Minutes November 13th
Town of Oulu
Regular Board Meeting November 13, 2019 ~ 6:45 p.m. – 7:06 p.m. Town Hall
Sandra Rantala, chairperson, called the November 13, 2019, Town of Oulu regular board meeting to order at 6:45 p.m. at the Town Hall.
Roll call:
Members present: Klaus Nieder, Sandra Rantala, and Diana Reijo, clerk. Absent and excused: Jonathan
Hamilton, and Marjorie Lahti, treasurer.
Approval of agenda:
Motion by Nieder, second by Rantala to approve the agenda as printed and posted. Absent: Hamilton. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote.
Consent agenda:
Motion by Nieder, second by Rantala to approve the consent agenda:
Approve general fund vouchers 12900-12934 ACH 410–ACH 413
Minutes of the October 9, 2019 regular board meeting, October 18, 2019 board meeting, and
November 8, 2019 “budget working” committee meeting
Absent: Hamilton. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote.
Treasurer’s Report: – General – $101,650.51 Tax Account $ 1,596.00
Community groups or individuals:
No community groups or individuals registered at this time.
New Business:
LRIP-D Application Update: Application filed and have not received any response from Bayfield County.
T reasurer’s Bonding:
Motion by Rantala, second by Nieder to purchase a tax bond for Marjorie Lahti, town treasurer to the Bayfield County Treasurer in the amount of the state and county taxes apportioned to the Town of Oulu. Absent: Hamilton. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote.
Oulu Pioneer Park Hiking trail Remediation Project Proposal/s: No proposals received.
Zero-turn Lawnmower Bid/s:
No bids received and will rebid in the spring.
SIMPLE IRA for Employee/s:
Motion by Rantala, second by Nieder to approve a matching contribution to each eligible employee’s
SIMPLE IRA through Waddell and Reed Financial Services equal to the employee’s salary reduction contribution up to a limit of 3% of the employee’s wage towards a SIMPLE IRA for next year (2020). Absent: Hamilton. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote.
Election Security Subgrant Program Memorandum of Understanding:
Motion by Nieder, second by Rantala to approve the Election Security Subgrant Program Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Wisconsin Elections Commission and the Town of Oulu. Absent: Hamilton. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote.
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WisDOT Multimodal Local Supplement (MLS) Application:
Motion by Nieder, second by Rantala to apply for the Multimodal Local Supplement (MLS) Application for one-time funding for blacktopping Airport Road beginning at County Highway B
north to North Hissa Road. Absent: Hamilton. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote.
Road maintenance/cemetery/park report:
Oulu Rock Road blacktopping is complete and shouldering will be done on November 14.
Marking culverts
Flowers have been picked up at the cemetery
Correspondence:
Enbridge – Update on ongoing evaluation of options for re-routing a section of Line 5 in northern
Wisconsin.
Date/s for Next Meeting/s:
Budget “working” meeting scheduled for Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at the town hall, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Regular Board Meeting scheduled for December 11, 2019, at the town hall, beginning at 6:45 p.m. Bills will be reviewed at 6:30 p.m.
Adjournment:
Motion by Rantala, second by Nieder to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 7:06 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted, Diana Reijo, Clerk APPROVED: