Village Board — Minutes

PROCEEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF REESEVILLE APRIL 10, 2025 A duly convened meeting of the Village Board of the Village of Reeseville, Dodge County, Wisconsin, was held in open session on April 10, 2025, and called to order by Village President, Brian Miller, at 6:30pm. The pledge of allegiance was recited. Roll call was taken, and the following Trustees were present, Cheryl Goodrich Dave Snow, Jim Bublitz, Jacob Pacala, Kevin Hankes, Anna Volkova. 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. Jim Bublitz made a motion to approve the consent agenda, the motion was seconded by Kevin Hankes, and the motion carried. Public comment: M Schmidt addressed the board regarding am email from Will Demro and his potential part-time business, the board advised Mr. Demro to come to the May board meeting. Engineer Report: J Pacala advised the board on the committee recommendation to save the 2 trees on the Schuett property and not disturb the owl, a motion by J Bublitz to save the 2 trees on Schuett property and not disturb the owl, the motion was seconded by J Pacala, motion carried. Dave Snow made a motion to accept the contract tree bid from BMF for $10,500 to remove the trees for Garfield Street project, the motion was seconded by J Bublitz, motion carried. The board reviewed the DPW employment agreement and J Bublitz made a motion to review the agreement annually, and have exhibit A included when signing, the motion was seconded by C Goodrich, motion carried. The annexation was tabled. K Hankes made a motion to explore potentially relocating the Village Hall to the Reeseville Community Center, Dave Snow seconded the motion, motion carried, and Brian Miller abstained from voting. The lease agreement with CLR was tabled until next month. Police Report: Sergeant Kulberg gave the police report. K Hankes made a motion to proceed with issuing Mr. Bergman a final notice to remove all valuable possessions before May 12, 2025, and referencing the court ruling from February 2025, the motion was seconded by J Pacala, motion carried. K Hankes updated the board on National Night Out and will have more information next month. CLR Report: No report available. CLR lease agreement with the village was tabled. Life star Report: K Hankes informed the board we will start getting monthly reports from Lifestar. Library Report: J Pacala reported that final measurements were taken, the grant project is moving forward. J Bublitz was going to check with the funeral to see if the library could utilize the building when the library renovations were being done. Utility Report: Ken reported he finished his classes and waiting to hear on his test results. Ken has been doing training with the MSAB tank. Ken reported a resident called their sewer lateral collapsing, after investigating the situation, they discovered disposal wipes in the lateral which backed it up from being plugged. A motion was made by J Bublitz to purchase a 750lb heavy duty high lift jack for Ken to assist with taking off and putting on heavy equipment for the village, the motion was seconded by Anna Volkova, motion carried. Streets and Alleys: The board tabled the Thunder Road bid for sealing and patching until next month. Finance and Personnel Report: Clerk Update: Margaret Schmidt reported on the election results, Jacob Pacala was elected Village President with 195 votes, and the following village Trustees were elected Cheryl Goodrich with 156 votes, Jim Bublitz with 149 votes and Jessica Becker with 147 votes. The village received a Thank you note from Stuart Snow family. Renewal applications for liquor, tobacco, mobile home licenses were mailed out and due back by May 15, 2025. Water/Sewer Treasurer Update: Kassie reported water/sewer bills went out in the mail, little late because of working on items for auditors. Disconnection notices were also sent out and will be enforced on the 21st of April for all past due accounts. The auditors requested an extension for filing the PSC report and extension was granted. Kassie disgusted new software options with the board. Kassie met with Kunkel’s and went over a lot of water and sewer items. A motion was made by D Snow to approve the clerk’s 2025 annual salary for $42,500 and no, in lieu of benefits, and working 30 hours a week, the motion was seconded by J Bublitz, motion carried. J Bublitz made a motion to pay Denise Beal (RCC manager) $20.00 until the new manager is trained, the motion was seconded by D Snow, motion carried. The RCC board and village board will be accepting applications for a new RCC manager until April 15, 2025. The village board discussed cyber insurance and a motion by Cheryl Goodrich to pay the annual premium of $1,763 for cyber coverage for the village, the motion was seconded by K Hankes, motion carried. J Bublitz made a motion to go with Workhorse software for utilities only and not to exceed $12,000 for start up cost, the motion was seconded by D Snow, motion carried. J Bublitz made a motion to purchase a new laptop and external sever and not to exceed $2,000, the motion was seconded by K Hankes, motion carried. The board discussed the Reeseville review wages and will keep the pay at $150 a month and revisit it at budget time. Public health and Welfare: Jim reported the village board will be looking into sidewalks that need repairs and will send out a letter regarding the sidewalk inspection, so residents are aware. J Bublitz made a motion to accept the tree bid from Excel Tree service for $3,300 to trim trees at the cemetery, the motion was seconded by J Pacala, motion carried. J Bublitz reported that the village has collected a ton ½ of electronic recyclables for COM 2. Public Property: Farmers Market will be starting up in May on the 4th & 18th from 8 am – noon. The village wide rummage sale will be held on June 14th. The Chet Caine memorabilia from legion was discussed and investigated displaying these items in the village hall. D Snow made a motion to take the money out of the general fund to repair the bleachers at the baseball diamond, verses the newly elected village president donating some of his salary, the motion was seconded by J Bublitz, motion carried. J Pacala presented Brian Miller and Dave Snow with a retirement plaque for all the years of service to the village of Reeseville, and Margaret Schmidt also received a plaque for all her continued years of service to the village of Reeseville. Community Center report: C. Goodrich reported the RCC board and village board will meet on April 16th for the purpose of interviewing applicants for the new RCC manager position and new board members for RCC board. Future agenda items: Cemetery mowing, A motion to approve paying the bills was made by Kevin Hankes and seconded by Jake Pacala, motion carried. A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Jim Bublitz and seconded by Anna Volkova, motion carried. Margaret Schmidt Clerk-Treasurer The minutes are not approved by the village board until the following meeting.