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TOWN OF HANSEN MEETING MINUTES

Brian Brock , Chairperson * Pamela Martinson, Treasurer * Diane Kohls, Clerk

* Wayne Brock, Supervisor * Paul Goldberg, Supervisor

 September 13, 2022

These minutes are in draft form and have not been approved by the Hansen Town Board.  They will be brought before the board for approval at the next meeting.

Board Members in Attendance:  Brian Brock, Pamela Martinson, Wayne Brock, Diane Kohls and Paul Goldberg

Board Members Excused:  None

Others in Attendance:  Ralph Hamel

Call to Order:  Chairman, Brian Brock, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

Approval of Clerks Minutes:   The minutes from the August 9, 2022 meeting were read.  A motion was made by Wayne, seconded by Paul, to approve the minutes.  Motion carried.

Expenditures and Treasurer Reports:  A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne, to approve the expenditures and Treasurer reports.  Motion carried. 

Correspondence:  Trent sent wages for clerk and plow drivers.  Heather sent out the wages for the Treasurers.

Road and Maintenance Concerns:  Brian will get the DOT disaster damage aid petition filled out and submitted to Emergency Government.  Shouldering on Oak Road needs to be done.  Fahrner finished the chip sealing that they were contracted for.  An additional culvert needs to be added on Coolidge west of the bridge to handle overflow.  The County will pay for the labor, but we will need to pay for the materials.

Preliminary Budget Numbers:  The board looked at the budget.  Diane will pull together as many of the numbers before the next board meeting.

Pay current bills:  A motion was made by Wayne, seconded by Paul, to pay the current bills.  Motion carried. 

Old Business:  Diane tried to get the wi.gov email set up in time to get the grant from the Wisconsin Elections Committee but they did not get it set up in time.  The board decided to do the LP prebuy from Cooper.  Motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne to purchase 700 gallons @ $1.88 per gallon.  Motion carried.  Diane will need to cut a check right away because the deadline is September 30, 2022.

Public Input:  Ralph Hamel was wondering if we did a fall road inspection.  Brian said that he will be going around with Scott Construction to check out the roads so if they notice anything they will write it down.  Ralph also said that there is a wash out on D & Spruce that needs to be taken care of.

Next agenda items:  Set budget, needs to be posted 15 days before the November meeting, Pricing on chainsaw and Pole Saw

Next meeting date:  October 11, 2022 @ 7:00 p.m

Adjournment:  A motion was made by Wayne, seconded by Paul, to adjourn the meeting.  Motion carried.  The meeting was adjourned by Chairman, Brian Brock, at 7:57 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted by Diane Kohls, Clerk, Town of Hansen

TOWN OF HANSEN MEETING MINUTES

Brian Brock , Chairperson * Pamela Martinson, Treasurer * Diane Kohls, Clerk

* Wayne Brock, Supervisor * Paul Goldberg, Supervisor

 August 9, 2022

These minutes are in draft form and have not been approved by the Hansen Town Board.  They will be brought before the board for approval at the next meeting.

Board Members in Attendance:  Brian Brock, Pamela Martinson, Wayne Brock, Diane Kohls and Paul Goldberg

Board Members Excused:  None

Others in Attendance:  Ralph Hamel

Call to Order:  Chairman, Brian Brock, called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

Approval of Clerks Minutes:   The minutes from the July 12, 2022 meeting were read.  A motion was made by Wayne, seconded by Paul, to approve the minutes.  Motion carried.

Expenditures and Treasurer Reports:  A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne, to approve the expenditures and Treasurer reports.  Motion carried. 

Correspondence:  We received a sanitary permit for Hofstad.

Road and Maintenance Concerns:  We needed new batteries for the grader.  The roads will be graded at least one more time this year.  Coolidge bridge washed out so we may be able to get some reimbursement from Wood County Emergency Government.

Curbside Pick Up:  We are going to stay with Country Disposal for another year.  The pick up date is changing to Monday instead of Tuesday so people will need to put out their garbage on Sunday night.

