Adoption of Resolution for Mutual Aid Box Alarm System: NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION ADDENDUM C TO MUTUAL AID BOX ALARM SYSTEM AGREEMENT Notice is hereby given in the Town of Wheaton that the Town of Wheaton Board at its March 11, 2025 meeting passed Resolution 2025-01 titled Addendum C to Mutual Aid Box Alarm System Agreement for the purpose of providing Wheaton Fire & Rescue a more efficient way of handling coordination of intergovernmental fire protection and emergency medical services in the event of a larger emergency.   ADDENDUM C TO MUTUAL AID BOX ALARM SYSTEM AGREEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 2025-01 WHEREAS, the Wisconsin Statute 66.0301(2) authorizes any municipality to contract with other municipalities and with federally recognized Indian tribes and bands in this state for the receipt or furnishing of services, such as fire protection and emergency medical services. Such a contract may be with municipalities of another state, as provided in Wisconsin Statute 66.0303(3)(b); and WHEREAS, the Wisconsin Statute, 323.13.(1)(d), provides that the standards for fire, rescue, and emergency medical services shall include the adoption of the intergovernmental cooperation Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) as a mechanism that may be used for deploying personnel and equipment in a multi-jurisdictional or multi-agency emergency response throughout Wisconsin and neighboring states; and WHEREAS, the Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin must approve any agreement between a Wisconsin municipality and a municipality of another state, and said agreement was approved by the Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin on December 22, 2000; and  WHEREAS, said agreement was submitted to the governor of the State of Wisconsin for his concurrence, which was obtained and later adopted under Wisconsin Statute 66.0303(3) (a) and (b); and  WHEREAS, the Town of Wheaton Town Board believes that intergovernmental cooperation for purposes of public safety and protection should be encouraged and that the Mutual Aid Box Alarm (MABAS) Agreement would afford these benefits to county residents by coordinating fire protection and emergency medical services, as recommended in Resolution 2025-01 on March 11, 2025; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the Town of Wheaton to enter into the proposed Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) Agreement to provide for the coordination of fire protection and emergency medical services in the event of a large scale emergency, natural disaster, or man-made catastrophe.  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, is hereby approved and the acting Town Chair and Town of Wheaton Clerk, be authorized to execute the same on behalf of the Town of Wheaton. Dated this 11th day of March, 2025  Town of Wheaton By:    ________________________________ Alice Droske  Attest:    ________________________________ Scott Deutscher   A copy of Resolution 2025-01 can also be found under Government tab then select Ordinances & Resolutions.

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS – Road Maintenance

Official Notice
Advertisement for Bids

Notice is hereby given by the Town of Wheaton (the Owner), Chippewa County, Wisconsin, will receive sealed bids for Crack Sealing and Chip Sealing as listed in this request until 7:00 PM local time on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 in the Town Hall located at:

Town of Wheaton
4975 County Road T
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729

A list of the roads and the specifications can be obtained from the Town of Wheaton by contacting the Town Chair via email at wheaton.chair@gmail.com or from the Town Clerk via email at wheaton.clerk@gmail.com.  Documents will also be available at the town shop by calling Lenny at 715-874-5382 to set up a time to meet there. The documents will be available beginning Monday, March 18th, 2024.

Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 7:00 PM.

Discussion and decisions on award will be made at the Town Board meeting on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 6:00 PM.

The Town of Wheaton reserves the right to waive any informality or to accept or reject any bids for the benefit of the Town. No bidder may withdraw their bid within 30 days after the date of the bid award.

Crack Sealing – Various roads in the township

Chip Seal – Various roads in the township