001microphone picks up everything. >> Okay, everyone can hear, >> I think. >> Oh, [laughter] okay. Great. Everybody, you're about to go live. Don't forget the microphone is very sensitive. >> We'll just have to tell people when they come in, but yes. Okay, I think we might have >> everything. >> Okay, now I close the YouTube. >> Yeah. >> Okay. And then I just leave the other one running. Yeah. So, you're you're going to leave YouTube running until you go into post after they do the roll call. Okay. >> Then you can shut down the YouTube and shut down the one you just open. Then you have to open up clos The other issues >> there is two extra packets if someone doesn't have a computer session items. So >> yeah, I have those on mine.
002>> John, did you uh check to make sure we're live? >> I'm on. Yeah, that's what I'm doing right now. We're on. >> Yeah, it doesn't look like I'm there. >> Yep. Right now >> you can't see me because I'm sitting over here. We got to close. Is everybody there? I could put you down in the minutes. >> Um, we are waiting on Cy and >> probably Harry's not on. Oh, wait. And if it needs to be advant agenda thing in front of me, so I'm just going to listen and type right into it. Beautiful night. You still muted, Jamie? >> Um, no, I don't think so. I heard us talking when I had the thing up and it there's no red slash over audio or video. I >> said he can hear us. Okay,
003thank you. Jamie should be here in just a couple of That's Thank you. No. >> Still got All right, [clears throat] it is 5:03. I'm calling the special more board meeting, budget working meeting for Monday, January 12th, 2026 to order. Looking for a motion to approve the agenda. >> That motion. >> We have a motion by Jamie, seconded by Corey. Any discussion? All those in favor say I. I. >> Opposed. On to new business. budget saving ideas and possible scenarios. See, there's something in here about the referendum timeline. >> Yeah, that was more specific. We got more specific put in here. I think we already shared the time frame, right? A >> look at that. So basically, if we want to get something through referendum for this spring, we have to have it in by
004the 27th. Is that >> Yeah. My thoughts were, and I think I mentioned this last time, it might be best for us to do it at the beginning, the 22ndish so that we have time because it has everything has to be to the bond council by the 27th. And we need to do um resolutions and things like that. I don't think it's best to wait right up until the 27th. No, I mean obviously >> that's that's >> So at this point we basically need to make a decision between now and what the monthly meeting or at the monthly meeting as far as what we are going to propose to go forward. >> Yes. >> Well, the 26th is the monthly meeting, isn't it? You said you wanted by 22. So we have to make a
005decision at the cow. >> I mean we can talk it through with the cow. In other years, we've made the decision, but we didn't make it on the last day. You know, we made it at the beginning >> or the week prior, >> right? Am I thinking the >> Yeah, the meeting the 26th, right? Our regular meeting. Yeah, >> the 26th and you're saying you want it approved by the 22nd. You said >> I said that's in between >> in there, you know, you know, days, give us three days or something like that. So I mean I'm looking at it too and I'm curious. So looking a 45 days to 90 days before the election gathering feedback which just a deadline just met and I don't know that we have feedback from any of these
006groups. Have we gotten have we? >> No. It's a sample and in past years I've done a survey. I did not do a survey this year because I didn't think there was a I mean we need I think >> there's not an option. >> Okay. I mean, I was just curious if we've done it in other years and there was a cost to it, but this year I I didn't do it. >> Basically cut kind of a cost thing and just knowing we don't have a choice. >> There's a long time frame and there is a and we did it the other years for the roof and >> and and we did use that as part of the cell, but I don't know that there's an option. You can either choose not to or >>
007Yeah. Well, if we need to do it earlier, um I don't want to take a vote on this at the cow just because to me it goes against the spirit of it. So, >> I'm not asking you to do it. >> No, I'm just saying what we could do what we could do is talk on it at the cow and then have a meeting after the same day after the cow and vote on it then. If that works for everyone, >> we have enough time for notice for the meeting. >> Yes. >> Yeah, I'm good with it. >> What how many is it just a 24 48? What do we need for the >> the 24? But we're well within the time. >> Mhm. >> But um I don't know otherwise we would potentially be
008looking at some other day of that week. Um, and I'm not sure if any other day works for >> Is it still not in the spirit of of the cow if we just had a special meeting after the cow was done? Like we can discuss it there and then have a specific meeting. I just said I thought you said the next day. >> No. Okay. >> He's saying if we do we want would we prefer having it the next day? He right now he originally said let's just do have a another special meeting after the call since we're already there. >> Okay. or if we need to have another one. But that's what he was saying. No. >> Oh, I agree. We might as well have it at the same time. I guess I'm concerned
