Board Meeting Minutes: January 11, 2023

Town of Clinton

Board Meeting

January 11, 2023

7:00 pm at the Town Hall

S1299 County Road D

Board Minutes

Meeting called to order by Chairman Leis at 7:02 pm:

Pledge of Allegiance:

Roll Call:

Chairman Corey Leis, Supervisor #1 Bob Erickson, Supervisor #2 Fred Brandt, Town Treasurer Jan Clark, Town Clerk Sandy Schweiger.

Financial Report and Bills:

M/S/P: Erickson/Brandt moved to approve the Financial Report. (3 ayes)
M/S/P: Brandt/ Erickson moved to approve the 1.4.2023 transfer of $3,000.00 from Savings to Checking and $80.36 from ARPA Money Management to Savings. Also, to approve the 1.12.2023 transfer of $28,300 from Savings to Checking and $7,350.00 from Savings to Regular Money Management and $127,613.01 from Tax Savings to checking. (3 ayes)
M/S/P: Brandt/ Erickson moved to pay the bills. (3 ayes)

Approve Minutes:

M/S/P: Erickson/Brandt moved to approve the 12.14.2022 Board Meeting Minutes as written and published as a draft on the website. (3 ayes)

M/S/P: Erickson/Brandt moved to approve the 12.19.2022 Special Board Meeting Minutes (Open Session) as written. (3 ayes)
M/S/P: Brandt/Erickson moved to approve the 12.19.2022 Special Board Meeting Minutes (Open Session) as written. (3 ayes)
Public Comment:

Email Instructions from CPA for Compliance with Dempsey Law Opinion:

Reviewed the 11.14.2022 Gibson CPA & Law email instructions and validated compliance.

Closed Session Employee Compensation Results:

M/S/P: Chairman Leis/Erickson moved to pay Paul Clark 86 hours of lost work time from 2022, due to lack of Workman’s Comp Insurance coverage prior to the Dempsey Law Opinion, which restored his original Employee status and Payroll status. This specific compensation total of $1,720.00 would be classified as 2022 Wages paid in 2023 at his 2022 hourly rate. (3 ayes)(3 ayes)

Diesel Fuel Contract:

M/S/P: Chairman Leis/Erickson moved to increase the Strike Price from $3.20 per gallon to $3.40 per gallon for 2023 Off Road Diesel and from $3.51 per gallon to $3.79 per gallon for 2023 On Road Diesel. (3 ayes)

Approval and Payment of Bills for Irish Ridge Road Project:

M/S/P: Chairman Leis/Erickson moved to approve payment of the engineering Invoice # 13034 for $3,500.00 and Invoice # 13294 for $3,000.00. (3 ayes)

Advertise Rock and Sealcoat Bids:

M/S/P: Chairman Leis/Brandt moved to advertise Rock and Sealcoat bids for two (2) consecutive weeks in the Episcope and give Lonnie Muller the advertising text. (3 ayes)

Error Correction and Amendment of Motion From 12.14.2022 Town Board Meeting:

M/S/P: Chairman Leis/Erickson moved to amend the motion to Pay Lepke Trucking & Excavating Bills for the Irish Ridge Road Project from $379,425.52 to $262,419.54 and from $103,194.43 to $168,694.66. This will reduce the total approved for payment from $482,619.95 to $431,114.20. (3 ayes)

Adjourn:

Chairman Corey Leis: ________________________ Date:________________