Public
Health & Safety Committee
Call to order by: Cindy Gemza, Chairman of Public Health and Safety
Present: Cindy Gemza, Jill Kumenius, and Dan Hansen-building inspector
The Public Heath and Safety committee met with Dan
Hansen at
The committee along with Dan Hansen inspected the outer structural walls and roof for need of repairs.
As for Dan Hansen's opinion, the structural bases of the building were sound and not a need for concern safety wise. The major complaint was strictly cosmetic yet needed to be addressed. The roof was discussed as one of the areas needing improvement along with a light fixture with open wires on the West side of the building.
Dan Hansen advised the committee he will draft a letter with these concerns, and send it to the addressee in question. All agreed.
Adjourned:
Cindy Gemza, Committee Chair
Minutes
Approved
Call to order: by Clerk-Treasurer in the absence of the Village President.
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call: Cindy Gemza, Joy Garski, Arnie Kaminski, Jessica Moore, Betty Williams
(Absent: Rick Osowski)
Also Present: Chris Martin, Sharon Johnson, Barb Mlodik, Norma Anderson, Jill Kumenius, Jodi Otto and Jeanne Jetty.
Motion: Gemza/Moore to nominate Arnie Kaminski as the presiding officer of the Village Board Meeting in the absence of the Village President. All in favor. Carried.
Public Request for Consideration:
Jodi Otto requests use of a portion of the Village Hall to store food items on behalf of the Public Food Pantry.
Folks asked questions about distribution, donations, advertising and general questions about the program.
The Food Pantry staff welcomes suggestions about a permanent location for the Pantry.
The item will be placed on the November agenda for action.
Motion: Williams/Garski
to approve the minutes of the September meetings as read.
All in favor. Carried.
Motion: Gemza/Williams
to approve the Class B Liquor and Beer License to Jeanne Jetty to
operate
at
Motion: Garski/Moore
to approve Cigarette Licenses to Jeanne Jetty and Neil Kosobucki. All in favor. Carried.
Centennial (100 Year) Celebration: Chris Martin gave the presentation in the absence of Kate Zdroik. A letter prepared by the Centennial Committee (available for review at the Village office) was read aloud. They plan to have events throughout the summer and request financial support from the Village Board.
Motion: Gemza/Garski
to authorize support for the Centennial Celebration with an amount
to be
determined during the 2008 Budget Process. Williams
abstained from voting, all others in favor. Carried.
Halloween Trick or Treat Hours:
Motion: Gemza/Moore
to set Trick or Treat Hours for
Revolving Loan Fund: The Clerk-Treasurer gave an overview of the existing Revolving Loan Fund. A draft proposal will be available soon that indicates a movement to develop a Regional Loan Fund administered by a three (3) county board (Portage, Wood and Adams) instead of the Department of Commerce.
The Village will have 3 options:
Deb Clements from the Department of Commerce will be invited to a Village board meeting to explain the existing program as well as the Regional proposal. The Board will make a determination of participation based on that information.
Dog Ordinance Amendment: Attorney Formella sent preliminary draft ordinance amendments of the Animal Control and Zoning Ordinances for the board’s review. There are several unanswered questions remaining regarding the pet fostering process and also exotic pets. Since the Zoning Ordinance requires amendment to support any considered changes in the animal control ordinance, the Zoning Plan Commission will meet to determine a recommendation.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Payment of Invoices and Statements: All bills were presented and the Clerk stated the property insurance company reimbursed $495.00 for the Office Sign damage. A $500.00 deductible remains and the Clerk read a letter she submitted to Bushman Signs asking for a reduction in the cost of the replacement sign. Bushman has not responded.
Motion: Gemza/Garski
to approve payment of bills with the exception of Bushman Sign. All in favor. Carried.
