BROWN DEER VILLAGE BOARD
-AMENDED-
HELD AT THE
BROWN DEER VILLAGE HALL
The meeting was called to order by President Jaberg
at
I. Roll Call
Present: Village President Jaberg, Trustees: Askew,
Baker, Krueger, Nealy, Schilz, Kundinger
Also Present: Russell Van Gompel, Village Manager; Jessica
Rosandich, Administrative Intern; Kathryn Kasza,
Treasurer/Comptroller; Steven Rinzel, Chief of Police
II. Pledge of Allegiance
III. Persons Desiring to be Heard
Galyn Bennett, representing the 4th
of July Committee, appeared and requested that the Village Board assist with
the selling of raffle tickets for the 4th of July Celebration.
Ken Shields, Public Relations Representative for the
Salvation Army, informed the Village Board that this week was National
Salvation Army Week, and thanked the
Terry Boschert,
Mr. Van Gompel responded to Mr. Boschert's
concerns, and pointed out that the lack of pitch in the area near the
intersection of Ruth and Deerwood prevents the water from draining properly,
and that as of now, the Village has done everything it can do. However, Mr. Van Gompel stated that he would
double check on possible alternatives.
Village Attorney Dineen addressed Mr. Boschert's concern of the pavement of
Mr. Van Gompel responded to Mr. Boschert's
inquiry regarding the trash accumulation around the bus stops near Brown Deer
fast food restaurants, and he reported that he has talked with the
Superintendent of Public Works, and they are in the process of attempting to
establish a volunteer program to clean-up trash in certain segments of the
community. President Jaberg claimed that
the Beautification Committee and Community Development Authority are is assessing the increased trash at particular bus stops, and is also
discussing what should be done about this issue.
Trustee Krueger expressed his concern over an
article in the April issue of Milwaukee
Magazine, "Milwaukee's Tax Hell", which rated the Village of
Brown Deer number 19 on the Dante's Inferno list. He suggested that the Village President write
a letter to the magazine in response to this rating, and should further invite
someone from the magazine to visit the Village, to find out more about the
community. He pointed out that this is
the type of negative publicity the Village should really try to counter. President Jaberg stated that she would write
a response to the article.
IV. Consideration of Minutes: April 21, 2003 - Regular Meeting
It was moved
by Trustee Schilz and seconded by Trustee Krueger to approve the
V. Unfinished Business
No action required.
VI. New Business
A) Police
Department Organization
Mr. Van Gompel outlined his
memo reporting that with the resignation of Captain Wenten,
the police department is in the process of conducting a promotional procedure
for the position of Police Captain.
Chief Rinzel confirmed that
effective
Mr. Van Gompel proposed that
rather than filling the open Lieutenant position, the rank of Sergeant could be
utilized to fill the position. Mr. Van
Gompel confirmed that this would be a cost savings for the department. He recommended that the department be
approved to have no additional supervisory positions, but that the supervisory
positions be listed as follows: One Chief of Police, two Police Captains, four
Police Lieutenants and four Police Sergeants.
It was moved
by Trustee Kundinger and seconded by Trustee Nealy to approve the
reorganization of the police department, with the positions outlined by Chief
of Police, with the police department having one Chief of Police, two Police
Captains, four Police Lieutenants and four Police Sergeants. The motion
carried unanimously.
B) Resolution No 03-, "Opposing the Allocation of Shared Revenue Cuts and Proposed Property Tax Freeze"
Mr. Van Gompel outlined his
memo indicating that the
It was moved by Trustee Kundinger and seconded by Trustee
Askew to approve Resolution Number 03-, "Opposing the Allocation of Shared
Revenue Cuts and Proposed Property Tax Freeze" with the modification under
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Village of Brown Deer Board of Trustees is
also opposed to the Governor's proposed method. The motion carried
unanimously.
C)
Transfer Liquor License from
Donald Burmeister to Poseys,
LLC at
Mr. Van Gompel pointed out
that this is the issuance of a new license to Poseys
LLC to operate the facility that used to be known as Donny’s Time Out. He noted that outstanding fees have been paid
to the Village and appropriate background checks have been conducted.
It was moved
by Trustee Nealy and seconded by Trustee Krueger to approve the transfer
of the Class “B” Intoxicating Liquor and Intoxicating Beer License to Poseys, LLC at
VII. Department Report –
Administrative Services
Kathryn Kasza, Village Treasurer/Comptroller, distributed
drafts of the
VIII. Committee Appointments
President Jaberg recommended the reappointment of
Yvonne Nealy for a one-year term to the Beautification Committee. President Jaberg did not appoint any citizens
to the Beautification Committee at this time.
