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August 2, 2011 Regular Town Board Meeting

Town of Dodgeville
Town Board Meeting Minutes
August 2nd, 2011
6:00 p.m.

1) Call to order. Town Chairman, Curt Peterson called the meeting to order at 6:03 P.M.

Town Supervisors in attendance were: David Thomas, David Blume and David Gollon. Also in attendance were Clerk Sara Olson, Robert Breslow and Jean Breslow.

2) Approval of Public Notice/Agenda. Supervisor, David Blume made a motion to approve the public notice and agenda seconded by Supervisor, David Gollon. Motion carried.

3) Approval of Meeting Minutes from July 5th, 2011, & July 28th, 2011. David Gollon made a motion to approve the July 5th meeting minutes as submitted. David Thomas seconded the motion. Motion carried. David Thomas abstained from the motion. David Gollon made a motion to approve the July 28th meeting minutes as submitted. David Thomas seconded the motion. Motion carried. David Blume abstained from the motion.

4) Approval of Treasurer’s Report for General, Sanitary District #1, 2, 3 and Tax Collection Account. David Blume made a motion to approve the Town of Dodgeville July 2011 Treasurer’s Report as submitted stating the following fund balances:

General Checking $ 69,607.74
Farmer’s Savings $ 30,148.96
M&I Tax Account $ 100,081.38
Local Government Investment Pool $ 6,949.41
M&I CD’s $ 151,252.36

Township Funds: $ 404,232.35

David Thomas seconded the motion. Motion carried.

David Blume made a motion to approve Sanitary Districts #1, 2, 3 Treasurer’s Report and Tax Collection Account as submitted stating the following fund balances:

Sanitary District #1 $10,905.33
Sanitary District #2 $ 3,850.64
Sanitary District #3 $ 153.16

David Thomas seconded the motion. Motion carried.

5) Bills to be approved. David Thomas made a motion to approve all the August Vouchers as submitted totaling $91,251.16. David Gollon seconded the motion. Motion carried.

David Gollon made a motion to suspend the agenda and move to Item #13. David Thomas seconded the motion. Motion carried.

6) Public Comment. Robert and Jean Breslow shared concerns with the Town Board in reference to the timing of the double seal coating of Goldmine Road due to they are currently building a home and have heavy equipment traveling on Goldmine Road.

7) Town Roads/Equipment Report. Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson informed the Board about purchase requests and the possibility of cutting the banks on Leffler Road. The Town Board discussed the timing of double seal coating Goldmine Road. David Thomas made a motion to extend the completion date till September 15th, 2011 versus September 1st, 2011. David Blume seconded the motion. Motion carried.

8) Clerk/Treasurer Report. Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson presented a sample of an Employee Grievance Procedure from the Wisconsin Towns Association to review as all local governmental units that do not have a civil service system are required to establish a grievance system by October 1st, 2011. No action was taken.

9) Discussion & possible action re: Approval of Town Board Per Diems for WTA District Meeting in Mineral Point (Sept. 13th) and WTA Twilight on Farm meeting in Richland Center (Aug. 22nd). David Gollon made a motion to approve Town Board per diems and mileage for all members who wish to attend the WTA District meeting in Mineral Point on September 13th, 2011. David Thomas seconded the motion. Motion carried. David Gollon made a motion to deny Town Board per diems or mileage for all members who wish to attend the WTA Twilight on Farm meeting in Richland Center on August 22nd, 2011due to this meeting is for personal education versus local government officials training. David Thomas seconded the motion. Motion carried.

10) Discussion & possible action re: Fall Clean-Up. Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson provided the Town Board with costs in reference to the Spring and Fall Clean-Ups. The Town Board discussed this service as well as the fees charged on specific items for disposal. David Thomas made a motion to have a Fall Clean-Up in October with the current fee schedule that was used at the 2011Spring Clean-Up. David Gollon seconded the motion. Motion carried.

11) Discussion & possible action re: Use of Personal Vehicles and Mileage Reimbursement. The Town Board discussed the use of personal vehicles by Town employees and liability issues to the Township. David Thomas made a motion that the use of personal vehicles will not be allowed to conduct town business unless requested and authorized by the Town Board. David Gollon seconded the motion. Motion carried. David Thomas made a motion that the Town Board authorizes the use of the Clerk/Treasurer’s personal vehicle to perform administrative functions. David Gollon seconded the motion. Motion carried. The Town Board discussed mileage reimbursement and the need to obtain certificates of insurance on personal vehicles for all employees on payroll due to liability issues. David Blume made a motion that all employees including Town Board members and Plan Commission members must provide a certificate of insurance to be on file with the Clerk/Treasurer. David Gollon seconded the motion. Motion carried.

12) Approval or Denial of Operator’s License for Mary Landon for the 2011-2012 licensing year. David Blume made a motion to approve the operator’s license for Mary Landon with the completion of a background check. David Gollon seconded the motion. Motion carried.

13) Discussion & possible adoption re: Chapter 8 Cemetery Ordinance Amendment. David Blume made a motion to approve and adopt Chapter 8 Cemetery Ordinance Amendment as presented. David Thomas seconded the motion. Motion carried.

14) Adjournment. David Gollon made a motion to adjourn the meeting. David Blume seconded the motion. Motion carried.


Respectfully Submitted,

Sara J. Olson, Clerk-Treasurer

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