City Council

Town of St. Joseph - St. Croix County, WI Minutes of the Special Town Board Meeting St. Joseph Town Hall September 4, 2025 Call to Order by Chair Theresa Johnson at 5:00pm Roll Call: Chair Theresa Johnson, Richard Hailey, Dan Gavin, Fire Chief Zac Spates. Not present: Chris Marshall, Justin Kruse. MOTION to pull Item No. 2 up to No. 1 on the agenda and approve the agenda as posted (Johnson/Gavin). Motion carried. Chris Marshall present at 5:11 pm Business discussion and possible action on: 1. Use of Town Hall for Call to Action and Information Sharing Regarding the Possible Closure of Houlton Elementary School Meeting on September 9th or 10th at 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM: Jan Gavin was present to discuss the meeting details. The meeting would be held on September 9 th from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Discussed the Hudson School Board possibly closing the Houlton Elementary School. The Clerk would be present to assist with the meeting and would secure the building afterwards. Dan Gavin suggested preparing a policy for use of the Town Hall in the future. Discussed cleaning of Town Hall afterwards. MOTION to approve the Town Hall be used by the Call to Action and Information Sharing Group regarding the possible closure of Houlton Elementary School for a meeting on September 9th from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (Johnson/Hailey). Motion carried. 2. St Joseph Fire Department providing North Hudson with First Responder Services: Fire Chief Zac Spates presented the proposal to North Hudson for First Responder Services. Discussed runs and additional costs associated. Discussed training and additional responders. Discussed the potential pay rates. MOTION to allow the St. Joseph’s Fire Department to move forward to possibly negotiate with the Village of North Hudson for first responder services. Along with that a charge of $45,000 for up to 175 calls with an upcharge of $300 after that (Gavin/Marshall). AMEND MOTION to state it will be a one-year contract to determine feasibility after that (Gavin/Marshall). Motion carried. 3. Adjournment: MOTION to adjourn at 6:13 pm (Hailey/Marshall). Motion carried. Minutes submitted by Teri Kelly.