The Withee Village Board held their regular monthly meeting on Monday, October 14. Resident Larry Klabon spoke under Community Input and expressed his concerns about the appearance of a number of properties. He asked about missing street signs. DPW Derek Schad said they had been there so maybe they blew off in the wind. Klabon also asked about the replacement of a culvert, but it is a private driveway.

Under Committee Reports, Trustee Bill Kroeplin said that the library’s Passport Program had gotten over a 100 back. He said the biggest compliment received was that kitchen supplies were available for checkout from the library. They got a $5,000 grant to purchase Lego kits. Trustee Heather Mueller said she would be attending the Clark County Economic Development meeting and asked if there was any information that she should pass on. Clerk Ellen Niemi said that she could pass on that the She Shed building is for sale.

Under Public Works, DPW Schad talked about the Sanitary Survey Report. The two deficiencies that were found were that a comprehensive service materials inventory is not complete and he needs to record his usage of polymer. He was also given a few recommendations, some of which are in process. One thing that the DNR would like to see is a second certified operator in the village. The village also has a couple of non-conforming features that are grandfathered in. One of those items is that all water mains are not at least six inches in diameter. Schad said if they have to fix any of them, they will have to put in six inch line. He also said that lead and copper rules are going to get more strict. All samples came back good.

A new contract with auditors CliftonLarsenAllen was approved. The cost is $19,850 which is up about $900 from the previous year. The contract with Bowmar for assessing village properties was also approved. The cost will be $4,300 in 2025; $4,400 in 2026; and $4,500 in 2027. A new contract with Yellowstone Computing was approved. The fee will be $205 per month plus $95 per hour for any issues that arise during normal business hours. After hours the cost rises to $175 per hour.

The village will be contracting with GFL for garbage beginning in January. The board approved charging residents their cost of $17.65 per month.

A resolution was approved to allow the village to participate in the Local Government Investment Pool (LGIP). The village has CDs coming due in February and it was felt they might get a better interest rate through the LGIP. The other advantage is that money could be put in and taken out as necessary with no penalties. The resolution just opened an account, it didn’t move any money at this time.

An operators license was approved for Teresa Pries.

A resolution approving amendments to the 2023 Budget was approved. Unspent funds were allocated to areas that were overspent or to savings.

The first budget meeting was set for November 4 at 6 p.m. Clerk Niemi felt she would have the health insurance renewal numbers by then.