Common Council

CITY OF DARLINGTON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JANUARY 21, 2025 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Mike McDermott at 7:00 PM. The Pledge of Allegiance was then recited. Present at roll call were: Steve Pickett, Kerry Black, Joe Boll, Cindy Corley, and John Sonsalla. Absent: Dave Roelli. Also present were Jeff McCarthy and Amy Johnson. Motion by Sonsalla, seconded by Pickett, the meeting notice and agenda were properly posted. Motion carried. Motion by Boll, seconded by Pickett, to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Motion carried. Under new business, discussion was held concerning the proposed contract for Zoning Administrator Code Enforcement from Michael Reuter dba Wisconsin Municipal Building Inspections, LLC in the amount of $6,600.00. The contract is a one-year contract from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. After discussion and consideration, motion by Pickett, seconded by Boll to approve the contract as presented. Motion carried. Discussion was then held concerning a proposal for Supplemental Site Investigation from TRC in the amount of $29,398.15. The proposal covers completing the testing and monitoring required by the WI DNR for areas downtown by the river and Main Street. After discussion, motion by Pickett, seconded by Black to approve the proposal as presented. Motion carried. Discussion was also held concerning the updated list of Mayor’s appointment of committees, commissions and boards. A copy of the updated list was distributed at the meeting. A new committee was added to the standing committee list; the list of City Officials was updated to reflect changes of members on Parks and Recreation Committee and the Library Board. After review and consideration, motion by Sonsalla, seconded by Corley to approve the updated Mayor’s appointment of committees, commissions and boards as presented. Motion carried. Motion by Pickett, seconded by Black to approve payment of the following December 2024 vouchers City ACH Vouchers #189 thru #203 in the amount of $80,622.73; City vouchers #46207 thru #46206 in the amount of $651,332.27; Direct Deposit Payroll vouchers #14829 thru #14892 in the amount of $67,070.75; Library ACH voucher #8 in the amount of $2,561.02; Library vouchers #6345 thru #6350 in the amount of $2,009.32; Sewer Dept. ACH voucher #16 thru #17 in the amount of $14,776.01; Sewer Dept. vouchers #8133 thru #8154 in the amount of $33,386.11; Water Dept. ACH voucher #33 thru #34 in the amount of $17,336.80; Water Dept. vouchers #7509 thru #7548 in the amount of $61,142.17 Under reports of committees: Mike McDermott gave a brief report from the Lafayette County EMS meeting that was held on January 17, 2025. There being no further business for this meeting, motion by Pickett, seconded by Boll, to adjourn the meeting at 7:25pm. Motion carried. CITY OF DARLINGTON Amy L. Johnson, Clerk-Treasurer