Special Village Board Meeting — Minutes
Village of Sister Bay · Door County · Special Village Board Meeting · meeting of Aug 5, 2026 · Minutes
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VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES 2
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 3
Approved 4
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1. Call to Order & Roll Call 6
President Nate Bell called the meeting to order at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. 7
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Present: President Nate Bell, Lousie Howson, Brigid White, Terry Kelly, Steve Bacsi, Skip Heidler. 9
Patrice Champeau was excused. 10
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Staff: Administrator Benjamin Andrews, Village Clerk Julie Thyssen, Village Attorney Randy Nesbitt, 12
League of Wisconsin Municipalities Remzy Bitar 13
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2. Approve Agenda 15
Motion to approve the agenda was made by Bell and seconded by Howson. Motion carried – all ayes. 16
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3. Executive Session 18
a) Wisc. Stats. 19.85(1)(g) — 19
Motion to convene into Executive Session Wisc. Stats. 19.85(1)(g) to confer with legal counsel for the 20
governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning a strategy to be adopted by 21
the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved. i. Clinton v. Village of 22
Sister Bay ii. PSC Rate Case Hearing. Roll call vote– all ayes. 23
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b) Motion to Reconvene into Open Session 25
Motion to reconvene into open session was made by Kelly and seconded by Heidler. Roll call vote– all 26
ayes. 27
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c. Motion for Action, if Appropriate 29
Motion was made by Kelly and seconded by Howson to proceed to appeal the Clinton v. Village of 30
Sister Bay to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Motion carried – all ayes. 31
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13. Adjourn 33
Motion to adjourn at 11:27 p.m. was made by Heidler, seconded by Bacsi. Motion carried – all ayes. 34
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Minutes respectfully submitted by Julie Thyssen, Village Clerk 36
Source: Village of Sister Bay website. First collected Oct 10, 2026.