Village Board Meeting — Minutes

PROCEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING AUGUST 12, 2026 1350 The Village Board meeting was held at the Marshall Buehler Center and also set up as a Microsoft Teams meeting. The agenda for this meeting was posted on the Municipal Building door, the entrance of the Police Department/Marshall Buehler Center, and at Nekoosa Port Edwards State Bank in Port Edwards, as well as on the Village website. The Village Board meeting was called to order by President Mancl at 7:00 p.m. Present: President Mancl, Trustees Flugaur, Hess, Hummel, O’Connor & Radtke Absent: Trustee Zurfluh (excused) Also Present: B. Martinson, D. Tremmel Citizens: Michael Miller (TEAMS) Motion (Flugaur/Hess) to approve the Consent Agenda (meeting minutes from July 8, 2026 Board meeting, July 20, 2026 Committee of the Whole, and to approve monthly bills and the journal entries for the previous month). Motion carried. All ayes. Public Comment: None President’s Report: Motion (Hummel/Radtke) to approve Village Administrator’s wages. Motion carried. All ayes. The Administrator will receive an increase of $10,000 for the year 2027. He will receive an additional $5,000 for the rest of 2026. President Mancl stated that next month the Village will need to respond to the letter received in April from a resident. If there is something the trustees want to discuss further regarding the letter, please let her know. Airport Commission: Review of minutes. Nepco Lake District: Review of minutes. Police and Fire Commission: Review of minutes. Plan Commission: None Public Works: Review of minutes. Parks & Recreation: Review of minutes. Public Safety: Review of minutes. Planning, Legislative & Property: Review of minutes. Finance, Human Resources & IT: Review of minutes. Unfinished Business: None Village Administrator Report: Ben Martinson presented the 2027 Budget Process sheet. Next week is the last week for summer help, and they did a good job this year. The curb and gutter on 2 nd Street is about halfway done. Completion will be a good month away because we are waiting on concrete and blacktop. Ben will meet with MSA on August 26 th and should have more information regarding the proposed 2 nd Street project from Letendre Avenue to Ver Bunker Avenue. He reiterated that we have old buildings that need maintenance. The wake boat information was sent to the Town of Grand Rapids and the Town of Saratoga. Trustee Hummel stated that Scott Stewart is talking with the two municipalities regarding the wake boat matter. Clerk-Treasurer Report: The election went well and turnout was about 40 percent. PROCEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING AUGUST 12, 2026 1351 Trustee comments: Trustee Hummel stated that the Lake District annual meeting is this Saturday and everyone is welcome to attend. Meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m. Minutes taken by Diane M. Tremmel, Village Clerk-Treasurer The following Village bills were approved for payment: Abts Grubofski & Vruwink LLC-legal fees monthly retainer 1000.00 Ace Hardware-miscellaneous supplies 172.21 AgSource Coop Services-monthly statement / wastewater testing 1522.50 Alliant Energy-monthly statements 7275.06 American Welding & Gas Inc-fire equipment replace & maintain 48.36 Bowmar Appraisal Inc-quarterly payment on assessor contract 3425.00 Cintas Corp-monthly statement 913.61 Commercial Recreation Specialists-splash pad equipment replacement 795.00 Diversified Benefit Services-health insurance deductible reimbursement 395.06 Diversified Benefit Services-August health arrangement 112.30 Harter’s Expert Disposal-monthly statement 14715.40 Insight FS-street machinery; small equipment 2038.33 James Leiser-unused sick leave health insurance reimbursement 112.59 Kate Barton-refundable shelter deposit 25.00 Libby Densch-refundable shelter deposit 25.00 Martinson Trucking & Excavating LLC-Ripple project (Legacy) 