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The Plan Commission met at City Hall in the City of Black River Falls on April 30, 2008 at 6:30 P.M.  Commissioners Johnson, Boisen, Moe and Evenson were present.  Commissioners Helland and Tamminen were absent.  Mayor Danielson was absent.

1. Commissioner Johnson acted as chairperson in the absence of Mayor Danielson.

2. The notice of public hearing was distributed as the petition for variance in the matter of the Black River Child Care Center, Inc. request for a conditional use permit to allow the operation of a day care center on land they are purchasing directly south of their current property as published.  

A meeting of the Mayor’s Ad Hoc Committee for the Proposed City Administrator Position was held at City Hall in the City of Black River Falls on April 28, 2008 at 6:00 P.M. In attendance were Jim Haldeman, Marilyn Reinart, Mark Radcliffe, Chris Fox, and Eric Chrisinger. Chairperson Randy Eddy presided.

1. The Committee discussed the final draft of the job description acknowledging the changes made at the previous meeting. They reviewed the City Attorney’s memo regarding the process to change from the current elected City Clerk and Treasurer position to an appointed Administrator.

MADISON… Taxpayers will start seeing their economic stimulus payments soon. According to State Representative Terry Musser (R-Melrose) the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has scheduled the first rebate checks for direct deposit on May 2nd. The first paper checks are to be mailed out by May 16.

Musser contacted the IRS and the WI Department of Revenue who assured him they have no plans to tax these rebates as income. The IRS has been receiving so many calls regarding the rebate checks, 50,000 more than normal each day, they are reassigning more than 1,500 employees from other duties to man the phone lines. Here’s a quick update on how the issuing process should work.

The Plan Commission met at City Hall in the City of Black River Falls on April 23, 2008 at 6:00 P.M.  Commissioners Johnson, Helland, Boisen, Moe and Evenson were present.  Commissioner Tamminen was absent.  Mayor Danielson was absent.

1. Commissioner Johnson acted as chairperson in the absence of Mayor Danielson.

2. The City Clerk explained that a perspective business was interested in land at the Industrial Park south of Bauer Road.  They have stated that they would front the costs of any improvements including streets, water, sewer and rail siding but would like to be reimbursed for a portion of their costs through a TIF district.  The property they are looking at is not in the current Industrial Park TIF district.

3. Resolution 2008-3pc A RESOLUTION OF THE PLAN COMMISSION  CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF BOUNDARIES AND PROJECT PLAN FOR TAX INCREMENTAL DISTRICT NO. 1 IN THE CITY OF BLACK RIVER FALLS, WISCONSIN was distributed.

MADISON……. A new law creates a council to help Wisconsin train and retain a supply of workers in agricultural areas.    According to State Representative Terry Musser (R-Melrose),  employers in a variety of ag-related fields are finding it increasingly difficult to find sufficiently trained employees.

Musser explained that this includes farm owners, on-farm employees, veterinarians, crop and livestock consultants, feed and fuel suppliers, food processors, farm machinery manufacturers and dealers, and agricultural lenders, just to name a few.    

The Public Safety Committee met at City Hall in the City of Black River Falls on April 16, 2008 at 7:00 P.M.  Alderpersons Rahmlow, Austin, Mathews, and R. Eddy were present. Alderperson Olson was absent.

1.            Sergeant Randy Dolesy represented the City Police Department updating the Committee on recent purchases of digital cameras and micro recorders for each officer. Pistols were also replaced at a very favorable cost. All purchases were within the budget amounts for 2008.

The Recreation and Development Committee of the City of Black River Falls met at City Hall on April 16, 2008 at 6:00 P.M.  Alderpersons Johnson, Onstad, Mathews, and R. Eddy were present. J. Eddy was absent.

1. Patrick Guarino, Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club, stated they are interested in sponsoring a Holiday Lights Display at Lunda Park during December of each year. He presented a very detailed proposal. He was directed to the Lunda Park Advisory Board for their recommendation back to this Committee.

2. It was moved by Alderperson Onstad, seconded by Alderperson Mathews to hire Jennifer Meyer as the Recreation Assistant staff person at $6.75 per hour. Motion carried.            

The regular meeting of the Common Council was held at City Hall in the City of Black River Falls on April 15, 2008 at 7:30 P.M.  Alderpersons Austin, Onstad, Johnson, Mathews, R. Eddy, Rahmlow, Olson and J. Eddy were present. Mayor Danielson presided. 

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Mayor Danielson reviewed the proposed financing for the Fair Park Improvement Project. He explained that Jackson County had just pledged $500,000 and that the City was being asked for up to $250,000. He recommended that $125,000 be borrowed with the other $125,000 coming from the City’s Economic Development Fund. The City’s Industrial Park Commission must make a recommendation on the Economic Development Fund portion.

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The regular meeting of the Common Council was held at City Hall in the City of Black River Falls on April 15, 2008 at 7:00 P.M.  Alderpersons Danielson, Olson, Austin, Onstad, Johnson, Mathews, Eddy and Rahmlow were present. Mayor Hunter presided.

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Mayor Hunter expressed his enjoyment of being Mayor for the past 8 years.

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It was moved by Alderperson Olson, seconded by Alderperson Johnson to adjourn. Motion carried.

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William Arndt,

City Clerk

MADISON……..Wisconsinites have a new way to report concerns about wasteful and fraudulent acts in state government, according to State Representative Terry Musser (R-Melrose). Instead of trying to navigate the many state agencies alone, they can call the new Fraud, Waste, and Mismanagement Hotline.

The hotline is managed by the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau (LAB) and enables citizens, including state employees, to report fraudulent or wasteful acts involving state resources such as theft, embezzlement, or inappropriate use of state resources. The information received is processed by the LAB and reported to the appropriate authority or state agency.