1 Village Work Session Agenda
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Original Post Date: July 31, 2026
Village of Somers
7511 12th Street
Somers, WI 53171
Village Work Session Meeting
Agenda
Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026
5:30 p.m.
Village Board Work Session Meeting:
Item #
1 Call to Order
2 Administrator’s Report
3 Engineer’s Report
4 Citizens Comments
5 President and Trustee Comments
6 Review and Discuss Kristen McCollum’s request to add a Buddy Bench and
Park Library near the playground at Somers Memorial Park.
7 Discuss 2026 Second Quarter Financials
8 Discuss proposed 2027 Budget Schedule
9 Discuss Financial Management Plan: Options for the Municipal Court
10 Review and Discuss Capital Improvement Plan requests
11 Review and Discuss Payne and Dolan request for first payment in the amount of
$537,330.44 for the 2026 Paving Project in the Valley View subdivision and
Change Order #1 request in the amount of $2,167
12 Review and discuss the proposed Wisconsin Humane Society contract for 2027
13 Review and Discuss application for the Class “B” (Picnic) Beer License and
Temporary “Class B” Wine from Friends of Hawthorn Hollow DBA Hawthorn
Hollow Nature Sanctuary & Arboretum for their Walk in the Woods Art Fair on
September 12
th from 10 to 4 p.m., their Gala Under the stars form 6 to 9 p.m.
and their Spooky Hollow Night 1 and 2 on October 23rd and 24th from 6 to 9
p.m.. Located at 880 Green Bay Road, Kenosha, Wisconsin 53144, and requests
to waive fees.
14 Review tentative agenda for Village Board meeting on August 12, 2026
15 Motion to convene in closed session per WI Statute 19.85(1)(e) 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, specifically the KR District Water & Sewer
Service Agreements with the City of Racine
Original Post Date: July 31, 2026
16 Motion to convene in closed session per WI Statute 19.85(1)(c) Considering
employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any
public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or
exercises responsibility, specifically the Clerk-Treasurer
17 Motion to reconvene into open session
18 The Board will not take action on the items discussed in Closed Sessions
19 Adjourn
I hereby certify that as the designee of the chief elected official of the Village of Somers, I posted this notice of
the August 4, 2026 Village Work Session & Agenda in 1 public place & on the Village website.
Dated this 31st day of July, 2026. Wendy Burnette, Clerk-Treasurer
Requests from person with disabilities who need assistance to participate in this meeting should be made to the Clerk’s Offic e at 262-
859-2822 with as much notice as possible. Notice is hereby given that members of the Village Board may participate telephonically.
Notice is hereby given that members of the Town Board may be in attendance for the sole purpose of gathering information. A
quorum may be present. However, no Board action will be taken.
Source: Village of Somers website. First collected Oct 16, 2026.