January 2007 MINUTES
Note: These are the proposed minutes that will be approved at the next board meeting.

Minutes
Caucus
Monday January 8, 2007
7:00 p.m. @ the Village Hall (137 Main Street)


Attendance according to a Sign in Sheet:
Norma Anderson, Barb Mlodik, Mike Hodge, Robert Kurszewski, Ronnie Rekowski, Jill Kumenius, Bonnie Koziczkowski, Phyllis Landowski, Judie Schauer-Wiener, Sharon Johnson, Tammy Beckland, Joe Lowell, Nancy Osowski, Jeff Schreiber, Michelle Larson, Deb Kaminski, Deb Peplinski, Ken Johnson, JoAnn Burk, Arnold Eygabroad, LeRoy Miller, Cindy Kurtzweil, Dale Hartvig, Idele Kenowski, Tod Beckland, Renee Beckland, Joe Gemza, Kerry Krogwold, Caroline Omernik, Joseph B. Omernik, Stacy Johnson, James Williams, Sadie Nicolas, Clark Blumke Kristi Kazemba, Kendra Kazemba, Sara Brown, Tony Gryniewski, Roy Simonis, Doug Schwantes, Dave Larson, Josette Balkam, Jessica Moore and Bruce Balkam

Village President, Kelly Hodge, opened the Caucus by stating it should be noted there has been an oversight and the Caucus Notice was not published in the newspaper pursuant to WI State Stat 8.05 (1) (b), however, the notice was posted in 3 designated places in the Village of Rosholt and the quarterly newsletter sent with the January sewer billing. The Village contact was contacted for advice on this matter.

Hodge also stated since she is an incumbent, State stats do not allow her to officiate the Caucus, therefore an acclamation from the electors will be necessary to appoint a Caucus Official.
Debbie Peplinski nominated Arnie Kaminski

In case of the need to Tally votes, two (2) tabulators are also required.
Volunteers were:
Steve Rutta & Jill Kumenius

Arnie Kaminski opened nominations for Village President:
Robert Kurszewski/JoAnn Burk nominate Kelly Hodge

Kaminski calls once more for nomination for Village President
No other nominees.

Kaminski opened nominations for two (2) Village Trustee positions
Village Clerk/Phyllis Landowski nominate Richard Mansavage
Village Clerk/Debbie Peplinski nominate Jessica Moore
Sharon Johnson/Norma Anderson nominate Dave Larson
Robert Kurszewski/Dale Hartvig nominate Cindy Gemza
Debbie Peplinski/Tod Beckland nominate JoAnn Burk
Mike Hodge/Judie Wiener nominate Tammy Beckland

Kaminski calls once more for nominations for Village Trustee
No other nominees.
Kaminski Closed nominations.
All nominees were given the opportunity to state reasons why they felt qualified for the position. None of the Trustees chose to speak, however they did stand up to be acknowledged by the group.  

Kaminski directed Village Residents to vote for up to 4 candidates to be placed on the Spring Election ballot. The results from the volunteer tabulators as follows:

Richard Mansavage    8
Jessica Moore        34
Dave Larson        14
Cindy Gemza        29
JoAnn Burk        33
Tammy Beckland    20

Nominees for Village President to be placed on the Spring Election ballot are Kelly Hodge.

Nominees for Trustee to be placed on the Spring Election ballot are: Jessica Moore, JoAnn Burk, Cindy Gemza and Tammy Beckland.

Kaminski closed the Caucus at 7:25 p.m.


________________________________
Theresa K. Hartvig, Village Clerk-Treasurer


All Nominees returned papers and the
Ballot order drawn by the Clerk on January 17, 2007:

Trustees:
Tammy Beckland
JoAnn Burk
Jessica Moore
Cindy Gemza

President:
Kelly Hodge


Minutes
Regular Board Meeting
Monday January 8, 2007
Immediately following the Caucus (7:25 p.m.)
@ the Village Hall (137 Main St N)

Call to order: by President, Kelly Hodge

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call:  Cindy Gemza, Joy Garski, Arnie Kaminski, Kelly Hodge, Rick Osowski and Betty Williams

Also Present: Attendance according to a Sign in Sheet:
Norma Anderson, Barb Mlodik, Mike Hodge, Robert Kurszewski, Ronnie Rekowski, Jill Kumenius, Bonnie Koziczkowski, Phyllis Landowski, Judie Schauer-Wiener, Sharon Johnson, Tammy Beckland, Joe Lowell, Nancy Osowski, Jeff Schreiber, Michelle Larson, Deb Kaminski, Deb Peplinski, Ken Johnson, JoAnn Burk, Arnold Eygabroad, LeRoy Miller, Cindy Kurtzweil, Dale Hartvig, Idele Kenowski, Tod Beckland, Renee Beckland, Joe Gemza, Kerry Krogwold, Caroline Omernik, Joseph B. Omernik, Stacy Johnson, James Williams, Sadie Nicolas, Clark Blumke Kristi Kazemba, Kendra Kazemba, Sara Brown, Tony Gryniewski, Roy Simonis, Doug Schwantes, Dave Larson, Josette Balkam, Jessica Moore and Bruce Balkam

Public Requests for Consideration:
-Resident JoAnn Burk voiced concerns about the snow and ice covered sidewalk at 206 Randolph St W. School is in session, a complaint was placed on Thursday January 4, 2007 and it is still not done.

