TOWN OF ANGELICA
Monthly
Meeting
February 11,
2008
Town Officials Present: Chairman, Richard Smith, Supervisors Clifford Powers and Wilbert Lewis,
Treasurer Lisa Mauszak and Clerk, Janet Powers
Town Officials
Absent: None
Others Present: Town of Angelica Planning Committee Chairman Richard Ferfecki, Elmer Kraning, Jeff O’Harrow and Ronald Banaszynski
Call to
Order/Roll Call/Verification of Meeting Notice:
Chairman Smith called
the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.. It was verified with Clerk Powers that proper
posting of the meeting had been done.
The agenda was posted on the afternoon of February 8, 2008 and also faxed
to the Shawano Leader on February 8th.
Approval or
Modification of Agenda: MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to
approve the agenda as posted.
Approval of Prior Town Board
Minutes: MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to approve the minutes of the regular town board meeting of January 14,
2007.
Approval of Treasurer’s Monthly Report:
The Treasurer’s report was presented to the
board by Treasurer Matuszak showing balances as of
January 31, 2008 of $40,884.07
at the Citizens Bank in Pulaski and $760,776.78 at the Premier Bank in
Pulaski. MOTION
(Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to approve the Treasurer’s report as presented.
Correspondence: Correspondence
reviewed was (1) Letter from N.E.W. Para-Medic Rescue Squad with a refund check
of $2,473.38 and a request to consider placing $1,000.00 of this in the rescue
squad vehicle fund (2) letter from the Shawano County Planning &
Development Department regarding two properties they are currently working
with, the Jared Dauk property on STH-32 and the
Kimberly Edler/Kelly Maloney property on Deer Drive,
and (3) notices of meetings of the Shawano County PD&Z, Land Conservation
Committees and Board of Adjustment.
Reports
from Town Officers: Supervisor Lewis reported on calls he had
received regarding burning in Krakow and a vehicle being stuck in a snow drift
on Green Valley Road.
Supervisor Powers
reported that (1) The County Board approved a reimbursement for installation of
911 numbers in the towns which will be taken from the Transmission Line Funds
the County is receiving (2) the situation at the County’s Maple Lane Nursing
Home where beds are not completely filled and the Home is losing money and the
present sewer and water system is not up to code, and (3) the needs to address
the problem of security at the Court House and needs for the Justice Center.
Chairman Smith reported
(1) N.E.W. Para-Medic Squad had 30 runs in the past month with no runs for the
Town of Angelica and refunds going to the towns and village in the amount of
$18,037.92 at the rate of $1.41 per capital for the budget surplus realized in 2007 (2) the Fire
Department now has 38 members after the retirement of Jerry Ahlswede
who has served the Department for 35 years.
There were 97 calls in 2007 compared to 91 in 2006. The Consultant’s report has been accepted by
the Fire Department Board of Directors and implementation of recommendations
will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors and the Executive
Committee. Smith gave the town board a
copy of the Fire Department Member Pay Schedule.
Report
from Town Planning Committee Chairman: Town of Angelica Planning Committee Chairman Richard
Ferfecki was present and informed the board that the
new planner for Vandewalle & Associates who is
replacing Cathy Wielgus was present at their last
meeting. At their next two meetings they
will be going over the draft of the town’s comprehensive plan and the next step
will be to hold a public hearing and a resolution being passed by the Town of
Angelica Planning Commission before the plan is forwarded to the town board for
review after which their will be an Open House
presenting the plan. Hopefully the plan
will be adopted by the end of June or early July at the latest. It is projected that the County comprehensive plan will be completed
by the end of the year.
Public Comments: MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to open the meeting up to public comments. Jeff O’Harrow had questions in regard to the reconstruction of Beech Drive and potential drainage problems. MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to close the Public Comments portion of the meeting.
Specific
Matters for Discussion and Possible Action by Town Board in Open Session:
New Business:
a.
MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to authorize the Shawano
County Planning & Development Department to clean up the Wence Komorowski property located
at W290 Angelica Street, Parcel No. 004-60150-0300 and bill the town for the
cost of that cleanup. The Town of
Angelica will then bill Wence Komorowski
for the cost of the cleanup and if it is not paid by Komorowski,
that cost will be put on the 2008 Tax Statement for that parcel as a special
charge.
b.
There was discussion regarding placing $1,000.00 from the
refund of $2,437.38 received because of the 2007 budget surplus for the N.E.W.
Para-Medic Rescue Squad into the Squad’s Equipment Fund. It is projected that a new vehicle will be
needed in five years at an estimated cost of around $125,000.00 with
approximately $58,000.00 being in the Equipment Fund at the present time. MOTION
(Smith/Lewis/PASSED) with Smith and Lewis voting aye and Powers voting nay.
c.
An application for a Combination Class B Beverage License and
a Cigarette License by Patricia J. Slove to operate
the Northwestern Pub in Zachow effective February 12,
2008 was reviewed. MOTION
(Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to issue a Combination Class B Beverage License and a
Cigarette License to Patricia J. Slove for operation
of the Northwestern Pub in Zachow.
Applications for Operator’s Licenses from Patricia
J. Slove and Connie L. Pedersen were reviewed. MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to issue
Operator’s Licenses to Patricia J. Slove and Connie
L. Pedersen.
d.
The clerk informed the board that a reconditioned Eagle
tabulator from Command Central LLC is available for the town to purchase at a
price of $995.00 compared to a price for a new Eagle tabulator of
$5,200.00. The tabulator could be
delivered at no cost and training given to the clerk if the town could wait
until summer to deliver the tabulator when Command Central will be in Shawano
to do maintenance of the handicap voting machines being used in the
county. MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to
authorize the clerk to place an order for a reconditioned Eagle tabulator with
delivery in the summer of 2008.
e.
Three quotes for a new computer system for the town clerk’s
office were reviewed. MOTION
(Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to authorize the clerk to place an order with Connecting
Point for a HP Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33GHz desktop computer as per quote received
in the amount of $1,872.95.
f.
There was discussion of items to be placed in the
Newsletter that will go out with the Annual Financial Statement in March. A suggestion from Accurate Appraisal
regarding information on revaluation inspections starting in May was
reviewed. Finalization of items for the
newsletter will be an agenda item for the March 10th town board
meeting.
Specific
Town Board Notice and Agenda for Upcoming Town Board Meeting: The
next town board meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 10, 2008.
Voucher
Listing/Payment of Bills: Presently
a subscription of the Shawano Leader, the town’s official newspaper, is being
purchased by the town for only the Town Chairman and the Town Clerk. MOTION
(Lewis/Powers/PASSED) that in the future an annual subscription be
purchased for the Town Board Chairman, the Town Board Supervisors and the Town
Clerk. MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to
approve payment of vouchers V-3986 through V-4021.
Adjournment: MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to adjourn
the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
MINUTES TAKEN BY_______________________________________ Date_________________________
Janet Powers, Town of Angelica
Clerk
The
foregoing minutes were presented to and approved by the Town of Angelica Board
of Supervisors on 3-10-08.
They
were approved without
correction approved
with correction
ATTEST: ____________________________________________
Date _______________________
Town of Angelica Chairman