The regular village board meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Hamm. Present: Bill Hamm, Don Dohrwardt, Chris Kunstmann, Bruce Laabs, Joe Short, and Larry Waskiewicz. Also present: Gary Buntrock, Allen Neumann, Jo Ann Wagner, and Mark Jaeger.

Minutes of the October 6, 2005 village board meeting were approved as presented on a MOTION by Short, seconded by Dohrwardt, and carried.

With an additional bill of $14.36 payable to Gary Buntrock for clamps at the WWTP, the General Fund, Water, and Sewer bills were approved for payment on a MOTION by Short, seconded by Dohrwardt, and carried.

The Treasurer and Utility reports were approved as presented on a MOTION by Short, seconded by Kunstmann, and carried.

Kunstmann noted that the Fredonia Fire Department will be burning the house on the Wolf property on Saturday from 8:00 a.m. until noon.

Mid Moraine Municipal Court: A letter from the village marshal was received updating the board on the status of the municipal court. The court will notify the village on November 1, 2005 as to progress and costs.

ASSESSOR CONTRACT: Two other assessors will be submitting a bid for 2006 before the next village board meeting.

When the 2005 fire department budget was prepared, the 2% fire dues was included in the miscellaneous revenue. In the general fund budget, it was included in the revenue from the village to the fire department. Therefore the fire department received $4,750 less than expected in revenue from the village. Kunstmann stated that the fire department needs the additional $4,750 for this year’s expenses. The consensus of the board was to use reserve contingency funds for the fire department expenses. An ordinance amending the general fund budget will be prepared for the next board meeting.

Hamm stated that he has been contacted by various senior citizens who use the meal site located at the Fredonia Fire Department meeting room. This program is sponsored by Ozaukee County and the county is considering moving the location to the middle school. These residents would not participant in the meal site program if it were moved to the school. They are concerned with driving in the crowded parking lot and with the possibility of kids darting in front of the car. A survey of the meal site participants stated that 13 would not move to the middle school, 5 would move, and 2 didn’t know. Dohrwardt explained that every county department head was asked to decrease their budget request by 2%. As part of the plan to decrease cost, it was suggested that the Belgium meal site combine with Fredonia and that it be moved to the middle school and he held in conjunction with the YMCA program. That plan has changed, as Belgium will staff the meal site with volunteers. If the site were moved to the middle school it would be changed to two times per week. It could be handled by the YMCA staff that is already there. The Fredonia site averages 14 participants per time. The combined savings of all the changes to the meal site program was projected as $17,000 for the county. Currently the county pays the village $3 per day for use of the fire department meeting room. In addition the county staffs the site. The seniors feel very comfortable at the Fire Department meeting room. Residents have asked for the support of the village board in keeping the meal site at the Fire Department meeting room. The county board will hold its budget meeting on October 31, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. Waskiewicz did not have enough information to make a decision. The consensus of the remainder of the board was that the village should send a letter to the county encouraging continued use of the fire department meeting room as the meal site.

A MOTION was made by Dohrwardt, seconded by Waskiewicz, to re-bid the St. Rose reconstruction project. Motion carried.

Changes to the proposed budget were noted in the Finance Committee minutes. A public hearing on the proposed 2006 budget will be held before the next village board meeting. The proposed increase in the tax levy is 16.75%. The committee also suggested that the fire department look at charging non-residents for fire calls and that the pension plan be changed to a matching contribution for any new employees. A MOTION was made by Short, seconded by Dohrwardt, to have the Personnel Committee look at the total benefit package for employees. Motion carried.

The Celebrate Fredonia parade and celebration was reviewed. The Parks Committee will not solicit donations from other organizations in the future. There was also some lack of communication between the various groups at the park. The committee felt the celebration should continue but it should be decided who should manage the event in its entirety for 2006 and beyond. The letter from the village marshal regarding the event was also discussed at the meeting. Parade participants will be warned in the future about "showboating". The survey regarding the celebration received 31 responses. Thank you letters have been sent. The tree lighting ceremony will be held on November 27 at 6:00 p.m. The committee has recommended that staff review the parks plan and make updates for review by the committee. Discussion followed on continuation of Celebrate Fredonia, who should manage, what type of accounting of contributions and expenses should be made and what other organizations want to do. Hamm stated that this will be an agenda item at the next village board meeting and all other non-profit organizations will be invited to discuss the matter.

Collection of the cost share agreement amounts for Cobblestone Village and Village Green were discussed. Although the pre-annexation agreements identified the amount that would be due from each development, it did not specify how the amount would be collected or when. After discussion a MOTION was made by Hamm, seconded by Dohrwardt, to continue to collect with the issuance of a building permit for new construction the current impact fees for water, sewer, parks, fire and police of $4,195.93 (adjusted annually per ordinance) and to collect from the developer the proposed impact fees for water of $1,446.44 and sewer of $3,970.06 (both to be adjusted annually by the CPI) with the developers agreement for each phase of the development. Up front fees as listed in the agreement would also be due from the developer. Motion carried unanimously.

Changes to the health insurance were discussed. The Personnel Committee is recommending Alternative 7 which eliminates the drug card (prescriptions will be covered after the deductible and co-pay), the in network deductible remains at $1,000 per person, $3,000 per family, with 90% of the next $5,000 per person, $10,000 per family; the out of network is $2,000 individual, $6,000 family with 70% of the next $5,000 per person or $10,000 per family and emergency visit co-payment increased to $75. Making these changes will save about $10,000 in 2006. A MOTION was made by Short, seconded by Waskiewicz, to approve Alternative 7 for 2006 health insurance. Motion carried unanimously.

The Personnel Committee recommended that the village hire one fulltime public works employee and an additional one-fourth to one-half time employee. A MOTION was made by Waskiewicz, seconded by Short, to advertise for one fulltime public works employee. This employee could be up to a Grade 2, Class 4. Applications need to be received by November 21 at noon. Motion carried.

Neumann reported that access agreements are in place to allow the seismic testing for a new well site. The lawn mower and bikes sold at auction netted $1,750. The crew is working on catch basin repairs.

A MOTION was made by Waskiewicz, seconded by Dohrwardt, to return to agenda item 13B – Employee Staffing. Motion carried.

A MOTION was made by Waskiewicz, seconded by Short, to have the Director of Public Works solicit and hire immediately a part time temporary employee at $8.00 per hour with total available hours and dollars to be reviewed at the next board meeting. Motion carried.

A thank you was received from the Fredonia Youth Baseball League and the Slaby family.

Waskiewicz requested that possible outsourcing of branch chipping and grass cutting within village limits be added to the next agenda.

Per Wisconsin statutes 19.85 (1)(g) the village board convened into closed session to discuss possible litigation regarding 275 Industrial Drive on a MOTION by Dohrwardt, seconded by Laabs, and carried unanimously with a roll call vote.

The closed session adjourned and the meeting reconvened into open session on a MOTION by Short, seconded by Kunstmann, and carried unanimously with a roll call vote.

The meeting adjourned at 8:52 p.m. on a MOTION by Waskiewicz, seconded by Kunstmann, and carried.