**
Adjournment:
Theresa K. Hartvig, Village Clerk-Treasurer
|
Check # |
Vendor |
Amount |
Check # |
Vendor |
Amount |
|
10192 |
Northern Welding |
$15.85 |
10193 |
BP Amoco |
$255.15 |
|
10194 |
Bob Kurszewski |
$19.60 |
10195 |
Gannet WI Newspaper |
$57.67 |
|
10196 |
WI Public Service |
$18.47 |
10197 |
Veolia Environmental |
$1611.46 |
|
10198 |
|
$13.00 |
10199 |
MN Mutual Life Ins |
$38.44 |
|
10200 |
|
$110.69 |
10201 |
Rosholt Hardware |
$11.21 |
|
10202 |
|
$685.00 |
10203 |
WA Roosevelt Co |
$58.88 |
|
10204 |
Dulak Masonry |
$8.413.68 |
10205 |
Mileage |
$17.46 |
|
10206 |
Alliant Energy |
$887.52 |
10207-10213 |
Board Payroll |
$1,685.38 |
|
10214 |
WI Dept Revenue |
$146.10 |
10215 |
Payroll |
$369.87 |
|
|
Federal Withholdings |
$553.18 |
|
WI Retirement |
$408.60 |
|
10216 |
Office Supplies 2U |
$41.81 |
10217 |
Clabough & Assoc |
$19556.00 |
|
10218 |
Betty Williams |
$33.51 |
10219 |
Citgo Petroleum |
$90.29 |
|
10220 |
MasterCard |
$159.56 |
10221 |
WI Dept. of Justice |
$15.00 |
|
10222 |
WI D.O.T. |
$19834.79 |
10223 |
Payroll |
$447.72 |
|
Check # |
Vendor |
Amount |
Check # |
Vendor |
Amount |
|
4006 |
Diggers Hotline |
$11.36 |
4007 |
|
$69.74 |
|
4008 |
State of |
$5,971.52 |
4009 |
Alliant Energy |
$541.58 |
|
4010 |
Firkus Lumber |
$292.28 |
4011 |
Bushman Electric Co. Inc |
$117.66 |
|
4012-4017 |
Board Payroll |
$992.75 |
4018 |
WI Dept of Revenue |
$66.70 |
|
4019-4020 |
Payroll |
$972.92 |
|
Federal Withholdings |
$492.60 |
|
4021 |
MasterCard |
$37.65 |
4022 |
Commercial Testing Lab |
$576.23 |
|
4023 |
Alltel |
$24.92 |
4024 |
WI D.O.T. |
$1053.23 |
|
4025 & 4026 |
Payroll |
$906.81 |
|
|
|
Minutes
Special
Board Meeting
Call to order: by President, Rick Osowski
Pledge of
Allegiance:
Roll Call: Cindy Gemza, Joy Garski, Rick Osowski, Arnie
Kaminski
and Betty Williams
(Absent: Jessica
Moore)
Also Present: Tony Gryniewski
Motion:
Kaminski/Gemza
to adjourn to Closed
Session to discuss the Revolving Loan Fund Payment for Rosholt
Hardware
Inc. All in favor. Carried.
Closed
Session
Tony Gryniewski
states he has
closed the Hardware Store at
~The general
consensus is
not to make any decisions until more information is obtained.
**Tony Gryniewski
departed @
Gemza will contact
the Bank
for general information before any decisions are made.
General processing,
administration and collection of all Revolving Loan Payments were
discussed.
The Department of
Commerce
will be present on
Motion: Kaminski/Garski to adjourn closed session and reconvene to
open
session for consideration and possible action regarding Rosholt
Hardware. All in favor. Carried.
Open
Session:
Statement by
President
Osowski: any decisions regarding the Revolving Loan Request by Rosholt
Hardware
are tabled to gather more information.
Motion: Williams/Gemza to approve payment of bills received after
the
Budgets
The current and
proposed 2008
Sewer and Village Budgets were presented by the Clerk-Treasurer. State
budget
processing was mentioned and Loan Financing was discussed. When the
State
Budget is passed we will continue processing of the budgets.
Motion
to adjourn: Kaminski/Williams.
All in favor.
Carried.
Adjournment:
Theresa K. Hartvig,
Clerk-Treasurer
Minutes
Village of
Approved
Call to order:
Roll Call:
Village Board: Rick Osowski, Arnie Kaminski, Jessica Moore and Betty Williams
(Absent: Joy Garski and Cindy Gemza)
Land Acquisition & Development Committee: Betty Williams and Lee Miller
(Absent: Tammy Beckland, Debbie Kaminski, Debbie Peplinski and Bill Skibba)
Also Present: Kurt S. and Lee E. from
Adjournment:
Betty Williams, Committee Chair
Minutes
Call to order: by Chairman, Arnie Kaminski
Pledge of Allegiance:
Roll Call: Cindy Gemza, Rick Osowski, Arnie Kaminski and Ron Pliska
(Absent: Debbie Peplinski, Jason Woyak and Ron Gonzales)
Animal Control Ordinance & Zoning Ordinance:
Amending the Zoning ordinance to allow pet fostering was discussed. The commission agreed to allow pet fostering in the B1 General Business District which already allows Animal hospitals, veterinary clinics and kennels. Pet fostering would be allowed with a conditional use.
Conditional limits will be set at a total five (5) adult animals over the age of 5 months and the total of liters allowed will be two (2), not specific to dogs or cats.
Language should be developed to ensure litters are removed once they become adult age.
The general consensus of the committee is to add this amendment to the new zoning ordinance currently being drafted by the North Central Wisconsin Regional Plan Commission (NCWRPC).
The animal control ordinance will be amended to list pet fostering and limiting the number of pets at one residence, along with rules for exotic animals when the General Code Company drafts our ordinance book. The clerk will contact General Code for sample ordinances regarding this issue.
The preliminary draft of the new Zoning Ordinance was reviewed. The clerk will notify NCWRPC of items that were noted for revision.
Motion to adjourn:
Osowski/Gemza. All in favor. Carried.
