Village of Sheffield

Board Meeting Minutes

Dec 21, 2009

The Sheffield Village Board met Monday, December 21, 2009 at the Sheffield Community Center.

Present: Mayor Rosenow, Trustees Bromme, Barton, Ries, Cernovich, Bertetto, and VanderMeersch. Treasurer: Cranford and Clerk: Stier.

Board approved

• minutes from the Dec 8, 2009 meeting
• bills and treasurers report
• ordinance 2009-12-21-01 tax levy and ordinance 2009-12-21-01A tax abatement
• extending tavern hours to 2am on New Year’s Eve
• hiring of Chamlin & Associates for engineer services

Committee meetings scheduled:

• None scheduled

Special plaque and gift certificates were presented to Leif Porter, village superintendent for 30 plus years of service to the Village of Sheffield.

Auditor

• Auditor Dave Wilcoxson presented the FY 08-09 audit report.

Buildings and Grounds -

• Mayor Rosenow has called Attorney Tracy on the Larry Williams property. Rosenow feels that there are four areas that Williams is in contempt of court. Rosenow has left pictures of the property at Tracy’s office.
• Trustee Cernovich reported Tom Otto looked at the outside door to the offices and suggested that the village put kick plates on both sides of the door; he also had given a price on a commercial grade door to Cernovich. Rosenow noted that he had talked with Jerry VanDamme and he had quoted a commercial door for over $900. The Board will have both give a quote on a non commercial steel door from Menards and the cost of installation.

Cemetery –

Finance/Band –

Ordinance and Resolutions –

• Ordinance 2009-12-21-01 to levy property taxes for FY 09-10 was moved and approved.
• Ordinance 2009-12-21-01A to abate taxes levied to pay the Alternate Revenue Bond Series 1996 was moved and approved.
• Motion was made and approved to extend New Years Eve hours for the taverns to 2am.

Complaint –

• Trustee Ries questioned when the liquor licenses became due. Clerk Stier stated that Casey’s, Chestnut St Inn and Z-Best are annually at April and that 6 & 34, Phylly’s, the Stop Off, and Robbies are semi-annually at April and October. Ries noted that Wyanet is considering using the license as a way to insure that the bars comply with the no smoking law. Rosenow stated it is difficult to enforce the law at this time. Rosenow will inform Robbies to comply with the law. No further action was taken.
• There have been complaints of snowmobilers going off the snow routes. Notice will be put in the Focus reminding snowmobilers of the routes. Ries noted that there are some young people on go – carts on Mill Road and she is afraid there will be an accident.
• Truckers are still jake breaking.

Police–

• Police report was passed out.

Streets and Alleys –

Water -

Garbage & Sewer –

• Motion was made to hire Chamlin & Associates to prepare construction drawings and specifications for various infrastructure improvements throughout the Village at a cost not to exceed $9000.
  
  

The next board meeting will be held on Monday, January 4, 2010 at the Sheffield Community Center.

Respectfully submitted, Pat Stier