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Whitefish Bay OKs $536.34 in ARPA funds for school-zone signs, directs remaining balance to server replacement
Summary
At its Dec. 16 meeting, the Whitefish Bay Village Board approved using $536.34 of remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds to buy school-zone signage and directed the unallocated ARPA balance to offset a planned 2025 server-replacement project.
The Whitefish Bay Village Board voted Dec. 16 to allocate $536.34 in remaining American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to purchase school‑zone signage and to direct the rest of the village's unallocated ARPA balance to a server‑replacement project included in the 2025 budget.
Village President Buckley and Village Manager Kelsey opened the item by noting that Whitefish Bay received "a little over $1.4 million" in ARPA money, with an expenditure deadline of Dec. 31, 2024, and that the packet showed an unallocated balance of $9,233,127. DPW Director Matt Collins told trustees the signage quote for the village's school zones totaled $7,295 and that most of the signs would be new installations; because of bulk pricing and an option to order through a state vendor (referred to in the packet as BCE), the net gap to cover from ARPA was $536.34.
"We brought this to Public Works committee with a PDF packet for the safe school zone TAP grant," Matt Collins said, explaining that buying the signs directly would allow the village to realize a lower price and to prioritize other grant‑funded elements of the TAP project.
Trustees asked whether roadway‑safety funds had been fully spent and whether ARPA would be used in addition to those funds; staff confirmed ARPA would fill the small remaining gap for signage while the larger server purchase would be offset by the remainder of ARPA funds. A trustee moved that the board "approve the use of ARPA funds in the amount of $536.34 for the purchase of school zone signage and direct all remaining ARPA funds to the server replacement project." The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
The board packet lists the server replacement as part of the 2025 budget; trustees did not vote to appropriate additional general fund dollars at the meeting. The village manager encouraged residents with questions about tax bills, revaluation and assessments to call or email village staff.
Next steps: DPW will proceed with procurement for the signage and staff will apply the remainder of the ARPA balance to the server‑replacement budget line as directed by the board.
