Regular Village Board Meeting s1

THE ENDEAVOR VILLAGE HALL 400 CHURCH STREET, ENDEAVOR, WI 53930 May 10, 2016 at 6:30pm

Call to Order: Meeting was called to order at 6:30 pm by President LaSure.

Roll Call: Trustees K. D’Asto, and R. Myers were present. Trustee H. Cuff was absent. President L. LaSure was present. Clerk L. Myers was present. There were 4 people in the audience.

Oath of Office: L. Myers swore in Norlene Gray as Village Trustee. Her seat will expire in April 2018.

Approval of Minutes: A MOTION was made by R. Myers, seconded by K. D’Asto and carried to approve the minutes of the April 12, 2016 regular board meeting and the April 20, 2016 special board meeting.

Financials and Contracts: L. Myers stated all bills were normal for the month of April 2016 with the exception of check 7687 to Marquette County Highway Dept for $1,392.89 which was for salt ordered in January. Check 7688 to Regal Flags for $289.40 which was for new flags at Veteran’s Memorial Park and will be reimbursed by Endeavor Lions Club, and check 7697 to McDaniels Auto repair for $195.00 which was for maintenance to the mower which included new hydraulic fluid, battery change, etc. A MOTION was made by R. Myers, seconded by K. D’Asto and carried to approve the monthly financial report.

Committee Appointments: L. Lasure recommended reappointing H. Cuff to the Finance Committee. A MOTION was made by R. Myers, seconded by K. D’Asto and carried to approve appointing H. Cuff to the finance committee. L. LaSure recommended appointing Carol Coppernoll as a Village Resident to the Library board. L. Myers stated Becky Pfile and the library board would like to recommend Damon Pfile to the Library board as a village resident. A MOTION was made by R. Myers, seconded by K. D’Asto and carried to approve appointing Carol Coppernoll to the Library Board. L. LaSure stated a Village Board member still needs to be appointed to the Library Board. Discussion ensued as to the time of the library board meetings. They are the fourth Tuesday of the month at 4pm. This time does not work for K. D’Asto or N. Gray. Either would be willing to serve upon the Library board if it weren’t for the time constraints due to work. L. LaSure will be approaching the Library Board to see if they can change the time of the meetings to accommodate schedules. L. LaSure recommended appointing K. D’Asto to the Public Safety/Public Works/Streets committee. A MOTION was made by R. Myers, seconded by N. Gray and carried to approve appointing K. D’Asto to the Public Safety/Public Works/Streets committee. L. LaSure recommended appointing N. Gray to the Public Safety/Public Works/Streets committee. A MOTION was made by K. D’Asto, seconded by R. Myers and carried to approve appointing N. Gray to the Public Safety/Public Works/Streets committee. L. LaSure recommended appointing K. D’Asto to the Public Health committee. A MOTION was made by R. Myers, seconded by N. Gray and carried to approve appointing K. D’Asto to the Public Health committee. L. LaSure recommended appointing N. Gray to the Weed Commissioner committee. A MOTION was made by R. Myers, seconded by K. D’Asto and carried to approve appointing N. Gray as Weed Commissioner.

Public Safety: Police Dept: Chief Beckett was present and asked the board what they will be allowed to look for in a squad car. The car they looked at in IL didn’t work out. The Board stated they would like to get more information on the County squad cars which will be sold at the beginning of next year. They asked Chief Beckett to speak with the Sheriff to see if they would be willing to sell one to us, and if so, how much. The County squads have approximately 100,000 miles on them and purchase price would probably be between $5,000-7,000. They are AWD. Chief Beckett has driven one before and they are nice cars and handle well. A MOTION was made by K. D’Asto, seconded by R. Myers and carried to approve Chief Beckett speaking to the Sheriff and getting more info on the car to bring to the board. Fire Dept: None Public Works: Plow Truck: L. LaSure stated we need to start looking into plow truck purchases soon. We would be looking for a heavy duty type pickup truck much like landscapers use. K. D’Asto would like to get quotes on new trucks so we would have a warranty. R. Myers stated it would be best for the village to buy a used truck and it would be sufficient for the Village Usage. The truck would be able to be used during winter for plowing and also during summer for park usage or brush cleanup, etc. K. D’Asto stated a new truck would run approximately $65,000. He will be contacting Madison Trucking and other places for quotes. R. Myers stated the Village could spend between $15,000-20,000 on a nicer used truck that would be sufficient for Village usage. He will be looking at getting quotes on used trucks. The Board agreed to TABLE a decision on a truck until quotes can be received. Public Welfare: Library Report: L. Myers read the library report. K. D’Asto stated he would like to see a breakdown of the checkouts from the library listing book checkouts vs. DVD checkouts. A MOTION was made by R. Myers, seconded by K. D’Asto and carried to approve having Clerk Myers ask the Library Director for a more detailed breakdown of checkouts. Park Committee Report: R. Myers stated he has not cut the dead tree down at the park yet, but will be doing so soon. The park is being utilized by Little League now and a contract will be given to Jeff Krocker this week for the Friday night softball league which will be starting up June 3rd. Beautification Committee: None to report.

Public Comments: None Announcements: None Adjourn: A MOTION was made by K. D’Asto, seconded by R. Myers and carried to adjourn at 7:29 p.m.

Dated this 16th day of May, 2016 Laura Myers, Clerk/Treasurer