TOWN OF ANGELICA
Monthly
Meeting
November 10,
2008
Town Officials Present: Chairman, Richard Smith, Supervisors Cliff Powers and Wilbert Lewis,
Treasurer Lisa Mauszak and Clerk, Janet Powers
Town Officials
Absent: None
Others Present: Greg Van Asten, Jr., Steve Naumann, Jeff O’Harrow, Ronald Banaszynski and Elmer Kraning
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 November 8, 2008 and also
faxed to the Shawano Leader on Friday, November 7th by Clerk Powers.
Approval or
Modification of Agenda: MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to approve
the agenda as posted.
Approval of Prior Town Board
Minutes: MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to approve the minutes of the regular town board meeting of October 13,
2008 and Special Meeting of November 8, 2008.
Approval of Treasurer’s Monthly Report:
The Treasurer’s report was presented to the
board by Treasurer Matuszak showing balances as of October 31, 2008 of
$32,245.43 at the Citizens Bank in Pulaski and $16,952.06 at the Premier Bank
in Pulaski. MOTION
(Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to approve the Treasurer’s report as presented.
Correspondence: Correspondence
reviewed was (1) the 2030 Regional Comprehensive Plan for East Central
Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (2) notification of Shawano County
Ordinance No. 2-08 regarding littering (3) notice from United States Bankruptcy
Court regarding a property in the town (4) copy of bank statement for the
Angelica Hillside Cemetery Association (5) notices of meetings for the Shawano
County Board of Adjustment, Land Conservation land Planning, Development &
Zoning Committee meetings, and (6) Pulaski Area Historical Society Fall of 2008
Newsletter.
Reports
from Town Officers: Supervisor Lewis reported that he had
installed four 911 signs in the past month and received a request that the town
provide fill for a property owner on Maple Road because of the way the road was left after reconstruction
in 2007.
Chairman Smith reported
(1) N.E.W. Para-Medic Squad had 34 runs in September with 10 being no
transports and having 1 run for the Town of Angelica. At the end of September the Squad is
$22,216.47 to the good and there is $6,993.35 in the general fund with
$4,410.15 of that being for 1st Responders, $65,751.77 in the
equipment fund and $1,867.45 in the building fund. (2) the Pulaski
Tri-County Fire Department has had 68 runs to date compared to 82 last
year. There are 39 members with three
more to be confirmed. The Fire
Department Board okayed providing all new helmets to
the firemen. New gloves will be purchased
by the Fire Department. The board also okayed the writing of checks up to $500.00 by the Fire
Department. Posting for the Fire
Department Board meetings will be in the Chairman’s town (Angelica), the
Secretary’s municipality (Village of Pulaski) and at the Fire Station. The Board is working on a Fire Chief
Memorial. (3) working
with the Power Company in moving poles on Carroll Road and solving the problem
of property owners not wanting guide wires being installed on their land by
installing underground service from Carroll Road to the Hoffmann buildings. (4)
the town will be buying road salt from Shawano County
and has locked in 250 tons. (5) Montour
had told him the holding tank for the town hall would be installed by the end
of October but to date that has not been done. (6) the
tires now piled up at the town hall are scheduled to be picked up on Tuesday,
November 11th by Keweenaw Scrap Tire and Metal LLC.
Clerk Powers reported on
two complaints received. One was about
cutting up and packaging venison at a property in Krakow that is presently in a
residential zone. Chairman Smith will
ask Richard Ferfecki to check into this. The other
was an unsigned complaint regarding people coming and going into Softtails at hours a bar should not be open.
Report
from Town Planning Committee Chairman: Inasmuch as the Town of Angelica Planning Committee
did not have any meetings in the month of October, Chairman Richard Ferfecki was not present at this meeting.
Public Comments: MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to
open the meeting up to public comments.
Steve Naumann had a concern regarding
placement of three electric poles within 89 feet on his property by WeEnergies and also asked when Carroll Road would be graded
again and when reconstruction is scheduled for Carroll Road. Jeff O’Harrow
mentioned a tile line on his property and having Ron Ostrowski
contact the town board in regard to sizing of a culvert on Carroll Road. MOTION
(Powers/Lewis/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.
