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FREDONIA VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES Thursday, February 19th, 2026 at 7:00 PM Fredonia Government Center - Board Room 242 Fredonia Avenue, Fredonia, Wisconsin 1. President Lenz called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. Trustees Present: President Lenz, Trustee Abegglen, Trustee Franck, Trustee Syring, Trustee Eippert, Trustee Van Roo. Staff Present: Administrator Jenkins, Treasurer Upson, Clerk Johnson, Foreman Heinen, Chief Weyker, Marshal Leet 3. Public Comments: None 4. Motion to Approve Minutes of the February 5th, 2026, Village Board of Trustees Regular Meeting, and General Fund, Water and Sewer Invoices made by Trustee Abegglen. Seconded by Trustee Franck. Passed by 6-0 voice vote. 5. Presentations a) Presentation from Administrator Jenkins on Unaudited 2025 Financials. Administrator Jenkins shared the unaudited end-of-year financials for 2025. He said the budget is a best guess and mid-year adjustments are made based on actual revenues and expenditures. He reviewed revenues and expenditures from each fund. Administrator Jenkins said each annual budget commits money to be added to the Village’s fund balance. There is approximately $110,000 in the 2025 budget to be rolled over into fund balance. 6. Report on Village Operations by: a) Village President: President Lenz shared the Joint ALS-Paramedic Program is fully staffed for the first time and providing a greater level of safety to the Village and partner communities. He said that strategic investment in equipment, like the sewer vac and blowers, allowed the DPW to easily respond to the breakdown of the primary clarifier at the WWTP. b) Village Administrator: Administrator Jenkins met with Ramboll Environmental and shared that, while the contamination plume in the Stoney Creek subdivision is stable, the DNR has requested vapor intrusion testing at homes within 100 feet. He anticipates another year before the lots can begin to be sold. A business, Greazille, is exploring the purchase of 755 Tower Dr., currently a vacant building. Director Paulus has determined that the WWTP can tolerate contaminants that the company may discharge into the system. Fredonia First is gaining momentum and the draft developer’s agreement with Hillcrest is moving forward. Administrator Jenkins is working with Ehlers and Port Washington State Bank on the upcoming bond package to fund the projects the Board has approved for 2026 and 2027. PWSB had the best terms: 4% over a ten-year period. He highlighted the ways in which Village staff finds ways to save money, and used an example of DPW crews rebuilding a hydrant instead of purchasing a new one. McMahon has presented the results of the Fire & EMS study to the participants, and it will be brought to the governing bodies of each municipality at a joint meeting in April. Administrator Jenkins continues to explore grant opportunities including with the Lake Michigan Alliance that could help with stormwater management plans, WEDC opportunities to fund bathrooms at Freedom Park, AARP grants to fund pedestrian safety, and federal opportunities to help fund the purchase of a fire truck. c) Village Marshal: Marshal Leet said that January and February are slow months for his department. He encourages the Board to reach out to him with any special projects they may want him to work on, including ordinance updates. He also stated that he is planning speeding enforcement along Fillmore St. Fredonia Ave for spring. Trustee Van Roo asked about a recent law enforcement action at Spring Hill Apartments. Marshal Leet said it was not his team responding and was unaware of the issue. d) Fire Chief: Chief Weyker shared that no new volunteers were on-boarded in January. The paramedic program is fully staffed for the first time, a huge weight off his shoulders. The McMahon study had no surprises for him; the findings indicate that joint training should be prioritized and a reduction of equipment across northern Ozaukee County would be appropriate. He reviewed January’s call volumes. Trustee Syring asked if Chief Weyker plans to start tracking mutual aid calls separately. He does and is working out how to effectively do that. e) DPW Director: Foreman Heinen said that Director Paulus’s report is on file. f) Village Clerk: Clerk Johnson shared that the website migration has stalled due to problems separating Village and Town content. Civic Plus has scheduled a meeting of all relevant managers, and she is hopeful they will identify a resolution. Trustee Van Roo asked if staff has explored other vendors and if the continued delays are costing the Village money. Clerk Johnson said staff negotiated the same rates as the previous contract and the existing website can stay up until midyear. The delays are frustrating but are not costing the Village any money and there will be no disruptions in service. Administrator Jenkins reminded the Board that the Village did not request the migration and is required to move