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Frederic board approves Wisconsin Avenue financing, hires officer and OKs several contracts
Summary
The Frederic Village Board on April 13 approved a package of routine actions including contracting with TextMyGov, a temporary beer license for June 13, hiring Tim Goodmanson as a full-time police officer and formalizing financing steps for local street projects.
The Frederic Village Board on April 13 approved a series of routine motions that advance village communications, public-safety staffing and local events.
President Amanda Blackmon called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. and the board first approved the meeting agenda and the March 9, 2026 minutes. The board then heard brief public comments: resident William Johnson noted two forthcoming books that mention Frederic and that this year marks the village and Historical Society’s 125th anniversary; Police Chief Brandon Sams reminded the public about a Drug Take Back Day scheduled for Saturday.
The board voted to enter into a contract with TextMyGov after a remote presentation by a TextMyGov representative, who said implementation typically takes three to six weeks. The motion to move forward with the contract was made by R. Lillehaug and seconded by B. Harlander and carried.
The Frederic Fire Department’s application for a temporary beer license for an event on June 13 was reviewed and approved on a motion by B. Harlander, seconded by R. Lillehaug.
On personnel, Chief Brandon Sams recommended hiring Tim Goodmanson as a full-time police officer with a proposed start date of April 20, 2026; the board approved the hire (motion by R. Lillehaug, seconded by B. Harlander). President Amanda Blackmon administered the oath of office to Officer Tim Goodmanson during the meeting.
The board also completed routine consent business, including appointing Randy Crandell as the village’s Park Board representative (replacing Jackie Peterson) and approving journal entries and checks numbered 194387–194424 on a motion by J. Peterson and B. Harlander.
The meeting recessed briefly into closed session by roll call and later reconvened in open session; no open-session action beyond the listed votes was recorded. The meeting adjourned at 8:01 p.m.
What happens next: implementation steps for the TextMyGov contract and the new officer’s onboarding were noted; Family Days was listed as a future agenda item.
