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July 14, 2010 Monthly Town Board Meeting 07/2010
TOWN BOARD MEETING TOWN OF CASEY Wednesday, July 14, 2010 7:00 p.m. Minutes 1. Call the town board meeting to order. At 7:00 p.m., the town board meeting was called to order by Chairperson Gene Bethel, at the Casey Town Hall. 2. Confirmation of proper meeting notice. Chairperson Bethel posted the meeting notice and agenda on July 11, 2010, in the posting cabinets located at the town hall, at the junction of Dunn Lake and Island Lake Roads, at the junction of Pair O Lakes Road and County Trunk E and at the junction of Blackburn Road and County Trunk E between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. 3. Roll call. Roll call taken. Present: Gene Bethel, Chairperson; Danny Swearingen, Supervisor; Michael Wallace, Supervisor; Corinne Slabaugh, Clerk; Cherie Luell, Treasurer. Also in attendance: Joe Norton, Lee Norton, Mark Slavens, Betty Seckora, and Dave Railsback. 4. Approval of agenda. Discussion and action. On motion by Wallace / Swearingen to approve agenda. Motion carried. 5. Minutes of June 9, 2010 town board meeting. Discussion and action. Clerk Slabaugh read the minutes of June 9, 2010 town board meeting. Chairperson Bethel asked for additions or corrections to the minutes. None given. On motion by Wallace / Swearingen to accept minutes as read. Motion carried. 6. Treasurer’s report and report of account receivable. Discussion and action. Treasurer Luell gave the following report: In Johnson Bank – as of 05/30/10 in the checking account was $241,958.03. General Deposits $1,634.00. Interest $129.79. Total Credits $243,721.82. Checks Returned $82,262.09. Bank Statement Balance on 06/30/10 $161,459.73. No outstanding checks. Reconciled Balance on 06/30/10 $161,459.73. Discussion followed. On motion by Wallace / Swearingen to accept treasurer’s report as read. Motion carried. 7. Public comments. None given. 8. Zoning permits. Discussion and action. None given. 9. Road maintenance. Discussion and action. a. Complaints and compliments. None given. b. Monthly report on road projects. Chairperson Bethel and Supervisor Swearingen gave an update on road projects. c. Potential blade patching projects on Sunfish and Timberland Roads. Discussion followed. d. Update on establishing ATV routes. Chairperson Bethel gave an update on establishing ATV routes. Discussion followed. e. Consideration of posting speed limits on town roads. Discussion followed. 10. Consideration of proposed resolution adopting Washburn County All Hazards Mitigation Plan. Discussion and action. Discussion followed. On motion by Swearingen / Bethel to adopt Resolution # 10 – 07, The Washburn County All Hazards Mitigation Plan. Motion carried. 11. Consideration of proposed resolution adopting Washburn County Zoning Standards. Discussion and action. a. Bunkhouse definition. b. Striking language in camp section. c. Change definitions of kennel and junk yard. Discussion followed. On motion by Bethel / Wallace to approve Text amendment # 1 (definitions, use language, bunkhouse), Text amendment #2 (strike language in camping section), and deny Text amendment #3 (change definitions of kennel and junk yard) with comments: Casey has own abandoned car ordinance. Motion carried. 12. Consideration of proposed three year contract by current assessors Feit & Meyer. Discussion and action. Discussion followed. On motion by Bethel / Wallace to approve the three year contract with current assessors Feit & Meyer. 2011 – Market adjustment - $13,500; 2012 – Maintenance - $8,000; 2013 – Maintenance - $8,000. Motion carried. 13. Applications for Liquor, Cigarette, and Operators Licenses. Examination and action. None given. 14. Proposed Loon Lake Association use of town hall, August 7th. Discussion and action. Discussion followed. On motion by Swearingen / Wallace authorizing Loon Lake Association to use the Casey Town Hall on August 7, 2010. Motion carried. 15. Report on workshops attended and those who will be attending upcoming workshops. Discussion and action. Clerk Slabaugh, Pamela Stearns, and Elizabeth Swonger will attend 2010 Chief Inspector Baseline Training on August 2, 2010. 16. Correspondence. Action and filing. Correspondence read by the board. On motion by Wallace / Swearingen to file correspondence. Motion carried. 17. Paying of bills. Discussion and action. Bills numbers 5293 – 5311 submitted to the board for approval. The board discussed and initialed each bill approved. On motion by Bethel / Wallace to pay bill numbers 5293 – 5311. Motion carried. 18. Set date for next town board meeting. The next Town Board meeting will be Wednesday, August 11, 2010, at 7:00 p.m., at the Casey Town Hall. 19. Adjournment. At 9:04 p.m., on motion by Bethel / Swearingen to adjourn. Motion carried. Submitted by Corinne Slabaugh, Clerk