CITY OF MONDOVI
COUNCIL MINUTES
JANUARY 24, 2017
CALL TO ORDER:
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:45 P.M. BY MAYOR PRONSCHINSKE, PRESIDING OVER THE MEETING AT CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 156 S. FRANKLIN ST., MONDOVI, WI
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL:
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: JAKE AVERY, LYNN SMITH, LORI LARSON, MIKE KRISIK, JERRY RUD, DAVID SCHULTZ AND SARA ERICKSON. ALSO PRESENT: MAYOR TREIG PRONSCHINSKE AND INTERIM CITY ADMINISTRATOR RUSSELL VAN GOMPEL.
ACCEPT AGENDA:
MOTION BY SCHULTZ AND SECONDED BY RUD TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA AS POSTED. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
MOTION BY RUD AND SECONDED BY LARSON TO APPROVE THE JANUARY 10, 2017 COUNCIL MINUTES. MOTION CARRIED.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
MOTION BY SCHULTZ AND SECONDED BY KRISIK TO APPROVE THE JANUARY 11, 2017 ADMINISTRATOR/CLERK HIRING COMMITTEE MINUTES. MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION BY KRISIK AND SECONDED BY LARSON TO APPROVE THE JANUARY 16, 2017 PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MINUTES. MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION BY ERICKSON AND SECONDED BY SMITH TO APPROVE THE JANUARY 17, 2017 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MINUTES. MOTION CARRIED.
NEW BUSINESS:
DISCUSSION WAS HELD ON THE WAY FIRE RUNS ARE NOW BEING BILLED TO TOWNSHIPS.
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS WERE PROVIDED:
(DEAN HESTEKIN) RECEIVED FIRE CONTRACT WITH NO INPUT FROM TOWNSHIPS ON CONTRACT. CONCERN WITH BILLING TOWNSHIPS AND TOWNSHIPS BEING
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RESPONSIBLE FOR BILLS.
(MAYOR PRONSCHINSKE) DISCUSSED CURRENT FIRE CONTRACT LANGUAGE OF TOWNSHIPS WITH FLAT RATE FEE OF $4,500.00 BEING CHARGED TO EACH WHETHER FULL COVERAGE OR PARTIAL PLUS HOURLY FEE PER VEHICLE FOR 1 MAN. NOTED LAST CHANGE IN 2013 WITH RATE CHANGE APPROXIMATELY IN 2005.
(JAN COOKE) TOWNSHIPS NEED FIRE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT NEEDS THE TOWNSHIPS.
(RUSSELL VAN GOMPEL) SHARED HIS EXPERIENCES ON COST ALLOCATION AND SUGGESTED AN AD-HOC COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND AMEND THE CONTRACT. HE SUGGESTED CHANGES FOR THE 2018 CONTRACT AND THAT THE CONTRACT BE FOR MULTIPLE YEARS.
CONCERNS WERE RAISED ON THE TIMELINESS AND FREQUENCY OF BILLS.
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WERE MADE ON COUNTY AND STATE REIMBURSEMENTS.
(2) TOWNSHIPS LOOKING INTO INDEPENDENT SERVICE/TOWNSHIPS LOOKING INTO IDEAS AND ALTERNATIVES TO MAKE CHARGES FAIR FOR EVERYONE.
(MAYOR PRONSCHINSKE) SUGGESTED GETTING BILLS OUT MORE QUICKLY TO TOWNSHIPS.
NO ACTION WAS TAKEN ON ISSUE OF CHARGING NO RECYCLING FEES TO HOMEOWNERS THAT OWN HOME THAT IS EMPTY. LEAVE POLICY AS IS TO CHARGE THEM.
APPROVAL OF LICENSES:
MOTION BY SCHULTZ AND SECONDED BY RUD TO APPROVE OPERATOR LICENSE FOR MICHAEL A. BURFORD (SA). MOTION CARRIED.
ADJOURN:
MOTION BY LARSON AND SECONDED BY SMITH TO ADJOURN AT 8:05 P.M. MOTION CARRIED BY VOICE VOTE.
TREIG E. PRONSCHINSKE, MAYOR