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Walworth board approves $1.8 million in payables and routine contracts; multiple purchases and fee changes pass unanimously
Summary
At its March 9 meeting the Village of Walworth Board approved $1,795,560.86 in payables and a series of routine contracts, equipment purchases and fee changes, including increased building permit fees and a three-year appraisal services contract.
The Village of Walworth Village Board on March 9 approved $1,795,560.86 in General Fund and Utility payables and carried a slate of routine motions affecting contracts, fees and equipment purchases.
President Louise Czaja presided over the meeting, which opened at 6:00 p.m. The board unanimously approved minutes from prior meetings, sworn in Deputy Clerk/Treasurer Melissa Kudingo and then moved on to the finance and consent items. By motion the board approved a recommendation to increase fees charged by the Building/Zoning Inspector and authorized a three-year contract with Accurate Appraisal to provide appraisal services to the village.
Other administrative approvals included raising Hometown Tech's hourly charge to $115 and granting operator licenses to multiple applicants as listed in the minutes. The board also approved an adjustment to the Building & Zoning Administrator contract with Jerry Anderson (changed to a 90%/10% split).
Votes at a glance (motions recorded in the minutes): - Approve minutes of 11/10/2025 — mover: President Louise Czaja; second: Trustee Ken Ellerth; outcome: carried unanimously. - Approve minutes of 2/9/2026 — mover: Trustee Merik Fell; second: Trustee Matt Tanner; outcome: carried unanimously. - Approve minutes of 2/19/2026 — mover: President Louise Czaja; second: Trustee Ken Ellerth; outcome: carried unanimously. - Swear in Deputy Clerk/Treasurer Melissa Kudingo — administrative action recorded; no vote listed. - Approve police and fire/rescue officers (pursuant to Village Ordinance 5-2-1(f)) — movers/seconds recorded in minutes; outcomes: carried unanimously; officers sworn in. - Defer action on Municipal Partnering Consortium/Paddock Lake, Twin Lakes, Salem Lakes — mover: President Louise Czaja; second: Trustee Steve Hovestol; outcome: carried unanimously. - Increase building permit fees as recommended — mover: Trustee Steve Hovestol; second: Trustee Matt Tanner; outcome: carried unanimously. - Approve Accurate Appraisal proposal for three years — mover: Trustee Matt Tanner; second: Trustee Merik Fell; outcome: carried unanimously. - Approve General Fund & Utility payables plus additions ($1,795,560.86) — mover: President Louise Czaja; second: Trustee Steve Hovestol; outcome: carried unanimously. - Approve Hometown Tech rate increase to $115/hour — mover: President Louise Czaja; second: Trustee Chrissy Sara; outcome: carried unanimously. - Approve operator licenses (list in minutes) — mover: Trustee Chrissy Sara; second: Trustee Matt Tanner; outcome: carried unanimously. - Increase Building & Zoning Admin contract with Jerry Anderson to a 90%/10% split — mover: President Louise Czaja; second: Trustee Matt Tanner; outcome: carried unanimously. - Approve FWWPCC Resolution 1-26 (customer monthly billing) — mover: President Louise Czaja; second: Trustee Steve Hovestol; outcome: carried unanimously. - Purchase street sweeper attachment, Aring Equipment, $39,212 — mover: President Louise Czaja; second: Trustee Steve Hovestol; outcome: carried unanimously. - Approve Baxter & Woodman work order, $43,500; let bids for 100 potholes with 50 lateral replacements — mover: Trustee Matt Tanner; second: President Louise Czaja; outcome: carried unanimously. - Approve sewer jetter hose, Brown Equipment, $2,905 — mover: Trustee Matt Tanner; second: Trustee Chrissy Sara; outcome: carried unanimously. - Approve Safe Step Sidewalk Program starting with $5,000 — mover: Trustee Matt Tanner; second: Trustee Steve Hovestol; outcome: carried unanimously. - Approve Walworth Joint School District #1 Halloween Parade (10/30/2026) — mover: Trustee Ken Ellerth; second: Trustee Chrissy Sara; outcome: carried unanimously. - Approve Street Use Permit for Agape House annual 5K (4/25/2026) — mover: Trustee Ken Ellerth; second: Trustee Chrissy Sara; outcome: carried unanimously. - Adjourn meeting at 7:34 p.m. — mover: President Louise Czaja; second: Trustee Matt Tanner; outcome: carried unanimously.
The minutes record that several administrative and procurement items were routine and passed unanimously. Where figures are reported in the minutes, this article reproduces them exactly; if the minutes list an item but not a dollar amount, the amount is noted in the minutes as "not specified." The board recorded no public comments during the meeting.
The Village will follow through on the purchases and contract implementations as recorded; several operational items (for example, FWWPCC implementation and the management letter from auditors) remain under committee review.
