Village Board

OFFICIAL MINUTES – MEETING OF August 21, 2023 Village of North Fond du Lac – BOARD OF TRUSTEES Board Present Staff Present Mike Streetar – President Nick Leonard- Administrator John Duffy- Trustee Darren Pautsch-Police Chief Chuck Hornung- Trustee Jake Flaherty-Fire/EMS Chief Ann Price – Trustee Mitch Vis- Dir. of Public Works Mike Will-Trustee Kris Ruch-Deputy Treasurer Others present: A. ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS Streetar called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. Duffy, Hornung, Streetar, Price and Will present. B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE C. CITIZENS PARTICIPATION D. ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. The Board recognized Peter Fetters and his 20 years of service to the Village. E. PRESIDENTS BUSINESS AND STAFF REPORTS 1. Administrator Leonard and present Department Heads gave a summary of the weekly report. F. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Approve the minutes of the following Village Board Meeting: 08/07/2023. 2. Approve invoices and authorize checks to be drawn on the respective funds as indicated. 3. Approve the following operator license: Andrew Wild-Permanent-GPM Investments Callie Knapp-Permanent-GPM Investments 150 Sheboygan Street 261 Morris Street Fond du Lac, WI Fond du Lac, WI Motion to approve by Will, second by Price. 5 ayes. Motion carries. G. ADMINISTRATIVE 1. The Board had a brief discussion on the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF). Administrator Leonard gave a brief update on the security camera project and mentioned that we are still waiting on one proposal. 2. The Board and Staff discussed the health insurance proposals for 2023-2024. Administrator Leonard presented and explained the alternatives that they looked at and considered. Leonard recommended staying with UHC and increasing the deductible from $3k/$6k to $5k/$10k. This plan was about an 8% increase compared to last year’s plan. This was the most affordable option considered. Motion to approve UHC $5k/$10k deductible plan by Will, second by Hornung. All ayes, motion carries. 3. The Board discussed the dental insurance plan for 2023-2024. Leonard presented the plan with no increase or changes from last year. Motion to approve Delta Dental plan by Price, second by Duffy. All ayes. Motion carries. 4. The Board discussed the vision insurance plan for 2023-2024. Leonard presented the plan with no increase or changes from last year. Trustee will clarified that this plan covers eye exams and is offered to all employees, even those that do not take health insurance through the Village. Motion to approve Superior Vision insurance by Hornung, second by Price. All Ayes. Motion carries. 5. The Board discussed the employee contribution rates for insurances for 2024. Leonard proposed moving some of the health insurance contributions around to make them closer to a similar  percentage for each of the different groups. Leonard’s proposal decreased monthly amount for Employee by $20 and Employee + Children by $10 and increased Employee + Spouse by $10 and Family by $20 Will thought the reduction of a couple of them should be avoided and proposed Leonard’s plan, but keeping Employee and Employee + Children the same. Motion by Will to keep Employee and Employee + Children the same and increase Employee + Spouse by $10/month and Family by $20/ month. Second by Streetar. Roll Call: Duffy-no, Hornung-no, Streetar-yes, Price-no, Will-yes. Motion failed. Motion to approve the original proposal by Hornung, second by Duffy. Roll call: Duffy-yes, Hornung-yes, Streetar-no, Price-yes, Will-no. Motion carries 3-2. 6. The Board discussed and were presented with the Police, Fire and EMS budgets for 2024. There was discussion on the possibility of adding some Paid on Call hours to the Fire Department budget to help overnight coverage on Thursday-Sunday from 7PM to 7AM. Staff will continue to look into the details and will keep this item out of the budget until further discussion. This would add approximately $15K of expense annually to the budget. 7. The Board and Staff discussed the 2024-2028 Capital Improvement Plan. Staff will gather some more details on some items and continue discussion at future meetings. H. ORDINANCES 1. The Board discussed Ordinance O-2023-04 an ordinance amending 21.05(2)(c) Required Open Space. First reading. 2. The Board discussed Ordinance O-2023-05 an ordinance amending 10.04(2)(e), Driveways. First reading. 3. The Board discussed Ordinance O-2023-06 an ordinance amending 21.13(4)(f), Yards. First reading. 4. The Board discussed Ordinance O-2023-07 an ordinance creating 8.04(1), Camping Units. First reading. I. UNFINISHED BUSINESS J. NEW BUSINESS L. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Price with a second by Duffy to adjourn at 8:05 P.M.- 5 ayes. Respectfully submitted, ______________________________ __________________________________ Michael Streetar, Village President Nick Leonard, Village Administrator