March 2023 Regular Board Meeting Minutes
Monday, March 13, 2023
The REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING for the Town of Springfield was called to order by Dean Fayerweather at 6:37 p.m. PRESENT: Chairman Dean Fayerweather, Supervisor Barry Ketchum, Clerk/Treasurer Sheri Erickson, Jess Seim and Mark Erickson.
A motion was made by Barry & 2nd by Dean to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Dean & 2nd by Barry to approve the February Regular Monthly minutes as presented. Motion carried.
The February financial report was read. A motion was made by Barry & 2nd by Dean to approve the report as read. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Dean & 2nd by Barry to approve the bills to be paid in March at a total of $25,186.53. Motion carried.
Clerk report: Sheri reported that she had election workers for the Tuesday, April 4 election. There was one new house building permit. She stated that it appears from state statues that receipts should be given for waste bag purchases.
Change April Regular Meeting Date: A motion was made by Barry & 2nd by Dean to change April’s Regular Monthly Meeting to Tuesday April 18th following the Annual Meeting. Motion carried.
Oakwood Cemetery Discussion: Dean reported on the discussion he had with Mike Snyder about the township taking over the cemetery. No deed was found so that will complicate the issue.
Domestic Livestock At Large Ordinance: A motion was made by Dean & 2nd by Barry to approve the amended 2018-1 Domestic Livestock Running at Large Ordinance. Motion carried.
Citation Ordinance Discussion: Dean would like the town lawyer to review the citation ordinance and how to get citations through the court system. And how to get law officer involved to write the citations instead of the board members.
Road Damage Deposit Ordinance Discussion: Discussion on new construction road damage deposit with a possible deposit fee of $2,500. A motion was made by Dean & 2nd by Barry to table until next meeting. Motion carried.
Town Hall Remodeling Project: Discussion on next steps on the town hall/office remodeling.
A motion was made by Dean & 2nd by Barry to install new Rulebreaker weldloc carpet chestnut color from Carpets Plus by Design. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Dean & 2nd by Barry allow Sheri to pick the paint color to match. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Dean & 2nd by Barry to remove the old non-working furnace. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Barry & 2nd by Dean to purchase new Patriot Lighting LED Bronze flat panels. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Barry & 2nd by Dean to purchase new tankless 220 watt water heater not to exceed $500. Motion carried.
Recycling/ Maintenance Report: Recycling was going well with Jackson and he started issuing receipts. The used oil and light bulbs need to be disposed of. Jessie stated that snow plowing was going well. Road weight limit signs went up. Need to address snow pushed into ditch from individuals plowing driveways. May need signs for no parking during winter in Hersey.
Chairman Report: Other future items to consider are a town pickup and building for equipment storage.
Public Input: None
Meeting Adjourned.