January Council Meeting

COLBY COMMON COUNCIL January 3, 2023 Page 1 The regular meeting of the Colby Common Council was called to order at 6:30 P.M. by Mayor James Schmidt. On roll call: O’Brien, T Schmidt, Baumgartner, Hesgard, Hederer and Lindeman. Also present were Mayor James Schmidt, Clerk Connie Gurtner and DPW Harland Higley Jr. Agenda was posted by the clerk. The agenda will stand as the order of the meeting. Minutes of the December 6th meeting minutes were pre-read and reviewed. Motion was made by Schmidt, seconded by O’Brien to approve the minutes as presented. Motion carried with a voice vote. Financial Statement and Bills were discussed. Motion was made Hesgard, seconded by Hederer to approve the financial statement and bills. The amounts approved are as follows: General Fund $283,272.57; Capital Fund $100,855.56; Water Department $29,137.70; Sewer Department $28,398.12; Net payroll $22,325.23. Motion carried with a voice vote. Colby/Abbotsford Police Commission met on December 12th. The commission approved minutes and expenditures. Sale of 2012 Ford Police Interceptor: The commission voted to offer the 2012 Ford Police Interceptor for sale on the Wisconsin Surplus website, with the funds received allocated to the Vehicle Replacement Fund. Chief Bauer said the vehicle "runs rough" and was last used for transportation to NTC in Wausau for Officer Nelson's schooling. Chief's Report: Chief Bauer reported on an excessive noise issue from a downtown Abbotsford business (formerly the hardware store) which is being rented for parties by various people. He said three separate incidents have been reported. The building owner, who lives in the Marshfield area, is facing a $1,000 fine. Chief Bauer said he plans to meet with the building owner to discuss the problems. Chief Bauer said a $62,000 contribution from an area business supporting the 2022 wage increases would be received by the end of the week. He noted that Officer Nelson would graduate from the NTC Police Academy on Friday, Dec. 16. He said the K-9 was having a good month of activity so far. The K-9 was deployed three times in November, resulting in three drug-related arrests. There were 642 total CAPD activities reported for the month of November, with a year-to-date total of 8,735, compared to 8,260 total CAPD activities reported for the first 11 months of 2021. Christmas Gifts for Employees: The commission voted to give each CAPD employee a $50.00 Chamber of Commerce gift certificate as a Christmas gift. COLBY COMMON COUNCIL January 3, 2023 Page 2 Wage Increase Discussions for Police Chief, Lieutenant and Police Secretary: Mayor Schmidt asked for this item to be placed on the agenda. He said it was unfair to increase their wages by 3.5% on their current wage rate (plus the $3.00 increase from contributions) instead of on their base wage rate. President Schmidt said the additional increase amounted to 10.5 cents per hour for each one of them. President Schmidt asked the CAPC members if their wished to revisit the issue, and no motions were offered. Central Fire & EMS District met on December 15th. Nancy O’Brien reported on the meeting. Minutes will be forwarded to the council when received Mayor Schmidt: Mayor Schmidt reported on his meeting Clark County Economic Development Corp. Clerk Gurtner: Clerk Gurtner reported that we collected $963,643.25 in taxes from 12/19/22 thru 12/31/22, which is 58% of Clark County and 34% of Marathon County taxes. This is significantly more than previous years. Clerk Gurtner thanked the council for the employee Christmas gifts. DPW Higley: DPW Higley thanked the council for the employee Xmas gifts. The following building permits were issued: Tammy Ottersen, 219 S 1st St, shingle; Scot Baumgartner, 508 W Spence St, installing storage container. DPW Higley reported on the precipitation and flows for December 2022 at the STP. He also reported on the pumpage of water for December 2022. He reported a water leak in December at the intersection of Spence and 3 rd Streets. The crew has been working on tree and brush pickup from all the ice/snow storms. The tractor/mower was delivered. Clark County Planning and Zoning Requesting CSM Reviews: Wade Pettit of Clark County Planning and Zoning has asked the city to consider requiring Clark County to review/approve CSM before they could be recorded in Clark County. Clerk Gurtner discussed this with Marathon County and they do not have plans to ask the city to add this step. She also communicated with the City of Abbotsford and they will not be adding this requirement to their CSMs. The council did not act on the request at this time. Resolution 1-2023 Budget Amendments: Motion was made by Schmidt, seconded by Baumgartner to approve Resolution 1-2023 Budget Amendments as follows. Motion carried with a voice vote. COLBY COMMON COUNCIL January 3, 2023 Page 3 RESOLUTION 1-2023 APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE 2022 BUDGET WHEREAS, certain authorized expenditures within the adopted 2022 Annual Budget need to be reallocated; and WHEREAS, according to Wisconsin Statutes no appropriations may remain overexpended at year end within the annual budget; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Colby that the 2022 budget be amended as follows: Reallocation Expenses as follows 100-45200 AWARDS & DAMAGES $125,000.00 100-43693 RESERVES FROM PREV BUDGET $21,000.00 100-51432 HEALTH INSURANCE $5,000.00 100-51930 INSURANCE PREMIUMS $3,200.00 100-52201-000 FIRE BUILDING REPAIR $24,000.00 100-55200-321 PARK/REC WAGES $17,000.00 100-57460 PARKS/REC CAPITAL $70,000.00 100-57180 STREET LIGHTS CAPITAL $14,000.00 100-58100 PRINCIPAL $10,000.00 100-58200 INTEREST $17,000.00 100-53300-312 STREET SNOW/ICE WAGES -$14,200.00 James W Schmidt, Mayor Connie L Gurtner, City Clerk Carry-Over Funds from 2022 to 2023: Motion was made by Hederer, seconded by O’Brien to approve the carry-over funds from 2022 to 2023 as follows. Motion carried with a voice vote. FUND BALANCE FUND BALANCE $144,818.21 STREET CONSTRUCTION $61,500.00 MACHINE/EQUIP $25,104.35 OFFICE EQUIP $1,757.83 OFF STREET PARKING $6,012.23 STREET LIGHTS $5,500.85 ECON DEVELOPMENT $6,580.41 SIDEWALKS $10,247.50 STORM SEWER $10,543.56 FIRE DEPT EQUIP $35,140.26 FIRE HALL MAINTENANCE $52,000.00 COLBY COMMON COUNCIL January 3, 2023 Page 4 OFFICIAL MAPPING $5,000.00 TOTAL GENERAL $364,205.20 Well House $25,000.00 Wells $60,000.00 Water Tower $12,500.00 TOTAL WATER $97,500.00 Committee meetings for January: Colby-Abbotsford Police Commission will meet on January 9, 2023 at 6:30 P.M. at the Police Department. Central Fire & EMS District will meet on January 19, 2023 at 7:00 P.M. at Station 2. Public Works Committee will meet on February 2, 2022 at 4:00 P.M. City Planning Committee will meet on January 30, 2022 at 6:00 P.M. Parks/Rec/Recycling Committee will meet at 6:30 P.M. or immediately following City Planning. Adjourn: Motion was made by Hederer, seconded by Lindeman to adjourn at 7:14 P.M. Motion carried with a voice vote. Approved _____________________ James W Schmidt, Mayor Attest _________________________ Connie Gurtner, Clerk