1335.32 Melody Moody Zuege-refundable shelter deposit 25.00 MSA Professional Services Inc-loan application services (2nd St project) 14000.00 Napa Auto Parts/Nekoosa-miscellaneous supplies 194.16 Nassco Inc-miscellaneous supplies 430.48 Postmaster/US Postal Service-annual renewal of post office box 210.00 Quill LLC-election binder 14.98 Rod Winters-refundable shelter deposit 25.00 Scott Drew-unused sick leave health insurance reimbursement 2789.97 Solarus-monthly statement 1066.70 State of Wisconsin-July court report 338.76 Sue King-refundable shelter deposit 25.00 Tessa Murray-refundable shelter deposit 25.00 Tractor Supply Credit Plan-tools & supplies 724.27 USA Today Media Corp-election notices 82.08 Wis. Valley Building Products-tools & supplies 5.00 Wood County Treasurer-July jail assessment 100.00 A-1 Services Wisconsin Rapids LLC-roads & streets 12800.00 Aflac-monthly statement 435.25 Airgas USA LLC-tools & supplies 65.36 Amoco-monthly statement 2066.02 Aspirus Inc-fire health & welfare 294.50 Beaver of Wisconsin-tools & supplies 262.50 BGA LLC-monthly building inspection services 2000.00 CNH Industrial Accounts-street machinery 32.01 Concentra Health Services Inc-DOT random drug test 66.00 Custom Concrete & Carpentry LLC-police miscellaneous expense 500.00 Diversified Benefit Services Inc-health insurance deductible reimbursement 523.84 Diversified Benefit Services Inc-health insurance deductible reimbursement 607.34 High Tide Technologies LLC-annual communications renewal-water tower 347.00 Lonn Radtke-unused sick leave health insurance reimbursement 331.30 Marco Technologies LLC-monthly copier contract & usage 45.77 Martinson Trucking & Excavating LLC-cemetery expense; roads & streets 1988.45 Nekoosa Port Edwards State Bank-August direct deposit fee 50.00 PROCEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING AUGUST 12, 2026 1352 Nekoosa Port Edwards State Bank-annual fire truck loan payment 55789.32 Nekoosa Port Edwards State Bank-annual medical arts building loan payment 11799.42 Precision Grading & Utilities Inc-2nd St project (TIF) 109446.80 Principal Life Insurance Company-monthly premium 59.41 Rapids Sheet Metal Works-fix cooling problem in municipal building 633.90 Scott Construction Inc-chip seal roads 49841.00 Security Health Plan-monthly premium 38505.80 Sherwin Williams Co-parks 216.48 Sun Printing LLC-disconnect notices 184.72 Truck Country of Wisconsin-street machinery 3734.80 Utility Service Co Inc-annual maintenance of small water tower 11617.21 Verizon-monthly statement 414.34 We Energies-monthly statement 109.48 Wood County Sheriff’s Dept-police capital outlay 233.75 BDT Inc-tools & supplies 6.30 Corporate Billing Inc (Ascendence Trucking)-street machinery 88.97 Delta Dental of Wisconsin-monthly statement 1608.11 Diversified Benefit Services Inc-health insurance deductible reimbursement 826.21 Martinson Trucking & Excavating Inc-roads & streets 3649.29 MSA Professional Services Inc-roads & streets (2nd St project) 3225.00 Nekoosa Car Care LLC-police vehicle expenses 515.84 Northern Lake Service Inc-wastewater testing 666.73 Sherwin Williams Co-parks 43.99 Walmart-police office supplies 146.20 WI State Lab of Hygiene-water testing 33.00 Wages & Salaries – August wages 75654.08 The following Water Utility Bills were approved for payment: AgSource Coop Services-monthly statement / testing 1648.00 Alliant Energy-monthly statement 3094.75 Badger Meter Inc-maintenance of meters 238.40 Bonnie Derezinski-refund on overpayment of utility bill 69.82 Mailboxes & Parcel Depot-testing 16.18 Western Wis. Waterworks Professionals-registrations for meeting 60.00 Building Permits: Jeffery Wirtz-two stall detached garage Ridge Top Exteriors/Karen Koehler-reshingle roof Ridge Top Exteriors/Bonnie Ashburn-reshingle roof; new gutters American Fence Company/David & Karen Thiel-fence Electrical/HVAC Permits: None Plumbing Permits: Excavation Permits: Zoning Permits: None