Village Board agenda

BOARD MEMBERS STAFF Village President Burt R. McIntyre Village Administrator Paul F. Evert Trustee District 1 Maria Lasecki Dir. of Community Dev. David Wiese Trustee District 2 Chris Nielsen Dir. of Admin. Serv. Chris Haltom Trustee District 3 Catherine Hughes Fire Chief Dennis Staeven Trustee District 4 John Muraski Dir. of Public Works Geoff Farr Trustee District 5 Scott Beyer Dir. of Engineering Josh Gerrits Trustee District 6 Ray Suennen PIO/Deputy Clerk Ciara Hurrish Trustee District 7 Adam Lemorande DEO II Brandon Dhuey Trustee District 8 Craig McAllister Howard Commons Dir. Alexandria Burgraff Village Attorney Bob Gagan 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. REPORT BY THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN MEETING LAWS Pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes 19.81-19.98, the Village Board is meeting to conduct public business. In accordance with state law, the meeting agenda was posted at Village Hall, other municipal buildings, and on the Village of Howard website and was also distributed to the local media and other requesters at least 24 business hours prior to the start of this meeting. 5. APPROVE THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETING 6. PUBLIC APPEARANCES (For up to 15 minutes, but no more than three minutes per person.) Pursuant to Section 2-81(6) of the Howard Code, the Village Board will hear comments of interest from the public for up to 15 minutes and for no more than 3 minutes per person. Any resident wishing to speak regarding any agenda item or to address the board for any matter at all should come forward at this time. 7. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS/ANNOUNCEMENTS 8. COMMUNICATIONS (NONE) 9. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA The Consent Agenda contains routine items and will be enacted by one motion without separate discussion unless an item is requested to be removed for a separate vote. a. Approve the Village Board meeting minutes from Feb. 9, 2026 b. Accept the Plan Commission meeting minutes from Feb. 16, 2026 c. Approve the Municipal Invoices d. PLAN COMMISSION ITEMS (The Plan Commission unanimously recommended approval of the following items.): i. Approve the Final Plat of Lacona Heights Meeting: Village Board Meeting Place: Howard Village Hall Board Room 2456 Glendale Ave. Please see the NOTE below for information to attend virtually. Date/Time: Feb. 23, 2026 @ 6:30 p.m. Web Page: www.villageofhoward.com NOTE: Interested parties also may attend via computer, tablet, or smartphone here: Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 297 710 996 199 3 Passcode: SD2N6jo7 Meeting ID: 277 846 298 097 Passcode: ZbEx8H Village Board Meeting Agenda, Feb. 23, 2026 Page 2 of 2 e. Approve the following Operator Licenses Operator licenses, per s. 125.17 of the Wisconsin Statutes and s. 12.02(4)(h) of the Howard Municipal Code, if approved, are valid for a period of up to two years expiring on June 30. i. Kennedy Sharon Fischer ii. Phillip Santino Rinaldi iii. Taylor Margaret Thompson iv. Pond Xiong f. Approve the following committee appointment: Committee Name First Last Term Yrs Start Expiration Brown County Planning Commission Geoff Farr 3 March-26 March-29 10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS OR OLD BUSINESS ITEMS (NONE) 11. NEW BUSINESS ITEMS a. Receive public comments on the Village storm water management permit requirements, planning, actions and annual report b. Review and take action on the Village’s Annual MS4 Storm Water Management Report c. Review and take action on renewing a contract with Wisconsin Humane Society 12. REPORTS OF VILLAGE OFFICIALS a. School District Superintendent, Dr. Mark Smith, and School District President, Greg Klimek, to discuss the Spring Referenda 13. CLOSED SESSION The Village Board of the Village of Howard will convene into closed session pursuant to 19.85(1)(g) to confer with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved, to wit 2024CV000955 Village of Howard vs. Schelfhout & DeCleene Masonry Inc. et al and 2025CV001270 Town of Pittsfield vs. Village of Howard. 14. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION 15. ACTION (IF ANY) 16. ADJOURNMENT