Meeting Minutes

Regular meeting of the Village Board- October 3, 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, Yeske and Marth. Absent: Atty. Dietrich, Weiler and Schmutzer. Minutes- Motion Stoflet/Marten to approve the minutes from 9/12/22. Carried. Presentation of plaque honoring David Haupt- Edgar Gonzalez presented the plaque. Several members of David’s family were present. The plaque was hung outside of the main entrance. Pay application #4 Steen- the balance due is $16,940. MSA recommends reducing the payment by MSA bill $4,752.75 plus 4 hours village staff time estimated $187.25. Motion Stoflet/Anderson to pay Steen $12,000 as the 4th and final payment. Carried. Assessor- will be on the next agenda. 5-year CIP- no action Police report- Gonzalez monitored the cemetery and North Road. He is working with Dave’s Service to move cars off the right-of-way. He ran background checks. He issued warnings related to parking violations. He will be present at the Homecoming Parade and game. Background check ordinance- will be on the next agenda. Tractor & mower- estimated delivery date would be June 2023. Frontier FM1015R rear discharge flex- wing grooming mower- estimated cost $139,385. Motion Curtin/Stoflet to purchase the tractor from Tractor Central. The tractor will be financed for 48 months. Carried. Garbage/recycling bin ordinance- this will be on the next agenda. Joint meeting with Village of Auburndale, Town of Auburndale and Joint Fire Department. There were 91 total calls. 45 were in the Town and 42 in the Village. 4 were good intent calls, 51 EMS, 11 car accidents, 9 mutual aid, 11 community service, 1 grass fire, 1 downed power line, 1 chimney fire, 1 CO2, 1 fire. The fire department wants to replace their 1989 truck. A new truck is estimated at $488.118. Officers: Chief- Todd Bores, President-Andy Schneider, Vice-President-Dave Malinowski, Secretary- Rachel Malinowski, Treasurer- Michelle Quinlan, EMS Coordinator- Heather Ertl. The budget was presented. Village $29,212, Town $43,818 for total $73,030. Equipment costs are split 50/50 between the Town and Village. NFPA standards says equipment 30 years old or more should no longer be in use. A committee will be created consisting of 1 village board member, 1 town board member, 2 village and 2 town community members and 3 fire department members. Motion Stoflet/Curtin to approve the fire department officers as listed. Carried. Motion Seidl/Austin to approve the fire department budget as presented. Carried. Joint meeting ended at 8:50 p.m. Purchase card for employees- First State Bank has credit cards. Tyler Grosskreutz and Dan Gibson would each need a card. The limit will be $1000 on each card. Motion Marten/Curtin to authorize three credit cards from First State Bank. The third card will be for Dale Marth and Lynn Lingford. That will be a shared card with $1000 limit. Carried. Licenses- Motion Stoflet/Marten to approve the operator licenses for Cheri Ludwig and Preston Stoltz. Carried. Expenses- Motion Marten/Stoflet to approve the expenses as listed and read. Carried. Financial report- Motion Anderson/Marten to approve the financial report as listed. Carried. Motion Marten/Stoflet to adjourn at 9:30 p.m. Carried. Lynn Lingford, clerk