Response: Cindy Gemza, chair of the Public Health & Safety committee states that during the interim of hiring someone to complete this task, she failed to recognize her responsibility as the chair of the safety committee to direct maintenance to tend to sidewalks of this nature. It will be done before school starts tomorrow.

-Resident Debbie Peplinski voiced concerns about snow removal on the streets. She gave every trustee a copy of the letter she had previously sent to the street committee. Response to this letter will be considered.

Motion: Gemza/Osowski to approve the minutes as read. All in favor. Carried.

New Business:
Threshermen: Kenny Johnson requests permission on behalf of the Threshermen to use Main Street and the Village Hall for their 2nd Annual Tractor Pull on September 29, 2007.
They plan to implement more safety precautions
Motion: Gemza/Kaminski to approve the Threshermen’s request to use Main Street and the Village Hall for their 2nd Annual Tractor Pull. All in favor. Carried.
Old Business:

Hire General Laborer: Attorney Formella advised that it is the Village Boar’s discretion if they want to perform a background and health check on individuals before they are hired. The general consensus of the Board is that these checks are not necessary and they announce they have chosen to hire Kenny Johnson.

Tools and Equipment: Tabled upon direction of the Equipment Planning & Purchasing committee chair.

Humane Society: Tabled until February, the enforcement agent is sick.

Fire Pump Usage: Statistics and advice from Earth Tech were reviewed. Items such as set up fees, electrical costs, wear and tear on the pump and water usages were discussed.
Motion: Kaminski/Osowski to charge a $100.00 (one hundred dollar) fee plus $.50 (fifty cents) per every 1,000 (one thousand) gallons of water used. All in favor. Carried.

Resolution for Antigo Rendering: There is no action on a Resolution at this time. Antigo Rendering requires previous interrogatories to be answered first. Attorney Formella will proceed. 

New Business:

Motorcycle Stunt Show: Tabled until February, the requestor was unable to attend.

Steel Siding Proposal:  Tabled for additional price quotes on siding and tuck pointing.

Alcohol Beverage Licensing: Gordy Krogwold of the Stop-N-Go Food Mart and Doug Schwantes of The Store #79 have both applied for “Class A” License to sell alcohol at their establishments. The applicants were noticed in the Stevens Point Journal and there were no public objections.
Motion: Gemza/Williams to approve “Class A” licenses to Gordy Krogwold of Stop-n-Go Food Mart and Doug Schwantes of The Store #79. All in favor. Carried.

Operator’s License: The Clerk stated the individual applying for an operator’s license had a felony conviction as well as several arrest records which could be considered as a “habitual law offender” Page 5 of the Municipal Licensing and Regulation of Alcohol Beverages publication was reviewed by the Trustees. At this time, the individual (Arnold Eygabroad) stoop up and stated he is the individual applying for the license. He said all of these arrests were at a time when he was drinking. Since he is no longer drinking, he would really appreciate approval of the license. Doug Schwantes of The Store #79 says if the Sheriff’s Department deems it necessary, they will revoke an operator’s license.
Motion: Gemza/Williams to approve the operator’s license for Arnold Eygabroad. All in favor. Carried.

National EMS Billing: This is a company that will process Fire Call Invoices. They process claims for State Highway 66 accidents and claims for folks that have Badger Care Insurance. At the February meeting we should have information on the cost and rather municipalities must sign up as a joint unit or if they can sign on individually.

Special Parking Permit: requested by Kathy Kawleski, the band director at Rosholt High School. LeRoy Miller said Kathy does not haul band equipment on a regular basis. She is at school after hours when it is dark and probably wants to park there for safety issues. This special parking privilege has been mentioned among the faculty. No action at this time, President Hodge will talk to Kawleski and look in the minutes for information.

Committee Reports:

Public Health & Safety: Gemza suggests the Village make a formal complaint to Mark Maslowski, the Portage County Executive, regarding the ambulance agreement. It appears that proposed ideas are not structured financially beneficial or EMS wise. The Rapid Response unit is already considered a statistic failure. Gemza will work with Kate Zdroik to develop a letter to present to Maslowski.

Motion: Gemza/Garski to pay the bills as presented. All in favor. Carried.

Board Comments:

Kaminski asked for information regarding an accident by Maintenance Bob with the Snow plow at 297 Mason Street (Brad Kosmalski). The clerk states she had knowledge that an accident occurred and Maintenance Bob was processing the Insurance Claim.
Kaminski wanted to discuss it further and Hodge noted there is a provision in State Stats to discuss employee performance in Closed Session. Kaminski called for a Closed Session to discuss the accident and other performance concerns. A closed session will be held on Wednesday January 10, 2007 @ 7:00 p.m. at the Village Office.

