Village February 2023 Minutes

February 8, 2023

Present:  Maksimchuk, McCormic, Tate, Seamon, Birchmeier,

Gauthier, Mills, Absent:  Ustishen, Olk (late)

Meeting called to order by Mayor McCormic at 7:00 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance.  Motion by Birchmeier, support by Seamon to accept the minutes, motion carried.  Motion by Seamon, support by Birchmeier to accept the Treasurer’s report, motion carried.

Opened Public Hearing for Truth In Taxation at 7:02 p.m., no comments, Closed public hearing at 7:03 p.m.  Opened Public hearing at 7:04 p.m. for budgets 2023-2024, no comments, closed public hearing at 7:05 p.m.

Police, DPW and Zoning reports are on file.  Olk arrived at 7:15 p.m.

Motion by Mills, support by Olk to pay up to $9,000.00 to Krupp Excavating for the purchase and installation of new pipe for discharging the lagoons, discussion, roll call vote, all yeas. Motion carried.

Motion by Birchmeier, support by Olk to adopt the Resolution to establish a request for funding, designate an agent, attest to the existence of funds to carry out various infrastructure projects and commit to implementing a maintenance program for infrastructure funded by the Safe Routes to School Program, discussion, roll call vote, all yeas, motion carried.

Motion by Birchmeier, support by Seamon to enter into a contract agreement with Artesian of Pioneer for salt, discussion, roll call vote, all yeas, motion carried.

Motion by Olk, support by Gauthier to give Zoning Administrator a $100.00 per month raise, Gauthier amended his support and Olk amended her motion to give Zoning Administrator a $50.00 per month increase, discussion, roll call vote, all yeas, motion carried.

Motion by Birchmeier, support by Olk to  give Andy Hobson a $1.00 per hour raise, discussion, roll call vote, all yeas, motion carried.

Motion by Olk, support by Gauthier to approve the budgets as discussed, discussion, roll call vote, all yeas, motion carried.

Motion by Birchmeier, support by Gauthier to adopt 11 mills for the Village, discussion, roll call vote, all yeas, motion carried.

Motion by Birchmeier, support by Olk to adopt the water rate increase proposal, discussion, roll call vote, 2 nay vote, Mills and McCormic,  rest yeas, motion carried

Motion by Birchmeier, support by Olk to approve $6,750.00 to update water reading equipment with funding help from DDA, discussion, roll call vote, all yeas, motion carried.

Motion by Olk, support by Gauthier to pay all the bills, motion carried.

Declared meeting adjourned at 8:57 p.m.