Town of Germantown

Regular Monthly Town Board Meeting

Minutes

Town of Germantown Town Hall
N7560 17th Avenue
New Lisbon, WI 53950
January 10, 2023
6:00 p.m.

 

Present:               Chairman Gregg Haunroth, Supervisors Jim Collis, Keith Korbein, Ken Jax, Ray Feldman, Zoning Administrator Dick Martin, Emergency Management Director Christopher Leopold, Clerk/Treasurer Susan Ganther, Deputy Clerk/Treasurer Michaele Korbein

 

Absent :               None

 

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at the town hall at 6:00 p.m.

 

Minutes

A motion was made by Ken Jax, seconded by Keith Korbein, to approve the minutes from the December board meeting.  Motion carried 5-0.

 

Bank Reconciliation

The reconciliation was read and placed on file for audit.

 

Checks

A motion was made by Jim Collis, seconded by Keith Korbein, to approve checks 134851-13498 totaling $61,970.56 and EFTs totaling $7,204.61.  Motion carried 5-0.

 

Operator’s License

None

 

Resolution 2023-1 Amending the 2023 Budget

A motion was made by Jim Collis, seconded by Ken Jax, to approve Resolution 2023-1 Amending the 2023 Budget.  A roll call vote was taken:  Collis – Y, Korbein – Y, Haunroth – Y, Jax – Y, Feldman – Y.

Motion carried 5-0.

 

Emergency Management

GenComm installed new radio in truck. They also moved existing radios to different trucks. There are some technical issues being worked through.

 

Christopher hopes to attend the Governor’s Conference for the Emergency Management and Homeland Security in February.

 

On February 2^nd Tony Kurtz will be meeting with EMS services in Juneau County.

 

Roads

The weather, including ice, depleted the salt/sand supply quickly.  The supply nearly ran out during back-to-back weather events.  Dick Martin recommends that the board consider a larger storage shed to hold sand allowing for a larger volume to be kept on hand. 

 

In the spring, clean up of storm damaged trees will need to be done in the road right of way.  It is recommended that assistance be hired for the Public Works Department due to the volume of work and lack of certain equipment.  Dick Martin spoke with Edwards Tree Service that quoted $1,500/day for 3 workers, a chipper, and various other equipment.  They could work specifically in subdivisions. 

 

Zoning

108 total permits issued in 2022.  70 were for new homes.

 

Parks/Hall

MSA provided a park update.  More gravel was needed than anticipated.  This cost will likely be offset by a savings in work on riprap on the beach. 

 

Board Reports

 

Collis – Heard complaints about the amount of salt/sand on the roads.

 

Korbein – Heard complaints about management of drifting snow.

 

Haunroth – Signs for the brush dump are currently being designed. 

 

Jax – Questioned about marker stakes being used roadside for yards.  It is recommended that the stakes be at least 2’ off the pavement.

 

Public Comment

Stakes/rods being placed near the roads are a danger for cars and snowmobiles.

 

Request made that social media be more proactively used.

 

Closed Session

A motion was made by Jim Collis, seconded by Ken Jax, to go into closed session.  A roll call vote was taken:  Collis – Y, Korbein – Y, Haunroth – Y, Jax – Y, Feldman – Y.  Motion carried 5-0.

 

Open Session

A motion was made by Keith Korbein, seconded by Jim Collis, to go into open session.  A roll call vote was taken:  Collis – Y, Korbein – Y, Haunroth – Y, Jax – Y, Feldman – Y.   Motion carried 5-0.

 

Employee Wages

A motion was made by Gregg Haunroth, seconded by Ken Jax, to set poll worker wages at $10.50/hour and plow truck wages at $20/hour.  Motion carried 5-0.

 

Adjourn

A motion was made by Keith Korbein, seconded by Jim Collis, to adjourn at 7:05 p.m.  Motion carried

5-0.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Susan Ganther

Clerk/Treasurer