Town of Germantown
Official Website of the Town of Germantown, Juneau County, WIMeeting of the Electors
Minutes
Town of Germantown Town Hall
N7560 17th Avenue
New Lisbon, WI 53950
November 15, 2022
6:50 p.m.
Present: Chairman Gregg Haunroth, Supervisors Ken Jax, Keith Korbein, Jim Collis, Ray Feldman, Zoning Administrator Dick Martin, Emergency Management Director Christopher Leopold, Deputy Clerk/Treasurer Michaele Korbein
Absent: Clerk/Treasurer Susan Ganther,
Also Present: 40 residents eligible to vote in the Town of Germantown, of which 1 left during the hearing,
and 1 property owner who was not eligible to vote in the Town of Germantown
This meeting of the town electors was opened at 6:50 pm to consider the adoption of a resolution at the town meeting endorsing a town board resolution which proposes that the town levy exceed the state allowable levy limit under Wis. Stat. § 66.0602, specifically a proposed tax levy which would exceed the allowable town tax levy for 2022, before adjustments, by 16.20%, for a dollar increase of $85,000.
Ken Jax made a motion to adopt the resolution endorsing the town board’s resolution that the town levy exceed the state allowable levy limit under Wis. Stat. § 66.0602, specifically a proposed tax levy which would exceed the allowable town tax levy for 2022, before adjustments, by 16.20%, for a dollar increase of $85,000. Keith Korbein seconded the motion. Voting by show of hands: aye -16, nay -18, 5 abstaining or not voting, and 1 person left before the motion. The motion failed.
Motion by Keith Korbein, seconded by Jim Collis to adjourn. Motion carried 5/0.
Meeting adjourned at 7:02 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Michaele Korbein
Deputy Clerk/Treasurer