March 11, 2025
AGENDA (bolded items are mandatory at every Annual Town Meeting)
- Attendees legibly sign the Sign-in Sheet
- (Clerk Lita Wallace) Call the meeting to order
- (Clerk Lita Wallace) Result of Township Election - one supervisor position
- Election of a moderator (registered voters at Pequaywan Township)
- (Moderator) Announce Agenda for rest of Meeting subject to modification by vote of electorate)
- (Clerk Lita Wallace) Review and approve previous year's annual town meeting minutes
- (Supervisor Douglas Nelson) Road Report
- (Treasurer Carol Nelson) Reading of Board of Audit Report as posted prior to meeting
- (Tom Getchell) Pequaywan Fire & EMS and request for 2026 Levy
- (Treasurer Carol Nelson) Levy 2026
- Eligible voters review the numbers
| 2025 and 2026 LEVIES | ||
| Name of Fund | 2025 Levy | 2026 Levy |
| General Fund | $ 5,000.00 | $ 5,000.00 |
| Road and Bridges (On-going Maintenance | 5,000.00 | 5,000.00 |
| Fire and EMS | 15,000.00 | 27,000.00 |
| Building/Property Maintenance Fund | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Roads and Bridges (Capital Reserve) | 35,000.00 | 33,000.00 |
| Total | $60,000.00 | $70,000.00 |
| Name of Fund | 1/1/2024 Balance | 2024
Receipts |
2024 Disbursements | 12/31/2024 Balance |
| General Fund | $40,942.63 | $35,566.20 | $27,724.92 | $48,783.91 |
| Road and Bridges (On-going Maintenance | 6,759.65 | 11,503.17 | 4,611.09 | 13,651.73 |
| Fire and EMS | 21,898.59 | 19,859.63 | 25,000.00 | 16,758.22 |
| Building/Property Maintenance Fund | 5,494.12 | 2,404.84 | 200 | 7,698.96 |
| Roads and Bridges (Capital Reserve) | 179,400.88 | 16,273.05 | 0.00 | 195,673.93 |
| Total | $254,495.87 | $85,606.89 | $57,536.01 | 282,566.75 |
- (Moderator) Motion(s) to approve general levy and any dedicated levies (road & bridge, plus others determined helpful to treat as designated and not just a budget item from the general fund) and to affirm total levy. Note: once the agenda has been set, the levy must be voted on in the order determined by the agenda.)
- General Discussion of Items of Concern
(Note: This section can be used to allow the residents to voice their opinions on any matter, but such input is only advisory to the board. Common issues may include culvert policies, preferred newspaper for publication, desired posting locations, etc. - Annual Town Meeting: the state of Minnesota set the Annual Town Meeting on the second Tuesday of March following the Town Election. The Annual Town Meeting will be held at Pequaywan Fire Hall.
MOTIONS
- Motion to set monthly Town Board Meeting date/time and location: Second Tuesday of each month, 7:00 p.m. with the exception of March Meeting to be scheduled after the Annual Town Meeting. Location is Pequaywan Fire Hall.
- Motion to set the location for the next annual meeting: Pequaywan Firehall
- Motion to set time to convene and call to order next annual meeting: 8:30 p.m.
- Motion to set voting place: Primary voting place is Pequaywan Fire Hall; garage in case Pequaywan Fire Hall is not available due to unforeseen circumstances, secondary voting place is Pequaywan Trail Blazer Snowmobile Club (contact person is Ray Barnes)
- (Clerk Lita Wallace)
7:00 am - 8:00 pm, Presidential Nomination Primary Election, Primary Election and General Election
7:00 am - 8:00 pm, State Election
10:00 am - 8:00 pm, Special Primary Election and Special General Election
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Township Election - Motion to set posting areas of Public Notice:
- pequaywantownship.org website
- West Branch Road marquee (event dates)
- Pequaywan Fire & EMS bulletin board
- Pequaywan Inn bulletin board
- Pequaywan Clerk Facebook page (facebook.com/Pequaywanclerk/)
- Pequaywan Lake Community facebook page (facebook.com/groups/799936047162051/) - Motion to adjourn, or to recess to a specific continuation date, time, and location the meeting will resume.
- Adjourn Meeting or Continue to a Later Date. (Note: If desired, Voters may continue to finish their meeting. To continue the Annual Meeting rather than adjourn, if they want to return later in the year to finish their meeting. To continue the meeting, voters must approve a motion that includes the date, time, and location the meeting will resume.