Village Board Meeting — Minutes

PROCEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING JULY 8, 2026 1344 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, K. Holcomb Citizens: Leo Thomasgard, Nina Pelo, Scott Stewart, Dave Alnes, Larry Isensee & Michael Miller (TEAMS) Motion (Hess/O’Connor) to approve the Consent Agenda (meeting minutes from June 10, 2026, Board meeting, and to approve monthly bills and the journal entries for the previous month). Motion carried. All ayes. Public Comment: Leo Thomasgard spoke on the request for a resolution regarding voucher transparency on the property tax bills being added to the August Board agenda. Dave Alnes expressed his concerns about the quality of his new home inspections and his concerns about wake boats. President’s Report: President Mancl gave a reminder of the July 20 th Committee of the Whole meeting. She also stated that she reached out to the Village Attorney for options about data centers. There was discussion on options for budget input from citizens. Motion (Flugaur/Hummel) to adopt Ordinance 3.04 (6) Budget input for the following year is from January 1 st to the last Friday in August. At the September Board meeting, the Administrator will share all the requests with the Board and add instructions to the website contact form explaining the process. Motion carried 5-1 (Radtke-no). Airport Commission: Review of minutes. Nepco Lake District: Review of minutes. Police and Fire Commission: Scott Stewart gave a review of the Police and Fire Commission activities. Plan Commission: None Public Works: Review of minutes. Parks & Recreation: Review of minutes. Chair Hummel thanked Ben Martinson and staff for their hard work on the Ripple Creek project. Public Safety: Review of minutes. Planning, Legislative & Property: Review of minutes. Motion (Hess/O’Connor) to pass the wake boat ordinance. Motion carried 5-1 (Radtke-no). Finance, Human Resources & IT: Review of minutes. Motion (Flugaur/O’Connor) to approve Village Administrator/Public Works Director job description with the revision reflected in the supervisor section to clarify immediate supervisor. Motion caried. All ayes. Unfinished Business: None Village Administrator Report: None Clerk-Treasurer Report: None Trustee comments: None PROCEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING JULY 8, 2026 1345 Meeting adjourned at 8:16 p.m. Minutes taken by Kim Holcomb, Deputy Clerk Typed 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 529.87 AgSource Coop Services-monthly statement / wastewater testing 2144.50 Alliant Energy-monthly statements 7406.61 American Welding & Gas Inc-fire equipment replace & maintain 38.75 Chelsie Perrine-refundable shelter deposit 25.00 Cintas Corp-monthly statement 644.76 Clean Power LLC-monthly statement 228.89 Crockett Septic LLC-maintenance of sanitary sewers 350.00 Diversified Benefit Services-health insurance deductible reimbursement 121.47 Diversified Benefit Services-July health arrangement 112.96 Harter’s Expert Disposal-monthly statement 14931.54 Insight FS-street machinery; small equipment 3787.70 James Leiser-unused sick leave health insurance reimbursement 112.59 Kenneth Murray-refundable shelter deposit 25.00 Martinson Trucking & Excavating LLC-roads & streets maintenance 974.24 Melissa Marcoux-refundable shelter deposit 25.00 Mid-American Research Chemical-parks 256.65 MSA Professional Services Inc-2nd Street project 35527.50 Napa Auto Parts/Nekoosa-miscellaneous supplies 107.10 Port Edwards Water Utility-quarterly bills 2891.29 Postmaster/US Postal Service-postage; court postage; water utility bills postage 407.40 Precision Grading & Utilities Inc-2nd Street project (TIF) 171222.20 Scott Drew-unused sick leave health insurance reimbursement 2789.97 Service Motor Company-small equipment 74.79 Solarus-monthly statement 1071.47 State of Wisconsin-June court report 261.40 Top Notch Stump Grinding-parks; tree & brush control 1600.00 Tweet Garot Mechanical Inc-maintenance of wastewater equip; splash pad 887.20 United States Treasury-annual HRA research fee 46.08 USA Today Media Corp-water rate notice; joint review board notice 77.17 Van Ert Electric Co Inc-street lighting 1076.85 Wolosek Landscaping-parks 