Town of Liberty
Monthly Meeting Minutes (01-13-10)
Official
The January meeting was called to order by Fran Vorachek on January 13, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. The Chairman, 1st and 2nd Supervisors, Treasurer, Clerk, and Constable were present.
The minutes from December 9th and December 30th meetings were read. Tom Lambie made a motion to accept the December minutes, seconded by Scott Retzlaff, motion carried.
The Treasurer’s Report was read by Beth Ubl for the month of December
Money Market Account: $598,439.93
Certificate of Deposit: $102,406.89
The Money Market Account includes $509,488.88 in tax payments. Beth stated we have received 44% of our tax collections to date. Fran made a motion to accept the Treasurer’s report, seconded by Tom Lambie, motion carried.
Fran made a motion to move the agenda, seconded by Scott Retzlaff, motion carried.
*Outagamie Deputy Brian Peters was present to check if there were any issues. Tom Lambie mentioned he was told by a resident there were highway signs on Old 54 Road and Lower Road that were cut off by vandals.
Mail: Mail was opened and read
Building & Assessor’s Report: Larry Preuss presented the building permit issued to Henry Mohn for a deck. Fran made a motion to approve the building inspector’s report, seconded by Tom Lambie, motion carried. No assessor’s report.
Constable & Raft Report: Norb Morack stated he will be registering raft permits at the Liberty Town Hall on Saturday, February 6 and Saturday, February 20 from 8:00 to 10:00 am. Fran made a motion to accept the constable report, seconded by Scott Retzlaff, motion carried.
Planning Commission: None
Cemetery Commission Report: None
Pay Bills: A motion was made by Fran Vorachek to pay the bills presented, Scott Retzlaff seconded it and the motion carried.
Old Business: None
New Business:
*Review operator’s license application-Jessica Rombough (Damn Yankees) - Three operators licenses were presented to the board for review and approval. Scott Retzlaff made a motion to accept the bartenders licenses for Jessica Rombough, Maggie Elliott and Kim Brandt, seconded by Fran Vorachek, motion carried.
*Discuss resolution to oppose DOR County Assessment Proposal & approve/disapprove. There was a discussion by the town board regarding this proposal. The DOR is asking for legislature to shift the local assessment to the county level over the next five years with a required single value assessment. It was suggested by the Wisconsin Towns Association that the local municipalities adopt a resolution to oppose the proposal.
Resolution L011310-01 proposed by the chairman was reviewed by the board. Tom Lambie made a motion to accept Resolution L011310-01, seconded by Scott Retzlaff, motion carried.
*The Town Board reviewed a renewal contract from Larry Preuss for Building Inspector and Assessor services for a three-year term. Scott Retzlaff made a motion to approve the contract, seconded by Tom Lambie, motion carried.
Fran Vorachek made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Scott Retzlaff seconded it and motion was carried.
Submitted by,
Darlene Krake, Clerk