Minutes

Pursuant to Section 19.84, Wisconsin Statutes, notice is hereby given to the public by the Village President, that the following meeting will be held: Meeting: Regular Village of Wilton Board Meeting Date: Monday, January 12, 2026 Location: Village Office 400 East Street Suite 103 Wilton, WI Time: Immediately following 6:45 Caucus MINUTES A. Call to Order by President Wilde at 6:52pm B. Roll Call All members present (O’Rourke, Thompson, Coldren, Wilde, Bever, Short, Wallman). C. Reports of Village Board a) President’s Report Telehandler has a fuel leak, parts will come from Canada. MDS is now owned by GFL. Consider bids for a new refuge hauler. A water leak on Water Street; still can’t find the source. b) Village Board Comments Lori shared that there will be a Legion Fundraiser February 1st from 3-7pm. Missy reported derogatory comments were made to a group of village residents by a village resident. c) Village Staff Comments Nick reported Rural Water is coming soon. He calculates we’re losing approximately 20,000 gallons of water each day (25,000 gal is typical usage per day). InterCom boring coincides with the leak. John reported a 2025 summary of 267 calls for service, 23 cases referred to the DA’s office, and the Barton case is scheduled for trial in April. D. Consent Agenda a) Bills for the month of December 2025 Motion by Coldren, seconded by Short to approve the bills as presented. Motion carried 7-0. b) Approval of Minutes Motion by Wallman, seconded by Short to approve the December minutes as presented. E. Public Comments None F. Discussion & Possible Action on Following New Business Agenda Items: a) Disconnection process for past due water bills Motion by Coldren, seconded by Wallman to send (place a door hanger) disconnect notices to all accounts with a 30 day or greater past due water/sewer bill, including homeowners in rental situations. If not paid within five days, water will be disconnected and an additional $50 reconnect fee must also be paid. If account holders can’t pay the bill in full within five days, they may set up a 90-day payment plan in which 1/3 of the past due balance + current bill must be paid with the second 1/3 of the past due balance + current bill paid the next month and the final 1/3 past due balance + current bill being paid the third month. If account holder defaults on this payment plan, disconnect will occur immediately with no additional notice. Motion by Coldren, seconded by Short to enforce. Motion carried 7-0. b) Telehandler sale/trade-in Motion by Wallman, seconded by Coldren to look into trading in the telehandler on a new loader after fixing it, versus leasing a new loader. Motion carried 7-0. c) Credit card for the clerk/treasurer Motion by Bever, seconded by Short to authorize a credit card for Casey Oium, clerk/treasurer through Ergo Bank. Motion carried 7-0. d) Software purchases/data migration/email for Village Motion by Coldren, seconded by O’Rourke to not go with VC3. Motion carried 7-0. Motion by Coldren, seconded by Wallman to contact Josh about clarification on pricing and have the clerk work with Wilde to purchase Office and get a .gov email for Public Works. Motion carried 7-0. e) Garbage/large item prices Motion by Short, seconded by Coldren to increase large item prices to $10 and keep mattresses $50. Motion carried 7-0. f) Spring cleanup Motion by Coldren, seconded by Short to have a Spring Cleanup, tentatively for April 25th. Motion carried 7-0. g) Request from Martin Warehouse for bill credit/forgiveness The PSC doesn’t allow for adjustments on water bills, so motion made by Coldren, seconded by Short to deny Martin Warehouse of bill credit for their water bill. Motion carried 7-0. h) The Board will convene into closed session pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes §19.85(1)(g) to confer with legal counsel regarding litigation strategy in a matter in which the Board is or is likely to become involved. The Board may reconvene into open session to take action on matters discussed in closed session. Motion by Coldren, seconded by Bever to enter into closed session at 9:07pm Motion by Wilde, seconded by Wallman to leave closed session at 9:20pm Motion by Thompson, seconded by Short to work with Penny Precour on a subpoena for Leigha Barton’s credit card statements for insurance purposes. Motion carried 7-0. G. Adjourn Motion by Thompson, seconded by Coldren to adjourn at 9:22pm. Motion carried 7-0. Minutes approved February 9, 2026 Casey Oium – Clerk/Treasurer