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January 11, 2010 January 11, 2010 Regular Monthly Meeting
TOWN OF APPLE RIVER
REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETING
JANUARY 11TH 2010
Present: Rick Scoglio, Chair; Ansel Johnson, Supervisor; Dave
Waterman, Supervisor; Tom Sykes, Clerk,
Linda Peterson, Treasurer.
Meeting called to order by Rick Scoglio, Chair at 7:00 p.m.
Verification of public notice was declared by the Clerk and affirmed
by the Chair.
Minutes of the December 14th 2009, meeting read by the Clerk. The
minutes are to be corrected by replacing 153rd Ave. with a second
143rd Ave (East), under the 2009 Road projects: Dead-end section.
Motion made and seconded to approve the minutes as read and amended.
Motion carried.
Public Input:
Concern was expressed regarding town hall clean-up: it is on the
agenda.
Clerk Report:
Clerk reported that there is a notice from the Land Information Dept
regarding setbacks and notification to the towns; that the Polk Cty
Economic Dev. Corp. is requesting membership dues of $150; and, he
will be attending voting machine training and Clerk certification this
week.
Report by Treasurer:
The Treasurer made the following financial reports: for the period
from Jan. 1st 2009 thru Dec 31st 2009: Beginning balance of
$76,398.74; income was $215,268.22; interest earned $387.26; voided
one check in the amount of $10,000, received real estate taxes in the
amount of $192,183.11and had expenses of $384,367.30 with a balance on
hand is $109,870.03; our income was $25,682.28 of which $25,317.60 was
from Gen Trans Aid. Available funds are$90,438.17. For period Jan 1,
thru 11th 2010 there is a beginning balance of $109,870.03; income of
$25,682.28; R.E. tax of $26,274.75; and expenses of $27,779.75 with
available funds of $114,615.45. The Chair asked questions regarding
the $90,000 plus carry-over funds from 2009. The Clerk said that the
09 books should be completed by March at which time the board can
determine allocation. The motion was made and seconded to accept
Treasurer’s Report as read. Motion carried.
County Report:
Ken Sample, our town supervisor, discussed concerns he had regarding
Kramer Mining and the town of Osceola in which Kramer Mining’s special
use request ,(after much back and forth debate and six months
reviewing) was denied. Ken’s specific concern was the impact this
would have on “local control” by the towns. Supervisor Sample reported
that there are some monies available for vets and funeral expenses:
contact Rick Gates at the County Vets office for additional info
(45.85(1)). The County Board decided on hiring a County
Administrator.
Vouchers:
The Treasurer presented vouchers to the town Board. Board reviewed
the expenditures. Chair and supervisors reviewed the vouchers and
Chair read all vouchers aloud. The Motion was made and seconded to
approve vouchers as presented in the amount of $27,779.75. Motion
carried.
Election Committee Report: No report .Ambulance Committee: No report.
Cemetery: no report. Fire Department: Chief Berry reported activity
for Nov. thru Jan. 7th 2010: four 10-50’s; one trailer home fire; one
grass fire; one unknown chemical; one semi overturn/spillage; and one
multiple fires. The 2010 Fire Dept officer’s names were presented for
approval: Berry as Chief; Bantz as Asst. Chief; and Trandum as
Secretary. Motion was made, seconded and approved as requested. First
Responders: Rick Wilson reported that for Nov. and Dec. there were
two medicals, five 10-50’s; and one fire standby. He also reported on
totals for 2009: First responders made a total of 59 runs of which 40
were med, 18 were 10-50’s (13 regular 10-50’s and 5 rollovers) and one
medical standby with fire dept. Rick commented that he has been
keeping a record over several years where accidents happen and
reported that there have been two accidents at the intersection of 8
and 46.
Highway: Greg reported that one of his trucks had been hit causing
several thousand dollars in damage and that the driver should have
been cited but no action was taken. There was discussion on the
sanding of the roads with general approval of how things were going.
Planning Commission: No report.
Items to Be Reviewed:
2010 Road Projects-continued: Dead-ends:
The Chair expressed concern about a fifth dead-end: 110th St. That
will be added to the list.
Road Grader utilization: There was continued discussion regarding the
use of trucks vs. graders.
Official town road policy; The primary issue is when the town takes
possession of a road and if the road is required to be black-topped
prior to town ownership. More research needs to be done before the
board can make policy.
Town hall maintenance/emergency procedures: Regarding maintenance, it
was suggested that proposals be offered to the board. Concern was
expressed that if paid maintenance was obtained there would be less
incentive for those using the hall to take any responsibility as to
how they left it. Emergency procedures for town hall situations such
as the furnace going out will include a phone tree listing the Chair,
Clerk and Fire Chief with posted numbers at the hall. Heating
contractor’s phone numbers will also be posted. A light alarm unit
will be installed the same as what is now used by the fire dept. to
alert us as to outage. Motion was made, seconded and approved to
implement policy.
Chair and Supervisor’s Reports: No additional reports for this past
month.
Next Month agenda items; continue discussion on
dead-end roads,
Public Comments: The question was asked if the town has a Wisconsin
state flag. We have one but it needs to be located.
Next Month’s meeting will be on Feb. 8th, 2010, at 7:00 p.m.
Motion made and approved to adjourn meeting at 8:30 p.m.