Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Revised February Agenda with addendum

AGENDA FOR REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF TOWN OF BEAR CREEK
Tuesday February 2, 2010 8:00 P.M. at Bear Creek Town Hall
______1. Discussion of the roads. Use of salt,sand,etc. Bad winter weather conditions.
______2. Spring Primary Election to be held Tuesday February 16th from 7:00 A.M. to
8:00 P.M. at the Bear Creek Town Hall..Will need to use a 5 person board. Will
publish and have the public testing of the voting machines on Saturday
February 13th at 8:00 A.M..
______3. Checks need to be written to the schools (5) by February 15th of the tax
money paid in January. Sheila needs checks to settle with the county for the
county and state and the dogs. Also checks need to be written for the DNR
money in lieu of taxes to MATC, River Valley, county and state.
______4.A book came on the Sauk County Planning Commission and is available to
the board.
______5. Audit of the Clerk’s and Treasurer’s books for 2008 has been set for
the March 2nd Town Board Meeting .
______6.There is to be a Smart Growth meeting at the Bear Creek Town Hall on
Tuesday February 16,2010 at 7:30 P.M. which will need to be changed due to the
election on that day..
______7,. The Clerk is working on the Township Annual Report for 2009 and starting
the State Form C State Report that is due March 1,2010. We can distribute
the Township Annual Reports in March.
______8. There are area Town’s Association meetings coming up in February and
March . Clerk to attend February 12th at Mount Horeb. Marty , Harold, Jeff, and
Sheila going March 6th to Wisconsin Dells.All will be trained for the 2010
Board of Review..
______9..The April 6th meeting of the Town Board will have to be changed due to the
Spring General Election being on that day.
______10. There is an election training meeting in Baraboo on February 4,2010
on the certification of Election Chief Inspectors and to be attended by Eileen
Eberle and Judy Brassington. Ken Blum was to attend, but can’t make it.
______11. The 2010 Quick Books payroll program needs to be ordered this spring..
______12. The Clerk will attend the Spring meeting of the Wisconsin Clerk’s
Association in Fitchburg on February 18th.
______13.The Township has to register with the state at a cost of $10.00.
______14.We are paying the State and Federal monthly deposits for witholding online..
______15. Any other business to come before the board.

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Bills to pay : Tim McCluskey (3) Eileen Eberle Retirement US Cellular
Magnen Assessments Alliant Energy Verizon State of Wisconsin Withholding
DNR in lieu of Taxes 4 checks Election Board for February 16th 5 checks
School taxes for February (5 checks) Town and Country Sanitation Edie Eberle
People’s Community Bank(FICA,Fed.With.,Med.) Sheila 2 checks for county
Frontier FS River Valley Publishing U.S.Postal Spring Green Auto
Sauk County Highway Department Any other bills approved by the board


Addendum to Agenda: Dan Fargen requests being placed on the agenda concerning a riding trail near his property.

Primary Spring Election

Notice to Bear Creek Residents.

There will be a Spring Primary Election held in the Township on Tuesday February 16th, at the Bear Creek Town Hall with the polls open from 7:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Voting will include Court Judges. As of January 27th I don't have the ballots so don't know at this time of the listing on the ballot.

Also, at least the first half of the 2009 taxes are due by January 31,2010.

