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April 13, 2009 Town Board Minutes
TOWN OF JACKSON MONTHLY BOARD
MEETING
APRIL 13,
2009
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT THE TOWN HALL AT 7:00 P.M. BY
CHAIRPERSON CONNOR. PRESENT WERE CHAIRPERSON DIANNE CONNOR,
SUPERVISOR NANCY GROWE, CLERK LORRAINE RADKE, TREASURER
KIMBERLY CAMPION, ROAD SUPERVISOR GUY LOHMAN, FIRE CHIEF DAVE
FORMANEK WITH 9 OTHERS PRESENT. SUPERVISOR GARY BIRON ABSENT.
PLEDGE TO FLAG SAID. CLERK RADKE SAID PROPER NOTICES WERE
POSTED AND PUBLISHED. BOARD REVIEWED AGENDA, MOTION BY
SUPERVISOR GROWE TO APPROVE AGENDA, SECONDED BY CHAIRPERSON
CONNOR, MT.CD.
MINUTES OF MARCH 9, 2009 MONTHLY BOARD MEETING PRESENTED,
CLERK RADKE CORRECTED THE ORDINANCE NUMBER TO # 34, NO
FURTHER DISCUSSION, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO APPROVE
MINUTES WITH CORRECTION AS PRESENTED, SECONDED BY CHAIRPERSON
CONNOR, MT.CD.
FINANCIAL REPORT PRESENTED, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO
APPROVE FINANCIAL REPORT AS PRESENTED, SECONDED BY CHAIRPERSON
CONNOR, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
BILL’S PRESENTED, CLERK RADKE SAID SHE RECEIVED 2 BILL’S
FROM FIRE DEPT. CHECK’S # 22580 & 22581, FIRE CHIEF FORMANEK
EXPLAINED CHECK # 22578 IS PART OF A GRANT FIRE DEPT.
RECEIVED, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO PAY ALL BILL’S AS
PRESENTED, SECONDED BY CHAIRPERSON CONNOR, NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
DISCUSSION ON FIRE DEPT. CHIEF FORMANEK SAID MARCH 14 THEY
ASSISSTED AT A HOUSE FIRE IN TOWN OF SWISS, MARCH 23 ALARM
IN DEERPATH WHICH WAS CANCELLED, MARCH 28 ASSISSTED WITH
HOUSE FIRE IN SCOTT, MARCH 28 ASSISSTED AT A CAR ACCIDENT
AT COUNTY C AND FOX ROAD, APRIL 10 WILD LAND FIRE AT
SETTING SUN, ABOUT 1 ACRE BURNED, APRIL 12 WILD LAND FIRE
WEST OF LOON LAKE ABOUT 3 TO 4 ACRES BURNED. SKY WARNING
CLASS WILL BE APRIL 28 AT JACKSON FIRE HALL, APRIL 26 & 28
DOING R.I.T. TRAINING HERE WITH SCOTT & WEBB LAKE DEPT.’S.
THE NEW COMPRESSOR IS INSTALLED. CHIEF FORMANEK SAID WEBB
LAKE FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE OFFERED TO DONATE $ 5,000.00 TO
JACKSON FIRE DEPT. TO BE USED TOWARDS PURCHASE OF UTILITY
TERRAIN VECHILE WITH THE UNDERSTANDING IT CAN BE CALLED OUT
WHEN & WHERE EVER NEEDED FOR OFF-ROAD RESCUE ETC.. HE WILL
GET MORE INFORMATION ON IT & GET BACK TO BOARD. WILL NEED A
TRAILER FOR IT , SOME DISCUSSION THAT THE TRAILER THE TOWN
HAS FOR MOWER FOR CEMETERY COULD BE USED TO KEEP THE U.T.V.
ON AND WHEN NEEDED FOR MOWER COULD SWITCH THEM. MORE WILL
BE DISCUSSED LATER. CHIEF FORMANEK SAID THEY ARE WORKING ON
PLACING NEW SIGN, HE REMINDED EVERYONE THE ANNUAL SMELT FRY
IS MAY 1 st.
DISCUSSION ON HIGHWAY DEPT. ROAD SUPERVISOR LOHMAN SAID SOME
STREET SIGN’S & POST’S ARE MISSING, HAS HAD CALL’S ON ROAD
LIMIT SIGN’S AS TO WHY THEY ARE 8 TON OTHER TOWN’S AT 4
TO 4-1/2, WILL NEED TO WORK ON WHOLE ISSUE LATER. THEY HAVE
DONE QUITE A BIT OF WORK IN TOWN GARAGE AS TO RE-ARRANGING
ITEMS AND REPAIR ON DIFFERENT MACHINES. THEY ATTENDED ROAD
CLASS IN HAYWARD AND SAFETY COURSE AT GOVT. CENTER. HE SAID
HE HAD BOUGHT SOME SALT SAND FROM HOPKINS AT PRETTY GOOD
PRICE FOR NEXT WINTER. ROAD BANS SHOULD BE OFF IN NEXT WEEK
OR SO. SOME DISCUSSION ON LOGGING ORDINANCE, CHAIRPERSON
CONNOR SAID ROAD SUPERVISOR AND NEW ELECTED TOWN SUPERVISOR
ROGER LARSON CAN GET TOGETHER AND SEE WHAT KIND OF BETTER
SYSTEM TO COME UP WITH. SHE ASK HIM TO GET A PICTURE OF
BRAD HUSER FOR WEB SITE.
DISCUSSION ON BILLING TO TOWN OF SCOTT FOR PLOWING ETC. OF
THOMPSON ROAD, CHAIRPERSON CONNOR HAS EXPLAINED IT TO DOUG
McCREADIE AND EVERYTHING IS O.K.
