Meeting Minutes

Regular meeting of the Village Board- February 6, 2023 The Pledge of Allegiance was said. Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Kevin Yeske. Present: Schmutzer, Stoflet, Lingford, Curtin, Marten, Marth, Yeske and Weiler. Absent: Atty. Dietrich and Anderson. Minutes- Motion Marten/Curtin to approve the minutes from 1/9/23 as listed. Carried. North Road reconstruction- BIL application is due March 24, 2023. We will apply for these funds. Police officer report- Gonzalez has monitored the park and cemetery. He issued a warning for expired vehicle registration. He issued warnings for parking violations. He ran two background checks and conducted two truancy cases. Earth Inc pay request- tabled. Hwy P speed limit - a flashing speed limit sign will be used for now. We would like to get the drivers’ attention. Roland, Wood County Commissioner, was present. He suggested this. We will review to see if drivers reduce their speed and comply with the posted speed limit. The flashing light will be at 40 mph. If we don’t get compliance, we will have to review the next steps that may be available. Organized sports at park- Weiler talked with the village insurance agent. We are covered if someone gets hurt under our liability coverage. No additional signage is needed at the park. Shelter house report- Stoflet said there were 34 bookings, 22 were village residents, 5 out of area, 4 Lion’s Club, 3 open shelter. New cupboards and countertops were installed. A dehumidifier was purchased. A future need is a water softener. Apartment building (Schierl) update- this is expected to be completed in mid-April. Water softener- Grosskreutz received information on prices from Water Excellence (Jim Bornbach). The vendor does monthly service. The village hall softener could be installed any time. Motion Weiler/Marten to purchase the two softeners from Water Excellence, one for the village hall and one for the shelter house. Carried. Park logo- The Park Association is looking into a new park sign. Jon Empey created some sample logos. When they get a price quote for the new sign on 1 st Street, they will bring the information to the village board. Expenses- Motion Stoflet/Marten to approve the expenses as listed and read. Carried. Financial report- Motion Schmutzer/Weiler to approve the financial report as listed. Carried. The next meeting will be March 6, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. Motion Marten/Curtin to adjourn at 9:03 p.m. Carried. Lynn Lingford, clerk