Village of Holmen
Board Proceedings
December 11, 2003
President Chapman called the Holmen Village Board meeting to
order at 7:00 pm on December 11, 2003 at the Holmen
Village Hall. All members were
present. Motion by
Proctor, seconded by Anderson to approve the minutes of the November 13 and 20th, 2003 meetings,
with the exception that Seitz and Proctor were not present at the November 20th
meeting. Carried unanimously.
President Chapman announced appointments to the following
offices: Howard Olson, Joint Municipal
Court Committee; Floyd Schnabel, Redevelopment Authority; Jim Yowell, Board of Appeals; Aaron Erickson,
Planning Commission to complete the term of Maria Mason. Motion by Forde, seconded
by Seitz to approve the appointment of Floyd Schnabel to the Redevelopment
Authority to replace Al Becker. Carried unanimously. Motion by Anderson, seconded by Proctor to approve the appointment of James Yowell to the Board of Appeals as first alternate. Carried unanimously.
Finance and
Personnel Committee – Motion by Forde, seconded by Olson to approve the
December claims in the amount of $356,299.58.
Carried unanimously. Motion by Forde, seconded
by Anderson to approve operator licenses for Casey J. Williams and Wendy J.
Sather. Carried
unanimously. Trustee Olson
announced that the committee went into closed session to review Village
Administrator/Clerk applications.
President Chapman announced that interviews have been arranged for
December 15 and 16th beginning at 7:15
pm. He also announced that
the four candidates to be interviewed were:
Greg LaFond, Scott Heinig,
Alan Wildman and Larry Ruff. Motion by Forde, seconded by Hauser to approve contracting with
Eugene Alberts for assistance in preparing the Long Range Plan at a cost of
$100.00 per meeting. Carried unanimously.
Park, Recreation
and Library Committee – Trustee Hauser updated the Board on the monthly
activity of the Department. Trustee
Hauser also reported that Tornado Youth Hockey has donated a warming shed for Deer
Wood Park.
Law Enforcement
Committee – Trustee Anderson
updated the Board on the monthly activity of the Department.
Public Works
Committee – Motion by Olson, seconded by Anderson
to approve contracting with Municipal Well & Pump to replace parts at Well
4 at a cost of $8,003. Carried unanimously. Motion by Olson, seconded
by Proctor to authorize advertising for bids for the Sand Lake Road water and sewer project.
Carried unanimously. Motion by Olson, seconded
by Forde to approve Ordinance 1.04, Modification to the Wellhead Protection
Ordinance. Carried
unanimously.
Economic
Development Committee – No meeting.
Fire Board – No
Report.
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Board Proceedings
December 11, 2003
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Planning
Commission – President Chapman reported that at the November 18th
meeting Maria Mason resigned due to a conflict with scheduling. They also reviewed the time limit for
re-submittals for amendments to the zoning ordinance. The Committee unanimously recommended the
approval of the proposed amendment.
Report from La Crosse County Supervisor – Supervisor Spiker stated
that there being no new updates from the County
Board, he would just like to wish
everyone a Merry Christmas.
Report from Joint
Shared Ride Committee – Trustee Seitz updated the Board on the monthly
activity of the Shared Ride program.
President Chapman called the public hearing on proposed
Ordinance 9.03, an ordinance that regulates the time period a petitioner must
wait to re-apply for an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to order at 7:20 pm.
There were no objectors present.
President Chapman closed the public hearing at 7:25 pm.
Trustee Hauser questioned the 1-year wait for re-applying and felt that
a petitioner should be made aware of the rule at the Planning Commission. President Chapman stated that the Board could
choose to defer action on a petition for 30 days instead of making a decision
if unforeseen problems came up at the Public Hearing. Motion by Hauser, seconded
by Proctor to approve Ordinance 9.03.
Carried unanimously.
Motion by Proctor, seconded by Seitz to
adjourn at 7:30 pm. Carried
unanimously.
Karen Spreuer
Deputy Clerk