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Votes at a glance

- Consent agenda: Trustees approved the consent agenda, which included approval of minutes from previous meetings, a resolution establishing April 25, 2025, as Arbor Day and recognizing World Migratory Bird Day for the village, multiple license applications (unenclosed premise permits, temporary class B fermented malt beverage licenses, and 2024–2025 liquor licenses and agent successions), and event permits. The motion to approve the consent agenda was made from the floor and passed unanimously by voice vote.

- Plan Commission: The board approved a resolution adopting a certified survey map to combine two parcels (tax keys 94.9990.004 and 94.9990.003) at N72 W13247 Good Hope Road at the request of Andev Group LLC for the Courtyard at Menomonee Falls development. The motion passed unanimously.

- Park rename: The board approved a resolution renaming Municipal Park to Library Park at the Civics Campus (W156 and 8480 Pilgrim Road; tax key 42.964.001). Trustees said the change was intended to improve location clarity; the motion passed unanimously.

- Ordinance on Plan Commission appointments: Trustees approved an ordinance restoring Plan Commission citizen appointments to presidential appointment authority (ordinances referenced as 76-61-019 and 72-19 in the record). The motion passed unanimously.

- Trustee and liaison appointments: The board approved the Village President’s appointments and reappointments across committees and boards (General Government Committee; Utilities and Public Works; Business Improvement District; Community Development Authority; Library Board; and other liaisons). The motion passed unanimously.

- Citizen reappointments and appointments: The board approved reappointments to the Architectural Control Board, Board of Review, Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals with terms shown in the meeting record. The motion passed unanimously.

- Police & Fire Commission appointment: The board approved the Village President’s appointment of Joshua Ladue to the Police and Fire Commission to fill the seat vacated by Carl Baneman; the term was recorded to expire in April 2030. The motion passed unanimously.

- Library Board: The board approved appointments to the library board (appointments and reappointments with terms starting in June 2025 and expiring in 2026–2028 as recorded). The motion passed unanimously.

- Planning Commission trustee nomination: The board nominated and approved Trustee Paul Tada to continue serving as the trustee representative on the Planning Commission; the vote was unanimous.

Procedural notes and context

The record shows voice votes announced as unanimous for every motion called. When individual roll-call tallies were not read into the record, the board chair announced outcomes by voice; the transcript does not list per-member recorded votes. Several items had minimal substantive discussion; where staff or trustees offered brief reasons (for example, renaming Municipal Park to Library Park to make the location easier to identify), those comments are summarized above. No item on the transcript was tabled, postponed or failed.

The consent agenda included multiple liquor-license and unenclosed-premise permit items listed in the meeting record; the board treated them as a single bundled item for approval. Individual items in the consent bundle were noted as subject to standard departmental approvals (fire, building and health) where applicable.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Menomonee Falls - Village Board - Regular - Apr 21, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Village of Menomonee Falls Board of Trustees on April 21 approved its consent agenda and a set of resolutions, ordinances and appointments; all motions on the record were announced as passing unanimously by voice vote.","taxTitle","Menomonee Falls, Waukesha County, Wisconsin","taxId",52818,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6582586,"Village announces Waste Management curbside bulk pickup, river cleanup and Arbor Day plans",354,1156000,1510000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3074684-a01ebb7df33511b75aa3f9c3a686734f&start=1156&end=1510","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3074684-a01ebb7df33511b75aa3f9c3a686734f/thumbnail_1156000.jpg","/articles/6582586/Menomonee-Falls/Waukesha-County/Wisconsin/Village-announces-Waste-Management-curbside-bulk-pickup-river-cleanup-and-Arbor-Day-plans","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6582586-63f744090db6e3878d45a9c39afd6129/orig.mp4?Expires=1771176565&Signature=BaQpRinF~1BBkjw1EP0fbyUpMety7Itvhhc8iIqOxqDWZv8f-k1dT7bdHheZ2QSdnPOXvr~YoAlVxysdQhkfQYz-aowA80XA6nwtnUtPfSoQhmF9aQbR4OT~UYVl-yBI3WTYX4kyZr6-41I45jtp9895R8uJ2fJKZuoxQq~EUJ3jtc9vrX~YWOz-O2jbOPLSCV1oEilScJRUYzJ2hEUCSE~-610otYXmvCC7LFdwbgwe7w6Q7n~G~ND6RIJiPDj~6YBclqVaBJjo2MYrlDyHSBhEP6SwXxRLXiCOjfF37YkHSb1vqNHH6f2tysQO2q43jYP8ztGvtaf4rD8EhqVoDg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tom Hoffman, Director of Engineering and Development, told the Village of Menomonee Falls Board of Trustees on April 21 about three annual spring events: a Waste Management curbside bulk-item collection, the Menomonee Falls River Cleanup, and Arbor Day/Bird City observances.

Hoffman said the Waste Management curbside bulk collection is provided under the village’s contract with Waste Management. Residents must contact Waste Management between April 14 and May 2 to schedule pickups; collection routes will begin the week of May 5. He said the curbside service is free to residents during the scheduled week, is limited to two bulk items per household for two people to handle per pickup, and excludes hazardous waste, yard waste, tires and electronics. Hoffman noted that items that exceed 4 feet in length or 60 pounds are not accepted under the program and that separate brush pick-up and an annual drop-off event (no cost to residents) are available; this year’s drop-off was scheduled for Oct. 4.

Hoffman asked residents to space bulk items at the curb for safe pickup, said Waste Management is already taking scheduling calls, and provided the contact number published by the village: (262) 251-4000, plus live chat and email options through Waste Management.

