Meeting Minutes

Regular meeting of the Village Board- May 1, 2023 The Pledge of Allegiance was said. Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Kevin Yeske. Present: Schmutzer, Lingford, Marten, Marth, Curtin and Weiler. Yeske present 7:20 p.m. Absent: Atty. Dietrich, Stoflet and Anderson. There was no public input. Minutes- Motion Marten/Weiler to approve the minutes from 4/3/23 as corrected to read the oak trees in the cemetery were trimmed, not cut down. Carried. Police officer report - Edgard Gonzalez was present. Some garbage and recycling cans remain by the streets after collection day. Gonzalez will monitor. Tire dumping continues on Progress and George. Parking warnings were written and mailed. He monitored the tractor parade. Gonzalez ran a background check. He continues to work with the Auburndale School District. Park- the light replacement is on hold due to weather. They are gearing up for Music Fest. The floor replacement was completed. The bathrooms will be repainted. AHS students will be staining the gazebos. Fire Department minutes were accepted. Shelter house- no minutes. Pay request from Earth Inc for wastewater treatment plant - Mike Voss from MSA recommends paying Earth $10,610.38. Motion Weiler/Marten to pay Earth. Carried. Summer help- Motion Marten/Curtin to hire Fletcher Raab as summer help. Carried. Voting booths- these will be built by Village employees. Work list- the water softener at the shelter house will be installed tomorrow. The sewer ponds were discharged starting today. The water hydrant at the park is leaking. Reigel estimated $1200 -1500 plus electrical to repair. The ball diamonds have been worked. The lawn roller is ready to use when the weather permits. 50/50 road aid with Woo County - Motion Marten/Schmutzer to participate with Wood County in the 50/50 program. Carried. Liquor license published- Motion Schmutzer/Marten to authorize the clerk to publish the liquor license applications. Carried. Sewer pumps- Tyler Grosskreutz contacted Josh at Flyght regarding sewer pump replacements. Flyght has pumps readily available to rent upon notice. Flyght could check the pumps that are currently in the shop. No action at this time. Chip/crack sealing- this will be on the next agenda. Music Fest license- Motion Schmutzer/Martin to approve the picnic license for the Music Fest June 23 - 25, 2023. Weiler abstains. Carried. . Gov email- no action at this time. Ordinance relating to confidentiality of information- Motion Marten/Schmutzer to adopt this ordinance relating to the confidentiality of information about income and expenses requested by the assessor in property assessment matters. Yeske read the ordinance. Carried. Operator license- Motion Schmutzer/Weiler to approve the operator license for Calvin Burleson. Carried. Building permit fees- we will review this ordinance next month. Expenses- Motion Marten/Curtin to approve the expenses as listed. Carried. Financial report- Motion Schmutzer/Weiler to approve the financial report as listed. Carried. Motion Marten/Curtin to adjourn at 8:51 p.m. Carried. Lynn Lingford, clerk