The Village Board of Monticello met for their first regular meeting of the month on April 5, 2017. Trustee Greg Bettin was absent.

In the Public Comment section, Jeremiah Strese, from the Monticello Fire Department, spoke to the board and visitors about the retirement program that the department is looking at. The program is called the Service Award Program. In this plan, the state funds match local investments and provide the benefit to the volunteers. The state annually matches municipal contributions up to a set amount. Upon reaching age 60, each volunteer with over 20 years of ser...