Meeting Minutes

Regular meeting of the Village Board- June 6, 2022 The Pledge of Allegiance was said. Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Kevin Yeske. Present: Lingford, Anderson, Curtin, Schmutzer, Weiler, Marten, Stoflet, Yeske and Marth. Absent: Atty. Dietrich. Minutes- Motion Stoflet/Marten to approve the minutes from 5/2/22. Carried. 50/50 road aid- we will not participate with Wood County this year. We will save the funds for next year. Police report- Edgar Gonzalez wrote parking warnings, did traffic stops and background checks. Liberty Tire has been sweeping tire chips off Progress Street. Gonzalez left a letter to a homeowner about a loose dog. The computer equipment has been installed in the police car and is working well. Licenses- Motion Marten/Curtin to approve the operator, alcohol and tobacco licenses as listed. Carried. ECMAR DNR report- John Spatz provided the report to the board. We have a C grade on having someone phosphorus trained. We have until November 24th to get someone trained. Spatz will be getting certified. The board reviewed the report. Motion Stoflet/Marten to authorize Spatz to file the report with the DNR. Carried. Radio tower- Dan and Sue Reimer were present. They would like to install an antenna 50 ft tall on their property. They shared pictures of the antenna. They live on Connor Street. There are no guide wires. It is self-supporting. Motion Curtin/Anderson to allow Dan and Sue Reimer to intall the 50 ft tower. Carried. Voting machine- our current machine is from 2006. A new machine will cost $3,990. We might be able to share one machine with the Town of Auburndale. Motion Schmutzer/Weiler to purchase the voting machine. We will split the cost with the Town of Auburndale if we can share the machine. Carried. Cell tower- Robert Draxler was present. US Cellular would like to install a cell tower under 200 ft tall. The tower would be fenced in an area 75 ft x 75 ft. The land would need to be zoned agriculture to allow a conditional use permit. Closed session- Motion Stoflet/Marten to enter into closed session under Section 19.85 (1)(c). Roll call- all ayes. Carried. Motion Marten/Stoflet to adjourn closed session. Roll call- all ayes. Carried. Motion Curtin/Martin to adjourn to open session. Roll call- all ayes. Carried. Wages- Motion Schmutzer/Curtin to pay Edgar Gonzalez $20.00 per hour. Carried. Motion Schmutzer/Marten to pay summer help $15.00 per hour. Carried 5-1 with Stoflet opposed. Motion Stoflet/Weiler to offer Tyler Grosskreutz the operator position. Carried. Expenses- Motion Stoflet/Marten to approve the expenses as listed and read except Earth Inc. Carried. Financial report- Motion Marten/Curtin to approve the financial report as listed. Carried. Ordinances- Motion Curtin/Anderson to adopt the ordinance to enact a new code of ordinances for the Village of Auburndale. Carried. There will be a meeting on June 13th at 6:00 p.m. to interview candidates for the operator positions. Motion Marten/Curtin to adjourn at 10:00 p.m. Carried. Lynn Lingford, clerk