Village Board
December 13, 2005 - December 2005
VILLAGE OF FALL RIVER
BOARD MEETING
MINUTES
Tuesday, December 13, 2005 ~ 7:00 PM
President Lubenau called the meeting to order.
Trustees present: Abegglen, Schulze, Robbins, Durtschi, Kennedy and Standke.
Village representatives: Marie Abegglen- Clerk-Treasurer
Approve Agenda
A MOTION WAS MADE BY Trustee Standke and seconded by Trustee Abegglen to approve the agenda. All Trustees aye motion carried.
GENERAL ENGINEERING & VILLAGE ATTORNEY Kory Anderson and Karl Green were not able to attend the meeting.
*Subdivision Sidewalk Assessment Project 2005 The Board did not think the estimates of remaining work, provided by Kory, were high enough. It will need further discussion.
*Update on Other Engineering Issues Due to the weather conditions, they were not able to find the end of the old main on Steel Road. They did not get it capped off. It is capped off at the manhole. It will be completed in the spring when it warms up.
PUBLIC WORKS REPORT Neither Bob nor Craig were able to attend.
*Part time help for snowplowing Jeff Slotten would do snowplowing for $12.00/hour. A MOTION WAS MADE BY Trustee Standke and seconded by Trustee Kennedy to pay Jeff Slotten $12.00 per hour to do snowplowing when needed. All Trustees aye motion carried.
POLICE DEPARTMENT The monthly report was presented at the December 6th meeting.
OLD BUSINESS
*Lighting on foot bridge Trustee Standke will talk to the Snowmobile club later tonight to see if they will still pay half of the costs to light the bridge.
NEW BUSINESS
*Set date for Caucus A MOTION WAS MADE BY Trustee Standke and seconded by Trustee Durtschi to set the date for Caucus on January 10, 2006 at 7:00 PM. All in favor aye motion carried.
*Bartender application for possible approval: Maria M. Leaser. The Police Dept recommended denial of this application. A MOTION WAS MADE BY Trustee Kennedy and seconded by Trustee Robbins to deny the bartender license for Marcia Leaser. All Trustees aye motion carried.
*Community Hall lease for 2006 A meeting should be set up with Mark Watters to discuss the new lease for 2006.
*Request for Holiday pay for part time Clerk Assistant The Judicial Committee will meet on December 21st at 6:00 PM to discuss and make a recommendation to the Board.
*Move to Closed Session (if requested by applicant) pursuant to WI Stat 19.85(1)(f) to hear appeal from Desiree Dyle for a bartender license. A MOTION WAS MADE BY Trustee Standke and seconded by Trustee Kennedy to move to Closed Session to discuss the appeal from Desiree Dyle for a bartender license. All Trustees aye motion carried.
*Return to open session pursuant to WI Stat 19.85 (2) A MOTION WAS MADE BY Trustee Standke and seconded by Trustee Durtschi to return to Open Session. All Trustees aye motion carried.
*Bartender application for possible approval: Desiree Dyle A MOTION WAS MADE BY Trustee Standke and seconded by Trustee Durtschi to approve the bartender license for Desiree Dyle if it is approved by the Police Department. She must pay the $10.00 background check fee. All Trustees aye motion carried.
MINUTES, BILLS, FINANCIAL REPORT
*Minutes of 11/8/05 and 12/6/05 A MOTION WAS MADE BY Trustee Durtschi and seconded by Trustee Kennedy to approve the minutes of 11/8/05 and 12/6/05. All Trustees aye motion carried.
*Bills A MOTION WAS MADE BY Trustee Robbins and seconded by Trustee Schulze to approve the bills for payment. All Trustees aye motion carried.
*Financial Report A MOTION WAS MADE BY Trustee Kennedy and seconded by Trustee Abegglen to approve the Financial Report as presented. All Trustees aye motion carried.
PRESIDENTS REPORT
We have received confirmation of receiving LRIP fund in 2007 for Prairie Street. The amount is @ $26,000.00.
Farrell Jourdan will not be purchasing our lot in the Industrial park. He is purchasing the United Co-op property.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION
*Trustee Standke has submitted his Non-Candidacy paper to the Clerk.
*Chief Van Gysel is working on the office remodeling. He has painted and put in new ceiling tiles. Counter top has been ordered from Oelke Home Supply. This replaces a need for a desk or desks.
ADJOURNMENT
A MOTION WAS MADE BY Trustee Durtschi and seconded by Trustee Schulze to adjourn. All Trustees aye motion carried. Meeting adjourned.
