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Village of Fall Creek Regular Board Meeting Minutes 11/14/16 Page 1 of 3 1. Call to Order: 6:30 p.m., Village Hall Meeting Room, 122 E. Lincoln Ave., Fall Creek 2. Pledge to Flag 3. Roll Call: Members Present: Village President Chester Goodman, Trustees Bob Jenkins, Matt Mattoon, Wayne Steinke, Karen Strasburg, Dane Zook. Members Absent: Tina Jacobson. Staff Present: Police Chief Chad Dachel, Public Works Director Bryan Kaatz, Clerk-Treasurer Renee Roemhild. Also Present: Cora Marie Shafer, Milt Kuehn, David Ross and 25 citizens. 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 (Jenkins/Steinke) to adopt the agenda but to move to Agenda Item 11A before proceeding with the regular items. PASSED, without negative vote. 11. Scheduled Speakers/Issues of Interest A. David Ross, 6th Grade Teacher at Fall Creek School District re: Class Project Update: Sixth Grade Teachers Mr. Ross, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Jacobson, along with several students gave a wonderful presentation showing some of the twelve documentaries the students prepared regarding the Fall Creek Community. There will be a public viewing of the presentations on November 28 at the High School Auditorium and a link will be established on the Village website so that others can view the documentaries as desired. 6. Act on Minutes  MOTION (Mattoon/Strasburg) to approve the 9/9/16 Special Board, 10/10/16 Regular Board, & 10/19/16 Parks & Rec Committee meeting minutes. PASSED, without negative vote. 7. Citizen Input: Milt Kuehn reported the plug ins for the kitchen work tables at Keller Park have been wired through donated labor and materials. He thanked the Village Public Works crew for their help. 8. Correspondence: None. 9. Budget Comparison Report/Financial Considerations:  MOTION (Steinke/Zook) to approve the 10/31/16 Budget Comparison Report. PASSED, roll call vote: Jenkins-yes, Mattoon-yes, Steinke-yes, Strasburg-yes, Zook-yes, Goodman-yes. 10. Consider Bills:  MOTION (Steinke/Zook) to approve bills #23250-23301, V16387-16404. PASSED, roll call vote: Mattoon-yes, Steinke-yes, Strasburg-yes, Zook-yes, Goodman-yes, Jenkins-yes. 11. Scheduled Speakers/Issues of Interest B. Cora Marie Shafer re: Her Property at 144 Hoover Court: Cora Marie Shafer and her representative spoke on concerns regarding sewage backup problems at her property. It was offered that the Village insurance company be contacted to investigate and determine liability. No action was taken at this time. 12. Police Department A. Monthly Report: Police Chief Chad Dachel presented the monthly report of cases/calls for service. B. Consider Request for Equipment - Taser:  MOTION (Jenkins/Mattoon) approving purchase of Taser at a cost not to exceed $1,200. Village of Fall Creek Minutes of Public Hearing & Regular Village Board Meeting November 14, 2016 Village of Fall Creek Regular Board Meeting Minutes 11/14/16 Page 2 of 3 PASSED, roll call vote: Steinke-yes, Strasburg-yes, Zook-yes, Goodman-yes, Jenkins- yes, Mattoon-yes. 13. Public Works Department A. Monthly Report: Public Works Director Bryan Kaatz gave his monthly report on various matters concerning the public works and utility departments. 14. Committee Reports: None. 15. General Business A. Capital Equipment/Repairs: Update on Village Hall Façade Project:  MOTION (Zook/Mattoon) to approve installation of an aluminum door. PASSED, with Strasburg voting-no. B. Authorize Placement of Delinquent Utility, Special Charges, and Special Assessments on Tax Roll:  MOTION (Jenkins/Steinke) authorizing the Clerk-Treasurer to place the delinquent utility, special charges, and special assessment charges on the tax roll. PASSED, without negative vote. C. Consider Motion Regarding Health Insurance Renewal:  MOTION (Mattoon/Steinke) contracting with Group Health Co-op for the Silver #3 $3500/$7000 HDHP Plan effective December 1, 2016. PASSED, without negative vote. D. Public Hearing Regarding 2017 Budgets at 8:00 p.m.: President Goodman opened the public hearing at 8:00 p.m. Clerk-Treasurer Roemhild gave an overview of the proposed budgets. There was no public comment. E. Consider Adoption of 2017 Budgets:  MOTION (Zook/Steinke) adopting the budgets that reflect a 5% raise for full-time employees. FAILED, roll call vote: Strasburg-no, Zook-yes, Goodman-no, Jenkins- yes, Mattoon-no, Steinke-yes.  MOTION (Mattoon/Strasburg) adopting the budgets reflecting a combination straight-dollar based on the health insurance benefit loss and including a 2.5% raise for full-time employees. FAILED, roll call vote: Zook-no, Goodman-yes, Jenkins-no, Mattoon-yes, Steinke-no, Strasburg-yes.  MOTION (Zook/Steinke) adopting the budgets as listed below, reflecting a 5% raise for full-time employees. PASSED, roll call vote: Goodman-yes, Jenkins-yes, Mattoon-no, Steinke-yes, Strasburg-yes, Zook-yes. General Fund Revenues Expenses Taxes 433,700 General Government 144,150 Intergovernmental Revenues 341,650 Public Safety 327,900 Licenses & Permits 5,150 Public Works 189,100 Fines, Forfeitures & Penalties 1,000 Culture, Recreation, Education 49,950 Public Charges for Services 6,300 Conservation & Development 2,700 Misc. Revenues 7,650 Capital Outlay 81,650 Other Financing Sources 0 Other Gen Fund Exp. 0 Total Revenues 795,450 Total Expenses 795,450 Special Revenue Funds Revenues 105,700 Expenses 104,900 Debt Service Funds Revenues 421,658 Expenses 421,658 Capital Projects Funds Revenues 332,528 Expenses 299,394 Enterprise Funds Revenues 607,300 Expenses 662,800 Village of Fall Creek Regular Board Meeting Minutes 11/14/16 Page 3 of 3 F. Consider Adoption of Village Levy:  MOTION (Zook/Steinke) to set the 2016 levy (to be paid in 2017) for the Village of Fall Creek at $444,050. PASSED, roll call vote: Jenkins-yes, Mattoon-yes, Steinke- yes, Strasburg-yes, Zook-yes, Goodman-yes. 16. Adjourn:  MOTION (Steinke/Jenkins) @ 8:50 p.m. PASSED, without negative vote. Renee Roemhild, Clerk-Treasurer