Agenda for Town of Bear Creek Board Meeting February 2010

Agenda of Town of Bear Creek Board Meeting for February 2010


AGENDA FOR REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF TOWN OF BEAR CREEK
Tuesday February 2, 2010 8:00 P.M. at Bear Creek Town Hall
______1. Discussion of the roads. Use of salt,sand,etc. Bad winter weather conditions.
______2. Spring Primary Election to be held Tuesday February 16th from 7:00 A.M. to
8:00 P.M. at the Bear Creek Town Hall..Will need to use a 5 person board. Will
publish and have the public testing of the voting machines on Saturday
February 13th at 8:00 A.M..
______3. Checks need to be written to the schools (5) by February 15th of the tax
money paid in January. Sheila needs checks to settle with the county for the
county and state and the dogs. Also checks need to be written for the DNR
money in lieu of taxes to MATC, River Valley, county and state.
______4.A book came on the Sauk County Planning Commission and is available to
the board.
______5. Audit of the Clerk’s and Treasurer’s books for 2008 has been set for
the March 2nd Town Board Meeting .
______6.There is to be a Smart Growth meeting at the Bear Creek Town Hall on
Tuesday February 16,2010 at 7:30 P.M. which will need to be changed due to the
election on that day..
______7,. The Clerk is working on the Township Annual Report for 2009 and starting
the State Form C State Report that is due March 1,2010. We can distribute
the Township Annual Reports in March.
______8. There are area Town’s Association meetings coming up in February and
March . Clerk to attend February 12th at Mount Horeb. Marty , Harold, Jeff, and
Sheila going March 6th to Wisconsin Dells.All will be trained for the 2010
Board of Review..
______9..The April 6th meeting of the Town Board will have to be changed due to the
Spring General Election being on that day.
______10. There is an election training meeting in Baraboo on February 4,2010
on the certification of Election Chief Inspectors and to be attended by Eileen
Eberle and Judy Brassington. Ken Blum was to attend, but can’t make it.
______11. The 2010 Quick Books payroll program needs to be ordered this spring..
______12. The Clerk will attend the Spring meeting of the Wisconsin Clerk’s
Association in Fitchburg on February 18th.
______13.The Township has to register with the state at a cost of $10.00.
______14.We are paying the State and Federal monthly deposits for witholding online..
______15. Any other business to come before the board.

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Bills to pay : Tim McCluskey (3) Eileen Eberle Retirement US Cellular
Magnen Assessments Alliant Energy Verizon State of Wisconsin Withholding
DNR in lieu of Taxes 4 checks Election Board for February 19th 5 checks
School taxes for February (5 checks) Town and Country Sanitation Edie Eberle
People’s Community Bank(FICA,Fed.With.,Med.) Sheila 2 checks for county
Frontier FS River Valley Publishing U.S.Postal Spring Green Auto
Sauk County Highway Department Any other bills approved by the board.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Approved Minutes to December 1,2009 meeting

MINUTES December 1, 2009 TOWN OF BEAR CREEK REGULAR MEETING
The Township of Bear Creek held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday December 1st, 2009 at the Bear Creek Town Hall with the meeting called to order at 8:00 P.M. by Chairman Marty McCluskey.
Present included : Harold Emerson and Jeff Scallon, Supervisors; Sheila Tafs, Treasurer; Tim McCluskey, Patrolman; and Eileen Eberle, Clerk.
Minutes to the last meeting were read by the Clerk. Motion to approve as read was made by Harold Emerson , 2nd, and carried.
Treasurer’s report was given by the treasurer.Motion to approve as presented by Jeff Scallon , 2nd, and carried.
Road work being done was discussed. Sand, salt,etc. ordered for the winter season.
New rules on structures are being put into place in Wisconsin.Marty to check and see if we need to put into effect and ordinance dealing with this situation. Possibly with General Engineering..Motion made by Harold to adopt the dwelling codes as it gets approved, 2nd, and carried.
The levies were all in the township for the schools and the taxes were at the county after Thanksgiving to be run.The clerk needs to complete the tax roll book, complete the Statement of Taxes before the 3rd Monday in December, and complete the levy report for the Department of Natural Resources so we get the In Lieu of Taxes money.
Smart Growth meetings are being held at the Town Hall monthly. They will meet in January.
The December town board meeting was held December 1st, 2009. The January meeting will be January 5,2010 at 8:00 P.M. at the Bear Creek Town Hall.
Checks were paid to the board for the budget meetings in October and November.
The patrolman was given a Christmas bonus.
Pay for meetings is $35.00 per meeting. Chairman salary of $2,000.00 per year. Supervisor 1 and Building Inspector salary is $1,800.00. Supervisor 2 salary is $1,600.00 per year.
A sheet was completed on the school levies, news of upcoming events in the township and copies to go out with the taxes. Also the new recycling sheet for 2010. This was the Spring Newsletter and sent out with the taxes.
Motion was made by Harold Emerson , 2nd by Sheila Tafs to close the Township books as of December 31,2009 for 2009.
The tobacco selling permit papers need to be completed and sent to the state. Even if we have no permits out.
There is a need to transfer funds from the equipment account into the regular account and the treasurer to do this..
The Scott bill in the amount of $1,271.77 was paid.
Bills were paid as presented and approved by the board.
Motion was made at 9:17 P.M. by Sheila Tafs to adjourn the meeting, 2nd and carried. Chairman McCluskey adjourned the meeting.
Recorded this 1st day of December , 2009 by Clerk of Bear Creek Township
Mrs. Lawrence (Eileen)Eberle

