2021-01-11 Board Minutes

VILLAGE OF WYOCENA VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2021 Call to order: Village President Kim Bauer called the board meeting to order at 6:15 p.m. Roll call: President Kim Bauer, Trustees: Mitch Walsh, Rebecca Sersch, Rusty Schiradelly, and Kathy Morrison. Public Works Foreman Jared Anderson, Wyocena Fire Chief Jeremy Crary, Rio EMS Director Eric Wakeman, Library Director Tracie Miller, and citizen Bob Spear. Absent board members: Doug Rose and Patty Jacobson. Proof of Posting: Village clerk posted the agenda for the January 11, 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, January 7, 2021. Recognition of Visitors: Due to pandemic precautions visitor recognition did not occur. Minutes: Motion by Schiradelly, second by Sersch, to approve the December 14, 2020 Village Board minutes. M.C. Reports: Library Director Report: A written report was provided. No questions were asked. Miller stated she will request use of the Community Room for the Friends of the Library at the February meeting. Police Chief Report: A written report was provided. No questions asked. Ambulance Director Report: Wakeman explained the annual report numbers. Fire Chief Report: A written report was provided. No questions were asked. Bauer stated he would like to look into possible grants for the proposed new fire station. Public Works Foreman’s Report: A written report was provided. Chloride levels were briefly discussed. Anderson stated the county/state may be making repairs to the storm sewer on STH 22 at the railroad underpass. Administrator Report: Kratky informed the board of the following items: 1) There will be a February 16th and April 6th election in 2021. 2) In addition to the $11,819 the village received through the Routes to Recovery (R2R) grant the village also received $1,254.38 from the R2R grant for the balance of all items submitted. 3) We have had both positive and negative comments regarding the digital sign. If asked, please let concerned citizens know the sign was acquired with grant funds. 4) The village received a holiday card with an appreciation message written in it from Hal and Linda Balsiger. Treasurer Report: Kratky presented the following vouchers for approval. Motion by Morrison, second by Walsh, to approve the following vouchers: Roll Call: Sersch – yes, Walsh – yes, Morrison – yes, Bauer – yes, Schiradelly – yes. M.C. ABT Mailcom $131.40 Martelle Water $116.70 Amazon $336.79 MATC $9,795.74 Associated Appraisal $171.99 Matthew Menard $4,659.00 Baer Insurance $5,626.00 Michael Bulgrin $81.78 Bell Ford $348.78 Midwest Meter $193.80 Cardmember Services $610.32 Miller & Miller $470.00 Cengage Learning $302.30 Muni Property Insurance $12,457.00 Central Parts Warehouse $779.20 North Woods $86.25 CenturyLink $2.71 OEO Energy Solutions $155.29 Cintas $151.10 Pardeeville Schools $105,014.97 Col Cty Highway $358.17 Portage Lumber $8.25 Col Cty Treasurer $51,540.61 SCLS $80.09 Collab Summer Library $245.05 Staples $220.83 Core & Main $207.48 Town Web Design $415.00 CT Labs $618.00 US Cellular $46.73 Delta Dental $22.84 Valerie Paulmann $49.76 Delta Dental $287.49 Weaver Auto Parts $85.80 Diggers Hotline $11.20 WMCA $65.00 Frontier $532.08 Wyocena Water $874.88 Gordon Flesch Co. $49.00 Gordon Flesch Co. $34.12 General Fund $195,192.61 Johnson Sales $94.93 Library $1,145.08 League of WI Muni. $411.54 Water Fund $8,971.13 LMS Construction $8,315.00 Sewer Fund $756.15 Unfinished Business: Snow Plowing Policy: A policy was presented and explained. Motion by Schiradelly, second by Walsh, to approve the Snow Plowing Policy as presented. M.C. New Business: Penalty For Private Well Non-Compliance: Kratky explained three of the four private wells remaining are applying for grant funds or are working with a company to abandon their well. The latest any of the three felt it would take to complete abandonment was the third week in February 2021. Motion by Schiradelly, second by Sersch, to extend the deadline to abandon a private well without penalty from January 1st to March 1, 2021. Beginning March 1st any private well not abandoned will have a penalty of $20 per day imposed until the day abandonment is complete and proof of such is received by the Village Clerk. M.C. Community Center Rental Policy Due To Pandemic: Motion by Walsh, second by Schiradelly, to continue not renting the Community Center and to revisit the topic at the July 2021 Village Board meeting. If COVID-19 levels in Columbia County return to Moderate before July the board may revisit the topic at the next regular board meeting. M.C. Board Comments: Next board meeting will be February 8, 2021. Disposition of old sign and Friends of the Library Community Room request will be on the agenda. Adjournment: Motion by Sersch, second by Schiradelly, to adjourn at 7:12 p.m. M.C. Lori Kratky, Village Clerk