-Supervisor, Kim Perz- Treasurer, Sarah Ann Shanahan-Clerk

Meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

·         Correspondence

o   Salt company suffered losses due to a tornado. Luckily, they are still in good position to complete orders. The town has already received our salt for this coming winter.

o   TRIP

§  Wayne attended the meeting and we pulled our name out of the TRIP fund because of lack of money and instead focus on submitting Town Shop for TRID money from Cty A to Olson Rd.

·         Building Permit Request

o   A request on behalf of Dr. Coffee was made for a deck and decided to also add a garage.

§  The Board explained the ordinance and they will attend the next meeting with drawings of the proposed structures and measurements.

·         Budget

o   The Board worked on their 2012 draft budget.

·         Payment of Bills

o   Mark made a motion to pay the bills

o   2^nd by Ray

o   Passed unanimously

Next meeting is October 26^th at 5:30 p.m.

Town of Fountain

Special Board  Meeting

October 26^th, 2011

Meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance

Present: Mark Stauffacher, Ray Kriegl, Sarah Ann Shanahan-Clerk, Kim Perz-Treasurer

Absent: Wayne Olson – Chair

Citizens: Bob St. Clair, Sam Grieses, Keith Herritz

·         Building Permit

o   Ray made a motion to approve the permits for the ramp and shed for Dr. Coffee.

§  2^nd by Mark

§  Passed unanimously

·         Non-Compliance

o   The Board received a letter requesting a variance by the violator for a variance.

o   Mark made a motion to deny the request for variance because of the trailer because of its age.

§  2^nd by Ray

§  Passed unanimously

o   A request was made to allow the trailer to remain until the spring. The Board told them to contact the county first and if the county allowed it the board would consider doing the same.

·         Correspondence

o   Clerk attended WTA convention, gave an update on the multi-state heavy equip study being conducted, provided an updated on the new Photo ID requirements to vote, and identified a potential software provider.

§  The Clerk suggested doing a mailing to town residence in January to make them aware of the new requirements at the polls.

§  Town Hall Software provides a Quickbooks, like service specifically for munis. They have great help, offsite backup, and affordable updates.

o   The Treasurer received correspondence on a new computer. The seven year old one currently used needs to be replaced.

§  Mark made a motion to buy a laptop for $499, $79.00 for a printer, and to also purchase extra ink.

§  2^nd by Ray

§  Passed unanimously

Next meeting is November 2^nd at the Town Hall

Town of Fountain

Monthly Board Meeting

September, 13^th 2011

Present: Wayne Olson-Chair, Mark Stauffacher-Supervisor, Ray Kriegl-Supervisor, Kim Perz-Treasurer, Sarah Ann Shanahan-Clerk, Keith Hanson-Patrolman

Citizens: Sandy Shanahan

Meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. with Pledge of Allegiance

·         Mark made a motion to accept the agenda with changes in order, 2^nd by Ray and passed unanimously.

Patrolman’s report

·         Tomah gravel pit is closed and have to go to Norwak. Patrolman was directed to use Norwak to get gravel for Peterson Road and to check to see when Tomah site will re-open.

·         Keith would like to take ½ of sick leave money and rewrite policy so he will accumulate 60 instead of 120 sick days. This will be added to special meeting on 21^st.

Citizen’s Input

·         Assessment objection- wanted to know the process for filing.

·         11 people came to open book

Building Permit

·         None

Correspondence

·         Bank interest rate for checking account decreased

·         Wayne is going to check on the required number of signatures for checks

·         Towns Association

·         Budget training and annual meeting notification

·         WISLR- road inspection review, put on October agenda.

·         Fahrner- Mark made a motion to pay $16,050 of the bill, 2^nd by Ray, passed unanimously.

Junk Ordinances

·         Arris had put together ordinances, board reviewed and signed, clerk will submit to county.

Aquarian Gardens

·         August 29^th complaint because they sold alcohol without a permit

·         Complaint was filed against them for trespassing on sportsmen club land and private land

Sand

·         Bollig will backhaul at rate of $6.75. The board accepted this bid.

Nate Bell

·         Charge him $465.60 for culvert based on rate of previously purchased ones.

Campground Ordinance

·         Don’t have one already, should we?

·         Have clerk talk to other towns about their ordinance

·         Sarah and Wayne- Send letter to Aquarian Gardens on leaving person property on the road for more than 48h.

