Village Board — Minutes

MINUTES February 14, 2024 The Regular Board Meeting of the Village Board was called to order by Village President, Robert Spurley on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. at the Village Hall. Roll Call: John Trace, Stephen Troester, Sarah Brindley, Jason Cartwright, Denny Rickard, Robert Spurley. Absent: Linda Sudmeier Employees: Sue Lindner, Randy Kitelinger, Kevin Liddicoat Citizens: Larry Dale Schultz, Keith Leitzinger Motion by Jason Cartwright and seconded by Denny Rickard to approve the January 2024, regular board minutes. Motion carried 6-0. Motion by Sarah Brindley and seconded by Jason Cartwright to approve the January 2024, treasurer’s reports. Motion carried 6-0. Citizens: Larry Dale Schultz commented to the village board the value of good workers. He said it is very hard to get good workers right now. STAFF REPORTS: Sewer/Water/Public Works Randy Kitelinger reported he has completed the Land Application Management Plan that was required by the DNR. He also commented that the DNR lost mapping & sites for the Land Application sites, so he will have to redo it all. Collins & Hying repaired the furnace in the office/lab at the sewer plant. Randy is waiting for Collins & Hying to come and replace the furnace in the influent room. PFAS are going down at the sewer plant but still are high. Randy is exploring new options for a private line with Bug Tussel at the sewer plant. This would replace Verizon who is charging the village over $500 a month. The plow has been fixed on the truck. The company repairing the backstop at the park have their equipment at the park ready to start the repair. Randy is working with Kevin Liddicoat to get updated on all the water responsibilities. Kevin Liddicoat thanked the board for everything in the past 8 ½ years of his employment. Clerk President Bob Spurley reported that he attended the frolic meeting along with John Trace, Stephen Troester, & Denny Rickard where they learned that the frolic committee is looking into financing new bleachers for the park. New Business: A) Randy Kitelinger reported that the Red F550 Truck is 5 years old now and questioned whether the village board wanted to look at replacing it as in the past. Randy was advised to get bids for a replacement. B) The village board agreed to send letters to residents who did not clear snow from the sidewalks in front of their properties explaining that if it happened again, they would be charged for snow removal. C) Motion by Jason Cartwright and seconded by Stephen Troester to go to closed session. Motion passed 6-0. The village board went to closed session @ 8:25 pm. Motion by Sarah Brindley and seconded by Stephen Troester to go to open session @ 9:40. The village board discussed public works salaries and will discuss further and vote on at March Board Meeting. Motion by Jason Cartwright and seconded by Denny Rickard to approve the February 2024 bill list. Motion passed 6-0. Motion by John Trace and seconded by Sarah Brindley to adjourn the meeting @ 9:52 pm. Sue Lindner/Linden Village Clerk