MINUTES - JANUARY 2025 MEETING

                                                    APPROVED MINUTES
                        STINNETT TOWN BOARD MEETING JANUARY 14, 2025 – TOWN HALL
AGENDA WAS POSTED JANUARY 12, 2025 AT THE TOWN HALL, TRANUS LAKE RD, AND ON THE WEBSITE BY KATIE PARKS, CLERK.
PRESENT: BILL COCHRAN, SUPERVISOR; GARY ELLIOTT, CHAIRMAN AND BRIAN TAKALA, SUPERVISOR ON SPEAKER PHONES; KATIE PARKS, CLERK; SANDY JOHNSON, TREASURER AND TOWN RESIDENTS; LINDA ASP, ROBIN FADNESS, AND JILL WASHKUHN
1.  VERIFICATION OF LEGAL POSTING DONE BY THE CLERK
      ROLL CALL:  ELLIOTT, COCHRAN, TAKALA, PARKS, JOHNSON
      BILL COCHRAN, ACTING CHAIRMAN CALLED MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:01 PM
      (GARY ELLIOTT IS ILL AND COULD NOT ATTEND IN PERSON)  PLEDGE OF           
     ALLEGIANCE WAS  RECITED.                                                     
2.  APPROVAL OF AGENDA - MOTION BY BRIAN TAKALA, 2ND BILL COCHRAN, 
     MOTION  CARRIED.
3.  TREASURER’S REPORT SUBMITTED BY SANDY JOHNSON – MANY PROPERTY 
     TAXES HAVE  BEEN PAID.  WE HAVE A FEW OUTSTANDING CHECKS.  MOTION
     TO APPROVE REPORT BRIAN TAKALA, 2ND GARY ELLIOTT. MOTION CARRIED.
4.  APPROVAL OF THE DECEMBER 10, 2024 TOWN BOARD MEETING MINUTES – 
      MOTION TO APPROVE BY BRIAN TAKALA,  2ND BILL COCHRAN, MOTION
      CARRIED.  
5.  HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE REPORT – SANDING OF ICY
     ROADS,  PLOWING OF ROADS & DRIVEWAYS DONE IN TIMELY MANNER.   NO
    COMPLAINTS.
6.  PUBLIC INPUT
7.  SPECIFIC MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION BY THE TOWN BOARD:
      A.  UPDATED THE CAUCUS OF SATURDAY,  JANUARY 11TH  WITH A LIST OF
       NOMINEES FOR ALL PRESENT. THE CLERK WILL DELIVER A COPY TO THE
       SAWYER COUNTY RECORD FOR PUBLISHING NEXT WEEK IN THE PAPER. A COPY 
       OF NOMINEES FORM EL-405 WILL ALSO BE  SUBMITTED TO THE WASHBURN
       COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE BEFORE THE JANUARY 16TH DEADLINE FOR BALLOTS
       TO BE PRINTED FOR THE SPRING ELECTION IN APRIL. 
        GARY ELLIOTT, ENCUMBENT CHAIRMAN AND KATIE PARKS, ENCUMBENT
        CLERK SUBMITTED NOTICES OF NON-CANDIDACY EL-163 FOR THE NEXT
        ELECTION. THOSE TWO POSITIONS HAVE NEW NOMINEES THAT WILL BE ON
        THE BALLOT IN APRIL.            
      B.  THE TOWN BOARD WILL BE COMPILING A 5-YEAR PLAN FOR ROAD WORK AND
            DISCUSS WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE THIS YEAR SPECIFICALLY.
      C.  NO COMPLAINTS IN REGARD TO THE DRIVEWAY PLOWING SO FAR. THE
           TREASURER WILL BE SUBMITTING AN UPDATED RESIDENT LIST OF THOSE
           UNDER CONTRACT.         
 8.  CORRESPONDENCE - LETTERS AND PHONE CALLS RECEIVED:
          A.  TOWNHALL – ONE RESERVATION FOR MARCH 1ST FOR A BABY SHOWER
          B.  TOWN PARK –THE PARK IS CLOSED FOR THE SEASON.
          C.  MEETING DATES  - WASHBURN CTY UNIT MEETING - JAN 22, 2025 SHELL
              LAKE FOR TOWN OFFICIALS AT 7:00 PM           
          D.  MISCELLANEOUS
9.  BILLS FOR PAYMENT APPROVED AND CHECKS SIGNED.
 10.  DATE & TIME OF NEXT MEETING – FEBRUARY 11, 2025 7:00 PM
 11.  AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING – 1) UPDATE ON 5-YR ROAD PLAN 
        2) ELECTION DATES & INFO
 12.  ADJOURNMENT – MOTION TO ADJOURN BY BRIAN TAKALA AT 8:19, 2ND BILL
​        COCHRAN. MOTION CARRIED.