Town of York
Regular Monthly Board Meeting
September 15, 2010
The meeting was called to order at 8:00 P.M. Present were Chairman Dan Reeson, 1st Supervisor Dan Truttmann, 2nd Supervisor Steve Hermanson, and Clerk Nancy Anderson. Treasurer Nathan Ula was not present. Verification of proper notice was given. Dan Truttmann move to approve the August, 2010 minutes, Steve Hermanson 2nd. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report- The clerk presented the treasurer’s report. Income included Behr Green County $151.60, driveway permits $2600.00, Land Conservation Account $1000.00, Ag Use Penalties $689.91 building inspection fees $2951.51, and interest on account $38.56. After all payroll and bills were paid, the balance as of September 15, 2010 is $92,232.42.
Bills- Bills presented included a bill from Isely Repair and Excavating for $955.00 for road bank work on Hay Hollow Road on the Holstrom farm, $112.50 from Freeport Metal Specialties for gauging and measuring the Freightliner T frame, and a bill paid by Steve Hermanson for blueprint copies of the proposed salt shed for $30.00. Dan Reeson move to approve the bills, Steve Hermanson 2nd. Motion carried.
Patrolman’s Report- Wayne needs to replace a tire on the International truck and will check around for prices. He is currently finishing end drives and will begin the final mowing for this year.
Plan Commission- Betthauser/Grenzow Land Division- Dan Reeson move to approve the CSM map for the Tom Betthauser/Elaine Grenzow land division, Steve Hermanson 2nd. Motion carried.
Chuck Guerink Land Division- Dan Reeson move to approve the preliminary CSM map, Steve Hermanson 2nd. Dan Reeson – yea, Steve Hermanson – yea, Dan Truttmann – nay.
Public Comments- None.
Old Business- The Freightliner truck is currently in Freeport. There is a twist in the frame toward the back which may have happened when the box was up. They will fix it for $1500.00. The board must decide what action it needs to take. In the meantime, the frame work bill for $440.00 will not yet be paid to Truck Country.
Website Redesign- Dan Truttmann and the web design committee met twice and had looked at Todd Carlson’s website. Committee member Gil Helland agreed that Todd Carlson could do a better job with minimal training for updates. Steve Hermanson move to reimburse Gil Helland $150.00 for his help, Dan Truttmann 2nd. Motion carried. Dan Truttmann then moved to hire Todd Carlson to redesign the Town website for $750.00 with a contract running until the end of October, 2015, Steve Hermanson 2nd. Motion carried. Lastly, Steve Hermanson move to rescind a prior motion to use TDS for web hosting, purchasing needed software, and hiring Gil Helland as the webmaster, Dan Reeson 2nd. Motion carried.
New Business- Bids on Salt Shed- Bids for the salt shed and concrete work were reviewed and discussed by the Board. There were a total of nine bids, some for the concrete work only, some for the building only, and some for both. WI Badger Construction LLC, Eveland Construction, Burnham Lumber Co., Inc, Meigs Building Specialists, Disch Concrete, Eaton, Morrick Concrete, Inc., Double “G” Concrete Inc, and Rock Solid Concrete LLC all presented bids. After discussion and comparing bids, Steve Hermanson move to hire Disch Concrete with a bid of $9769 plus other added costs to do the concrete work, Dan Truttmann 2nd. Motion carried. The actual structure will not be voted on at this time.
Co-operative Boundary Plan-Town/Village of New Glarus- Dan Reeson received from the Village of New Glarus, a Resolution Authorizing Participation in Preparation of a Cooperative Boundary Plan, which they were required by state statute to provide. This resolution allows the Village of New Glarus to encourage their neighbors to meet with them to discuss developing a cooperative boundary agreement. The Board will read through the materials.
Treasurer Appointment- With Nathan Ula considering stepping down from his position sometime in the near future, and not having any candidates to appoint in his place until the next election in April of 2011, the Board would like to publish a notice in the newspaper looking for those interested in filling the temporary position. An ad will be placed in our two local newspapers before the end of September.
Annual Newsletter- Carrie Czerwonka expressed her willingness to layout the format for our annual Town newsletter. The printing, however, would have to be done by someone else. Board members should begin preparing articles.
Budget Work- Nancy gave the Board members a budget worksheet indicating how much the expenses are to date, and what the estimated expenses and revenues will be by year’s end. Work will begin in earnest for the 2011 budget at the October meeting.
Adjournment- Dan Truttmann move to adjourn the meeting, Dan Reeson 2nd. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 10:45 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy Anderson, Clerk