Software

·         Talk to Chriz Zindorf about program and cost of having him transfer info to a different/cheaper version of quickbooks.

Building permit violations

·         Talk to county about next steps

Fahrner

·         Reviewed earlier

Cemetery

·         Wants to purchase Access, may make more sense to purchase office suite.

·         Mark made a motion to buy suite, up to $500 to come out of cemetery budget. 2^nd by Ray, passed unanimously

·         Cemetery rules sign

·         Put on October agenda

·         Publish update prices on cemetery plots effective Jan. 1.

Special Board Meeting

September 21^st, 2011

Present: Wayne Olson-Chair, Mark Stauffacher-Supervisor, Ray Kriegl-Supervisor, Sarah Ann Shanahan-Clerk

Absent: Kim Perz-Treasurer

·         Patrolman Sick Leave and Policy Update

o   The clerk advised the board to put together a comprehensive employee manual for future employees.

o   Ray made a motion to compensate Keith Hanson $7200 for 60 sick days and to update the his employee policy to have a maximum of 60 accrued sick days.

§  Mark 2^nd

§  Passed unanimously.

·         Town Road Obstruction

o   Wayne made a motion to send a letter to Aquarian Gardens to move the building off of the town road.

§  2^nd by Ray.

§  Passed unanimously.

·         Building Permit Non Compliance

o   Put on October agenda. Invite those not in compliance to attend.

·         Payment of Bills

o   Wayne made a motion to pay the bills

§  2^nd by Ray

§  Passed unanimously.

Monthly Board Meeting

August 9th, 2011

·          Meeting was called to order at 6:32 p.m.  followed by the Pledge of Allegiance

·          Present: Wayne Olson-Chair, Ray Kriegl-Supervisor, Mark Stauffacher-Supervisor, Kim Perz-Treasurer, Sarah Ann Shanahan-Clerk

·          Citizens: Berthiaume Bradley, James Newlun, Earl Ells, John Wenum, Jim Rogers

·          Agenda

o    Wayne made a motion to move payment of bill to the beginning of the agenda and then to move to accept it

o    2^nd by Mark

o    Passed unanimously

·          Building Permit

o    Garage- no line fence nearby.

o    Mark made a motion to approve the permit, 2^nd by Ray, passed unanimously

·          Audit

o    Very minor mistakes and few suggestions on procedures that could provide the board with more clarity. Accounts match and Payables are in order

·          Camp Douglas Fire Chief

o    Gave a short briefing on what CD has to offer and prices

o    Noted that costs would go down if other munis were added

o    Wayne wants to review our current contract with NL

o    Fire Chief offered to schedule a walk through

·          Bills

o    Ray made a motion to pay the bills, 2^nd by Mark, passed unanimously

·          Assessment

o    Scheduled September 7^th from 4-7 pm. For Open Book and September 21^st from 6-8 pm. For BOR

o    Jim reminded us to record the meeting

·          Minutes

o    Mark mad e a motion to accept the minutes, 2^nd by Ray, passed unanimously

·          Treasurer’s Report

o    Wayne made a motion to accept treasurer’s report as written, 2^nd by Ray, passed unanimously

·          Patrolman

o    Changed oil, moved Bell culvert, hauled gravel and patch mix, patched Valley and Town Shop, cracked sealed O’Connor but ran out of filler.

o    Can we order more filler?

·          Correspondence

o    Sand Bids

o    2 received from Bollig and Benson;  $5.80 vs. $7.00

o    Worried about the type of Sand Benson has. It’s very fine and won’t cut or be good for traction. Public safety is important.

o    Asked the Patrolman to check both types and give a report.

·          Liquor License

o    Clerk spoke with WTA and gave Aquarian a copy of the application.

·          Email Backup

o    Mozy is $3.75 + .5/MB per month

o    Mark made a motion to purchase Mozy as a backup service, 2^nd by Ray, passed unanimously

·          Brown Painting

o    Mark will purchase necessary supplies

·          Cemetery Association

o    Chair-Kari Oslon

o    Sextons: Arris Sullivan, Ray Kriegl

o    Clerk/Treasurer- Sarah Ann Shanahan

·          Nate Bell Culvert

o    30 ft in size we need to find an invoice that we can use a reference to determine the price of the culvert.

·          Meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m.

