OFFICE OF CLERK
Board Members: Dan Quinn, President; Corey Ewers; Buford Marshall Jr.; Mary Litviak; Dan McGuire; Tootie Pulvermacher; Harry Pulvermacher
Also present were Chad Kanable, Millie Rott, Marian Copus, Esther Marshall, Adam Reno, Brad Wilson, AJ Christianson, Pat Alt, Christa Quinn, Mary Ann Evans, Sandy Creasey, Don Brander, Lisa Evans, Theresa Jensen
Roll Call – approve agenda – approve minutes Roll call was taken with all members present.
Motion by Corey to approve the Agenda, second by Marshall,all voted yes, Motion carried.
Motion by Harry to approve the Minutes, second by Dan M, all voted yes. Motion carried.
Chad Kanable was present to express the County’s concern on deputizing an uncertified police officer. According to their bylaws the County cannot deputize an uncertified police office. As the village has adopted the County’s bylaws it would be difficult to put an uncertified officer on road patrol. A solution is for the officer to do office work until he/she is certified.
Motion to approve Teresa Cochran’s application for a Bartender’s License made by Corey, second by Tootie. Some discussion on whether a background check was done, we felt Karen had done one as she added her name to the Agenda. All voted yes. Motion carried.
Motion to approve Planning Commission’s recommendation to Rezone Michael Haight’s property from R1 to R2 by Corey, seconded by Mary. Millie Rott gave the Planning Commission’s reasoning for rezoning the property. Much discussion about the project. Jr called the question. A roll call vote was taken, all voted yes. Motion carried.
Motion to approve Planning Commission’s recommendation on Michael Haight’s Conditional Use permit for an 8 apartment unit on the property at 222 W Pearl St by Harry, seconded by Corey. Much discussion. All voted yes, motion carried.
Motion to have Dan Quinn, Esther Marshall and Mary Litviak as village designated people to sign for banking business by Harry, seconded by JR. All voted yes, motion carried.
Motion to approve Beer License for Cabin Fever Event on March 7, 2020 by Harry, seconded by Mary. All voted yes, motion carred.
Motion to approve Building Permit for AJ Christianson, Electrical at 104 S Oak St by Harry, seconded by Tootie. All voted yes, motion carried.
Motion to approve Building Permit for Evelyn Halverson for a sign out at Prairie Summit Trailer Court by Harry, seconded by JR. All voted yes, motion carried.
Theresa Jensen asked for permission to buy a Blood Pressure Monitoring machine for $2,905.00. Motion by JR to purchase the machine out of the Ambulance Equip budget, seconded by Corey. All voted yes, motion carried.
Adam brought up redoing the floors in the Village Office with an epoxy finish, cost being around $500.00. Should last much longer than regular paint. This will be done under general maintenance.
4th of July Celebration - We did not reserve the Fireworks for the 4th of July in 2020. Is no longer available. The 3rd is available. Should we go ahead and reserve it? The 4th of July account has $2,400 in it that would cover the down payment.
Tootie reported that the new Librarian has been hired. Hours are Mon & Tues 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, Thurs are 12:00 to 5:00 pm. Library is closed on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Will be open on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. There will be a Storytime every Tuesday at 10:00 am.
Police:
The speed monitoring machine on Mill St is being repaired. Several ideas of where to get help.
Elevator is still down at Community Center. Still working on getting it operational.
The Utility Fund is running a little short. Had several large repair expenses in the last year. Motion to loan $30,000 from the General Fund to the Utility Fund until April 2020 by Harry, seconded by Tootie. All voted yes, motion carried.
Received one bid from Halvey’s construction to repair the Lift Station Wall in the amount of $2,837.00. Motion by Mary, seconded by Harry to accept this bid. All voted yes, motion carried.
Bart from Delta 3 will be at our next meeting to go over plans for the next phase of our water improvement plan.
There will be a Policy Meeting on January 29, 2020 at 6:00 pm. This will be to discuss updating the Clerk position Description.
Roll call vote to go into Closed Session per WI Statute 19.85 to follow up on personnel matters. All voted yes. Went in to closed session.
Reconvened from closed session to act upon items discussed in close Session.
Motion to pay Esther Marshall $18.00 per hour for the time she spends doing clerk duties by Harry, seconded by Mary. She will continue to receive her pay as Treasurer. All voted yes with the exception of JR who abstained from voting. Motion carried.
Motion by JR, second by Corey to hire Helen McCaffery as temporary help at $15.00 per hour until a new clerk is hired. All voted yes, motion carried.
Items to address at next meeting: Discussion on hiring a new attorney, hiring a police officer and hiring a new clerk
Upcoming Meetings:
Policy Committee Meeting: January 29, 2020 at 6:00 pm
Caucus: January 21, 2020 7:00 am
VLR Board Meeting: February 11, 2020 at 6:30 pm
Signed Vouchers.
Adjourned at 8:36 PM.
Respectfully Submitted Esther Marshall
Posting of Notices – Per 2015 Senate Bill 137, 2015 Wisconsin Act 79 Section 2. 985.02 (02) (a) All Village Notices must be posted in at least one public place likely to give notice to persons affected and placed electronically on an Internet site maintained by the municipality. Therefore, in lieu of newspaper ads and notices, the Village of Lone Rock posts on the Village of Lone Rock website, www.villageoflonerock.com, at the Village Post Office, and at both the inside and outside bulletin boards at the Lone Rock Village Office, 314 E Forest St. This more than meets the criteria required per this legislation. (Approved by the Village Board at its meeting on February 9, 2016.)