Chairman Dick Collyard called the meeting to order at 6:30PM.

The Pledge of Allegiance was said.

Agenda

Call the meeting to order

Pledge Allegiance to the Flag

Roll Call/Quorum Call/Verification of Public Notice and Approve the December Agenda

Approve the Minutes of the Last Regular Board Meeting-Motion to dispense with the reading of minutes

Treasurer’s Report

Voucher’s Approval

Clerk / Correspondence

Department Head Reports:

Highway

Cemetery

Fire Department

Ambulance

Constable

Committee Reports: (will be read if needed)

Zoning – 1) Petition for rezone by Mosinee Timberland Co. LLC Owner, William Steigerwaldt, agent

Earl Gregoire, purchaser. 40 acre parcel SW ¼, SW ¼ Section 35, Township 46N, Range 9W

Nomination of Lu Peet as Chief Election Inspector to replace Kitty Smith

Ambulance and Fire Department employee pay rate schedule

Ambulance Rates to charge the public

Approval of Barnes-Drummond Wildfire Protection Plan

Computer networking proposal

Computer purchase for Highway department

Appoint committee members for Driveway Ordinance Committee

Ordinance for Planning Commission

Appointment of Planning Commission Members

County Emergency Management Plan – on file

Road Damage Ordinance – Approval and Adoption

Public Comment Session – 5 minute limit for those not on the Agenda

Issues Timeline-Update

The verification of public notice and approval of the December agenda and roll call for quorum vote was taken. Motion (Meinke, yes; Webb, yes; Chermack, yes; Porter, yes; and Collyard, yes. Call for discussion. Motion carried.

Motion (Porter / Meinke) to approve the dispensing of reading the Minutes of the last regular Town Board meeting and the acceptance of the Minutes as presented. Call for discussion. Motion carried.

Treasurer’s Report: The Deputy Clerk read the Treasurer’s Report as follows:

Checking Balance from last meeting $ 5,886.10

Receipts # 16522-# 16557 $ 23,350.58

Checks # 19928-# 20009 $ (38,788.06)

November Tax Payment and other direct payments $ (3,050.53)

Service Charge November $ (7.00)

Interest Earned November $ 24.71

Transfer from Money Market Savings Account $ 25,000.00

CHECKING BALANCE $ 12,415.80

Highway Department Sinking Fund $ 1,064.91

BES Sinking Fund $ 16,130.40

Park Savings $ 11,448.29

Parade-Event-Calendar Fund $ 1,832.31

Ski Trail Savings $ 502.07

Skate Park Savings $ 450.75

Tax Checking and Savings Account Interest $.15 $ 357.57

Money Market Savings $ 466,464.29

Transfer to General Fund ($25,000.00)

Interest Earned $ 1,174.05

Deposit-Taxes $97,014.10

TOTAL ALL ACCOUNTS $ 510,666.39

Motion (Webb / Collyard) to approve the Treasurer’s Report as given. Call for discussion. Motion carried.

Vouchers Approval: Motion (Chermack / Porter) to approve the vouchers as presented. Call for discussion. Motion carried.

Clerk / Correspondence:

1. Letter from the Tony Hawk Foundation saying that our current request for a grant has been denied. The letter said the Town should continue to pursue the Skate Park issue and reapply at a later time when more local funding is available. There will only be one more chance to apply for the grant so the Town has to have everything in place before reapplying.
2. The report on the survey postcard that was sent out to all taxpayers was given. The results to date are:

Business Park Yes 159 No 199

Jet Ski Hours 10AM-5PM 242 10AM-6PM 156

3. All voters are reminded of the deadline for anyone wanting to take out papers for the two Supervisory seats for the Town Board currently held by Incumbent Dixie Chermack [who is not seeking re-election] and Incumbent Jack Meinke. These papers need to be into the Clerk’s Office by 5:00PM on January 3, 2005.

Department Head Reports

Highway Department: Jerry Witt wanted to thank the Fire Department for the use of the Jaws of Life in

fixing the pilings. This job is complete for now, but in spring the crew will re-straighten the pilings.

Witt said that he met with the representative from North West Regional Planning on the PASER system.

