Common Council Holding Public Hearing On 2024 Budget 11/01/2023

The Common Council will be holding a Public Hearing on the 2024 Proposed Executive Budget on 11/01/2023 at 6PM. This is the opportunity for members of the public to formally comment on the proposed budget. View full meeting details here: https://cityofappleton.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1121011&GUID=A23E34D7-A2F7-4226-80A0-9DF5F38183A8

Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 11/01/2023 – Will Vote On Bartender License Application The Police Department Is Recommending Be Denied

The Safety and Licensing Committee will be holding a special meeting on 11/01/2023 at 5:45PM. They have one action item on the agenda which is to vote on an operator/bartender license application that the Police Department is recommending be denied. Katie has been convicted of […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Votes To Hold Bartender License Application For Future Meeting To Give Applicant Opportunity To Provide Documentation That She Has Successfully Completed Probation

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 10/25/2023. The action item that took up the most amount of time was the recommendation from the Police Department to deny an operator/bartender license application. Katie works at a convenience store that sells alcohol. In order to be able […]

Transit Commission Approves Contract With SRF Consulting To Assist With Grant Application For Transit Center, Authorizes Purchase Order For Audio Visual Equipment For Whitman Avenue Facility

The Fox Cities Transit Commission met 10/24/2023. Outside of the routine monthly approval of payments, they took up two action items, one requesting approval to sole source a consulting contract with SRF to assist in a grant application for the Transit Center and one to […]

Finance Committee Holding Budget Saturday Workshop 10/28/2023 – Will Review Mayor’s Proposed Budget

The Finance Committee is holding a special meeting 10/28/2023 at 8AM. Colloquially referred to as “Budget Saturday,” this is the meeting at which the alderpersons will go through the budget that has been proposed by Mayor Woodford, make any changes they believe are warranted, and […]

Stymied By Logistical Issues Of Allowing Free Ramp Parking On Small Business Saturday, Municipal Services Committee Votes To Allow Free Parking In On-Street Metered Stalls – Committee Members Express Desire For Creation Of More Concrete Policy Going Forward

The Municipal Services Committee met 10/23/2023. They spent almost 40 minutes discussing the request from Appleton Downtown Inc for free meter and ramp parking in downtown Appleton on Small Business Saturday, 11/25/2023. The request had originally been recommended for approval with no discussion but, after […]

Municipal Services Committee Votes To Hold Overnight On-Street Parking Resolution For 30 Days To Allow Staff Review

The Municipal Services Committee met 10/24/2023. The final action item they took up was Resolution 11-R-23. If passed as written, this resolution would allow for overnight on-street parking by people who have purchases monthly parking passes. The committee voted to hold it for a month […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 10/25/2023 – Will Vote On Allocation Of Community Development Block Grant Funds For 2024

The Community and Economic Development Committee is meeting 10/25/2023 at 6:30PM. The agenda consists of one action item and one related public hearing. The action item is a request to approve the city program funding for the 2024 Community Development Block Grant Funding. City staff […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 10/25/2023 – Will Review Bartender License Application Police Department Has Recommended For Denial, Review 2024 Departmental Budgets

The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 10/25/2023 at 5:30PM. The action items consist of various alcohol license applications and one cigarette and tobacco products license application. There is one public hearing/appearance regarding a recommendation to deny an operator license application. Katie applied for a […]

Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Meeting 10/25/2023 – Will Review 2024 Budgets, Vote On 2025 Aldermanic Salaries

The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee is meeting 10/25/2023 at 4:30PM. They will be voting on two action items. The first is a request to approve the Valley Transit Teamsters contract for 2024-2026. The second is a request to approve alderpersons salaries for 2025. […]