2025-02-17 Regular Council Minutes

1 | P a ge 02 / 17 /2 5 Minutes Date Approved 0 3 / 17 /202 5 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FENNIMORE, GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN HELD ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH, 2025 The Regular Council meeting of the Common Council was called to order by Mayor Ryan Boebel at 5:30 p.m. Roll Call was taken with the following alderpersons answering present. Adam, Sheckler, Roth, Day, Strack, Streif and Hagen. Deputy Clerk-Treasurer, Ashley Mumm, DPW, Jordan Fritche, Water/WWTP Lead, Justin Tollefson were also present. Agenda: Proof in the form of a certificate of public notice given as required by Section 19.84, Wis. Stats., as to the holding of this meeting, was presented by the City Clerk-Treasurer. Motion by Streif, second by Day to approve the proof of posting and agenda. Motion carried 7-0. Consent Agenda: The following Operators were approved: There was a motion by Day, and a second by Strack to approve Emily McCarville. Motion carried 7-0. Minutes of the preceding meeting. Approval of minutes if correct, and corrections of mistakes: The minutes from the January 6th, 2025 Regular Meeting was approved with a motion by Adam, and a second by Streif. Motion carried 7-0. Comments from Pre-registered Citizens: Reports of Officers: Clerk DPW Chief of Police Community Development Manager Presentation of accounts and other claims against the city: There was a motion by Streif and a second by Sheckler to approve the 02/17/2025 Council claims with the breakdown of bills to their respective accounts for a total of $2,075,324.40 with City bills at $1,617,740.25, Utility bills at $319,752.79, Sewer bills at $39,946.65, TIF-CDBG bills at $97,884.71, and Capital Projects at $0. Gross Payroll amounts for 01/10/2025 were $70,684.61 with $39,930.71 for City, $18,149.03 for Utility and $12,604.87 for Sewer. Gross Payroll amounts for 01/24/2025 were $67,543.15 with $35,993.81 for City, $20,696.98 for Utility and $10,852.36 for Sewer. Gross Payroll amounts for 02/07/2025 were $65,560.08 with $39,302.39 for City, $17,843.49 for Utility and $8,414.20 for Sewer. Motion carried on a roll call vote 7-0. 2 | P a ge 02 / 17 /2 5 Minutes Date Approved 0 3 / 17 /202 5 Committee Reports: Unfinished Business: New Business: Discussion and possible action to approve Ordinance #2025-02-17 to repeal and recreate Chapter 7: There was a motion by Streif, and a second by Adam to approve Ordinance #2025-02-17 to repeal and recreate Chapter 7. Motion carried on a roll call vote 7-0. Discussion and possible action on appointing Jordon Dyer as the UMMEG Alternate: There was a motion by Roth, and a second by Sheckler to approve Jordon Dyer as the UMMEG Alternate. Motion carried 7-0. Discussion and possible approval on Badger Book MOU: There was a motion by Day, and a second by Sheckler to approve the Badger Book MOU. Motion carried 7-0. Discussion and possible action on Property Use Agreement: City Clerk, Edge proposed some updates to the Property Use Agreement to make it more user friendly for both the employees, and those who are completing the paperwork. Some of the changes in clude fundraisers, organizations who charge a fee, etc will now have a fee, removed the rental of tables and chair portion, updated verbiage to be consistent. There was a motion by Day, and a second by Adam to approve the Property Use Agreement as long as Ordinance 18.055 was removed from the paperwork. Motion carried 7-0. Discussion and possible approval on Johnson Block engagement letter: There was a motion by Day, and a second by Streif to approve the engagement letter from Johnson Block. Motion carried on a roll call vote 7-0. Discussion and possible action on purchasing playground equipment: DPW, Jordan Fritche will speak with local organizations to see if they’re willing to donate funds to put towards the new playground equipment. This is tabled for next meeting. Discussion and possible action on Quonset Hut: Engineers recommended a rebuild vs a new build. Structure is in good condition minus the wood. Approx $100,000 to $130,000 to rebuild current structure. Mayor Ryan Boebel was going to speak with Attorney Ben Wood to see if the City can rebuild where the Quonset Hut currently is if we don’t change the footprint. Discussion and possible action on hiring Street Maintenance Worker There was a motion by Streif and a second by Roth to consider moving into closed session at 6:16 pm. Motion carried on a roll call vote 7-0. Return to open session: There was a motion by Day and a second by Roth to return to open session at 6:30 pm. Motion carried 7-0. Comments and suggestions from Citizens present: None Communications and recommendations from the mayor: None 3 | P a ge 02 / 17 /2 5 Minutes Date Approved 0 3 / 17 /202 5 Schedule Committee meetings: None Adjourn: Motion by Roth, second by Hagen to adjourn at 7:12 p.m. Motion carried 7-0. _________________________________ Ashley Edge, City Clerk-Treasurer _________________________________ Ryan Boebel, Mayor