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1. Call to Order: 6:35 p.m. Village Hall Meeting Room, 122 E. Lincoln Ave., Fall Creek 2. Pledge to Flag 3. Roll Call: Members Present: President Chester Goodman, Trustees Tina Jacobson, Bob Jenkins, Matt Mattoon, Wayne Steinke, Karen Strasburg. Members Absent: Aaron Wilhelm. Staff Present: Chad Dachel, Bryan Kaatz, Jamie (& his wife, Shawda) Kaeding, Renee Roemhild. Also Present: Jerry Den Boer of Benefit Advisors Insurance Agency and Joe Lonsdale of Spectrum Insurance and Municipal Property Insurance Company. 4. Certify Open Meeting Law Requirements Have Been Met: A notice of the meeting and an agenda was posted in the three public places and newspapers were notified. 5. Adopt Agenda:  MOTION (Steinke/Mattoon) to adopt the agenda as printed. PASSED, without negative vote. 6. Consider Health Insurance Options: Jerry Den Boer presented his company's options for health insurance. The most cost effective plan was the Western Wisconsin Municipal Consortium. Den Boer explained this is a relatively new consortium made up of municipalities in the west central and southwestern section of the State. They do require health applications be filled out before determining acceptance into the consortium, and require a two-year commitment if allowed into the consortium.  MOTION (Jenkins/Mattoon) to apply for the Western Wisconsin Municipal Consortium/WEA Trust Option A for 2016 health insurance. If we are denied, we will go with Group Health Co-op Gold HDHP $2000/$4000 plan. PASSED, roll call vote: Jacobson-yes, Jenkins-yes, Mattoon-yes, Steinke-yes, Strasburg-yes, Goodman-yes. 7. Consider Property Insurance Options: Due to the high increase in premiums with the Local Government Property Insurance Fund, Joe Lonsdale of Spectrum Insurance and Municipal Property Insurance Company offered a possible solution. MPIC is an independent stock insurance company started in the fall of 2015 to provide property insurance for Wisconsin government entities. Lonsdale reported on the strengths of the new company and provided a quote for coverage based on the Village's Statement of Values. He said conversion over to their plan would be easy to accomplish.  MOTION (Strasburg/Steinke) to notify the LGPIF the Village would be withdrawing from their program as of 12/1/2015. PASSED, Jenkins-yes, Mattoon-yes, Steinke-yes, Strasburg-yes, Goodman-yes, Jacobson-yes.  MOTION (Jenkins/Jacobson) to get property insurance coverage through MPIC as of 12/1/2015. PASSED, roll call vote: Mattoon-yes, Steinke-yes, Strasburg-yes, Goodman- yes, Jacobson-yes, Jenkins-yes. 8. Consider Police Department Staffing: Discussion took place on whether to go back to having the Chief and a full-time officer, or stay with the staffing plan the department has been trying since Officer Adam Prorok quit in February of this year.  MOTION (Jenkins/Steinke) to return to the staffing plan of a Chief and a full-time officer. PASSED, without negative vote. 9. Work on 2016 Proposed Budget, Including Wages: Work continued on the proposed budgets. 10. Consider Lighting Schedule for Ice Rink in Keller Park:  MOTION(Steinke/Jenkins) directing the Public Works Director to get quotes from electricians for fixing the lights, and directing the Public Works crew to build the ice skating rink. PASSED, without negative vote. 11. Adjourn: MOTION (Jacobson/Steinke) @ 9:35 p.m. PASSED, without negative vote. Renee Roemhild, Clerk-Treasurer Village of Fall Creek Minutes of Special Village Board Meeting November 12, 2015