TOWN OF ANGELICA
Monthly
Meeting
September 15,
2008
Town Officials Present: Chairman, Richard Smith, Supervisor Wilbert Lewis,
Treasurer Lisa Mauszak and Clerk, Janet Powers
Town Officials
Absent: Supervisor Cliff Powers
(excused absence)
Others Present: Richard Ferfecki, Town Planning Commission Chairman, Bill Crouse, Bill Sylvester, Susan Trudeau, Nancy Cormier, 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 September 12, 2008 by Chairman Richard Smith and also faxed to the
Shawano Leader on September 12th by Clerk Powers.
Approval or
Modification of Agenda: MOTION (Lewis/Smith/PASSED) to approve
the agenda as posted.
Approval of Prior Town Board
Minutes: MOTION (Smith/Lewis/PASSED) to approve the minutes of the regular town board meeting of August 11,
2008 and special town board meeting of September 5, 2008.
Approval of Treasurer’s Monthly Report:
The Treasurer’s report was presented to the
board by Treasurer Matuszak showing balances as of August 31, 2008 of $135,731.08
at the Citizens Bank in Pulaski and $41,891.36 at the Premier Bank in
Pulaski. MOTION (Lewis/Smith/PASSED)
to approve the Treasurer’s report as presented.
Correspondence: Correspondence
reviewed was (1) notice from DNR informing the town the 2008 Recycling Grant
will be $10,626.89 (2) notice of approval from Wis. Dept. of Commerce of HVAC
System for the Jared Dauk Warehouse (3) copy of incident report from Shawano
County Sheriff Department regarding Northwestern Pub in Zachow (4) notice of
land taken out of Farmland Preservation in the town (5) notices from Oconto County and East Central Wisconsin
Regional Planning Commission regarding their comprehensive plans (6) notices of
meetings for Shawano County Board of Adjustment and Land Conservation and
Planning, Development & Zoning Committee meetings and (7) inquiries from
Shawano Leader regarding a planned town rummage sale date and from
Crispell-Snyder regarding interest in their preparing an application for a
Community Development Block Grant for housing.
Reports
from Town Officers: Supervisor Lewis reported that the
Wasielewskis had contacted him and were interested in the town having a
contract with them to cut the town ditches with a machine they were proposing
to purchase. Lewis also suggested
putting up an intersection sign approximately 13 to 14 feet from the Przybylski
property line just before the intersection of Elm Road and Hickory Road.
Chairman Smith reported
(1) N.E.W. Para-Medic Squad had 43 runs in the past month with 13 being no
transports and having 1 run for the Town of Angelica. At the end of July the Squad is $17,597.88
ahead of budget in receipts and there were balances of $4,872.37 in the general
fund, $65,576.59 in the equipment fund and $1,867.45 in the building fund. (2)
the Fire Department now has 37 firemen and 3 older firemen have come back to
help out. Year to date runs at the end
of July total 46 compared to 61 for last year with 5 runs being in the Town of
Angelica. The department has qualified
for a $17,995.00 matching grant from the DNR.
One planned purchase is for a new seat for Engine No. 1 that will seat
more people. (3) the County grant for
the one bridge on Town line Road could be carried over until next year and
there are grants for the other two bridges for next year with plans to
reconstruct Town Line Road next year.
(4) a new commissioner of the Krakow Sanitary District will have to be
named to replace Jim Lotter by the end
of this year and (5) Chairman Smith instructed the sign maintenance person to
go through the town and check all the “stop ahead” signs to see that they are
in place and upright and also to check the brush near the “stop” sign at the
intersection of Town Line Road and STH-32.
Clerk Powers reported on
inquiries regarding the new assessments from property owners and requests for
Board of Review Objection forms. The
clerk also reported on building permits issued year to date and gave the board
a copy of the ledger sheet pertaining to road expenses to date.
Report
from Town Planning Committee Chairman: Town of Angelica Planning Committee Chairman Richard
Ferfecki brought the board up to date on items in the Town’s Comprehensive Plan
that should be done in order to implement the recommendations that were made in
that plan.
Public Comments: MOTION (Smith/Lewis/PASSED) to open the meeting up to public comments. Bill Sylvester had a question in regard to the removal of a culvert he had purchased and installed in 1999 for N2849 Maple Road when that road was being reconstructed and not having been reimbursed for that culvert. Nancy Cormier had comments regarding the recent revaluation done by Accurate Appraisal as to land values land not using recent sales of properties in determining values. Sue Trudeau and Bill Crouse also questioned the way the revaluation was done and differences in determining square footage of homes. Richard Ferfecki commented on the revaluation being off on square footage for homes. MOTION (Lewis/Smith/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.
A draft of Ordinance No. 9-15-08, an Ordinance to Change
the Position of Town Clerk from being elected to being appointed by the Town
Board was reviewed. MOTION (Lewis/Smith/PASSED) to approve
Ordinance 9-15-08 which changes the position of town clerk from being elected
to being appointed by the Town of Angelica Board of Supervisors.
b.
Resolution No. 9-15-08, a Mutual Aid Box Alarm System
Agreement (MABAS) which allows the Pulaski Tri-County Fire Department to
participate in the MABAS in accordance with its terms was reviewed. Approving this Resolution would provide
coverage for the various fire departments in Brown County when going out on
fire calls and would be coordinated by Bown County MOTION
(Lewis/Smith/PASSED) to approve Resolution No. 9-15-08 as presented to the
board.
c.
Two applications for Operator’s
Licenses from Sheryl A. Bruskiewicz and Stephanie S. Farvour were
reviewed. MOTION (Lewis/Smith/PASSED) to approve the applications of Sheryl
A. Bruskiewicz and Stephanie S. Farvour
for Town of Angelica Operator’s Licenses.
Specific
Town Board Notice and Agenda for Upcoming Town Board Meeting: The
next town board meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 13, 2008. Appointment
of a new commissioner for the Krakow Sanitary District will be an agenda item
for that meeting.
Voucher
Listing/Payment of Bills: MOTION (Lewis/Smith/PASSED) to approve payment of vouchers V-4245 to V-4291.
Adjournment: MOTION (Smith/Lewis/PASSED) to adjourn
the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 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 10-13-08.
ATTEST: ____________________________________________
Date _______________________
Town of Angelica Chairman