Motion to adjourn:  Kaminski/Osowski. All in favor. Carried.

Adjournment:  8:45 p.m.

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Theresa K. Hartvig, Village Clerk-Treasurer


Village Bills Paid-January 2007
MasterCard    $313.20    Rosholt Automotive Sales    $293.38
Anderson Law Firm    $1479.33    Rosholt Hardware    $62.37
Election System & Software    $5485.00    Portage County Treasurer    $33,512.
WI Municipal. Clerk Assoc.    45.00    League of WI Municipal    $289.51
NCWRPC    $313.34    MN Life Insurance    $37.25
BLI Lighting Specialists    $152.40    Schierl Inc    $324.12
WI Public Service    $245.41    Amherst Telephone    $105.17
Veolia Environmental    $1603.28    Alliant Energy    $1091.27
BP Amoco    $64.21    Citgo Petroleum Corp    $199.14
Rosholt School (Taxes)    $55,877.96    NCTI (Taxes)    $12,281.57
WI Dept of Revenue    $228.50    US Post Master    $13.92
United States Treasury    8.20    Payroll    $1,239.13
WI Retirement    $638.99    Federal Withholdings    $1066.70


Sewer Bills Paid-January 2007 
Amherst Telephone Co    $69.74    MasterCard    $8.05
Rosholt Hardware    $29.99    Diggers Hotline    $83.78
Energenecs Inc    $418.00    Commercial Test Lab    $129.00
Alliant Energy    $742.57    WI Dept of Revenue    $95.30
Payroll    $298.42    WWOA (Training )    $20.00
Federal Withholdings    $593.99       


Minutes
Special Board Meeting
Wednesday January 10, 2007
7:00 p.m. at Village Office (125 Grand Ave)

Call to order: by President, Kelly Hodge

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call:  Cindy Gemza, Joy Garski, Arnie Kaminski, Kelly Hodge, Rick Osowski and Betty Williams.

Also Present: Robert Kurszewski

Motion:  Osowski/Kaminski pursuant to State Statute 19.85(1) (c) to adjourn to Closed Session to discuss employee performance. All in favor. Carried.

Closed Session:
The letter dated December 27, 2006 from Resident Debbie Peplinski submitted to the Street Committee was reviewed by the Trustees.

Issues discussed include:
Snow Plowing, Sidewalk Snow Removal, Landscaping damage, Property Insurance Claim at Brad Kosmalski residence (297 Mason St) and Truck idling.

Hodge reminded the board that complaint forms should be filed at the office to prevent gossip. Also, open communication between the Board Members and employees is a must.

Motion: Osowski/Garski to adjourn the Closed Session and reconvene to open session for consideration and possible action on employee performance. All in favor. Carried.

There was no consideration or action.

Motion to adjourn:  Gemza/Osowski. All in favor. Carried.

Adjournment: 8:15 p.m.

_________________________________
Theresa K. Hartvig, Village Clerk-Treasurer


Minutes
Joint Meeting of the
 Village Board And
Zoning Plan Commission
Tuesday January 16, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. @ Village Hall (137 Main St)

Call to order: by President Kelly Hodge
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call:
Village Board: Joy Garski, Kelly Hodge, Rick Osowski and Betty Williams
Absent: Arnie Kaminski and Cindy Gemza
Zoning Plan Commission: Rick Osowski and Ron Pliska.
Absent: Arnie Kaminski, Cindy Gemza, Ron Gonzales, Richard Mansavage and Tony Gryniewski
AdHoc Citizens Advisory:  Jill Kumenius, Tammy Beckland and Chain Williams
Absent: Cindy Rivay and Gregg Johnson
NCWRPC: Dennis Lawrence

Lawrence gave a recap from the October 17, 2006 meeting. He proceeded with a handout of Chapter 2 (Natural, Agricultural & Cultural Resources.
Tammy Beckland volunteered to construct a brief history to include addresses and background on existing Historical Buildings within the Village to be included in Section A on page 5 (five) of the handout.

Chapter 4-Transportation was reviewed next. The transit Section should be changed to indicate only volunteer escort service is available to the dept. on aging users. Buses are no longer provided to this area

A Community Facilities map was presented and all members present participated in acknowledging locations of community buildings, facilities and property.

A sheet containing definitions was presented and members are encouraged to make revisions to be considered at the next meeting.

A Color coded Zoning Map was presented. At some point, all of the parcels will be assigned zoning classifications according to their current use and a public hearing will be called to adopt the revised zoning map. This will create a new slate and zoning changes in the future should be easier to process.

A draft review of the zoning Ordinance was given to the Clerk for review and input at the next meeting scheduled for Tuesday March 20th 2007 at 7:00 p.m. at the Village Hall.

Motion to adjourn: Osowski/Garski. All in favor. Carried.

Adjournment: 8:30 p.m.

_______________________________________
Theresa K. Hartvig, Village Clerk-Treasurer 



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