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January 19, 2012 Meeting Minutes
Mercer Town Board of Supervisors – January 19th 2012 – Minutes
Chairman Jim Kichak called the meeting of the Mercer Town Board of Supervisors to order on Thursday the 19th of January 2012 at 6:30 pm in the Haines Civic Building.
Roll Call: Jim Kichak, Jim Lambert, Jeff Stenberg, Bonnie Banaszak, Charles Schroepfer, Christan Brandt, Atty Schellgell (arrived at 6:32 pm), and Opal Roberts.
Motion made by Lambert, seconded by Schroepfer, to approve the minutes from the January 5th board meeting. Carried. Banaszak abstained.
Open comment: none
New Business: a) Discuss/Approve Aging Unit appointment nominations to Iron County.
These recommended appointments are to the Aging committee charged with reviewing the Iron County Aging Unit finances.
Motion made by Lambert, seconded by Stenberg, to nominate Gene Hickey and Mike Chamberlain to serve on the Aging committee. Carried.
b) Discuss/Approve Shay Dam Emergency Action and Inspection, Operation, Management Plans.
The correct name of the dam was discussed and the board decided the official spelling is to be “Shay” not Shea. The flood plain consists mainly of wetlands and no buildings would be involved in case of dam failure.
Motion made by Schroepfer, seconded by Banaszk, to approve the Ayres draft plan for the Shay Dam Emergency Action Plan and Inspection, Operation, and Maintenance Plan. Carried.
c) Discuss/Approve Community Center/Library outdoor lights.
A map of possible locations of the two lights and several lamp designs were in the board packets. The installation of the two lights will cost approximately $8,000. The decision by the board was to pay for the lights out of the Accommodations Tax monies.
Motion made by Schroepfer, seconded by Banaszak, to approve the installation of the two lights at the Community Center/Library. Carried.
d) Discuss/Approve Dollar General Building and Sign designs.
The Planning Commission had met on Tuesday the 17th and in attendance was one of the owners of Dollar General. The commission recommended the approval of the General Dollar plans.
Motion made by Stenberg, seconded by Banaszak, to approve the Dollar General building design and sign dimensions. Carried.
Old Business: none
Legal: he will file the deed to correct the description of the property lines for the Sanitary District treatment plant parcel. This will place the Mecca storage building on the town portion of the adjoining property.
Motion made by Stenberg, seconded by Banaszak, to approve the signing of the deed to correct the parcel description. Carried.
Officer Reports: Clerk’s Report - Roberts presented the receipts list, vouchers and budget reports.
Motion made by Lambert, seconded by Schroepfer, to approve the vouchers and issue the checks. Carried.
Communications: Letter from Turtle Flambeau Flowage Association stating an overpayment of $274.26 towards the cost of the Flowage sign due to the sign coming in under budget. The letter requested approval for these funds to be used towards adding electric lights to the billboard. This was approved by the board.
Treasurer’s Report – Brandt presented the Treasurer’s report. Balance forward was $133,355.09. Receipts were $1,505,672.31, disbursements were $1,502,584.31, with an ending General account balance of $136,443.09. Total of all funds is $2,469,767.35.
Motion made by Banaszak, seconded by Lambert, to approve the Treasurer’s report. Carried.
Board Reports: Chair/Garage reports – the turbo on the John Deere grader had to be replaced. Sand is being used extensively and we may need to make more. Moose Lake Road is being plowed regularly due to logging in that area. The new truck has been assembled and may be ready by late March. Kichak attended the Highway Conference and the talk there was that the Federal and State funding for road programs will be cut. He also heard that the funding for the Mercer Multi-Use path may be an issue.
Supervisors: Stenberg – none
Lambert – none
Banaszak – Mary Jo Gingras will work with the town on cost sharing if we plant native plants along HIghway 51. The chamber has a created a survey and she asked if the board members would fill it out and return it to her. Manitowish Waters requested information as to where the end of our trail will be at the county line. Dianne Keefe reported the town has been reimbursed $13,000 from the PECFA funds. She has had no results from the DOT about invoices for the state charges.
Schroepfer – Fisher Lake Road needs to be sanded again.
