VILLAGE OF LA FARGE

                        Public Budget Hearing and Special Board Meeting

                Tuesday, November 26, 2024

                                                           

1). President Frank Quinn called the Public Budget Hearing of the La Farge Village Board to order at 6:00 p.m. at the Emergency Services building.          

 

Roll Call - Present at the meeting:

Board Members: Barbara Melvin, Aaron Nemec, Jill Stoltz, Dave Fish, Karen Leis, and Frank Quinn. Absent was Terry Jensen.      

Also present: News reporter Lonnie Muller, Nick Burnard, and Clerk Kimberly Walker.  

   

2). Verification was given of meeting posting at the Bank, Post Office, and Village Office on 11-25-2024 and of publishing in the La Farge Episcope on 11-12-2024.  

     

3). Public Hearing open on the proposed 2025 budget. Nick Burnard was present and asked about the budgeting process for each of the utilities, as he didn’t see enough detail in the village budget, to see how the rate increases are figured. Clerk Walker explained this budget presented tonight is only for the village portion. The utilities have their own financial information as we are 2 separate entities. Quinn said we don’t do a line-by-line budget for the utilities, as is done for the village, as they are governed by the PSC. The information about the rates is gathered by the auditors, based on the income and expenses over the year. Nick said he was interested in some details on this. Clerk Walker will get him a copy of the audit report from 12-31-2023. He said he wasn’t present to complain about anything, he was wondering how it works. No one else from the public showed to oppose the 2025 proposed budget.

 

4). Closed the hearing at 6:06 p.m. and immediately began the special meeting. Nemec moved, Melvin seconded to adopt the proposed 2025 village budget. (Carried).

  

5). Stoltz moved, Leis seconded to adjourn. (Carried). Adjourned at 6:07 p.m.

 

                                       __________________________________

Kimberly Walker, Village Clerk/Treasurer