Witt gave a brief outline on the PASER program and what the WISLR program is. PASER stands for

Pavement Surface Evaluation and Rating system that is entered into the State’s data base called WISLER or Wisconsin Information System for Local Roads. This rates the roads on their general condition and is used by local governments to make more efficient use of their highway systems. Witt also spoke on the brushing that the crew has been doing. Witt said that one of the biggest problems that the crew has, is overhanging branches. They have been out cutting branches along the town roads as this hasn’t been done for quite a while. They have been piling the branches in big piles and burning them. This is OK for winter, but they won’t be able to burn in summer. Also on roads like Lake Road and South Shore Road, we don’t want big piles. We will probably have to get some sort of attachment for the loader to pick up the branches so they can be hauled away to be burned elsewhere. Witt said that he and Jack Meinke attended a Winter Road Seminar in November 2005 and learned about winter road care. As far as snow plowing goes, the paved roads will be done first as they are the most heavily traveled and this will prevent snow build up. The secondary roads will be done the same day, but not to the extent that the paved roads are done. The next day the intersection cleanup and cleanup and widening of the secondary roads will be done. Witt wanted to remind the public that sand is available for personal use from the Quonset shed. Dick Collyard commented that the crew had done a real good job on the brushing. He also noted that there was a new computer ordered for the Highway Department and it has arrived. It was taken out of the Highway Departments Small Equipment budget and Collyard said that had approved the purchase. Jack Meinke said that a copy of the snow plowing and sanding policy that Witt has made out is available for anyone to look at. It was too late to get in the tax bills. Meinke said that there may be some help available from the DNR along with the Wildfire Protection Plan to get the chipping and brushing done, etc. so that the driveways can be safer. Chermack asked if a chipper could be used. Witt said a chipper was not the answer as it is too slow a process. Collyard spoke on the new town pickup. Bids were put out. Collyard said that only one bid had

come in for the new town truck to replace the old pickup. $50,000.00 was budgeted for the new truck and the bid came in at $47,929.00. The board has to approve the bid, even though it was in the budget. Porter said that the board will have to have a special board meeting to approve this as it is not on the agenda tonight.

Cemetery: The Deputy Clerk read the report given by Walter (Bud) Pease as follows: There has been no

activity from November 15, 2005 to December 20, 2005.

Fire Department: Fire Chief Tom Renz reported that he wanted board approval for two new firefighters.

[The Town Board did not act on this approval at tonight’s meeting, but will address this at the next Special

Town Board meeting.] Dave Schiess has returned from his leave of absence and has been returned to his

status as 2^nd Assistant Chief. We have received a donation from the Fire Department in New Brighton, Minnesota of several portable radios. These were split with the Drummond Fire Department. Dave Schiess purchased a new mobile radio. We have five firefighters who have finished up the first part of Entry Level training and now have the second part to go-thirty more hours. Renz reported that he did not purchase the two new air packs that he had asked for in this past budget because he had the old ones updated and they passed the inspection. He is going to purchase the infra red imaging camera that he has wanted for the department instead. He is re-prioritizing this purchase. The cost is about $7,000.00 for the camera and it would have been about $4,000.00 for each new air pack. Renz said that he has given Chris Webb 80 pages of the new SOG’s and that there will be 86 more coming. Renz will get together with Webb after Christmas. There is nothing else to report as there were no fires since the last meeting. The Board will approve this purchase when they have their special Town Board meeting. Webb would like to see a demo of this camera. Webb said a couple of years ago the Fire Department was beefing up the department to possibly get a better fire rating for insurance purposes. Where are we at here? Renz said that part of it depends on the amount of water you can deliver and another is the equipment you have. He would like to see us get down to an 8 or 9 rating instead of a 9 or 10 rating. They only rate you once, unless you request to be reassessed. They can come in and inspect you at any time however. That’s why we have improved our record keeping. Webb said that people are asking about this. The insurance companies call regularly to ask about this, Renz said.

Ambulance Department: Ambulance Director Del Jerome gave the following report: There have been

five calls since the last meeting-two to Hayward Hospital and two to St. Mary’s in Duluth and one no transport. Jerome reported that up to this point, we have had 71 calls so far. Jerome said that he would be retiring as Director in June of 2006 from the EMS entirely. After the 1st of the year, a notice will be put out about the position opening and then interviews will be held in February of 2006. The board thanked Jerome for the good job he has done.

Constable: The Deputy Clerk read the report from Constable Mike O’Keefe as he was not feeling well and

was not present. There were 4 alarms from the Sheriff, 5 trespass complaints (hunting season), 3 assist

motorists, 2 deer hits, 2 abandoned vehicles (contacted Sheriff), 3 firearms / fireworks complaints and 2

welfare checks (hunters who needed to call home) for a total of 21 calls. There was a total of 620 miles and

fuel used was 35 gallons.