Pay current bills:  A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne, to pay the current bills.  Motion carried. 

Old Business:  The WTA meeting went well, but we had way too much food.  Would just go with a 12 pack of one type of beer, case of water, and 12 pack of root beer.  Would do it at the Town of Wood again as it was reasonable and they had it all set up for us, so we didn’t need to set up or take down tables and chairs.

Public Input:  Ralph Hamel asked about the dust control on Apple Road.  He was wondering if we should be doing it on the other dirt roads.  The board decided that we would address that if we had complaints from residents on the other roads.

Next agenda items:  Wi.gov email, preliminary budget numbers

Next meeting date:  September 13, 2022 @ 7:00 p.m

Adjournment:  A motion was made by Wayne, seconded by Paul, to adjourn the meeting.  Motion carried. 

The meeting was adjourned by Chairman, Brian Brock, at 6:49 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted by Diane Kohls, Clerk, Town of Hansen

TOWN OF HANSEN MEETING MINUTES

Brian Brock , Chairperson * Pamela Martinson, Treasurer * Diane Kohls, Clerk

* Wayne Brock, Supervisor * Paul Goldberg, Supervisor

 July 12, 2022

These minutes are in draft form and have not been approved by the Hansen Town Board.  They will be brought before the board for approval at the next meeting.

Board Members in Attendance:  Brian Brock, Pamela Martinson, Wayne Brock, Diane Kohls and Paul Goldberg

Board Members Excused:  None

Others in Attendance:  None

Call to Order:  Chairman, Brian Brock, called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.

Approval of Clerks Minutes:   The minutes from the June 14, 2022 meeting were read.  A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne, to approve the minutes.  Motion carried.

Expenditures and Treasurer Reports:  A motion was made by Wayne, seconded by Paul, to approve the expenditures and Treasurer reports.  Motion carried. 

Correspondence:  We received a sanitary permit for David Harrison.  ProVision has their prebuy for this year at $1.94 per gallon.  We also received the hall rental contract for the Town of Wood.  There was a situation with some loose dogs that the owners will be paying.  SWC Humane Society will be billing us $195.14 which is to be billed to Jenny Elmhorst on Tamarack Lane.

Road and Maintenance Concerns:  Fahrner will chip seal a section of Grant Road for $1500.  The bridge on Coolidge is finished.

WTA Meeting Host for July 15, 2022:  The meeting we are hosting this Friday is at the Town of Wood.  We should be there by 5:30 p.m. to set up.  Everything has been purchased for the meeting.

Employee evaluation and discussion:  A motion was made by Paul to move into closed session pursuant to Wis Statutes 19.85 (1)(c) for the purpose of discussing confidential town matters, seconded by Wayne, to move into closed session.  Motion carried.

Pay current bills:  A motion was made by Wayne, seconded by Paul, to pay the current bills.  Motion carried. 

Old Business:  None

Public Input:  None

Next agenda items:  Curbside pick up contract

Next meeting date:  August  9, 2022 @ 6:00 p.m

Adjournment:  A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne, to adjourn the meeting.  Motion carried. 

The meeting was adjourned by Chairman, Brian Brock, at 7:58 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted by Diane Kohls, Clerk, Town of Hansen

TOWN OF HANSEN MEETING MINUTES

Brian Brock , Chairperson * Pamela Martinson, Treasurer * Diane Kohls, Clerk

* Wayne Brock, Supervisor * Paul Goldberg, Supervisor

 June 14, 2022

These minutes are in draft form and have not been approved by the Hansen Town Board.  They will be brought before the board for approval at the next meeting.

Board Members in Attendance:  Brian Brock, Pamela Martinson, Wayne Brock, Diane Kohls and Paul Goldberg

Board Members Excused:  None

Others in Attendance:  None

Call to Order:  Chairman, Brian Brock, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

Approval of Clerks Minutes:   The minutes from the May 10, 2022 meeting were read.  A motion was made by Wayne, seconded by Paul, to approve the minutes.  Motion carried.

