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September 8, 2008
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Winnebago met at 7:30 p.m. with President Stephen Butler presiding. ROLL CALL GAINES - KENNEDY – MALIGRANDA – TARGOSZ: present MYERS – SMITH: absent Guests: Attorney Mary Gaziano, Chief Todd Stockburger, Todd Weegens, Dennis Noegel, Mary Jo Hubbartt, D. Mark Hubbartt, Kris Steinwand, Shelby Butler, Lauren Wave, Glena Weegens, Dana Ostergard A motion was made by MRS. TARGOSZ, seconded by MR. MALIGRANDA to accept the minutes of the August 11, 2008 Regular Board Meeting as presented. Motion carried on a voice vote. A motion was made by MRS. GAINES, seconded by MR. KENNEDY to pay the bills as presented. Motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote of those present. A motion was made by MRS. TARGOSZ, seconded by MRS. GAINES to pay the bills over $5,000: Fehr-Graham, Gill’s Freeport Disposal. Motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote of those present. The Financial Statement will be placed on file for Audit. PUBLIC COMMENT No one signed up to address the Board. OLD BUSINESS A. Items with planned action 1. Village Engineer a. The improvements are substantially complete and Mr. Weegens recommended releasing all but ten percent of the Willingham Letter of Credit. A motion was made by MRS. GAINES, seconded by MRS. TARGOSZ to release all but $61,614.37 of the Willingham Letter of Credit. Motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote of those present. Attorney Gaziano will forward the necessary letter to the Developers. b. A Letter of Credit will be required before Greenlee Plat 7 can be accepted. c. Bids for phase 1 of the Waste Water Treatment Plant Expansion were higher than estimated. Mechanical Inc. was the low bidder of the four received, however, all were close in amount. Cost increases for fuel, labor and steel are the causes for the higher bids. d. Money has not been received for CDAP Construction Grant. e. The 2008 MFT Street Program costs were under the bid. 2. Public Works Committee 3. Village Attorney The Attorney spoke with Mr. Dabson regarding completion of the Bike Path and he reported he cannot afford to build it. He did ask when the road will be dedicated to the Village. a. The paperwork has been filed to place the referendum for a tax increase on the November 4, 2008 ballot. The Attorney provided information on the “do’s” and “don’ts” of Village Employees and Board Members. 4. Finance Committee 5. Community Development Committee/Fourth of July Team 6. Advisory Team/Clerk a. The Treasurer will be discussed in Executive Session. 7. Police Committee 8. President d. September 27, 2008 will be the Grand Re-Opening of the Freedlund Chiropractic Clinic. a-c. Mrs. Ostergard presented three NIMS Policies, Single Point of Contact, Federal Preparedness Award, and Credentialing. A motion was made by MRS. GAINES, seconded by MR. MALIGRANDA to accept the three NIMS Policies with the correction of Mr. Butler’s email address. Motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote of those present. New Business MRS. GAINES explained that a resident of the old part of town built a new home a year ago. Recently he received a billing of $430.54. The Village billed the minimum for each month. They have been given one year to pay this bill with no penalty. The rest of the Board felt this was a fair resolution. A motion was made by MR. KENNEDY, seconded by MR. MALIGRANDA to go into Executive Session at 8:27 p.m. to discuss personnel matters related to the Treasurer. Motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote of those present. The Board returned to Regular Session at 8:50 p.m. with all four Trustees still present. A motion was made by MR. KENNEDY, seconded by MRS. GAINES to formally accept the resignation of Vicki Bilodeau and cease the payment of her Cobra Insurance as of October 8, 2008. Motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote of those present. A motion was made by MRS. GAINES, seconded by MR. KENNEDY to adjourn at 8:52 p.m. Motion carried on a voice vote. Sally Jo Huggins, Village Clerk
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