009that nothing on the timeline has been done. I I haven't heard any specifically at all what the needs are and I understand not doing a survey, but there hasn't been any feedback from any other outside groups or anything. Nothing has been done at this point, right? Not [clears throat] in terms of the specific timeline. Normally in the past, all I've ever done is done the survey. >> Yeah. >> And then we've at the board level, we've discussed scenarios, which we're doing now. >> Um >> and we we've already seen the proposed referendum numbers at the last meeting. >> Yeah. That they would >> I haven't seen a breakdown of costs of what that referendum would be for. Has there been one? >> Uh well, it's operating budget, >> right? So that's all that it's going
010to be. There's not going to be anything specific, >> right? not like the roof and the boiler. >> And then what we're trying to figure out now tonight is we're trying to determine if the referendum doesn't pass, what cuts do we make >> that'll move us towards >> the budget >> piece? You know, this is my sixth one. I've done six of these now and >> only two of them have ever sent out surveys. Um I've had community groups presentation options. I get one maybe three people come. So, um, >> even even so, I still think it's important we do them whether regardless of people actually show up for them, and I know historically that they have not. Um, we did go out to each of the town meetings during their monthly meetings to present
011on the last one. I think what we'll end up doing, >> yeah, I think that's going to be a good option. Um, and I we should still have the the public information once we know exactly what we want to go and ask for and that's started, then that starts rolling out to to the public. So, we've contacted bond council. We've done that and we've talked with their to work out scenarios. We've met with you and the board. >> We haven't we haven't met with parent groups and we haven't >> this sent out. >> And I'll take full responsibility for that because I didn't think there was much of a choice. >> Um, >> that's on me >> at this point. I mean, I would hope that we'll put it on the agenda for at the
012cow and hope that there would be some groups that might want to come forth uh at that and ask some questions at that time. Um, I know what Katie is talking about as far as us going from township to township, that was after we had >> already basically decided what question we were going to put forth. And uh then to further explain things out, which um I think of course we're going to have to do because you know people are going to want to know the bottom dollar of how much it's going to cost them on their taxes uh per thous or 100,000 or however it works and [snorts] whatnot and go from there which we should be able to provide those answers also by the cow I would hope. So >> they were on
013the has given you >> right I but >> the only question I had was the were those numbers including what's dropping off >> well I mean more of what's actually >> more defining >> okay >> from bar or from >> yes >> no we're talking I think we're talking about what's going >> operating referendum will drop off >> like when we're looking at how much that is is that included >> with per 100 thou uh per well or or just so that we're able to say, you know, like, oh, taxes could go up X because it's going to say whatever the cost is, but we'll be able to say and your referendum from before has dropped off. So >> that's included in that tax number that I gave if you didn't. >> So the $35
014per month increase or hypothetical is accounting for this referendum dropping off and >> but we'll just have to be really clear with the public so that they're reminded like the past one is dropping off and it would be zero and this is new and really we're only looking at the difference between the two as your actual raise. And I think also as far as speaking to what this is going to go towards, not just operating, but what potential instruction we could be saving or um retaining by getting uh the referendum money needs to be highlighted as well at the cow. And hopefully by the end of tonight's meeting, we'll have a better idea of exactly what that'll entail and the options we have associated with it or that we're choosing to go with in regards
015to it potentially. So, >> um, as of now, um, we're not I don't think we put a hard line as far as the meeting to vote on it. Just know that we're going to have to plan on potentially, uh, having a meeting after the cow or sometime that week if we want to get it in in time. I think maybe after we come out of closed >> we'll be able to have a better idea of when we want to have that meeting. >> Well hypothetical too if we need more information more time could we do it a closed sess special session possibly at I mean I know he's hoping to it's due by the 27th but our meeting is the 26th. >> Yep. >> We want to decide before or would that be a separate
016meeting even after the 26th meeting? I think he would like it before the >> 26 at least a couple days before >> the 27th. >> Okay. >> Paper. >> Yeah, I think after the cow. >> So that would put us at a minimum of the 22nd 23rd somewhere in there as far as business days go. So >> all right. Anything else for this portion at this time? If not, I'm looking for a motion to convene in a close session under Wisconsin state statutes 19.851 CEFG to consider employment promotion compensation and performance valuation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercise responsibility. considerations of financial, medical, social, or personal information and to confer with legal counsel who is rendering oral or written advice. >> I'll make that motion. >> I'll
017second that. >> Amy motion by Corey, seconded by Amy. In this close session, it will be a board budget working meeting. It's in the closed session because it falls under CF in regards to the sharing of personal data of public employees along with possible performance uh promot promotion uh resignation etc. Any discussion take the role please? >> Yep. >> Cory, yes. Tom, >> yes. >> Jamie, >> yeah. >> Katie, >> yes. Amy, >> yes.