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Votes at a glance: Jackson Village Board, March 11, 2025
Summary
A roundup of motions, contract approvals and resolutions the Village Board approved at its March 11 meeting, including budget amendments, infrastructure pay requests, development security reductions and authorization to enter closed session on personnel matters.
The Village of Jackson Village Board took the following formal actions on March 11. All items below passed as indicated (voice votes unless otherwise noted). Where vote tallies or individual votes were not recorded in the transcript, outcomes are described as recorded by the meeting clerk.
Summary of actions (selected items):
- Consent agenda (Item 7A–D): Approved minutes from the Feb. 11, 2025 meeting; approved new agent for Walgreens (Gregory Fetcher); adopted Resolution 2057 (expanded in‑person voting hours for April) and adopted Resolution 2058 (accepting funds from the Washington County EMS & Fire grant program). Motion to approve item 7A–D: moved by Trustee Emerick, second by Trustee Engelhart. Motion carried.
- Pay Request No. 11 (Item 8A): Approved payment to JH Hassinger for the wastewater treatment plant tertiary filters and disinfection project in the amount of $293,075. Motion carried.
- Pay Request No. 12 (Item 8B): Approved payment to JH Hassinger for the wastewater treatment plant tertiary filters and disinfection project in the amount of $561,230.55 (amount confirmed during meeting discussion). Motion carried.
- Clean Water Fund loan request No. 9 (Item 8C): Approved loan request for the 2024 wastewater treatment plant project in the amount of $861,666.04. Motion carried.
- Letter of credit reduction No. 4 — Laurel Springs (Item 8D): Approved a reduction of the letter of credit by $103,512, leaving $34,500 remaining for street trees related to the project. Motion carried.
- Professional services agreement (Item 8E): Approved Town & Country Engineering for aeration basins and service building design at the wastewater treatment plant for $255,000. Motion carried.
- Sewer utility service truck (Item 8F): Approved purchase of a sewer utility service truck, not to exceed $118,275. Motion carried.
- 2025 TID No. 7 final lift of asphalt (Item 8G): Awarded contract to Stark Pavement Corporation for $174,334. Motion carried.
- Hickory Lane reconstruction (Item 8H): Awarded contract to Vinton Construction Company for $2,156,363.50. Trustees clarified the project includes drainage/storm sewer and possible future lateral extensions; board noted other side streets would be addressed in a secondary phase. Motion carried.
- Jackson Community Center Expansion (Item 8I): Approved Pay Request No. 8 to Moore Construction Services for $296,154.90. Motion carried.
- Resolution 2055 (Item 8J): Approved amendment to the 2025 general fund budget reducing the budget by $20,000. Motion carried.
- Resolution 2056 (Item 8K): Authorized the sale of approximately $3,860,000 in general obligation promissory notes, Series 2025A, to fund capital projects identified in the financial management plan. Board discussion included interest‑rate trends and timing; motion carried.
- Replacement of 2005 Pierce fire engine (Item 8L): Board approved contracting with Pierce Manufacturing to replace Engine 1261, not to exceed $1,309,907, following a multi‑year committee review. Motion carried (see separate article for full discussion).
- Closed session (Item 13): The board voted to go into closed session under Wisconsin Statutes §19.85(1)(c) to consider employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of public employees and to receive information about candidates for the director of public works position. Roll call votes recorded as “aye” for all members present; the meeting moved to closed session. The clerk recorded seven ayes on the roll call.
Ending: Where the meeting packet or transcript recorded specific dollar amounts, they are included above. Several items (pay requests, loan requests and construction contracts) referenced Board of Public Works and Budget & Finance committee recommendations. For items requiring additional follow‑up — including final bond sale details, vendor scheduling for the fire engine, and public works director recruitment — staff will return to the board with more detailed timeline and financing recommendations.
