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Board appoints resident Jamie Sonnenburg to vacant trustee seat
Summary
Trustees appointed resident Jamie Sonnenburg to the trustee seat left by the presidency appointment; board discussed whether a village employee could serve as trustee and the attorney cited Wisconsin statute 61.327.
The board voted to appoint resident Jamie Sonnenburg to the vacant trustee seat created when the board selected a new interim president. A motion to appoint Jamie passed with a recorded tally of 4 yeas and 2 nays.
Trustees had discussed whether Jamie’s role with the village’s emergency services would create a conflict. The village attorney said the relevant statute allows trustees to serve as village employees and set pay limits: "Village trustees serving as employees ... may be paid an hourly wage for serving as a village employee, not exceeding a total of $15,000 per year," the attorney said, adding any conflict would be handled case-by-case and might require the trustee to refrain from voting on matters that directly affect them.
Trustees noted that if a direct conflict arises in the future, the trustee would abstain from the specific vote. The appointment takes effect immediately; trustees recorded Jamie present during the subsequent roll call for closed session.
