EM approves purchasing reflective gear and specialty boots for village employees
By LeAnn R. Ralph
ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board has approved purchasing reflective gear and speciality boots for the village’s public works employees at a cost not to exceed $750.
The safety clothing will be worn on a daily basis, noted Terry Stamm, village trustee and the retired Director of Public Works in Elk Mound, at the Elk Mound Village Board’s March 2 meeting.
The clothing includes three jackets, three pairs of pants, three safety vests and three pairs of safety boots.
The safety clothing is especially important when public works employees are working on U.S. Highway 12 because then federal safety standards apply, said Mark Levra, director of public works.
On streets in the village where the speed limit is 25 miles per hour or less, then that type of safety clothing is not required, he noted.
U.S. Highway 12 runs through downtown Elk Mound on what is named Menomonie Street within the village.
The boots that the village must supply for employees are steel-toed and also provide electrical hazard protection, Levra said.
The Elk Mound Village Board unanimously approved a motion to purchase the reflective gear and specialty boots at a cost not to exceed $750.
Village Trustee Brenda Carpenter suggested that it might be possible to purchase the reflective gear and specialty boots from a local supplier so that the village would have not have to pay the cost of shipping.
Carpenter, Stamm, Andy Peterson (village president), Tony Schrantz, Tom Gilbert, and Travis Wenzel all voted in favor of the motion.
Village Trustee Chad Mousel was absent from the meeting.
Other business
In other business, the Elk Mound Village Board:
• Learned that public works employees are making progress on painting the interior of Well House No. 2. In 2007, the cost was $4,500 to paint the interior of the well house, Levra said. The job was expected to be finished within the next day or two after the village board meeting, and the paint for the project cost about $1,000, he said.
• Approved posting the summer maintenance position for 30 hours per week for 12 weeks at a cost not to exceed $5,040.
• Approved the annual renewal of the village park lease agreement with the Elk Mound school district in the amount of $500. The school district uses Ball Field No. 1 at the Lions Club Park for junior varsity softball. School district employees take care of the field preparations, Levra noted.
