Village Board Meeting Feb 12, 2018

Village of Almond Board Meeting February 12, 2018 Members present: B. Roehrborn, J. Riggenbach, S. Bunders, R. Burns, K. Olson Visitors present: Richard Novotny, Dan Folan President K. Trzebiatowski called the Meeting to order at 7:00 pm. K. Olson made a motion, seconded by B. Roehrborn to accept January’s minutes. Motion carried 5-0. J. Riggenbach made a motion, seconded by B. Roehrborn to accept the Treasurer’s Report. Motion carried 5-0. Richard Novotny: Inquiring on ROW located to west of his property on County Road D. He would like to use some for gardening. This area is a plotted, unimproved Village street and the Village will not sell. Danny needs access to maintain the sewer lines through there also. K. Olson made a motion, seconded by R. Burns to let R. Novotny plant a garden no more than 20 feet onto undeveloped High School Street for the 2018 growing season. No structures may be built and the Village would not be liable for any injury or damage occurred. Motion carried 5-0. Finance: K. Olson made a motion, seconded by B. Roehrborn to approve the February disbursements. Motion carried 5-0. Fire: A deal has been made for the purchase of a John Deere UTV. We are waiting for the installation of the extra equipment needed for Fire/EMS use. B. Roehrborn made a motion, seconded by J. Riggenbach to approve the recommended Emergency Service Number (ESN) changes for our municipality. Motion carried 5-0. Properties: We did not pass our Fuel Tank Inspection, twice. The problem is a lack of a grounding rod but due to the ground being frozen, it cannot be installed at this time. We have been given a compliance date of April 1, 2018 to get up to code. More shelving is needed in the vault, however, there is a lot of old paperwork that does not need to be retained. Cleaning out the old papers will be the first step taken to get the vault organized. S. Bunders made a motion, seconded by K. Olson to allow Danny to permanently install the bulletin board in the Village Hall. Motion carried 5-0. Public Works: No report. Ordinance/Personnel: Personnel Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday February 21, 2018 at 7 pm to work on the Employee manual. Equipment: There are 193.7 hours on the rented tractor at this time. The Village is looking into a renting a new lawn mower as opposed to purchasing a new one. Our old one has over 2000 hours on it. Zoning: No report. Cemetery: No report. Beautification: No report. Other business: A Library Strategic Planning Session will be held on Friday February 16, 2018 at the Main Library from 10-1pm. J. Riggenbach and B. Roehrborn will represent the Village of Almond at this session. J. Fay is looking into what he can do to fund the razing of his condemned house. K. Olson made a motion, seconded by J. Riggenbach to issue an Operator’s License to C. Methfessal. Motion carried 5-0. Next meeting: Monday March 12, 2018 at 7pm. K. Olson made a motion, seconded by S. Bunders to adjourn at 8:25 pm. Motion carried 5-0 Heidi Iwanski Clerk