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TOWN OF HANSEN MEETING MINUTES

Howard Kohls , Chairperson * Pamela Martinson, Treasurer * Diane Kohls, Clerk

Brian Brock, Supervisor  * Wayne Brock, Supervisor

February 11, 2020

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:  Howard Kohls, Pamela Martinson, Diane Kohls, Brian Brock, Wayne Brock

Board Members Excused:  None

Others in Attendance:  Gerald Scheunemann

Call to Order:  Chairperson, Howard Kohls, called the meeting to order at 7:31 p.m.

Approval of Clerks Minutes:   A motion was made by Brian Brock, seconded by Wayne Brock, to approve the minutes from the January 14, 2020 meeting.  Motion carried unanimously.

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

Correspondence:  Howard received paperwork from FEMA about the July 2019 storm, but the Town of Hansen did not have enough damage/clean up to file a claim.  Some paperwork was mailed to the clerk about TDS and receiving franchise fee payments.  As far as the board knows we are not getting any of these payments.

Road and Maintenance Concerns:  A class B sign is down and will be put back up in the Spring.

Board of Review Training:  Diane and Pam attended the Board of Review training on February 7th.  Next time it would be beneficial if the chairperson would attend because they most likely will be the person to preside over the Board of Review hearings.  This is a revaluation year so the Board of Review will be later than the normal time which is usually in April.  Brian is going to call the assessor and see when they plan on the starting the revaluations.

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

Old Business:  Brian talked to Dan Vollert and they will charge us $50 when they are there for voting and $75 when they are not there.

Public Input:  None

Next agenda items:  None

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

The meeting was adjourned by Chairman, Howard Kohls, at 8:31 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted by Diane Kohls, Clerk, Town of Hansen

TOWN OF HANSEN MEETING MINUTES
Howard Kohls , Chairperson * Pamela Martinson, Treasurer * Diane Kohls, Clerk
Brian Brock, Supervisor * Wayne Brock, Supervisor
January 14, 2020

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: Howard Kohls, Pamela Martinson, Diane Kohls, Brian Brock, Wayne Brock
Board Members Excused: None
Others in Attendance: Dave Kohls
Call to Order: Chairperson, Howard Kohls, called the meeting to order at 7:33 p.m.
Approval of Clerks Minutes: A motion was made by Wayne Brock, seconded by Brian Brock, to approve
the minutes from the December 10, 2019 meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
Expenditures and Treasurer Reports: A motion was made by Wayne Brock, seconded by Brian Brock, to
approve the expenditures and Treasurer reports. Motion carried unanimously.
Correspondence: There was an e‐mail from the Village of Vesper about charging the Town of Hansen $75
per time to use their facility for voting. The board all thought that was a lot. Brian Brock is going to talk to
Dan Vollert to see if something can be worked out.
Road and Maintenance Concerns: There were no road and maintenance concerns for the month. We
need to start thinking about making a road plan for the next 2‐3 years. That is something that the board
members that do the road inspection will work on at the time of the next road inspection.
Convention Registration: The rooms need to be booked for the convention next October. Will book at
the host hotel three rooms as I assume that they can be canceled. Howard is the only one that said he
would for sure attend.
Pay current bills: A motion was made by Brian Brock, seconded by Wayne Brock, to pay the current bills
as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
Public Input: None
Next agenda items: None
Adjournment: A motion was made by Brian Brock, seconded by Wayne Brock, to adjourn the meeting.
Motion carried unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned by Chairman, Howard Kohls, at 8:33 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted by Diane Kohls, Clerk, Town of Hansen

TOWN OF HANSEN MEETING MINUTES

Howard Kohls , Chairperson * Pamela Martinson, Treasurer * Diane Kohls, Clerk

Brian Brock, Supervisor  * Wayne Brock, Supervisor

December 10, 2019

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:  Howard Kohls, Pamela Martinson, Diane Kohls, Brian Brock, Wayne Brock

Board Members Excused:  None

Others in Attendance:  Dan Hansen

Call to Order:  Chairperson, Howard Kohls, called the meeting to order at 7:31 p.m.

Approval of Clerks Minutes:   A motion was made by Wayne Brock, seconded by Brian Brock, to approve the minutes from the November 12, 2019 meeting.  Motion carried unanimously.

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

Correspondence:  There was no correspondence for the month.

Road and Maintenance Concerns:  There were no road and maintenance concerns for the month.

