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Votes at a glance: Germantown board approves chief pay, several code changes; postpones $150,000 blanket PO for IT
Summary
At its March 3 meeting the Germantown Village Board approved several administrative measures — including setting the police chief's salary and amending fees and ordinances — and postponed a blanket purchase order for IT equipment to a future meeting.
The Germantown Village Board took several formal actions at its March 3 meeting. Key outcomes summarized below were recorded on the public record during roll call and voice votes.
Votes at a glance
- Police chief pay: The board set the annual salary for newly appointed Police Chief Pat Merton at $135,917 ($65.34 hourly), matching the previous chief’s pay level. The Police and Fire Commission selected Captain Merton; the village board approved the pay by roll call.
- Certified survey map (CSM): The board approved a certified survey map conveying 2.67 acres containing a stormwater management basin from the Village to TDC Willow Creek LLC for a Willow Creek Business Park parcel. Staff said the transfer makes the basin the property owner’s responsibility and that a stormwater maintenance agreement will be required. The motion passed without opposition.
- Blanket purchase order (IT equipment): Trustees voted to postpone action on a proposed blanket purchase order not to exceed $150,000 with Capital Data. Trustees requested more detailed hardware quantities, configuration and cost breakdowns; the board moved the item to the next regular meeting so IT staff can provide fuller backup.
- Outdoor entertainment fee resolution: The board approved a resolution establishing an annual $200 fee for outdoor entertainment permits and maintaining the $75 temporary-event fee for the third and subsequent individual events in a license year (Public Safety Committee recommendation).
- Weights and measures and zoning appeals secretary ordinances: The board approved amendments related to the weights-and-measures license (section 12.26) and to the secretary of the Board of Zoning Appeals (section 1.3.2.b). Both measures passed following committee review.
- Hunting ordinance: The board amended section 9.02 of the municipal code to allow hunting in Wilderness Park to accommodate stewardship-grant conditions on another parcel (covered in a separate report).
- Consent agenda: Consent agenda items a through c and e were approved by roll call; item d (the IT blanket PO) was pulled for discussion and later postponed.
Several items drew discussion from trustees seeking clearer backup or procedural clarification. On the IT purchase-order item, Trustee Pieper and others said quotes and itemized configurations were needed before approving a blanket PO; trustees asked IT staff (Aaron Hearn) to present details at the next meeting. On contract-and-funding items related to the Pilgrim/Mequon purchases, trustees asked for clarity on fund balances and reimbursement options (TID vs. reserves). The board also moved into closed session later in the agenda to discuss administrator performance goals per Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(c).
The board’s formal votes and motions are on the public record in the meeting minutes and packet materials for March 3.