132.30 Wood County Highway Dept-street sign on Rangeline Rd 445.73 Wood County Treasurer-June jail assessment 140.00 A-1 Services Wisconsin Rapids LLC-maintenance of mains 1750.00 Aflac-monthly statement 435.25 Airgas USA LLC-tools & supplies 135.60 Amoco-monthly statement 2009.90 Awards ‘N’ More-fire dept helmet & lock tags 55.00 Belco Vehicle Solutions LLC-partition & transport seat for squad 3078.72 BGA LLC-monthly building inspection services 2000.00 Clifton Larson Allen LLP-auditing services 9917.38 Crack Filling Service Corp-crack sealing of roads 10000.00 Crane Engineering-maintenance of wastewater equipment 2804.91 Dinges Fire Company-fire equipment 18.00 Diversified Benefit Services Inc-health insurance deductible reimbursement 765.34 Diversified Benefit Services Inc-health insurance deductible reimbursement 1689.29 Document Sales and Distributing-election manuals 115.56 Election Systems & Software Inc-firmware & maintenance for DS200 309.32 PROCEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING JULY 8, 2026 1346 H&S Protection Systems Inc-fire station monthly security system 155.53 Josiah Mertes-SRO training expenses 387.36 Leo Thomasgard-police & fire commission 7/13 25.00 Lonn Radtke-unused sick leave health insurance reimbursement 331.30 Marco Technologies LLC-monthly statement 46.19 Midwest Meter Inc-maintenance of meters 445.00 MSA Professional Services Inc-roads & streets maintenance (2nd St project) 6802.50 Nekoosa Port Edwards State Bank-July direct deposit fee 50.00 Piggly Wiggly-fire meeting expense 95.92 Principal Life Insurance Company-August premium 59.41 Public Service Commission of Wisconsin-simplified rate case 128.02 Quill LLC-miscellaneous office supplies 516.09 Rent-A-Flash – street signs 25.90 Schierl Tire & Auto Service-street machinery 139.83 Scott Drew-police & fire commission 7/13 25.00 Scott Stewart-police & fire commission 7/13 25.00 Security Health Plan-monthly statement 38505.80 Seneca Industrial Welding LLC-fire equipment 290.00 Spectrum Insurance Group LLC-endorsement for worker’s comp insurance 783.00 The Dirks Group LLC-Microsoft 365 (July) 39.84 USA Blue Book-maintenance of mains & hydrants 358.82 Utility Service Co Inc-annual maintenance of large tank 28716.77 Verizon-monthly statement 384.04 We Energies-monthly statement 145.55 WI State Lab of Hygiene-water testing 31.00 Wis. Dept. of Justice TIME-quarterly police computer system 218.25 Wood County IT Department-2nd quarter charges 365.70 Zoro Tools Inc-tools & supplies 32.77 Batteries Plus LLC-street machinery 895.80 Clean Power LLC-monthly statement 228.89 Delta Dental of Wisconsin-monthly statement 1608.11 Diversified Benefit Services Inc-health insurance deductible reimbursement 188.14 Energenecs Inc-maintenance of lift stations 304.38 Farrell Equipment & Supply Co Inc-tools & supplies 37.98 James Leiser-curb & gutter 260.00 Toms Garage-police vehicle expenses; street machinery 1328.15 Wis. Rural Water Association-WRWA Outdoor Expo registrations 330.00 Wis. Valley Building Products-tools & supplies 426.80 Wood County Highway Dept-street signs 136.26 Zoro Tools Inc-maintenance of lift stations; siren expenses 96.66 Wages & Salaries – July wages 73834.96 The following Water Utility Bills were approved for payment: AgSource Coop Services-monthly statement / testing 708.25 Alliant Energy-monthly statement 3146.66 Badger Meter Inc-maintenance of meters 238.40 Energenecs Inc-maintenance of reservoirs & standpipes 8735.00 Mailboxes & Parcel Depot-testing 17.45 Precision Grading & Utilities Inc-maintenance of mains (water main break) 3100.00 USA Blue Book-maintenance of mains 78.26 PROCEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING JULY 8, 2026 1347 Building Permits: Midwest Steel Carports Inc-steel storage structure Nicholas Pehler-new deck Ridge Top Exteriors/Dana & Christine Duncan-replace two exterior doors Electrical/HVAC Permits: None Plumbing Permits: Tri-City Services/Jeff & Karen Stewart-water heater replacement Excavation Permits: Intercon Construction-main installation/relocation Tak Broadband LLC-bore 525’ in ROW on 3rd St to 4th St (741 3rd St) We Energies-install new 1”PE service to new riser location (1450 4 th St) Zoning Permits: None