Village Board
Regular MeetingPalmyra, WI · December 2, 2024
Minutes
MEETING MINUTES
Village of Palmyra
REGULAR VILLAGE BOARD MEETING
Monday, December 2, 2024
Village Hall
100 W. Taft Street
6:00 P.M.
The meeting was called to order by Village President Kathy Weiss at 6:00 pm. Roll call: Ball,
Gorsegner, Kinjerski, Petruska, Smith, Troiola, Weiss-present. Troiola by phone at 6 pm until he
arrived at 6:18 pm. Also present: Joe DeYoung with MSA
Pledge of Allegiance
Communications: Board has a memo on the payment of fireworks permits. The Christmas parade is
this Sat at 5 pm. And Santa and tree lighting after at the Museum
Monthly Reports:
Public Works – Visu sewer lining the mains on some streets. The Christmas tree for museum is up.
Halbrucker is getting phone calls about the lead service line letters that went out.
Public Safety - nothing
Recreation Dept.-typed report
Library-typed report
Clerk/Treasurer – typed report
Public Forum: no one
1. Consent Agenda: All items listed are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion. There
will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board member requests, in which event the item
will be removed from the Consent agenda and be considered on the regular agenda.
A. Approval of the following minutes: November 18, 2024 Committee of the Whole Meeting and
November 19, 2024 Budget & Finance Committee meeting.
B. Mobile Home park license renewal for GVH Development LLC (aka: Beachwood Village)
C. Operator’s License for Simran Virk. Gorsegner/Smith motion to approve the consent agenda with a
correction to the budget meeting to clarify that a truck can get out the door but they are not fully
staffed and the board has been made aware of this. All ayes-motion carried.
2. Building Permits:
3. New Business
Discussion and Possible Action on the Following Items
A. Renewal of Village insurance policies with the League of WI, agent R&R Insurance.
Property, work comp, liability, etc. 3% or less for work comp, down 9%. Projecting
additional $400,000 of payroll from the fire/ems personnel causing some premium increases
and with liability insurance as exposure goes up too. The property side is all inflation and
workers’ comp increase based on payroll. 3 officers but not until June per Scott Pavlock, so
3 or 4.5 is incorrect. The Clerk will check the police and fire/ems payroll and get back to
Paul. Take the additional insured of Railroad off. Smith/Gorsegner motion to approve the
renewal of Village insurance policies with the League and R&R agent with noted
modifications to police personnel. Roll call vote: Ball, Gorsegner , Kinjerski ,
Petruska, Smith, Troiola, Weiss-aye. Motion carried.
B. Proposal for new ambulance-cot for the Fire/EMS Dept. old cot can’t be used in the new
ambulance, there are no replacement parts for this cot. Pre-payment reduces interest rate to
5%. Delivery in 2026. This is JUST the cot we are approving tonight. Ball/Kinjerski motion
to order new cot $59,410.08 now and pay later (2026) and get the extra trade in value. Roll
call vote: Ball, Gorsegner, Kinjerski, Petruska, Smith, Troiola, Weiss-aye. Motion
carried.
C. Troiola/Gorsegner motion to approve the payment of Bills totaling $210,669.85 on the bill
list with extras presented tonight to WE Energies, mileage reimbursement to Taylor
Kazinski for firefighter class, Verizon, credit card bill, Core and Main, Jefferson County
Treasurer, Hydro Corp, L& R meter testing. Roll call vote: Ball, Gorsegner,
Kinjerski, Petruska, Smith, Troiola, Weiss-aye. Motion carried.
D. Gorsegner/Ball motion to approve the contract with Johnson Block auditors for 2024 audit
in the amount of $24,900. Roll call vote: Ball, Gorsegner, Kinjerski, Petruska,
Smith, Troiola, Weiss-aye. Motion carried.
E. 2025 Utility Budgets: Water/Sewer and Stormwater budgets. Sewer maintenance of
collection system is lining the 10” laterals in town, old clay biggest expense. $131,000 in
structures & improvements is for replacing the 1970 pumps at carriage way lift station and
the generator at the pump station. Stormwater expenses- projects are fixing some of the
curb on Main St and catch basins, try to fix Village Hall parking lot for where rain gutters
run so there will be no more ice slick. Water-expenses-mixer for the water tower plus
wiring. There is damage from ice chunks. And 2 hydrants that need to be replaced and then
the whole PFAS project. Weiss/Gorsegner motion to approve all of the utility budgets as
presented. Roll call vote: Ball, Gorsegner, Kinjerski, Petruska, Smith, Troiola,
Weiss-aye. Motion carried.
F. Gorsegner/Ball motion to approve the contract for Pilot Testing from Water Surplus in the
amount of $30,850.00 Roll call vote: Ball, Gorsegner, Kinjerski, Petruska, Smith,
Troiola, Weiss-aye. Motion carried.
