Village Board

EAST TROY VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES September 15, 2025 Page 1 of 5 Call Meeting to Order; Pledge of Allegiance Clerk Smith verified the meeting was posted according to law. Roll Call: President Johnson called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Present: President Johnson, Trustees Brian Harding, Jim Holm, Dan Moody, Mary Nugent, and Joe Wisniewski Excused: Scott Seager Others: Chief Swendrowski, Administrator Suhm, DPW Director Equitz, Clerk Smith Citizen Participation - none Consent Agenda 1. Approval Minutes – 8/18/2025 2. Consider approval of lease assignment for Hangar B-6 to Keegan Brihn. 3. Consider approval of lease for the Airport farmland 4. Vacation Carryover Request – Chief Swendrowski 5. Consider approval of 2026 Squad Car Purchase 6. Consider approval of Temporary Class B Liquor License for St. Peters Fall Festival, Oct. 5, 11 am– 4 pm, for fermented malt beverages and wine, contingent upon receipt of fees. Operators: Jeremy Hartranft, Eugene Pawlak 7. Consider approval of Special Event and Temporary Class B License for the East Troy Area Chamber of Commerce (ETACC) First Friday’s Homecoming Oct. 3, 4-7 pm, contingent upon receipt of fees, and waiver of late application submittal fee of $150.00. Square bathrooms may not be available due to winterizing, weather dependent. Operators: Sarah Manke, Vanessa Lenz & Bailey Kaiser 8. Consider approval of ETACC Special Event and Temporary Class B License for East Troy Fall Beer and Wine Walk, Oct. 11 from 4-7 pm, contingent upon receipt of fees, and request waiver of Ord. 305-23 to allow for open intoxicants on the Village Square during event, and waiver of late application submittal fee of $150.00. Square bathrooms may not be available due to winterizing, weather dependent. Operators: Sarah Manke, Vanessa Lenz & Bailey Kaiser, plus additional from participating locations. 9. Consider approval of Special Event and Temporary Class B License for the ETACC 2025 Scavenger Games Oct. 18, 4-9 pm, contingent upon receipt of fees, and waiver of late application submittal fee of $150.00. Square bathrooms may not be available due to winterizing, weather dependent. Operators: Sarah Manke, Vanessa Lenz & Bailey Kaiser 10. Consider approval of ETACC East Troy Pumpkin Pop Up Experience, set up on Oct. 24 and event Oct. 25-31 all day, contingent upon receipt of fees Motion by Trustee Nugent, second by Trustee Wisniewski, to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion carried. President Johnson took item 3 under Ordinances & Resolutions out of order to discuss prior to Miscellaneous Business, to keep Kayla Thorpe, Ehlers Municipal Advisor, from waiting as she was attending the meeting remotely. Miscellaneous Business  EAST TROY VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES September 15, 2025 Page 2 of 5 1. Consider setting the charge for 2025 tax bills associated with garbage and recycling pickup as well as weekly option for recycling pickup Administrator Suhm explained that the garbage and recycling pickup is an annual set charge which goes on the tax bill. For the 2026 rates, John’s Disposal will increase their charges by three percent, which does not exceed the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers- Midwest Region, which is set in Juen of each year. Earlier in September, she had provided Village Board with the price quote from Johns Disposal, which included an annual cost with weekly recyclable pickup at $237.76, and for every other week at $209.92. The Board was asked to speak with their constituents to determine if there is an expressed need for weekly pickup. Trustees Moody, Nugent, Harding, Holm and Wisniewski said that the constituents they spoke with said they did not think weekly recycling pickup was needed. Motion by Trustee Nugent, second by Trustee Moody, to set the special charge for Garbage and Recycling for the 2025 Tax Roll at $209.92. Motion carried. 2. Consider purchase of Sewer Jetter truck DPW Director Equitz provided the Board with the proposal for a Vactor Impact Truck, which was inadvertently omitted from the packet materials. He explained that this new equipment would be more versatile than the Village’s current equipment. The truck has the ability to vacuum debris out of the sewer rather than flushing it down the pipe. It can also be a hydro-excavator, using water pressure to excavate. In all, the truck can clean, vacuum, and hydro-excavate, and would easily be expected to provide 25-30 years out of the truck. Among multiple trucks that were tested, this was the truck that works best for the Village- it is being offered at a very good price, and it fits in the municipal garage. If approved, the truck chassis would be built in November to get ahead of 2026, and the Village would receive it in May or June of 2026. Trustee Wisniewski asked if tariffs would impact the price, to which Mr. Equitz said that the quote provided did not mention anything of tariffs, but he would ensure, if approved, that the language of the purchase price would be firm. He further explained that instead of trading the existing unit in for $4,000 with the dealer, he believed the Village could get more for it in an online auction or by sale to a neighboring municipality, as it is still in good shape. Motion by Trustee Nugent, second by Trustee Holm, to approve the purchase of the Vactor Impact truck for $399.564.00. Motion carried. 3. Consider purchase of Boom Mower DPW Director Equitz told the board that the Town of Troy and Town of East Troy had jointly purchased the boom mower, but because they have now purchased new equipment, the towns provided Village staff a test run of the mower and an offer to purchase it from them. The boom mower is in good mechanical shape and fits the Village equipment, so if approved for purchase, it would be funded by using the surplus funds from the St. Peter’s Road project. Motion by Trustee Nugent, second by Trustee Moody, to approve the purchase of the used boom mower for $7,000.00. Motion carried. 4. Consider recommendation for Community Development Authority (CDA) to contract with A5 Branding & Digital Trustee Holm said that the CDA has been working on ways to improve the Village, including funding façade grants for the last several years. Now, the CDA is looking for other opportunities to promote East Troy, and hiring a marketing firm came up as a way to promote East Troy, attract visitors and promote development within the Village. President Johnson said that the marketing firm would be paid for with funds already allocated by the CDA. He said that of the firms reviewed, the CDA chose a firm that was not just focused on tourism marketing. The proposal from the firm had three plan options ranging from $40,000 to $60,000, depending on the depth of services that were selected.  