ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
April 20, 2010
Meeting called to order at 5:55 p.m. by Mayor Gerald M. Bauer.
Roll Call: Present – Council Members Lieffring, Gould, Schoonover, Schofield, and Weissinger. A quorum was present. Administrator Gurney, Police Chief Anderson, and Street/Utility Superintendent Sabelko were also in attendance.
Due and proper notice of meeting was confirmed by the administrative staff.
Administrator Gurney administered the Oaths of Office to newly elected Council Members Gould, Weissinger, and Lieffring. Administrator Gurney then administered the Oath of Office to Mayor Gerald M. Bauer.
Motion by Council Member Gould, seconded by Council Member Weissinger to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
Pledge of Allegiance.
Public Comment – No public comment.
Appointments:
Mayor Bauer presented his appointments to the various Council committees and appointed positions for the City of Durand for the ensuing year and requested Council confirmation of the appointments, as follows:
Appointed Positions:
Administrator/Clerk/Treasurer: Lance J. Gurney
Deputy Clerk: Angela M. Morgan
Chief of Police: Charlotte A. Anderson
Assessor: Bowmar Appraisal Inc.
Cemetery Caretaker: Dennis Boigenzahn
Public Works and Utilities Superintendent: Edward Sabelko
Public Works and Utilities Foreman: Dennis Boigenzahn
Weed Commissioner: Dennis Boigenzahn
Zoning Administrator: Lance Gurney
Legal Advisors: Weld, Riley, Prenn Ricci, SC
Official Publication: Courier-Wedge
Official Depositories: Security Financial Bank
WI Local Government Investment Pool; Associated Bank; Bank of Waumandee
Motion by Council Member Schofield, seconded by Council Member Lieffring to confirm and approve the appointments as presented. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
Council Committees:
Finance: Jason Schoonover, Christi Lieffring, Clarence Weissinger, Mayor
Public Works: Steve Schofield, Clarence Weissinger, Jason Schoonover, Mayor
Public Safety: Denise Polzer, Al Gould, Clarence Weissinger, Mayor
Public Utilities: Christi Lieffring, Jason Schoonover, Al Gould, Mayor
Public Welfare: Al Gould, Denise Polzer, Steve Schofield, Mayor
Special Committee: Steve Schofield, Denise Polzer, Christi Lieffring, Mayor
Boards and Commissions:
Mark Doughty and Randy Bauer were re-appointed to the City Planning Commission with the term ending 3/31/13.
Christi Lieffring, Lawrence Plumer, Denise Polzer, Mike Miles, Jason Schoonover and Mayor Bauer were re-appointed to the Community Development Committee.
Lawrence Plumer was re-appointed to the Park Board with the term ending 4/30/13. Danielle Hagness was also appointed to file a vacant position with the term ending 04/30/11.
Kay Olson and Tammy Wagner were re-appointed to the Library Board with the term ending 12/31/12.
Don Hayden and Dennis Traun were re-appointed to the Zoning Board of Appeals with the term ending 6/30/13. Catherine Hall was re-appointed as an alternate for the Board.
A motion was made by Council Member Schoonover, seconded by Council Member Lieffring to accept the Mayor’s appointments to Committees, Boards and Commissions as presented without change. Voice Vote: 6 ayes, 0 nays. Motion carried.
Council Member Lieffring nominated Jason Schoonover for Council President for the ensuing year, seconded by Council Member Gould. Being no further nominations, a motion was made by Council Member Schofield and seconded by Council Member Gould to close nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for Jason Schoonover for Council President for the ensuing year. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
Council Member Schofield nominated Christi Lieffring for Council Vice President for the ensuing year, seconded by Council Member Weissinger. Being no further nominations, a motion was made by Council Member Schoonover and second by Council Member Gould to close nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for Christi Lieffring for Council Vice President for the ensuing year. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
Public Works:
Consideration of approval of bid to replace roof on public works storage shed (upper portion of old fire hall). Public Works and Utilities Superintendent Sabelko reported that three bids had been received for the replacement of the roof. The low bid was by Fisher Roofing Company in the amount of $7,860 for a 15 yr warranty rubber roof. A discussion followed relating to the costs of the replacement and warranty lengths. Motion by Council Member Lieffring, seconded by Council Member Gould to accept the bid from Fisher Roofing in the amount of $7,860.00 as presented. Administrator Gurney reported that this was roughly $860.00 more that was included within the budget. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
Police Department:
Chief Anderson provided a brief update on this last weekend’s Flood Run and ongoing investigations the Department is currently involved with.
Vouchers:
Motion by Council Member Schoonover, seconded by Council Member Weissinger to approve the vouchers 14213 through 14218 in the amount of $181,013.38. Roll call vote: 5 ayes, 0 nays. Motion carried.
Other Business:
Administrator Gurney asked the Council if anyone had any information relating to a rumor regarding the Post Office requiring mail boxes on Prospect Street (STH 25). After a brief discussion, Mayor Bauer indicated that he would follow up with the local Post Master regarding this possibility and relay that the City Council is not in favor of such proposal. Council Member Schofield also volunteered to check into any state highway regulations that may come into affect.
Motion to adjourn by Council Member Schofield, seconded by Council Member Weissinger at 6:20 pm. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote.