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Village of Lannon board adopts 1.6% RCA fee increase, approves final water-main payment and building-code update
Summary
At its Jan. 13 meeting the Village of Lannon Board unanimously adopted a 1.6% increase to the Reserve Capacity Assessment (raising the fee to $8,665), approved final payment on the Good Hope Road water-main extension with no retention (one-year warranty), granted two operator licenses and adopted Ordinance 2025-1 updating local building-code references.
The Village of Lannon Village Board on Jan. 13 unanimously approved a series of routine administrative and infrastructure items, including a 1.6% increase to the Reserve Capacity Assessment (RCA) water-connection fee, final payment for a water-main extension project and an ordinance updating local building-code references to state code.
President Yates called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., and the seven-member board conducted roll call. Engineer Ben Wood summarized the RCA adjustment, saying the proposed change followed construction-number updates; Trustees Newman and Sommers moved to adopt the 2025 RCA fee "as presented of $8665.00," and the motion carried unanimously.
The RCA increase raises the Reserve Capacity Assessment by 1.6 percent to $8,665.00 per the engineer's recommendation. The board did not tie the fee change to any new program funding in the meeting discussion; the action was presented as an update based on construction-cost numbers.
On project closeout matters, Trustees Lake and Grennier moved to approve Operator's License applications for Zachery Hann and Zachery Hibl; the motion carried unanimously. The board also approved the final pay request for the Good Hope Road water-main extension. Trustee Newman explained the contractor completed the work, there will be no retention because the project carries a one-year warranty, and the remaining funds needed to be spent by April 30. "We did not keep any retention however the contractor completed all of the work and there is a 1 year warranty so we are not going to retain anything. The money had to be spent by April 30th anyway," Trustee Newman said.
Trustees Lake and Calatola-Robe moved to adopt Ordinance 2025-1, which updates the village building-code references by adopting portions of the State Administrative Code and making related electrical-code changes. Meeting materials indicate the ordinance language was prepared by counsel and the village building inspector; the board approved the ordinance as presented.
Finance matters proceeded without dissent: Trustees Grennier and Newman moved to approve payment of the bills, and the motion carried unanimously.
In staff reports, Engineer Ben Wood reported the village had followed up on a drainage complaint involving Filtration Concepts and Overstone and is monitoring whether contractor work will resolve it in spring. Wood said leftover quarry-grant funds might be used to subsidize private connections to the village water main pending attorney Macy's document review; Baker Tilly submitted a finance letter explaining options. Wood also noted a separate USDA sewer assistance program announced for property-level sewer work.
Clerk's Office staff advised that utility bills would go out that week and that four candidates have filed for three trustee seats in the April election. President Yates thanked the police department for community gift-card distributions tied to recent motorcycle rides, noted the Plan Commission meeting was moved to Jan. 29, and said Patrick will attend an Ehlers finance seminar Feb. 13–14.
The board adjourned at 8:11 p.m.
