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Agendas: May 1, 2010
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Monday, May 3

• The Albany School District Board will meet at 6 p.m. at the library. Agenda items include a closed session for student matters.

• The Blackhawk School District will meet at 7 p.m. at the South Wayne library. Agenda items include financial condition of the district and public comment.

• The Monroe City Board of Public Works will meet at 4:30 p.m. at city hall. Agenda items include authorization for Historic Cheesemaking Center to connect to city sanitary sewer.

• The Monroe City Public Safety Committee will meet at 5 p.m. at city hall. Agenda items include parking enforcement and enforcement systems for downtown.

• The Monroe Main Street Design Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. at the public library. Agenda items include public restrooms.

Tuesday, May 4

• The Monroe City Board of Public Works will meet at 7:20 p.m. at city hall. Agenda items include election of board president and vice-president.

• The Monroe City Common Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. at city hall. Agenda items include hiring Wastewater Treatment Utility superintendent and approving employment agreement.

• The Monroe City Finance & Taxation Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. at city hall. Agenda items include proposed increases for building permit and inspection fees.

• The Monroe City Public Property Committee will meet at 7 p.m. at city hall. Agenda items include updates on Green County Humane Society/city-owned dog pound building.

• The Monroe City Salary & Personnel Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. at city hall. Agenda items include possible action on Wastewater Treatment Utility Superintendent.

• The New Glarus Village Board will meet at 7 p.m. at the village hall. Agenda items include social media use policy.

• The New Glarus Village Personnel/Finance Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the village hall. Agenda items include fee schedule.

Wednesday, May 5

• The Housing Authority Commission for the City of Monroe will meet at 4 p.m. at Churchill Woods Apartments. Agenda items include possible approval of operating budget.

• The New Glarus Historic Preservation Commission will meet at 7 p.m. at the village hall. Agenda items include committee research assignments.

• The New Glarus Informal Administrative Committee will meet at 7:30 a.m. at the village hall. Agenda items include review of city committees' agendas.

Thursday, May 6

• The Tax Increment Finance District Joint Review Board will meet at 10:30 a.m. at Monroe city hall. Agenda items include review TID 6 project plan amendment.

• The Monroe Township Smart Growth Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. at the town hall. Agenda items include proposed ATV park and campground.



Friday, May 14

• The Monroe Town Board of Review will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. or until adjournment at the town hall. Objection forms and appointments may be obtained from the clerk. Clerk must be notified of intent to file, or forms returned, 48 hours prior to the Board of Review.
Monroe eyes new police ‘Interceptor’
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Monroe Police

MONROE — Due to a back-order of suitable cars, the Monroe Police Department (MPD) is looking to an Illinois dealer to buy its newest police cruiser.

Not only is the new squad from an out-of-state supplier, but it is a different brand from the aging Dodge Durango fleet operated by MPD. Police Chief Fred Kelley — on the agenda for the Jan. 20 Monroe Common Council meeting — is recommending that the council approve spending $47,413 on a 2025 Ford Explorer Police Interceptor with 3.3-liter, V6 engine from Sutton Ford of Matteson, Ill. a far-south suburb of Chicago.

“We normally order police vehicles from in-state or local dealers, and then wait for the vehicles, sometimes several months lately,” Kelley told the council, in a memo attached to the proposal. “The difference is that they have a lot full, where they are unavailable otherwise without ordering…This way, we can just go pick up the vehicle immediately.”

Kelley said the department has had some issues in recent months with its Dodge squad cars and is looking forward to trying out a different brand. The Matteson dealer can have cars on hand because they buy in bulk — already supplying the Chicago Police Department and Illinois State Police with their cruisers.

“Again, there is no price break for waiting, and this gives us one for use immediately,” Kelley said.