Village Board Meeting — Minutes

1 VILLAGE BOARD MEETING Thursday, March 9, 2023 6:30 pm Minutes 1. Call to order The monthly meeting of the Reedsville Village Board was called to order on March 9, 2023, at 6:30 PM by Village President Jesse Walt. 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll call Present were: Becca Fox, Terry Hansen, Chad Rataichek, Bobbi Reedy and Jack Siebert. Absent: Jennifer Maertz Also present were: Craig Schuh, Kayla Kiekhaefer, Brian Christensen and Rick Krahn 4. Approval of Agenda A motion was made by Fox and seconded by Reedy to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried 5-0. 5. Public Appearances a. Public Input: b. Visitors: Kayla Kiekhaefer read a statement regarding Village Board meetings, picking up dog messes and street parking 6. Approval of Minutes: A motion was made by Rataichek and seconded by Hansen to approve the February 9, 2023 meeting minutes as presented. Motion carried 5-0. 7. Treasurer’s Reports/Bills A motion was made by Rataichek and seconded by Siebert to pay the accounts payable in the amount of $100,405.16. Motion carried 5-0. 8. Correspondence a. Valders Ambulance Service Report – February 2023 b. A motion was made by Siebert and seconded by Rataichek to approve the Cigarette & Tobacco License application from Dollar General. Motion carried 5-0. c. A motion was made by Rataichek and seconded by Hansen to approve the Class A Combination License application from Dollar General. Motion carried 5-0. d. A motion was made by Siebert and seconded by Rataichek to approve the Operator License applications from Madisyn Morales, Melisa Shamburek, Luciano Camacho-Lopez and Amy Isajiw. Motion carried 5-0. e. A motion was made by Rataichek and seconded by Fox to approve the Temporary Class B License application from the Reedsville Fire Fighters. Motion carried 5-0. 2 9. Department Reports a. Fire Department Fire Chief Jason Schuh submitted a written report on the following: CALL NUMBERS: January to date: 11 i. A motion was made by Fox and seconded Reedy to purchase a Fol-D-Tank Float from The Fire Store in the amount of $1,866.39. Motion carried 5-0. ii. A motion was made by Siebert and seconded by Fox to purchase a Deck Gun from The Fire Store in the amount of $2,929.50. Motion carried 5-0. iii. A discussion was held regarding assistance on calls b. First Responders Present from the First Responder: Brandon Maertz First Responders President, Mike Kocourek submitted a written report on the following: i. CALLS FOR THE MONTH: 10 Calls YTD: 19 c. Public Works/Utility Department Director Jason Maertz (not present) submitted a written report on the following: i. C Schuh gave an update on the WWTP Facility Plan and the Well #3 project ii. The teleconference with the Dept. of Natural Resources teleconference will be attended by Ja Maertz, Craig Schuh and Jesse Walt iii. A motion was made by Fox and seconded by Reedy to approve the Engineering Service proposal from Ayres Assoc to submit the loan application for the Well # 3 project. Estimated cost to be $18,000.00. Motion carried 5-0. iv. A motion was made by Rataichek and seconded by Hansen to approve the three (3) employees to go to the cross-connection training on March 21, 2023 in the amount of $330.00. Motion carried 5-0. v. A motion was made by Rataichek and seconded to send Ja Maertz and Raddatz to the WRWA conference in the amount of $690.00 plus hotel. Motion carried 5-0. d. Clerk-Treasurer – Mary Jo Krahn i. A motion was made by Fox and seconded by Reedy to approve the proposed building permit fees with the changes. Motion carried 5-0. ii. A motion was made by Fox and seconded by Reedy to increase the street excavating fee to $100.00. Motion carried 5-0. iii. A motion was made by Hansen and seconded by Fox to increase the building materials fee to $150.00. The Public Works Dept will need to take pictures of the Street before the materials can be put down. Motion carried 5-0. iv. A motion was made by Siebert and seconded by Fox to increase the sign and awning permit fee to $100.00. Motion carried 5-0. v. A motion was made by Fox and seconded by Siebert to increase the Televising Refusal and failure to correct fee to $100.00 a month. Motion carried 5-0. vi. A motion was made by Reedy and seconded by Fox to increase the Transient permit loss fee to $25.00. Motion carried 5-0. vii. A motion was made by Reedy and seconded by Fox to eliminate the Fire Permit fee. Motion carried 5-0. viii. Additional ordinance changes will be prepared for the next regular scheduled Village Board meeting. ix. Following a discussion, a motion was made by Fox and seconded by Hansen to send the Street Parking Ordinance draft to the Village Attorney for their review. Motion carried 3-2 (Siebert and Rataichek opposed) 3 x. The Tourist Lodging Ordinance was introduced by Rataichek. A motion was made by Siebert and seconded by Fox to approve the Ordinance as presented. Motion carried 5-0. xi. The 2022 Tax Collection Report was presented for Board information. xii. Following a discussion, it was decided to spend no more time on collecting the grass cutting fees on the Frontier property. xiii. A motion was made by Hansen and Fox to change the Clerk-Treasurer office hours to Monday thru Friday 8:00 am until 4:00 pm with summer hours (May 1 to September 30) Monday thru Thursday, 8:00 am 4:00 pm and Friday 8:00 am until 1:00 pm. Motion carried 5-0. e. President Report – Jesse Walt i. The discussion on the AT&T payment was postponed until the next regular scheduled Village Board meeting. f. Police Department Police Chief, Kirk Schend, submitted a written report. 10. At 7:50 pm a motion was made by Siebert and seconded by Hansen to convene into CLOSED SESSION, pursuant to WI Statute Section 19.85(1) (c) to conduct business which requires a closed session to consider performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. Motion carried 5-0. 11. At 7:55 pm a motion was made by Rataichek and seconded by Hansen to reconvene in OPEN SESSION Motion carried 5-0. 12. A motion was made by Hansen and seconded by Fox to have the Village Attorney send a letter to an employee terminating his employment. Motion carried 5-0. 13. Upcoming Meetings: The next regular monthly meeting will be held on Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 6:30 PM. 14. Adjournment: A motion was made by Fox and seconded by Siebert to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 5-0. Meeting adjourned at 7:55 PM. Respectfully submitted Mary Jo Krahn Clerk-Treasurer