TOWN OF KILDARE
REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING  **
KILDARE TOWN HALL      
APRIL 15, 2009

Present:  Chairman Dennis Franek; Supervisors Leo Schneider and Dave Singer; Treasurer Patty Schluter; Clerk Beth Onofrio and 10 citizens.  OtherS present: Kevin Schmitz and Kyle Gibbens/Scott Construction

  1. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Franek at 7:56 P.M. in the Kildare Town Hall.
     
  1. Minutes of the March 11, 2009 Regular Town Board Meeting were read by the clerk. Motion by Schneider to approve the minutes as read, second by Singer; carried by a voice vote of 3 ayes.
     
  2. Treasurer’s report was given by Schluter. Checking Account - $57,746.84;  There were no corrections. Motion by Schneider to enter the Treasurer’s Report into the official minutes; second by Franek; carried by a voice vote of 3 ayes. 
     
  3. Clerk’s Report: 1) A letter was sent to Chuck Chasas,, Jr. requesting an update on the cleanup at Chuck’s Auto Sales; 2) Town Attorney Hollenbeck will participate in a Status Conference on April 29th re: Ho-Chunk vs. Kildare Board of Review; 3) The town will receive a recycling grant in 2009; 4) The Broadband for Kildare petition will be submitted to the Wisconsin Public Service Department with 103 signatures.
     
  1. Ambulance Report: Dan Lapp reported on the Mauston Ambulance Association meeting on March 17.
     
  2. Public Comments: 1) Chuck Chasas, Jr. reported that he will not be operating the business Chuck’s Auto Sales, but is still working on clearing the junk cars; 2) Bill Winterstein submitted his thoughts on hiring non-supervisor personnel to do the manual labor on roads and other town projects.  He feels that the established procedure prevents qualified citizens from running for office who are unable or unwilling to perform that labor. It was suggested that a Town Supervisor job description be created and published.  Jim Hagen questioned the current pay rate for supervisors performing manual labor—it is $15/hour (with transportation and equipment included in that amount); 3) Dave Singer reported that NOAA weather radios will be available from the Juneau County Emergency Management Department at a cost of $25 for County residents – call 847-9393 for information.
     
  1. Business:

    A.) Plan Commission members were appointed for another term:  Tom Guyse for three years, Beth Onofrio and Dennis Franek during their term of office.  Motion by Schneider to pass the resolution appointing these members; second by Singer; carried by a voice vote of 3 ayes.

    B.)Sealed bids for town road maintenance were submitted by Fahrner Asphalt and Scott Construction.  After reading and comparing bid amounts, a motion by Franek to award the 2009 local road maintenance contract to Scott Construction; second by Schneider; carried by a voice vote of 3 ayes.

     
  2. Permit applications were submitted by Roger Rolli for a garage addition on 56th St., Bill Spencer for a deck on 58th St., Gaylord Hodgson for a garage on 58th St, and Tom Guyse for a fire number on 59th St.  Motion by Schneider to approve all permits as submitted; second by Singer; carried by a voice vote of 3 ayes.
     
  1. Motion by Schneider to pay all bills on the table; second by Singer; carried by a voice vote of 3 ayes.
     
  2. Items for the May agenda: Town Road Cleanup-May 16
     
  3. Motion by Schneider to adjourn; second by Singer; carried by a voice vote of 3 ayes. Meeting adjourned at 9:25 p.m.

 

 

* THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE MEETING . 
CONTACT THE TOWN CLERK FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION – 608-666-2483   

Email: Clerk@kildaretownship.com