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Town of Mountain board directs two employees to sign retirement or provide records or face termination after closed‑session personnel actions
Summary
Following a closed session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(b), the Town of Mountain board authorized letters to two employees: one asking Julie Wixom to sign retirement papers or be terminated within 10 days, and another giving Ryan Berg 10 days to provide dog‑license vaccination records or face termination from the animal‑control post.
The Town of Mountain Board entered closed session Aug. 12 under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(b) to consider employee matters and subsequently directed staff to issue formal letters to two employees.
Supervisor O'Barski moved to go into closed session, Supervisor Wydeven seconded, and the board recorded a roll‑call vote with all members voting Aye. After reconvening at 9:30 p.m., the board approved two follow‑up actions:
• A motion to send a letter to Julie Wixom stating she must either sign retirement papers or be terminated within 10 days. The motion was made by Supervisor O'Barski and seconded by Chair Carey‑Mielke and carried.
• A motion to send a letter to Ryan Berg giving him 10 days to provide vaccination records and license his dogs or face termination from the animal‑control position. The motion was made by Supervisor Wydeven, seconded by Chair Carey‑Mielke, and carried. Humane Officer Giese confirmed prior verbal and written warnings had been provided to Mr. Berg and that the board received documentation of those warnings.
Why it matters: the board used a statutorily authorized closed session to address personnel matters and then took formal action that could lead to termination absent compliance with the conditions in the letters. Those outcomes affect town staffing and enforcement of local animal‑control rules.
The meeting minutes show the board reconvened and carried both motions; no appeal or further procedural steps were recorded in the minutes. The board adjourned at 9:31 p.m.
