VILLAGE OF PRENTICE
REGULAR MEETING
August 14, 2017

PRESIDENT ESTERHOLM CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 5:00 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT:  DRAEGER, JILKA, GULLICKSON, HAGEN, HARTMANN, AND SWENSON
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS CITED.
THERE WAS NO PUBLIC INPUT.
MOTION BY SWENSON, SECOND BY HAGEN TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 10, 2017, MEETING AS SUBMITTED.  CARRIED
MOTION BY HARTMANN, SECOND BY GULLICKSON TO APPROVE THE TREASURER’S REPORT AS PRESENTED.  CARRIED
COMMITTEE REPORTS
FINANCE- TRUSTEE JILKA REPORTED THE EQUALIZED EVALUATION WENT DOWN OVER 5% IN THE VILLAGE AND THE ENTIRE COUNTY WENT DOWN OVER 1%.
PERSONNEL-  NOTHING AT THIS TIME
PUBLIC WORKS- TRUSTEE SWENSON REPORTED THEY HAD A COMMITTEE MEETING TO DISCUSS AMENDING THE ATV ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE UTV’S AND CHANGING THE ATV ROUTE.   THEY ARE GOING TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING TO DISCUSS THE RECOMMENDATION THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE TO THE VILLAGE BOARD.
MOTION BY JILKA, SECOND BY DRAEGER TO APPROVE  REAL ESTATE RESOLUTION #02-17, TRANSFERRING THE LOTS TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.  CARRIED
THE SKID STEER BIDS WERE OPENED.
MOTION BY JILKA, SECOND BY SWENSON TO APPROVE THE LOWEST SKID STEER BID OF $50,945 FOR A BOBCAT FROM NIEMUTH IMPLEMENT.  CARRIED
MOTION BY DRAEGER, SECOND BY HARTMANN TO CHANGE THE SEPTEMBER’S BOARD MEETING TO TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2017, DUE TO A CONFLICT WITH THE MEETING ROOM.  CARRIED
MOTION BY JILKA, SECOND BY HAGEN TO APPROVE THE PRICEISEVERTHING.COM ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE’S SIGNS PENDING RECEIPT OF WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE D.O.T.  CARRIED
MOTION BY JILKA, SECOND BY GULLICKSON TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO WI STATUTES 19.85 SUB (1) (E) “DELIBERATING OR NEGOTIATING THE PURCHASING OF PUBLIC PROPERTIES, THE INVESTING OF PUBLIC FUNDS, OR CONDUCTING OTHER SPECIFIED PUBLIC BUSINESS, WHENEVER COMPETITIVE OR BARGAINING REASONS REQUIRE A CLOSED SESSION.”  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY BY ROLL CALL VOTE
MOTION BY JILKA, SECOND BY SWENSON TO RECONVENE BACK INTO OPEN SESSION.  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY BY ROLL CALL VOTE

THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION.
MOTION BY SWENSON, SECOND BY HARTMANN TO APPROVE EXPENDITURES.  CARRIED
GENERAL FUND-  $64,483.47
UDAG-                     $     880.52
FIRE DEPT.-           $  7,379.72
W/S-                         $  9.064.88
GOLF COURSE-    $  1,145.70
TOTAL-                   $ 82,954.29

PRESIDENT ESTERHOLM ADJOURNED THE MEETING AT 6:40 P.M.

LAURIE ANDREAE
CLERK/TREASURER