Village of Vicksburg Regular Council Meeting, 7:00pm, Monday, May 19, 2025. 126 N Kalamazoo, Vicksburg, MI 49097.

1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Moment of Silence
4. Roll Call
5. Approval of Agenda
6. Scheduled Appearances
7. Public Official Appearances –
8. Citizens’ Comments for agenda items only (3 min limit)
9. President Tim Frisbie Comments:
10. Approval of General Consent Agenda
    1. Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting:
    2. Warrant Reports: Total $238,206.51
    3. Event Requests:
       1. August 2, 2025 Celebration of Marriage Sunset Lake Park Pavilion
    4. Correspondence – None

 

11. Village Council Action Items:

 

• 2025-2026 FY Budget Act 51 Roads:
  961. Michigan Ave from Highway St (South) to Washington St. (North): Mill 4 inches of asphalt and replace with new asphalt. $121,961.26 Major St. Fund
  962. 2^nd Street: There is a small portion of 2^nd St. which does not have any pavement. New pavement: Lakeland Corp $12,427.50 Local St. Fund
• Kenyon St. (2^nd to 3^rd Street): This is the last portion of roadway in the Village that is not currently paved. $10,957.50 Lakeland Corp
• Kalamazoo Ave: Raymond Street to Vine Street: Crack Fill, Chip Seal & Fog Seal $40,004 Major Street Fund
• South Main Street: Highway St. to East Washington St. Crack Fill, Chip Seal & Fog Seal $12,349 Major Street Fund
• Wilson Street: Highway Street to Prairie St. Crack Fill, Chip Seal & Fog Seal $13,197 Major Street Fund
• Maple Meadows Neighborhood: Kathryn, Sugar Maple, Maple Meadows, Vickers: Crack Fill, Chip Seal & Fog Seal $48,497 Local Street Fund
• East Prairie St: Boulevard to Mills Street Crack Fill, Chip Seal & Fog Seal $7,945.00 Major Street Fund.
• State St.: N. Davis Street to Wilson St: Mill 2 inches of asphalt and replace with new asphalt. * This street will be completed as part of the lead line replacement project and is a change order to that contract. $68,000.00 Local Street Fund.

 

12. Village Council Action Items (Cont)

 

• Police Staffing:
  • Chief, Sergeant, 4 Officers, 1 School Resource Officer, ADD* 1 additional officer who will be FTE and new shift hours of (1pm-1am), as well as cover other shifts to prevent overtime. The investment of 1 additional officer is calculated at TOP Pay level. Total is $85,000.00.
  • Police CIP
    1. Police Patrol Vehicle 2025 Dodge Durango State of Michigan MIDeals pricing: $43,213 for vehicle and total outfitting $12,000.00. Total is $55,213.00.
    2. Officer Portable Radios (8): APXN50 Motorola will replace over 15-year-old portable radios that are no longer serviced by Motorola. Total is $43,849.44 for 8 ($5,481.18 per)
    3. New Police AXON tasers. These will replace 15-year-old tasers that can no longer be serviced.  The total price is spread over the next 5 years and is $5,732.04 per year. (Total $34,397.20)

 

• ClearGov Transparency Center: Approve the Village Manager signing a 3 year agreement with ClearGov for ClearGov Transparency Center at the following cost:
  800. 2025: $5,800.00
  801. 2026: $5,974.00
• 2027: $6,153.22

 

• DPW CIP:
  • Annual Well & Pump testing report Village Well #6. $38,975.00 Water Fund.
  • DPW New 12K Two Post lift that will be used to raise DPW vehicles up to perform maintenance and repair on. This will replace a 30-year-old lift that is beyond repair. $9,325.00
• DPW Mechanic and Hand Tools: $8500.00

 

• Resolution #20250519-01 Decertification/Vacation of 2^nd Street, South of Draper. There is no road at this location – it is located where our Village is and we need to remove it from the Act 51 listing.

 

• Staff is requesting support and approval to consolidate our sewer and water reserve dollars into an insured account at Kalsee Credit Union, which we have other Village dollars at.  These funds are not moved and required by State legislation.  The total amount is slightly over $250K and would be transferred from Kal County State Bank.

 

 

13. Village Manager Report (Mallery)
    1. Saturday, May 17^th: ½ Birthday Celebration 2:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    2. Brownfield Board Meeting June 2, 2025 at 6:30PM
    3. Update Sink Hole Wilson St.
    4. Downtown BURG BUCKS Program

 

14. Committees

 

1. Tree
2. Parks and Rec
3. KATS
4. Planning Commission
5. SKCSA – Sewer
6. SKCFA – Fire

 

15. Citizen’s Comments for non-agenda items only (3 min limit)
16. Village Trustee’s Time
17. Village President’s Time
18. Adjournment

 

Citizens may view Village of Vicksburg Governmental meetings live at:

 

https://www.youtube.com/@villageofvicksburggovernme7775