April 13th

1 Village of Rosholt Board Meeting Minutes Monday April 13, 2026 7:00 p.m. @ Village Hall (101 S Main St) APPROVED May 11 2026 Call to Order: By President, R. Kurszewski Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call: R. Kurszewski, E. Hartvig, T. Firkus, J. Malek, R. Mueller Public Present: H. Leiser, J. Hitsman, M. Omernik, D. Omernik NO PUBLIC REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION Minutes: March 9 2026 – Ordinance Meeting Motion: E. Hartvig/R. Kurszewski to Approve the minutes as read. All in favor, none opposed, motion carried. Minutes: March 9, 2026 – Board Meeting Motion: T. Firkus/ E. Hartvig to Approve the minutes as read. All in favor, none opposed, motion carried. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: • Rosholt Fair Park Update: 1. Operation of the new building under Rosholt Hill Century Association: M. Omernik presented and discussed the Operational Premises Document that goes over operating costs, basic monthly expenses, rental costs, maintenance costs and annual property insurance costs and ectara. They are hoping to have this building rented or in use 50% to 75% of the weekends. Motion: E. Hartvig / T. Firkus to Postpone till the May Meeting so board can review the Operational Premises document, see if there are any questions or concerns so we can start the process of drafting a lease agreement with the Rosholt Hill Century Association. Roll Call Vote, All in favor, none opposed, motion carried. 2. Revision to the current lease that exists between the Village and The Fair Board: Board to review the Operational Premises documents and current lease agreement with the Rosholt Fair Association board. M. Omernik to review the current lease agreement as well. Motion: T. Firkus/ R. Mueller to Postpone till the May Meeting so we can start to draft the lease agreement with Rosholt hill Century Association and revise the current lease agreement with the Rosholt Fair Association. Roll Call Vote, All in favor, none opposed, motion carried. 3. Emergency Management Operation Guide: E. Hartvig & N. Anderson presented the final draft of the Municipal Emergency Management Guide to the Board & Clerk. Motion: E. Hartvig / T. Firkus to Postpone till the May meeting so board and clerk can review the entirety of the Emergency Management Guide. Roll Call Vote, All in favor, none opposed, motion carried. NEW BUSINESS: • Thresherman Tree Removal Request: J. Hitsman was present to speak and request for (3) tree’s to be removed by Trackside Bar. Motion: R. Kurszewski/ T. Firkus to Approve of (3) tree’s to be removed at Thresherman expense. 2 • Discuss Thresherman getting a Fire number: Thresherman are interested in possibly obtaining a liquor license and only could if they had a different address. Motion: T. Firkus/ R. Kurszewski to Postpone till the May meeting. Clerk to reach out to county to see if and how they could get their own address. • Rosholt Area Business Association: RABA was present to request road closure for a Street Dance taking place on May 30th 2026 from 4-8pm on Main Street, Rosholt. Motion: T. Firkus/ R. Mueller to Approve of the street closure of Main Street on Main 30th 2026. Roll Call Vote, All in favor, none opposed, motion carried. • Review & Discuss Street Repair Bids from Scotts: Maintenance received a quote from Scotts for Cold Mix Paving for Maple Rd, River Dr and State Street. Motion: R. Kurszewski/ R. Mueller to Postpone till the May Meeting when American Asphalt will also be submitting a quote. • Discuss Sewer Lines Issues at Dollar General: Dollar General has been having several sewers backups causing parts of the building to flood. Contractors that are coming to unclog the clog are finding tons of baby wipes and paper hand towels in the lines. NO Action was taken on this agenda item only discussion was had. • Discuss 250 Center St Complaint: Clerk shared an anonymous call that was received from a resident about this property. The caller stated things about the property site, the up keep, debris on and over property lines, vehicles and etc. Motion: E. Hartvig/ R. Kurszewski for clerk to reach out to Village Municipal Attorney on obtaining a court order for the clean-up of the property. Roll Call