Committee Reports

Rustic Roads: Jack Meinke gave the report for Sharon Moen as follows: The Drummond Town Board had

vetoed the Rustic Road Resolution at their last meeting. Tars Pond Road does not qualify for Rustic Road

status without the Town of Drummond’s approval. Mulligan Creek road does have enough mileage in the

Town of Barnes to pursue a Rustic Road designation, although it runs partly into the Town of Drummond. Meinke said that there was no support for the Rustic Road designations from the Town of Drummond. All of the people along the road were contacted and they seemed to be in favor of it, so Meinke didn’t know why the Drummond board was against it. The State person will come up and look at the situation and give us her recommendations. [Meinke shared a comment from Mrs. Moen that Jerry Witt and the Town crew have done a very good job on Tars Pond Road this year compared to past years and it is appreciated.]

Recreation Committee: Chris Webb reported on the update of the activities of the committee. There will be no meeting until January of 2006. The ice rink has been flooded by members of the Fire Department. There have been some problems with the initial flooding, but these are being worked out. The flooding should have been done in stages. Paul Merz has given the Gene Miller an estimate on fixing the warming shed, but there has been no OK so far. Webb said maybe the chairman of the committee has been working on this too. Webb said that the goal of the committee is to continue to get more new members. The committee meets once every three months or so. Donna Porter said that the committee should report to the board on a regular basis or when they have something they are working on and should be included on the agenda. Webb said that no elections for officers have been held yet.

Zoning: 1.) Petition for rezone by Mosinee Timberland CO, LLC-Owner, William Steigerwaldt, agent Earl Gregoire, purchaser. 40 acre parcel SW ¼, SW ¼ Section 35, Township 46N, Range 9W. Earl Gregoire spoke on the issues for the rezoning request from F2 to R2. There was discussion on what the Comprehensive Land Use Plan had proposed for the usage of this land on the future planning map. Gregoire said that it was planned as Residential. Dixie Chermack asked if the County Zoning meeting tabled the request. Gregoire said the County’s decision was pending waiting for the Town’s recommendations. Their meeting was held before this meeting as the third Tuesday came after the third Thursday this month. Mike Furtak said that the County Zoning Board did hear the request and tabled it pending the outcome of tonight’s meeting. The land is currently zoned F2 and borders Gregoire’s property which is rated R3 and the lake, East Eight Mile Lake, is rated as a Class 3 lake. The new requirements will be for Residential 2, which are the same as Forestry 1 or Ag 1 and that is 300’ of frontage and a deep lot with 4 ½ acres minimum. Furtak said that Mr. Gregoire was going to create a new road, as the old one would not be continued. This is an opportunity to make a real nice access road. All lots will be at least 4 ½ acres and 300’ of frontage. Chermack said that on the petition for zoning there is “a residence” listed. Could more than one be in the future? Gregoire said that he has no plans right now for any building. Sometime in the future there may be one and then we would have to go back to zoning again. Donna Porter asked how much total frontage was in this forty. There is 1000’ of frontage. The new zoning would be more restrictive than it is now. There could be a possibility of three lake shore dwellings. Chermack went over the Minutes of the Comprehensive Land Use Planning Committee meeting where those parcels were addressed and noted that they would like to have them stay as is. Chermack said that the Land Use map was not approved by the public yet and this could be changed by the people. Webb said that what she liked about the rezone was that development would have deeper lots and building would be further from the lake. Porter agreed with both Chermack and Webb on this. Meinke said that the R2 zoning is better than R3 in that the lots will be bigger and this will be a better idea for the future. Motion (Porter / Webb) to approve the rezoning petition stating that the Town Board prefers to have the potential for larger 4 ½ acre lots as opposed to 2 ½ acre lots. Call for discussion. Chermack said that when she went to the zoning meeting recently, the zoning board asked why she said the things that she said. This was because the statement on the zoning request was not clear. The reason for the changes must be explicit. Chermack asked the deputy clerk to read back exactly what would be put on the zoning request. The deputy clerk read back the same wording as in the above motion. Motion carried. The clerk will fax the document to zoning.

Nomination of Lu Peet as Chief Election Inspector to replace Kitty Smith: Dick Collyard explained that Mrs. Smith was in the process of moving away and that this position needed to be filled. Mrs. Peet said that she had the training for the position when she was Town Clerk. Peet said that if there was any opposition from the other members of the Town’s Election Board, she would not mind if someone else was named Chief, but that she would be on the board anyway. Motion (Chermack / Meinke) to appoint Lu Peet to replace Kitty Smith as the Chief Election Inspector. Call for discussion. Motion carried.