Adjournment:
Theresa K. Hartvig, Village Clerk-Treasurer
Special Closed Session Board
Meeting
Call to order: by President, Rick Osowski
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call: Joy Garski, Jessica Moore, Rick Osowski, Arnie Kaminski and Betty Williams
(Absent: Cindy Gemza)
Also Present: JoAnn Vosz from Community First Bank
Motion: Kaminski/Williams
to adjourn to closed session to for the purpose of discussing the
Revolving
Loan Fund Payment for Rosholt Hardware. All
in favor. Carried.
Closed Session:
JoAnn Vosz presented a brief history on the situation for Rosholt Hardware.
Rosholt Hardware has voluntarily surrendered the property to Community First Bank. The Bank Board of Trustees agreed to accept the surrender; however, all other liens must be removed in order for them to proceed. Therefore, Community First Bank is asking the Village to consider forgiving the balance of the Revolving Loan so they can start the surrender process and get the building sold. The Hardware Association has stated they plan to release their lien.
If the Village does not forgive the Revolving Loan Balance, the bank will pursue foreclosure. A Deficiency Judgment will be placed against the property owner which will result in bankruptcy.
No matter which process is taken, the Bank and the Village will both have financial losses. There is not enough equity or inventory in the business to repay the outstanding balances.
The Village Board did not take a vote as they plan to pursue legal advice from the Village Attorney.
Motion: Kaminski/Garski
to adjourn the Closed Session and return to open session for a
statement
regarding Rosholt Hardware Revolving Loan. All
in favor. Carried.
Open Session:
The president noted the Trustees will not make a
final decision
until they have a Closed Session phone conference with the Village
Attorney on
Motion to adjourn:
Kaminski/Williams. All in favor. Carried.
Adjournment:
Sewer Committee
Approved
Call to order: by Chairman Joy Garski
Present: Joy Garski, Jessica Moore and Robert Kurszewski
Bob explained the need to have the generator repaired in case of extended power failure at the Main Lift Station.
There was discussion about hiring a temporary person to help Bob put up the snow fence at the Fair park and have a 2nd person available when Bob goes into a manhole.
The fencing at the sewer plant will be installed late this fall or early winter.
Bob would like to ask Johnson Septic to suction the sand and gravel out of the main lift station.
The recommendations of the sewer committee are:
1.
To
have the generator taken to
2. Have Bob contact Johnson Septic to suction the Main Lift Station
3. To hire temporary help to install the snow fence and be available for sewer manhole entry.
*These recommendation will be discussed at the monthly board meeting in November.
Adjournment:
Joy Garski, Committee Chair
Special Board Meeting
Approved
Call to order by: President, Rick Osowski
Pledge of Allegiance:
Roll Call: Cindy Gemza, Joy Garski, Jessica Moore, Rick Osowski, Arnie Kaminski and Betty Williams.
Also Present: None
New and refinanced
Debt:
Motion: Garski/Gemza
to approve new debt for the Randolph Street Contamination (PECFA
Claim) in
the amount of $6,408.00 annual payment for a term of 3 years at the
interest
rate of 4.3%. All in favor. Carried.
Motion: Kaminski/Garski
to approve refinanced debt for the
Salary Increases:
Salary increases were discussed. There was some concern about granting a 3% increase to the maintenance with regard to his job performance. Discussion of the salaries led to the topic of Health Care Benefit. Some board members expressed their adversity to this benefit.
An opposition to the salary increase was voiced stating that a 3% salary increase would use approximately $1,500.00 of the budget.
The Clerk stated the trustees increased Community donations by $1,500.00 and she removed herself from the meeting while the discussion of salaries continued.
In approximately 30 minutes the Clerk was invited back to the meeting.
Osowski stated the general consensus of the board is to put a freeze on salary increases for 2008.
The Clerk voiced her concerns regarding this decision and asked the Board to consider her job duties and at least grant her a cost of living raise.
Motion: Gemza/Moore,
based on employee job performance, Maintenance will receive a 1%
salary
increase and the Clerk-Treasurer will receive a 3% increase beginning
Village Budget:
New developments since the original discussion of the proposed 2008 Village Budget were presented. The property tax levy will increase by 3.86 % instead of 2% which creates an additional $2,500.00 and General Transportation Aids increased by $2,086.00. The funds were allocated to the Parks for resurfacing the tennis court and for Street Maintenance.
The Sewer Budget did not require any changes. The accountant advised we have enough reserves to maintain our current sewer user fees.
The sewer committee presented the following recommendations:
1.
To
have the generator taken to
2. Have Bob contact Johnson Septic to suction the Main Lift Station
3. To hire temporary help to install the snow fence and be available for sewer manhole entry.
The committee also stated the fencing at the sewer plant will be installed late this fall or early winter.
The Public Budget
Hearing is scheduled for
Motion to adjourn:
Williams/Gemza. All in favor. Carried.
Adjournment:
Theresa K. Hartvig, Village Clerk-Treasurer