Minutes of Apr., 2007
Meeting Minutes……….
MONTHLY BOARD MEETING – April 11, 2007
Chairman Len Eckerly called the monthly Board of Supervisors meeting to order at 6:50 p.m.; new Supervisors Mittlestadt and Wilmsen were present. The minutes of the March Board meeting were read by the Clerk and a motion to accept was made by Lee Wilmsen; 2nd Gene Mittlestadt; all in favor; motion carried.
The TREASURER'S REPORT was read by Mary Boer as follows:
02/28/07 Bank Statement Balance……………….$62,391.74
Less 4 Outstanding Checks…………………….$ 942.16
Beginning Check Book Balance………………….$61,449.58
February Bank Statement Activity
Deposits………………………………$ 6,349.48
Interest Earned………………………..$ 111.45
Checks Cleared…………………………$ 17,138.80
03/31/07 Bank Statement Balance……………….$ 51,710.87
Less 13 Outstanding Checks………………$ 3,806.43
Ending Check Book Balance……………….$ 47,904.44
High Yield Account Beginning Balance…………..$723,408.34
General Fund………………………………..$ 3,277.55
Interest Earned……………………………..$ 1,559.28
Machinery Fund………………………………$ 75,000.00
Deposits……………………………………$415,375.76
Tax Account…………………………………$ 55,431.93
Debits……………………………………$1,006,633.90
Ending Bank Statement Balance………………. $133,709.48
Total all Accounts………………. $181,613.92
The Treasurer's report was approved as read from Lee Wilmsen; 2nd Gene Mittlestadt; all in favor; motion carried.
ROAD REPORT – the Town road 6 ton gross weight restriction went into effect on Monday, March, 12, 2007 and will remain in effect until all frost is out of the ground; all Town culverts have been cleaned; Beaver are active on Hemlock Haven Road which is being monitored daily; snowplow equipment is ready in the event plowing is required.
Thanks to the efforts of Jackie Eckerly, the Town of Hunter WEB SITE is up and running. She offered to demonstrate the site after the meeting.
A TOWN OF HUNTER RESOLUTION was presented to the prior Board members at the February 2007 meeting that was not voted on. This resolution was for the benefit of Dave and Marcy Bruflat in their effort to obtain a grant to purchase a fire truck for the Blueberry Lake area. Len Eckerly made a motion to accept the Town of Hunter Resolution that was presented and signed in February; 2nd Lee Wilmsen; all in favor; motion carried. Len Eckerly reported that Paul Ryan RESIGNED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING COMMITTEE. Len felt Paul was doing a good job and he will ask Paul to stay on as Chairman. Len will have to find someone to appoint as Chairman and then the planning committee will vote someone in. Doug Kurtzweil recently learned that Sawyer County will be receiving $120,000 of grant money for Comprehensive Planning which should be shared with the Towns.
The 2007-2008 ROUND LAKE FIRE CONTRACT in the amount of $6,500 was approved on a motion from Lee Wilmsen; 2nd Gene Mittlestadt; all in favor; motion carried.
The Clerk presented a Town Resolution to establish the Spring Clean-up for the first Saturday in June from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Len Eckerly made a motion to accept the SPRING CLEAN-UP RESOLUTION NO. 2007-01 as presented; 2nd Gene Mittlestadt; all in favor; motion carried.
This years clean-up will be June 2, 2007.SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES – Lee Wilmsen will take over the recycling program and Gene will go to the TRIP meetings and inspect new driveways. Len Eckerly will continue going to the Sawyer County Zoning meetings.
Len asked the supervisors to pick up their mail on a timely basis.
The BOARD OF REVIEW DATE cannot not be set at this time due to the fact the County does not know when they can print the assessment rolls or notices. Doug Kurtzweil will let the Board know when a date can be schedule.
The Chairman and Supervisors will be attending the May 3, 2007 Town Officials Workshop in Cable.
APPROVAL OF CHECKS #12743 thru #12781 was given for a total expenditure of $42,884.00.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m. on a motion from Lee Wilmsen; 2nd Gene Mittlestadt; all in favor; motion carried.
Patricia R. Swaffield, Clerk