Town of Liberty Monthly Board Meeting 9/14/26

Town of Liberty Boad Meeting

Liberty Town Hall

September 14, 2026

6:30 PM

Present: Supervisor Halbleib, Chair Vidas and Clerk Engh

Absent: Treasurer Abrahamson and Supervisor Townsley

  1. Meeting was called to order by Chair Vidas at 6:30pm.
  2. Chair Vidas moved to approve August 2026 minutes with clarification of item #7, Supervisor Halbleib seconded, motion carried.
  3. Clerk Engh read the treasurer’s report in the absence of Chirs which was then put in the file.
  4. Dumpster Monitor’s report: Two 40 yard dumpsters will be ordered for the October 10th clean up days.
  5. Equipment and Road report: The sterling truck needs repair and will be taken to the LaFarge Truck center, Chair Vidas moved that we go ahead with the repairs and the bill should not exceed $1700. Seconded by supervisor Hablieb, motion carried.
  6. Building permit update: Dan Grisham received a permit for a small shed on Ames Hill Road, all paperwork was in order.
  7. First public comment: It was brought up if the board knew their responsiblities and then reminded as to what they are.
  8. Town Announcements: Primary election went well with about a 65% vother turnout. We applied for the Community Grant with the Town shed furnace in mind.
  9. Another storage shed is going up and Jerry Green and Joe Vikmyer were avaialbe to answer any questions. Chair Vidas moved to approve the commercial permit on property 028-00511-0002, Supervisor Halblieb seconded, motion carried.
  10. Resolution No. 2026-03 was read aloud by Clerk Engh. This is a resolution to exceed the levy limit to raise it by 41% in 2026. Chair Vidas moved to adpopt the resolution 2026-03, Supervisor Halblieb seconded, motion carried. There will be an elector’s meeting on October 12th at 6:30pm at the Town Hall with the board meeting to immediatley follow. The resolution will be posted the following day of this meeting.
  11. Road signs were ordered along with culvert markers. Chair Vidas moved to approve the amount of $3900 for the signs and markers and not to exceed this amount, Supervisor Halblieb seonded, motion carried.
  12. Rental Tax information: Research is still being done on this.
  13. MOU with the county about winter road maintenance was discussed. The county would like a level of service description and how the billing payments will happen. This is still a work in progress. No action was taken.
  14. Fire Association Invoice: There was one call, so we should be seeing the invoice soon. Jody Anderson retired and Pete was promoted to Assistant Chief.
  15. Bridge repair update: Lyster road bridge and Harrison Hollow are the two that need to be
    repaired. We will look into future LLSIP grants and evaluate all other options. In the meantime, the town will keep the current posted limits on the bridges.
  16. WI DOR Innovation grant: There will be a second period to apply for the grant, which is Oct 1- Dec 30th. A webinair is being held on the 29th, all board memebers are encouraged to attend.
  17. Emails to .gov and Google workspace: Supervisor Halbleib gave us a price and the board decided to wait for Bill to be a the next meeting to discuss this and possible purchasing a package.
  18. State Land Trust Fund: we will discuss this in the future.
  19. Chair Vidas moved to approve Jori Schultz as a Liberty Bar server, Supervisor Halblieb seconded, motion carried.
  20. Robert’s Rules of Order: Supervisor Halblieb has been reading the book on this and gave a very nice report back to us. He suggested that the board read the section on small boards and the rules to follow. He likes our informal meetings and how they are handled, but it is something to think about for the future.
  21. CPC updates: There was no meeting, so no updates, the next meeting is Oct 5, at 6:30pm.
  22. Second period for public comment: Having by-laws for our board is a great idea, and it was said that the suggestions by Supervisor Halbleib were encouraging. Having a set time frame for discussions was encouraged.
  23. Chair Vidas moved that we approve paying the monthly bills for August 2026 of $5657.88, Supervisor Halblieb, seconded. All in favor, motion carried.
  24. Future agenda items: CPC updates, .gov emails, , Google drive, personnel policy,, MOU from County, Elector’s meeting.
  25. Next meeting date is October 12th, immediately following the Elector’s meeting at 6:30pm
  26. Meeting was moved to adjourn by Chair Vidas, at 7:45 pm, Supervisor Halbleib, seconded all in favor motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,

Sharon Engh