EAST TROY VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES September 15, 2025 Page 3 of 5 The CDA recommended starting with Option A at $40,000, with the ability to go up to $50,000 (Option B) should the Village decide to expand on a-la-carte services. Motion by Trustee Nugent, second by Trustee Moody, to contract with A5 Branding & Digital for Option B for maximum up to $50,000. Motion carried. Ordinances & Resolutions 1. Ordinance 2025-06 – Amend Article II of Chapter 470 Pertaining to Recycling Motion by Trustee Holm, second by Trustee Nugent, to approve Ordinance 2025-06. Motion carried. 2. Resolution 2025-11 - Functional Classification System for Urban Boundary Area Administrator Suhm said that the Board approved a Resolution in 2024 which was an update that approved splitting what was a combined Mukwonago and East Troy urban area into two separate urban areas. The next step is to approve the functional classification update and map. DPW Director Equitz confirmed with the State that the changes in classification does not have any impact on Local Roads Improvement Program funding. It would only affect federal funding through the State Transportation Program for roads that meet criteria to qualify. Of her time with the Village, she is unaware of having utilized those funds. There are only two roads within the Village that could qualify but will not with the change in classification. They are insignificant at only .25 mile and .03 of a mile in the Village. Only cities and villages are required by the State to approve these functional classifications. She shared the information with the Clerks of the Town of East Troy and Town of Troy advising them to contact her or their chairperson to contact the President Johnson with any concerns. Neither municipality has contacted her or President Johnson with concerns. Motion by Trustee Nugent, second by Trustee Moody, to approve Resolution 2025-11. Motion carried. 3. Resolution 2025-12 - Consideration and possible action on a “Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Project Plan and Boundaries of Tax Incremental District No. 4.” Motion by Trustee Nugent, second by Trustee Harding, to approve Resolution 2025-12. Motion carried. 4. Resolution 2025-14 - Approval of and Authorize the Village’s participation in the Purdue Direct Opioid Settlement Administrator Suhm explained that there is a class action suit against opioid manufacturers due to the expense to municipalities in dealing with the opioid crisis. Purdue Pharma filed Chapter 11 plan of reorganization, and the Village must return participation forms if the Village wishes to remain in the settlement class. Motion by President Johnson, second by Trustee Wisniewski, to approve Resolution 2025-14. Motion carried. Staff Reports 1. Municipal Court – July 2025 (corrected report) 2. Municipal Court – August 2025 3. Airport 3rd Quarter Report Airport manager Doug Gauger noted that the fuel sales are less this year than compared to last year. As for year-to-date sales, they are down a little due to having a cool spring, but he noted that sales do climb in warmer weather. The Fixed Base Operator said he has noticed airplanes coming in from  EAST TROY VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES September 15, 2025 Page 4 of 5 flights that originated from further away. The airport’s reputation among pilots is that the airport is easy to fly into to get fuel. 4. August Financial Report 5. Update to 2026 Budget Schedule Administrator Suhm noted that the initial review of the operations budget was set for tonight, but due to not having the finalized assessment roll, the schedule was suggested to be postponed to the October 6 meeting, and another discussion on October 20 if needed. 6. July 2025 Fire & Rescue Report Committee Reports 1. Booth Lake Memorial Park Minutes – 06/18/2025 2. Booth Lake Memorial Park Minutes – 07/16/2025 3. Park & Rec Minutes – 4/14/2025 4. Plan Commission Draft Minutes – 9/8/2025 5. Library Board Minutes – 7/8/2025 Trustee Nugent noted that a presentation will be done by HGA at the upcoming Tri-Troy meeting. 6. Airport Advisory Committee Minutes – 8/11/2025 7. East Troy Area Emergency Services District Board Minutes – 7/24/2025 8. East Troy Area Emergency Services District 2026 Budget Preliminary Closed Session Discussion Preliminary discussion as to the need to go into closed session related to a letter of intent received for a TID 4 property and an offer to purchase properties and provide direction to staff on negotiation strategies and bargaining position Administrator Suhm stated the Board is going to closed session to discuss a letter of intent the Village received from an existing business within the Village looking to build a new facility in the Business Park and the Board will discuss submitting an offer to purchase property. It is necessary for the Board to go into closed session to discuss and direct staff regarding negotiation strategies and bargaining position. Closed session Motion to go into closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85 (1)(e) to discuss Village’s bargaining postures and negotiations strategies with respect to preliminary contacts as to possible future TID 4 developments and offer to purchase property Closed Session Motion by President Johnson, second by Trustee Nugent, to adjourn to closed session at 7:11 p.m. Motion carried on a roll call vote. President Johnson Y Trustee Harding Y Trustee Holm Y Trustee Moody Y Trustee Nugent Y Trustee Seager Excused Trustee Wisniewski Y  EAST TROY VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES September 15, 2025 Page 5 of 5 Reconvene in Open Session Motion by President Johnson, second by Trustee Wisniewski, to reconvene in open session. Motion carried at 7:30 pm. Take action (if any) on matters discussed in closed session Motion by Trustee Nugent, second by Trustee Moody, to authorize staff to review and approve the resubmission of an offer to MLG with the addendum discussed in closed session. Motion carried. Adjourn Motion by President Johnson, second by Trustee Wisniewski, to adjourn. Motion carried at 7:31 pm. Respectfully Submitted, Dannett Smith, Clerk Note: Recordings of the meeting may be found on our YouTube Channel - Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGPfzVwLzE2Pqt4-g450Klg