Village Board — Minutes

MINUTES January 8, 2025 The Regular Board Meeting of the Village Board was called to order by Village President, Robert Spurley on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the Village Hall. Roll Call: John Trace, Denny Rickard, Larry Dale Schultz, Stephen Troester, Jason Cartwright, Robert Spurley. Absent: None Employees: Sue Lindner, Randy Kitelinger, Michael Silvers, Alan Schrank Citizens: Doug Rider, Kevin Liddicoat Citizens: Consent Agenda: a) Approval of December 2024 Regular Board Minutes. b) Approval of December 2024 Treasurer’s reports. Motion by Jason Cartwright seconded by Denny Rickard to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion carried 6-0. Presidents Correspondence: Clerk/Treasurer Correspondence: Sue Lindner reported that the Utility Billing and Payroll are up and running in Workhorse. Still working on the accounting portion. Staff Reports: Sewer/Water/Public Works Randy Kitelinger reported numbers are good. He also said that aluminum sulfate is currently being added at Glacier Point Cheese but will need to be added at Sewer Plant in July. The building at the sewer plant will need to be updated or a new building will need to be built. He is still working with Bug Tussel to switch over to them. Randy also reported that they are working with Esser Electric on repairing the light in the community building parking lot. Randy also said that he had trained Caden Lindner on helping with snow removal if needed. He also said that they added LED backup lights on the new truck. Police Correspondence: Alan Schrank reported that the county has added firetruck crossing signs on Main Street. He also is looking into finding a grant for crosswalk signs. Alan is also working on a new zoning map. The village needs to send updates for the new map. Alan reported that he has closed out 2018 & 2019 FEMA Grants. He is also working with American Legal Publishing to update the Ordinance Book. Committee Reports: Jason Cartwright said that he would check on the timeline for the replacement windows for Community Building. Larry D Schultz suggested that we add a digital sign at the park to replace the sign in front of the municipal building and the park sign. Old Business: A. The discussion of using ABT Mailcom Service was tabled for a later meeting. New Business: A. Jason Cartwright made a motion and was seconded by Denny Rickard to approve the Springer settlement agreement. Roll Call Vote John Trace-aye, Larry Dale Schultz-Abstain, Jason Cartwright-aye, Stephen Troester-Abstain, Bob Spurley-aye, Denny Rickard-aye. Motion passed 4-0. B. Doug Rider & Kevin Liddicoat approached the board to buy a 2003 F550 truck to be used as a Rapid Response Truck for the fire department. The board agreed to pass on purchasing the truck due to not being budgeted for. C. Alan Schrank spoke about the need to update the Village’s fees listing. This was tabled at this time. Motion by Denny Rickard and seconded by Jason Cartwright to approve the January 2025 bill list with the addition of adding a reimbursement to Michael Silvers for $15. Motion passed 5-0. Larry D Schultz abstained. Motion by Jason Cartwright and seconded by Stephen Troester to adjourn @ 8:49 pm. Sue Lindner/Linden Village Clerk