Board of Supervisor’s Meeting

Attendance: Mike McCullen, Alden Shute, Maureen Rioux, Patrice Winfield, Cindy Kleinschmidt, Paul Raymond, Stefanie Williamson, Rachel Bean, Clayton Heller, Laurie Murray.

Clerk’s Report: Cindy Kleinschmidt read the minutes of the Board of Supervisor’s Board Meeting of August 5, 2026

Alden Shute made a motion to accept the minutes Maureen Rioux seconded, and the motion passed.

Road Report: Gravel staged on Tamarack Drive. Brushing has been completed.Dollar Lake Road project still needs to be completed. Board discussed grader repairs: Seals are leaking on a ram that brings it back and forth. The pins probably have not been removed for fifty years. Alden Shute and Mike McCullen are going to try and lube them up, maybe apply heat and dry ice on them to see if they will loosen up. So, they can remove the ram to fix it. If they can not get the pins lose, they will have to ship the grader up to Duluth.

Mike McCullen made a motion to accept the Road Report and Moureen Rioux seconded and the motion passed.

Old Business: Handicap Ramp: Currently there are no grants available. Board discussed doing a patch job on current ramp or purchasing an aluminum ramp. Topic has been tabled.

Insulation for the grader hall, waiting on an estimate of cost.

Erv Kleinschmidt has the lights put in on the Grader Hall side. Cost of parts was $318. Grader side looks much brighter.

Daniel Calder will make a list of tools we have and what we need for the garage.

Patrice Winfield talked to MATTS attorneys about posting financial reports on the internet. The attorneys advise against sharing any financial information being shared on the internet. Alden Shute made a motion, The financial report is not to be shared on the internet and can only be shared in this room. An extra copy of the financial report is to be passed around the room and be returned to Patrice Winfield. Maureen Rioux seconded the motion, and motion pass

Mike McCullen made a motion to have Erv Kleinschmidt help Cindy Kleinschmidt remove all the old financial information off the website. Alden Shute seconded the motion, and motion passed,

Maureen Rioux made a certificate for Paul Raymond and Glen Williamson for their years of service with the township. Maureen Rioux will also be ordering a plaque for each of them.

New Business: Patrice Winfield asked the board if she could have the 1099s done by Pine Tax and Accounting LLC this year. They are getting more complicated with the MN Paid Leave added. It would probably cost about $150 a year to have someone else do the 1099s. Alden Shute made a motion for Patrice Winfield to have Pine Tax Accounting do the 1099s this year. Maureen Rioux seconded the motion, motion passed.

Mike McCullen discussed a road grant from LRIP. The grant has to be submitted by November 22, 2026. We will have to look into it further to make sure we don’t have to spend a bunch of money upfront to qualify.

Duxbury fire department will write a check to the township for 43 gallons of diesel for fire trucks.

Snowplowing for 2026-2027

Payment is due October 1, 2026

Standard driveways: $100/season

Driveways over 700 feet: $125/season

Driveways over 1,000 feet to half mile: $200/season

Driveways Over half mile: $375/season.

Must have turnaround space. No closed gates. No overhanging trees that can hit the grader. Wilma Township is not liable for inadvertent damages while plowing private drives. 2026-27 snowplowing fees due by October 1, 2026

Patrice Winfield has $2,934.05 in bills and will transfer $3,000. Mike McCullen made a motion to pay said bills.  Alden Shute seconded the motion and motion passed.

Meeting adjourned.

Cindy Kleinschmidt Clerk

Board of Supervisor’s Meeting

August 5, 2026

Attendance: Mike McCullen, Alden Shute, Maureen Rioux-Fust, Patrice Winfield, Cindy Kleinschmidt, Paul Raymond, Daniel Calder, Terry Koscielinak, Steve Menth, Zack, Emali, Elias, and Stefanie Williamson.

Clerk’s Report: Cindy Kleinschmidt read the minutes of the Board of Supervisor’s Board Meeting of July 1, 2026

Alden Shute made a motion to accept the minutes Maureen seconded, and the motion passed.

Road Report: Eagle Head got 8 loads to raise culvert and seems adequate now. Heller Drive was done there are 2 loads on Vink and 5b on W. Duncan. Brushing starts at New Dosey and works his way down hopefully will be here soon. Alden can stage the gravel on Kenny Peterson Road as soon as the waiver is signed. Sodder Logging is on Mayfield Road they never cashed in the escrow and have never used any of the money from it.  If they never take it back it will be on file here all the time.

On the house moving project, (Colon Ludwig) they will map the area out in the computer and determine if the road will accommodate the home as it moves. Colon Ludwig will be responsible for any damage to neighboring properties or anything out of the roadway.

Mike made a motion to accept the Road Report and Moureen seconded and the motion passed.

Old Business: Alden will stage gravel for Terry Koscielniak to move at his own risk. Terry needs to sign a waiver releasing Wilma Township of liability and do the work at his own risk. The lawyer has prepared such a document. Terry would like the document to state the exact size of the road and that he will be within the legal confines existing road and not be held responsible if the roadbed is not correct. These changes were written into the document, initialed and signed by Terry Koscielinak and Alden Shute.

Handicap Ramp: Waiting on an estimate for materials. The ramp is crooked. Need to be repaired. It is not safe and is a tripping hazard. The slope will need to change the turnaround needs to be larger to meet current ADA requirements. Cindy will check into a grant for an ADA approved ramp for the town hall. The current ramp is not ADA compliant. The boards are rotting the ramp is not level or smooth.

Insulation for the grader hall, waiting on an estimate of cost.

Tools for the shed: Need a trash can, more shelving, basic tools, grease gun, case of grease. There is not a complete set of anything. Alden will pick up grease this week.

Daniel will make a list of what we have and what we need.

Grader Hall Lights: Mike made a motion for Erv to replace the lights in the grader hall the same as he replaced the lights in the Fire Hall. Maureen seconded and the motion passed.

Duxbury Fire Contract needs the signatures of the Chief and one of the Board members. It was signed by Mike McCullen and Alden Shute. 

The Website listing township financials online. The MAT courses stated that you can list online the full amount less disbursements, so the gross amounts not the deductions. The lawyer stated that the information must be made available but does not have to be posted online. There must be a procedure for requesting information.

Alden made a motion and Patrice will contact the MATT Atty to explain what it is we are posting and find out what the procedure is to disperse this information. Motion passed.

Patrice has 21,104.21 in bills and will transfer 21,000. To pay said bills  Meeting adjourned at 8:37 pm

The public accuracy testing for the Primary Election will be held on August 7,2026 at 1:00pm. Anyone is welcome to attend.

Clerk Cindy Kleinschmidt