During the 06/01/2022 Common Council meeting, Mayor Woodford presented 5 different mayoral proclamations. In the first he proclaimed June 2022 to be Pride Month in Appleton and urged “all citizens to honor, celebrate, and promote equal rights for all people, regardless of sexual orientation and […]
Year: 2022
Alderperson Nate Wolff’s Invocation At 06/01/2022 Common Council Meeting – “[LGBTQ members believe] what the city and what activists around the city have done has helped them immensely, has saved lives, and will continue to make kids know that they are welcomed in our community, and that is something that we need to continue to push for.”
Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alder Wolff. Nate Wolff (District 12): I just wanna–okay we’re good. Thank you. All right. So this month is Pride Month. June. And I couldn’t be happier about the progress we’ve made over the past 6 years. […]
Transit Commission Receives Update On Valley Transit II – Service Has Sufficient Drivers But Is Struggling To Hire Dispatchers
The Fox Cities Transit Commission met 05/24/2022 and received a brief update on the Valley Transit II service for elderly and disabled people provided by Running, Inc. This service had struggled earlier in the year with long wait times and delays caused by a lack […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Approves 3 Over Hire Requests Ahead Of Retirement Of 3 Long-Time City Employees
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 05/25/2022. The three action items they took up were all requests to over hire positions prior to the departure of three different employees. All three of the requests were fairly basic and all three were approved unanimously. […]
Future AASD Superintendent Indicates He Anticipates Minimal Covid Mitigation Measures For 2022-23 Fall Semester
As posted on Saturday, the Appleton Area School District is discontinuing its Covid mitigation measures starting 06/06/2022. It wasn’t clear to me whether that change only applied to the summer semester or would also be in place for the 2022-23 school year, so I reached […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 05/22/2022 – 05/28/2022
I have started pulling Covid numbers from the Wisconsin DHS website instead of from the City of Appleton. Last week from 05/22/2022 through 05/28/2022, Appleton recorded 85 confirmed cases and 32 probable cases for a total of 117. There were no new deaths reported last week, but […]
Common Council Meeting 06/01/2022 – Will Vote On Soldier’s Square Resolution
The Common Council is meeting 06/01/2022 at 7PM. Mayor Woodford will be presenting a number of proclamations including Pride Month, CPR & AED Awareness Week, Gun Violence Awareness Day, Juneteenth Celebration, and Refugee Day. It was a fairly light committee week. One item of note […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Receives Update On 2022 Compensation Study
The Human Resource and Information Technology Committee met 05/25/2022. It was not a long meeting, clocking in at under 20 minutes. One of the items they talked about was an informational update on the 2022 Compensation Study. Per the memo from January asking for the […]
Transit Commission Votes To Approve Contract For Transit Center Needs Assessment And Master Plan Study
The Fox Cities Transit Commission met 05/24/2022. One of the items they took up was a request to approve a Contract for Professional Services for Transit Center Needs Assessment and Master Plan to LHB Corporation for a total amount not to exceed $179,348.75. The commission […]
Finance And Utilities Committees To Hold Joint Session On 06/01/2022 – Will Vote On Resolution Reallocating $6 Million In ARPA Funds To Replace Undersized Water Mains
The Finance Committee and the Utilities Committee will be holding a joint special session on 06/01/2022 at 6PM. They will be taking up Resolution 5-R-22, the Water Main Resolution. This was introduced by Alderperson Chad Doran (District 15) and, if approved, would reallocate $6 million […]