Village Committees

Streets & Sidewalks

Duties:

  • Perform an annual inspection (in April) of Village Streets and make recommendation to the Village Board for consideration of routine maintenance/repairs and Major construction.
  • Advise Village Board on Local Road Improvement Project (LRIP) and conduct bidding process.
  • Meet in September to determine needs and form recommendations to make to the Village Board for consideration of funds necessary for the following year’s street class budget.

Chairman

Travis Firkus

Member

Robert Kurszewski

Member

Craig Anderson

Buildings/Parks & Grounds

Duties:

  • Meet quarterly to give a report to the board on conditions, progress and maintenance of all Village property.
  • Perform an annual inspection (in September) of Village property, parks and buildings and make recommendation to the Village Board (at October Board Meeting) for consideration of funds necessary for routine maintenance or repairs.
  • Meet in the spring to offer ideas and suggestions to the Village Board on ways to improve by setting goals for the upcoming year.
  • Complaints received at the Village Office regarding buildings, grounds or parks will be given to the Chairperson who will either process response or facilitate a committee meeting to determine action.

Chairman

Travis Firkus

Member

Dave Larson

Member

Tom Richter

Finance

The entire Board will serve as members of this committee and will be active in regulating budget issues

Public Health & Safety

Duties:

  • To represent the Village as a Citizens advisory at Portage County Meetings for: Emergency Management, Groundwater and Solid Waste. (Attendance at these meetings will be used as a communication tool between the Village and County boards. You will be responsible for informing the Village Board about any County information or decisions that directly affect the Village.
  • Complaints received at the Village Office regarding nuisance items such as yard debris, inoperable vehicles, rodents, or tall grass will be given to the Chairperson who will either process response or facilitate a committee meeting to determine enforcement action.
  • Initiate procedures for Property condemnation.
  • Determine sidewalk snow removal policy with board approval.

Chairman

Mike Garski

Member

Jill Kumenius

Member

Dave Larson

License Review

Duties:

  • Review Operator's (Bartender) License applications and all background checks to determine eligibility for approval.

Member

Jill Kumenius

Member

Craig Anderson

Sewer

Duties:

  • To oversee operations of sewer lift stations and utilities including repairs and modifications to facilities.
  • As many members as are available should be certified to respond to emergency telephone activated system calls for repairs to the facility.
  • Conduct an annual review (in September) of the Sewer Budget and User fees and make recommendations to the Village Board (at the October Board Meeting) for consideration.
  • Be available to meet as necessary determined by events.

Chairman

Robert Kurszewski

Member

Travis Firkus

Member

Dave Larson

**The following Committees are governed by State Statutes:

Board of Review

Member

Village President

Member

Clerk-Treasurer

Certified Member

Craig Anderson

Weed Commission

Weed Commissioner

Mike Garski

Zoning Plan Commission

(All terms expire April 30th)

President

Robert Kurszewski

2 Year Term 2021-2023

Trustee

Mike Garski

2 Year Trustee Term 2020-2022

Trustee

Craig Anderson

2 Year Trustee 2020-2022

Citizen Member

Ron Pliska

3 Year Citizen Term 2020-2023

Citizen Member

Jill Kumenius

3 Year Citizen Term 2020-2023

Citizen Member

Kerry Krogwold

3 Year Citizen Term 2020-2023

Citizen Member

Dean Butts

3 Year Citizen Term 2020-2023

Zoning Board of Appeals

Chair

Matt Dobbe

3 Year Term 2018-2021

Member

Norma Anderson

3 Year Term 2019-2022

Member

Katelyn Johnson

3 Year Term 2019-2022

Member

Tod Beckland

3 Year Term 2020-2023

Member

Bob Mueller

3 Year Term 2020-2023

Alternate

Joe Omernik

3 Year Term 2020-2023