Public Comment: none
For Consideration and Approval: Liquor/Bartender: Motion made by Stenberg, seconded by Schroepfer, to approve Temporary Beer permits for the St Isaac Jogues Church Pizza Party to be held on February 4th at the Church, and the Mercer Lions Fisheree to be held on February 18th at the Carow Park Pavilion. Carried.
Cemetery: none.
Vouchers:
Payroll: #29517 J Hammond $1,344.40; #29518 C Hertel $1,239.67; #29519 K Brunell $1,440.17; #29520 J Hahn $1,181.39; #29521 G Reynolds $183.50; #29522 M Dierbeck $735.07; #29523 J Huffmaster $265.23; #29524 S Huffmaster $100.67; #29525 G Lawrence $635.51; #29526 D Keefe $218.62
Town: #29534 DWD-UI $65.30; #29543 San. Dist. $73.31; #29544 Mercer Senior Center $5,300.00; #29546 O Roberts $284.20; #29547 Price Electric $81.64; #29548 Snows Market $17.98; #29548 Mercer Treasurer $336.00; #29952 WE Energies $515.88; #29553 Xcel Energy $2,390.67
Office: #29531 Clermont Supply $30.98; #29532 Daily Globe $28.00; #29538 Iron Co Treasurer 220.00; #29542 Post Office $660.00; #29543 San. Dist. $38.51; #29551 UW- Ext $120.00; #29552 WE Energies $149.41; #29553 Xcel Energy $150.22
Garage: #29527 American Welding $150.57, #29528 Aramark $60.34; #29530 Chief Oil $3,295.75; #29535 Fastenal $118.06; #29536 Hilgys LP $1,881.00; #29537 ICO $359.90; #29539 Lange Ent. $512.89; #29540 NAPA $235.26; #29543 San. Dist. $39.81; #29545 Mid-State Truck $154.26; #29550 Truck Country $256.00; #29552 WE Energies $216.84; #29553 Xcel Energy $391.76
Fire Dept: #29533 Donners Bay $146.70; #29536 Hilgys LP $256.50; #29540 NAPA $116.57; #29541 Mercer Lumber $178.50; #29543 San. Dist. $141.25; #29552 WE Energies $722.31; #29953 Xcel Energy $207.54
Rescue Barn: #29552 WE Energies $230.99; #29553 Xcel Energy $217.89
Library: #29510 Baker & Taylor $319.40; #29511 Clermont Supply $23.28; #29512 Demco $981.97; #29513 Food Network $24.00; #29514 Iron Co Miner $32.00; #29515 Mercer Library $791.31; #29516 NWLS $5,537.36
Park: #29543 San. Dist. $119.43; #29553 Xcel Energy $43.71
January Tax Settlement: #29506 Iron Co Treasurer $617,777.32; #29507 San. Dist. $2,083.06; #29508 Mercer School $671,903.16; #29509 Nicolet College $158,653.65
Other: #29529 Ayres Assoc. $1,321.23; #29531 Clermont Supply $12.49
The next regular meeting of the Mercer Town Board of Supervisors will be held on Thursday the 2nd of February 2012 at 6:30 pm in the Haines Civic Building.
Motion made by Lambert, seconded by Stenberg, to go into Closed Session per WI Stats. 19.85 (1)(c) to discuss employee wages at 6:59 pm. All yes.
Motion made by Schroepfer, seconded by Stenberg, to return to open session at 7:31 pm. All yes.
Action on Closed Session: Motion made by Lambert, seconded by Schroepfer, to increase the wages of the road crew (Hammond, Hertel, Brunell and Hahn) by $1.00 per hour; Dierbeck to receive a 50 cent per hour wage increase; Grant Secretary to receive a 65 cent per hour wage increase; Treasurer to receive a $40.80 per month increase; Clerk to receive a $132.72 per month increase.
Motion made by Lambert, seconded by Stenberg, to adjourn the meeting at 7:36 pm. Carried.
Archive:
May 15, 2012 Public Hearing Minutes
May 11, 2012 Meeting Minutes
May 3, 2012 Meeting Minutes
April 19, 2012 Meeting Minutes
April 9, 2012 2012 Annual Town Meeting minutes
April 5, 2012 Meeting Minutes
March 20, 2012 Meeting Minutes
March 1, 2012 Meeting Minutes
February 16, 2012 Meeting Minutes
February 2, 2012 Meeting Minutes