Village Board Meeting — Minutes

PROCEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MAY 13, 2026 1332 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 (TEAMS), Hummel, O’Connor, Radtke & Zurfluh Absent: None Also Present: B. Martinson Citizens: Larry Isensee, Amy S (TEAMS), John Wasshausen (TEAMS), Teresa Bousquet (TEAMS), Michael (TEAMS) Motion (Flugaur/O’Connor) to approve the Consent Agenda (meeting minutes from April 8, 2026, Board meeting and April 22, 2026, Organizational meeting, and to approve monthly bills and the journal entries for the previous month). Motion carried. All ayes. Public Comment: Larry Isensee mentioned a letter he sent to all Board members. He also stated that he is speaking for the entire group and not just himself. He stated that their “asks” are 2026 “asks” so he is disappointed that it won’t be discussed until the end of this year and would like the Board to take up this matter now. Teresa Bousquet stated that Larry is an advocate for the neighborhood and is speaking for the entire group. President’s Report: President Mancl reminded everyone that there are several community events coming up in the next few weeks and asked for everyone’s support. 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: No meeting held. Public Safety: No meeting held. Planning, Legislative & Property: Review of minutes. Motion (O’Connor/Hess) to approve updated Village Ordinance Chapter 7. Motion carried. All ayes. Finance, Human Resources & IT: Review of minutes. Unfinished Business: Trustee Flugaur suggested having the Hometown Hero Banners open to emergency responders as well as the military. Trustee Zurfluh spoke about Law Enforcement Memorial Day to honor fallen officers. New Business: None Village Administrator Report: Motion (Radtke/O’Connor) to approve Resolution No. 2026-07 Adopting the Port Edwards Safe Routes to School Plan. Motion carried. All ayes. Motion (Radtke/O’Connor) to approve Resolution No. 2026-08 Declaring Intent to Reimburse Expenditures. Motion carried. All ayes. PROCEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MAY 13, 2026 1333 Clerk-Treasurer Report: Motion (Radtke/Flugaur) to approve a Temporary Class “B” Beer License for Port Edwards Firefighters Athletic Association Inc. for one event June 19, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. through June 20, 2026, at 1:00 a.m. Motion carried. All ayes. Motion (Radtke/Flugaur) to approve an Operator’s License for Jeffery Abley (Port Edwards Firefighters Athletic Assoc.) valid through June 30, 2027. Amended Motion (Radtke/Flugaur) to approve an Operator’s License for Jeffery Abley (Port Edwards Firefighters Athletic Assoc.) valid through June 30, 2026. Motion carried. All ayes. Trustee comments: None Meeting adjourned at 7:40 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 587.62 AgSource Coop Services-monthly statement / wastewater testing 929.50 Alliant Energy-monthly statements 6497.20 Amazon Capital Services-tools & supplies 119.77 American Welding & Gas Inc-fire equipment replace & maintain 38.75 ArborVantage Professional Tree Care-stump grinding & clean up in park 325.00 Aspirus Inc-fire dept employee testing 614.00 Beaver of Wisconsin-tools & supplies 250.50 Bowmar Appraisal Inc-payment on assessor contract 3425.00 Brian Luebke-reimbursement from The Fire Store 216.63 Brooks Tractor Inc-street machinery 45.00 Cintas Corp-monthly statement 800.55 Clifton Larson Allen LLP-auditing services 9345.00 Core & Main LP-drain basins 5168.12 Corporate Billing LLC (Ascendance Trucking)-street machinery 1768.42 Display Sales-Hometown Heros banners 768.00 Diversified Benefit Services-health insurance deductible reimbursement 709.34 Diversified Benefit Services-health insurance deductible reimbursement 133.70 Diversified Benefit Services-May health arrangement 112.22 Emily Heil-refundable shelter deposit 25.00 H&S Protection Systems Inc-fire dept security system 155.53 Harter’s Expert Disposal-monthly statement 15287.70 Insight FS-street machinery; small equipment 4097.79 Metcalf Lumber-tools & supplies 64.83 MSA Professional Services Inc-2nd St project (CDBG) 8457.50 Napa Auto Parts/Nekoosa-street machinery 90.60 Piggly Wiggly-fire dept meeting expense 138.91 Postmaster/US Postal Service-postage stamps 234.00 Precision Grading & Utilities Inc-2nd Street project (TIF) 56737.20 Qualification Targets Inc-police range/weapons expense 198.27 Rapids Rental & Supply Co Inc-small equipment 39.99 Reinders Inc-cemetery expenses 728.89 Rent-A-Flash – street signs 70.54 Scott Drew-unused sick leave health insurance reimbursement 2789.97 Solarus-monthly statement 1067.88 State of Wisconsin-May court report 62.00 The Dirks Group LLC-May Microsoft 365 39.84 Verizon-monthly statement 397.25 Wood County Highway Dept-patch/cold mix 244.88 Wood County Treasurer-May jail assessment 20.00 Aflac-monthly statement 435.25 Amoco-monthly statement 1722.90 PROCEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MAY 13, 2026 1334 Arborvantage Nursery LLC-trees 1470.00 BGA LLC-monthly building inspection 2000.00 Clean Power LLC-monthly statement 228.89 Concentra Health Services Inc-DOT random drug test services 66.00 Delta Dental of Wisconsin – monthly statement 1608.11 Diversified Benefit Services Inc-health insurance deductible reimbursement 1853.84 Essilor (WOS Optical)-employee fringe benefits 245.42 Fastenal Company-tools & supplies 170.70 Francis Excavating LLC-cemetery expenses 600.00 Home Depot-flowers for municipal building 94.89 James Leiser-unused sick leave health insurance reimbursement 112.59 Marco Technologies LLC-copier monthly contract & usage 49.97 Mark Brandt-boot allowance 140.00 Martinson Trucking & Excavating LLC-Ripple Creek Park Impr (Legacy) 995.48 Multi-Metro Deer Management-2025 deer harvest 175.00 Nekoosa Port Edwards State Bank-May direct deposit fee 50.00 Principal Life Insurance Company-June premium 59.41 Quill LLC-miscellaneous office supplies 938.28 Security Health Plan-monthly statement 38505.80 Superior Chemical LLC-weed control 3376.40 Tim’s Sharpening Service-small equipment 105.00 USA Today Media Corp-Board of Review notice 146.53 Water Works & Lighting Commission-water test 60.00 We Energies-monthly statement 603.26 Wis. Dept. of Natural Resources-2026 wastewater & groundwater fees 602.96 Wis. Dept. of Natural Resources-2026 water use fees 125.00 Wages & Salaries – May wages 70473.34 The following Water Utility Bills were approved for payment: AgSource Coop Services-monthly statement / testing 279.50 Alliant Energy-monthly statement 2675.70 Badger Meter Inc-maintenance of meters 235.64 Mailboxes & Parcel Depot-testing 17.56 Wausau Chemical Corporation-chemicals 9084.12 WI State Lab of Hygiene-outside services / testing 31.00 Building Permits: Quality Roofing and Improvements/Rick Hess-detached garage Jamie Mohr-fence Electrical/HVAC Permits: E-Con Electric Inc/Candace Prahl-Tell-service upgrade E-Con Election Inc/Sheldon & Bev Voss-22KW generator & transfer switch installation Plumbing Permits: Tri-City Services/Tammy Glodowski-replacement of water heater Tri-City Services/Bruce & Kim Dupree-replacement of water heater Excavation Permits: Five Star Energies/900 Westport Dr-install gas service Zoning Permits: None