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Key outcomes

- Consent agenda: The board approved consent Agenda items 8A–8F by voice vote after a motion by Heckendorf and a second by Emerick.

- Retirement resolutions: The board introduced and adopted resolutions honoring Renee Fisher (resolution 205-03) and Jeff Dyche (resolution 205-04) for their years of service.

- Finance and public works matters (from Budget & Finance / Board of Public Works):
- Write-off: Sewer and water account #712099, uncollectible balance of $450.97 — motion to write off (mover: Matter; second: Engelhart). Motion carried.
- Pay Request No. 10 (Wastewater treatment plant tertiary filters and disinfection project, JH Hassinger) — $487,350 — motion by Banner, second by Engelhart. Approved.
- Clean Water Fund Loan Request No. 8 (2024 wastewater treatment plant project) — $500,449.45 — motion by Wells, second by Kripke. Approved.
- Purchase: 1-ton truck for the Street Department — $75,958 — motion by Engelhart, second by Madder. Approved.
- Purchase: Sewer utility service truck — $118,759 — motion by Wells, second by Kripke. After discussion about diesel versus gasoline engines the board conducted a roll-call vote; the motion failed (tally reported as 1 yes, 5 no).
- Asset management program by USG Water Solutions — approved (mover: Hechendorf; second: Wells).
- Ridgeway Drive and Chestnut Court reconstruction low bid: $1,636,443.05 — approved.
- Emergency generator at wastewater treatment plant — $236,909 — approved.
- Jackson Community Center expansion: change order No. 3 — increase $47,207 — approved; change order No. 4 — increase $45,146 — approved; pay request No. 7 — $536,806.05 — approved.

- Plan Commission and zoning actions: The board approved Ordinance 205-01 (accessory use setbacks and construction requirements) and Ordinance 205-02 (rezoning parcel B3048900J002) after suspending rules for second readings. The board also approved a conditional use and site plan review for Patriot Fence and Construction LLC and several extraterritorial certified survey maps as recommended by the Plan Commission.

Votes and procedure notes

Motion makers and seconders are recorded in the meeting minutes for each action above. In most cases motions passed by voice vote; the sewer utility truck purchase was decided by roll-call and failed. When roll-call names or detailed tallies were not explicitly read into the transcript, the meeting minutes used voice vote or a general “motion carries” statement.

Ending note: The board approved the bulk of contractor pay requests, change orders and project bids necessary to advance the village’s capital projects for 2025. Several items were tied to Board of Public Works or Budget & Finance committee recommendations.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","02/11/2025 Village Board Part 2","oneSentenceSummary","The Village of Jackson village board approved a consent agenda, multiple pay requests and construction-related contracts and ordinances. A proposed purchase of a diesel sewer utility service truck failed after a roll-call vote.","taxTitle","Village of Jackson, Washington County, Wisconsin","taxId",61472,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6336807,"Village appoints Tyler Menzel as director of parks and recreation",89,15000,104000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2279889-0e2f035e12792e6b6e9ecfa4ecfb9220&start=15&end=104","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2279889-0e2f035e12792e6b6e9ecfa4ecfb9220/thumbnail_15000.jpg","/articles/6336807/Village-of-Jackson/Washington-County/Wisconsin/Village-appoints-Tyler-Menzel-as-director-of-parks-and-recreation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6336807-887a5f215ed521b387e4658ac2ed76b0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771204751&Signature=kbE7dHVxqdBjddYz-nBXSakwfqtYNXAtiK0B8wXNxKG0-zWk~OlEO6AEuJamQR25bxLvtbSoWa~v3vUeJVH0hVlcGvz9UAZwb2P5H9Ni2vp9KMA69CLs5WkwsecAmoRMZsHmABpzR0wRfC~ddRzuZgDXXOb4CpGSai94YZ1Pjd~CLgtDIPQfJLql817QnVrFVFWL9TCUTwavuwZ9iX2pZF9CFOvj~XXJwBrM~ktkqrsOL83oOkrdRQ~TrorrOR~xjsBJ3wGnnUTuVRfMxnr-GHCGzT2bM87q4K3br41hYR9zpLz5F1YsV1-BTiUlxo4hiMBYbihkqtOt6vRTMFGRSA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Following a closed session that included discussion of a personnel appointment, a board member moved to appoint Tyler Menzel as the director of Parks and Recreation and another member seconded the motion. The board recorded the motion as “We have a motion by Emerick and second by Kripke to appoint Tyler Menzel as the director of Parks and Recreation.”

The appointment followed a private personnel discussion; the board made the motion in open session and proceeded to agenda items afterward. The transcript shows the board corrected an initial name written as “Ryan” to “Tyler” before confirming the motion.

