TOWN OF BARNES

MINUTES OF THE

SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING

Of September 04, 2008

 

Chairman Collyard called the Special Town Board Meeting to order at 5:05PM.Roll call was taken, and all Board Members were present.   The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

Agenda

1)          Budgets – The Board will be reviewing budget items for the 2009 budget

2)          Closed Session - Closed Session - The Town Board of the Town of Barnes will meet in regular session to go into a closed session pursuant to State Statute 19.85(c)  “considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility.  The board will reconvene to the regular session immediately after the closed session.

 

Revenues for 2009 were reviewed.  The Board then reviewed the expenses that were already put in by the Clerk-Treasurer.  Propane bids were reviewed and Polar Gas was the lowest with 1.96 per gallon, which is an increase of 33%.  This will be put on the Regular Town Board meeting’s agenda for approval of their bid.  Revenues and expenses for the Cemetery will have to be reviewed at the next meeting as nothing was submitted from the committee for expenses.  Constable expenses were not received either.  Webb suggested putting something in the newsletter asking for donations for the fireworks this year.  The cost has increased 25% for each of the next three years. 

Motion (Porter/Webb) to go into closed session per Statute 19.85(c) to discuss wages for the upcoming year. Roll call vote taken, all responded yes.  Motion carried.

 The Board adjourned to the closed session at 7:00PM. 

Motion (Meinke/Porter) to adjourn the closed session and return to Open Session. Motion carried.   Discussion was limited to the above referenced statute.  There was discussion on the employee who is currently on medical leave, discussion on the part-time employee and discussion on the Clerk’s position. 

There were no other matters to discuss. 

Motion (McGee/Porter) to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 7:35PM.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

 

 

 

Elaine Brustad

Clerk-Treasurer

Dated this 15th Day of September, 2008