Ambulance and Fire Departments-Employee pay rate schedule: The board had discussion on the rate for Fire Chief and Assistant Chief, Ambulance Director and Assistant Director and the Secretaries for both departments for 2006. Collyard said that there is a difference [$12.76 for Fire Chief and Ambulance Director and $6.32 for the Assistant Ambulance Director and Assistant Fire Chief per month] from the proposed amount listed $4,400.00 and $2,200.00 per year projected for 2006 and what was paid out this year, $4412.76 and $2,206.32. Where did this difference come from? Lu Peet said it may have come from a transposition of figures at one time and was never caught until now. It should have been the $4,400.00 and $2,200.00 figures. Webb said that the figures should go

back to the original amounts of $4,400.00 and $2,200.00. Chermack said she thought the board was going to be going over all of these salaries. Should they still be paid this amount or should they be paid less or maybe more. Chermack thought the board was going to revisit the whole pay schedule. Webb said that the board was going to discuss this tonight and not just approve it. The board wanted to put in a new pay schedule and make it for a full calendar year and then review it every year. Webb asked if one department is more important than the other just because they are called out more often than the other department. Chermack said that maybe there is more work in that department because they get more calls. Renz noted that that the Ambulance Department gets paid for more often for going out on the calls than the Fire Department, but the board is discussing the base wages here. Each department has responsibilities for training records, both have to keep certification, so is there much difference in the paperwork? Collyard said we have the Emergency Services and how can we compare which service is more important and he didn’t see paying one department less than the other. Chermack questioned if an assistant was necessary. Both Jerome and Renz said that their assistants filled in for them when they were gone and both did a lot of work behind the scenes and were necessary to the departments. Webb asked if there could be a decision made on the administrative wages. Motion (Webb / Meinke) that the Administrative wages for 2006 would be $4,400.00 for the Fire Chief and Ambulance Director, $2,200.00 for the Assistant Fire Chief and Assistant Ambulance Director, and $500.00 for the Secretary / Treasurer of each department. Call for discussion. There was a question on the correct wording for each position on the sheets that were handed out. They will be corrected to read as in this motion. Roll call vote taken: Webb, yes, Chermack, yes, Meinke, yes, Porter, abstained and Collyard, yes. Motion carried. Webb said that the next section on the Fire Department wages needed to be clarified. There were discrepancies on what the original intent should have been. Webb went through the list of wages for the Fire Department. The changes that she suggested for clarification are the following: 1). Pay per call-Firefighter.-This should be $31.00 for the call including the 1^st hour. 2). There was discussion on when a firefighter should be paid for an ambulance call assist. Renz was asked if a fire fighter who assists at an ambulance call should be paid for the call. Renz said that only a certified 1^st Responder or EMT should respond. As far as the fire fighters, as long as they were specifically requested to assist, they should be paid, otherwise, no. Webb said this should be changed to read “firefighters will not be paid unless specifically requested to assist on an ambulance call” for clarification. Del Jerome said that we have to be careful when asking the firefighters to assist at all, because of HIPPA. There are usually enough people who respond. In the rare event we do need assistance we want this clause in there. If they do show up, they will not be paid. 3). There was discussion if the fire department was ever on stand-by. Renz said that they are, but that the person has to be at the hall or at the prescribed location for stand-by to qualify for pay. The $15.00 per hour would apply here also. 4). Pay per call-Trainee-There was discussion on the wage for this. After much discussion, it was decided to change the amount to $10.00 per hour for false alarms, cancelled calls, stand-bys, respond to incident requiring action for the call including the first hour and respond to incident requiring action per hour after the first hour. As it is now, there is no incentive to go to the next step. Renz said that by law, the person has two years to get the training then he or she would be released from the department. Webb thought the ambulance driver situation could be addressed when the board does the Ambulance Department wages and the board should make the motion on just the Pay per call for firefighters and trainees. Chermack said just for clarify the paragraph under Administrative Wages for 1^st Responders as Ambulance Driver should be removed. Webb said yes that this should be part of the motion. Motion (Meinke / Chermack ) that all wages per hour under Pay per call-Trainee: False alarms, canceled calls and stand-bys should be $10.00 per hour instead of $15.00 and that the respond to call requiring action will read $10.00 for the call including the first hour and $10.00 for each hour thereafter. Call for discussion. Roll call vote taken; Meinke, yes; Webb, yes; Porter, yes; Collyard, yes and Chermack, yes. Motion carried. Pay per call for Firefighter- Motion (Chermack / Porter) that the pay is $15.00 per hour for false alarms, cancelled calls and stand-bys. The respond to calls requiring action for firefighter will be $31.00 for the call which includes the first hour and $15.00 for each hour thereafter. Call for discussion. Collyard wanted a clarification on the issue of stand-by that it was “per hour” not “per call”. Roll call vote taken: Webb, yes; Porter, yes; Meinke, yes; Chermack, yes and Collyard, yes. Motion carried. Motion (Webb / Meinke) to define Pay per Call as those members who respond to the events listed as false alarms, cancelled calls, stand-bys and incidents requiring action. Pay per call will not be paid to Firefighters who respond to calls who are not certified 1^st Responders or EMT’s will not be paid unless specifically requested to assist. Call for discussion. Porter said we are not going to pay the firefighters correct? Webb, only if requested. Roll call vote taken: Porter, yes; Chermack, yes; Meinke, yes; Webb, yes and Collyard, yes. Motion carried. Webb said that the ambulance driver, whether driven by a fire fighter or EMT or 1^st Responder, all have the same responsibility and should be

