121025_VillageBoard_Minutes

Following the Pledge of Allegiance and moment of silence, President Russ Gehm, called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Gehm read the statement regarding the posting of the meeting. PRESENT: Andrew Court, Sean Falk, Russ Gehm, Brenda Staszak, Michelle Streetman, and Kay Zuleger. Excused: Matt Pleshek AGENDA: Motion by Zuleger, second by Falk, to approve the agenda as presented and to deviate from the order as necessary. Motion carried unanimously. MINUTES: Motion by Falk, second by Zuleger, to approve the minutes from November 12, 2025, Village Board Meeting as presented. Motion carried unanimously. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF CITIZENS AND OPEN FORUM. Jesse Rankin, Director of Municipal Operations; and Keith Fischer, Police Chief COMMUNICATIONS: included is a letter from Josaiah R Stein, attorney for Jason Hutter in response to the Village’s recent notice that 107 E Green Bay St be connected to water and sewer. REPORTS: COW: No minutes included. Police Department Report. Report on file. Chief Fischer reported that after receiving a quote for body cameras through Shawano County, the County advised that it may not be appropriate for the Bonduel Police Department to use the same camera system due to technology and security concerns. Fischer is in the process of obtaining quotes from vendors; however, the lowest quote received to date is $13,600 for two body cameras. He shared several potential options and will continue pursuing additional vendor quotes. Fire Department Report. No Report on file. VILLAGE BOARD MEETING Wednesday, December 10, 2025 Village of Bonduel – Village Board Wednesday, December 10, 2025 Page 2 EMS Report. Report on file. Clerk/Treasurer Report. Report on file. 2025 Tax Bills were sent out Thursday, December 4, 2025 and Village Hall started to collect tax payments on Monday, December 8, 2025. There have been many concerns over the tax increase. Municipal Operations Department Report. Report on file. Rankin shared that the visit with Sam Rikkers from WEDC went very well and he was impressed with the way the village is moving forward. Rankin also shared that the large cottonwood tree in the Cedar Park Parking lot will be removed soon, and that the new zero turn lawnmower is in. Library Board Update. Deputy Clerk Falk shared that Allison Shultz, Bonduel Library Branch manager given her retirement notice. The position is posted and there are 18 applicants with interviews beginning soon. NEW BUSINESS: K1. Discussion and possible action on approval of the 2026-2027 poll worker candidates. State law requires the Village to appoint poll workers every two years for the upcoming term. This year, one poll worker has been nominated by the Democratic Party and one by the Republican Party. Both nominees are eligible voters in the Village of Bonduel. Motion by Zuleger, second by Streetman to approve the 2026-2027 poll worker candidates as presented. Motion carried unanimously. K2. Discussion and possible action on Resolution 2025-08 approving transfer of funds to RDA Small Business Development Grant NOW Checking account. Rankin shared that the Resolution 2025-13 to create a separate NOW checking account for the RDA Downtown Business Grant Program transactions but it did not include startup funds for the account. The RDA is asking the Village Board to allocate $10,000 in financial aid from the Village’s General Fund to the SBDG segregated NOW Checking account for startup. When the program ends, the RDA will reimburse the $10,000 in working funds to the Village’s General Fund. Motion by Zuleger, second by Court to approve the transfer of $10,000 from the Village’s General Fund to the RDA’s SBDG NOW Checking Account. Roll call vote was taken. Court-Aye, Falk-Aye, Staszak-Aye, Streetman-Aye, Zuleger-Aye, and Gehm- Aye. Motion carried unanimously. Village of Bonduel – Village Board Wednesday, December 10, 2025 Page 3 K3. Discussion and possible action on updates to Utilities Win911 System Rankin provided an update on the Win911 system, explaining that it is used to notify the on-call staff of any issues with the water or sewer systems. Although the system is outdated, it had remained operational, and staff were aware that an upgrade would eventually be required as the program transitioned from a cloud-based platform to a license-based system. Rankin reported that during recent work by PJ Kortens—specifically while programming the new mixer for the water tower—the computer was updated, which resulted in the department being locked out of the main Win911 dialer. Municipal Operations has implemented a temporary solution using the backup dialer; however, this may cause delays of up to 45 minutes. Rankin presented a quote from PJ Kortens for upgrading the Win911 system on the existing SCADA computer at a cost of $19,900.00. The quote includes a new Windows 11 computer, updates to the Wonderware SCADA software, updates to Win911 and the existing XL-Reporter software, as well as startup and installation services. Rankin requested authorization to fund the upgrade using 50% Water Cash on Hand and 50% Sewer Cash on Hand. Motion by Zuleger, seconded by Falk, to approve the use of Water and Sewer Cash on Hand funds for the Win911 system upgrade. Motion carried unanimously. M. Approval of Payments. Motion by Court, second by Streetman, to approve the monthly payments for November 2025 as presented. Motion carried unanimously. N. Treasurer’s Report. No Report on file, will be provided at next month’s meeting. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Upcoming monthly meetings and holiday office hours were discussed. Motion by Zuleger, second by Staszak to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 6:24 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Jennifer Falk, Deputy Clerk