Expenditures and Treasurer Reports:  A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne, to approve the expenditures and Treasurer reports.  Motion carried. 

Correspondence:  Received two certified survey maps from the county and two sanitary permits.

Road and Maintenance Concerns:  There is a problem on Oak Road between Grant and Coolidge where the road is falling apart.  The county will repair it for us.  Crackfilling needs to be done on Oak Road and Maplewood.  Some roads will need to have the ditches cleaned out.

Copier or Printer:  A discussion was held on if the town should purchase a throw away printer/copier or just purchase one from Bauernfeind.  A motion was made by Wayne, seconded by Paul to purchase the Konica color copier/printer from Bauernfeind for $2400.  The annual maintenance agreement will be $204.  Color copies will be charged for as used.  Motion carried. 

ExpressVote Agreement with the County:  APRA funds can be used on the ExpressVote machine.  A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne, to accept the ExpressVote Agreement with the county.  Motion carried.

Voting Agreement with Village of Vesper:  A motion was made by Wayne, seconded by Paul, to accept the voting agreement with the Village of Vesper.  Motion carried.

Pay current bills:  A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne, to pay the current bills.  Motion carried. 

Old Business:  None

Public Input:  None

Next agenda items:  Finalize Towns Association Meeting

Next meeting date:  July 12, 2022 @ 7:00 p.m

Adjournment:  A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne, to adjourn the meeting.  Motion carried. 

The meeting was adjourned by Chairman, Brian Brock, at 7:42 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted by Diane Kohls, Clerk, Town of Hansen

TOWN OF HANSEN MEETING MINUTES

Brian Brock , Chairperson * Pamela Martinson, Treasurer * Diane Kohls, Clerk

* Wayne Brock, Supervisor * Paul Goldberg, Supervisor

 May 10, 2022

These minutes are in draft form and have not been approved by the Hansen Town Board.  They will be brought before the board for approval at the next meeting.

Board Members in Attendance:  Brian Brock, Pamela Martinson, Wayne Brock, Diane Kohls and Paul Goldberg

Board Members Excused:  None

Others in Attendance:  Ralph Hamel, Chase Brockman from Scott Construction, Jim Zdroik from Fahrner

Call to Order:  Chairman, Brian Brock, called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.

Approval of Clerks Minutes:   The minutes from the April 19, 2022 meeting were read.  A motion was made by Wayne, seconded by Paul, to approve the minutes.  Motion carried.

Expenditures and Treasurer Reports:  A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne, to approve the expenditures and Treasurer reports.  Motion carried. 

Correspondence:  Received a call from homeowner about a problem with Country Disposal.  Brian talked to Country Disposal and they will take care of it.  There was a letter from Bob and Ruth Cline thanking the board.  Received a letter from Wood County about the billing mistake, they won’t be charging us the additional amount that was owed.

Road and Maintenance Concerns:  The county is going to inspect three bridges.  We are writing 2 grants for roads.

Road Contracts:  Chip sealing bids were opened.  Fahrner was $134,647 and Scott Construction was $144,559.  A motion was made by Paul to accept the lowest bid, seconded by Wayne.  Motion carried.  The board decided to not do Spruce Road from County D to County D so the total bid that the board is accepting with Fahrner is for $121,501.56. 

Pay current bills:  A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne, to pay the current bills.  Motion carried. 

Old Business:  Open book will be held on May 24, 2022 from 1-3 pm at the town hall.  Board of Review will be held on May 31, 2022 from 4-6 pm.  When Diane went to renew the lease she was told that the machine was at end of life.  We either need to look at getting a different one from Baurenfeind or purchasing something.  Diane will bring options to the next meeting.

Public Input:  None

Next agenda items:  Copier and Crackfilling

Next meeting date:  June 14, 2022 @ 7:00 p.m

Adjournment:  A motion was made by Wayne, seconded by Paul, to adjourn the meeting.  Motion carried. 

