October 12, 2021

Village of Prairie du Sac Village Board Meeting Minutes of Regular Meeting October 12, 2021 1. CALL TO ORDER. The Prairie du Sac Village Board met for their regular meeting on October 12, 2021 at the Sauk Prairie High School, 150 9th Street, Prairie du Sac, WI. Village President, Cheryl Sherman, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. Roll Call. Board Members: Nick Lester, Craig Bender, Jim Witecha, Cheryl Sherman, and Abby Dinger-Zach. Present were Alan Wildman, Village Administrator, Niki Conway, Clerk/Treasurer, and Troy Murphy, Public Works Director Strathman and Meixelsperger Excused. 3. Public Notice of Agenda, deletions/corrections - (Lester/Witecha) moved to approve agenda. Motion Carried. 4. Presentation of Minutes a. September 28, 2021 – (Bender/Witecha) moved to approve minutes. Motion Carried. Dinger-Zach Abstained. 5. Public Comment (limited to 3 minutes) – None. 6. Communications a. Treasurer’s Report-Recognized 7. Action Items – None. 8. Discussion Items: a. Budget Presentation to Village Board – Part II – i. Public Safety (Ambulance, Fire, Police) – Ambulance - Per Capita remains at 8.75. Length of service award of up to $373, fully vested after 10 years; biggest item in budget. Fire – 3.35% increase from 2020. Replacing 20 year old snowmobile/trailer and UTV/trailer. Police – Prairie du Sac increase of 6.9%, mostly employee related and new building expense. No changes in Capital Budget. ii. Culture & Recreation (Library, Parks, Recreation, Airport) – Library – 2.59% increase from 2020. Minimum wage increase to $15/hour. Parks – Increase in mowing and maintenance for the parks. Continuation of replacing park signs. Recreation-Asking for $21,181. Airport – Same as 2021. iii. Conservation and Development – No increase. iv. Contingency – No Increase. v. American Rescue Plan (ARPA) Fund – Received $231,893.18 this year and will receive same in 2022. Funds to be used for new building construction in 2023. 9. Reports: a. Committees – GSST – There will be an event held to announce funding. Rec – Hired a new rec coordinator and approved budget. Administrative – Budget Discussion. b. Plan Commission – Considered the 550 Water Street loan application. c. Engineer – 21st Street is open. d. Director of Public Works/Utilities Report – Leaf season has started and paving at old shop. e. Administrators Report- Good turnout for Parktoberfest. f. Presidents Report - None. 10. Adjourn – (Witecha/Lester) moved to adjourn at 7:29. Motion Carried. Respectfully Submitted, Niki Conway, Clerk Treasurer