Town of Germantown

 

Town of Germantown

Regular Meeting Minutes

July 16, 2024

 

 

Present:              Chairman Gregg Haunroth, Supervisors Tamaya Loewe, 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 5:30 p.m. at the town hall.

 

Verification of Posting

The agendas were posted at the three public places.

 

Minutes

A motion was made by Ken Jax, seconded by Keith Korbein, to approve the minutes from June’s meetings.

 

Bank Reconciliation

The report was read and placed on file for audit.

 

Checks

A motion was made by Keith Korbein, seconded by Tamaya Loewe, to approve general fund checks 14233-14276 totaling $258,238.21, tax account checks 1577-1578 totaling $15,758.69, and impact fee EFT totaling $208.03, and EFTs totaling $6,610.86.  Motion carried 5-0.

 

40 et 8 License

A motion was made by Ken Jax, seconded by Keith Korbein, to approve picnic licenses for 40 et 8.  Motion carried 5-0.

 

Operator’s License

A motion was made by Tamaya Loewe, seconded by Ray Feldman, to approve Operator’s Licenses for Lee Pingel, Mya Gehle, and Catherine Kremmer.  Motion carried 5-0.

 

Auditor

Due to a history of untimely service, Gregg Haunroth is exploring other auditor options.  Once a quote has been received it will be brought before the board.

 

Waterfest Permit

A motion was made by Keith Korbein, seconded by Ray Feldman, to issue a fireworks permit to the Waterfest Committee, with the fee waived as a donation.  Motion carried 4-0 with Tamaya Loewe abstaining.

 

Budget Resolution

A motion was made by Ken Jax, seconded by Tamaya Loewe, to approve Resolution 2024-4 Amending the 2024 Budget.  A roll call vote was taken:  Loewe – Y, Korbein – Y, Haunroth – Y, Jax – Y, Feldman – Y.  Motion carried 5-0.

 

ARPA Funds Designation

There were no quotes presented for approval.

 

Emergency Management

Maintenance of Effort reports were completed and provided to municipalities.

MAAA is meeting July 16 with other emergency service providers to work on incident response procedures.

 

Roads

There was road damage on 43^rd due to a car fire.  Scott Construction will look at the damage and provide a quote to fix it.  The cost will be forwarded to the owner of the car, if one is located, through the fire department.

The brush dump will be chipped at the end of August.

 

Zoning

12 permits were issued in June.  11 were for new homes.  There have been 39 new home permits issued this year to date.

 

Parks/Town Hall

Another workday will be scheduled to complete the playground installation.

A quote is coming to strip and paint the doors into the town hall.

 

Board Reports

Gregg Haunroth –            Has received complaints about speeding on 15^th between Hwy G and 32^nd.

Captain Pederson and Undersheriff Board were present and said additional patrolling would take place. There was also discussion on radar signs being placed and the costs associated with that.

 

Ray Feldman –                 Stated the park was well used over the July 4^th holiday.

 

Fireworks are prevalent.  There was discussion with the Sheriff’s Department representatives that Ray should bring up at the State’s convention for Counties about state laws allowing for the sales of fireworks but not the use of them.

 

Public Comment         

A statement was made about the importance and excellence of the Town of Germantown

emergency service providers.

 

Adjournment

A motion as made by Ken Jax, seconded by Tamaya Loewe to adjourn at 6:21 p.m.  Motion carried

5-0.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Susan Ganther

Clerk/Treasurer