Public Safety Committee Meeting — Agenda Packet
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Administrative Offices
Municipal Building - 138 East Main Street
Mount Horeb, Wisconsin 53572
608.437.6884 | mounthorebwi.info
Public Safety Committee Meeting Agenda
Monday, September 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Municipal Building Board Room
138 E. Main Street
Mount Horeb, WI
1) Call to order
2) Roll call
3) Public Participation
Participants may speak for up to three minutes. To participate, please complete a
public comment form at the Board Room entrance and submit it to staff before the
meeting begins. See below for more details.
4) Consent Agenda
a. Consideration of July 20, 2026 Meeting Minutes
5) Presentations
6) Chair's Report
7) Staff Reports
a. Police Chief Report
8) Action Items
a. Consider No Bike or Scooter Riding Signage
b. Consider Crosswalk Visibility Options or Changes
c. Consider Signage Change at 8th and Garfield Intersection
d. Chief Vierck's Absence While Attending the FBI National Academy
9) Adjournment
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*Public Comment Policy
Members of the public are invited to speak at meetings of all Mount Horeb Public Bodies. To comment, please complete a Public Comment
Form at the Meeting Room entrance and submit it to staff before the meeting begins. Comments are limited to three minutes, must be made
from the podium, and the speaker must return to the audience after speaking.
• Non-agenda item comments are heard at the start of the meeting. Public Body members and staff will not engage in discussion
during public comment but may consider topics for future agendas.
• Agenda item comments are heard during the relevant item, after the proposers or staff present the item and before Public Body
discussion. All public comments on the item will be heard before any discussion by the Public Body.
Members of the public will only be allowed to speak outside these public comment times if they are invited by the meeting chair to share
additional information requested by the Public Body. If so invited to speak, the member of the public must do so from the podium.
Written comments are also welcome. Written comments shall include the name and address of the submitter and should be submitted to the
Deputy Treasurer/Governance Coordinator by email at niki.erickson@mounthorebwi.info (subject line: Public Comment Request-Name of
Public Body) or delivered by to the Village at: 138 E Main Street, Mount Horeb WI, 53572, ATTN Public Comment Request-Name of Public
Body.
UPON REASONABLE NOTICE, EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF DISABLED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH
APPROPRIATE AIDS AND SERVICES. FOR INFORMATION OR TO REQUEST THIS SERVICE, CONTACT ALYSSA GAFFNEY, CLERK,
AT 138 E MAIN STREET, MOUNT HOREB, WI (608) 437-9404.
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VILLAGE OF MOUNT HOREB
E. Main Street
Mount Horeb, WI 53572
Phone: (608) 437-6884 Fax: (608) 437-3190
Email: mhinfo@mounthorebwi.info Web: mounthorebwi.info
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Monday, July 20, 2026 at 6:00 PM
1) Call to order
Present: Village Administrator Gabe Altenbernd, Police Chief Doug Vierck, Mike
McNall, Susan LeGrand Levine, Sarah Best, and Ben Jones.
a. Consideration of May 18, 2026 Meeting Minutes
McNall motioned for approval, Legrand Levine seconded – All Approved
2) Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items*
None
3) Police Chief Report
a. Staffing Update – Updated on our hiring process
b. K9 Update – Updated on the timeline and future of the program
4) Agenda Items
a. Introduction of Gabe Altenbernd - New Village Administrator
Village Administrator Introduced himself
b. Follow Up on Second Street at Park Street Stop Sign
Updated the data on the intersection – will bring more data for after pool
closes
c. Main Street and Washington Street
Kelly Lonergan spoke about the difficult visibility of this intersection for
getting on to Main Street. Looked at traffic data and crash data for the area.
d. Electric Bicycle and Scooter Continued Discussion
Updated on different projects we have done. Discussed the plan for future
monitoring and options to keep everyone safe.
e. Police Department Budget Requests
Discussed and presented the budget requests for the police department.
5) Future agenda items
6) Meeting adjournment.
Jones motioned for adjournment, McNall seconded. All Approve
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Agenda Item Report
Public Safety Committee: Monday, September 21, 2026
Staff Reports: Police Chief Report
Recommendation
Background
Financial Impact
Attachments
Prepared By
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Source: Village of Mount Horeb website. First collected Oct 16, 2026.