Ending note: The board did not add additional public comment on the appointment in open session.","After a closed session on personnel, the Village of Jackson village board moved to appoint Tyler Menzel as director of parks and recreation.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6336812,"Village reviews 2025 financial management plan and directs staff to pursue single general-obligation note",1527,242000,1769000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2279889-0e2f035e12792e6b6e9ecfa4ecfb9220&start=242&end=1769","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2279889-0e2f035e12792e6b6e9ecfa4ecfb9220/thumbnail_242000.jpg","/articles/6336812/Village-of-Jackson/Washington-County/Wisconsin/Village-reviews-2025-financial-management-plan-and-directs-staff-to-pursue-single-general-obligation-note","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6336812-52fc8f255972043d162bb50141cb1ff9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771204751&Signature=SrkchVcr~DuRq6wTaQGrbrwziofXz2msaPG60SrZsTNzPIiGzOsUcS7BbgJglwC5zQqV~Q7dq1XQNnWA1nnCD-~S2Y1mGFPYbdWTQ8WYSiNraTHZqDcIYpjb2b6ZDFSyhxJh2e4cae7cnp09FceXiiTfav-9bbvSBI00TQ2GI~eOwUXmalRbvlu8ir0YNUr8HMXrxQSX0l7tg9M7irAP9zn5jphnentxN8GMmqmI1YQk3pTGG~y9IxGbaW5E6WjNqYGiVJGhBmIalf5IbVsoL7jS0BkvCj7EVybhQ6b87bh3B8aymHCFtS-8fh7D1YyxEMN9JfZR2DHdfUCwytdRSA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Ariana Schmidt, a financial advisor with Ehlers, told the Village of Jackson village board that the firm had completed the final Financial Management Plan (FMP) and would present a preliminary 2025 financing plan that the board could act on this year.

Schmidt said the firm’s analysis showed the water utility is “roughly 16% behind the revenue requirement” needed to maintain operations and capital projects and that the village will pursue a conventional Public Service Commission rate case this spring to be implemented in 2026. On sewer rates, Ehlers recommended two increases—one on Jan. 1, 2025 (already implemented, Schmidt said) and a further increase on Jan. 1, 2026—to support a wastewater treatment plant upgrade that will substantially raise system value.

Why it matters: The board’s choices about borrowing and utility rates determine how the village pays for near-term capital projects and the long-term cost to ratepayers and taxpayers. Ehlers laid out options for financing roughly $3.7 million of 2025 projects and described trade-offs between issuing two separate bond issues (one revenue bond for utilities and one general-obligation issue for other projects) and consolidating all borrowing into a single general-obligation (GO) note.

Ehlers recommended bundling about $1.6 million of water and sewer projects into the GO note rather than issuing a separate revenue bond. The firm estimated issuing one consolidated GO note could save roughly $340,000 over the life of the debt because of lower costs of issuance and lower interest rates on GO pledges versus revenue bonds. Ehlers also presented preliminary sizing: about $2.2 million of projects on the GO pledge and total planned financing near $3.7 million.

Schmidt described how the draft plan maps ten years of capital projects and financing options and emphasized the FMP is a “living document” that will change with market conditions, actual project bids and revaluations. “This is a financial stress test really at the end of the day. It's not meant to be an accurate prediction. We can't see the future,” she said.

Board direction and next steps: After discussion, board members signaled agreement to proceed with the consolidated single issuance approach. Staff and Ehlers will return with a presale report on March 11 and an award of sale discussion on April 8; funds would be expected on or around May 1 if the sale proceeds as shown. Ehlers also noted continuing work on the PSC conventional rate case for the water utility and future discussions about Tax Increment District (TID) 6 developer incentive payments that remain unsettled for 2026.

Budget and taxpayer impact: Ehlers showed an example taxpayer with a home valued at roughly $355,000. With the proposed GO debt illustrated as presented, the firm estimated the average homeowner would pay about $35 more in 2026 (a levy change of about $104,000 in the example) and roughly $500 more over the life of the 20-year issue. Ehlers cautioned these are preliminary figures and depend on final issue structure, use of capital project fund balances and market rates.

Other financial items noted: Schmidt reviewed the status of several TIDs—TID 4 (closed), TID 5 (paying liabilities), TID 6 (requires developer-agreement payments) and TID 7 (supported in part by TID 4 funds under an affordable-housing extension)—and discussed the sewer utility’s working-capital position (about $6 million projected in 2025, with declines in 2026 while the wastewater project proceeds).

Board members asked about debt capacity and rate spreads; Ehlers said the spread between GO and revenue bonds typically ranges from roughly 75 to 100 basis points and that consolidating issues reduces issuance costs and administrative burden. The board did not adopt a formal ordinance at the meeting but provided direction to proceed with preparing a single GO presale package and return with formal sale documents in March and April.

Ariana Schmidt said the village should continue to consider a modest levy allocation for capital each year so cash can be applied to projects and reduce future borrowing needs.

Ending note: The board set the village’s financing timeline—presale on March 11 and sale on April 8—and asked staff and Ehlers to return with the presale report and recommended resolutions authorizing the sale.","Consultants from Ehlers reviewed the final financial management plan, recommended consolidating revenue bonds and general obligation notes into a single 2025 GO note to save costs, and outlined next steps including a presale report on March 11 and a sale on April 8.","actionData","errors"]

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