Vote, All in favor, none opposed, motion carried. • Quarterly Review of Village Budget: Clerk presented the board with the quarterly village report for reviewing. Motion: R. Kurszewski / T. Firkus to Approve of the quarterly report presented by the clerk treasurer. Roll Call Vote, all in favor, none opposed, motion carried. • Front Tires for the 590 Case Backhoe: Village Maintenance provided a ($1,014.00) quote from Gordy’s service center on (2) new front tires for the case backhoe. J. Hitsman shared some new tires to try from Schierl Corp that the County is switching to on all of their heavy equipment. J. Hitsman to get some information to Village Maintenance. Motion: R. Mueller/ R. Kurszewski to Approve of the (2) new front tires for the 590 Case Backhoe to be purchased at the $1,014.00 or through another distributor who would be cheaper in price. Roll Call Vote, All in favor, none opposed, motion carried. • Approve Operator’s (Bartender) Licenses: R. Kurszewski read applicant name aloud, no applicable records on the applicant were found. Motion: T. Firkus/ E. Hartvig to Approve of J. Hitsman & R. Wiskow Roll Call Vote, All in favor, none opposed, motion carried. Maintenance Report: Maintenance just gave a update on the Flowmeter process and where we are at. CBS Squared is working with the DNR on the steps, process and installation of the Flowmeter. Clerk Treasurer Report: • Wisconsin Disaster Reimbursement Fund Application: Clerk submitted snow storm damage cost to Portage County Emergency Management team for 70% reimbursement to the village through a state grant. • Harter’s Garbage Contract Ends 12/31/2026: Clerk just wanted board to be aware of the ending of our 5-year contract with Harter’s Disposal for garbage and recycling pickups. We will have to get garbage and recycling quotes before Jan 1st 2027 • Open Book 4/20/2026 from 1-3pm & Board of Review 4/27/2026 from 4-6pm. NO COMMITTEE REPORTS: 3 ROUTINE BUSINESS: 1. Set Time for Organizational Meeting to issue Oaths of Office on 4/21/2026: Board to pick a time to take Oaths of Office on 4/21/2026. Motion: T. Firkus / R. Mueller to Approve of 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday April 21st 2026 2. Payment of Bills: Clerk read bills aloud as follows Motion: R. Kurszewski/ E. Hartvig to Approve the payment of bills as read. All in favor, none opposed, motion carried. 3. CLOSED SESSION: Motion T. Firkus/ E. Hartvig to Approve to enter into CLOSED SESSION pursuant to Section 19.85 (1) (C) Wis Stats, to conduct Quarterly Performance Evaluations of ALL Public Employees. 4. Motion E. Hartvig/ R. Mueller to Re-Enter to open session: NO Action was taken only discussion was had with all public employees on specific employee performance items. Adjournment at 8:52 p.m. Motion: R. Mueller/ E. Hartvig to adjourn. All in favor, none opposed, motion carried. _______________________________________ Trisha Wrycza, Village Clerk-Treasurer Affidavit of Posting on Village website and at Village Hall. Posted: 5/19/2026 _______________________________________ Trisha Wrycza, Village Clerk-Treasurer Village Bills This Month Accounting Workshop……………. $ 1,125.00 (2025 Year end Filing, Form C) Alliant Energy $785.39 Amherst Telephone $ 114.23 CARQUEST…………………………$ 135.91 (Oil/Filter for Generator, CWEC $ 1,733.34 Firkus Lumber $ 57.59 (garbage bags, fluid exhaust, sockets) Fuelman $ 1,103.14 Harter’s Disposal $ 3,861.42 Heartland Environmental………. $ 660.00 (White Street Paint) Lazer Utility…………………………$ 51.00 (March Locates) Rosholt Fire District…………………. $ 2,241.98 (1st Quarter - Equipment Fund) Rosholt Fire District……………………$ 1,603.87 (1st Quarter - EMS Payment) Spectrum Insurance……………. $ 32.00 (Audit for Workers Comp) Visa $ 868.04 (Cold Patch, Election Postage, Fuel) WI Public Service………………. $301.64 4 Sewer Bills This Month Accounting Workshop……………. $ 1,125.00 (2025 Year end Filing, Form C) Alliant Energy $1,079.71 Amherst Telephone $ 339.97 CBS Squared………………………$2,488.00 (Professional Fee’s for Flowmeter) Cellcom $ 37.30 Commercial Test Lab $ 378.00 (March Testing Fee’s) Firkus Lumber……………………. $ 34.16 (Batteries) Heartland Environmental……. $ 105.00 (Paint for Sewer lines) Visa $63.84 (Postage) WI Public Service…………………. $38.19