Regular Board — Minutes

VILLAGE OF CAMERON REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES June 9, 2025 | 6:00 P.M. 300 N 1st Street, Cameron, WI 54822 1. CALL TO ORDER . Meeting called to order at 6:00 PM by President Hulback. ROLL CALL: Answering roll call were: Trustees Randy Hill; Dave Ebner; Village President Russell Hulback; Trustees Denise Paddock; Steve Johnson; Jessica Larson. Staff present: DPW -Ebert; Chief Engel; C-T Story. Others present: Bill Koepp, Building Inspector; and Amy Kelsey, Cooper Engineering. 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS. None. 3. CONSENT AGENDA a. Treasurer’s Report; b. Minutes of Meetings; 5/12/25 Regular Board; 5/19/25 Special Board Motion by Trustees Johnson/Paddock to approve consent agenda as presented. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. 4. STAFF REPORTS & COMMITTEE UPDATES a. Building Inspector Report; Bill Koepp discussed the resolution with Ascent Construction and the lots for which a complaint has been issued on. A letter was sent giving him 30 days to clean up said lot(s) and a response from Ascent was written. Clerk presented Ascent’s letter to the board trustees which they each read. Ascent indicated a plan of action and requested additional time into July. Bill suggested to stay on top of it. Consensus to allow him three additional weeks to clean up the lots. b. Public Works Report; DPW Jaden Ebert presented a written report. Brief discussion regarding private wells and the requirements surrounding abandoning wells as it presents a potential cross contamination into our water system. Public Works is in the process of identifying all p rivate wells in the village to stay compliant. Upon reviewing water usage in the village, DPW Ebert feels that some additional water usage is due to people filling their swimming pools. It was brought up that the Fire Department fills swimming pools which would be a less expensive alternative. The Clerk announced that the information is on our website under the Fire Department tab. The doors at the Community Center needs to be re-keyed for the Master keys. The lock quote that was received are for 10 master keys (not to be given out to the public, only for personnel) since we have FOBS now for the Community Center rentals. The quote is $1,240 installed for Do Not Duplicate keys. Consensus of the board to approve moving forward with the keys from Tru -Lock for $1,240 for rekeying the Community Center. c. Law Enforcement Report; Chief Tony Engel presented his police report reviewing the Personnel Committee’s review of applicants, backgrounds, applicants, installed GPS units in the squad cars, working on grants for new body cameras, the insurance adjuster is allowing $7,035.02 for the incident with the Cameron Area Food Pantry volunteer backing into the squad truck with the quote coming in at $6,919.86 for repairs. This does not include the police squad vehicle lettering which will be in addition. Chief Tony attended the Haley’s Com et Run on May 31, 2025 with no incidents. Chief Tony will be attending the Traffic Safety Commission meeting on June 10 th, firearms training on June 19 th, and review of the activity report showing 42 reported stops for the month between May 13, 2025 and June 9, 2025. The adoption of a new policy for processing Operator Licenses and background checks was reviewed with the board. All operator license applications turned into the Clerk will have a background check completed by the Police Department with the point system. Board agreed with this policy. d. Clerk Report; C-T Ardith Story presented a clerk report. No questions from the board. 5. OLD BUSINESS a. None 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Consider/Act on Resolution 2025-09 No Passing Zone; Street Committee Chair reviewed their discussion from the committee meeting regarding this request. Motion by Trustees Ebner/Krug to act on Resolution 2025 -09. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. b. Consider/Act on Resolution 2025-10 2024 CCR – Consumer Confidence Report; Motion by Trustees Johnson/Paddock to approve Resolution 2025-10 2025 CCR. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. c. Consider/Act on Resolution 2025-11 2024 CMAR – Compliance Maintenance Annual Report; Motion by Trustees Paddock/Larson to approve Resolution 2025-11 2024 CMAR. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. d. Consider/Act on Liquor Licenses for Class A, B, and Combination Beer and Liquor Licenses; Tobacco, Cigarette, and Vaping Licenses; and Dance Licenses; Motion by Trustees Johnson/Ebner to approve the 2025-2026 licenses as presented. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. Combination Class “B”: Beer and “Class B” Liquor • Stix, LLC d/b/a The Cameron House, 106 Arlington Avenue, Cameron, WI 54822; Agent: Chris Spring, 1601 18-1/2 St., Barron, WI 54812; • Hester & Hester d/b/a Ben & Maggie’s Town Pump, 807 W Main St., Cameron, WI 54822; Agent: Benjamin L. Hester, 609 Kruger Ave., Cameron, WI 54822; • Tabatha Etchison d/b/a T & S Sports Bar, 109 N 6 th St., Cameron, WI 54822; Agent: Tabatha Etchison, 12 W Schneider St., Rice Lake, WI 54868; • Fiddlers, LLC. d/b/a Fiddlers Inn, 704 W Main St., Cameron, WI 54822; Agent: Matthew L. Barrett, 115 Market Ave S., Dallas, WI 54733; Combination Class “A” Beer and “Class A” Liquor • Dolgencorp, LLC d/b/a Dollar General Store #21714, 101 S 1st St., Cameron, WI 54822; Agent: April R. Kaiser, 1951 14th Ave, Cameron, WI 54822; • Kwik Trip, Inc., d/b/a Kwik Trip 922, 201 S 1st St., Cameron, WI 54822; Agent: Kyle G. Crotteau, 2974 5-3/4 Ave., New Auburn, WI 54757; Class “A” Beer • Amwest, Inc., d/b/a Bob and Steve’s BP Amoco, 104 South 1st St., Cameron, WI 54822; Agent: John (Steve) Jerlow, 2947 Thompson Dr., River Falls, WI 54022; Cigarette, Tobacco, and Electronic Vaping Devices • Amwest, Inc., d/b/a Bob and Steve’s BP Amoco, 104 South 1st St., Cameron, WI 54822; Agent: John (Steve) Jerlow, 2947 Thompson Dr., River Falls, WI 54022; • Dolgencorp, LLC d/b/a Dollar General Store #21714, 101 S 1st St., Cameron, WI 54822; Agent: April R. Kaiser, 1951 14th Ave, Cameron, WI 54822; • Kwik Trip, Inc., d/b/a Kwik Trip 922, 201 S 1st St., Cameron, WI 54822; Agent: Kyle G. Crotteau, 2974 5-3/4 Ave., New Auburn, WI 54757; Dance License • Stix, LLC d/b/a The Cameron House • Fiddlers, LLC d/b/a Fiddlers Inn e. Consider/Act on Village Lot 1 CSM 34/25 #4904 DOC 690901 for Bobcats Plus; Plan Commission Chair reviewed with recommendation to approve with the board. Motion by President Hulback/Trustee Johnson to approve CSM 34/25 #4904 Doc # 690901 for Bobcats Plus. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. f. Consider/Act on Employee’s Handbook Amendments as Red-Lined; Board members reviewed the changes within the employee handbook which were red - lined by the Clerk in detail including providing a copy of the changes. Motion by Trustees Paddock/Ebner to approve the changes and amendments to the employee handbook. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. g. Consider/Act on seven Board Tablets with Tice Technologies totaling $2,169.93; Clerk reviewed the quote from Tice Technologies as well as Mosaic quote for surface units for $11,344. This was the lesser of the quotes. Motion by Trustees Paddock/Larson to approve seven board tablets from Tice Technologies totaling $2,169.93. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. h. Consider/Act on Police Department Radios; Chief Engel is looking into new radios. More information to come at a future meeting. No action. i. Consider/Act on Storage of Equipment in the Village Hall Basement; It is felt by the board trustees that this is resolving itself so no action is necessary. No action. j. Closed Session pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(c) Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility.…to discuss department wages and method of payment of overtime, police department wage ladder, and hiring of a full-time patrol officer; Motion by roll call to close at 7:03 PM: Ebner – aye; Krug – aye; Hulback – aye; Paddock – aye; Johnson – aye; Larson – aye; Hill – aye. k. Reconvene into open session; Motion by Trustees Ebner/Hill to open at 7:45 PM. l. Action on any item in closed session; Motion by Trustees Paddock/Krug to keep PTO and holiday as regular hours and pay overtime over 40 hours a week and to amend the employee handbook as such. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. Motion by Trustees Ebert/Larson to accept the tier system as proposed by the Chief of Police for the Police Department, as presented. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7- 0. Motion by Trustees Paddock/Krug to hire Luke Schroeder for the full -time Patrol Officer position. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. Motion by Trustees Paddock/Ebert to approve the administrative office to work Monday through Thursday (9) nine -hour days and Friday half day. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. 7. ADJOURNMENT – Meeting adjourned by President hulback at 7:55 pm Submitted by, Ardith Story, Clerk-Treasurer