DISCUSSION ON 2009 BOARD OF REVIEW DATE, ASSESSOR HAD CALLED
CLERK, DATE FOR OPEN BOOK WILL BE AT THE TOWN HALL ON
SATURDAY MAY 30 FROM 8 A.M. TO 10 A.M. AND BOARD OF REVIEW
WILL BE SAME DAY FROM 11 A.M. TO 1 P.M.
DISCUSSION ON APPOINTING ALTERNATE BOARD OF REVIEW MEMBERS,
APPOINTED ARE ELVA HUGHES AND BRIAN LANGDON.
CHAIRPERSON CONNOR SAID THE NEXT CLUSTER MEETING FOR THE
PLANNING COMMISSION WILL BE AT THE WEBSTER HIGH SCHOOL APRIL
16, AT 6 P.M. AND WILL BE WORKING ON MAPPING.
DISCUSSION ON DATE FOR ANNUAL ROAD SIDE CLEAN-UP AND WHITE
GOODS DROP OFF, DATE SET FOR BOTH ON MAY 9, 2009 FROM 8
A.M. TO NOON. SUPERVISOR GROWE GAVE DIFFERENT PRICES ETC.
SHE WILL GET A LIST TO CLERK TO MAKE COPIES AND PUT IT IN
LOCAL PAPERS. DISCUSSION ON PEOPLE ASKING TO BRING BRUSH,
ROAD SUPERVISOR LOHMAN SAID NOT A GOOD IDEA, ALSO WILL NOT
ALLOW ANYONE TO STRIP COPPER ETC. OFF ITEMS BROUGHT IN THAT
DAY.
NO LOGGING PERMITS, 2 BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED SINCE LAST
MEETING.
CHAIRPERSON CONNOR HAD SWORN IN ELECTED CLERK LORRAINE RADKE
EARLIER, CLERK RADKE SWORE IN ELECTED CHAIRPERSON DIANNE
CONNOR, SUPERVISOR NANCY GROWE, SUPERVISOR ROGER LARSON AND
TREASURER KIMBERLY CAMPION. SOME DISCUSSION ON TOWN OFFICIAL
CLASS COMING UP IN RICE LAKE ON MAY 14, CLERK RADKE WILL
GET HERSELF, CHAIRPERSON CONNOR, SUPERVISOR GROWE, AND
SUPERVISOR LARSON REGISTERED TO ATTEND IT.
DISCUSSION ON PRE-BUY OF HEATING FUEL FROM COMO OIL, AFTER
ALL DISCUSSION CLERK RADKE WILL PRE-BUY 3,500 GALLONS AT $
1.399 A GALLON.
PAUL JOHNSON, POLICE CHIEF SPOKE ON VOYAGER VILLAGE PARTY
CALLING HIM ON JUNK CAR’S, HE INFORMED THEM TO CALL BURNETT
COUNTY ON IT..HE HAS HAD REQUESTS FOR HIS POLICIES, HE SAID
IF SOMEONE WANTS A COPY WILL CHARGE THEM .25 CENTS A PAGE,
IT IS 100 PAGES LONG. SOME DISCUSSION ON PEOPLE NOT CALLING
IN BEFORE THEY BURN, HE WILL WORK WITH LOCAL FIRE CHIEFS
AND IF NO BURNING PERMIT WAS ISSUED THEY WILL BE TAGGED.
NORTH MEMORIAL WILL BE OFFERING E M T CLASSES IN SEPTEMBER IN
SIREN. MR. JOHNSON SPOKE OF GRANT HE APPLIED FOR TO BE USED
FOR DIFFERENT ITEM’S FOR POLICE DEPT. HE PLANS TO ATTEND
ANNUAL MEETING TO INFORM PEOPLE OF APPLYING FOR GRANT THRU
GOVERTMENT THAT WOULD COVER ALL COSTS OF ANOTHER POLICE
OFFICER FOR 3 YEARS BUT AFTER THAT WOULD BE A COST TO
TOWN. ROGER LARSON ASK ABOUT NEEDING ANOTHER SQUARD CAR, MR.
JOHNSON SAID IT WOULD BE A TOWN COST.
KIMBERLY CAMPION ASK MR. JOHNSON ABOUT A SEX OFFENDER DUE
TO MOVE INTO TOWN OF JACKSON SOON AND WHY WE WERE NOT
INFORMED, MR. JOHNSON EXPLAINED DIFFERENT PROCEDURES ON THIS
TYPE OF ITEM.
CLERK RADKE SAID SHE HAS COMPLETED THE ACCEESSIBILITY SUVERY
FOR STATE ELECTION BOARD, WE WILL NEED TO GET A PRIVECY
SCREEN TO SET ON A TABLE FOR ANYONE IN WHEEL CHAIR TO
VOTE, NEED A “VAN-ACCESSIBLE” SIGN, AND WILL NEED TO “ PAVE “
THE HANDICAPPED AREAS. SHE SAID THERE IS NO DATE AS TO JUST
WHEN THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE THO. SHE REPORTED ON THE SURVEY
THE TOWN WOULD NEED TO BUDGET THE PAVING ITEM IN 2010 OR
2011.
CHAIRPERSON CONNOR SAID AT THE ANNUAL MEETING ON APRIL 18
CAKE AND COFFEE WILL BE SERVED AS A WAY OF THANKING
SUPERVISOR GARY BIRON FOR HIS PAST DUTIES AS A BOARD
MEMBER.
NO FURTHER BUSINESS AT HAND, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO
ADJOURN, SECOMDED BY CHAIRPERSON CONNOR, MT.CD. MEETING
ADJOURNED AT 8:35 P.M.
LORRAINE RADKE,
CLERK