Meeting Minutes

Regular meeting of the Village Board- November 7, 2022 The Pledge of Allegiance was said. Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Kevin Yeske. Present: Lingford, Anderson, Curtin, Marten, Stoflet, Weiler, Yeske and Marth. Absent: Atty. Dietrich and Schmutzer. Minutes- Motion Marten/Stoflet to approve the minutes from 10/3/22 as listed. Carried. Property revaluation- Greg Schmidt, assessor, was present. The assessed market value needs to be updated at least once in a six-year span. 2022 is at 75.08 assessment ratio. 1997 was the last full revaluation. The estimated cost of a full revaluation is $16,000 and market update $7,650. The assessment roll could be added to the village website. The board would like a full revaluation. Greg would start in November-December 2023. Motion Weiler/Marten to have Greg do a full revaluation for the 2024 tax year. Carried. 5-year CIP – this will be on the January 2023 agenda. Police officer report- Edgar Gonzalez as present. He patrolled the cemetery. He met with Dave’s Auto to move vehicles from the road right-of-way. He has been monitoring traffic on North Road. Gonzalez issued parking warnings. He assisted during the Homecoming Parade. Operator license background ordinance- Edgar Gonzalez created the ordinance. Motion Weiler/Anderson to adopt the ordinance. Carried. Garbage and recycling bin ordinance- Motion Stoflet/Marten to adopt the ordinance. Carried. Ambulance contract- Motion Stoflet/Weiler to renew the ambulance contract with the City of Marshfield for $24,452.00. Carried. North Road reconstruction- Mike Voss from MSA was present. BIL funds are available. BIL is 80/20 funding. LRIP is 50/50 funding. BIL is due March 2024. Motion Marten/Weiler to have the village resubmit the BIL for North Road reconstruction project. Carried. Mower and RTV- Kubota 72-inch mower $17,280.72 and Kubota RTV $46,798.05 through Service Motor Company in Dale, WI. These were the lowest estimates. Motion Weiler/Curtin to purchase the RTV and zero turn mower. Carried. Sewer by Robert Draxler’s shop- will be on the next agenda. Fire department committee- the department will be getting 3 quotes for a new vehicle. Pierce will be getting a quote to the fire department. Other quotes will be from Stainless and Marion. The people from the village on the committee were Larry Willsmann, Stephanie Gibson and Terry Marten from the village board. Mill rate and 2023 budget- Motion Stoflet/Marten to approve the local levy of $148,367.00 and to approve the budget for 2023. Carried. Expenses- Motion Stoflet/Marten to approve the expenses as listed and read. Carried. Financial report- Motion Anderson/Marten to approve the financial report as listed. Carried. Motion Marten/Weiler to adjourn at 9:25 p.m. Carried. Lynn Lingford, clerk