It was moved
by President Jaberg and seconded by Trustee Krueger to confirm the
appointment of Yvonne Nealy to the Beautification Committee. The motion carried unanimously.
President Jaberg recommended the reappointment of
Roy Clemens for a three-year appointment to the Board of Appeals, and Rose
Perkins for a three-year appointment to serve in the capacity of First
Alternate.
It was moved
by President Jaberg and seconded by Trustee Nealy to confirm the
appointment of Roy Clemens to the Board of Appeals, and Rose Perkins as the
First Alternate. The motion carried
unanimously.
President Jaberg recommended the reappointment of
Barbara Bechtel for a one-year term to the Board of Health.
It was moved
by President Jaberg and seconded by Trustee Nealy to confirm the
appointment of Barbara Bechtel to the Board of Health. The motion carried unanimously.
President Jaberg recommended the reappointment of
Bill Hoffman for a five-year term to the Board of Review.
It was moved
by President Jaberg and seconded by Trustee Nealy to confirm the
appointment of Bill Hoffman to the Board of Review. The motion carried unanimously.
President Jaberg recommended the reappointment of
Carl Krueger for a one-year term and the reappointment of Jeff Wachs and William Chandler for two-year terms to the
Building Board.
It was moved
by President Jaberg and seconded by Trustee Nealy to confirm the
appointment of Carl Krueger and the appointments of Jeff Wachs
and William Chandler to the Building Board.
The motion carried unanimously.
President Jaberg recommended the reappointment of
Tim Schilz for a one-year term and the reappointment of Scott Fleming for a
four-year term to the Community Development Authority.
It was moved
by President Jaberg and seconded by Trustee Krueger to confirm the
appointment of Tim Schilz and the appointment of Scott Fleming, to the
Community Development Authority. The motion
carried unanimously.
President Jaberg recommended the reappointment of Tim Schilz Ron
Kundinger, Jeff
Baker, and Carl Krueger for one-year terms, and the reappointment of Tom Lieven
for a two-year term, to the Finance and Public Works Committee.
It was moved
by President Jaberg and seconded by Trustee Schilz to confirm the
reappointments of Tim Schilz Ron Kundinger, Jeff Baker, Carl Krueger, and Tom Leiven Lieven to the Finance and Public Works Committee. The motion carried unanimously, with
Trustee Askew abstaining.
President Jaberg recommended the reappointment of
Jeff Baker for a one-year term and Gerald Balistreri
for a three-year term to the Library Board.
It was moved
by President Jaberg and seconded by Trustee Krueger to confirm the appointment
of Jeff Baker and the appointment of Gerald Balistreri
to the Library Board. The motion
carried unanimously.
President Jaberg recommended the appointment of Mark
Askew for a one-year term and Richard Goehre to fill
the vacancy for a three-year term expiring in 2004 to the Park and Recreation
Committee.
It was moved
by President Jaberg and seconded by Trustee Schilz to confirm the
appointment of Mark Askew and Richard Goehre to the
Park and Recreation Committee. The motion
carried unanimously, with Trustee Askew abstaining.
Trustee Askew inquired as to why those being
appointed to the Finance and Public Works Committee were the same as those
being appointed to serve on the Personnel Committee. He expressed concern that having the same
board members on both committees may create a perception that these two
different committees are making the same decisions.
Mr. Van Gompel addressed Trustee Askew's
concern, and pointed out that the power of authority does not lie within the
committees, but with the Board. He
maintained that nothing the committee may suggest happens without board
approval.
President Jaberg recommended the reappointment of
Jeff Baker, Ron Kundinger and Don Druckrey for
one-year terms to the Personnel Committee.
It was moved
by President Jaberg and seconded by Trustee Schilz to confirm the
appointment of Jeff Baker, Ron Kundinger, and Don Druckrey
to the Personnel Committee. The motion
carried unanimously, with Trustee
Askew abstaining.
President Jaberg recommended the reappointment of
Tim Schilz and Yvonne Nealy for one-year terms and reappointment of John
Raffensperger and Alan Nees for three-year terms to
the Planning Commission.
It was moved
by President Jaberg and seconded by Trustee Krueger to confirm the appointment
of Tim Schilz and Yvonne Nealy, and the appointment of John Raffensperger and
Alan Nees to the Planning Commission. The motion carried unanimously.