Board of Review Training:  Two people need to attend the Board of Review training.  Diane will ask Cathy if it is important for her to attend because she would have to take off from work to attend.  The clerk will cut a check for that training and Pam and Brian said that they would attend if Diane doesn’t need to go.

Appoint poll workers: The poll workers that worked last year were willing to work again this year.  They are John Slinkman, Karen McCarthy, Kelli Brockman-Dempze, and Elaine VanErt.  A motion was made by Wayne Brock, seconded by Brian Brock to appoint the poll workers.  Motion carried unanimously. 

Humane Society Service Agreement:  The chairmen signed this and the clerk will get it to the SWC Humane Society.

Election Security Grant Update:  Diane Kohls ordered the computer and it was $611.89.  The grant pays $600 for a new computer, $500 for IT support/security, and $100 for clerk security training.  Kerber and Rose’s  IT/security is $500 for 2 years.  Diane needs to contact them to set it up starting January 1, 2020.  She also needs to find security training to attend for $100 or less.   

May 12th Election:  The clerk from the Village of Vesper was supposed to get back to Diane after their November meeting on what was decided about charging us to use their building for this special election but at this time she still has not heard back from her.

Building Inspector Update:  Dan Hansen would like to be our new inspector effective January 1st.  He does same day inspections.  Everything is filed electronically and would be e-mailed to the Town of Hansen.  A motion was made by Brian Brock, seconded by Wayne Brock, to appoint Dan Hansen as the Town of Hansen inspector effective January 1, 2020.

Salter for one ton truck:  After looking into this more the board decided to not look at getting a salter because it ends up ruining the truck.

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

Public Input:  None

Next agenda items:  Convention Registration for fall convention

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

The meeting was adjourned by Chairman, Howard Kohls, at 8:52 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted by Diane Kohls, Clerk, Town of Hansen

TOWN OF HANSEN MEETING MINUTES

Howard Kohls , Chairperson * Pamela Martinson, Treasurer * Diane Kohls, Clerk

Brian Brock, Supervisor  * Wayne Brock, Supervisor

November 12, 2019

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:  Howard Kohls, Pamela Martinson, Diane Kohls, Brian Brock

Board Members Excused:  Wayne Brock

Others in Attendance:  Dave Kohls, Bob Cline, Ruth Cline

Call to Order:  Chairperson, Howard Kohls, called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.

Approval of Clerks Minutes:   A motion was made by Brian Brock, seconded by Howard Kohls, to approve the minutes from the October 8, 2019 meeting.  Motion carried unanimously.

Expenditures and Treasurer Reports:  A motion was made by Brian Brock, seconded by Howard Kohls, to approve the expenditures and Treasurer reports.  Motion carried unanimously. 

Correspondence:  The town received a letter from Lorelei’s Inspections stating that she is resigning as our building inspector effective January 1, 2020.

Road and Maintenance Concerns:  The town took care of the road side mowing themselves so they will not need JJ’s Brushcutting to do it.  The TRIP program did not award the Town of Hansen any money this year.

Exempt Treasurer form obtaining a bond to collect taxes:  A motion was made by Brian Brock, seconded by Howard Kohls to exempt the Treasurer from obtaining a bond.  Motion carried unanimously.

Clerk to join the Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Association: Diane Kohls would like to join the WMCA.  A motion was made by Howard Kohls, seconded by Brian Brock, to allow the clerk to join the WMCA.  Motion carried unanimously. 

Town snowmobile routes:  A motion was made by Brian Brock, seconded by Howard Kohls to open the roads up for the town snowmobiliers to get to the snowmobile trails.  Motion carried unanimously. 

Update Quickbooks and add enhanced payroll module:  A motion was made by Brian Brock, seconded by Howard Kohls, to allow Diane to purchase the updated version of Quickbooks and the enhanced payroll module.  It looks like the payroll is included but if there are additional charges the board would approve those as well.  Motion carried unanimously. 

Election Security Grant:  Diane Kohls talked to someone at the election commision and he said that we would be able to apply for this grant.  It is due on November 15th so Diane will get it in before the due date.  The grant pays $600 for a new computer, $500 for IT support/security, and $100 for clerk security training.  Diane is getting a quote from Kerber and Rose and is hoping it is around $600 for the computer.  Their IT/security is $500 for 2 years.  A motion was made by Howard Kohls, seconded by Brian Brock, to allow Diane to go ahead with the grant.  She may spend up to an additional $100 if needed for a computer.  Motion carried unanimously. 

