Village of Waukesha board approves budget amendments, equipment purchase and subscription renewal; delays CD decisions

The Village of Waukesha board on Jan. 29 approved a series of routine budget and purchasing measures, including adding insurance proceeds to cover vehicle repairs, accepting a small grant for the fire department and purchasing a brush cutter for public works.

Board members voted unanimously to add $12,736 in insurance revenue to the general operating budget to cover repairs to municipal vehicles. Staff said the amount included $8,642 earmarked for the fire truck and $4,094 for a pickup; an additional $2,391 check for brush-truck repairs was noted as recently received. The amendment was approved by voice and recorded as a 5-0 vote.

The board also accepted a $1,000 grant to the fire department from the Kellman Cares Foundation to buy equipment.

On procurement, the board approved renewing the department’s Aladtec scheduling and payroll subscription and agreed to a locked-in rate option. The board discussed whether to lock the contract for three or five years; the package price cited on the renewal chart was $3,555 per year. The approved motion added two caveats: the village president and the fire chief may elect a three-year term instead of five within the next week, and the contract is subject to legal review of the full online terms and conditions.

Public works presented a capital purchase of an Intimidator brush cutter (one of three capital items for the year). The quoted options totaled roughly $46,357.20; the purchase order amount discussed aloud was $46,003.57. The board approved the purchase and said funds will come from capital-improvement money-market accounts.

The board also authorized listing a retired chipper and a V-box sander on the Wisconsin surplus auction website.

On investments, members reviewed two maturing certificates of deposit — a Landmark Credit Union CD valued at about $180,719.73 and a Citizens Bank CD at about $305,479.68 as of Dec. 31. Because actual rates could change before the Feb. 7–8 maturity dates, the board voted to postpone final action on both CDs until the next meeting to obtain live pricing.

Accounts payable for the period, totaling $201,061.00, were approved.

What’s next: the board postponed decisions on the maturing CDs until the next meeting so staff can confirm day-of rates; legal review was requested for the Aladtec contract before final signature.