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VILLAGE OF LIVINGSTON
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES
October 8, 2019
HELD AT VILLAGE HALL-220 W. BARBER AVE, LIVINGSTON, WI 53554
Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm by Village president, Tom Brown.
Roll call taken; Tom Brown-present, Deb France-present, John Jelle-present, Chris Roth-present. Linda Friesen, Jason Potter-present & Tim Loeffelholz- present. Also in attendance: Steve Jeardeau, Jean Slack, Marcella Danti, Mary Sue Divine, Mark Digman and Clerk Christina Christianson. Gary Stuckey was absent.
Motion by France to approve agenda. Jelle seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.
Clerk verified posting of agenda at Livingston post office, Village message board and Village office on 10/3/19.
Motion by Friesen to approve September minutes. Loeffelholz seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.
Police Report
Steve gave a brief update and has been handing out some warnings as well as some citations.
Library Report-Jean Slack
Jean gave the board a brief summary of the library history and asked the board for more money for the 2020 budget as they would like to purchase some new computers and are in need of more money for book as the counties money keep decreasing. Jean stated that they are pretty much “broke”. The library does understand that the village pays for not just the salaries of library staff but for all utilities, building expenses, etc. The library only pays for their phone line. The board did state they will discuss at the budget meeting and see what can be done.
Engineering Report- Mark Digman
Mark Digman with Delta 3 Engineering gave the board a handout and discussed the following information; noting that the village board wants to make sure that there will be a sidewalk preferably on the north side of Barber Ave up to Hwy 80.
Discussed the proposed 2020 Infrastructure Improvements – Barber Ave. and Grove St.
Motion by France to approve the DOA Grant agreement for the CDBG program contingent upon the Village Grant Agreement. Brown Seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.
Engineering Report- Mark Digman-Continued-
Motion by Friesen to approve the engineering contract with Delta 3 Engineering for services on the 2020 infrastructure improvements. Jelle seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.
Motion by Potter to approve Delta 3 for our Grant Administration Contract for the 2020 infrastructure improvements. Roth seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.
Tom Brown signed the Fair Housing Proclamation.
Mark discussed some Project Funding Applications.
DNR Intent to Apply & Priority Evaluation Ranking Form. PERF-
Motion by Brown to approve the Local Road Improvements Program with possibly having the work done on Clifton, Watson and Florence streets. France seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.
Discussed the Wisconsin DOT Multimodal Local Supplement (MLS) Program. The board decided not to apply for this.
New Business
Motion by Brown to approve yearly bill of $2500.00 and a donation in the amount of $100.00 to Montfort Rescue Squad. Roth seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.
Unfinished Business
No update as they are still behind on new ballpark due to weather.
Clerk Report-Christina Christianson
Motion by Brown to set Public Hearing Meeting for 2020 General Budget for November 12, 2019 at 6:45pm with the regular board meeting to immediately follow. Potter seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.
Treasurers Report-Christina Christianson
Motion by Potter to approve September Treasurer’s report. Friesen seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.
Motion by Brown to approve bills in the amount of $16,624.84 to community first bank for loan for Firehouse addition to be paid out of the general account and Delta 3 Engineering in the amount of $4561.50 to be paid out of the sewer account. France seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.
Motion by Roth to approve Clerk to transfer of funds within the Village accounts through the LGIP and Community First Bank. Jelle seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.
President’s Report
None
Maintenance Report- Gary Stuckey
See attached sheet for other maintenance report information from Gary. Christina handed out Gary’s report as he could not attend meeting.
Motion by Jelle to approve changing of hours for spring and fall clean up from 9am to noon. Potter seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.
Motion to go into closed session
Motion by Loeffelholz to go into closed session at 8:10 pm. Roth seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.
Motion to Reconvene into open Session
Motion by Friesen to go back into open session at 8:22pm. Loeffelholz Seconded . All in favor. Motion passed.
Motion to Vote as a result of closed session
Motion by Loeffelholz to approve wage increases as of January 1, 2020 for the following:
$.75 cents per hour for Gary Stuckey (hourly wage will be $23.00 an hour), $.75 per hour for Christina Christianson (hourly wage will be $20.00 an hour), $.50 per hour for Clem Wiegman (hourly wage will be $16.50 per hour), $.40 per hour for Betty Schambow (hourly wage will be $16.00 per hour) and $.25 per hour for Mary Sue Divine (hourly wage will be $11.00 per hour). Health Insurance for Gary and Christina for 2020 to stay the same as the Village will cover 88% of costs and employee to cover the remaining 12% cost. Increase library budget by $1000.00 for the year of 2020 only.
Potter seconded. All in favor with roll call vote. Motion passed.
Motion by France to adjourn at 8:35 pm. Brown seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.
Next regular Village Board meeting will be on:
Tuesday November 12, 2019 starting immediately after
the Public Hearing Budget Meeting, which starts at 6:45pm.
DRAFT COPY UNTIL NEXT BOARD MEETING
Christina L. Christianson--Village of Livingston, Clerk/Treasurer