Southtowns Record

04.06.2026 Reorganization amended 5.4.2026

Government
Village of Springville
Board
Village Board
Meeting
Apr 6, 2026
Kind
Minutes
Topics
Budget and taxes, Parks and recreation, Public safety, Zoning and land use, Water, sewer and drainage, Audits and oversight

Original document

Text · page 5 of 14

April 6, 2026, Reorg – Amended May 4, 2026

  o  Motion was made by Trustee Baker, seconded by Trustee Roberts; carried, Mayor Belscher, Trustees Baker,
  Roberts and Lipka voting yes, Trustee Schuster voting no to confirming the labor and litigation rates as follows:
  partner rate of $310 per hour; associate rate of $275 per hour and paralegal rate of $145 per hour retaining the firm
  Bartlo, Hettler, Weiss and Tripi Attorneys and Counselors at Law. After a lengthy discussion, the labor and
  litigation rates are passed.

  o  Motion was made by Trustee Baker, seconded by Trustee Roberts; carried, Mayor Belscher, Trustees Baker,
  Roberts, Lipka and Schuster voting yes, none opposed confirming the appointment of Mayor Belscher as
  Affirmative Action Officer for the Village of Springville.
  o  Motion was made by Trustee Schuster, seconded by Trustee Roberts; carried, Mayor Belscher, Trustees Schuster,
  Roberts, Baker and Lipka voting yes, none opposed confirming the appointment of Mayor Belscher as ADA
  Compliance Officer for the Village of Springville.

  o  Motion was made by Trustee Roberts, seconded by Trustee Baker; carried, Mayor Belscher, Trustees Roberts
  Baker, Lipka and Schuster voting, yes, none opposed appointing Mayor Russel Belscher and Trustee Kelly Baker,
  as the discrimination/harassment committee for the Village of Springville.

  o  Motion was made by Trustee Lipka, seconded by Trustee Schuster; carried, Mayor Belscher, Trustees Lipka,
  Schuster, Baker and Roberts voting yes, none opposed to reimbursing mileage at 72.5 cents per mile.

  o  Motion was made by Trustee Baker, seconded by Trustee Schuster; carried, Mayor Belscher, Trustees Baker
  Schuster, Lipka and Roberts voting yes, none opposed to the continued use of the Village of Springville Investment
  Policy.

  o  Motion was made by Trustee Schuster, seconded by Trustee Roberts; carried, Mayor Belscher, Trustees Schuster
  Roberts, Baker and Lipka voting yes, none opposed to continued use of the Village of Springville Procurement
  Policy.

  o  Motion was made by Trustee Schuster, seconded by Trustee Lipka; carried, Mayor Belscher, Trustees Schuster,
  Lipka, Baker and Roberts voting yes, none opposed to the continued use of the Village of Springville Disaster
  Response Plan.

  o  Motion was made by Trustee Baker, seconded by Trustee Schuster; carried, Mayor Belscher, Trustees Baker
  Schuster, Lipka and Roberts voting yes, none opposed to the continued use of the Rules of Order – Village of
  Springville.

  o  Motion was made by Trustee Baker, seconded by Trustee Schuster; carried, Mayor Belscher, Trustees Baker,
  Schuster, Lipka and Roberts voting yes, none opposed to the appointment to the Village of Springville Tree
  Committee – Mayor Russ Belscher, John Baker, Duane Boberg, and Brett Landsman.

  o  Motion to table the appointment of members to the Village of Springville Comprehensive Plan Implementation
  Committee (CPIC) – John Baker, Duane Boberg, Allison Duwe, Jessica Schuster and Terry Skelton – was tabled
  until all the Planning Board members are appointed. Mayor Belscher stated the Planning Board will be finalized
  soon and at that time the CPIC members will be determined. This will be done by the next board meeting. Trustee
  Schuster is concerned with tabling this committee for grant deadline reasons and that the Planning Board has no
  specific control over the CPIC. Trustee Schuster stated that members can be added at any time. Motion to table was
  made by Mayor Belscher.

NEW BUSINESS - None

DEPARTMENT REPORTS

  Clerk/Treasurer
  Resolutions:
  o  Approve 2025-2026 Budget Modifications – see attached 04062026 A.2. This was approved by Trustee
  Schuster, seconded by Trustee Lipka and carried with unanimous approval.
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