On river cleanup, Hoffman said the village partners with Riverkeepers on the 16th annual event, scheduled for Saturday, April 26. The program covers 28 public sites — parks, natural areas, ponds and roadways — and volunteers meet 9 a.m. to noon; the village provides gloves, trash grabbers and a T-shirt, and public works picks up filled trash bags on the following Monday. Volunteers may sign up via the QR code or the village website; Hoffman said participants receive volunteer-hour records and certificates when requested.

Hoffman also summarized Arbor Day and Bird City recognition. He said the consent agenda included two resolutions declaring April 25, 2025, as Arbor Day and World Migratory Bird Day for the village. The Arbor Day observance will be 10 a.m. Friday, April 25, at John Taylor Park and will include planting a red maple in the park’s west side.

Hoffman closed by inviting residents, families and groups to participate and by noting that public information about acceptable bulk items and event sign-ups is posted on the village website.","Director Tom Hoffman briefed trustees on the village’s sixth annual Waste Management curbside bulk collection in May, the 16th annual river cleanup on April 26, and an Arbor Day observance and tree planting on April 25.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6582591,"Menomonee Falls police report rising Group A offenses, staffing shortfall and new technology costs",904,64000,968000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3074684-a01ebb7df33511b75aa3f9c3a686734f&start=64&end=968","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3074684-a01ebb7df33511b75aa3f9c3a686734f/thumbnail_64000.jpg","/articles/6582591/Menomonee-Falls/Waukesha-County/Wisconsin/Menomonee-Falls-police-report-rising-Group-A-offenses-staffing-shortfall-and-new-technology-costs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6582591-4c7a8174c394370e2c2279088e8feb13/orig.mp4?Expires=1771176566&Signature=i5zzmnEWiP~LtYba11SsT9fNrGeA0fSaj6fERJhqt52ttyvYtfygaOcITQCV4y77evbW4G3ij5bJwTZXGHCkZdfYRk6wStxuXY2GsKj63u97dDAqeyr44YanzOlMdvuA7~-iwcESGqCshVwV7nTgbC2wFPCx8JPv-XhFZlNX8JbUen9C195mozRUFjQ4OoH3Xwfy~3TkB66k-SFJn-ZxowA1bTuKYnG3WsjliffIxZpMCakTAMF2r3IJ9EYWXmTqjMJLkDRdU7ptTUN3MrzqO4zHr0x02M8TT2iODShAhbu4aga~7bvFQysBTVuyQqCwoFXDXp~ENj64sQSfzJop2w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Police Chief Mark Waters told the Village of Menomonee Falls Board of Trustees on April 21 that Group A offenses were up in the first quarter of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024, the department is operating below authorized staffing levels, and the department is investing in technology as part of the Axon ecosystem.

The update: Waters gave a quarterly operations briefing that covered staffing, training, enforcement data and technology. He said the department was authorized for 65 sworn officers and, as of March 31, had 64 assigned; he later updated the board to say 62 were assigned as of the date of the briefing because of recent resignations. He said three recruits were in the police academy, one officer was in field training, and two officers were on military leave through 2025.

Waters said the department expects two known departures in the next 30 days, which he said would lower the number of fully trained officers to about 54 if those departures occur. He described that as “a very, very low number.”

Waters presented enforcement and crime data showing a rise in Group A offenses — the state and federal classification for more serious crimes — and said drug offenses account for the largest portion of that increase, driven chiefly by marijuana recovered during traffic stops. He also said Group B (less-serious arrest offenses) arrests were down about 25% from the first quarter of 2024. Traffic crashes were down overall, though the department recorded one fatal crash in the quarter.

On enforcement activity, Waters said written warnings were down slightly while parking tickets and traffic citations were up; juvenile state violations rose and he noted one individual accounted for six of those violations. He described criminal charging as up and said clearance rates for some offenses support those higher charge counts.

Waters reviewed recent specialized operations and technology. He said the department’s canine unit recorded 14 deployments in the quarter and that joint drug interdiction with the Waukesha County task force included one traffic stop that yielded more than $52,000 in currency and about 9 ounces of cocaine. He described two pursuits during the quarter and said one was terminated after officers conducted a cost-benefit and risk analysis.

The presentation included details about the department’s Axon ecosystem contracts: body-worn camera service (about $53,000 per year; five-year contract through 2027), vehicle/squad camera live streaming (about $39,000 per year; contract through 2028), and replacement/upfit costs for TASER 10 devices (about $59,000 per year; five-year contract). Waters said the TASER 10 increases effective range and probe redundancy compared with the previous generation and that Axon integration automatically activates cameras when a firearm or taser is drawn.

Waters also described training updates (Lieutenant Eckert completed Northwestern’s 10-week School of Police Staff and Command; two detectives attended a Milwaukee detectives development course), directed patrol hours, and a summary of top crash locations in the village.

A trustee asked procedural questions about the vehicle leasing decision, including when the village moved to leases (Waters said “last fall”), whether the lessor manages routine maintenance (Waters said vehicles remain under warranty but routine maintenance is performed in-house), and how open-ended leases are evaluated. Waters also described hiring qualifications for police aides (high school graduate, 18 years of age, and no disqualifying record for future police officer eligibility).

Waters concluded by outlining potential future initiatives, including recording interview and booking rooms to integrate with the Axon evidence platform, evaluating firearm suppressors for rifles for hearing protection, and facility remodeling and a public training center.","Police Chief Mark Waters told the Village Board the department saw increases in serious offenses and drug arrests in the first quarter of 2025, faces staffing shortages, and is rolling out an Axon technology ecosystem that carries multi-year contract costs.","actionData","errors"]

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