Village Board — Minutes

Village of Marquette Green Lake County, Wisconsin Regular Meeting Minutes, September 9, 2024 Call to Order The regular meeting of the Village Board, for the Village of Marquette, was called to order by Art Cybul at 7:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Roll Call Roll Call: President-Art Cybul-present Clerk-Susan Geraldi-present Trustee-Peter Michalos-present Treasurer- Paula Gilbertson-present Trustee-Tony Deiss-present There were 10 citizens in attendance. Certification of Compliance with the Open Meetings Law Certification of Compliance with the Open Meetings law: Agenda notice was posted in three public places-Village Hall, kiosks at the Post Office and Truck Garage, also posted on the Village Website. Approve Agenda A motion to approve the amended agenda was made. Deiss/Michalos, Motion passed. (unanimous) Approval of August Minutes A motion to approve the minutes was made. Deiss/Michalos, Motion passed. (unanimous) Approval of Special Meeting Minutes A motion to approve the minutes was made. Michalos/Deiss, Motion passed. (unanimous) Reading and Approval of Treasurer’s Report The Treasurer’s report was read. Motion to approve the Treasurer’s report was made. Michalos/Deiss, Motion passed. (unanimous) Approve Payment of Bills Approve payment of Bills: Presented for payment were vouchers 9921-9947 in the amount of $28,640.14 plus the $4,500.00 for the maintained balance and utilities for the Grand total of $33,140.14. The Motion to pay the bills as presented and transfer from the appropriate accounts the amount of $32000.00 to the General Fund. The motion to approve the bills, Michalos/Deiss, Motion passed. (unanimous) Citizen Comments - Time Limits Citizen expressed frustration with a wire from Spectrum hanging down from a neighbor’s pole and not being fixed. President Cybul advised resident to send him an email with address and he will reach out to out county representative to get it repaired. Brian Frank our Village Assessor advised that he will be knocking on resident’s doors beginning of October to begin the assessing values for the 2025 assessment year. He also will be leaving green cards in the door if residents are not home. It is imperative that he assesses property values correctly so that the Village, Schools, and Fire Departments do not lose out on money from the State. Discuss/Approve Oberreich foundation funds to spend It was determined that a way to honor each branch of our Military Services was to purchase Memorial Bricks for the Marquette Memorial Meadow Park and one brick Thanking the Oberreich family for the donation. The motion was made to purchase the bricks for $500. Michalos/Deiss, Motion passed. (unanimous) Vote on exemption of sex offender The motion was made to DENY the exemption of the sex offender because it is in direct violation of Village Ordinance 62 . Deiss/Michalos, Motion passed. (unanimous) Review of projects for next year’s budget Identified projects were, Chip Seal Village and Fire Department parking lot, culvert replacement, road maintenance, refinish pier, additional gravel for Village Hall driveway, new trees around fire department and park. Estimates will be obtained and used for 2025 Budgeting. Board Reminders/Updates Janet Burdick has resigned from placing flags and maintaining Veterans Graves in our Cemetery after 20 years and President Cybul Thanked her for her dedication and service to our Veterans. Village volunteers are needed to keep up this tradition. Village Clerk will contact Wolf Underground to be put on work list to have the septic pipe repaired before it fails. Residents are encouraged to contact the Red Cross Website and request a free smoke detector. https://www.redcross.org Adjourn Motion to Adjourn the meeting at 7:45 pm. Michalos/Deiss, Motion passed. (unanimous)