On the agenda: Shiocton minutes 9-14-26 — Flock Camera (Sep 14)

#1 Call to Order The regular monthly meeting of the Village Board of Trustees of the V illage of Shiocton for the September 14, 2026 meeting was called to order by Village President Jenny Schmoock at 6:00p.m. #2 Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America #3 Roll Call Roll call was taken and present were Trustees Dawes, Bunnell, Brownson, Tyler and Woods. Trustee Gomm was excused. Village President Jenny Schmoock, Village Clerk L aurie Sweeney, Lori Bellile, Jim Fank, Tammy Free, Dan Nabbefeld, Connie Hooyman, Diane Knops, Jill Leopold, Kristy Volkman and Gracie Abitz. # 4. Approve Minutes from August Meeting M/S/P Bunnell/Dawes Approve Minutes from August Meeting # 5. Approve St. Denis request for picnic license M/S/P Dawes/Brownson Approve St. Denis request for picnic license # 6. Approve/Deny Operator License for Ellie Clemons, Tim Baeten & Jezzarell Peck President Schmoock recused herself M/S/P Tyler/Dawes Approve Operator License for Ellie Clemons, Tim Baeten & Jezzarell Peck # 7. Trustee Bunnell- Flock Cameras Trustee Bunnell explained that automatic license plate readers are coming up a lot in the media and thought it might be a good idea to put some regulations in the ordinances regarding them. The Village does not have them right now but he feels an ordinance now avoid a new Chief coming in and installing them without anyone knowing. Trustee Dawes stated they are pretty expensive. Trustee Bunnell said they are not expensive. Bunnell feels they can be a benefit but the issue is sharing data. He is not asking to have them or not have them, just an ordinance in case they become an issue in the future. Trustee Tyler stated that the Village can allow or disallow them but the county may have say over the state highways. Bunnell doesn’t feel that would be the case. Trustee Brownson felt that Chief Knapp should be present for the discussion. Brownson feels that Chief Knapp knows these cameras and can give the Board some info on them to make their decision. President Schmoock stated she had talked to the Chief and stated the Chief feels they can be a helpful resource but Shiocton may not have the funding. Schmoock stated that if the Board felt more comfortable tabling the discussion until Chief Knapp can be present for the conversation it can be tabled until the October meeting. Clerk Sweeney stated that another option would be to make it a policy that the Chief would need Board approval to install automatic license plate reader rather than creating an ordinance. M/S/P Brownson/Dawes to table the discussion until the October meeting. # 8. Street/Utilities Reports- Director of Public Works Dan Nabbefeld DPW Nabbefeld reported that there was a broken water main on Railroad St. The contractors doing the fiberoptics hit a private water line on HWY 187. There has been confusion on the diggers hotline tickets. They are asking for one side of the road to be marked but digging on the opposite side. Dan had reported previous that the DNR will no longer allow the utility to dump sludge at the sod farm. In order to contest that they would need a certified person to drill holes at the site to test how the water level goes down. In the mean time they will have to bring the sludge to the landfill. The water valve on Railroad St has been repaired. The quote to fix the Hamlin lift station could be $20,000-$50,000. Nick got his CDL and is training on garbage pick-up. There was a resident that came into the Clerk’s office to mention that people were talking about the water quality at a local establishment. Dan presented the Board with the results of the most recent water testing and they were all good. The water is tested every morning and samples sent in to a third party for testing, per DNR and state requirements. There have been no bad results reported. # 9. Shiocton Police Department August Activity Report Clerk Sweeney reported on behalf of Chief Knapp. They will be putting in a four way stop at Pine St and Broad St. due to the school traffic and construction. Calls for August Lost & found 3 BURGLARY 1 JUVENILE 1 SCIVIL MATTER 1 VACANT HOUSE CK 1 HOUSE LOCOUT 1 FINGER PRINT 1 VEHICLE LOCK OU 2 BUSINESS