paid the same. This would be $31.00 for driving which includes the first hour and then $15.00 for each hour thereafter. This motion would include the wages for the Ambulance Department as well as the Fire Department for this category. Motion (Webb / Meinke) to have the pay for Ambulance Driver, whether Firefighter, EMT or 1^st Responder be $31.00 for the call which includes the first hour and then $15.00 for each additional hour. Call for discussion. Roll call vote taken: Meinke, yes; Webb, yes; Porter, abstain; Chermack, yes and Collyard, yes. Motion carried. In House Meetings and Training-Webb said that the In-house meetings are covered by LOSA policy and the Fire Chief keeps track of how many meetings each member attends. How many meetings attended determines if the person qualifies for LOSA. Renz at this time said that the board passed the motion for Ambulance Driver before addressing the issue of a trainee as a driver. Renz asked why a trained person should be paid the same as an untrained person. Webb asked if this should also be $10.00. There was discussion on where the $31.00 came from. This was rounded off from the original pay of $30.66 about 5 years ago. Collyard explained that we are different in that we require two EMT’s in the back, plus a driver. The state only requires two EMT’s in the ambulance. Jerome said he wanted two EMT’s in the back if at all possible. There was discussion on this. Collyard said that anyone who is a driver, but not an EMT or 1^st Responder should get $10.00 per hour. There was more discussion on this issue. Webb rescinded her motion on the Ambulance Driver motion in order to clarify it and Meinke rescinded his second of that motion. Motion (Meinke / Porter) to pay $31.00 per call which includes the first hour and $10.00 per hour thereafter for any firefighter, including trainees, who drive the ambulance. Call for discussion. Roll call vote taken: Chermack, yes; Porter, yes; Meinke, yes; Webb, yes and Collyard, yes. Motion carried. Webb then went back to the issue of Meetings and Training pay. In House meetings are covered by LOSA. Training sessions are never held on a regular meeting night Renz said. Webb said that Training and In House meetings should both be under LOSA. There was discussion on County Association meeting has been $20.00 for meetings under 3 hours and $40.00 for those meetings over three hours. This needs some clarification. Meals and mileage were also being paid. Renz said that he was putting in for drive time. Chermack said that this was not supposed to be included because you are compensated for mileage. There was discussion on this issue. Collyard said to be clear, if the meeting is under 3 hours the per diem is $20.00 plus mileage. If the meeting is over three hours, the per diem is $40.00 plus mileage. If it is a class that spreads over several days, each day’s hours will be a per diem. If an overnight stay is required or is over 100 miles away, will meals will be paid? Webb said that the per diem will include the meals from now on. There will be no extra pay for meals. Mileage will still be paid. Trainings and meetings- In House training and meetings held in house will be paid by LOSA policy at $250.00 per year and County Association meetings attended by the Fire Chief or his or her designee, will be paid per diem and per diem will be defined as any meeting three hours or under to be paid at $20.00 and any meeting over three hours to be paid at $40.00, not including drive time. All training must be approved by the Fire Chief prior to registration. Only those training sessions needed to keep certification current will be covered by the town. Initial training WITC sponsored will be paid by the Town. Registration and class fees and mileage to and from classes will be paid and per diem will be paid. Car pooling required. Per Diem will not be paid for initial training classes. Renz asked if there would be no training paid by the town for training not required for certification. Webb said that she did not mean that. The clarification was made that other training would be paid by the town for the Fire Department. The line will be struck as noted. There was discussion that this whole issue should have been dealt with at a separate meeting. Motion (Webb /Porter) because of the lateness of the hour that we make the changes to the Fire Department as discussed tonight and have the Fire Chief present the 2006 wage policy to their members at their meeting tomorrow night and work on the Ambulance Department at a later time. The document will be clarified with the changes that were made. Call for discussion. Roll call vote taken: Chermack, yes; Porter, yes; Meinke, yes; Webb, yes and Collyard, yes. Motion carried. Collyard said we would leave the Ambulance Department for later.

