December Regular Board Meeting Minutes

DECEMBER REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES

Monday, December 3, 2007 @ 5:30PM, Community Center Meeting Room

1. Meeting called to order by President Gutho @ 5:36PM.

Present: John Gutho, Don Nelson, Henry Hoeksema, Jack Mauritz, David Dent, Jeff Ortner, Cary Robbins

Staff: Mike Weatherwax (Police Chief), Nate Griepentrog (Clerk/Treasurer)

2. Recognition of visitors: Jay Knoke (SEH), Jon Witter (SEH)

3. Mauritz/Dent m/s/c to approve agenda.

4. Nelson/Mauritz m/s/c to approve previous minutes: regular 11/5/07; special 11/15/07.

5. Public comments: None

6. STREET/SIDEWALK, CEMETERY & LIBRARY:

a) CTH M Downtown project updates: No action.

7. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/PUBLIC PROPERTY:

a) Liberty Addition development updates: No action.

b) Habitat for Humanity review: No action.

c) Prospective business update: No action.

8. PARKS & RECREATION: No action.

9. FINANCE & PERSONNEL:

a) Approval of 6” wood chipper: Dent/Nelson m/s/c to approve purchasing the Vermeer BC600XL 6” wood chipper @ $11,255.00 w/the 24 month extended warranty @ $1,210.00; the money will come out of the Parks long range account.

b) Monthly review w/Director of Public Works: Discussion only.

c) Approval of Christmas gift to eligible employee: Mauritz/Hoeksema m/s/c to approve keeping the Christmas bonus for the employees the same as it was in 2006. The gift will be $250 (full-time employees) and $100 (eligible part-time). Part-time employees must work 100 hours to be eligible.

d) Dent/Ortner m/s/c to approve the 2008 General budget and ATV Park, Housing Rehab, Economic Development, and TIF budgets.

10. POLICE, FIRE, HEALTH & SAFETY: No action.

11. WATER/SEWER, SOLID WASTE, LICENSE & PERMITS:

a) Approval of Operator’s licenses: Mauritz/Hoeksema m/s/c to approve Operator licenses to: Shannon Ehn (Gail’s Crossroads) and Steve Reinert (Herb’s Tigerton Lanes).

b) Mauritz/Nelson m/s/c to approve 2008 Water/Sewer budget.

c) Approval of contract for refuse and recycling services: Mauritz/Ortner m/s/c to approve granting a one year contract to Waste Management, Option #1, per bid spec sheet for refuse & recycling services for the year 2008. Lakeside Disposal’s bid was disqualified because it was not received by the set deadline.

d) Supervisor’s report: Discussion only.

12. PRESIDENT’S REPORT:

a) The Village Caucus has been set for January 14, 2008 @ 6:30PM.

13. CLERK’S REPORT:

a) Robbins/Hoeksema m/s/c to approve resolution #2007-08 to appointment of Election Inspectors.

b) Hoeksema/Ortner m/s/c to approve bond resolution #2007-09.

c) Village Christmas party date: No action.

14. Approval of any training requests: None.

15. Dent/Ortner m/s/c to approve payment of invoices with the inclusion of Sam Sommers Concrete Construction, Inc for $88,347.65.

16. Mauritz/Ortner m/s/c to Adjourn @ 6:31PM.

Nate L. Griepentrog

Village Clerk/Treasurer