September

VALDERS VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 Followed by the Pledge of Allegiance Village President Schneider, called the regular monthly meeting of the Valders Village Board to order at 7:00PM at the Valders Village Office, 207 S. Liberty Street. Trustees present: Devan Schneider, Paul Baroun, Marcus Bartelme, Ann Galley & Dan Sabel. Motion by Bartelme, second by Sabel to adopt the agenda. Motion carried. No one was present for public input. Motion by Bartelme, second by Schneider to close public input. Motion carried. Motion by Baroun, second by Bartelme to approve minutes from 8/13/2026 presented by Clerk/Treasurer Bruckner. Motion carried. Motion by Sabel, second by Baroun to approve the August Treasurer’s reports as presented by Bruckner for all department funds. Motion carried. Motion by Bartelme, second by Baroun to approve August Village, Fire & EMS vouchers; payroll direct deposits # 2306 - #2345; checks #2 3040 - #23088 & electronic payments totaling $183,510.55 as presented by Bruckner. Motion carried. Motion by Sabel, second by Bartelme to approve August Utility vouchers; checks #9277 - #9286 and fund transfers totaling $101,666.26 and #1098 for $2,200.00 as presented by Bruckner. Motion carried. After review of calendar and discussion, motion by Schneider, second by Sabel, to schedule 2026 Halloween Trick -or-Treat date and times for Saturday, October 31, 2026 from 3:00 to 5:00PM. Motion carried. The board reviewed two Certified Survey Maps (CSM) submitted for approval: 1) Motion by Schneider, second by Baroun to approve extraterritorial limits CSM located in the Town of Cato for Robert Goehring. Motion carried. 2) Motion by Bartelme, second by Baroun to approve extraterritorial limits CSM located in the Town of Liberty for Thomas and Kim Alfson. Motion carried. Fire/EMS Reports for August were presented by Bartelme. There were 62 EMS and 11 Fire calls for service in August. Fire monthly training was for fit testing for self - contained breathing masks; 21 of 23 members attended, 14 were tested. Ambulance 9 has small air bubbles in the antifreeze reservoir; the issue will be monitored. The board reviewed the Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Patrol August report. DPW/OIC Shillcox reviewed the monthly Public Works report with the board. He reported the UTV has had clutch issues that staff have been working on. Staff have wrapped up most of the 2-year non-residential cross-connection inspections and will finish the rest before year end. Staff will be exercising valves as the weather begins to cool off. Shillcox reported that the first sludge analysis for PFAS is below the DNR’s land application threshold, so sludge is permitted to be land applied in accordance with ou r permit with few operational changes. More sampling and monitoring will be required in the future. Effluent phosphorus concentrations averaged 0.177mg/L for the month of August under the permit and target limits. The board reviewed bid proposals from four companies GFL, Harter’s Lakeside Disposal, Waste Management, and Tisler Salvage for recycling services. After much discussion due to overall package service cost, motion by Schneider, second by Bartelme to award service contract to GFL for Mixed Paper Dumpster, Co-Mingle Compactor Dumpster for Plastic, Glass, Tin Cans and hauling service for the period of 12/1/2026-12/31/2031 and to utilize Tisler Salvage for a Scrap Metal Dumpster with no fee and their current rate of scrap tonnage will be paid to the Village when emptied. Motion Carried. Shillcox provided update on tennis court test crack repairs. Munson Inc. has provided an estimate to repair the tennis courts that would include surface cleaning, leveling, crack repair, and re-coloring and striping of tennis courts and the addition of pickle ball court lines. The village would be required to remove loose nets and objects and provide a water source for power washing. Expenses would be split between the Village and the Valders Area School District per our Park Usage Agreement. Motion by Baroun, second by Galley to present the project proposal to the school officials prior to making any final motions on the project scope and time frame. Motion carried. The board continued to discuss safety and usage concerns of E-Bikes & E-Scooters. There seems to be less activity as the weather gets cooler and school is back in session. To avoid creation of regulations which may be contradictory of other municipal future ordinances, the board decided to wait for the November Leage of Wisconsin Municipalities article. It was also suggested at the next Village Association meeting to bring up the possibility of drafting ordinances together as group, and input from Local and County Law Enforcement Agencies. Matter is postponed. MEETING CONVENED & ROLL CALL AGENDA APPROVED PUBLIC INPUT MINUTES APPROVED TREASURER REPORT S APPROVED VILLAGE/FIRE/EMS VOUCHERS APPROVED UTILITY VOUCHERS APPROVED APPROVED 2026 HALLOWEEN TRICK-OR- TREAT HOURS APPROVED CERTIFIED SURVEY MAPS AS PRESENTED REVIEW FIRE AND EMS MONTHLY REPORT REVIEW OF MCSD MONTHLY REPORT REVIEW PUBLIC WORKS MONTHLY REPORT REVIEW OF BIDS AND AWARD RECYCLING CENTER SERVICE CONTRACTS REVIEW OF TENNIS COURT REPAIR ESTIMATE FROM MUNSON INC. POSTPONED ANY FURTHER ACTON ON E BIKES & E-SCOOTERS 9/14/2026 MINUTES The board discussed increasing the Valders Community Center rental rate by $25 effective 1/1/2028 to $100 for Residents and $150 Non -Residents due to the rising costs of operations and maintenance of the facility. Rates have not been raised since 2025. Motion by Schneider, second by Galley to approve the increase. Motion carried. Dan Sabel announced that the Farmers Market hours will be changing to end at 6pm for the month of October due to darkness by the request of the Famers Market volunteer managers and vendor participants. After review of proposed assessment services contract with increases and due to the longstanding relationship since 2005 for Village assessment services ; motion by Sabel, second by Bartelme to approve to renew a 5-year contract with Associated Appraisal Consultants of Greenville. Motion carried. The board discussed a draft copy of updates to the existing employee manual only applicable for EMS full-time medic staff based on their regular work week schedule of 48 hours consisting of two 24-hour shifts. Dallas is proposing clarifications on training time outside of regular work hours, and handling of and the number of earned benefit hours for vacation and sick leave, bereavement pay and jury duty, and if staff is subpoenaed to court for a particular call. The board discussed the proposals at significant length with varying input on different aspects. Baroun felt there should be separate manuals for Village/Utility staff and EMS staff as they are required to work different times for different circumstances for their varying job duties and responsibilities. No official action was taken by the board and is postponed for further contemplation, and possible amended proposals for discussion at a future meeting. Motion by Schneider, second by Bartelme to adjourn meeting at 8:53PM. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted, VILLAGE OF VALDERS Lori Bruckner Village Clerk/Treasurer APPROVED RATE INCREASE FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER EFFECTIVE 2028 FARMERS MARKET HOURS CHANGE - OCTOBER APPROVED RENEWA L OF ASSESSMENT SERVICES CONTRACT DISCUSSED EMS EMPLOYEE PROPOSED MANUAL/BENEFIT CHANGES MEETING ADJOURNED 9/14/2026 MINUTES