Board meeting minutes of June 16, 2026
Chairman Karl Hackbarth, Supervisors Melissa Schutz and Nick Schaff, Clerk-Treasurer Val Windsor, Maintenance Kevin Finder and townspeople Tim Mittlestadt, Mikayla Krear, Mr. and Mrs. Tim Stauffer
Pledge of Allegiance
Motion to approve May 21, 2026 minutes as mailed was made by M. Schutz, 2nd by N. Schaff. Approved.
Treasurer’s Report: Balance on hand, May 1, 2026 $75,474.35
May Receipts $4,145.41
May Disbursements $20,785.91
Balance as of May 31, 2026 $58,833.85
Motion to approve Treasurer’s Report as mailed was made by N. Schaff, 2nd by M. Schutz. Approved.
Motion to approve Vouchers and Checks was made by K. Hackbarth, 2nd by M. Schutz. Approved.
Maintenance Report: Sherman joint road, we will be splitting the costs for maintenance on this road and plowing/sanding will be every other year with Sherman starting in July 2026. A “policy” will be drafted for them to sign so we will have something in writing.
Knapp is having their meeting to approve and will be paying their half ($12,873) for our joint road.
Chairman Report: Road projects have been signed and turned into the county. We will not have the county spray the ditches this year because of the timing and we need to start mowing. Karl told them in plenty of time, but still they came and sprayed 800th Ave. We will not be paying for the part he sprayed. We will probably have them do this next year. Seal coating will start on July 8th. Karl will sign the Dedicated Animal Control contract.
Supervisors Report: Melissa has been working diligently on the ordinances and FAQ’s for our residents. Melissa got a quote from JB Systems (website); there is a onetime set up fee for $1499 and a $55.00/month fee. They do the websites for Town’s association and are local. Town of Sherman is currently using this company. Melissa will bring this info to the July meeting which we will look at more formally at that time.
Melissa did the final revisions to the Alcohol Ordinance #16 and it was signed by board members.
Some discussion on the ordinances. We need to make a few changes, then we will have them printed so each board member will have one and one will remain in the town shop office.
Clerk-Treasurer Report: None
Building Permits: None
Committee Reports: Fire meeting was held last week. Radios for both the fire and ambulance districts will need to be replaced as the entire county is going with a different radio. This will be paid for by a grant from the state as an 80/20 split. The floors in the “classroom” need to be re-tiled at the fire station, this will be paid for by a donation left for building repair. Some discussion on what the paper printed regarding what is going on for the districts. A new tender for the fire dept is not going to be replaced unless one “miraciously” drops in our lap at a great price. They will not be going out to be buying a new one. Also some discussion on the final numbers in accounts for 2025.
Ambulance meeting was held last week. Interim Chief Troy Stoneberg stated he would rather not be the interim anymore, he would like to only go out on runs as an EMT. There are a couple individuals who are interested in the interim position. The Ambulance district is having a meeting on Wednesday, June 24th, and hopefully get some resolution regarding the allegations on current chief. The ambulance has relied pretty heavily on the mutual aid (Glenwood City).
New Business: Fire Inspection Ordinance #17. This will state that we will have the inspection done once per year, instead of 2 times.
Public Comment: Tim Stauffer is here to discuss the alcohol beverage licensing. They are anxious to proceed and would like to get the license by July 1, 2026. We gave them a copy of the ordinance that we just signed. We were granted one reserve license, which has a one time fee of $10,000 paid to the Town of Stanton, and $500/yr after that. Chairman Hackbarth stated because Stauffers have an established business, in his opinion, Stauffers will be the one who gets the liquor license. Motion was made that given the criteria of the Alcohol ordinance we will grant Stauffers/Knappa Valley the license by K. Hackbarth, 2nd by N. Schaff. Approved.
Motion to adjourn was made by K. Hackbarth, 2nd by N. Schaff. Approved.
Meeting adjourned at 7:05pm