The meeting was adjourned by Chairman, Brian Brock, at 8:25 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted by Diane Kohls, Clerk, Town of Hansen

TOWN OF HANSEN MEETING MINUTES

Brian Brock , Chairperson * Pamela Martinson, Treasurer * Diane Kohls, Clerk

* Wayne Brock, Supervisor * Paul Goldberg, Supervisor

 April 19, 2022

These minutes are in draft form and have not been approved by the Hansen Town Board.  They will be brought before the board for approval at the next meeting.

Board Members in Attendance:  Brian Brock, Pamela Martinson, Wayne Brock, Diane Kohls and Paul Goldberg

Board Members Excused:  None

Others in Attendance:  Bill Winch

Call to Order:  Supervisor, Wayne Brock, called the meeting to order at 7:13 p.m.

Approval of Clerks Minutes:   The minutes from the March 8, 2022 meeting were read.  A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne, to approve the minutes.  Motion carried.

Expenditures and Treasurer Reports:  A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne, to approve the expenditures and Treasurer reports.  Motion carried. 

Correspondence:  We received a flyer from someone that does dust control, the County normally takes care of that for us.   WTA sent an email about the standard allowance for the ARPA money so Diane will file that we want the standard allowance by the due date of April 30, 2022.

Road and Maintenance Concerns:  The culverts were too high on McKinley Lane so the road started sinking.  Had Kolo fix those culverts.  JJ’s Brushcutting sent a contract for 2022.  A motion was made by Wayne, seconded by Paul, to accept the contract for brushcutting in June and September for a total of $8,568.  Motion carried.

Road Inspection Report:  A mastic patch will be done Jackson and 186, shouldering on Apple Road, Chip Sealing needs to be done on various road up to 5 miles, blacktop on Coolidge where bridge was replaced, there is an STP grant that we are trying to get to used on Oak Road.

Road Contracts:  The board is going to have approximately 5 miles of roads in the Town chip sealed.  Diane will draft the Notice of Bids and get it in the Pittsville Record before the next meeting.

Board of Review:  The tentative dates for open book and board of review are May 24th and May 31st.

Copier Lease:  A motion was made by Wayne, seconded by Paul, to renew the lease for the copier machine.  Motion carried.

Pay current bills:  A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne, to pay the current bills.  Motion carried. 

Old Business:  None

Public Input:  None

Next agenda items:  BOR final dates

Next meeting date: May 10, 2022 @ 7:00 p.m

Adjournment:  A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne, to adjourn the meeting.  Motion carried.  The meeting was adjourned by Chairman, Brian Brock, at 8:30 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted by Diane Kohls, Clerk, Town of Hansen

TOWN OF HANSEN MEETING MINUTES

Brian Brock , Chairperson * Pamela Martinson, Treasurer * Diane Kohls, Clerk

* Wayne Brock, Supervisor * Paul Goldberg, Supervisor

 March 8, 2022

These minutes are in draft form and have not been approved by the Hansen Town Board.  They will be brought before the board for approval at the next meeting.

Board Members in Attendance:  Brian Brock, Pamela Martinson, Wayne Brock, Diane Kohls and Paul Goldberg

Board Members Excused:  None

Others in Attendance:  Bill Winch and Ralph Hamel

Call to Order:  Supervisor, Brian Brock, called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.

Approval of Clerks Minutes:   The minutes from the February 8, 2022 meeting were read.  A motion was made by Wayne, seconded by Paul, to approve the minutes.  Motion carried.

Expenditures and Treasurer Reports:  A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne, to approve the expenditures and Treasurer reports.  Motion carried. 

Correspondence:  Country Disposal is going up in price.  The website will be going up $10 a month but we can sign a contract for 3 years so that there are no price increases.

Road and Maintenance Concerns:  Paul Lippert is going to be augering under Lincoln Road to pump manure.  Road base was put on the culverts on Jackson Road.  Brian put in for bridge aid for Grant Road and Oak Road.