Pay current bills:  A motion was made by Brian Brock, seconded by Howard Kohls, to pay the current bills as presented.  Motion carried unanimously. 

Public Input:  Bob Cline was wondering what the speed limit is for UTV’s on the town roads.  Diane googled it and some town’s have a 35 mph speed limit but we weren’t sure what the county’s speed limit was for UTV’s on town road.  The board thought that it might be 35 mph but weren’t 100% sure.

Next agenda items:  May 12th election, Building Inspector update, Salter for one ton truck

Adjournment:  A motion was made by Brian Brock, seconded by Howard Kohls, to adjourn the meeting.  Motion carried unanimously.

The meeting was adjourned by Chairman, Howard Kohls, at 8:48 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted by Diane Kohls, Clerk, Town of Hansen

Town of Hansen Public Budget Hearing

November 12, 2019

Call to Order:  Chairperson, Howard Kohls, called the meeting to order at 8:48 p.m.

2020 Budget:  A motion was made by Brian Brock, seconded by Howard Kohls, to accept the budget as presented.  Motion carried unanimously.

Adjournment:  A motion was made by Howard Kohls, seconded by Brian Brock, to adjourn the meeting.  Motion carried unanimously.

The meeting was adjourned by Chairman, Howard Kohls, at 8:50 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted by Diane Kohls, Clerk, Town of Hansen

Town of Hansen Special Meeting of Electors

November 12, 2019

Call to Order:  Chairperson, Howard Kohls, called the meeting to order at 8:50 p.m.

Tax Levy for 2020 and highway expenditures:  A motion was made by Brian Brock, seconded by Howard Kohls, to accept the adopt the 2020 tax levy to be paid in 2021 and to approve the total highway expenditures.  Motion carried unanimously.

Adjournment:  A motion was made by Howard Kohls, seconded by Brian Brock, to adjourn the meeting.  Motion carried unanimously.

The meeting was adjourned by Chairman, Howard Kohls, at 8:53 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted by Diane Kohls, Clerk, Town of Hansen

TOWN OF HANSEN MEETING MINUTES

Howard Kohls , Chairperson * Pamela Martinson, Treasurer * Diane Kohls, Clerk

Brian Brock, Supervisor  * Wayne Brock, Supervisor

October 8, 2019

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:  Howard Kohls, Pamela Martinson, Diane Kohls, Brian Brock, Wayne Brock

Board Members Excused:

Others in Attendance:  Cathy Kuhn, Bradley Weinfurter, William Winch, and Ralph Hamel

Call to Order:  Chairperson, Howard Kohls, called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.

Approval of Clerks Minutes:   A motion was made by Wayne Brock, seconded by Brian Brock, to approve the minutes from the September 10,  2019 meeting with the addition of noting that Cooper would not be holding us to the contract that was signed last year.  Motion carried unanimously.

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

Roadside mowing:  The roadside mowing is done.  Howard Kohls thought it looked pretty good this year.  JJ’s brushcutting will try to cut the brush in December.  It is $75 per hour for brushcutting.  The board will look to see which areas need to be done so they can give JJ’s direction as to what needs to be cut.  A motion was made by Brian Brock, seconded by Wayne Brock, to approve the brushcutting after it is determined what areas need to be cut.  Motion carried unanimously. 

Road and Maintenance Concerns:  The Jefferson culvert was patched.

Snow Plow agreements:  Town of Wood, Town of Seneca, and Town of Sigel:  All of the snow plow agreements were signed and will be e-mailed to the appropriate Towns for their signatures.  A motion was made by Brian Brock, seconded by Wayne Brock, to accept the snow plow agreements.  Motion carried unanimously. 

Automatic withdrawal of power bill:  A motion was made by Brian Brock, seconded by Wayne Brock to keep an additional $100 in checking to pay the Alliant bill by autopay.  Motion carried unanimously. 

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

Public Input:  Ralph Hamel wanted to know when the roads would be graded next.  He mentioned that when the grading is done that they may want to address the potholes that are on Pine Road by filling them with gravel.  He also mentioned that there are some trees on the corner of Spruce and Lincoln that are causing visibility issues.

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

The meeting was adjourned by Chairman, Howard Kohls, at 8:30 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted by Diane Kohls, Clerk, Town of Hansen