Ambulance Rates to charge the public: There was discussion on Ambulance charges. There was discussion on what is defined as resident and non resident. Motion (Webb / Chermack) to increase the loaded mileage rate from $8.25 to $10.00 per loaded mile. Call for discussion. Webb asked what the definition of a “loaded mile” is. Collyard said that it is when the patient is in the ambulance. Roll call vote taken: Meinke, yes; Chermack, yes; Porter, yes; Webb, yes and Collyard, yes. Motion carried. There was discussion on the term resident, non resident or contractee. The ambulance service fee is now $300.00. Collyard recommended it be $400.00. Motion (Webb / Meinke) to open the floor to discussion. Call for discussion. Motion carried. There was discussion on what a taxpayer was as opposed to a resident. If a person who is at a resident’s house would that person be considered as part of the resident’s family. Webb said that she thought that this would be someone who was just traveling through

Barnes, the transient person. Renz asked if it would be some discrimination here. Collyard said no it is not illegal. Mike Furtak said if it is the intention to respond to a property in Barnes, you will only charge those who do not pay taxes to Barnes a different rate. Chermack asked why all should not pay the same fee. There was discussion on how many people are transported who are not from the area. Jerome could find out. This discussion was postponed until the special town board meeting. Motion (Porter / Webb) to close the floor to discussion. Call for discussion. Motion carried.

Approval of Barnes-Drummond Wildfire Protection Plan: There was discussion on the plan that had been made available to the board members for review. Motion (Porter / Chermack) that the Town Board of the Town of Barnes approve the Barnes-Drummond Wildfire Protection Plan. Call for discussion. Motion carried. The Town Board members signed the Resolution and the Clerk will attest to the document and will send this on to the proper authorities.

Computer Networking Proposal: Dick Collyard said that he had met with Network It and asked them to walk through our facilities here. Collyard said the Town needs to get into the 21^st century. With networking, we could go to one DSL line. Collyard passed out information to the board members. After some discussion, the board members decided to postpone this issue until the next special town board meeting.

Computer purchase for Highway Department: This was discussed during the Highway Department report.

Appoint committee members for Driveway Ordinance Committee: There was discussion on having a 5-7 member board. The committee would look at creating the Town’s ordinance and then present it to the County. Collyard said that this is agreeable to Karl Kastroski. So far, Jack Meinke and Jerry Witt are on the committee. Mike Furtak would attend the meetings as an advisory member. If there isn’t enough response, a notice would be put in the paper requesting persons to sign on. Motion (Porter / Webb) to open the floor to discussion. Call for discussion. Motion carried. Mike Furtak asked if this would only be for new driveways, as this would make a huge difference on who would want to be on the committee. Collyard said that it would only be new ones for now. Furtak asked if the Town is responsible for supplying the emergency services to the people, does the Town have the right to impose these driveway conditions on private property. The committee will have to look at all of these issues. The attorney and the Wisconsin Town’s Association will also be contacted as to the legal aspects of the ordinance. Meinke said as we don’t plow snow anymore, what can we do. Motion (Porter / Chermack) to close the floor to discussion. Call for discussion. Motion carried.

Ordinance for Planning Commission members: Dick Collyard said that the board members just got the Ordinance from Tim Kane and that the board would need some time to look it over. The Planning Commission is the agency that reviews the plan after the public meetings. Collyard said we would like to adopt this ordinance. Only five members are necessary for this commission. Chermack said that because she had just gotten the information tonight, she would not feel comfortable voting on this issue tonight. This issue will be put on the January 2006 regular Town Board meeting agenda.

Appointment of Planning Commission members: This issue will also be postponed until the January 2006 regular Town Board meeting.

County Emergency Management Plan-on file: Collyard said that this document is now on file with the Clerk. A copy was given to the board members. Webb suggested that this should be put in a binder along with the Wildfire Protection Plan.

