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TOWN OF KICKAPOO
TOWNSHIP ANNUAL MEETING
KICKAPOO TOWN HALL
6:30 P.M.
APRIL 14, 2009
DRAFT
NOT TO BE REPRODUCED
Attendees: Ray Key, Jeff Clements, Burdette Nelson, Andy Kellogg, Karene Uhe, Harley McMillen, plus 29 visitors that are signed in and made a part of these minutes
Meeting was called to order at 6:30 P.M by Acting Chairman Ray Kee. Proof of proper notice was given.
Minutes from the July 21, 2008 were read and approved.
Karene Uhe and Harley McMillen presented the Annual Financial Report for 2008. See copy attached. There were some questions regarding the income entries of FEMA and PILT under Intergovernmental
categories. Karene explained that the FEMA money was from 2 checks received for rebuilding roads in 2008 and PILT was money received from the Wisconsin DNR. Questions regarding dollars under License/Permits contained the number of permits (driveway and building) received during the previous month. Number of dogs could not be determined from the dollar amount as the fee is different depending on whether the dog is neutered or spayed, or if it was in a kennel. There were several questions regarding the Expense part of the summary as the dollars under the Public Works category did not contain any breakdown. Chuck Seltzner made a motion to accept the presentation on the condition that a detailed breakdown would be provided at the next board meeting in May for the Public Works Section of the Expenditures.Bill Putze seconded the motion. Motion passed by a voice vote. It was agreed that future monthly minutes of the Board meetings would contain the number of permits (driveway, building, fire application) received during the previous month.
Annual Donations to Readstown EMS ($250 per quarter), Kickapoo Cemetery ($400 annual), Kickapoo Vally Rescue Squad ($250 annual), and North Crawford Rescue Squad ($250 annual) were made by a motion from Ray Alexander and seconded by Hugh Harper. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.
Appointment powers were given to the Board for an appointment of an Assessor by a motion from Hugh Harper and seconded by Eric Gilenbach. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.
The newly elected board members were sworn in by Harley McMillen, Township Clerk, with each member taking the oath and signing their pledge. Mr. McMillen was sworn in by the acting chairman at the beginning of the Annual Board meeting.
Open to Electors:
Hugh Harper made a motion and seconded by Eric Gilenbach to have monthly board meetings on the second Tuesday each month at 6:30 PM.
Much discussion ensued about the “town plan” and the fact that Kickapoo Township would have to accept Vernon County Plan unless they approved their own. Much discussion centered on the misunderstanding two years ago that a draft copy of another township zoning ordinance was part of the Kickapoo plan. This led to a discussion about village powers as these would have to be reinstituted (were done away with two years ago) if the board was to approve a plan in the future. It was agreed that a future meeting would be held, to allow all electors to be present, to discuss and vote on instituting village powers in order to resurrect the plan. No action regarding village powers was taken at this annual meeting.
There were several advisory motions made that included that draft of the minutes would be posted on the website, that a personnel policy manual would be completed this year, to search to see if any stimulus money would be available to the Township this year, discussion ensued about changing the hours of the recycle center from 10 AM to 2 PM to 8:00 AM to 12:00 noon. No decisions were reached.
Respectively submitted,
Harley McMillen
Township Clerk
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