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Resident tells committee village winter‑parking ordinance is unenforceable and says municipal court contacted his employer
Summary
At the March 2 Community Life and Public Safety Committee meeting, resident Ryan Milc argued the village’s winter‑parking ordinance exceeds statutory time windows and described a disputed municipal‑court citation and alleged improper contact with his employer; he said he has a pending lawsuit and urged review.
Ryan Milc addressed the Community Life and Public Safety Committee on March 2, saying the village’s winter‑parking ordinance is invalid as written and cannot be enforced. "The ordinance says 4:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.," Milc said, reading from his handout, and citing WISAT 34913 as limiting a municipality to three statutorily allowed time windows for curb restrictions.
Milc said he received a parking citation tied to the ordinance and that a subsequent citation followed after the first was voided; he told the committee the municipal court clerk, identified in his comments as Heather Eiser, contacted his employer to solicit payment. "The municipal court actually committed fraud in order to get you guys $10," Milc said, and told the committee he has a lawsuit pending against the clerk and the municipal court staff.
Why it matters: If Milc is correct that the village’s ordinance sets time windows outside those allowed by the statute he cited, the village could face legal exposure for issuing citations under that ordinance and may need to correct signage and ordinance language to match state law.
Committee response and next steps: Committee members did not debate the legal merits in detail during public comment; staff and the committee noted that winter‑parking rules had been discussed previously and that the municipal court and clerk are separate entities from the committee. The committee acknowledged Milc’s materials and indicated staff would coordinate follow‑up. No formal board action was taken during this meeting to change the ordinance.
Claims and status: Milc asserted the ordinance conflicts with WISAT 34913 and is therefore void; he also alleged improper conduct by the municipal court clerk. Those claims were raised publicly but not resolved in the meeting; the committee asked staff to follow up. The complaint and any enforcement records cited by Milc were described as pending and contested.