Next meeting is September 13^th at 6:30 p.m.

Cemetery Association Meeting

July 21^st, 2011

Present: Kari Olson, Arris Sullivan, Ray Kriegl, Sarah Ann Shanahan

·         Election of Officers

o   Chair-Kari Olson

o   Co-Chair-Arris Sullivan

o   Clerk/Treasurer-Sarah Ann Shanahan

o   Sextons- Arris Sullivan, Ray Kriegl, Sarah Ann Shanahan

·         Regulations

o   Group reviewed the Cemetery Ordinance

o   We should include a copy of the ordinance to anyone who purchases a lot, send copies to monument companies

o   Receipts need to be sent and map needs to be marked.

·         Cemetery Maintanence

o   Complaint about the grass being mowed to short. No action taken.

·         Record Keeping

o   Chris Zindorf, who is working on the Elroy cemetery spoke about the program and the work he is doing to get that cemetery properly recorded.

§  2 things need to be done- database and mark the map

·         Includes:

o   Title of Grave (can be different than buried)

o   First and last name of owner

o   Date of purchase

o   Amount

o   Death

§  First and last name, date, race, sex, DOB, DOD, age, how disposed of, funeral director, monument company, section, lot, grave, veteran (which war), remarks

§  Program

·         Access

o   You can set up query, keeps records completely intact

o   We should set up cemetery map first, then start putting people in

o   Always include 0 in front of a single number

o   % sign in remarks column denotes open

·         Rita Zindorf

o   We need proof that she bought those lots

o   As for the rest, it is first come first served.

·         Next Agenda

o   Cemetery rules (Wonewoc)

o   Price of lots

August 16, 2011

Town of Fountain

Cemetery Association Meeting

Noon – Town Hall

Camp Douglas WI 54618

Attendees:   Chairperson Kari Olson, Ray Kriegl, Arris Sullivan

Absent:  Clerk/Treasurer – Sarah Shanahan

Minutes from July 21, 2011 meeting – not available

Treasurer’s Report – Not available but Ray said there is about $8,000 in a CD at the New Lisbon Bank

Cemetery Regulations –

Wonewoc has posted the following:

A motion was made by Arris to approve the signage, post on the town website, add to cemetery ordinance and publish new change in the newspaper by October 1, 2011.   Ray 2^nd, Kari voted Nay.   Motion carried.

Arris will call Wonewoc and see where they got their metal signs made and order two.

Survey of Area Cemetery Prices: Arris had checked with several village, city and church cemeteries – the average going rate is $250.   Motion was made to change town price from $200 to $250 for residents and $250 to $300 for nonresidents effective 1 January 2012.  Motion carried unanimously.    Update website and add to above notice in the newspaper.

Cemetery Records – Microsoft access – No action as information was not available.

Next meeting will be Noon, October 18, 2011

November 1^st, 2011

Cemetery Association Meeting Minutes

Present: Kari Olson-Chair, Arris Sullivan, Ray Kriegl, Sarah Ann Shanahan-Clerk/Treasurer

·         Meeting called to order at 12:10 p.m.

·         No minutes to review

·         $8221 in the cemetery CD. We need to make sure that the perpetual care money from lots is put into the CD from 2011.

·         Signs

o   Arris will order signs and bill the town.

·         Brewster

o   Ray made a motion to purchase a small dump truck load, approximately 7 yards, of black dirt.

§  2^nd by Arris

§  Passed unanimously

·         Olson Cemetery Lot

o   We need to deed the Anderson’s the properly lots where members of the family are already buried and clarify the same for the Olson lots. Clerk will draft letter.

·         Adjourned for Walkthrough at 12:45 p.m.

Cemetery Association Board Meeting

December 6^th, 2011

12:00 p.m. at Town Hall

·         Present: Kari Olson-Chair, Ray Kriegl, Arris Sullivan, Sarah Ann Shanahan-Clerk

·         Treasurer’s Report

o   $8,301.37 in the account.

§  Need to double check if perpetual care from the 2 lots that Helen Stoughtenger bought are included.

§  Next interest payment is Feb. 2012

·         Minutes

o   Arris noted that we need to update the ordinance.

§  Arris made a motion to approve the minutes.

§  2^nd by Ray

§  Passed unanimously

·         Cemetery signs

o   Need black dirt, about 7 yards. Ask Keith if we have any available.

o   Signs in and paid for.

