Bd August 12, 2026

Town of Stephenson Regular Board Meeting MINUTES Wednesday, August 12, 2026 7:00 PM Town of Stephenson Town Hall W11280 County Road X Crivitz, WI 54114 Call to order at 7:00 by Chairman Kudick. He led everyone in the pledge of Allegiance. Roll call showed Supervisors Vandewalle, Dudkiewicz, McCabe, Stradal, Treasurer Uhazie, Deputy Clerk Freitag, in attendance along with 26 others. Supervisor Stradal moved to adopt the agenda. Second by Supervisor Vandewalle. Minutes of Board meeting on July 8, 2026 and Committee meeting of July 15, 2026 were approved with a motion by Supervisor Vandewalle, second by Supervisor Stradal and carried. Treasurer Uhazie’s financial report showed the following balances as of July 2026. Stephenson Nation Bank General Fund $ 66,856.12 LGIP #1 Operating Account 31,200.51 LGIP #2 2% Account .00 LGIP #3 Depreciation Account 879,630.44 LGIP #4 Tax Account 924,563.26 LGIP #5 Future Purchases 2% Account 30,980.29 Nicolet Bank Tax Money Market 1,541.87 Motion by Supervisor McCabe to accept the Treasurers report, second by Supervisor Dudkiewicz, and carried. Vouchers for July 9, 2026, through August 12, 2026, payroll charges and EFT payments were approved as presented by Supervisor Stradal, second by Supervisor Vandewalle and carried. No correspondence. Department reports were given for Fire by Chief Jim Stradal, Canine by Animal Control Mike Stueck, Public Works by Craig Baeten, Building Inspector by Jane Meisner, Water patrol by Chairman Kudick, no Code enforcer report. No CSM’s. Dave Andersen gave a presentation on Invasive species in Thunder Lake and asked the Board to help with the cost to eliminate the problem. Ron SWiatnicki, Newton Lake Property Owners Assoc. also discussed their efforts with the invasive species. Both organizations asked for help from the Town. Money is set aside in the budget for this purpose. Motion by Supervisor Stradal and Second by Supervisor McCabe to give each organization $4,000.00 out of the Invasive Species Account. Motion carried. Supervisor McCabe read the changes to the Code Enforcer Job Description. Motion by Supervisor Dudkiewicz and second by Supervisor Vandewalle to accept the revised Job Description Motion Carried. Code Enforcer position and the duties will be coordinated between Mike Stueck for investigation and Officer Gene Wilber of Water Patrol to assist and write Citations if necessary. Pay will be $210.00 per month per person as of August 2026. Motion by Supervisor Vandewalle, second by Supervisor Stradal to approve the position with Wilber and Stueck. Motion carried. Complaint form for Code enforcement is on the web site, along with instructions how to present complaints to the Board. Pest Control for The Town Hall was discussed, and L & S Pest Control will be spraying for Ants and Wasps/Bees for $150 ASAP. Spraying will move forward in Spring and Fall in the future. Motion by Supervisor McCabe, Second by Supervisor Vandewalle and Carried. Pg 2 Minutes Regular Board Meeting August 12, 2026 Discussed spending limits for Department heads. Going to Committee to decide by department what those limits will be. Motion by Supervisor Vandewall, Second by Supervisor Stradal, and carried. Dogs still at Countryside Vet will be rehomed by Doc Linda. A Pet Adoption agreement was signed by Doc Linda and Chairman Kudick. Motion to accept by Chairman Kudick and second by Supervisor Stradal. Motion carried. Crivitz Rescue Squad member Dave Mielke presented information about Crivitz Rescue Squad and the areas they cover in surrounding communities including Town of Stephenson and number of calls in each area for 2025. Information will be reviewed by the Town board at a future meeting. No Operators licenses were received. Public Comments: One neighbor of the Dog property would like to see it cleaned up and remove the garbage. Alex from Twin Bridge Rescue stated that Patient safety is also their concern and that they do transport to Oconto Falls Hospital and Green Bay Hospitals with assistance of paramedic intercept at Oconto Falls if that is in the best interest of the patient. Meeting adjourned at 8:25 Motion by Supervisor Vandewalle and second by Supervisor Stradal and carried. Respectfully Submitted Gail Freitag, Deputy Secretary