Village of Stevensville
Workshop
23 Sep 09
Meeting called to order by President Gibson at 7:00 PM.
Present: Pat Arter, Don Meyer, Lori Gibson, Don Schlipp, Ken Hansen, Kim Peters and
Steve Slavicek
Absent: None
Also present: Bret Witkowski and Dawn Rush
Motion by Arter to move “Staffing” as the fourth agenda item and to add “Other
Business” to the end of the agenda. Motion seconded by Schlipp. Motion passed.
Manager Witkowski informed the Council that office staff costs should be about $50,000
a year. This does not include DPW staffing.
Treasurer Rush informed the Council that under current conditions, the Village needs to
allocate fifteen hours per week for a treasurer. The clerk also needs additional hours
during tax season to handle the increase in work load. Ms. Rush noted that the council
had a meeting during the end of tax season which added a huge burden to the clerk. The
Clerk presently works thirty hours per week.
Witkowski noted that the Village presently has about $140,000 in debt to pay. Taxes
generate about $350,000. State revenue sharing is about $89,000. With other revenues,
the Village has about $446,500 per year. In total, the Village has a budget of $34,875 per
month for the year of 2010.
Witkowski lead the workshop and asked the council to come up with as many ideas for
Village improvement and any ideas that the Village should not do. From that list, the
council selected the following eight items in the form of a vote. In order of most to least
votes below:
1) Side walk additions
2) Re-bid trash pickup
3) Road repair/replace
4) Financial stability
5) Adequate DPW equipment
6) Promote Village businesses
7) Work with Cornerstone and other agencies to bring businesses to the village.
8) No tax increase
Witkowski lead the council in a discussion of these eight items. The council then
selected the following five items to focus on in the coming year in the form of a vote. In
order of most votes to least below:
1) Road repair and replace
2) Side walk expansion
3) Re-bid trash
4) Financial stability
5) No tax increase
These five items will be used to draw criteria in selected which office positions are
needed and to select the appropriate people to staff those positions.
Motion by Schlipp to allow the Lion’s club to use the corner of John Beers and St. Joseph
Ave to conduct their fund raiser. Motion seconded by Arter. Motion passed.
Motion by Arter to allow the Lakeshore “After prom” committee to use the corner of
John Beers and St. Joseph Ave for their fund raiser. Motion seconded by Schlipp.
Motion passed.
Motion to adjorn by Arter. Motion seconded by Hansen. Motion passed.
Meeting adjourned by President Gibson at 9:00 PM.
Respectfully submitted by
Don Meyer, Trustee