CHECK 25 TRAFFIC SAFETY 15 ASSIST 8 ANIMAL 3 WELFARE CHECK 1 SUSP VEHICLE 4 DISTURBANCE 1 SUSP. PERSON 1 ACCIDENT 1 ORDINANCE 6 SUSP. INCIDENT 2 GAS LEAK 1 MEDICAL 1 RECKLESS DRIVER 3 CRIME PREVENTION 14 FRAUD 1 TRAFFIC STOP THEFT 23 1 122 # 10. Range update The repairs to the shed are done. The range safety day went well. The gates have been repaired with cement slabs to hold them in place. Ther are cement pads for the porta potties The pay stations have been upgraded. # 11. Committee Reports-Library & Utilities Kristy Volkman reported that the library electrical project is complete. The Library will be open during the Fall fest this Saturday. Trustee Dawes reported that the Utilities Committee met and discussed the need to start updating the facilities before it’s too late. Fixing things now will save funds in the long run. There are new DNR rules coming and they need to be ready. The lift station on HWY 54 could be moved to the south side of the HWY. Repairs to the curb stops that are not working Televise all sewer lines Sludge issues PFAS plan and phosphorus plan Jesse Haas will continue to help out and they will be looking at working with an engineer to help with a facilities plan. # 12. Trick or Treat Hours 4-6 # 13. Clerk-Update on FEMA funding for Village expenses Clerk Sweeney reported that she and Dan have been working with the FEMA appointed agent on the projects for the reimbursement of Village expenses. They are about half way done. Categories A, B & G are complete and will be paid in about 45 days. The total of $125,145.39. That included employee overtime, Board pay, fire dept. pays, dumpster fees, equipment fees, sewer line cleaning, sandbag materials, shooting range damages, park damages. Clerk Sweeney has a complete list of damages available at the Clerk’s Office. # 14. Finance Committee examination of bills & vouchers M/S/P Dawes/Brownson to Approve the bills as presented. # 15. Forthcoming Events Fall fest this Saturday. # 16. Public Comment – This is a time for the public to bring up any concerns they would like the Board to address. Trustee Bunnell mentioned the rip rap at Bamboo Bend needs to be redone. Gracie Abitz stated she is running for Assembly and wanted to introduce herself. # 17. Roll Call Vote to go into closed session per WIS STATE STATUTES 19.85(1)(C) for the purpose of Personnel Committee recommendation for 2027 wages Bunnell-aye, Dawes-aye, Brownson-aye, Tyler-aye, Schmoock-aye, Woods-aye President Schmoock reported that Clerk Sweeney presented the committee with all the employee’s current wages and benefits. The committee discussed the employee job duties, employment history, certifications, cost of living and the budget. The employees asked for a $1/hr. increase. The committee agreed that the employees stepped up during the recent flooding and have more responsibilities with the changing requirements for their jobs. Trustee Tyler thought that the employees should receive a little more based on the jobs they have done. Trustee Bunnell was not comfortable discussing employee wages in front of the employees so he chose not to enter a vote on the subject. The employees offered to leave the meeting so the Board could discuss but they were told it was not necessary. # 18. Roll Call Vote to adjourn closed session and reconvene in open session Bunnell-aye, Dawes-aye, Brownson-aye, Tyler-aye, Schmoock-aye, Woods-aye # 19. Approve or Deny Personnel Committee recommendation for 2027 wages M/S/P Schmoock/Brownson to Approve the Committee Recommendation of $1.50/hr. increase and if the FEMA funding is approved, another .50/hr. in June of 2027. All aye except Trustee Bunnell did not enter a vote. # 20. Adjourn With no further business to come before the Board meeting adjourned at 7:18 p.m. Posted and dated September 18, 2026 Laurie Sweeney, Village Clerk/Treasurer The Shiocton Village Hall is accessible to the physically disadvantaged. If special accommodations for visually or hearing-impaired individuals are needed, please contact the Shiocton Clerk/Treasurer at 920-986-3415 . These minutes are a shortened version of what was discussed at the meeting. THESE MINUTES ARE A DRAFT AND WILL BE REVIEWED FOR APPROVAL AT THE NEXT MONTHLY BOARD MEETING .