| PROCEEDINGS OF REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 28, 2019 |
| A regular meeting of the Birnamwood Village Board was held on Monday evening, January 28, 2019 |
| at the Matsche Center. |
| All members were present. |
| Also present: Tom Gatz, Dennis Wruck, Sheila Humblet, Don Schmidt, Chris Jensen, Ed Resch, |
| Rueben Eckardt & Jody Dombrowski |
| President Sprague called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. |
| Tom Gatz questioned gas tax applied at Remington Oil as we are tax exempt. |
| Rueben Eckardt verified that the meeting has been posted. |
| Minutes were read and approved. |
| Bills were presented. |
| Burazin/Behm m/s/c to approve bills as presented. Roll call vote – all yes. |
| Rueben Eckardt mentioned that the top fence rail in the ballpark outfield needs to be capped. |
| The aerator pump at Birchwood will not be rebuilt. |
| Broadband informational meeting will be held February 11, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at the Matsche Center. |
| Jody Dombrowski contacted Congressman Mike Gallagher and Rep. Mary Felzkowski in regard to |
| need for greater accessibility to broadband internet. Both have responded. |
| Complaint about dogs running at large from rental properties in the Corazalla subdivision. |
| Karl Behm, Carol Resch & Bob Ecker met on January 21st to perform Chris Jensen’s review. They |
| recommend a 2.5% raise (.62) retro-active to January 1, 2019. Burazin/R. Resch m/s/c to grant |
| raise as presented. Roll call vote all yes with Ecker voting no. |
| Discussion held in regard to Chris Jensen attending board meetings. Burazin/R. Resch m/s/c |
| to pay Chris Jensen hourly wages equal to length of meeting. Roll call vote – all yes with Ecker |
| voting no. |
| President Sprague shared a cost estimate per municipality for new fire truck. |
| Ice rink is open. Notification is made on sign by rink and website. No ad in paper is necessary. |
| Fire Department has asked for and will pay for a water meter in the village garage so fire trucks |
| can be filled from there. |
| Fine screen at sewer plant needs replacing in spring. |
| Ecker/Diers m/s/c to adjourn at 8:25 p.m. |
| Lauri Klumpyan, clerk/treasurer |
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