·         Letter to clarify ownership

o   Letters were prepared and sent Sandy Anderson and Brian Olson to clarify lots in Zindorf Cemetery

·         Cemetery Records

o   Marked grave in Brewster, the headstone is wrong and can’t dig grave. Arris will contact family and get permission to move stone and to remove any liability from the town if something were to happen.

o   Started organizing records

·         Next meeting February 15^th at 12:00 p.m.

Town of Fountain

Special Board Meeting

July 20^st, 2011

Attendees: Wayne Olson-Chair, Mark Stauffacher-Supervisor, Ray Kriegl-Supervisor, Sarah Ann Shanahan-Clerk

Absent: Kim Perz-Treasurer

Meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m.

·         Salt Contract

o   Mark talked to the company and they claim that they can’t guarantee October delivery. Mark suggested that we do the Sept. 1 delivery.

o   Contract is through the state. Cost would be $11,097.

o   Keith is worked with Glendale to finish up their shed, so we will have free space.

§  Ray made a motion to turn the contract in for Sept. 1 delivery

§  2^nd by Wayne

§  Passed unanimously.

·         Batko and Hoff Rd.

o   We received our TRIP money and county tax settlements.

o   Remaining balance to Fahrner is $64101.

§  Mark made a motion to pay ½ the road bill

§  2^nd by Ray

§  Passed unanimously

·         Assessment

o   Wayne will talk to Jim about progress and setting a date for Open Book/BOR

·         Junk Ordinance

o   Sarah searched and couldn’t find the paperwork. She will ask Arris to rewrite them.

Town of Fountain

Draft Minutes-Public Hearing

July 21^st, 2011

Present: Supervisor Mark Stauffacher, Supervisor Ray Kriegl, Clerk Sarah Ann Shanahan

Absent: Chair Wayne Olson, Treasurer Kim Perz

Citizens: Art and Leona Jahncke, John Wenum, Paul Fedor, Gilbert Schmidt

Meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. followed by the Pledge of Allegiance

Variance for Paul Fedor

·         Asking to replace old mobile home with a 1997 mobile home in the same location.

·         Discussion

o   Will it be anchored? Yes by Castle Homes

o   Building inspection? Yes, doubled checked with Kellner to make sure it’s up to code. He will do a depth check before the home is put on.

o   Anyone here opposed to this? No

o   Was there any correspondence? No. Letters were mailed to all the landowners within 1000 feet and the ad ran in the messenger for 2 weeks.

·         Ray made a motion to grant the variance for the Fedors. 2^nd by Mark. Passed unanimously

Variance for Gilbert Schmidt

·         Asking to put a shed up with the closest corner being 45 feet from the center of the road.

·         Discussion

·         How do you plan to enter the shed? Through the existing driveway

·         Where will the doors be?

·         Doors will be on the end, across from the house

·         Ray made a motion to approve to permit for the shed. 2^nd by Mark. Passed unanimously.

·         Ray made a motion to adjourn the hearing. 2^nd by Mark. Passed unanimously.

Town of Fountain

Draft Meeting Minutes

July 12^th, 2011

·         Meeting was called to order at 6:35 p.m. followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

·         Roll Call:

o   Present: Wayne Olson-Chair, Mark Stauffacher-Supervisor, Ray Kriegl- Supervisor, Kim Perz-Treasurer, Sarah Ann Shanahan-Clerk

o   Citizens: John Wenum, Todd Kellner, Anthony Verde

·         Approval of Minutes

o   Mark made a motion to accept the minutes as presented from 6.14.11

§  Ray 2^nd.

§  Passed unanimously

o   Ray made a motion to pass the minutes as presented from 6.21.11

§  Mark 2^nd

§  Passed unanimously

·         Treasurer’s Report

o   There are some outstanding checks that are QuickBooks discrepancies. The treasurer and the clerk are working to correct the errors.

o   We received a $20,000 highway payment from the state

o   Mark made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report

o   Ray 2^nd

o   Passed unanimously

·         Patrolman’s report

o   From log- graded Tunnel road, mowed, cut trees on Schucht, need to patch Town Shop and Valley [estimates 3 loads of patch mix and gravel per road]. Roads that need work are Tunnel, Langer, Matzke

o   Look into gravel in September

o   Crack sealer needs to be used-start with O’Connor and then Olson.

