Town Board Minutes for January 12, 2015

Posted: January 12, 2015

Call to Order – Regular Town Meeting was called to order by Town Chair, L Updike at 7 p.m.; present were Supervisors V Pogue and D Yelk, Clerk J Ramsfield, Treasurer C Yelk and Patrolman W Dorshorst.

Statement of Public Notice – The chair directed that the minutes show that notice of this meeting was posted on the website and three Town bulletin boards January 10, 2015.

Pledge of Allegiance – The Pledge was led by V Pogue.

Approve Minutes of Prior Meeting – Moved by V Pogue, second by D Yelk to approve the minutes from the December 8, 2014 meeting.

Voting AYE: Updike, Pogue and Yelk

Voting Nay: none

Absent: none

Motion carried

Public Comment: No one present from the public

Approve operator license for Crossroad’s BP and Chicken Lips: Moved by D Yelk V, second by Pogue to approve the operator license for Crossroad’s BP and Chicken Lips.

Voting AYE: Updike, Pogue and Yelk

Voting Nay: none

Absent: none

Motion carried

Resolution to appoint town employee as ‘Town Agent’ for IOH: Moved by D Yelk, second by V Pogue to approve the resolution to appoint the Town of Sun Prairie Public Works employee, Lead Patrolman or his designee, as “Town Agent” for IOH,  by authority of WI State Statutes 348.27(19)(b)5a.

Voting AYE: Updike, Pogue and Yelk

Voting Nay: none

Absent: none

Motion carried

No Parking Ordinance: see Farm Technology Days.

Committee Updates

  • Plan Commission: D Yelk updated the board members on the Deer Creek Run Road completion and meeting with M Hazelbaker.
  • EMS: V Pogue reported that the City of Sun Prairie borrowed the Marshall EMS spare ambulance while repairs we made to theirs. EMS runs are up compared to this time 2014.
  • Fire Unit: D Yelk reported that the Executive Committee will hire the fire chief.
  • Parks: No meeting
  • Farm Technology Days: L Updike reported that the clerk had written a draft no parking ordinance in effect during Farm Technology Days. The clerk had sent the draft to Officer R Wiessinger for his input. contact information will be send to Officer R Wiessinger and T Bolhuis at Pellitteri’s for coordination of trash/recycle pickup during that week in August.

New Business – C Yelk asked for approval by the board to pay her LTE $10/hr. for the assistance during tax payments. The board acknowledged that extra office assistance is allocated in the budget and the value of the assistance is appropriate.

Old Business /Correspondence: Nothing discussed.

Audit/Pay Bills.  Moved by V Pogue second by D Yelk to approve payment of bills including the handwritten additions.

Voting AYE: Updike Pogue and Yelk

Voting Nay: none

Abstain: none

Motion carried

Set Next Meeting Date/Adjournment: The next board meeting will be January 26, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.  Moved by V Pogue second by D Yelk, to adjourn the meeting at 8:45 p.m.

Voting AYE: Updike, Pogue and Yelk

Voting Nay: none

Absent: none

Motion carried

Correctly Attested,

Jo Ann Ramsfield, Town Clerk