G. Smith/Gorsegner motion to approve the contract from MSA Professional Services for
SDWLP Funding Application in the amount of $14,000. Roll call vote: Ball, Gorsegner,
Kinjerski, Petruska, Smith, Troiola, Weiss-aye. Motion carried. All funding is in the
water utility fund per Scott Halbrucker.
H. Gorsegner/Ball motion to approve the option of 800 gmp, 2 systems in the amount of
$6,055,000 for the treatment of PFAS for the Water system and the cost from MSA not to
exceed $405,000.00 for the design work. Roll call vote: Ball, Gorsegner, Kinj erski,
Petruska, Smith, Troiola, Weiss-aye. Motion carried.
I. Ball/Kinjerski motion to convene into Closed Session with staff, pursuant to §19.85(1)(e),
Deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public
funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining
reasons require a closed session. Specifically, the contract for EMS Billing and the Marsh
Road Development. Roll call vote: Ball, Gorsegner, Kinjerski, Petruska, Smith,
Troiola, Weiss-aye. Motion carried.
J. Gorsegner/Petruska motion to convene into open session at 7:36 pm for further discussion
related to matters discussed in closed session. Roll call vote: Ball, Gorsegner,
Kinjerski, Petruska, Smith, Troiola, Weiss-aye. Motion carried.
Troiola/Petruska motion to adjourn at 7:36 pm. All ayes-motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Laurie Mueller
Village Clerk/Treasurer
Minutes approved with corrections Dec. 16, 2024
Agenda
AGENDA
Village of Palmyra
REGULAR VILLAGE BOARD MEETING
Monday, December 2, 2024
Village Hall
100 W. Taft Street
6:00 P.M.
Call to Order – 6:00 p.m.
Roll Call
Pledge of Allegiance
Communications:
Monthly Reports:
Public Works
Public Safety
Recreation Dept.
Library
Clerk/Treasurer
(These reports are from Staff to Board members. No item in the reports shall be discussed or acted on
by Board members unless it is specifically noted on the agenda that discussion may occur and/or action
may be taken on that item. If the Board wishes to discuss an item in the reports, the Board will direct that
item to be placed on the next Board agenda.)
Public Forum: Citizen’s statements should be limited to three (3) minutes per subject. Although the
public may speak on any item that is not included on this agenda as a ‘Public Hearing or Forum’, the
Board may not respond or discuss the issue brought forward at this time. In accordance with open
meeting laws, the council must notice an item on the agenda to allow discussion on that matter. Your
comments will be considered and may be placed on a future agenda for further discussion.
1. Consent Agenda: All items listed are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion. There
will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board member requests, in which event the item
will be removed from the Consent agenda and be considered on the regular agenda.
A. Approval of the following minutes: November 18, 2024 Committee of the Whole Meeting and
November 19, 2024 Budget & Finance Committee meeting.
B. Mobile Home park license renewal for GVH Development LLC (aka: Beachwood Village)
C. Operator’s License for Simran Virk.
2. Building Permits:
3. New Business
Discussion and Possible Action on the Following Items
A. Renewal of Village insurance policies with R&R Insurance.
B. Proposal for new ambulance-cot for the Fire/EMS Dept.
C. Payment of Bills totaling $210,669.85
D. Contract with Johnson Block
E. 2025 Utility Budgets
F. Contract for Pilot Testing from Water Surplus
G. Contract for SDWLP Funding Application from MSA Professional Services.
H. Discussion/possible action regarding the update on the PFAS for treatment and financing options for
Water system.
I. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Village Board of the Village of Palmyra may convene, upon
passage of the proper motion, into Closed Session with staff, pursuant to §19.85(1)(e), Deliberating
or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other
specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session.
Specifically, the contract for EMS Billing and the Marsh Road Development.
J. Take further notice that the Village Board may convene into open session for further discussion
related to matters discussed in closed session.
Adjournment
This is the agenda for the 12/02/24 Village Board meeting as of November 27, 2024, and is subject to
modification prior to said meeting pursuant to the Wisconsin Open Meetings Law. For additional
information: Phone 262-495-8316. Please be advised that agenda items may be taken in an order other
that which appears here, and that the Village Board may choose to take action on any item listed on this
agenda except topics brought up under department reports, committee reports and public input. It is
possible that members of, and possibly a quorum of, other governmental bodies of the Village may be in
attendance at the above stated meeting to gather information. No action will be taken by any
governmental body at the above stated meeting other than the governmental body specifically referred to
in the above notice.
Requests from persons with disabilities who need assistance to participate in this meeting should
be made to the Village Clerk’s office with as much advance notice as possible by contacting 262-
495-8316.
Laurie Mueller
Village Clerk/Treasurer
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