February 11, 2025, Budget Meeting Minutes

The meeting was called to order at 7:45 p.m.

Attendance:

Town officers present: Chair Douglas Nelson, Vice-Chair Jim Wilson, Supervisor Douglas Dressen, Clerk Lita Wallace, Treasurer Carol Nelson, Deputy Treasurer Raymond Barnes

Town officer absent:  Deputy Clerk Shane Stolp

Guests: Stephen Jones, Steven Mueller, Don Swanstrom, Ted Wallace

Discuss and set-up budget amounts for 2025:

Name of Fund 2025 Levy/Budget
General Fund $ 5,000.00
Road and Bridges (On-going Maintenance 5,000.00
Fire and EMS 15,000.00
Building/Property Maintenance Fund 0.00
Roads and Bridges (Capital Reserve) 35,000.00
Total $60,000.00

Discuss and set-up budget amounts for 2026/ Discuss levy recommendation for 2026 for presentation to the residents at the March Annual Town Meeting. Since the Fire department is asking for $30,000.00 levy in 2026, the township can pay them $3,000.00 from last year’s Fire and EMS budget balance and ask for $27,000.00 levy for 2026. The $3,000.00 will be put in Roads and Bridges (Capital Reserve) fund. It was discussed that we should build up this fund in order to be in a better position to apply for matching fund grants for road improvements

Name of Fund 2026 Levy/Budget
General Fund $ 5,000.00
Road and Bridges (On-going Maintenance 5,000.00
Fire and EMS 27,000.00
Building/Property Maintenance Fund 0.00
Roads and Bridges (Capital Reserve) 33,000.00
Total $70,000.00

Meeting was motioned to adjourn at 8:20 p.m. by Dressen, seconded by Wilson, motion carried. Dressen yay, Wilson yay, Nelson yay.

Respectfully submitted by,
Lita Wallace, Town Clerk