Town of Clover – Special Board Meeting Notice

A Special Board Meeting is being called for January 6, 2022 at 6:00 pm in the Town of Clover Town Hall (gym).

At August 11, 2021, board meeting motion carried to require masks for all at government meetings with dais to be placed adequate distance from all and that speakers remove mask only when speaking, further that the board social distance the tables as to be able to remove mask to speak and replace when done speaking.

 

Agenda

Call to order

Roll Call

Pledge of allegiance

Business:

The previous members of the Town Board, in 2020, inappropriately gave themselves a 10% pay increase. This action was improper because setting the salaries of elected officials is a direct power of the electors (only the electors have the power to set the pay of elected officials). From Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 60:

60.32  Compensation of elective town offices.

(1)  Established by town meeting or board.

60.32(1)(a)(a) Except as provided under par. (b) and s. 66.0507, the town meeting shall establish the compensation of elective town offices.

(b) If authorized by the town meeting under s. 60.10 (2) (k), the town board shall establish the compensation of elective town offices, other than the office of town board supervisor.

At the annual Town Meeting, the electors may bring any action to the floor, but at the 2020 annual meeting there was no action taken with regard to a pay increase. At any other town meeting of electors, action on a pay increase may be taken, but only if it is noticed on the agenda, in other words, the electors must be made aware that a pay increase will be up for a vote. The 2020 fall electors meeting agenda included no such item. Also, it was noted in the minutes of the November 7, 2020 levy meeting that the 10% pay increase for elected officials was approved through levy, but the electors approve the levy not the budget and most people were unaware of the details of the budget in order to make an informed consent to the pay increase. Note that the board members involved in this action were Steele, Isaksson, Rebak, and Smith whereas Stemwedel was absent for medical reasons. The purpose of this meeting is to see that the overpayment to board members is returned to the Town Treasury and to inform the electors of the inappropriate actions taken by present and past board members who may be seeking nomination for office at the upcoming caucus.

 

From Wisconsin Statutes 946.12:

In the officer’s or employee’s capacity as such officer or employee, does an act which the officer or employee knows is in excess of the officer’s or employee’s lawful authority or which the officer or employee knows the officer or employee is forbidden by law to do in the officer’s or employee’s official capacity. Maximum penalty: Class I Felony with up to $10,000 fine and/or up to 3.5 years in prison.

 

 

Agenda prepared by the Town Chair

Notice and agenda posted by the Clerk on or before 6 pm on January 5, 2022.  Posting is at the Town Hall, Post Office and the Town’s Web Site.  Also distributed via email.

The Town Hall is accessible to those persons with physical disabilities.  For assistance please contact the Town Office at 715-774-3780.

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Town of Clover Annual Meeting Minutes June 16, 2020 7:00 pm Postponed date due to Covid 19

Call to Order: 7:00 pm Attending: Beverly Steele, Tracy Gillespey Jack Smith, Sheryl Isaksson, Pattie Stemwedel, Barb Rebak.

Minutes of the April 16, 2019 Annual Meeting No Changes. Minutes of the November 2 2019 Public Hearing meeting minutes. No Changes

Treasurer’s Report was submitted. There being no questions, the report was accepted.

Reports were received regarding:

• Transfer Station: Steele gave a verbal and written report.
• Bark Bay Slough Boat Landing. Steele gave a verbal report.
• Bark Bay Boat Landing. Isaksson gave a verbal report.
• Fire Department. Rebak submitted written report. And read.
• Cemetery. Rebak submitted a written report. Was read.

Ambulance Report. Stemwedel gave a verbal report. . Campground. Smith gave a verbal report.

Gym/Playground. Verbal report given by Isaksson. Roads, Steele gave a verbal and written report as to status and rehab of town roads and crew, 

• Reports were completed.

Motion: by Steele/sStemwedel to defer Setting Levy until fall meeting. Carried Unanimous. MOTION by consensus set annual meeting to April 20, 2021 at 7:00 PM at the Gym. CARRIED. Unanimous.