Special Meeting — Minutes

SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES VILLAGE OF SURING BOARD SURING FIRE STATION, 210 N HEASLEY STREET, SURING CONFERENCE ROOM WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2025, AT 9:00 AM 1. Meeting Called to Order by Leslie Steffeck, Village President at 9:00 AM. ROLL CALL—(Village Board) Kohlwey, Kramp, Miller, Nieling, School, Schuettpelz, and Steffeck. Also present: Clerk-Treasurer Kim Gruetzmacher, Attorney Terence Bouressa and Attorney Steven Hawkins. 2. Agenda was approved with a motion by Nieling and second by Kramp. All ayes. Motion carried. Open Meeting Notice statement made by Clerk. 3. PUBLIC: None 4. CLOSED SESSION: Motion to convene in closed session on the following matters: State Statute 19.85(1)(g) – Conferring with legal counsel for legal advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the board with respect to litigation or enforcement matters in which the board or its designees are likely to become involved: complaints & State Statute 19.85(1)(c) Personnel. Motion to go into closed session to include Village President, full Village Board, Clerk-Treasurer and Village Attorneys made by Schuettpelz and second by Kohlwey. All ayes. Motion carried. Entered into closed session at 9:00 AM. 5. OPEN SESSION: Motion to convene in Open Session to make motions from closed session. Returned to open session at 9:22 AM. 6. Discussion and possible action on citizen complaints/enforcement – Opportunity for discussion of concerns in police department, including citizen complaints regarding law enforcement in village and inability of chief to perform duties of position. Motion to approach Chief of Police M. Wagner regarding inability to perform duties of position and authorize Hanaway Ross Law Firm to prepare severance agreement and to submit to M. Wagner reflecting the terms discussed with counsel in closed session. Motion to approve made by Kramp and second by Miller. All ayes. Motion carried. Wagner entered meeting at 10:10 AM with Oconto County Sheriff Officer N. School. Village Board and Wagner discussed resignation. Wagner thanked the Village for the opportunity and stated he would turn in his resignation letter. 7. Motion to adjourn was made by School and second by Kramp. All ayes. Motion carried. Adjourned at 10:13 AM. Minutes prepared by Kim Gruetzmacher, Clerk-Treasurer