Special Board Meeting
Special MeetingSister Bay, WI · November 17, 2025
Minutes
1 VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING MINUTES
2 Thursday, November 11, 2025, Immediately Following Public Hearing
3 (Approval)
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5 1. Call to Order & Roll Call
6 President Bell called the special meeting of the Village Board of Trustees to order at 6:45 PM.
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8 Present: President Nathan Bell, trustees, Chad Kodanko, Kurt Harff, Denise Bhirdo, Lousie Howson,
9 and Brigid White. Trustee Patrice Champeau excused.
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11 Staff: Village Clerk Julie Thyssen
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13 Others: Jay Shambeau (Innovative Public Advisors)
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15 2. Approve Agenda
16 Motion by Harff, second by Kodanko, to approve the agenda. Motion carried – all ayes.
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18 3. Comments, Correspondence and Concerns from the Public
19 None
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21 4. Executive Session
22 a) Motion to convene in closed session Executive Session pursuant to:
23 Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) to consider employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation
24 data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises
25 responsibility:
26 i. Review Village Administrator Employment Agreement
27 at 6:47 p.m. by Bell, seconded by Kodanko. Roll call Kodanko – aye, Harff – aye, Bhirdo – aye, Bell –
28 aye, Howson – aye, White – aye. Motion carried.
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30 5. Adjourn
31 Motion to adjourn at 7:29 PM by Kodanko, second by Harff. Motion carried – all ayes.
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33 Meeting minutes by Julie Thyssen, Village Clerk
Agenda
VILLAGE BOARD MEETING
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2025 – IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING
Sister Bay Liberty Grove Fire Station, 2258 Mill Rd., Large Meeting Rm.
Deviations from the agenda order shown may occur
For additional meeting information visit: www.sisterbaywi.gov, click ‘Agendas and Minutes’
AGENDA
1. Call to Order & Roll Call
2. Approve Agenda
3. Comments, Correspondence and Concerns from the Public (Public comment limited to 3 non-transferable
minutes per person)
4. Executive Session
a) Consider a motion to convene into Executive Session pursuant to:
Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) to consider employment, promotion, compensation or
performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body
has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility:
i. Review Village Administrator Employment Agreement
b) Motion to Reconvene into Open Session
c) Motion for Action, if Appropriate
5. Adjourn
Public Notice
Public participation at meetings and correspondence is welcome. Submit emails or letters to the Village Clerk at clerk@sisterbaywi.gov or at the
Village Administration Office at 2383 Maple Drive, Sister Bay. Letters may not be read at the meeting but referenced and/or summarized. You
may also email Board members directly. Questions regarding the nature of the agenda items or more detail on the items listed can be directed to
the Village Administrator at julie.schmelzer@sisterbaywi.gov. Copies of reports and other supporting documentation are available for review
online and at the Village Administration Office during operating hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays – Thursdays, 8 a.m. to noon on Fridays).
Upon reasonable notice, a good faith effort will be made to accommodate the needs of disabled individuals through sign language interpreters or
other auxiliary aid or accommodation at no cost to the individual. Due to the difficulty in finding interpreters, requests should be made as far in
advance as possible, preferably a minimum of 48 hours. For additional information or to request this service, contact the Village Administration
Office at 920-854-4118; (FAX) 920-854-9637; emailing the Village Clerk at clerk@sisterbaywi.gov, or, by writing to the Village Administration Office,
2383 Maple Drive, PO Box 769, Sister Bay, WI 54234 (allow adequate mail time).
It is possible that members of and possibly a quorum of members of other governmental bodies may attend the meeting to gather information;
no action will be taken by any governmental body other than the body specifically referred to above.
The Village of Sister Bay is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
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