The meeting was called to order at 7:30. The clerk certified that the notice had been posted at the Black Earth State Bank, at John Bird Accounting in Black Earth, Amcore Bank in Mt. Horeb, on the town web site www.townofvermont.com, and on the front door of the town hall. It was also published in the News Sickle-Arrow and the Mt. Horeb Mail.
Present: Chairman, Mark Sherven; Supervisors, Barbara Grenlie and Don McKay; Clerk Marc Robertson and Treasurer Sarah Danz. Supervisors Bill Hanson and Steve Cowan were absent.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
A motion to approve the agenda was made by Barbara Grenlie, seconded by Don McKay and approved.
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT AND CORRESPONDENCE
The Chairman indicated that recreation permit compliance by organized bicycle groups over the past summer was disappointing, however complaints by residents were nearly nonexistent. Since the Dane County Highway Department permitting process requires that groups comply with local governmental requirements, a request will be made that this requirement be enforced.
CITIZEN INPUT
There was no citizen input.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Don McKay moved approval of the minutes of the October 8th meeting, Barbara Grenlie seconded, and the minutes were approved. Mark Sherven moved approval of the minutes of the October 17th special meeting, Barbara Grenlie seconded, and the minutes were approved.
TREASURER’S REPORT
Deposits for the month of August were $21,192.15. The majority, $18,766.89, was our quarterly State Transportation Aid payment. We also received a reimbursement for legal fees of $960.50, $770 for building permits, our annual $118 Dane County payment for veterans grave care, $50 for assessment searches and $526.76 in interest. Treasurer and clerk reconciliation showed that accounts were in balance, with the sum of all Town accounts showing $97,668.20. A motion was made by Don McKay and seconded by Barbara Grenlie to accept the Treasurer’s report, and the motion was approved.
CLERK’S REPORT
A check for $10,556.10 was written early in the month as a first payment toward our share of the new District One EMS building. Also early in the month was a payment for diesel fuel in order to secure an early payment discount. Veterans graves funds have been distributed to the 2 cemeteries in the Town. The bill of $7,296.76 for winter sand has been paid, the bill for the salt hasn’t been received yet.
Materials are available for those wishing to run for the two supervisor positions up for election in the spring.
A motion was made by Barbara Grenlie and seconded by Don McKay to accept the Clerk's report, and the motion was approved.
PAYMENT OF BILLS
Approval is sought for payment of bills for October, 2007 paid by checks numbered 11616 through 11657.
A motion was made by Don McKay and seconded by Barbara Grenlie to approve payment of bills for October and the motion was approved.
APPROVAL OF LINE OF CREDIT WITHDRAWAL FOR PARTIAL PAYMENT FOR DISTRICT ONE EMS BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
No EMS building payment has been requested for this month, so no action is required.
APPROVAL OF 2008 BUDGET
Barbara Grenlie moved approval of the 2008 budget as approved at the special Town meeting and as presented below. Don McKay seconded and the budget was approved with the understanding that amendment may be required if the State levy limit is different from what has been anticipated.
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Revenue |
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Expenses |
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Total Taxes: |
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$385,887 |
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General Government |
$79,801 |
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Special Assessments: |
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$0 |
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Public Safety |
$102,578 |
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Intergovernmental Revenues: |
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$96,720 |
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Public Works |
$290,766 |
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Licenses and Permits: |
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$11,665 |
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Health and Human Services |
$1,218 |
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Fines, Forfeitures and Penalties: |
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$0 |
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Culture, Recreation and Education |
$1,710 |
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Public Charges for Services: |
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$118 |
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Conservation and Development |
$15,164 |
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Intergovernmental Charges: |
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$0 |
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Capital Outlay |
$0 |
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Miscellaneous Revenue |
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$8,000 |
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Debt Service |
$0 |
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Other Financing Sources |
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$3,848 |
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Other Financing Uses |
$0 |
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Reserve Fund & Contingency Fund |
$15,000 |
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Total Revenue: |
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$506,238 |
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Minimum Operating Balance |
$0 |
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Total Expenses: |
$506,238 |
APPROVAL OF LETTER REGARDING RECENT DANE COUNTY BOARD REZONING PETITION DENIALS
Mark Sherven moved that consideration of this subject be deferred until a future meeting. Don McKay seconded and the motion was approved.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Repairs were required to the Ford truck front suspension, with repairs to the transmission likely in the near future. Steve Cowan was commended for the job that he did in replacing the walk-in door in the Town garage. The District One EMS building project is proceeding, with groundbreaking to be in a couple of weeks. Actions by Dane County with respect to rezoning approvals may require that some rezoning requests previously approved by the Planning Commission and the Board will be coming back as amended petitions and will need to be reconsidered by the Board.
DISCUSSION OF AGENDA ITEMS FOR DECEMBER MEETING
Renewal of the building inspection contract with Municipal Engineering and Inspection Services, Inc. will be considered, as well as possible further consideration of a letter to Dane County regarding rezoning policy. Any District One payment, if requested, will be considered for approval.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Don McKay and seconded by Barbara Grenlie that the meeting adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 7:57.
Marc Robertson, Town Clerk