County unit meeting participation is encouraged for all town officials.  The meetings empower you to network with other town officials, engage with legislators, learn from speakers, hear updates from WTA Directors, and improve your ability to serve your constituents.  The Jackson County Unit leaders look forward to your participation.

Agenda

• Call Meeting to Order/Pledge of Allegiance/Introductions – Steve
• Minutes from last Unit Meetings – Sign-in for prize drawing – Phil
• Unit Officer Elections; Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary-Treasurer
• “American Rescue Plan Act – ARPA” Presentation by Jake Langenhahn – WTA Outreach Specialist. What can I do if I haven’t applied?  What can you do with the money received?  Jake will address these questions and more.
• Reports from Jackson County (Invited):  Ray Ransom, Chairman – County Board of Supervisors / Jay Borek, Highway Commissioner / Duane Waldera, County Sheriff / Jason Gazdecki, Zoning Administrator

Ten Minute Break - Refreshments Sponsored by Jack Dittmar – SCOTT CONSTRUCTION

• Federal and State Legislators (Invited); US Senators Johnson & Baldwin, US Representative Kind

• State Legislators (Invited); Sen. Kathy Bernier, Sen. Patrick Testin, Sen. Jeff Smith, Rep. Jesse James, Rep. Nancy VanderMeer, Rep. Treig Pronschinske
• Wisconsin Towns Association (WTA) Report – Steve Dickinsen, WTA District 2 State Director
• Town Board Member “Round Table Discussion – Report from each Town
• Drawing for WTA Convention Registration Fee worth $150.00 (Convention to be held at the Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells, WI on October 10-12) (see below for details)
• Adjournment 9:00 pm

Your County Unit Officers invite all Town Board Members to attend the quarterly meetings of the “Jackson County Towns Association”.  These meetings are intended for our Clerks and Treasurers as well as other Board members.
 
Meeting Dates/Topics

1. Two ZOOM meetings were held in coordination with WTA Staff due to COVID restrictions. Various topics covered.
2. Thursday, August 12, 2021 – American Rescue Plan Act
3. Thursday, November 11, 2021 - TBA

There are only four, 2-hour (7-9 pm) meetings each year. We think you will find them informative, interesting, and educational.  Your attendance and participation are always appreciated.
 
Thank you,
Steve Dickinsen, Unit Chair (Town of Garfield) 715-597-3360
Dan Smrekar, Unit Vice Chair (Town of Millston) 715-299-5350
Phil Hazard, Unit Secretary (Town of Cleveland) 715-334-5104
 
An email reminder will be sent 3-5 business days prior to this meeting.  We use the email address submitted annually by your town.  If you are NOT receiving emails from WTA, please contact our office at 715-526-3157 with your email address.
 
Senators and Representatives:
Please advise Phil Hazard, Jackson County Unit Secretary, at 715-334-5104 as to whether you will be able to attend.  Thank you!
 

WTA County Unit Stimulus

Unit meetings are critical to WTA.  It is where we network, learn, and develop capacity with state Representatives and Senators.  All town elected and appointed officials are encouraged to attend county unit meetings.  Without effective unit meetings, town government would be much different.  Simply, a lot of our political influence is generated at and much of our network-based learning occurs during successful and well attended unit meetings.
 
COVID prompted a wide variety of approaches to unit meetings.  Members responded to each uniquely, some positively and some with decreased attendance.  In order to not only return to our previous level of success with unit meetings, but grow that success, WTA is offering the following incentives to be deployed at unit meetings:
 

Drawing:

One free Annual Convention registration will be raffled off at a unit meeting held sometime in June-September.  If a winner knows on the night of the drawing that they cannot attend, then a new winner should be drawn.
 

Attendance Incentive:

The unit with the best attendance at a unit meeting held between June-September will receive $250 for their unit.  Spouses and guests should not be included in the count.  The unit with the highest percentage attendance will be deemed the winner.
 
NOTE:  Unit leadership will provide the winner’s name to WTA.  The convention winner will receive a non-transferrable certificate from WTA to be sent in with their registration no later than October 4.
 
Thank you to Scott Construction and Kwik Trip for sponsoring these drawings and supporting this effort!