the website to a new platform. He has investigated other vendors, but Clerk Johnson felt that Civic Plus is the gold standard for municipal websites, even though this experience doesn’t speak to that. Clerk Johnson worked with the Village’s legal team, the WEC and county on the ballot for the Spring election and it has gone to print. IPAV begins on March 24. g) Village Treasurer: Treasurer Upson has been working on implementing new billing software that will more effectively invoice for Village services such as the lab. She said the CLA auditors have been wonderful to work with, and she is making many of the adjustments that Baker Tilly did in the past. She hopes that future audits will be more of a true audit, instead of auditors doing bookkeeping. h) Building Inspector: Not present, report on file. i) Ozaukee County District 2 Supervisor: Not present, report on file. 7. Items for Action and/or Discussion a) Motion to Award Project 2026-02: Fillmore and Soney Creek Park Parking Lots and Fillmore St. Culvert Project to Ozaukee County Highway Department, Not to Exceed $65,120.00 made by Trustee Syring. Seconded by Trustee Franck. The Public Works Committee approved foregoing the public bid process and instead went directly to the Ozaukee County Highway Department for a quote to reconstruct Fillmore St. and Stoney Creek parking lots. The Village budgeted $62,000.00 for the project and county quoted $65,120.00. Administrator Jenkins added that Village crews can take on a portion of the work to bring the cost of the project within the budgeted amount. In addition, the County will replace a failing culvert that crosses Fillmore St. The culvert will take at least a year to settle before any resurfacing or reconstruction of Fillmore Street can occur. Passed by 6-0 voice vote. b) Discussion and Possible Action on the Emergency Purchase of a Replacement of a 2006 Sterling Snowplow Truck with Salter. Administrator Jenkins and Director Paulus reached out to local snow removal contractors. None were willing to plow just a portion of the Village; however, they did provide quotes for the entire Village. Treasurer Upson used their quotes for equipment, salt and labor and the Village’s actual costs for equipment, salt and labor to create a cost-per-snow event. The Village had approximately 25 plowable snow events this winter. Treasurer Upson calculates that the Village would pay $160,000 to an external contractor to handle those 25 events; the Village’s cost to respond to those events would be $66,000. Trustee Franck expressed concern regarding damage to roads and private property if using an outside contractor. Trustee Syring reached out to truck dealers and the least expensive option he was able to find was $293,000. He thanked Director Paulus for finding the Village a competitive price. Administrator Jenkins recommended paying for the truck from 2026 cash reserves: 30% from the CIP Fund, 20% from the Sewer Fund, and 50% from the Water Fund. The 2026 budget has approximately $156,000 earmarked for reserves and he recommends transferring 30% of the cost of the truck to the CIP Fund from the money set aside for reserves. Trustee Van Roo thanked staff for conducting the research into private contractors. Motion to Approve the Emergency Purchase of a Replacement Truck and Plow System Not to Exceed $271,000; 30% From the CIP Fund, 50% From the Water Fund, and 20% From the Sewer Fund made by Trustee Franck. Seconded by Trustee Van Roo. Passed by 6-0 voice vote. c) Discussion and Possible Action on Crosswalk Safety. Administrator Jenkins, Director Paulus, and Village Engineer Isak Fruchtman identified three potential locations along Fredonia Ave. for enhanced crosswalk safety measures: the intersections at S. Milwaukee St, S. Wilson St., and Wisconsin St. The northwest and southwest sides of S. Wilson St is the most likely candidate to receive enhanced crosswalk safety measures, including a RRFB crosswalk sign. Wisconsin and Milwaukee Streets do not have sufficient space to accommodate ADA requirements and would need a “bump-out” into Fredonia Ave. Administrator Jenkins stated that Director Paulus strenuously objected to any bump-out into Fredonia Ave. Snow removal operations and road work would be more dangerous and difficult to accomplish with bump-outs. The Village would have to purchase some part of the right-of-way from Brouillette Back & Neck Clinic to install a RRFB crosswalk at Fillmore St. Administrator Jenkins shared that the light-up sign is not the only safety enhancement the Village can make. Staff can paint crosswalks using highly visible techniques at very little cost. Motion to Approve Installation of RRFB and Improved Pedestrian Crosswalk Signage at the Northwest and Southwest Intersection of S. Wilson St. and Fredonia Ave made by Trustee Abegglen. Seconded by Trustee Franck. Passed by 6-0 voice vote. 8. Correspondence: None 9. Items for Future Consideration: None 10. Motion to Adjourn made by Trustee Syring. Seconded by Trustee Franck. Passed by 6-0 voice vote.