TOWN OF SUGAR CAMP
REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING MINUTES
June 20, 2005

The regular monthly meeting of the Sugar Camp Town Board was held on Monday, June 20th , 2005 at 7:30 p.m. at the Sugar Camp Town Hall.

7:15 p.m. Review Vouchers
7:30 p.m. Regular Meeting

1. Meeting called to order by the Town Chairman.
Present:

Chairman Scott Holewinski
Supervisor Otto Schoeneck
Supervisor Paul Sowinski
Clerk John Bigley
Treasurer Lisa Jolin
Mike Kortenhof

There were 2 visitors

2. Verification of Agenda posting and approval of Agenda. Discussion & action
The agenda was posted at the Town Hall, Sugar Camp Enterprises, Lilly Bass Road and Hwy H. by 5:00 p.m. Saturday June 18th.
Motion: Schoeneck / Sowinski … to approve the agenda. Carried

3. Approval of the minutes from the last regular monthly meeting and any special meetings not previously approved. Discussion & action
Motion: Schoeneck / Sowinski… to accept the Regular Meeting Minutes of May 16th, 2005. Carried

4. Treasurer’s Report. Discussion & action
Motion: Sowinski / Schoeneck … to approve the Treasurer’s report with a June 1st checking and CD account balance of $ 448,159.29. Carried

5. Approval of vouchers. Discussion & action
Motion: Schoeneck / Sowinski … to approve the vouchers of $ 196,885.52 as presented. Carried

6. Public Comments: There was no public comment at this time.

7. Old Business:

A. Report on the status of Delinquent Personal Property Tax collection by the Town Treasurer
The treasurer reported that as of June 17, 2005 there was $19,526.02 owed to the Town as delinquent personal property tax.. Of that: $7,491.87 was determined to be uncollectible, $4,672.49 was determined to be errors and mistakes, $4,815.00 had been collected. The Board will review this report and may take action at the July meeting to collect the balance of the collectable funds.

Disc Golf Course development update.
There is a committee now formed to steer the development of the Disc Golf Course. They will meet and bring back to the Board specific plans and time line to the course development. The Board has $10,000 to $12,000 in the Park Improvement Account to be used for construction of dug out on the new ball field. If there are funds left over they can be used for developing the course.

8. New Business:

A. Clerks Items
Liquor License Renewal approval – see attached list
Motion: Schoeneck / Sowinski… to approve the Liquor Licenses Renewals as presented. Carried
Cigarette License approval – see attached list
Motion: Sowinski / Schoeneck … to approve the Cigarette Licenses as presented. Carried

Operators License approval – see attached list
Motion: Schoeneck / Sowinski… to approve the Operator’s Licenses as presented. Carried
Insurance Policies Review
The Board reviewed the new policies, coverage was in order. Discussion only, no action.

B. Board Members Items
Chairman Holewinski

a. Chairman’s report- information only
b. Correspondences – information only

Supervisor Sowinski - information only
Supervisor Schoeneck - information only

Road, Shop, Town Hall:

Road Work Report: Discussion & possible action
See attached report
Chairman will get specifications for Thunder Lake Road improvement for the July meeting.
Chairman will get equipment costs for excavating and dump truck by the hour from local contractors and submit this information at the July meeting.

Town Hall Report: Discussion & possible action
See attached report

Motion to go into closed session pursuant to SS 19.85 (1)(c) to consider employment, promotion, compensation or performance of Town Employees.
Motion: Schoeneck / Sowinski… to go into closed session according to SS 19.85 (1)(c)
Sowinski-Aye, Schoeneck- Aye, Holewinski-Aye. Motion Carried

Motion to return to open session and report on any decisions reached in the closed session.
Motion: Schoeneck / Sowinski… to return to open session; Sowinski-Aye, Schoeneck- Aye, Holewinski-Aye. Motion Carried
Motion: Schoeneck / Sowinski…to accept the settlement proposal with a former employee. Carried.

11. Motion to adjourn.
Motion: Schoeneck / Sowinski… to adjourn at 9:00 p.m. Carried

The next Town Board Meeting is scheduled for July 18th , 2005

John Bigley, Sugar Camp Town Clerk