Board approves contracts, fees changes and appointments; multiple actions pass unanimously

At its meeting, the Menomonee Falls Village Board approved a slate of routine but substantive actions, including public-works contracts, a municipal-fee amendment and an appointment, mostly by unanimous voice vote.

Key actions approved:

- April bill approval: the board approved bill payments for April 2026 in the amount of $5,824,058.36 as part of the consent agenda (consent agenda passed unanimously).

- Denial of operator's license: the board voted to deny the operator's license application for Latrell Benford pursuant to section 6-29(f) of the municipal code on grounds the applicant failed to disclose and failed to appear before the general government committee.

- False-alarm fees amendment: trustees approved an amendment to municipal code chapters regulating private alarm systems, setting residential false-alarm fees at $25 and commercial alarm permits at $50 and enabling third-party permit administration.

- Public-works contracts: the board awarded multiple contracts: ' Arthur Avenue MS4 Pond (Project 74024) to Will Surg Electric Inc. for $383,180.50 to improve water-quality treatment toward MS4 permit requirements. ' Duke Street reconstruction (Project 74021) to D F Thomasini Contractors Inc. for $1,510,435.50 for water-main relay, sanitary lateral replacement, storm sewer and street reconstruction. ' Hoyt Drive water-main relay (Project 721032) to Mid City Corporation for $228,645. ' 2026 Seal Coating and Flex Patching (Project 41264-1) to Farner Asphalt Sealers LLC for a base and alternate totaling approximately $419,459.52 (transcript numbers presented as $340,980 plus alternate $78,558.72). ' Emergency valve replacement at County Line Road and State Highway 145 to G of Thomasini for $103,400 (funded from the water-main maintenance account). ' Abandonment of Wells 5 and 6 to CTW Corporation for $111,669 (Well 5 building to remain; Well 6 building to be torn down; a mercury switch will be removed and sent out of state for disposal).

- AT&T lease amendment: trustees approved an amendment extending the village's ground lease with AT&T at village hall for five years (to 2034), keeping rent unchanged and adjusting the annual escalator from 3% to 2.5%.

- Appointment: the board approved President Walz's appointment of Michael Douglas to the Police and Fire Commission to fill the seat of Gary Lusser, with a term through April 2031.

All recorded votes for the items above were taken by voice and described in the transcript as passing unanimously; the board did not read numeric tallies during the meeting.