Road permits on load limits:  A permit will be issued to Bob Grossman to run his trucks on the town roads that are posted.

Quarterly Unit Meetings:  The Towns Association sent a proposal to change the monthly unit meetings to quarterly instead of monthly.  If the town only gets one vote, it was decided to vote for quarterly unit meetings.

Pay current bills:  A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne, to pay the current bills.  Motion carried. 

Old Business:  None

Public Input:  Ralph Hamel wanted to know what the tonnage will be for the bridge replacement.  Brian will find out from the County what that number is.

Next agenda items:  Road Inspection

Next meeting date:  April 12, 2022 @ 7:00 p.m. but was changed to April 19, 2022 due to the annual meeting.

Adjournment:  A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne, to adjourn the meeting.  Motion carried.  The meeting was adjourned by Chairman, Brian Brock, at 8:05 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted by Diane Kohls, Clerk, Town of Hansen

TOWN OF HANSEN MEETING MINUTES

Brian Brock , Chairperson * Pamela Martinson, Treasurer * Diane Kohls, Clerk

* Wayne Brock, Supervisor * Paul Goldberg, Supervisor

 February 8, 2022

These minutes are in draft form and have not been approved by the Hansen Town Board.  They will be brought before the board for approval at the next meeting.

Board Members in Attendance:  Brian Brock, Pamela Martinson, Wayne Brock, Diane Kohls and Paul Goldberg

Board Members Excused:  None

Others in Attendance:  None

Call to Order:  Supervisor, Brian Brock, called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.

Approval of Clerks Minutes:   The minutes from the January 11, 2022 meeting were read.  A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne, to approve the minutes.  Motion carried.

Expenditures and Treasurer Reports:  A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne, to approve the expenditures and Treasurer reports.  Motion carried. 

Correspondence:  The Town will have to budget money for the Express Vote machine, but should be able to split the $3500 cost with the Village of Vesper.  MFL paperwork for new land going into MFL.  We received an email from Mike Grosskreutz letting us know he would be willing to work for the Town if we need someone.  Wood County Highway Department is adding a $20 handling fee to salt/sand etc.

Road and Maintenance Concerns:  Nothing at this time.

Contingency Fund:  A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne, to add $30,000 from savings to the contingency fund.  Motion carried.

Pay current bills:  A motion was made by Wayne, seconded by Paul, to pay the current bills.  Motion carried. 

Old Business:  Diane applied for the Clerks Institute Scholarship from the WMCA.

Public Input:  None

Next agenda items:  None

Next meeting date:  March 8, 2022 @ 7:00 p.m.

Adjournment:  A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne, to adjourn the meeting.  Motion carried.  The meeting was adjourned by Chairman, Brian Brock, at 8:02 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted by Diane Kohls, Clerk, Town of Hansen

TOWN OF HANSEN MEETING MINUTES

Brian Brock , Chairperson * Pamela Martinson, Treasurer * Diane Kohls, Clerk

* Wayne Brock, Supervisor * Paul Goldberg, Supervisor

 January 11, 2022

These minutes are in draft form and have not been approved by the Hansen Town Board.  They will be brought before the board for approval at the next meeting.

Board Members in Attendance:  Brian Brock, Pamela Martinson, Wayne Brock, and Paul Goldberg

Board Members Excused:  Diane Kohls

Others in Attendance:  None

Call to Order:  Supervisor, Brian Brock, called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.

Approval of Clerks Minutes:   The minutes from the December 14, 2021 meeting were read.  A motion was made by Wayne, seconded by Paul, to approve the minutes.  Motion carried.

Expenditures and Treasurer Reports:  A motion was made by Wayne, seconded by Paul, to approve the expenditures and Treasurer reports.  Motion carried. 

