Wednesday, May 12, 2010

BROOKFIELD TOWN BOARD - Regular Meeting - Monday, MAY 10, 2010

BROOKFIELD TOWN BOARD
Regular Meeting – May 10, 2010

Another “quiet” meeting….here are a few HIGHLIGHTS : DOG LICENSING- Beginning in DECEMBER, responsibility for handling Dog Licensing will now fall to our Town Board/Clerk: ordering tags, sending notices, census, setting deadlines, ….and setting LICENSING FEES! Yes, it will now be up to the Town Board to set licensing fees! TWO NEW TRUCKS? Are being considered for a total of approximately $350,000 with $50,000 down and financing the $300,000 balance at approximately 4.4% over a seven year term; for an annual debt service of approximately $58,000. The prices are at “state bid” and include warranties. One truck will include attachments; the second can be fitted with attachments (plows, etc.) from an older truck. Considerations: the debt payments on the New Berlin truck will have ended; trade-off between pay-down on an asset vs maintenance costs. Discussed using funds from the un-appropriated fund balance (“surplus” balance $114,000). SALES TAX REVENUES – are down, but not as badly as originally expected. PLANNING BOARD OPENING – for “ALTERNATE” : replacement needed for “alternate” Bob Stone. Contact John Salka or Don McCoach. The Brookfield Comprehensive Planning Committee will now report to the Planning Board rather than the Town Board. Karen Nowak will replace Honna Bowen, who resigned from the BCPC.
SUBDIVISION SURVEY REQUIREMENTS – were questioned… and will be researched. At issue: if you’re subdividing a smaller parcel ( 5 acres) of a larger parcel (100 acres), do you have to have the larger 100 acre parcel surveyed or is just the smaller 5-acre parcel? ......the cost to survey 100 acres vs. 5 acres. Codes Officer, Bob Piersma, has checked with the County & State and finds no such requirement. McCoach (Planning Board Chairman) believes the requirement dates back to a 2005 subdivision ordinance. The Town Board is to research the Subdivision requirement and report back. JUNK YARDS – Inspections coming up and preliminary interest in starting a new yard on/near Rt. 8. Piersma to make the rounds with Head and Cowen. REVALUATION – The Assessor, Rhonda Weigand, will have hours this week …Saturday last day…check the TOWN WEBSITE for hours. NEXT “June” Regular MEETING: LEONARDSVILLE – Monday, June 14 - 7PM…always a nice meeting – cookies, coffee! ! Stay tuned to the DOOR and SIGN for SPECIAL MEETINGS. Present: Board- Salka, Head, Mayne, Cowen, Owen; Clerk – Kabana; Highway Supt. – Jennison; Bob Piersma – Codes.