Village Board
Regular MeetingWaterford, WI · June 12, 2017
Minutes
Village of Waterford
Village Board Official Minutes
June 12, 2017
The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by President Schneider.
Village Board Present: President Jim Schneider, Tamara Pollnow, Don Houston, Andy Ewert and Jerry Filut
Excused: Kathy Nargis
Also Present: Rebecca Ewald, Chief Rick Mueller, Marcy Hasenstab, Rachel Ladewig, Mark Kolczaski, Fred
Kohler, Brian Lauer, Gil Amborn and Dave Fidlin
Public Hearing – None
Pollnow moved and Houston seconded to move to item 7 & 8 on the agenda – Review and act on
Proclamations for Brian Lauer and Gil Amborn. Motion carried. Ewert moved and Pollnow seconded to
approve the Proclamations for Brian Lauer and Gil Amborn. Motion carried. President Schneider recited the
proclamations and presented them to Lauer and Amborn.
Public Appearances - Racine County Board of Drainage, 6/8 – Fred Koeller.
Reading and Approval of Minutes
Pollnow moved and Houston seconded to approve the regular meeting minutes for May 22, 2017.
Motion carried.
Houston moved and Ewert seconded to approve the Joint Finance Committee and Village Board
minutes for May 22, 2017. Motion Carried.
Unfinished Business
Update on architect/engineering contract services for the Station No. 2 living quarters.
Update on lease agreement with Gateway Technical College.
New Business
Ewert moved and Pollnow seconded to approve the Proclamation for Tony Hegemann. Motion carried.
Houston moved and Filut seconded to approve Resolution #829 - Amending the Street and Parking
Regulation Schedule. Motion carried.
Ewert moved and Pollnow seconded to approve the attached list of Licenses for 2017-2018 Class “A”
and “B” Beer; “Class A” and “Class B” Liquor, Reserve “Class B” Liquor; Cigarette, Dance, Amusement/Coin.
Motion carried.
Ewert moved and Houston seconded to approve all one year and two year Operator’s Licenses except
Nicole Smars. The motion also requests to have Nicole Smars come to the next Board meeting on June 26th
before they make a decision to approve her operator’s license. The clerk will contact Nicole Smars via phone
and first class mail to let her know she needs to come to the next village board meeting. Motion carried.
The Village Attorney discussed recent sex offender ordinance litigation that may affect the Village’s
ordinance. The Board requested to have the Village Attorney update the Village’s sex offender ordinance to
minimize any lawsuits against the Village.
Pollnow moved and Ewert seconded to appointment of Becky Bell to the Finance Committee. Motion
carried.
Pollnow moved and Ewert seconded to appointment of Jim Schneider to the Finance Committee.
Motion carried.
Invoices & Finances
Ewert moved and Houston seconded to approve the prepaid invoices in the amount of $56,914.63.
Motion carried. Ewert moved and Houston seconded to approve the unpaid invoices in the amount of
$207,064.27. Motion carried.
Houston moved and Pollnow seconded to approve Resolution #826 – Transfer of Park Impact Fees.
Motion carried.
Houston moved and Pollnow seconded to approve Resolution #827 – Transfer of Library Impact Fees.
Motion carried.
Houston moved and Ewert seconded to approve Change Order #2 - River East Improvements in the
amount of $948,749.11. Motion carried.
Ewert moved and Houston seconded to approve Pay Application #2 - River East Improvements in the
amount of $181,899.66. Motion carried.
Pollnow moved and Ewert seconded to approve Change Order #3 - River East Improvements in the
amount of $1,018,311.61. Motion carried.
Ewert moved and Filut seconded to approve the sale of the fire utility truck in the amount of $55,000.
Motion carried.
Houston moved and Ewert seconded to approve the purchase of a new Fire Engine (pumper tanker) in
the amount of $654,923 but wait on the Quint (ladder truck) in the amount of $914,973. Motion carried.
Report of the Village Administrator
Strategic Planning Meeting, Tuesday, June 13th at 6:30 p.m. – Village Hall.
WisDOT minutes from STH 36 Local Officials Meeting.
Review and act on pursing Wisconsin Department of Tourism Report.
Report of Standing Committees - None
Closed Session
Pollnow moved and Filut seconded to adjourn the meeting into closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat.
19.85(1)(c) to review performance of individual employees relative to pay plan implementation, by roll call
vote at 8:05 pm; Ewert – aye, Filut – aye, Schneider – aye, Pollnow – aye, Nargis – aye, Houston – aye.
Motion carried. The meeting adjourned into closed session at 8:05 PM. The Clerk was relieved of her duties
and the remaining minutes were recorded by the Administrator. The Board discussed individual employees
relative to pay plan implementation.
Reconvene into Open Session
Filut moved and Pollnow seconded to reconvene into open session at 8:32 p.m. Motion carried.
Adjournment
Filut moved and Ewert seconded to adjourn at 8:32 p.m. Motion carried.
Submitted by,
Rachel Ladewig, Clerk
Rebecca Ewald, Administrator
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