Village Board — Minutes

MINUTES May 14, 2025 The Regular Board Meeting of the Village Board was called to order by Village Board Member, Jason Cartwright on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the Village Sewer Plant. Roll Call: John Trace, Denny Rickard, Stephen Troester, Jason Cartwright, Larry Dale Schultz, Doug Rider. Robert Spurley joined the meeting at 6:45. Absent: None Employees: Sue Lindner, Alan Schrank, Randy Kitelinger Citizens: None Citizens: The meeting moved to the Village Hall at 7:15 pm Consent Agenda: a) Approval of April 2025 Regular Board Minutes. b) Approval of April 29, 2025, Special Board Minutes. c) Approval of April 2025 Treasurer’s reports. Motion by Jason Cartwright seconded by Doug Rider to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion carried 7-0. Presidents Correspondence: Clerk/Treasurer Correspondence: Sue Lindner met with Austin from Southwestern Wisconsin Regional Planning on the cemetery mapping. She will be working with them to add updates to the online cemetery map. Staff Reports: Sewer/Water/Public Works Randy Kitelinger said that he is working on the CMAR report that is due in June. Randy reported that the park bathrooms had been vandalized. There was considerable damage done along with plugging the drains and flooding the bathrooms. Randy Kitelinger & Mike Silvers completed the necessary repairs. Dirt has been added to the area around the park bleachers, and it has been seeded. Randy told the board that A.B. Electric installed new LED lights on the community building parking lot pole, and they also repaired the conduit on the siren pole. Crack filling will be done on Tower, Margaret, Wasley, Augusta, and Faull Streets. The street sweeper shaft and bearing have been replaced, and it is now working. The cemetery has been mowed and trimmed to get ready for Memorial Day. The water at the cemetery will be turned on next week. Police Correspondence: Alan Schrank said he put out the speed trailer. He reported that the solar panel on the trailer is not working so the batteries may need to be replaced. Alan reported there was a dog bite in town and will be following up on licenses. Committee Reports: The roof on the Municipal Building is leaking again. John Trace said he would talk to Mike Cleary to see if he can figure out where it’s leaking and get it repaired. Old Business: A. The board decided they would need to provide a plan to the DNR for the Chemical Room at the Sewer plant if we get out of compliance. B. Fire Department charging for call outs was tabled. C. Stephen Troester made a motion seconded by Denny Rickard to raise the rent to $125 during the summer and $150 during the winter for Non-residents to rent the community building & municipal building. Motion passed 7-0. All other rates will remain the same. New Business: A. John Trace made a motion and was seconded by Jason Cartwright to move to pooled checking for the General, Sewer, and Water Checking accounts. Roll Call: John Trace-aye, Stephen Troester-aye, Jason Cartwright-aye, Doug Rider-aye, Larry Dale Schultz-aye, Denny Rickard-aye, Bob Spurley- aye. Motion passed 7-0. B. Larry Dale Schultz made a motion and was seconded by John Trace to hire someone to trim the cemetery once a month @ $300 per trimming. Motion passed 7-0. C. Jason Cartwright made a motion and was seconded by Stephen Troester to not replace the flooring in the Municipal Building at this time. Motion passed 7-0. D. John Trace made a motion and was seconded by Denny Rickard to approve the 2025 Village Committees. Motion passed 7-0. E. Jason Cartwright made a motion and was seconded by Stephen Troester to approve paying half of the money due to the concession stand workers mid-year on May 15th. Motion passed 7-0. F. John Trace made a motion and was seconded by Jason Cartwright not to approve chip sealing at this time. Motion passed 7-0. Motion by Jason Cartwright and was seconded by Denny Rickard to approve the May 2025 bill list. Motion passed 6-0. Larry Dale Schultz abstained. Motion by Denny Rickard and was seconded by Stephen Troester to adjourn @ 9:33 pm. Sue Lindner/Linden Village Clerk