Village Board Meeting — Minutes

8/05/26 Village Board Meeting Page 1 VILLAGE OF MOUNT HOREB VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 5, 2026 The Village Board met in regular session in-person on the above date in the 2 nd Floor Board Room of the Municipal Building, 138 E Main Street. Call to Order/Roll Call: Trustee Nate Gauger, filling in for Village President Czyzewski, called the meeting to order at 7:00pm. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Present were Trustees White, Schellpfeffer, Jones, Kelley, and Best. Czyzewski was absent. Also present were Administrator Gabe Altenbernd, Village Clerk Alyssa Gaffney, and Youth-In- Government student Aaron Fendrick. Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items: Tony Bunkleman of the Mount Horeb Baseball Club spoke in support of the Mount Horeb Recreation Complex (Lukken property). Village resident Aaron Thomas also spoke in support of the project, and voiced his concerns about the lack of budgeting for the project. Village resident Heather Willcox also spoke in support of the project. Mount Horeb Public Library Board trustee Sarah Miller spoke and thanked the board for their continued support of the library. Consent Agenda: White moved, Schellpfeffer seconded to approve the following consent agenda items: July 8, 2026 Meeting minutes, and Payment Request No. 2 from Parisi Construction for the 2026 Street Improvements Project. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote. Consideration of the Village of Mount Horeb Emergency Operations Plan: Police Chief Doug Vierck spoke about the plan. Jones moved, White seconded to adopt the Emergency Operations Plan. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote. Consideration of the application from Brian Durtschi requesting approval of Ordinance 2026-07, regarding an amendment to the Official Zoning Map to rezone property located at Parcel #0606-121-3205-1 from Agriculture (A-1) to Single Family Residential (SF-2): Altenbernd explained the application. Best moved, Schellpfeffer seconded to approve the ordinance, subject to the conditions in the staff report. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote. Consideration of the Hidden Ridge Subdivision Preliminary Plat: Altenbernd explained this item. Schellpfeffer moved, Best seconded to approve the preliminary plat. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote. Consideration of the topic for November 9th, 2026 Disagree Better Community Discussion: Altenbernd offered some options of discussion topics to the board. The board discussed and gave direction to Altenbernd on their preference. 8/05/26 Village Board Meeting Page 2 Committee reports: All committee reports were given, with no action taken. Village President’s report: Czyzewski included a written report in the packet. Village Administrator’s report: Altenbernd spoke about the annexation petition and Lukken project. He also spoke about meeting with Village staff and website enhancements. Village Clerk’s report: Gaffney spoke about absentee voting hours for the August 11th election. Closed Session: Establish a negotiation position regarding the Mount Horeb Area Joint Fire Department Fire Protection and Rescue Service Agreement. The Village Board may convene in closed session as authorized by Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(e) for the purpose of deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session. The Village Board may reconvene in open session and discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in closed session: Altenbernd explained this item. Village Resident Cathy Scott inquired about the reason for closed session. Altenbernd and Jones addressed Scott’s question. Jones moved, White seconded to convene to closed session at 8:01pm. Motion carried by roll call vote. The board discussed in closed session. Gauger moved, Jones seconded to reconvene to open session at 8:46pm. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote. Jones moved, Gauger seconded to proceed as discussed in closed session. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote. Adjournment: With no further business before the board, Jones moved, Kelley seconded to adjourn @ 8:47pm. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote. Minutes by Alyssa Gaffney, Village Clerk