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Tainter Lake District
2023 Annual Meeting
Date: August 5, 2023
Place: Menomonie High School Auditorium
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Note: these are DRAFT Unapproved minutes. Minutes will be finalized/approved during the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Tainter Lake Rehabilitation District in August 2024.
Tainter Lake Rehabilitation District
2023 Annual Meeting Agenda/Minutes UNAPPROVED
1:00 PM (registration begins at 12:00PM)
August 5, 2023
Menomonie High School Auditorium
1715 5th St West
Menomonie, WI 54751
Call Meeting to order. Brown called meeting to order at 1PM
Introductions. Brown thanked everyone, reviewed the agenda, introduced the commissioners, instructed the attendees on meeting requirements, and voting instructions.
Brown introduced James Krave as our Parliamentarian.
Approve Minutes of last year’s annual meeting. None to approve.
Chairperson and committee reports. Brown explained our origins, our work focus since March, and our work with other lake organizations, and government groups.
Treasurer’s Report. Bilse reported $5 in savings and $3882.34 in checking. 15 generous donations totaling $4500, (were made by lake residents and non-residents) 5 deposits, 3 dividend entries of $.79, and 1 check written to L&M Mail Services for $613.45 for printing and mailing of our Annual Meeting Notice, made up the financial statement.
Presentation and submission of the annual audit. Our annual audit of the above financial matters proved to be an accurate and complete accounting of our financial matters to August 1, 2023.
Consider approval of expanded elected commissioners from 3 to 5 positions. Zons motion, and 2nd by Tom Wendt to increase from 3 to 5 elected commissioners. Bilse reviewed need to expand the board from 3 elected positions to 5.
Motion carried 125-17.
Consider approval of by-laws. Zons motion, and 2nd by Tim Maves to approve by-laws. Porter reviewed our by-laws. Motion carries 156-2.
Consideration of projects.
Surface Water Planning Grant. Motion by Porter, 2nd by Marty Baumgartner to approve SWPG project. Motion carries 147-9.
Review and approval of proposed budget. Brown detailed change in budget due to $500 not being donated, and changes in mailing/printing costs. Detailed each budget item. Porter motion, 2nd by Chuck Tack to approve budget. Motion carries 126-2
Consider approval of corresponding tax levy. Porter motion, 2nd by Ted Ludwig to approve levy. Motion carries 120-20.
Election of commissioners. Brown explained that there are 5 candidates on the ballot. Open to nominations from the floor as well. Motion passed unanimously.
There were no nominations from the floor, and only a few write-in votes. Listed below are the results of the commissioner voting, and term length.
Brown 135 3
Porter 128 3
Peissig 126 2
Tack 117 2
Heimdahl 113 1
Consideration or the 2024 Annual Meeting date. Mary Preston motion to have 1st Saturday of August at 10 AM for our annual meeting, Jan McMaster 2nd. Motion carried by voice vote as many attendees had left the meeting.
Adjourn meeting. Motion to adjourn by Zons, 2nd by Tom Johnson. Carried.