Village Board Meeting — Minutes

PROCEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING AUGUST 13, 2025 1276 The Village Board meeting was held at the Marshall Buehler Center and also set up as a Microsoft Teams meeting. The agenda for this meeting was posted on the Municipal Building door, the entrance of the Police Department/Marshall Buehler Center, and at Nekoosa Port Edwards State Bank in Port Edwards, as well as on the Village website. The Village Board meeting was called to order by President Mancl at 7:00 p.m. Present: President Mancl, Trustees Flugaur, Hess, Hummel, Radtke & Zurfluh Absent: Trustee Saylor Also Present: S. Stewart, B. Martinson, D. Tremmel Citizens: Sue Mitchell Motion (Radtke/Flugaur) to approve the Consent Agenda (meeting minutes from July 9, 2025 Board meeting and to approve monthly bills and the journal entries for the previous month). Motion carried. All ayes . Public Comment: Sue Mitchell thanked the Board for using the Legacy grant money for the bike trail along Port Road. She also thanked Ben Martinson and the public works crew for their work on the project. President’s Report: President Mancl stated that if you have not checked out the bike trail along Port Road you should do so. She was surprised how often it is being utilized already. Airport Commission: Review of minutes. Police and Fire Commission: No minutes included, but Scott Stewart gave an overview of the meeting held on Monday, August 11th. Public Works: Review of minutes. Motion (Radtke/Zurfluh) to approve the Professional Service Agreement with MSA Professional Services for $3,000.00 for CDBG Income Survey Assistance for 2nd Street road project for 2027. Motion carried. All ayes. Parks & Recreation: Review of minutes. Public Safety: Review of minutes. Planning, Legislative & Property: Review of minutes. Motion (Hess/Flugaur) to approve updates to Chapter 7, 2(b) of the Village ordinances to add three short-term parking spots on 2nd Street in front of the high school. Motion carried 4-2 (Hummel – no; Radtke – no). Finance, Human Resources & IT: Review of minutes. Unfinished Business: None New Business: None Village Administrator Report: Motion (Zurfluh/Radtke) to approve the Extraterritorial Certified Survey Map in the Town of Saratoga – Part of the SE ¼ of the NE ¼ of Section 9, Township 21 North, Range 6 East (Andrew Bartek) – Owner: Lloyd Reiman Trust. Motion carried. All ayes. Ben Martinson stated that he will get information to all the Board members after committee meetings on motions going to the Board so everyone has an opportunity to review the materials before the board meeting. He also informed everyone about the Boundary Agreement Ad Hoc Committee meeting held on Tuesday. He apologized to the residents who were misinformed by previous administration regarding expectations of the Village. He will be meeting with DMI next week. The demolition company taking down the mill in Wisconsin Rapids may be interested in working with DMI regarding the millsite here in Port Edwards. PROCEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING AUGUST 13, 2025 1277 Clerk-Treasurer Report: None Trustee comments: Trustee Hummel thanked Ben Martinson for all the work he has done with the Ad Hoc Committee which has led to a lot of productive conversations. Meeting adjourned at 7:52 p.m. Minutes taken by Diane M. Tremmel, Village Clerk-Treasurer The following Village bills were approved for payment: Abts Grubofski & Vruwink LLC-legal fees monthly retainer 1000.00 Ace Hardware-misc. supplies 452.23 Advance Janitorial Service & Supply-monthly statement 228.89 AgSource Coop Services-wastewater testing 1375.50 Alliant Energy-monthly statements 4134.80 American Welding & Gas Inc-fire equipment 39.86 Amoco-monthly statement 1466.39 ArborVantage Nursery LLC-trees 875.00 Bowmar Appraisal Inc-quarterly payment on assessor contract 3425.00 Brian Kniprath-refundable shelter fee 25.00 Brooks Tractor Inc-street machinery 250.44 Cintas Corp-monthly statement 628.03 Diversified Benefit Services-health insurance deductible reimbursement 641.10 Diversified Benefit Services-August health reimbursement 105.74 H&S Protection Systems Inc-fire security system 302.00 Heinzen Printing & Promotional-receipts 168.00 Insight FS-street machinery; small equipment 