Town of Pilsen
May 15, 2025 Board Meeting Minutes

 Present at the meeting were Gary Johanik, Bob Sukala, Dave Appelgren, Pam Brown and Suzi Misun. Also present were Bob Pagac, Dave Mihalek, Joe Lupa and Clint Amman.

1)         Call to Order:  Chairman Gary Johanik called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.

2)         Verify Open Meeting Notice given:  Chairman Johanik verified that the Open Meeting Notice had been given.

3)         Approval of April 22, 2025 Meeting Minutes:  Motion was made by Bob and seconded by Dave to approve the minutes of the April 22, 2025 Board meeting.  Motion carried.

4)         Public Comment:  There not any comments from the public.

5)         Treasurer’s Report: The Treasurer’s report was presented.  The cash balance as of 4/30/2025 was $109,625.65 (which includes two Savings accounts and 1 CD). The balance as of 5/13/2025 was

$63,482.96 (this amount is the Money Market Savings and Checking Account balances). The loan balances are Grader-$24,302.65 and Mower-$8,439.58.  Motion was made by Bob and seconded by Dave to approve the Treasurer’s Report as presented and to approve closing out the ARPA Passbook and transferring the balance to General Fund. Motion carried.

6)         Discuss Town Website:  The board will be reviewing other town’s websites to get ideas.

7)         Update on Old US 2/Fish Creek band/bluff project:  Gary reported that Ben Lee from Madison told him that the project is currently on hold due to the uncertainty of funding.

8)         Discuss/possible approval – purchase of 2014 John Deere 524K Loader/Snow Plow:  The board discussed three different loaders.  Clint Amman from McCoy commented on the individual machines. It was decided that the board will look into the possibility of purchasing in 2026.

9)         Report from Road Boss:  Bob Pagac and Dave Mihalek gave a brief an update on the projects they have been working on.

14)       Review and payment of bills:  The clerk announced checks #8679-#8694 and 1 ACH for a total of $24,939.40.  Motion was made by Bob and seconded by Dave to approve and pay bills for checks

#8679-#8694 and 1 ACH for a total of $24,939.40.  Motion carried.

15)       Set date for next meeting:  The next meeting was set for 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday June 24, 2025.

17)       Adjournment:  There being no further business, motion was made by Dave and seconded by Bob to adjourn.  Motion carried.  The meeting ended at 8:05 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Suzi Misun, Clerk