VILLAGE NEWS
The Village of Reeseville Board Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month beginning at 7:00pm. 
All Village Residents are encouraged to attend. 
The first 15 minutes are for public in-put. The Board Meeting Minutes from the preceding month are in our Newsletter.
Please remember, all meeting minutes are not official until approved by the Board at the following meeting.

PROCEEDINGS OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF
THE VILLAGE BOARD
OF THE VILLAGE OF REESEVILLE

OCTOBER 9, 2008

                A duly-convened meeting of the Village Board of the Village of Reeseville, Dodge County, Wisconsin, was held in open session on October 9, 2008, and called to order by President, Kenneth Schimmel, at 7:02p.m.  The following Trustees were present: Janice Boettcher, Lee Brasch,  Michael Couperus, Kenneth Leistico, Brian Miller, and David Snow. The following Trustees were absent: None.

            Notice of this meeting was given to the public at least 24 hours prior to the meeting by forwarding the complete agenda to the official Village newspaper, The Watertown Daily Times, and to all news media that have requested the same as well as posting.  Copies of the complete agenda were available for inspection at the Village Clerk’s Office.

            Motion by Michael Couperus and seconded by Kenneth Leistico to approve the agenda.  Motion carried.

            Minutes of the previous regular meeting were formerly sent to all Board members and posted.   A correction was noted that it was the Street Committee that met to review the streets, not the Utility Committee.  Motion by Michael Couperus and seconded by Janice Boettcher that the minutes of the previous regular meeting be approved with the correction.  Motion carried.

Treasurer reports of the General Treasury, the Treasury of the Sewer and Water Utility were reviewed by the Board.  Motion by Janice Boettcher and seconded by Kenneth Leistico that the Treasurer reports of all the accounts be approved.  Motion carried.

Don Neitzel from Kunkel Engineering Group reported on this year’s construction projects.  He stated that not all the suppliers had been paid yet for the water relay so final payment to Allen Howe and Son’s could not be made.  He also reported that on the Park Avenue project total quantities had not been finalized on all items and final pay request should be available at the November meeting. 

Kenneth Leistico reviewed with the Board what had previously taken place with the Smart Growth requirement in Wisconsin and the meetings they had with Clyman and Lowell.  Clyman was now going to have General Engineering do their comprehensive plan. Ken introduced Robert Roth from General Engineering.  Mr. Roth updated the Board on AB718 and the requirements under the Smart Growth Law.  He handed out a sheet on the Smart Growth Law and went over the nine main elements.  He stated his firm was available to do a Smart Growth plan or the Village could use their present engineering firm as they had most of the information for the maps.

            Police Officer, Kevin Hall, reviewed the Police report for the past month with the Board.

            The board was informed of a letter from the DNR concerning the bypass of untreated sewer water last summer during the flood.

The County would be in to repaint the center line on North Main Street and everything was ready to switch the parking to the East side of the Street.  David snow reviewed the recent inspection of the streets.

The Board discussed the proposal for lighting in the Whispering Woods Subdivision and had previous decided to go with the initial payment of $6,557.60 and a monthly charge of $37.93.  WE Energies would be contacted to do the lighting work yet this fall as two homes were now in the subdivision.

            Tuesday, October 21^st at 6:00 p.m. was the date set for the Board to meet and work on the 2009 Budget.  Kenneth Leistico reviewed the Kitchen project for the Community Center and informed the Board about a Halloween Bash that would be held at the Community Center October 31^st.

            Janice Boettcher informed the Board that Karen Witte had been hired as Library Director.

 Motion by Kenneth Leistico and seconded by Janice Boettcher that the bills be approved as read and the Clerk and Utility Treasurer be instructed to draw orders for same.  Motion carried.

Motion by Michael Couperus and seconded by Lee Brasch that the meeting be adjourned.  Motion carried.

Donald Gibson

Clerk

PROCEEDINGS OF A

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE VILLAGE BOARD

OF THE VILLAGE OF REESEVILLE

October 21, 2008

                A Special Meeting of the Village Board of the Village of Reeseville, Dodge County, Wisconsin, was held in open session on October 21, 2008, and called to order by President, Kenneth Schimmel, at 6:00 p.m.  The following Trustees were present: Janice Boettcher, Michael Couperus, Kenneth Leistico, Brian Miller, and David Snow.  The following Trustees were absent:  Lee Brasch

Notice of this meeting was given to the public at least 24 hours prior to the meeting by forwarding the complete agenda to the official Village newspaper, The Daily Citizen, and to all news media that have requested the same as well as posting.  Copies of the complete agenda were available for inspection at the Village Clerk’s Office.

            The Board then worked as a committee on the 2009 Budget.  The Board completed the proposed Budget after cutting some department requests.

Motion by Kenneth Leistico and seconded by Janice Boettcher that the meeting be adjourned.  Motion carried.

Donald Gibson

Clerk