·         Citizen input

o   None

·         Agenda

o   Motion by Ray to accept the agenda

o   2^nd by Mark

o   Passed unanimously

·         Correspondence

o   WTA dues-check was never received

o   WTA Annual meeting in October- going to be talking about TRIP-D which had more money put into it.

o   Bellin-No drivers were screened from our town

·         Building Permits

o   Chicken coop at Raye’s place.

§  Mark made a motion to accept the application.

§  2^nd by Ray.

§  Passed unanimously.

o   Do soft sided shelters, not anchored need a permit? It says if they are temporary, then no.

·         Hoff Rd. Cattle Pass

o   Estimate from the county is for roughly $20,000. Wayne let Steve Benson know.

§  Cannot let him put in a smaller one

o   In the end, statute’s dictate that this is not the town’s responsibility.

o   Wait until we hear from Steve.

·         Audit

o   Auditors were here at the end of the month. Face value-everything seems to be in order.

o   Clerk will contact them to find out when report will be ready.

·         Salt Contracts

o   Cost is $69/ton, last year was $68/ton.

o   Deliver on September 1^st?

o   We should have more money in October and that’s when it was delivered last year.

o   Revisit in October.

o   Wayne will double check on back hauling

o   We need to post a bid for sand for October delivery-1000 yards

·         Inuit Payroll

o   Kim will grab a copy of the formulas to calculate payroll taxes. No need to pay for upgrade now.

·         Updated Emergency Plan

o   Sarah and Wayne put together updated version and will get it sent to the appropriate folks.

·         Variance

o   Public hearing is for July 20^th at 6:30 p.m.

§  Fedor and Schmidt requests.

·         Cemetery Association Meeting

o   July 21^st at Noon

o   John Zindorf called about the fence, headstones and grass

o   Rita Zindorf claimed she paid cash for some plots but no proof.

·         Fire Extinguisher training

o   Set for July 22^nd at 1 p.m. at Town Hall

·         Schucht Rd. Culvert County Matching Funds

o   Broad reviewed application and no errors were found.

o   Clerk will submit to county.

·         Crack Sealer

o   Needs to be used. Talked about in Patrolman’s report.

·         Dan Peterson Culvert

o   Had purchased an unneeded culvert. Town bought it for $300 and added to our stockpile.

·         Bills

o   Ray made a motion to pay the bills

§  Mark 2^nd.

§  Passed unanimously.

Town of Fountain

Special Board Meeting

June 21^st, 2011

Present: Wayne Olson-Chair, Ray Kriegl-Supervisor, Sarah Ann Shanahan-Clerk, Arris Sullivan- Citizen, John Wenum-Citizen

Absent: Mark Stauffacher-Supervisor, Kim Perz-Treasurer

Pledge of Allegiance was at 12:10 p.m.

Building Permits

·         None

Hoff Road Cattle Pass

·         There may be an opportunity to qualify for a 50/50 cost sharing split. If pursued Steve Benson would be responsible for the portion not paid by the county. We would work with him to submit the necessary paperwork.

·         First need a determination from the county that this project would qualify. Tabled until further notice.

Redistricting Resolution

·         The resolution would create 2 wards in the town to reflect the change in county supervisory lines. A northern portion of the district would be represented by Supervisory district 8 with the remaining portion of the town remaining in District 9.

·         Wayne made a motion to pass resolution 2011-04 for redistricting. 2^nd by Ray. Passed unanimously.

Auditor

·         Collins and Associates was the most competitive quote we have received.

·         Ray made a motion to use Collins and Associate and to have the audit start ASAP.

·         Wayne 2^nd.

·         Passed unanimously

Fahrner Bill

·         Wayne made a motion to pay $76,567.74 for Schucht Road work.

·         Ray 2^nd

·         Passed unanimously.

Truck Levy

·         The board asked for clarification on the exact amount levied each year.

Treasurer’s Position

·         Reviewing of town ordinance indicates that the treasurer should be responsible for the all money in and out.

·         Wayne and Sarah will meet with Kim to clarify responsibilities of clerk and treasurer. Also set up a time for the 2 to reconcile each month.

Other

·         Car counter counted 150 cars that used Town Shop road from A to Olson Rd in 1 day

Meeting was adjourned at 1:30 p.m.

Next meeting is July 12^th at 6:30 p.m.