Village of Holmen
Board Proceedings
October 14, 2004
President Chapman called the Holmen Village Board meeting to
order at 7:00 PM on October 14, 2004 at the Holmen Village
Hall. All members were present. Motion by Anderson, seconded by Proctor to approve the minutes of the September 9, 2004 meeting. Carried unanimously.
Finance and
Personnel Committee – Motion by Forde, seconded by Proctor to approve
the October claims
in the amount of $265,071.49. Carried unanimously. Motion by
Forde, seconded by Hauser to approve the 2005 Village of Holmen Fee Schedule as presented. Carried unanimously.
Motion by Forde, seconded by Olson to approve revocation of
Employee Policy 510 – Payment in Lieu. Carried unanimously. Motion by Forde, seconded by Proctor to approve an operator’s
license for Melissa Kersten. Carried
unanimously. Motion by Forde, seconded by Anderson to
approve an operator’s license for Tori McConnell.
Carried unanimously. Motion by Forde, seconded by Hauser to
approve an operator’s license for Dustin Lindberg. Carried unanimously.
Motion by Forde, seconded by Proctor to approve a Provisional Class A Liquor License for Blooming Baskets. Carried unanimously. Motion by Forde, seconded by Seitz to approve the bid from Advanced
Seamless for modifications to the Village Hall gutters and downspouts in the
amount of $1,645. Carried unanimously.
Park, Recreation
and Library Committee – Motion by Hauser, seconded by Anderson
to approve Ordinance 7.04 Amendment – Land Division 90-4 implementing park land
dedication, or fee in lieu of land, for commercial/industrial development
within the Village of Holmen.
Carried unanimously.
Law Enforcement
Committee – Anderson gave
an overview of the monthly law enforcement activity report.
Municipal Court
Update – Olson gave an overview of the Joint Municipal Court activity.
A formal policy and procedure manual is being developed. The 2005
Muncipal Court budget
was presented. All currently participating municipalities have agreed to
continue participation through 2005. Participants have expressed a desire for
more attention to municipal fine collections. The next meeting of the Joint
Municipal Court Committee is October
20, 2004 at 10:30 AM.
Public Works
Committee – Motion by Olson, seconded by Forde to approve hiring Mathy Construction to perform hot-mix patching throughout
the Village at a rate of $31.96/sq. yd. of bituminous material for a total cost
of approximately $4,000. Carried unanimously. Motion by Olson, seconded by Proctor to authorize an appraisal,
site testing and preliminary purchase negotiations for a parcel of land for a
new well site. All costs to be funded by the Water Fund. Carried unanimously.
Fire Board Report
– Forde reported that the Fire Board did not meet in September. The next
meeting is scheduled for October 21,
2004.
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Board Proceedings
October 14, 2004
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Planning
Commission – Motion by Proctor, seconded by Hauser to approve the Dummer certified survey map as presented with the
conditions that all three parcels be connected to Village water and sewer
service and that the existing well and septic systems be properly abandoned.. Carried unanimously. Motion by Proctor,
seconded by Anderson to approve the Thorud/Peitrek Harvest
Hill Final Plat. Carried unanimously. President
Chapman reported that the Village of Holmen
Comprehensive Plan had been referred back to the
Long Range Planning Committee for proposed revisions and review. Action to be
taken at the Special Board Meeting scheduled for 7
PM on Thursday, October
21, 2004.
La Crosse
County
Supervisor - Chuck Spiker reported that the 2005 La Crosse County
Preliminary Budget has been completed. This is the first budget developed under
the new County Administrator,
Steve O’Malley and some procedural changes have been made. Mr. Spiker reminded those present that he is always available
to answer questions or provide clarification of any County
Board related activities.
Public Hearing
At 7:30 PM
President Chapman called to order the public hearing on Ordinance 5.04
Amendment to Chapter 195 Zoning – Annexation Fee. Chapman explained that the
basis for the fee is the 5 years property taxes due the Township in the event
of an annexation. No legal objectors were present. The public hearing was
closed at 7:33 PM. Motion by Forde, seconded Olson to approve Ordinance 5.04
Amendment to Chapter 195 Zoning – Annexation Fee. Carried
unanimously.
Joint Shared Ride
Committee – Trustee Seitz updated the Board on the monthly Shared-Ride
activity.
Other –
President Chapman announced that a recent report published recently by the
Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance reflected very positively on the Village
of Holmen. The report covered four
categories of spending – general government, street maintenance, police and
fire-ambulance. In comparing municipalities with populations below 7,000 The
Village of Holmen ranked lowest in per capita spending in three of the four
reported categories – general government, street maintenance and police. The
Village also ranked below the median per capita spending in the fire-ambulance
category. The Village of Holmen
was ranked the lowest in overall per capita spending. Administrator Schmit
distributed the Proposed 2005 Village
of Holmen Budget for preliminary
review. A special meeting to discuss the proposed budget is scheduled for 7 PM on Thursday, October 21, 2004.
Motion by Proctor, seconded by Seitz to
adjourn at 7:53 PM. Carried
unanimously.
Catherine Schmit
Village Administrator/Clerk