Minutes to Regular Monthly Meeting of Bear Creek Town Board



Tuesday January 6, 2015 8:00 P.M. Bear Creek Town Hall

MINUTES TO REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF TOWN OF BEAR CREEK

Tuesday January 6, 2015 8:00 P.M. Bear Creek Town Hall

The Town Board of the Township of Bear Creek held its regular

monthly meeting Tuesday January 6, 2015 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 Carver Treasurer; Tim McCluskey, Patrolman :John Conlon, 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.

The treasurer’s report was presented by the treasurer. Motion to

approve as presented was made by Jeff Scallon , 2nd, and carried.

The early paid taxes amounts need to go to the schools , state,

and county needs their monies from this by January 15th, with these checks needing to be made out and sent by that time.

New budget for 2015 was completed and placed in the computer.

The 1099’s were to be mailed to our businesses.

Quarterly reports were due at this time. W-2’s were completed and

distributed to the board. Federal and State Reconciliation’s were completed, and the W-3 report.

Taxes for 2014 are being collected by the treasurer. New recycling

sheets are here for 2015 and distributed by Sheila when collecting taxes.

New record books for the board’s 2015 records were completed by the clerk and distributed to the board.

The Township Audit of the books of the Clerk and Treasurer needs to be set and was set for the March meeting of the board.

Assessor was contacted Harold and updated the town for 2015.

The Town Board was paid for the 4th quarter of 2014 at this

meeting.

The township has the sand for the winter.

An election survey came from the state and was completed by the

clerk,and returned to the state.

The Wisconsin Clerk’s Association dues need to be paid in the amount of $65.00

Clerk to compile the retirement figures for 2014 and get to the treasurer , so they can be done electronically.

An updated Quick Books program needs to be ordered for 2015. This will be for the payroll program..

Board to keep the same Planning Commission for the next 2 years.

The DNR report was completed and sent to the state of the levies and the mill rates. This gets us our reimbursement from the DNR.

The Statement of Taxes was completed and sent to the county , treasurer , and state. Also the Certification of the tax book completed and sent to the county and the book given to the treasurer.

Next meeting of the Town Board will be Tuesday February 3,2015 at

8:00 P.M.
 The Board registered for the District Town’s Association meetings for the spring Town’s Association meetings. The board will go to Mineral Point on Saturday February 7th.



The Clerk is recertified by the State in completing the training and being registered to legally handle the elections for the next 2 years. There will be no election in February 19th in Bear Creek.

The bills were paid as presented and approved by the board. The

schools will be paid on January 15th with the early paid tax money due them.

Joe Bauer asked to be on the agenda. Didn’t come. Has to do with the Bauer fence Dan Ruetten took out and now a lawyer involved.

There is a CMS here on the road near Don Flemings home. To be put on the February agenda as it hasn’t been to the planning commission.

A letter of concern of a culvert on Strang Hollow was noted by the board and to be checked into by the patrolman.

Scott was paid the rest of their bill. Board to note wording on next years contracts, so the bill is the same as the bidding.

Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by at 9:10P.M.by Jeff Scallon ,2nd, , and carried. Chairman McCluskey adjourned the

meeting.

Recorded this 6 th day of January, 2015 by the Clerk of the Township of Bear Creek

Mrs. Lawrence ( Eileen ) Eberle