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October 21, 2009 Special Village Board Meeting

Village of Cobb- Special Meeting
October 21, 2009

President Robert Roelli called a special meeting of the Village of Cobb to order at 6:10 p.m., at the Village Hall, 501 Benson Street, in the Village of Cobb. Roll call. Quorum present. Board members present were Richard Campbell, Russ Zingg, Laurie Trevorrow, Arnold Fritsch, John Wienkes, and Donald Ritchie. Also in attendance was Mark Flanagan. Motion by Wienkes, second by Trevorrow to approve posting and compliance with the open meeting law. Voice vote, all in favor. Motion carried.

The Special Meeting was called to continue work on the 2010 budget and several other items. A letter was received from the Iowa County Extension Office to formally request that the Village of Cobb, along with the other Iowa County municipalities, give to the Iowa County Area Economic Development Corporation (ICAEDC) at a contribution rate of $2 per capita. The goal is to have a public/private partnership that funds the organization. The amount requested from the Village of Cobb is $884 (2000 Census population of 442 X $2). Motion by Zingg, seconded by Ritchie to wait and see if other communities are planning to contribute by contacting the area communities and table the item until the next meeting. Roll call vote, 7-0. Motion carried.

Discussion was initiated regarding used plow trucks available versus repairing the current plow truck. Zingg stated our current truck needs to be repaired (brake lines and exhaust system) and must be safe for Mark to drive if it is repaired. A proposal from Prairie Truck in DeForest for a 1997 International 4900 was reviewed. The truck is complete and ready to go upon completion of refurbishing. The price of the used truck is $36,400. The truck will be put back together and ready to test drive on Tuesday. Prairie Truck owner stated he thought he could get $5,000 for our current plow truck, as is. A proposal was also received from Racine Truck for an International 4300. The Village of Highland just purchased a truck from them. The price on this truck is $43,950, is a lighter truck, and is not set up for a plow. Zingg checked into the price of a new 5500 (2 sizes up from our current ton truck) and the cost is $81,000 set up. The Board suggested contacting J & D Truck Service to see if they would be interested in our current snow plow truck. Motion by Wienkes, and seconded by Ritchie to tow the orange truck to Hallada�s and get an estimate on the truck, making sure it is safe to drive and DOT road compliant. If the cost estimate is greater than $5,000, move forward and purchase the truck from Prairie Truck in DeForest. Roll call vote, 6-1, with Trevorrow voting naye. Motion carried.

The Personnel Committee presented their wage and benefit recommendations for 2010. The Village will pay the increase cost of health insurance for Mark Flanagan, which increases $121.10 per month. All other benefits, wages, and overtime computations would remain as in 2009. The hourly wage for Lisa Riley would increase by $.50 per hour. All other benefits would remain as in 2009. Motion by Zingg, and seconded by Campbell to approve the recommendation of the Personnel Committee for 2010 wages and benefits. Roll call vote, 7-0. Motion carried.

The Board reviewed the preliminary 2010 budget. Discussion regarding the possibility of moving the hydrant rent from the tax levy to the quarterly utility bills and reviewed the Public Service Commission guidelines to make the change. Motion by Wienkes, and seconded by Zingg to table further discussion and/or decision of changing the hydrant rent from the tax levy to the utility bill until the next meeting and for the Clerk to provide area comparisons of the number of communities in Iowa County charging hydrant rent on the tax levy versus utility billing. Voice vote, all in favor. Motion carried. Motion by Zingg, and seconded by Fritsch to move the remaining available monies for expenses in the budget, as presented, to a Capital Outlay account to set monies aside for the Community Building parking lot and the school parking lot. Roll call vote, 7-0. Motion carried. Motion by Campbell, and seconded by Trevorrow to accept the preliminary general fund budget, as presented, with the aforementioned changes for publication with a tax levy of $123,423.00.

Motion by Zingg, and seconded by Ritchie to approve the additional bills presented for the month. Voice vote, all in favor. Motion carried.

The Clerk informed the Board on the following communication items: Senator Schultz will be in Dodgeville on Friday, September 23rd for a listening session, the Cobb-Eden Fire Department and First Responders will be getting the H1N1 flu shots at the Community Building on Monday, October 26th from 6:30-7:30 p.m., and the next Entrepreneur & Inventor�s Club will be meeting on October 28, 2009.

Motion by Campbell, seconded by Trevorrow to adjourn. Voice vote. Motion carried. The special meeting of the Village of Cobb adjourned at 7:25 p.m.

Respectively submitted,

Lisa A. Riley, Village Clerk
� Minutes will be approved at the November 16, 2009, regular monthly Village Board meeting.

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