2025-10-28 VB mtg minutes WEB

VILLAGE OF CLEVELAND, WISCONSIN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2025 MINUTES I. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/ROLL CALL/AGENDA APPROVAL . Village President Jarrod Jackett called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance at 6:00pm in the Manitowoc County Training Room at Lakeshore College, 1290 North Ave, Cleveland, Wisconsin. Board Present: Jarrod Jackett, Village President John Ader Rob Burkhard Jon Hoffman Jake Holzwart Becky Paasch Tom Warosh Board Absent: None Staff Present: Eric Fisher, Chief of Police Stacy Grunwald, Director of Village Services Stacey Wilker, Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Motion Tom Warosh/Becky Paasch to approve the agenda as posted; carried without negative vote. II. YEAR 2026 BUDGET PREPARATION. The Village Board reviewed 2026 debt service and draft general fund revenue and expenditure budgets, and determined the following: a. The Board anticipated court revenue would be similar to 2025 under the joint court. Fines and forfeitures revenues were set at $16,000 for 2026. b. The commitment of unassigned funds will be addressed at a future meeting. c. Special assessment responses were due November 9 for the 2023 street projects. d. Prior year unexpended snowplowing budget should be transferred to the Street Maintenance committed fund in the same manner as prior year unexpended street maintenance budget. e. Village Hall mold remediation will be a 2025 expense; Village Hall HVAC upgrades were set for 2026. f. A new line item—Subscription as a Service—was added to record access to online programs such as Office 365 and Adobe. g. Security cameras were budgeted for the Dairyland Park shelter. h. The Board reiterated its concerns with long-term options for the VFW Clubhouse and committed to further discussion in 2026. i. There were no plans to add more locations for holiday decorations. j. The Board was interested in regular reports from Progress Lakeshore. k. Wayfinding sign program funding remained out of the budget. l. The Board discussed installing a permanent generator at the Westview lift station. This would be a TID-eligible project, possibly with a Sewer Utility cost share. m. Staff should review court costs to determine if they were calendar year or ended with the term of office. n. The 2026 interim market update could result in more Board of Review meetings than budgeted. o. Update of the Police Department’s Arbitrator system will be a 2025 expense, if possible . p. A tractor will be added as a capital purchase in 2026. The current tractor would remain at the yard waste site. IV. SCHEDULE YEAR 2026 BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING. This will be decided at the next Committee of the Whole meeting, Tuesday, November 4, 2025. V. NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025, 6PM VI. ADJOURNMENT. Motion Burkhard/Hoffman to adjourn; carried without negative vote. Meeting adjourned at 8:19pm. Respectfully submitted, Stacy Grunwald Director of Village Services Approved on 11/18/25