Correspondence:  None

Road and Maintenance Concerns:  Brian cut trees and branches after the recent wind damage.  Plowing of snow has been done several times since the last meeting.  Bridges on Oak and Grant will need to be done this year.  Supervisors will be making note of road work that will need to be done as the snow melts and also ditches that will need cleaning.

Employee Wages:  An increase to employee wages was discussed.  Motion was made by Wayne, seconded by Paul, to increase the employee wages from $17.00 an hour currently to $20.00 an hour beginning February 1, 2022. Motion carried. 

Contingency Fund:  Discussion held on the need to continue to build this fund for replacement of the truck in the future.  In the Clerk’s absence, decision on moving the funds to this account will be tabled until the next meeting.

Zoning:  A call from a taxpayer was received regarding zoning in the township as he would like to put a pre-built type cabin on his land.  He will be advised to check with his neighbor to make sure it is not on the property line.

Pay current bills:  A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne, to pay the current bills.  Motion carried.  Brian will discuss with the Wood County Highway Department an issue with their bill.

Old Business:  The contract for voting in conjunction with the Village of Vesper was discussed.

Public Input:  None

Next agenda items:  Changing the meeting time to 7:00 p.m., transferring $30,000 to the Contingency Fund from the savings account.

Next meeting date:  February 8, 2022 @ 7:30 p.m.

Adjournment:  A motion was made by Wayne, seconded by Paul, to adjourn the meeting.  Motion carried.  The meeting was adjourned by Chairman, Brian Brock, at 8:20 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted by Pamela Martinson, Treasurer, Town of Hansen

TOWN OF HANSEN MEETING MINUTES

Brian Brock , Chairperson * Pamela Martinson, Treasurer * Diane Kohls, Clerk

* Wayne Brock, Supervisor * Paul Goldberg, Supervisor

 December 14, 2021

These minutes are in draft form and have not been approved by the Hansen Town Board.  They will be brought before the board for approval at the next meeting.

Board Members in Attendance:  Pamela Martinson, Diane Kohls, Brian Brock, Wayne Brock

Board Members Excused:  None

Others in Attendance:  William Winch, Ralph Hamel, Paul Goldberg, Loren Scheunemann, and Dan Madsen

Call to Order:  Supervisor, Brian Brock, called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.

Appoint new supervisor:  A motion was made by Wayne, seconded by Brian, to appoint Paul Goldberg as supervisor for the remainder of Brian Brock’s supervisor term.  Motion carried.

Approval of Clerks Minutes:   A motion was made by Wayne, seconded by Paul, to approve the minutes from the November 16, 2021 meeting.  Motion carried.

Expenditures and Treasurer Reports:  A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne, to approve the expenditures and Treasurer reports.  Motion carried. 

Correspondence:  Received MFL paperwork from the county.

Road and Maintenance Concerns:  Plowed a couple of times, but the roads still were not great.  Duane will plow again to get the slush off the roads tomorrow.

South Wood County Humane Society Contract:  A motion was made by Wayne, seconded by Paul, to accept the SWCHS contract.  Motion carried.

Appoint Poll Workers for 2022-2023:  A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne, to appoint Karen McCarthy, Elaine Van Ert, and Susan Back as poll workers.  Motion carried.  All of the poll workers had their 6 hours of training.

Notary for Clerk:  A motion was made by Wayne, seconded by Paul, to pay for the clerk to be an official notary public.  Motion carried.  The cost is around $50 to cover the notary and insurance that is required.

Pay current bills:  A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne, to pay the current bills as presented.  Motion carried. 

Old Business:  Diane renewed Quickbooks payroll for $369.25 for the year.

Public Input:  Ralph Hamel asked about the repairs for the Sterling truck.  Repairs were made by both Siems and the County for two different problems.

Next agenda items:  Employee wages and contingency fund

Next meeting date:  January 11, 2022 @ 7:30 p.m.

Adjournment:  A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Wayne, to adjourn the meeting.  Motion carried.  The meeting was adjourned by Chairman, Brian Brock, at 8:09 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted by Diane Kohls, Clerk, Town of Hansen