Village Board
Regular MeetingPalmyra, WI · July 14, 2025
Minutes
MEETING MINUTES
Village of Palmyra
SPECIAL VILLAGE BOARD MEETING
Monday July 14 2025
Village Hall
100 W. Taft Street
6:00 P.M.
The meeting was called to order at 6:03 pm by Village President Tim Gorsegner. Roll call:
Ball, Gorsegner, Petruska, Smith, Tucker, Wallace- present. Deichl-absent.
New Business
A. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Village Board of the Village of Palmyra may convene
into closed session pursuant to State Statute 19.85(1)(c) Considering employment,
promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over
which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. Specifically, the
Public Safety Director’s position. Tucker/Smith motion to go into closed session at 6:03 pm.
Roll call vote: Ball, Petruska, Gorsegner, Smith, Tucker, Wallace-aye-motion carried.
B. Wallace/Petruska motion to convene in open session at 8:02 pm pursuant to §19.85(2),
Stats., for possible additional discussion and action concerning any matter discussed. Roll
call vote: Ball, Gorsegner, Petruska, Smith, Tucker, Wallace-Aye. Motion carried. Paul
Blount was called on the phone to discuss the offer.
Gorsegner/Tucker motion offering the position of Public Safety Director to Paul Blount
pending appointment approval as Police Chief by the Police and Fire Commission.
Position is effective 7/14/2025, wage to be $85,000 until appointment as Police Chief then a
wage of $105,000.
Blount will have the use of a public safety response vehicle or squad to use as a take home
vehicle.
Benefits-per our handbook
Vacation - 80 hours until his anniversary date of March 17, 2026 then 120 hours on March
17, 2026, then 160 after 5 years. Roll call vote: Ball, Gorsegner, Smith, Tucker, Wallace-
aye- Petruska-nay. Motion carried.
President Gorsegner will contact Attorney Macy to draft a 1 year engagement letter.
Petruska/Wallace motion to adjourn at 8:07 pm. All ayes-motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Laurie Mueller,
Village Clerk/Treasurer
Minutes approved without corrections July 21, 2025
Agenda
AGENDA
Village of Palmyra
SPECIAL VILLAGE BOARD MEETING
Monday July 14 2025
Village Hall
100 W. Taft Street
6:00 P.M.
Call to Order
Roll Call
New Business
A. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Village Board of the Village of Palmyra may convene
into closed session pursuant to State Statute 19.85(1)(c) Considering employment,
promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over
which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. Specifically, the
Public Safety Director’s position.
B. You are further notified that at the end of the Closed Session, the Board may convene in
open session pursuant to §19.85(2), Stats., for possible additional discussion and action
concerning any matter discussed.
Adjournment
This is the agenda for the 7/14/25 Village Board meeting as of July 10, 2025
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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