President Jaberg recommended the reappointment of
Earl Janssen for a five-year term to the Police Commission.
It was moved
by President Jaberg and seconded by Trustee Kundinger to confirm the
appointment of Earl Janssen to the Police Commission. The motion carried unanimously
President Jaberg recommended the appointment of Mark
Askew, Yvonne Nealy, Don Carey, Neal Dreyfus, Roger Gordon and Otto Bunge for one-year terms to the Traffic and Public Safety
Committee.
It was moved
by President Jaberg and seconded by Trustee Kundinger to confirm the
appointment of Mark Askew (chair), Yvonne Nealy, Don Carey, Neal Dreyfus, Roger
Gordon and Otto Bunge to the Traffic and Public
Safety Committee. The motion carried
unanimously.
President Jaberg recommended the appointment of
Ralph Witte as President of the Board of Appeals, Lavern L. Nall
as Chair of the Building Board, Ron Kundinger as Chair of the Finance and
Public Works Committee, Gary Springman as Chair of
the Park and Recreation Committee, Jeff Baker as Chair of the Personnel
Committee, Earl Janssen as President of the Police Commission, Jim Jiracek as Secretary of the Police Commission, and Mark
Askew as Chair of the Traffic and Public Safety Committee.
It was moved
by President Jaberg and seconded by Trustee Kundinger to confirm the
appointments. The motion carried
unanimously.
Trustee Schilz inquired as to whether or not he and
Trustee Kundinger would have to swear-in for reappointments. Mr. Van Gompel said that they had to.
IX. Village President's Report
President Jaberg reported on
the following items:
The North Shore Fire
Department did approve to move forward with bonding for the new Fire Station in
Bayside, on
President Jaberg noted
that elected leaders of the North Shore Fire Department discussed the
possibility of using cooperative services, such as central dispatch, and they are now in the
process of crunching the numbers. She further reported the leaders are also
considering the possibilities for: a central lock-up (one centrally located
jail), a shared municipal court concept, community sharing of inspection
responsibilities, community-shared firing range for training police officers
and the potential for having one
prosecutor serve all communities. President Jaberg stated that she informed the
elected leaders that the Village of Brown Deer did have excess space, which
they would allow other communities to use for the community-shared firing range.
President Jaberg reported
that she attended the League of Wisconsin Regional Dinner on May 1, 2003, and
she noted that the topic of discussion was shared revenue, in which the WI
Governor Doyle's Budget proposal was discussed.
X. Village Manager's
Report
Mr. Van Gompel reported on the following items:
Mr. Van Gompel pointed out that he had distributed a
copy of the April 15, 2003 Beautification Committee Meeting Minutes to each
Board member.
Mr. Van Gompel outlined the May 8, 2003 Visioning
Committee Agenda, and confirmed that the committee will be reviewing Survey
Draft #7 at that meeting. He pointed out
that he had distributed a copy of this survey to the Board, and stated that
this survey draft changed the positioning of the questions, but had not yet
been presented to the Visioning Committee.
Mr. Van Gompel reported that he attended the
pre-construction meeting regarding the Green Bay frontage road construction
project. He pointed out that the
construction is set to start on May 5th and be completed by May 26th.
Andrew Pederson has accepted the offer of employment
for the Assistant Village Manager/Community Services Director position and will
begin his employment with the Village on June 2, 2003. Mr. Pederson was previously employed by the
City of Whitewater, as a Human Resources Director and Special Projects
Coordinator.
XI. Recess into Closed
Session pursuant to §19.85 (1)(c) Wisconsin Statute for the following reasons:
(c) Considering
employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any
public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises
responsibility.
It was moved
by Trustee Kundinger and seconded by Trustee Nealy to recess into closed
session pursuant to §19.85 (1)(c) Wisconsin Statute for the reasons stated in
the agenda. The motion carried
unanimously at 9:15 PM.
XII. Reconvene into Open Session for Possible
Action on Closed Session Deliberations
It was moved
by Trustee Schilz and seconded by Trustee Krueger to reconvene into open
session for possible action on closed session deliberations. The motion carried unanimously at 10:39 PM.
XIII. Adjournment
It was moved by Trustee Kundinger and seconded by Trustee
Schilz to adjourn. The motion carried
unanimously at 10:40 PM.
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Russell Van Gompel, Village
Manager
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