Hartland approves vouchers, a bartender license, a volunteer-event fee waiver, annual 9-1-1 agreement and raises committee pay to $50

At its final meeting of the year, the Village of Hartland board voted on a set of routine administrative items, approving minutes and a series of motions that the board said keep village operations current.

Motions carried by the board included:

- Approval of the minutes from the Dec. 8, 2025 meeting.

- Payment of vouchers in the amount of $104,031.30. Trustees asked for itemized legal invoices for some multi-thousand-dollar entries; staff agreed to have the clerk scan and distribute supporting invoices on request.

- Approval of a bartender license for Dana Streeb. The chief noted Streeb’s background check showed three prior OWI arrests (1997, 2007 and 2016); the chief said the application met the village’s review practice and the board approved the license.

- Approval of a special-event application and fee waiver for the Heartland Marsh Habitat Improvement volunteer event in January 2026 submitted by the Ice Age Trail Alliance (approximately 75 volunteers, portable restrooms and food provided to volunteers).

- Continuation of the Waukesha County joint-powers 9-1-1 agreement for 2025–26, a document staff noted is required under state statute 256.35(9); staff and the chief explained that while the statute imposes obligations, the DOJ may commence judicial proceedings to enforce compliance if an agency refuses to enter into such an agreement.

- An increase to compensation for members of specified village commissions and boards from $30 to $50 per meeting (planning commission, park board, police & fire commission and joint architectural/plan commission). Trustees discussed the modest annual budget impact, timing of payment (the board pays commissions annually in December) and that the increase would begin with the next payment cycle.

All motions were moved, seconded and carried; no recorded roll-call tallies were provided in the transcript excerpts.