Village Board — Minutes

Village of Withee Phone: 715-229-4319 Fax: 715-229-4451 511 Division * P.O. Box A * Withee, Wisconsin 54498 The Village of Withee Board met on November 10, 2025, in the Municipal Building, Conference Room, at 6:30 pm for the regular board meeting. ROLL CALL-President Klabon called the meeting to order. Roll call was answered by Klabon, Trustees Shelton, Amacher, Kroeplin, and Kalepp. Clerk Niemi recorded the minutes. Also, present were Cindy Cardinal and DPW Derek Schad. MINUTES-An Amacher/Kroeplin motion to approve the minutes for the October 13, 2025, regular meeting and October 27, 2025, budget meeting carried with all ayes. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-A Kalepp/Shelton motion to approve the monthly financial statements for the General, Water, and Sewer Accounts carried with all ayes. PAYMENT OF BILLS-A Shelton/Kalepp motion to approve paying the General Account checks 37373 thru 37386, Water Account checks 7579 thru 7586, and Sewer Account check 2627 and online payments as presented carried with all ayes. PAYROLL REPORT-The board reviewed the employee timecards and payroll report. COMMUNITY INPUT-There was no community input. COMMITTEE REPORT-Trustee Kroeplin reported the library board meets tomorrow. Trustee Amacher presented a flier from CCEDC highlighting deer processing plants, sports shops, and taxidermists. Hunters can donate deer to be processed at River Valley Meats for the food pantry. POLICE REPORT-The board reviewed the police report and would like more information than what is supplied in the report. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS-DPW Schad reported that hydrants are pumped down, mowing is done, compost pile is moved, and VFD is replaced on well#3 at the water plant. The trucking of sewage from the lift station on Pine Street should be done within a few days. An Amacher/Shelton motion to increase the rates charged for the sewer meter twenty-five percent and the sewer volume twenty-five percent, effective 1/01/2026 carried with all ayes. Customers will be notified on the December billing and with their tax bills. Board members received notice of the PSC virtual hearing for the water rate case, which is November 12, 2025 at 2 pm. The notice was posted on the Village website, municipal building, bank, post office and pharmacy, and mailed with the November bills to water customers. GENERAL DEPARTMENT-A Kroeplin/Kalepp motion to approve the operator license for Natasha Danielson carried with all ayes. An Amacher/Kroeplin motion to approve rolling over the two (2) 9-month CDs into two (2) 6-month CDs with 3.91% APY with President Larry Klabon and Clerk Ellen Niemi as authorized signers on both 6-month CDs at Forward Bank carried with all ayes. The board reviewed the year-to-date 2025 budget. The remaining shared revenue arrives next week and miscellaneous income was higher than expected with the sale of land and dumptruck, and farmland rent. Overages for expenses were for a culvert replacement, stucci valves on endloader, and crack sealing on Progress Street. Most line items are under budget. A Kalepp/Shelton motion to adjourn at 7:06 pm carried with all ayes. Ellen Niemi, Village Clerk *** These minutes are unofficial and will be formally approved at the next regular board meeting, which is scheduled for Monday, December 8, 2025, at 6:30 pm ***