Services Minutes 02/03/2026

1 February 3, 2026 SERVICES COMMITTEE 9:00 a.m. Chairperson Loren Mueller called the meeting to order with the following members present: Gary Jepsen and Alternate Davie Meier with David Earney being absent. Also present: Mayor Richard Champeny, Foreman Joe Wick, Emily Rybarczak-Police Department, Ken Passow-Code Enforcement Officer, Tom Brakke and Ben Schams Alma Fire Department, Justin Sass Western Buffalo County Ambulance Service, and Clerk-Treasurer Sharaya Reed. Citizens present: Sherri Collins. Agenda Item 1: Police. Deputy Rybarczyk told the committee that the Red Ram bar will be having a (deer) shed party coming up and gave her monthly calls for service update. Agenda Item 2: Property concerns. Mayor Champeny thought starting April 1st we should be back to enforcing property concerns after the winter months. Agenda Item 3: Cemetery concerns. Sherri Collins presented two ideas to the committee: putting up road signs that once were in the cemetery noting the names of each road that exists. This would be at no costs to the City as the funds are covered by donations to the cemetery group. Motion by Jepsen seconded by Mueller to approve the cemetery committee to get street signs for the cemetery. All members voting yes. Collins wanted to know the procedure of people being able to sell their unused cemetery plots. Champeny will contact Atty Jon Seifert for guidance on the subject. Agenda Item 4: Fire and Ambulance. Justin Sass gave a brief update on the ambulance service. $136,827.00 was spent last year to provided ambulance coverage. 194 calls. The new ambulance is scheduled to start production in July. Ben Schams gave a brief update on the fire service. There was a discussion on grants. They are looking at an air pack grant. Agenda Item 5: Garbage and Recycling. Foreman Wick said Tom Henthorn seems to be working out well. For now, we will keep the hours the way they are for services to the public. Agenda Item 6: Foreman Wick said to start thinking about prices for a lawn mower. Motion by Meier seconded by Jepsen to adjourn. All members voting yes.