Road Damage Ordinance: The board members discussed the ordinance as drafted by the attorney. Chermack said that she did not agree with the wording on the General Provisions statement, as it sounds as if the Town is giving permission to “damage” the roads. There was discussion on the wording. It was suggested that the wording be changed in the section (d) GENERAL PROVISIONS part (2) to read “No person or entity shall cause damage to any highway or bridge under the Town’s jurisdiction without a prior written permit issued by the Town of Barnes agreeing to repair any and all damage.” Motion (Chermack / Meinke) to open the floor to discussion. Call for discussion. Motion carried. Mike Furtak said that the Town has the jurisdiction over its roads, the County has

jurisdiction over its roads, etc. People should have to pay for the damage that they do to the roads or bridges to whatever governmental agency that is responsible for those roads. Motion (Chermack / Porter) to close the floor to discussion. Call for discussion. Motion carried. Motion (Webb / Porter) to approve the Ordinance for Road Damage with the stipulation that the paragraph under (d) GENERAL PROVISIONS would be clarified to state that the person(s) or entity causing the damage will agree to pay for any and all damage to the highways or bridges under the Town of Barnes jurisdiction. Call for discussion. Motion carried.

Public Comment Session-5 minutes for those not the agenda: Mike Furtak said that Neil Paulson will not be seeking re-election as the County Supervisor for District 12 which includes the Town of Barnes and the Town of

Drummond. Anyone wishing to run for this position should contact the County Clerk for further details. Jim Johnson had a question on the proposed Driveway Ordinance. Jerry Witt said that roads have to have a right- of- way and that our right- of- ways are being infringed upon. There are lots of things to consider. For example, our roads have no ditches. Dick Collyard said that we, as a town, have been waiting for the County to get a Driveway Ordinance created. We want to form a committee and come up with a proposal that would be acceptable to the County and then adopt it as our ordinance. Jim Johnson asked how a taxpayer would go about presenting an issue that he would like to see the Town Board act upon, such as an ordinance for prohibiting outdoor furnaces because they cause pollution, etc. Johnson said that other towns have enacted such ordinances on this. He wants to be pro active instead of re-active. The answer was to present the request to any board member and they will see if it has merit or warrants further discussion or action. Johnson also asked if the Constable has the authority to take action if he sees something wrong. Dick Collyard said yes that the Constable has authority over all of the Town’s Ordinances. Judi Scholz had several concerns [she said she also would prefer to stand before the board to address them and the microphone was not positioned in such a way as to do so]. Mrs. Scholz said she would list all of her concerns and that the board could respond to them when she is done. Her concerns are as follows:

1. About the Comprehensive land Use Plan, how is the timeline coming on that? When will the public be able to view the plan?
2. In regard to the land that Earl Gregoire was developing, could there be a scenario where a PUD could be put in there? If she purchased two of these lots, would she be able to pursue creating a PUD?
3. What is the distance for the right-of-ways? Is it 33’ from the centerline on all roads? The state has jurisdiction on State Highway 27 and the signs have been stolen from the right-of-way there. Who is doing this? Anyone who takes these signs is committing a violation by removing these signs if it isn’t the State who removes them, right?
4. How does a person find out the duties, work responsibilities and how the pay works for the Supervisor’s position? How many meetings can a person miss before being removed from office? Do the board members get paid for extra meetings and does the person get mileage reimbursed?
5. Mrs. Scholz wanted to let the board know that she and others in town miss having the agenda items printed in the Shopper. She also thanked Lu Peet for taking over the Calendar of Events.

Dixie Chermack responded to the first question on the Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Chermack said that the plan would be available for public inspection by May 2006. They will have a meeting in January and will as for a detailed itinerary for the coming months from Cedar Corporation. We are behind schedule with the plan, as it was to have been done by October of 2005. Chermack did not know how many more meetings would have to be held before the plan was ready for the public hearings. The plan will be available on the Town’s web site (www.barnes-wi.com). Chermack would like to see this happen around Memorial Day when a lot of people would be around. As to the second question on the rezoning issue, Mike Furtak said that on Class 3 lakes, the frontage would have to be 300’ for each unit and if this parcel is a true 40, it would measure at least 1200’ of frontage and be 1320’ x1320’, then there could be a possibility of a PUD, but that one would have to go through all of the zoning qualifications and restrictions and all of the other permits before it could even be considered as a PUD. Jerry Witt responded to question three about the right-of-ways. Witt said that the distances from the centerline vary greatly all over town. It should be 33’, but that is not always the case, nor is it always feasible. It was noted that the town did not remove any of the signs nor did the State, supposedly. On the fourth question about the Supervisor’s description and other details of that or other elected position in the Town, these details may be obtained from the Clerk. Most information relating to Town operations can be found in Chapter 60 of the Wisconsin State Statutes which is also available to read in the Clerk’s office or on line. Jim Johnson spoke on the fact that the possibility of another PUD is a good reason to be pro active and for the board to look at having an ordinance for this kind of development to prevent possible problems before they come up.

