Village Board Meeting — Minutes

MINUTES VILLAGE OF SURING BOARD MEETING TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2026, AT 5:00 PM 1. Meeting Called to Order by Village President Steffeck at 5:00 pm. Roll Call: Kohlwey, Kramp, Miller, Nieling, School, Steffeck, and Tonn, Also present: Clerk-Treasurer Kim Gruetzmacher, Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Pat Sleeter, and Public Works Director Jeff Tienor. Public: Robert Caelwaerts, and Steve Fifield. Chief Woodke was excused. 2. Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all, and the invocation provided by Clerk-Treasurer. 3. Agenda motion to approve agenda was made by Nieling and second by Kramp. All ayes. Motion carried. Open Meeting Notice statement made by Clerk-Treasurer. 4. Public Input None. 5. Minutes of the JUNE meeting(s) were approved with a motion by Kramp and second by School. All ayes. Motion carried. 6. Suring Public School: Superintendent Caelwaerts gave a presentation to the Village Board regarding the Suring District Finances. No action taken. 7. Operator Licenses: Motion to approve operator licenses for Cheyenne Gomez (BP), Hailey Pickens (Krist), Jaydah Berndt (Legends), Shad Graff (Krist), Samantha Lambrecht (Randy’s Place) and Lynn Eastman (Krist) made by Kramp and second by Miller. All ayes. Motion carried. 8. Suring Labor Day (Steve Fifield): Fifield presented update to the Village Board stating there will be no fireworks this year at the celebration due to funding, the committee is saving up for the 100th Anniversary in four years. No bikes or dogs allowed on grounds. Inquired about barricades for the pulling track as done in years past. 9. Suring Car Show (Luke Krueger): Discussion and possible action on Annual Suring Car Show – not present, no action taken. 10. Short Term Rental License: Motion to approve short term rental license for 316 E Main Street made by Kramp and second by Kohlwey. All ayes. Motion carried. 11. MSA Professional Services: No one present from MSA, no new update. 12. Treasurer’s Report * Clerk’s Report: JUNE 2026 –Motion to approve treasurer’s report made by Kramp and second by Tonn. All ayes. Motion carried. June 2026 clerk’s report was given by the Clerk-Treasurer and motion to approve Clerk’s report was made by Kramp and second by Nieling. All ayes. Motion carried. Clerk reported past due utility accounts decrease of $1,200 over previous month, park grants update, park sponsorships requests being sent, snow disaster emergency reimbursement update, need meeting to review garbage RFP, clinic lease amendment received from Bellin and response from legal counsel is ready for committee for review, line of credit renewal update, and gave update of in progress items. • Motion to approve Town Web Renewal Contract for website made by Nieling and second by Kramp. All ayes. Motion carried. 13. BILLS: were reviewed by the Finance Committee and bill report was presented to each board member. Motion to approve the following made by Kramp and second by School. VOUCHERS: JUL 01 - 26 General Fund: $ 13,734.00 Fire Dept: $ 11,894.01 Water: $ 19,,424.53 Sewer: $ 4,381.97 ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Kohlwey, Kramp, Miller, Nieling, School Steffeck, and Tonn. NAYS: None. Motion carried. 14. DEPARMENT REPORTS • POLICE DEPARTMENT: Chief Woodke’s written report for JUNE noting 92 calls for service, 6 traffic citations and 4 ordinance citations issued during the month, and 3 felony criminal charges forwarded to District Attorney. Update on State DOJ audit, contact with mobile home park oner in regard to ordinance violations for unregistered vehicles and unhealthy, hazardous materials, update on National Night Out event to be held in August 2026, and training update. Motion to approve Chief’s report made by Kramp and second by Nieling. All ayes. Motion carried. PAGE 2, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2026, VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES • FIRE DEPARMENT: report for JUNE 2026, was presented noting 1 call for EMS Lift Assists (Village), 2 regular meetings, Pump Testing, Training update, and 1 tree on power line (Town of Breed). Motion by Kramp and second by Tonn to approve the Fire Department report as presented. All ayes. Motion carried. • PUBLIC WORKS: Public Works Director reported for JUNE 2026, utility has 2 meters left to change out, Water Tower inspection update, Sanitary Survey accepted, Wells all working good, treatment plant is getting better, water main project update, ATV bridge route sign update, equipment update, inquiry to add pickleball to tennis court in River Park, Veteran Park project update, brush pile is open again. Motion to approve public works report was made by Kramp and second by School. All ayes. Motion carried. o Motion to approve contract with Countrystyle Propane for 2,300 gallons and pay as delivered made by Kramp and second by Miller. All ayes. Motion carried. • WATER DEPARTMENT: JUNE 2026 (included in public works director report) • SEWER DEPARTMENT: JUNE 2026 (included in public works director report) o Motion to proceed with purchasing sampler from B&M to have placed inside the building made by Nieling and second by Kramp. All ayes. Motion carried. • STREETS: JUNE 2026 (included in public works director report) • PARKS: JUNE 2026 (included in public works director report) o Motion to approve proceeding with pickleball courts on the tennis court made by Kramp and second by Kohlwey. All ayes. Motion carried. • RECYCLING: JUNE 2026 (included in public works director report) o Discussion and possible action on Environmental Monitoring Reductions for Suring landfill – no action taken, DNR letter with draft plan sent as a carbon copy to Village Board. • TID #1 and #2: JUNE 2026 – no additional report. 15. Other information requiring NO board action: • Streets Committee Meeting & Park Committee Meeting – Need to schedule • Oconto County CORP Project List • Public Test of Election Equipment - August 3, 2026, at 1:30 PM • National Night Out – August 4, 2026, from 6 Pm to 8 PM at Veteran’s Park • Board of Review – August 10, 2026, from 1 PM – 3 PM • Election – August 11, 2026 16. CLOSED SESSION: Motion to convene in closed session on the following matters: State Statute 19.85(1)(c) – Personnel to include Village President, Village Board, Clerk, Deputy Clerk and Public Works Director made by Kramp and second by Nieling. All ayes. Motion carried. Entered closed session at 6:41 PM. 17. OPEN SESSION: Motion to convene in Open Session to make motions from closed session. Returned to open session at 6:55 PM. No action taken. 18. ADJOURNMENT – next board meeting Monday, August 10, 2026, at 4:00 PM due to Election schedule. Motion to adjourn made by Nieling and second by School. All ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:56 PM. Minutes prepared by Clerk-Treasurer, Kim Gruetzmacher