Approved minutes of April 15

​APPROVED MINUTES
STINNETT TOWN BOARD MEETING APRIL 15, 2025 – TOWN HALL
AGENDA WAS POSTED APRIL 10, 2025 AT THE TOWN HALL, TRANUS LAKE RD, OUTBACK BAR, AND ON THE WEBSITE BY KATIE PARKS, CLERK.
PRESENT: BILL COCHRAN, SUPERVISOR; GARY ELLIOTT, CHAIRMAN; BRIAN TAKALA,
SUPERVISOR ON SPEAKER PHONE; KATIE PARKS, CLERK; SANDY JOHNSON, TREASURER
AND TOWN RESIDENTS; JILL WASHKUHN, LINDA ASP, JANET TAKALA, LOREN ELLIOTT,
AND JED KEENAN.
1. VERIFICATION OF LEGAL POSTING DONE BY THE CLERK
ROLL CALL: ELLIOTT, COCHRAN, TAKALA, PARKS, JOHNSON
CHAIRMAN CALLED MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:09 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS RECITED.
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA - MOTION BY BILL COCHRAN, 2ND BRIAN TAKALA, MOTION CARRIED.
3. TREASURER’S REPORT SUBMITTED BY SANDY JOHNSON – MOTION TO APPROVE GARY
ELLIOTT, 2ND BILL COCHRAN. MOTION CARRIED.
4. APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 11, 2025 TOWN BOARD MEETING MINUTES – MOTION TO APPROVE BY BRIAN TAKALA, 2ND BILL COCHRAN. MOTION CARRIED.
5. HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE REPORT – ROAD BANS ARE COMING OFF ON THURSDAY 4/17 AT NOON. GARY ASKED JOSH AT STATEWIDE TO DO A LITTLE
ADDITIONAL PLOWING WHERE THE COUNTY ROAD PLOWS PLUGGED UP SOME DRIVEWAYS. HE WAS OKAY WITH THAT.
6. PUBLIC INPUT 7. SPECIFIC MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION BY THE TOWN BOARD:
A. APRIL 1ST ELECTION – HAD 100 VOTERS BUT 2 BALLOTS WERE UNACCOUNTED FOR,
HELD THE MACHINE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT AS WE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH IT. WILL
CHECK TO SEE ABOUT USING ONLY PAPER BALLOTS FROM NOW ON. ALL NEW OFFICIALS HAVE SIGNED THEIR OATH PAPERS EXCEPT FOR CLERK WHICH WILL DO
TONITE.
B. NEW AMENDMENT FOR AMBULANCE CONTRACT WAS RECEIVED WITH AN INVITE TO THE JULY MEETING AT SPOONER FIRE HALL ON JULY 16TH AT 5:00 PM TO DISCUSS. IT IS ONLY TO MAKE OUR SERVICE CONTRACT A TWO-YEAR DOCUMENT INSTEAD OF 1- YEAR. THE DOCUMENT WAS SIGNED BY OUR NEW CHAIRMAN, BILL COCHRAN AND WITNESSED BY THE CLERK, KATIE PARKS. SENDING BACK TO NORTH MEMORIAL.
C. CLEAN-UP DAY TENTATIVELY SET FOR MAY 17TH – MORE TO FOLLOW.
D. ROAD REVIEW DATE SET FOR MAY 4TH. THE CHAIRMAN AND SUPERVISORS WILL MEET AT THE HALL AT 8:30 AM, ANYONE WANTING TO PARTICIPATE CAN FOLLOW IN THEIR OWN VEHICLES. MOTION TO APPROVE BY BILL COCHRAN, 2ND BRIAN TAKALA, MOTION CARRIED.
E. THERE WAS DISCUSSION AS TO THE NEED TO APPOINT A TOWN CLERK. THIS WAS BECAUSE OF THE VACANCY CREATED DUE TO THE FACT THAT ROBIN FADNESS, (WHO RECEIVED THE MOST VOTES IN THE APRIL 1 ST ELECTION) DECIDED NOT TO ACCEPT THE POSITION. A MOTION WAS MADE BY THE NEW TOWN CHAIRMAN, BILL
COCHRAN TO APPOINT JILL WASHKUHN (WHO FINISHED SECOND IN THE APRIL 1ST ELECTION) TO THE POSTION OF TOWN CLERK. THIS WAS SECOND BY BRIAN TAKALA, SUPERVISOR. ALL WAS IN FAVOR, MOTION CARRIED, OUTGOING CLERK, KATIE PARKS ADMINISTERED THE OATH OF OFFICE TO JILL WASHKUHN WHO ACCEPTED THE APPOINTMENT.
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8. CORRESPONDENCE - LETTERS AND PHONE CALLS RECEIVED:
A. TOWNHALL – CALL TO AQUARIUS TO SERVICE THE KINETICO SYSTEM, WAS DONE
AND AN ELECTRICAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED – WAS GOOD. CHAIRMAN BILL FIXED THE LEAK IN THE MENS ROOM AND INSTALLED A NEW FAUCET IN THE
KITCHEN AS THERE WERE LEAKS IN BOTH. OUR HOLDING TANK WAS OVERFILLED DUE TO THIS CAUSING THE ALARM TO GO OFF. THE TANK WAS PUMPED AND THE ALARM IS NOW WORKING FINE.
B. TOWN PARK – TWO NEW RESERVATIONS; BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION ON APRIL 27TH AND A GRADUATION PARTY MAY 25TH C. MEETING DATES – APRIL 23RD WTA UNIT MEETING SHELL LAKE AT 7:00PM
MAY 21ST WTA SPRING WORKSHOP CABLE FOR NEW OFFICIALS
D. MISCELLANEOUS
9. PAYMENT VOUCHERS - APPROVED AND CHECKS SIGNED.
10. DATE & TIME OF NEXT MEETING – MAY 13, 2025 AT 7:00 PM FOR THE TOWN BOARD MEETING.
11. AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING –1) CLEAN-UP DAY UPDATES 2) ROAD REVIEW
3) NEW OFFICIALS – HOW Y’ALL DOING?
12. ADJOURNMENT – MOTION BY BRIAN TAKALA TO ADJOURN AT 8:05 PM, 2ND BILL COCHRAN. MOTION CARRIED.