4100.80 J. Wenning Grinding & Supply-street machinery 86.00 Jade Biedenbender-refundable shelter deposit 25.00 Libby Densch-refundable shelter deposit 25.00 Lonn Radtke-unused sick leave health insurance reimbursement 336.32 Mary Nelson-refundable shelter deposit 25.00 Melody Moody-Zuege – refundable shelter deposit 25.00 Metcalf Lumber-tools & supplies 26.07 Napa Auto Parts/Nekoosa-street machinery 163.93 Piggly Wiggly-fire meeting expense 34.52 Postmaster/US Postal Service-postage stamps; stamps for court 395.80 R&R Waste Systems Cleaning Inc-televising on Ver Bunker 887.90 Rachel Krause-refundable shelter deposit 25.00 Rapids Rental & Supply Co Inc-small equipment 176.46 Rod Winters-refundable shelter deposit 25.00 Security Health Plan-monthly statement 31728.61 Solarus-monthly statement 1128.23 State of Wisconsin-July court report 406.40 The Dirks Group LLC-Microsoft 365 monthly charge 39.84 Verizon-monthly statement 389.33 Wis. Dept. of Justice-background checks 14.00 Wis. State Firefighters Association-annual dues 600.00 Wis. Valley Building Products-tools & supplies 61.17 Wisconsin Supreme Curt/Mun Clerk Seminar-court expense 40.00 WM Corporate Services Inc-monthly statement 11793.25 Wolosek Landscaping-parks 16.18 Wood County IT Department-quarterly charges 173.06 Wood County Treasurer-July jail assessment 90.00 Aflac-monthly statement 217.78 Aspirus Inc-police dept. blood draw 34.00 PROCEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING AUGUST 13, 2025 1278 Ben Martinson-boot allowance 144.86 BGA LLC-monthly building inspection expense 2000.00 Brandon Abbott-chief’s training conference expenses 411.36 Delta Dental of Wisconsin-monthly statement 1641.13 Fastenal Company-tools & supplies 94.90 Francis Excavating LLC-black dirt for cemetery and roads & streets 3300.00 Gannett Wisconsin LocaliQ-publication for culvert project 65.00 Insight FS-fuel for pump 360.47 Josiah Mertes-police conference expenses; fuel for squad 118.38 Marco Technologies-copier contract & usage 50.39 Midwest Meter Inc-two replacement meters 2249.00 Nekoosa Port Edwards State Bank-monthly direct deposit fee 50.00 Nekoosa Port Edwards State Bank-medical arts remodel loan payment 11799.42 Nekoosa Port Edwards State Bank-fire truck loan payment 55789.32 Postmaster/US Postal Service-annual PO box renewal fee 198.00 Principal Life Insurance Company-monthly premium 61.20 Quill LLC-police office supplies 145.99 Rent-A-Flash – street signs 110.09 Scott Drew-unused sick leave health insurance reimbursement 2438.35 The Uniform Shoppe of Green Bay-police clothing 135.90 Tweet Garot Mechanical Inc-splash pad; wastewater expense 2976.88 We Energies-monthly statement 117.78 Wis. Dept. of Administration-monthly website hosting 65.00 Wages & Salaries – August wages 67609.65 The following Water Utility Bills were approved for payment: AgSource Coop Services-testing 511.00 Alliant Energy-monthly statement 2802.49 Badger Meter Inc-maintenance of meters 21.84 Core & Main LP-maintenance of mains 726.62 Mailboxes & Parcel Depot-testing 16.40 Tim Mathys-refund on overpayment of final water bill 18.13 Utility Service Co Inc-annual maintenance small tank 11617.21 Western Wis. Waterworks Professionals-registrations for meeting 50.00 WI State Lab of Hygiene-testing 31.00 Wis. Rural Water Association-Outdoor Expo registrations 330.00 Building Permits: Nick Michels & Sons Inc/Solarus (261 Market Ave)-reroofing project American Fence Company/Shawn Biedenbinder-fence Olsen’s Property Services LLC/Travis & Rebecca Olsen-fence Blair Milne/Tammy Pember-fence Ridge Top Exteriors/John Kozicki-replace squares of siding, windows and door Nick Michels & Sons Inc/United Methodist Church-reroofing Schulz Construction LLC/Revolinski-new home Anderson Construction/William Anderson-repair storm damage Electrical/HVAC Permits: E-Con Electric Inc/Joanne Hamelink-service upgrade Sand Country Electric LLC/Michelle Teske-install 200 amp transfer switch and generator Matthews Electric Service LLC/Revolinski-new home Guelzow Heating & Air Conditioning LLC/Revolinski-HVAC new home PROCEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING AUGUST 13, 2025 1279 Plumbing Permits: Jason Gilman/Revolinski-new home Excavation Permits: Intercon-relocate gas service & meter (1060 4th St) Zoning Permits: None