Town of York, Green County, Wisconsin
Minutes of Monthly Board Meeting
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Please Note: These Town Board meeting minutes are posted as draft-only to inform town residents of the topics addressed at the board meeting. These minutes are subject to review and possible revision at next month’s Town Board meeting and should not be considered official until they receive final board approval at that time.
The meeting was called to order by Dan Truttmann at 7:02 pm. The meeting was held via video conference on Zoom and in person. Chairman Dan Truttmann, 1st Supervisor Travis Leonard, 2nd Supervisor Aaron Gifford, and Clerk-Treasurer Brenda Hackbart were present. Verification of proper notice was given.
Public Comment: none
Minutes of 2/10/2025 Town Board Meetings: Minutes were presented. Motion made by Dan Truttmann to approve the Minutes from the last meeting; second by Aaron Gifford. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: Brenda Hackbart shared invoicing Adams Township for equipment rental; Chris Narveson confirmed receipt of 2024 culvert inventory – added to inspection list at no cost to Town; issue with resident’s property tax payment from their bank not received yet; submitted ‘close out’ of 2021 ARPA funding; accountant to assist in updating Shared Revenue and Tax Levy accounts after audit complete; new ledger account created for New Glarus Fire Truck loan proceeds and verified reserve funding transaction; increase in clerk expenses for printing. Motion made by Dan Truttmann to approve treasurer’s report; second by Travis Leonard. Motion carried.
Bills to be Paid: Report was presented; Travis Leonard reports no response from Lakeside International; discussion on Green County Highway Dept. invoice – Board requested creation of new ledger account to track county equipment rentals. Motion made by Dan Truttmann to approve bills to be paid; second by Aaron Gifford. Motion carried.
Patrolman’s Report: Lance Moen absent. Travis Leonard shared Lance reported all went well with Adams Township work. Brenda Hackbart extended gratitude to Lance Moen for his assistance with Town Hall projects including new secure storage area. Discussed backup systems for elections. Board agreed for Clerk to contact pest control for Town Hall.
Plan Commission Report: Dan Truttmann stated connected Steiners with surveyor Bob Talarczyk for remedying driveway – up to Steiners to hire/pay him; Chris Narveson from Green County suggested contacting John Schumaker to inspect both bridges (Gould Hill and Dougherty) to budget for repairs; scheduling road review in April; discuss regular meeting dates with Plan Commission to be different week. Travis Leonard shared comments received on proposed Dark Sky ordinance; Board discussed concerns – decided to pause ordinance for now.
Board confirmed dates for Board of Review and Annual Meeting; will reschedule August board meeting as conflicts with Partisan Primary.
Business Items:
- Approval of CSM and parcel division for Steve and Carol Tallman: Discussion on lot and family ownership. Motion made by Dan Truttmann to approve the parcel division for Steve and Carol Tallman on York Center Road with one (1) dwelling unit transferred to the new lot; second by Travis Leonard. Motion carried. Dan Truttmann confirmed his attendance the following night at Plan Commission meeting to finish approving the CSM. Motion made by Dan Truttmann to approve the CSM for Steve and Carol Tallman; second by Aaron Gifford. Motion carried.
- Approval of CSM and parcel division for Dave Erickson: Bob Talarczyk (surveyor) present; provided transfer form. Discussion on location and dwelling units. Dave Erickson requested transfer of dwelling units to remaining 11 acres, citing desire to follow intent of Land Division Ordinance in preserving productive land. Motion made by Dan Truttmann to approve the preliminary parcel division for Dave Erickson for parcel number 2303200550000 with one (1) dwelling unit attached to the parcel and transferring three (3) from the parent parcel; second by Travis Leonard. Motion carried. Dave Erickson initialed the form for “3” units. Motion made by Dan Truttmann to approve the CSM for Dave Erickson; second by Aaron Gifford. Motion carried. Dan Truttmann to provide forms to Plan Commission for their approval.
- Discussed Blanchardville EMS updates: Travis Leonard provided details on Blanchardville EMS staffing issues, recent change in leadership, serving affiliate Hollandale, no meeting on decision to use Belleville EMS for Hollandale, coverage boundary lines, Mineral Point EMS, new Blanchardville EMS leadership of Cory Desmet as chief and Rolly McGowan assistant chief, looking for more EMS staff – volunteers and paid staff, challenges due to serving 4 counties, reassess in Fall.
- Discussed New Glarus EMS updates: NG EMS Chief Kristie Mueller provided info on 24/7/365 staffing of primary ambulance, recent mutual aid with Blanchardville, welcome discussion on coordinating with Blanchardville EMS, referenced (without specifics) false info circulating, plans to continue to honor contract, backup ambulance doing transports for fee between hospital/nursing home/home to offset servicing income loss, ongoing meetings to monitor – will notify York in advance if changes needed, total of 16 on staff, bill Medicare when patient requires higher level of care. Chip Hankley on zoom asked Chief Mueller to clarify 24/7/365 level of care, hours worked per month, staffing – in quarters vs respond from home, types of medications ambulances equipped with, ‘flexing up’ with paramedics. Board and Chief Mueller restated intent to honor contract.
- Discussed Town of York Subdivision and Platting Ordinance: Town attorney, Larry Konopacki, and Board discussed suggestions from Special Meeting and prior details: consider starting ordinance draft over – better to allow variances than try to include all situations, clustering option is challenging with requested updates/latest draft, ordinance should last beyond current board, use of maximum lot size not productive vs unproductive, compiled discussions revealed public interest in maintaining opportunities for generational ownership/legacy, incentives for smaller lots, remove virtual acres, conservation rights, need simpler ordinance – remove a lot from current version, minimum size, flag lots, splits, deed restrictions, county zoning, fee schedule, tracking of dwelling units. Larry to draft simplified version for consideration at next meeting.
- Approved revised Recycling Ordinance: Clerk shared differences between existing ordinance #15-01 and required DNR revisions, presented new version for review. Clerk reported town attorney approved removal of ‘Authorizing Resolution’ verbiage from existing ordinance as unnecessary; need to revise Citation Ordinance #16-02 at later date as refers to former Recycling Ordinance version. Motion made by Travis Leonard to repeal and replace ordinance #15-01 with ordinance #2026-03 regarding recycling; second by Aaron Gifford. Motion carried.
- Approved Transportation Resolution: Dan Truttmann shared resolution recommended by WI Towns Association brings focus on transportation funding solutions. Motion made by Dan Truttmann to approve Transportation Resolution #2026-03; second by Travis Leonard. Motion carried.
- Approved changing banks: Clerk shared email from Woodford State Bank confirming rates. Dan Truttmann shared Woodford State Bank will assist Clerk in converting accounts from Bank of New Glarus at Clerk’s convenience in March or April latest. Motion made by Dan Truttman to move deposit accounts to Woodford State Bank; second by Aaron Gifford. Motion carried.
Adjournment: Aaron Gifford made motion to adjourn; second by Travis Leonard. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 9:36 pm.
Respectfully submitted, Brenda Hackbart, Clerk-Treasurer