Town of Pilsen
June 24, 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, Leon Gilbert and Larry Kmetz.

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 May 15, 2025 Meeting Minutes: Motion was made by Bob and seconded by Dave to approve the minutes of the May 15, 2025 Board meeting. Motion carried.

4) Public Comment: There were no public comments.

5) Treasurer’s Report: The Treasurer’s report was presented. The cash balance as of 5/31/2025 was $86,440.23 (which includes one Savings account and 1 CD). The balance as of 6/23/2025 was
$50,345.95 (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. Motion carried. Pam added that there are outstanding bills from Phil Lupa and the USDA Forest Service.

6) Jackie Pooler – Iron River Library Event: Jackie Pooler was not present at the meeting.

7) Approval of Alcohol Beverage License Applications and Operator’s Licenses: The board reviewed the Liquor and Operator’s License applications received. Motion was made by Gary and seconded by Dave to approve the Class B Beer and Class B Liquor License for Sell’s Pine Creek Pit Stop/Bob Sell, a Class B Beer and Class B Liquor License for Moquah Bar/Steve Kmetz and approval of the submitted Operator’s License applications. Motion carried.

8) Discuss/possible approval Road Project Agreement No. 25-RO-11091300-037 Between the Town of Pilsen and USDA Forest Service: Motion was made by Gary and seconded by Bob to approve Project Agreement No. 25-RO-11091300-037 Between the Town of Pilsen and USDA Forest Service. Motion carried.

9) Discuss Develon DL220 Wheel Loader: Gary reported that he talked with a salesman from Swidirski Equipment regarding a Develon DL 220 Wheel Loader. The cost is approximately $173,000.00. A discussion followed.

10) Discuss/possible action hiring Delmore Consulting to inventory culverts: Gary reported that he received a quote of $6,680.00 from Delmore Consulting to inventory culverts in the Town of noted that he will get more information and report back at the July meeting.

11) Set date with Town of Keystone for crack-sealing Town grounds: Bobby will check with Keystone to see when they will be available to complete the crack-sealing at the Town grounds. This project was previously approved.

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

13) Review and payment of bills: The clerk announced checks #8695-#8721 and 2 ACHs for a total of $41,320.79. Motion was made by Bob and seconded by Dave to approve and pay bills for checks
#8695-#8721 and 2 ACHs for a total of $41,320.79. Motion carried.

14) Set date for next meeting: The next meeting was set for 7:00 p.m. on Thursday July 17, 2025.

15) Adjournment: There being no further business, motion was made by Dave and seconded by Bob to adjourn. Motion carried. The meeting ended at 8:28 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Suzi Misun, Clerk