The present schedule of fees charged for services was
reviewed. MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to change the fee for installation of
911 flag-style signs to $45.00, to increase the fee for an Operator’s License
to $15.00 effective December 1, 2008 and to charge lending institutions fifty
cents per tax statement copied and mailed to them. All other fees will remain the same.
b.
The present schedule of rates paid town
employees was reviewed. MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to add
under “Animal Control” a payment of $5.00 per day to the animal control person
for boarding dogs and to increase the Mileage Rate from $0.50 per mile to $0.54
per mile, effective for mileage after September 1, 2008. All other rates will remain the same.
c.
The second draft of Town of Angelica Plan Commission
Ordinance 7-9-07 as revised 11-10-08 was reviewed. MOTION
(Lewis/Powers/PASSED BY ROLL CALL VOTE ~ Smith<> aye, Powers<> aye,
Lewis <> aye)
d. There
was discussion regarding putting a special charge on the 2008 tax statements to
help defray the cost of installation of the new flag-style 911 signs that was
done by Lange Enterprises in 2008. MOTION (Powers/ Lewis/PASSED) to put a
special charge of $30.00 for installation of the new flag-style 911 numbers
done in 2008. The 2009 budget with revisions made at the special meeting held
on November 8, 2008 was reviewed. MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to bring
the 2009 budget as reviewed at this meeting to the Public Hearing scheduled for
November 20, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.
e. The
board reviewed a request from the Krakow Sanitary District to appoint a new
commissioner to take the place of Jim Lotter, present
Sanitary District Commissioner and Board Chairman, who is resigning effective
December 31, 2008. The Krakow Sanitary
District requested that the Angelica Town Board appoint Kevin Barry as
Commissioner to the Krakow Sanitary District Board to fill the remaining term
of Jim Lotter and informed the town board that Dan Cota would be the new Board Chairman and Romuald Brzezinski would remain as Treasurer. MOTION
(Smith/Lewis/PASSED) to appoint Kevin Barry as a Commissioner of the Krakow
Sanitary District to fill the remaining term of Jim Lotter.
f. Resolution 11-10-08
relating to the collection of 2008 state and county taxes by the Town of
Angelica Treasurer was reviewed. The
resolution takes the place of a Treasurer’s bond for the purpose of tax
collection. MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to approve Resolution 11-10-08 which
obligates the town to pay, in case the Treasurer shall fail to do so, all 2008
state and county taxes required by law to be paid by the Treasurer to the
County Treasurer.
g. The board received a quote
from Jeff Zernicke to do snowplowing for the town on
Northwestern Avenue in Zachow at the rate of
$85.00/hour and Chairman Smith received a verbal quote of $55.00/hour from M
& L Excavating. Smith will be
meeting with M & L Excavating to show Mel Nooyen
what the town wants plowed in Zachow and action on
who will be hired to do the plowing in Zachow will be
on the December board meeting agenda.
h. Clerk Powers requested
that the town board appoint Herman Kafura as an
election inspector. Kafura
attended the election official training class held on October 30, 2008. MOTION
(Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to appoint Herman Kafura as
an election official for the present term which will end on December 31, 2009.
i.
There was discussion in regard to having a tire pickup day sometime next
year. No action was taken at this
meeting.
j.
The board reviewed the town’s newsletter that would be mailed out along
with the tax statements in December. It
was suggested that notice be given property owners that they cannot plow, till
or harvest in the town road right of way and also the importance of all dogs
having their dog tags on collars as a way for the animal control person to
determine who is the owner of any dogs he picks up.
Specific
Town Board Notice and Agenda for Upcoming Town Board Meeting: The next
town board meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 8, 2008.
Voucher
Listing/Payment of Bills: MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to approve payment of vouchers V-4323 through
V-4361.
Adjournment: MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to adjourn
the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 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 12-8-08.
ATTEST: ____________________________________________
Date _______________________
Town of Angelica Chairman