Village Board meeting — Minutes

PROCEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF REESEVILLE May 14, 2026 A duly convened meeting of the Village Board of the Village of Reeseville, Dodge County, Wisconsin, was held in open session on May 14, 2026, and called to order by Village President, Jake Pacala, at 6:30pm. The pledge of allegiance was recited. Roll call was taken, and the following Trustees were present, Jessica Becker, Sean Laylin, Anna Volkova, Jim Bublitz, Kevin Hankes and President Jake Pacala. Cheryl Goodrich was absent. Notice of the meeting was given to the public at least 48 hours prior to the meeting by posting the complete agenda at the Reeseville Village Hall, the Reeseville Post Office. Public comment: None A motion to approve the minutes from prior board meeting with few corrections was made by K. Hankes, and seconded by J. Becker and the motion carried. A motion to approve the village treasurer report was made by A. Volkova, and seconded by S. Laylin, motion carried. A motion to approve the village utility report was made by J. Becker, and seconded by K. Hankes, motion carried. Engineer Report: Delta3 has been doing surveying Dewey/Sharp/Washington to apply for grants. They have done water test and televising sewer system to add to records. Kunkel is working on getting funds moved around for new electric sign at library. Village Board members took some complaints on issues with Garfield to discuss with Kunkel. Public Safety Report: Police Report: Sgt. Kulibert reported that the department was 8 hours short, there was no notable calls, and DC following up with parking citations. Life star Report: Reported 5 calls within Reeseville in April. National Night out has secured a bouncy house and water fights. Hosted first Tuesday in August, K. Hankes is planning to start a committee to finish planning. K. Hankes made a motion to purchase trail/security cameras for $500, seconded by S. Laylin, motion carried. Library Report: A. Volkova reported circulation numbers are up, they are working on getting new sign, and summer programs together. Infrastructure Report: Utility Report: Ken reported that due to large rain fall we needed to pump out tanks. They found a blockage on the South Main St. Bacteria numbers are decreasing due to rainfall but working to correct this. Street sweeper came through and County filled some pot holes for us. J. Pacala mentioned about getting a committee together to work on getting Danville Rd repaired. Administration Report: Clerk-Treasurer Update: Kassie reported that W/S bills were sent out late. Still working with Auditors. Finding new systems on daily operations. Health and Human Services: S. Laylin made motion to go with quote for $500 by Nathan for landscaping fence, motion seconded by K. Hankes, motion carried. S. Laylin made motion to go with quote for $1250 by Nathan for dirt work, grass, and leveling at the cemetery, motion seconded by A. Volkova, motion carried. J. Bublitz made motion to go with max bid of $200 for lawn rolling at cemetery and mini park, motion seconded by S. Laylin, motion carried. S. Laylin plans to reach out to Archie Monuments to see if they will still stand behind the $800 quote for them to fix the head stone in cemetery. Committee discussed to have dumpster for a spring and fall clean up to get large items picked up. Plan to look into different options and details on how it would work. Plan to run first dump in June tentatively June 15-22. S. Laylin made motion to accept bid of $250 rent with $60/ton fee for a Village bulk pick up June 15-22 2026, seconded by J. Bublitz, motion carried. C. Goodrich reported that one bartender resigned so RCC plans to hiring another bartender. J. Bublitz made motion to put an ad out for new bartender, seconded by A. Volkova, motion carried. Sandy redid the contract and cleaned up the formatting. J. Bublitz made motion to approve new contract, seconded by J. Becker, motion carried. Parks and Recreation Committee: Upcoming events: June 13th Village wide Rummage sale and Donkey Baseball. June 20th Lakeside 4H craft sale and Mystic Car Club 5k walk/run. Committee walked through the mini park, Firemen’s park, and baseball fields. They made a list of TLC items they would like to start working on. Village residents reached out to the Village board about donating some funds and time to help convert the smaller baseball field into a dog park. Board plans to looking into the liability and legal issues on this matter, tabled to next meeting. Planning and Development: C. Goodrich is looking into a few zoning questions have been tabled Future agenda items: Public safety items: Parking tickets, National night out, and ordinances. Zoning items A motion to approve paying the bills was made by K. Hankes and seconded by J. Becker, motion carried. A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by J. Bublitz and seconded by K. Hankes, motion carried. Kasandra Miescher Clerk-Treasurer The minutes are not approved by the village board until the following meeting.