The Finance Committee met 05/06/2024. One of the items they took up was a request to approve the sole source purchase of a new fire engine from Pierce Manufacturing with an expected delivery date of 4 years from now. The committee had some questions about […]
Year: 2024
Finance Committee Holds Wheel Tax Resolution Until 05/20/2024 Meeting – Asks Staff To Provide Information On Amount Of Additional Revenue Expected And State Statues Governing Wheel Taxes
The Finance Committee met 05/06/2024. One of the items on the agenda was the resolution that would increase the wheel tax by $10 per year per vehicle. This item was placed on hold until the 05/20/2024 Finance Committee meeting because Alderperson Brad Firkus (District 3) […]
Representative Of Bird Rides Speaks To Municipal Services Committee – Asks To Continue E-Scooter Program In Appleton, Provides Information On New Virtual Docking Ports
The Municipal Services Committee met 05/06/2024. As an information item, they met with a representative of the company that manages the Bird Scooters. Adam Davis, the Principal Government Partnerships Manager at Bird appeared before the committee and told them Bird hoped to remain in partnership […]
Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim’s Invocation At 05/01/2024 Common Council Meeting – “Gracious God, help us to always remember that being a member of the majority doesn’t necessarily make us right, just part of a group that thinks alike.”
In 2023, the Common Council had voted to eliminate free form invocations and rather have a set script to serve as the invocation before Council meetings. This year, during their organizational meeting, they voted to change that rule and allow alderpersons to “have the option […]
Municipal Services Committee Votes 4-1 Against Overnight On-Street Parking Resolution
The Municipal Services Committee met 05/06/2024. The agenda item that took up the most amount of time was the resolution regarding on-street overnight parking, and the committee ended up voting 4-1 to deny it. Alderperson William Siebers made a motion to amend the resolution to […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 05/08/2024 – Will Meet With Representatives Of 4 Businesses On Recent Alcohol License Violations, Review Shared Service Agreement With Gold Cross
The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 05/08/2024. They will be voting on a number of license applications as well as a request to approve the automatic aid agreement between the City of Appleton and the Little Chute Fire Departments. The committee will also be […]
City Plan Commission Meeting 05/08/2024 – Will Vote On Two Items Related To Additions To Emerald Valley Subdivision
The City Plan Commission is meeting 05/08/2024 at 3:30PM. They have two action items on the agenda and one related public hearing, all of which are related to the Emerald Valley subdivision. The public hearing and one of the requests pertain to the rezoning of […]
Appleton Redevelopment Authority Meeting 05/08/2024 – Will Receive Updates On Housing Task Force And Plans For Vacant Lot Near Transit Center
The Appleton Redevelopment Authority is meeting 05/08/2024 at 9AM. The only action items are all housekeeping issues regarding electing officers and setting the date and time of the meeting. They have two information items. The first is an update on the Mayor’s taskforce on Housing […]
Public Arts Committee Meeting 05/08/2024 – Will Vote On Mural Proposed For Red Ramp
The Public Arts Committee is holding a special meeting on 05/08/2024 at 8AM. Outside of electing a vice chair, designating a contact person, and setting the meeting date and time, they will be taking up one action item which is a request from Neo Medina […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 05/07/2024 – Will Vote On Two Sole Source Items
The Utilities Committee is meeting 05/07/2024 at 4:30PM. They will be voting on a question to accept $611,302 from the DNR’s Safe Drinking Water Loan Program. They will also be voting on two sole source items. The first is a $29,000 engineering services contract with […]