Issues Timeline-Update: Chermack went over the Timeline with the board members. Most of the items on the Timeline are considered works in progress (or WIP). Abandon Roads, New Transfer Site Building, New Town Letterhead, Web Site Updates and Jim Miller Subdivision issues are all WIP’s. On the Rustic Road issue, Tars Pond has been rejected by the Town of Drummond for Rustic Road status and the Town of Barnes does not have enough miles on that road in the town to do the Rustic Road on its own. Mulligan Creek will be revisited. Fireworks Ordinance has been completed and has been posted, so this will be removed from the Timeline. The Contractor’s Road Damage Ordinance has been accepted, but with the amendment to (d) General Provisions. It still has to be signed by the board members and posted before it takes effect. The Driveway Ordinance will have a

committee formed to look at all of the issues involved. Town Owned Land is still a WIP, but since Don Luebbe has transferred to the Gordon DNR station, Jay Gallagher will be the contact who will work with Meinke on this issue. The work on getting the new assessor has been completed and will be deleted from the Timeline. The Upper Eau Claire Lake and Middle Eau Claire Lake Bridge Pilings have been done and the sites will continue to be monitored, but this item will be removed from the Timeline. Under Recreation-Skate Park, the grant from the Tony Hawk Foundation has been turned down at this time. The town was encouraged to continue to work on getting more local funds available before re-applying as there is just one more chance at a grant. The Town needs to see what should be done with the designated money taken in so far [about $400.00], so this will be a WIP. The Recreation Committee will continue to address the Skate Park issue. The Ambulance Department wages will be finalized at the next meeting. The Fire Department SOG’s have been given to Chris Webb by Tom Renz. She will look them over and review them and is so also a WIP. Chermack would like to add four new items to the Timeline. These will be the Wildfire Protection Plan, The Plan Commission that still needs the Ordinance to be adopted [this will be done in January], the Computer Networking Proposal and NIMS [National Incident Management System].

The Town Board will go into closed session pursuant to State Statute 19.85 (b) and (c). Motion (Chermack / Webb) to adjourn the regular session to go into closed session. Roll call vote taken: Chermack, yes; Webb, yes; Meinke, yes, Porter, yes and Collyard, yes. Call for discussion. Motion carried. The regular session was adjourned at 9:50PM.

MINUTES OF THE CLOSED SESSION OF DECEMBER 20, 2005

Chairman Dick Collyard called the closed session to order at 9:51PM.

Present at the closed session were all members of the Town Board, Garage Supervisor Jerry Witt and Deputy Clerk Lu Peet.

No items were discussed other than those pertaining to State Statute 19.85 (b) and (c) that was so noted in the agenda. No issues were decided in closed session.

Motion (Webb / Porter) to adjourn the closed session to return to the reconvened regular Town Board meeting. Call for discussion. Motion carried. The closed session was adjourned at 10:20PM.

MINUTES OF THE RECONVENED REGULAR TOWN BOARDS MEETING OF DECEMBER 20, 2005

Chairman Dick Collyard called the reconvened regular Town Board meeting to order at 10:21PM.

There was discussion on the salary and wage proposals for the four employees listed. Jerry Witt will receive a six month merit increase of 2.5% plus a cost of living increase of 3.6% for a total of 6.1%. This salary is $36,074.00 or $17.34 per hour and will be effective 1-1-2006. Mike Collins and Gregg Friermood will receive a cost of living increase of 3.6%. This increase to $30,168.32 per year or $14.50 per hour will become effective 1-1-2006. Tom Pieters will receive a merit increase and cost of living increase to total an increase of $1.00 per hour. The hourly wage will be $11.00 per hour effective 1-1-2006.

There was discussion on the hiring of part time snow plowing personnel. The three persons are Dave Schiess, Colin Nowaczyk and John (Jack) Prickett. Motion (Chermack / Webb) to approve the hiring of these three people for part time snow plowing. Call for discussion. Roll call vote taken: Chermack, yes; Webb, yes; Meinke, yes, Porter, yes and Collyard, yes. Motion carried.

Motion (Webb / Porter) to adjourn the reconvened regular Town Board meeting. Call for discussion. Motion

carried. The reconvened regular Town Board meeting was adjourned at 10:28PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Lucille J. Peet

Deputy Clerk

Dated this 23^rd day of December 2005