Village Minutes 12.03.2025

VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MINUTES Wednesday, December 3, 2025 1. CALL TO ORDER at 6:01 pm ROLL CALL: K. HANDRICK-Present, M. AHRENS-Absent, K. SORENSON-Present, K. PAUL- Present, B. PARLIER-Absent, J. LAWRENCE-Absent, A. CABRERA-Present 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. RECOGNITION OF VISITORS a. Virtual Meeting Guidelines i. This meeting will be recorded and available upon request b. Public Participation at Government Meetings Present Virtually: Kevin O’Brien – Record Review 4. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 12, 2025 SPECIAL BUDGET HEARING MEETING MINUTES MOTION – Approve November 12, 2025 Special Budget Hearing Meeting Minutes Motion made by Paul second by Sorenson. Motion passed by voice vote. 5. APPROVAL OF LICENSE APPLICATIONS – No License Applications to Approve 6. ADMINISTRATORS REPORT Administrator Cherek presented the Board with an update of daily operations of the Village for the month of November and upcoming operations for December. Details of the report can be found in Agenda Packet. 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – No Unfinished Business 8. NEW BUSINESS a. Discuss and Approve Contract for 2025 Audit with Kerber Rose Administrator Cherek presented the Board with a contract for 2025 audit services with Kerber Rose. Audit fees to not exceed $26,500, an increase of $5,100 from last year. This increase has been accounted for in the approved Budget. Cherek feels that the Village works well with Kerber Rose and with an interim audit happening this fall, the final audit should go smoothly. MOTION – Approve Contract for 2025 Audit with Kerber Rose Motion made by Sorenson second by Paul. Motion passed by voice vote. b. Discuss Appointment of Frederick Tylinski to Marathon Fire Department Cadet Program Cherek stated Fire Chief Darrin Hall interviewed Frederick Tylinski and recommended him for the Cadet Program. Cherek recommends appointment. MOTION – Appoint Frederick Tylinski to the Marathon Fire Department Cadet Program Motion made by Sorenson second by Paul. Motion passed by voice vote. c. Discuss and Approve Awarding of Contract for Cure-In-Place Piping Project Notice of Award and Bid Tabulation On November 13th, the Village and Vierbicher Associates opened and reviewed bids for the cure-in-place piping project approved in the CIP. 3 bids were received ranging from $450,745.75 to $586,789.50 with Visu-Sewer coming in at the lowest bid of $450,745.75 for the 11,525 lineal feet identified as the worst sections. Cherek indicated the Village has worked with Visu-Sewer on a past project. Both Vierbicher and Director of Public Works, Ken Bloom, recalled working well with Visu-Sewer and receiving good results with that project. The bid came under budget $196,000 from what was allotted in the bonding with the Capital Improvement Plan. The Village plans to televise older areas not originally included in the project with the extra budgeted money. Cherek and Vierbicher Engineer, Todd Halvensleben, recommend awarding of bid contract to Visu-Sewer. MOTION – Approve Awarding of Contract to Visu-Sewer for Cure-In-Place Piping Project Motion made by Paul second by Cabrera. Motion passed by voice vote. d. Discuss and Approve Election Inspectors for the 2026-2027 Election Cycle Clerk Lang stated the Village received party affiliations from both Democratic and Republican parties. All but 2 from current cycle will be returning with addition of 3 new Election Inspectors: Suzie Lang, Nancy Krautkramer and Donna Courchaine. All Inspectors have received the required training and are set for the upcoming cycle. MOTION – Approve Election Inspectors for the 2026-2027 Election Cycle Motion made by Sorenson second by Cabrera. Motion passed by voice vote. e. Discuss and Approve Certified Survey Map at 1007 Krautkramer Road Administrator Cherek presented a Certified Survey Map for adjoining parcels at 1007 Krautkramer Road owned by 1 individual. The current lots split with a lot line going directly through a storage unit. The new CSM would keep all storage units on 1 parcel with the extra parcel being a vacant lot. MOTION – Approve Certified Survey Map at 1007 Krautkramer Road Motion made by Paul second by Sorenson. Motion passed by voice vote. 9. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF BILLS Trustees questions the following bill payments: Check 49147 – Custom Lawn Service – leaf removal at Tower Park Check 49164 – Nathan Seubert – Mileage for firefighter training Check 49166 – Richard Seubert, Jr. – books for firefighter training Check 49170 – Bogie Enterprises, Inc. – new street sweeper Check 49171 – Digital Alley – PD body cams MOTION – Approve Payment of Bills Motion made by Paul second by Sorenson. Motion passed by voice vote. 10. RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES – No Resolutions or Ordinances 11. FUTURE SCHEDULED MEETINGS: a. Regular Village Board Meeting – Wednesday, January 7, 2026 – 6:00 pm b. Special Board Meeting – As Needed 12. ADJOURNMENT at 6:42 pm Motion to adjourn made by Paul second by Cabrera. Motion passed by voice vote. Cassie Lang Village Clerk / Deputy Treasurer