January 5,2010 Town Board Agenda

AGENDA FOR REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF TOWN OF BEAR CREEK
Tuesday January 5, 2010 8:00 P.M. Bear Creek Town Hall
Call meeting to order
Roll call
Minutes to last meeting
Treasurer’s report
Old business
New business
______1. New budget for the year 2010 has been put into the computer. The updated
payroll figures for 2010 have been completed in the records. Social Security and
Medicare figures, plus some federal figures are new. State of Wisconsin stays the
same.
______2. The 1099s will be mailed out to the businesses we work with in Bear Creek.
______3. Recycling costs are going up $3.00 per ton in the township due to higher costs
to our server.
______4. Meetings for the Township are $35.00 per meeting as of January 1, 2009.
______5. Quarterly reports are due for completion at this time. Also, the Federal and
State Reconciliation reports to IRS and State of Wisconsin. Clerk to complete
these. W-3 completed for Federal.
______6. Taxes for 2009 are being collected by the treasurer. New recycling sheets
are available at the Town Hall for 2010. Also the Spring Newsletter.
______7. W-2s were completed by the clerk for the board and distributed at the January
2010 meeting.
______8, Highway Aid amounts in 2010 are $90,029.55. $22,507.38 is coming to Bear
Creek on January 5,2010..
______9. New Record Books for the Board were completed by the clerk for 2010.
These are to be distributed at the January meeting.
_______10. The Wisconsin Clerk’s Association dues are due now for $45.00..
_______11. Township Audit of Books of the Treasurer and Clerk needs to be set. Was
at March meeting last year. Clerk doesn’t have the December bank statement
or the numbers in the account register of early paid taxes as yet.
______12. The Town Board is to be paid at this meeting.
______13. An updated Quik Books program will need to be ordered for the township
records..This will include the payroll program and update Quick Books to 2010.
Total cost is $399.00
______14. The web site for the Town of Bear Creek is up and running. The address
is http://townofbearcreek.blogspot.com
______15. The Smart Growth Committee will meet at the Town Hall in January.
______16 An election survey came from the state on the last election and this is to be
completed by the clerk and returned to the State Election Board. The ballots
were ordered for the 4 elections on 2010.
______17. The DNR report of the tax levies was completed and sent. This determines the
amounts of DNR in lieu of taxes.
______18. The Statement of Taxes was completed and sent to the state and county. The
Certification of the taxes was completed and the tax book gotten to the
treasurer.
______19. The state is trying to put through a new way to assess property. Letter from
Magnam on this.
______20. Any other business to come before the board and pertinent to the town board
meetings.
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Bills to pay : Tim McCluskey (2 payroll) Tim McCluskey (meeting) Eileen Eberle
Marty McCluskey Harold Emerson Jeff Scallon Sheila Tafs US Cellular
The Office Market (2) Dish Network Spring Green Auto
Alliant Electric Town and Country Sanitation People’s Community Bank
State of Wisconsin (With.) Retirement Fund Magnan Assessments Verizon
Sauk County Highway Department Plain Kwik Stop Frontier FS
Plain True Value U.S.Blade and Chain US Postal (Stamps for town)
Sauk County Tax Payments (2)
Wisconsin Dept. of Rev. Any other bills presented and approved by the board.