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Town of Mountain board rescinds official newspaper designation, approves $124,222 in disbursements and confirms personnel changes
Summary
At its Oct. 8 meeting in Mountain, the Town Board voted to rescind its official newspaper designation to save costs, approved $124,222.24 in disbursements, and accepted personnel changes including hiring a part-time animal-control backup and accepting a shop-foreman resignation.
The Town of Mountain Board on Oct. 8 approved several routine and personnel items, including rescinding the town’s official newspaper designation, accepting $124,222.24 in disbursements, and confirming a part-time hire to back up animal-control staff.
Chair Maletzke called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. at the Bill Lazansky Community Center. The board approved the posted agenda on a motion by Supervisor Carey-Mielke, seconded by Supervisor O'Barski.
Clerk/Treasurer Lynn Kauzlaric presented the treasurer’s report, listing beginning balances, deposits, withdrawals and ending balances across multiple accounts. The board voted to accept the treasurer’s report. Later the board reviewed and approved checks #18897 through #18950 totaling $112,935.88 and late checks #18951 through #18954 totaling $11,286.36, for a combined disbursement of $124,222.24; the motion to approve disbursements was made by Carey-Mielke and seconded by O'Barski and carried.
The board considered a motion by Chair Maletzke, seconded by Carey-Mielke, to rescind the town’s official newspaper designation. The motion cited guidance from the Wisconsin Towns Association that, if rescinded, certain notices could be posted on the town website and at posting boxes instead of being published in the official newspaper, producing cost savings. The motion carried.
During a closed-session personnel review held under Wisconsin Statute ss. 19.85(1)(b) and (c), the board interviewed applicants and reconvened at 9:01 p.m. After reopening, the board moved, on a motion by Carey-Mielke and seconded by O'Barski, to recommend hiring Ryan Berg in a part-time capacity to back up existing animal-control staff Ryan and Nick when they are unavailable; the motion carried.
The board also accepted the resignation of Shop Foreman Jody Wydeven and discussed creating a Shop Mechanic job description; the board approved changing the employee’s status and adjusting the position’s wage to $22 per hour as part of that realignment (motion by Carey-Mielke, seconded by Maletzke, carried). A Special Town Board meeting was scheduled for Oct. 22 to discuss the Town Foreman position.
The meeting minutes record motions as carried for the items above; except where the minutes list a roll-call (the closed-session motion), individual vote tallies were not provided in the minutes.
The board listed several upcoming meetings and local election-related dates, including in-person absentee voting Oct. 22–Nov. 1 and the general election on Nov. 5.
