MINUTES - DECEMBER 2023

 
                                                           UNAPPROVED MINUTES
                                              STINNETT TOWN BOARD MEETING
                                             DECEMBER 12, 2023 – TOWN HALL
AGENDA WAS POSTED DECEMBER 10, 2023 AT THE TOWN HALL, TRANUS LAKE RD, OUTBACK BAR ON THEWEBSITE BY KATIE PARKS, CLERK.
PRESENT: GARY ELLIOTT, CHAIRMAN; SANDY JOHNSON, TREASURER; BILL COCHRAN, SUPERVISOR; BRIAN TAKALA, SUPERVISOR; KATIE PARKS, CLERK.
1.  VERIFICATION OF LEGAL POSTING DONE BY THE CLERK
      ROLL CALL:  ELLIOTT, COCHRAN, TAKALA, JOHNSON, PARKS.  ALL PRESENT
      CHAIRMAN CALLED MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM
      PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RECITED      
2.  APPROVAL OF AGENDA - MOTION BY BRIAN TAKALA, 2ND BILL COCHRAN, 
     MOTION CARRIED.
3.  TREASURER’S REPORT SUBMITTED BY SANDY JOHNSON.  LOTS OF SNOW PLOW
    CONTRACTS RETURNED.  $50.00 OUTSTANDING CHECK FOR MONTHS WILL BE     
    REMOVED FROM NEXT REPORT.   
4.  MINUTES FOR THE NOVEMBER 14, 2023 TOWN BOARD MEETING APPROVED AS
     READ.
5.  HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE REPORT.
   A.  WORK DONE ON PIKE RD AND TRANUS LAKE RD IS DONE. ICY SPOTS WERE
        SANDED. 
6.  PUBLIC INPUT - NONE
7.  SPECIFIC MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION BY THE TOWN BOARD:
    A. 2024 TOWN BUDGET WAS REVIEWED. THE TREASURER NOTED THAT THE
     INTEREST AMOUNT OF $530.00 SHOULD BE REMOVED, WHICH WAS DONE AND
     THE TOTAL NEW BUDGET AMOUNT WAS CORRECTED TO $218,730.00.  ALSO,
    EXPENDITURES   UNDER GENERAL GOVERNMENT FOR NEXT YEAR WERE REDUCED
    BY THE SAME  AMOUNT TO BALANCE.   
     B.  APPROVAL OF ELECTION OFFICIALS FOR THE NEXT TERM OF JANUARY 2024
     THRU DECEMBER 2025 WAS DISCUSSED. GARY ELLIOTT MADE A MOTION TO 
    APPROVE 2ND BY BILL COCHRAN, MOTION CARRIED.  A LIST IS ATTACHED. AND A
    THANKS TO ALL FOR VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME.           
   C.  KINETICO SYSTEM NEW MAINTENANCE & PAYMENT PLAN WAS APPROVED BY
      A MOTION FROM BILL COCHRAN, 2ND BRIAN TAKALA,  MOTION CARRIED. ALSO,
      A  MOTION TO APPROVE WALCZAK SANITATION TO SERVICE THE TOWN PARK 
      WAS MADE BY BRIAN TAKALA, 2ND BILL COCHRAN, MOTION CARRIED.       
8.  CORRESPONDENCE - LETTERS AND PHONE CALLS RECEIVED:
     A.  TOWN HALL – NO RESERVATIONS
     B.  TOWN PARK – CLOSED    
    C.  MEETINGS – WASHBURN COUNTY WILL BE HOLDING A TRAINING CLASS FOR
      ELECTION WORKERS IN JANUARY.  TOWN CLERKS WILL BE NOTIFIED AS TO
      EXACT DATE AND TIME.
    D. MISCELLANEOUS – LETTER FROM STATE SENATOR ROMAINE ROBERT QUINN
      WAS RECEIVED AND STATED THAT OUR SHARED REVENUE AMOUNT FROM THE
     STATE  WILL INCREASE FROM $21,009 TO $54,506 NEXT YEAR. NICE SURPRISE FOR
     STINNETT. 
  9.  BILLS FOR PAYMENT APPROVED AND CHECKS SIGNED         
10.  NEXT TOWN MEETING – JANUARY 9, 2024 AT 7:00 PM
11.  AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT TOWN BOARD MEETING:  1) 2024 UPDATED BUDGET
       2) ANY OTHER TOWN BUSINESS   
12.  ADJOURNMENT – MOTION BY BILL COCHRAN TO ADJOURN AT 7:52 PM, 2ND
       GARY ELLIOTT, MOTION CARRIED.  
 
           
POSTED DECEMBER 18, 2023 AT THE TOWN HALL, TRANUS LAKE RD, THE OUTBACK BAR, AND ON THE WEBSITE BY KATIE PARKS, CLERK.