Minutes

VILLAGE OF STOCKHOLM BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE BOARD MEETING TUESDAY, AUGUST 20th, 2024 MINUTES Village President Dennis Reichert opened the meeting and roll call was taken. Present were Dennis Reichert, Dan Prokosh, Matt Anderson, Jerry Larson. Cindy Fenstermacher, Deputy C/T/ Dennis Reichert formally introduced himself to the members of the community and gave a little history and what his outlook for the future as being a positive movement forward for the betterment of the community. John Graber was not present for a poem. Clerk’s Report: Cindy F. had sent out the minutes for the July 8th and August 12th Special meeting. Item #9 of the July 8th minutes: David Hanson and Alicia Kallstrom left the Board meeting before it was adjourned. A motion was made by Matt, 2nd by Jerry to appoint Dan Prokosh as acting Chair and then went on to adjourn the meeting properly. With this correction to the July 8th meeting minutes, Jerry made a motion, 2nd by Matt to accept the July 8 meeting minutes and the August 12th minutes as presented, all in favor; carried. Treasurer’s Report: Cindy F. reported there were errors in the accounting program so was unable to give an accurate report of the Village’s finances. Discussion was held, Cindy recommended a CPA review and assist the Village. A motion was made by Jerry to pursue an estimate of cost of a CPA’s assistance, 2nd by Dan, to be presented at the Special Board meeting to be held on August 27th, all in favor; carried. 1. Discussion/Action regarding hiring a different Clerk/Treasurer. Alicia Kallstrom had resigned from her position as Clerk/Treasurer on July 8th, effective July 31st, 2024. The Village Board has accepted her resignation. Cindy Fenstermacher has assumed the duties as Clerk/Treasurer. Nancy Wolfe was present and is interested in returning as Clerk/Treasurer for the Village of Stockholm. She had questions regarding salary which is currently at $14,000 per year. Discussion was held; Nancy would be willing to return as Clerk only with Cindy F. remaining as Treasurer until the accounts are reviewed and corrected. Payroll would be split evenly between Nancy and Cindy until that time. Discussion was held; Dan made a motion to appoint Nancy Wolfe as Clerk and Cindy Fenstermacher as Treasurer until the accounting corrections are completed. At that time, Nancy will assume the Treasurer’s duties as well. Cindy recommended Nancy to look for someone to fill the Deputy Clerk/Treasurer position as well as she wishes to be fully retired. Park report: Jerry Larson reported that the Park revenue is approximately $12,980. The Art Fair was held in the park and appeared to go well. The pavilion floor has been nicely repaired. Jim Sterry has finished grading out the RV pads and the logs moved away and the train was repositioned in the play area. An inspection was done of the park, there are some items to be changed, repaired. The Park Committee is on top of the items that need to be taken care of. An Aquatic Snapshot was held in the park with educational information presented. Fireworks were an issue recently, the Sheriff’s Dept was called. Tree planting suggested to wait until spring for a better cost on bare root purchases. Tree trimming needed in the park. Dan Prokosh has a contact willing to donate his time and equipment after December. The Board gratefully accepted the offer. Cemetery Report: Lyn Foley reported the Richter plot exchange has been completed. Pete Westerberg land exchange has been completed as well. The County will cleanup the ditch area near the Cemetery soon. No Zoning Administrator Report. A Special Board meeting has been set up with Cedar Corp. at 6:00 PM on August 27th at the Village Hall for a presentation as potential Zoning Administration for the Village. Citizen Concerns: Charlie Hencier commented on the condition of the road quality on the Barney’s Point private entrance. The area over the train tracks is especially bad and needs to be addressed. Discussion was held on ATV/UTV use in the Village. 2. Scott Frier was not present 3. Bob Stein, Lund Fire Chief, was present to discuss the ACT 12 additional Shared Revenue funding from the State of WI. The Village of Stockholm will be receiving $31,328 in additional Shared Revenue. Lund Fire Dept is in need of new turnout gear and SCBA bottles at an estimated cost of $147,781.00 and he is requesting assistance from the Village for the purchases. Discussion was held, no action taken at this time. 4. Scott Zerby was present regarding the Conditional Use Permit he has applied for. He feels he is within the Zoning and he stated the Planning Commission had accepted it with a 4-1 vote. Discussion was held regarding past and present activity on his property. Nothing was decided. Dan P. asked Scott’s cooperation in waiting until the Village has a new Zoning Administrator in place. 5. Zoning Administrator position: A special Board meeting will be held at 6:00 PM on August 27th with Cedar Corp presenting a proposal to act as the Zoning Administration for the Village. 6. Planning Commission Chair: Colleen Larson is willing to return to the position as Planning Commission Chair. The Board was all in favor and accepted her as Planning Commission Chair. 7. Vacated Trustee position: Discussion was held, Adam Peterson may be interested in filling the position until the next election. 8. Tree Trimming in the Park; was addressed earlier in the meeting. 9. Review the bills, approved. 10. September 10th will be the next regular Villlage Board meeting. 11. No other action was taken by the Board. A motion was made by Jerry, 2nd by Dan to adjourn the meeting. All in favor, carried; meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Cindy Fenstermacher, Deputy C/T