Village Board

The President, elected at-large (meaning not representing any specific ward, but instead representing all) for a two-year term of office, together with six Trustees elected at-large for two-year, staggered terms comprise the Village Board.  The Board serves as the legislative branch of Village government, enacting ordinances and resolutions, approving the annual budget, setting policies and taking other actions to guide the operations of the Village government.  Elections are held in April of each year, preceded by a February primary if there are more than two candidates for the same office.  At the annual organizational meeting in April the President appoints members to the four committees subject to approval by the majority of the Village Board.

President:

     Jim Scheiber    Terms ends 4/11

Village Board:

     Dan Binversie    Term ends 4/11

     Mike Stoeckigt   Term ends 4/11

     Jeff Plass           Term ends 4/11

     Jim Meinnert      Term ends 4/12

     Ed Pahl              Term ends 4/12

     Lee Kunze         Term ends 4/12

Appearing Before the Village Board or at Committee Meetings

Board meetings are the first and third Tuesday of the month and Committee meetings are as needed.  Any citizen may appear before the Village Board on any issue during "Period of Public Comment" but, because of the need to comply with the Open Meetings Laws, any matter for which Board action is desired must appear on the posted agenda.  Therefore, the citizens comments may be heard but will not be acted upon unless the subject is noted on the agenda. 

The agenda is finalized and distributed on the Thursday preceding each meeting.   Anyone desiring to have an issue considered for placement on an agenda should make his or her request to the Village Clerk-Treasurer two weeks prior to the Board meeting.  Letters, petitions, reports or other documents are always preferred over verbal requests so that copies can be distributed to the Board or Committee members along with the meeting agenda for their advance information and study.  The request will be referred to the appropriate Committee or to the Village Board for action.

Frequently, citizen requests for service or information can easily be resolved without the need to appear before the Board.  The office staff at the Village Hall or the Building Inspector can be contacted for information or resolution of issues.  Any administrative matter not satisfactorily resolved by staff may, of course, always be brought before the President and Trustees.