8-23-21-Special-Board-Minutes

VILLAGE OF WYOCENASPECIAL BOARD MEETING MINUTESMONDAY, AUGUST 23, 2021 Call to order:Village President Kim Bauer calledthe meeting to order at 4:32 p.m.Roll call: President Kim Bauer, Trustees: Doug Rose,Mitchell Walsh, Rebecca Sersch, PattyJacobson, and Kathy Morrison. Also present: Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer Lori Kratky.Absent Trustee: Rusty Schiradelly.Proof of Posting:Village Clerk posted the agendafor the August 23, 2021 Special Board meetingon the bulletin board at Wyocena Community Center, Wyocena Post Office, the United Cooperative– Wyocena and the Village website on Thursday, August 19, 2021.Recognition of Visitors:None New Business:CLOSED SESSION:The Board invited Lori Kratky to attendclosed session. Motion by Sersch,second by Morrison, to enter into closed session at 4:33 p.m. understate statute 19.85(1)(c)considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any publicemployee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. Roll Call:Sersch – yes, Walsh – yes, Morrison – yes, Jacobson – yes, Bauer – yes, Rose – yes. M.C.The Board returned to open session at 4:59 p.m. Public Works Forman Position:Motion by Sersch, secondby Walsh, to promote Jeremy Crary tothe Public Works Foreman position with a .50 per hour pay increase with the position beginningAugust 28, 2021. M.C.Utility Operator Position:Motion by Walsh, secondby Jacobson, to approve the Utility Operatorposition job description as presented and to advertise the Utility Operator position for two weeks inthe Rio Shopper, Pardeeville Shopper, and Portage Daily Register at a wage of $16 - $18 per hourdepending on qualifications and to increase pay for the position .50 per hour once the required waterutility operator license is obtained and .50 per hour once the required wastewater operator licensesare obtained. M.C.Budgets – 2022 Wages:Motion by Sersch, second byBauer, to approve a 2% wage increase in2022 for Police Chief Eric Fisher, Police Officer James Olrick, Public Works Foreman Jeremy Crary,and Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer Lori Kratky. Roll Call: Walsh – yes, Morrison – yes, Jacobson –yes, Bauer – yes, Rose – yes, Sersch – yes. M.C. Board Comments:Next regular board meeting will beSeptember 13, 2021. Adjournment:Motion by Rose, second by Sersch, toadjourn at 5:02 p.m. M.C. Lori Kratky, Village Clerk