MINUTES-NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING- AUG. 9, 2017
MINUTES-NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING- AUG. 9, 2017
Meeting called to order at 7:30 pm by Chair Dave Fornengo. Also present were Supervisors Dave Baker and Jason Fornengo, Treasurer Mandy Fornengo, Clerk Fran Levings, Deputy Clerk Beverly Carlin and Contractor Ed Proffit.
Motion by Jason Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to approve the Agenda. Carried.
Motion by Dave Baker, second by Jason Fornengo, to approve the Minutes of July 12, 2017.
Treasurer Mandy Fornengo presented the Treasurer’s Report.
FUND BALANCES:
General Fund $1,394.41
Road & Bridge Fund ` $88,436.74
Cemetery/Landscaping Fund $3,184.42
Fire Protection Fund $24,368.81
Fire Hall Fund $125.45
Driveways Fund $5,434.01
Savings Account $1,161.64
CDs $46,537.31
TOTAL FUNDS $170,641.79
Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Jason Fornengo, to approve the Treasurer’s Report. Carried.
Clerk Fran Levings presented Claims List & the Net Payroll List for approval.
CLAIMS:
Town of Wilma Reimburse-Heller Road Work $147.75
ECE Electricity- July & August $95.00
Duxbury Volunteer Fire Department- Fire Protection $4500.00
Edward Proffit Road Work $3525.00
Todd Elliott Road Work $2880.00
AT & T Telephone/Internet $95.36
Fran Levings Mileage- 2 trips $69.36
Wayne Hessler Gas & Lease- 2 months $150.00
Office Max 4 Ink Cartridges $88.98
GROSS PAY:
Dave Baker $165 Wayne Hessler $250
Beverly Carlin $100 Fran Levings $455
Jason Fornengo $75 Frank Rehberger $200
Mandy Fornengo $125 Dave Fornengo $125
Robin Fornengo $80
Chair Fornengo expressed his concern with the claim from the Duxbury Volunteer Fire Department for $4500. He stated that a few years ago the rate was raised by $1000 so that a retirement fund could be set up for retiring volunteer firefighters and, thus far, no such fund has been established. He sent information to the Fire Department regarding the procedure for setting up as a non-profit organization.
CLERK’S REPORT:
- Calendar- MAT District 7 Meeting- Cambridge- Aug. 30- 7pm
- Clerk will begin the process of changing to a Clerk/Treasurer position at the next meeting.
- Cemetery Report-Sold 2 graves to Maureen Pallow.
- What should be done with old flags? Dave Fornengo said he would take care of them.
No Zoning Report.
OLD BUSINESS:
- Road Work-(1) Ed Proffit reported that there are bad holes on the Kingsdale road. He suggested pit run gravel. It was confirmed that this road was assigned to Mr. Proffit for work this summer. (2) Dave Baker reported that he has gotten positive feedback on Little Ox Creek road now that it has more Class 5 gravel on it. Because the Arna Township grader is smaller, motion made by Dave Fornengo, second by Jason Fornengo, to lease the Arna Township grader for $150/hour. (3) Chair Fornengo reported that he has been in contact with the Town of Blaine in Wisconsin requesting to hire their equipment operator to brush all New Dosey Township roads on both sides and to begin as soon as possible. Suggestion also made to consider brushing twice a year instead of annually. (4) Dave Baker will have Todd Elliott Construction put Class 5 gravel on Loggers Lane.
- NPAHD Report- Fran Levings reported that (1) she attended a day-long conference at Essentia-Sandstone on Tele-Health on July 19. The conference was hosted by the Governor’s Task Force on Broadband. Stroke Neurologist Sandra Hanson was the keynote speaker. She works with rural hospitals via tele-conferencing. She predicts that all medicine will be 20% tele-conferencing eventually. She is headquartered at Allina Health in the Cities and Essentia-Sandstone is one of the hospitals she works with. (2) Fran attended a tour of the new Golden Horizons Assisted Facility in Sandstone on July 25. (3) The NPAHD board has hired a consultant to help develop a Strategic Plan
No New Business.
Meeting adjourned at 8:21 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Fran Levings, Clerk
Also signed by the Chair _________________________ Date _______________