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Germantown board approves multiple contracts and denies a claim; moves to closed session on personnel
Summary
The Village Board approved consent-agenda items including tree planting, streetlight replacements, telecom permit review agreements and lift station design work; it also denied a citizen claim and voted to enter closed session on public-works personnel matters.
The Germantown Village Board approved a series of consent-agenda contracts and administrative resolutions and later voted to deny a vehicle-damage claim and to convene into closed session on personnel matters.
On a single motion the board approved consent-agenda items A through H. Staff summarized key contract awards and project estimates: a spring tree-planting contract to Dan Larson Landscaping for $27,866; a street-light replacement program estimated at $112,226.58 to replace aging fixtures on major corridors; consultant services for telecom permit reviews (a pass-through cost to telecom applicants, discussed by Kevin Driscoll) and agreements with companies including Metronet, T-Mobile and AT&T; and design and bidding services for Main Street and Old Farm pump station upgrades with Ruekert & Mielke, not to exceed $532,659. Staff said telecom companies would reimburse the village for permit-review and inspection costs.
During new business the board approved a resolution establishing a weights-and-measures fee schedule under municipal code §112.26 with no discussion recorded.
On a separate motion the board denied a claim filed by Lance Ambrose related to a vehicle-control incident; trustees discussed how officers typically handle vehicles and passengers but ultimately approved the recommendation to disallow the claim.
Finally, the board voted to go into closed session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(c) to consider employment matters related to the Director of Public Works and retention bonuses for key employees; roll-call votes were recorded and the board prepared to convene the closed session.
All approvals tied to the consent agenda were adopted by roll call earlier in the meeting; staff indicated some projects seek state loan funding (for sewer work) and that most construction activity for telecom work is expected to occur summer–fall.
