Elmwood Village Meeting 3-14-11

Village Office to get New Computers

Submitted by Citizen Journalist Rick A. Talford


ELMWOOD,WI - March 14, 2011 the Elmwood Village Board held their monthly meeting at the Village Auditorium. During the meeting, they discussed the replacement of the office computers. These computers were bought in 2004. The village clerk has reported that they have been experiencing problems with the systems, and have requested that they be replaced. The cost will be approximately $2400.00 and will be taken out of the office outlay fund which has a balance of $4921.00 and was budgeted for the purpose of updating the computers specifically. A brief discussion ensued about the procedures of backing up the computers. This information was pre-approved through the Finance Committee.

In other news, Clerk Amy Wayne explained the Chief Inspectors of the elections had requested a pay raise. She was suggesting making a change from $8.00 to $8.50/HR. The pay raise would be less than a $50.00 increase to the budget. Two Operator’s Licenses were approved for the Longbranch. The Spring Clean-up was also set for April 11-15, 2011 to be in conjunction with the County.

In Committee and Board Reports, Trustee Robert Weix stated the year average for checkouts at the Library reached 22,000. Trustee Patricia Knops gave a quick report on the Nursing Home, stating they paid their bills in January. Trustee Brian Buck told the board that they did meet in regards of the replacement of the office computers. Parks and Buildings, and Public Works did not meet this past month. There was no Public Input, and absent from the meeting was Trustee Bruce Hartung. The meeting was adjourned about 7:30 pm.



Additional info. found in Article by Sari Gordon, Pierce County Herald Reporter.
This information was not published by the Village Clerk in her minutes of the meeting.


Brian Ehlers did a review of all TID financed projects. Ehlers confirmed they were in good shape. He suggested the village could opt to receive reimbursement in the form of bond revenue rather than tax increments, which would speed up cash flow to the village. He estimated $100,000 could be put back into the general fund.

The chief inspectors are Joanne Baier, Mabel Fritz, Marilyn Galoff and John Bates.

Trustee Neil Boltik reported the new village sign, estimated to cost between $1,600 and $1,700, would be completed for less than $100 in materials, thanks to labor and construction being donated by Elmwood High School students