10-25-21-Special-Board-Minutes

VILLAGE OF WYOCENA VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2021 Call to order: Village President Kim Bauer called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance Roll call: President Kim Bauer, Trustees: Mitchell Walsh, Rusty Schiradelly, and Rebecca Sersch. Also present: Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer Lori Kratky. Absent Trustees: Doug Rose, Patty Jacobson, and Kathy Morrison. Proof of Posting: Village Clerk posted the agenda for the October 25, 2021 Village Board meeting on the bulletin board at Wyocena Community Center, Wyocena Post Office, the United Cooperative – Wyocena and the Village website on Thursday, October 21, 2021. Recognition of Visitors: Nothing to report. Minutes: Motion by Bauer, second by Sersch, to approve the October 11, 2021 Village Board minutes. M.C. with Schiradelly abstained. New Business: Police Chief Resignation: Motion by Bauer, second by Schiradelly, to accept Eric Fisher’s resignation as Chief of Police effective November 5, 2021 and thanked Fisher for his years of dedicated service to the community. The board wished Fisher well in his new Police Chief position in New Holstein. M.C. Police Chief or Officer in Charge Designation: Differences in the position titles were briefly discussed. Village Attorney John Miller is going to give the board an opinion on pros and cons of each for a later meeting. Motion by Schiradelly, second by Walsh, to have Chief Fisher post on wilenet.widoj.gov for an Officer in Charge opening. The board may choose to remain with a Chief of Police position or change the position to Officer in Charge depending on legal opinion and the interested candidates. M.C. Eastern Columbia County Joint Municipal Court (ECCJMC) 2022 Budget: The budgeted deficit and account history and balances were briefly discussed. Concern was raised regarding if the village would be requested to contribute to the court budget in the future. Motion by Walsh, second by Bauer, to approve the proposed 2022 Eastern Columbia County Joint Municipal Court budget of $85,900 income and $95,137.73 expenses . M.C. 2022 General Fund, Capital, Debt, and Water and Sewer Budgets: Budgets were discussed. Motion by Bauer, second by Walsh, to approve the 2022 general fund, capital, debt, water, and sewer budgets as presented and to include paying $300 from the 2021 Celebration Expense line for a $150 appreciation bonus each for Jeremy Crary and Lori Kratky. Roll Call: Sersch – yes, Walsh – yes, Bauer – yes, and Schiradelly – yes. M.C. Board Comments: The next village board meeting will be November 15, 2021 with a Public Hearing for 2022 Budgets beginning at 6:00 p.m. Adjournment: Motion by Sersch, second by Bauer, to adjourn at 6:01 p.m. M.C. Lori Kratky, Village Clerk