TOWN OF
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Present: Chairman Dennis Franek; Supervisors Leo Schneider and Dan Lapp; Treasurer Patty Schluter; Clerk Beth Onofrio and 5 citizens.
Call to order at 7:02 p.m. in the Kildare Town Hall by Chairman Franek.
2. Minutes of the January 8, 2008 Regular Town Board Meeting were read by the clerk; there were no corrections. Motion by Lapp to approve the minutes as read, second by Schneider; carried by a voice vote of 3 ayes.
3. Treasurer’s report was given by Schluter. Total funds are currently $686,148.86. Of that amount, $500,922.43 will be paid out at this meeting to satisfy the February Tax Settlement to Juneau County, Mauston School District and WWTI. There were no corrections. Motion by Schneider to enter the Treasurer’s Report into the official minutes; second by Lapp; carried by a voice vote of 3 ayes.
4. There was no ambulance report. Chairman Franek summarized the Fire Department changes in the Village of Lyndon Station. Fire Chief Don Coughlin has resigned and John
Krus is the acting chief. He promises there will be no reduction of services to the Town during this changeover period.
5. The Clerk reported that 616 Town newsletters had been sent out with only 12 returned as undeliverable. Response to the new booklet format has been favorable.
6. There were no public comments.
7. One building permit application was read by the Clerk: Robin Loewe on Town Line Rd for a Pole Shed. Motion by Schneider to approve the permit application as presented; second by Lapp; carried by a voice vote of 3 ayes.
8. Business:
a) Since the State Public Records Board has not yet responded regarding the proposed Records Retention Ordinance, it was tabled until a response is received.
b) Building preparations for the Presidential Preference Election on Feb. 19, 2008 were discussed.
c) The 2008 Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement providing fire service to Kildare was presented by Chairman Franek. Cost is $23,000 plus the State’s fire insurance dues payment (approximately $1400) to be paid to the Village of Lyndon Station. Motion to approve the 2008 fire service contract by Lapp; second by Schneider; carried by a voice vote of 3 ayes.
d) Linda Winterstein and Mary Naber presented information to help the Board decide whether to continue using Corel Draw to create and maintain the town’s Fire Number map or to purchase software that will plot fire numbers using GPS/GIS locations and provide mapping capability for the Plan Commission. Currently available data can be obtained through the County Land Information Office at no charge to use with this software. After discussion, a motion was made by Franek to purchase ArcView map software at a cost of $1500 and a GPS receiver for approximately $110 to plot new sign locations with costs divided equally between the Public Safety and Plan Commission budgets. Second by Lapp; carried by a voice vote of 3 ayes.
e) Motion by Franek to table the topic of lowering town road speed limits to 45 mph; second by Schneider. Carried by a voice vote of 2 ayes by Franek and Schneider; 1 nay by Lapp. As a public safety issue, Franek will review dangerous curves throughout the Town to be sure they are identified with proper signs.
9. Motion by Franek to pay all bills on the table; second by Schneider; carried by a voice vote of 3 ayes.
10. There were no immediate items for the March agenda.
11. Motion by Franek to adjourn; second by Lapp; carried by a voice vote of 3 ayes. Meeting adjourned at 8:16 p.m.
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