Village Board

VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES July 13, 2026 Immediately following the Committee of the Whole, but not before 6:00 PM Village Hall - Ebe Auditorium 8811 Campus Drive Mount Pleasant WI 53406 Staff Present: Village Administrator Tami Simons, Deputy Administrator Patrick Brever, Public Works Director Tony Beyer, Communications Director Sean Ryan, Finance Director Kathy Kasper, Deputy Director of Finance & Human Resources Heather Perez, Director of Human Resources Mary Cole, Tourism Manager Matt Prochaska, Mount Pleasant Police Chief Robert Botsch, South Shore Fire Chief Dustin Ellis, and Village Clerk Jill Firkus. A. CALL TO ORDER President DeGroot called the meeting to order at 6:22 PM. B. ROLL CALL Present: Village President David DeGroot, Trustee David Karas, Trustee Gina Cefalu Paulick, Trustee Nancy Washburn, Trustee Denise Anastasio, Trustee Ram Bhatia and Trustee Jim Venturini. C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE D. PRESENTATION D.1 Small Business Retention & Expansion (BRE) Program Deputy Administrator Patrick Brever reviewed the Small Business Retention and Expansion Program and shared the launch video. E. PUBLIC COMMENT Members of the public are welcome to provide comments on any matter. Please fill out a comment form, and the President will recognize you. Use the microphone and state your name and address for the public record. Comments are limited to three minutes. There was no public comment. F. CONSENT AGENDA Items listed under consent agenda will be approved in one motion without discussion unless any board member requests that an item be removed for individual discussion. That item can then be considered at an appropriate time during the Village Board's regular order of business or under New Business. Motion by Trustee Bhatia to approve the items on consent agenda as presented. Motion seconded by Trustee Washburn. On voice vote, motion Carried Unanimously. F.1 Approval of the June 29, 2026 Village Board Meeting Minutes 1  F.2 Financial Report: Check Registry 06/01/2026 - 06/30/2026 F.3 Approval of a contract with McMahon Associates, Inc. to conduct an Organization Structure Assessment and Future Needs Analysis for the Village of Mount Pleasant Police Department F.4 Approval to authorize the Intent to Purchase a MED Unit for Delivery in 2028 F.5 Approval of the E-Plan Exam Contract Renewal G. NEW BUSINESS H. FINANCE/CLERK-TREASURER - TRUSTEE ANASTASIO H.1 Discussion and possible motion regarding a Budget Amendment Resolution 12-2026 amending Resolution 18-2025 Adopting the 2026 Budget for General Fund and OPEB Motion by Trustee Anastasio to approve Resolution 12-2026 Amending Resolution 18-2025 Adopting the 2026 Budget for a transfer from the general fund to OPEB as presented. Motion seconded by Trustee Washburn. On a roll call vote, motion Carried with Village President DeGroot, Trustee Karas, Trustee Washburn, Trustee Bhatia, Trustee Venturini, and Trustee Paulick voting aye. I. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - TRUTEE BHATIA J. PUBLIC WORKS - TRUSTEE ANASTASIO K. PUBLIC SAFETY - TRUSTEE L. HUMAN RESOURCES - TRUSTEE WASHBURN M. TOURISM - TRUSTEE VENTURINI N. REPORTS Village Administrator Village Staff Village Trustees Village President O. CLOSED SESSION P. ADJOURN Motion by Trustee Venturini to adjourn at 6:30 pm. Motion seconded by Trustee Bhatia. On voice vote, motion Carried Unanimously. 2