Submitted for Town Board Approval December 4, 2000

PUBLIC HEARING OF THE

TOWN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Municipal Complex - Assembly Room

Tuesday, November 14, 2000

MINUTES

Agendas with resolutions were posted at the Municipal Complex, Fire Station 40, Utility District, Appleton Public Library, Menasha Public Library, and Neenah Public Library.

      1. CALL TO ORDER, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND ROLL CALL

        2. Town Chair Arden Tews called the Public Hearing of the Town Board of Supervisors to order at 7:00 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

        Clerk Sprague noted the roll as follows:

        PRESENT:

        Arden Tews, Town Chair Jeanne Krueger, Supervisor #1

        Bob Sprague, Supervisor #2 Keith Kiesow, Fire Chief

        Russ Handevidt, Supervisor #4 Richard Eiberger, Town Assessor

        Carlene Sprague, Town Clerk Randy Gallow, Street Superintendent

        Greg Curtis, Town Attorney Patrick DeGrave, Administrator

        Myra Piergrossi, Dir. of Finance William Weiss, Police Chief

        George Dearborn, Dir. of Com. Dev. Ron Krueger, Parks Director

        Paula Pagel, U. D. Office Mgr. Steve Laabs, Util. Dist. Wastewater Sup.

        Jeff Roth, U. D. Water Sup. Tim Plagenz, I.S. Specialist

        Roger Clark, Town Attorney Jim Cleveland, Street Foreman

        John Zaborsky, Park Commission

        EXCUSED:

        Jerry Jurgensen, Supervisor #3

        ALSO PRESENT:

        Jim Cleveland, Resident

      2. INTRODUCTION OF TOWN BOARD MEMBERS AND TOWN STAFF

Chairman Tews introduced the Town of Menasha elected officials:

Sup. Jeanne Krueger, Sup. Bob Sprague, Sup. Russ Handevidt and Clerk Carlene Sprague.

He also introduced Town Staff members:

Police Chief William Weiss, Fire Chief Keith Kiesow, Town Attorneys, Roger Clark and Greg Curtis, Utility District Office Mgr. Paula Pagel, Utility District Wastewater Sup. Steve Laabs, Utility District Water Superintendent Jeff Roth, Dir. of Finance Myra Piergrossi, Administrator Patrick DeGrave, Dir. Community Development George Dearborn, Town Assessor Richard Eiberger, Street Superintendent Randy Gallow, and Parks Director Ron Krueger.

  1. REVIEW OF THE PROPOSED BUDGETS OF THE TOWN OF MENASHA AND UTILITY DISTRICT

Chairman Tews presented an overview of the proposed Town of Menasha and Utility District budgets. (See attached).

John Zaborsky, Park Commission – Why are we lowering the taxes after everything we went through? Why not leave the tax rate the same as last year and leave a cushion for the future?

  1. ADJOURNMENT

At 7:20 p.m., MOTION: Supervisor Sprague, second Supervisor Handevidt to adjourn the regular meeting of the Town Board of Supervisors. Motion carried unanimously with Supervisor Jurgensen excused.

Respectfully submitted,

Carlene L. Sprague

Town Clerk