The Finance Committee met 10/21/2024. One of the items they voted on was a request to obligate nearly $1 million in American Recovery Plan Act funds to pay for facility upgrades and consulting work associated with the Exhibition Center. The Expo Center has struggled since […]
Year: 2024
Utilities Committee Approves 9% Rate Increase, Reviews Proposed 2025 Budget
The Utilities Committee met 10/22/2024. During that meeting, they voted to approve a 9% increase to the wastewater utility rate. They also discussed the proposed 2025 budget for the Utilities Department which touched on some of the factors driving rate increases. I’ve prepared a transcript […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Discusses New Proposed Special Event Policy, Receives Feedback From Community Event Organizers
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 10/09/2024. They spent 30 minutes discussing the new proposed Special Event Policy. This new policy would create one application deadline 45 days before an event for all events regardless of size as well as have a uniform $75 event […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 10/23/2024 – Will Vote On Special Events Policy, Review Consultant Contract For Police Department Organizational And Workload Study
The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 10/23/2024 at 5:30PM. They will be voting on an alcohol license application for Delaire’s. This application was recommended for approval with no discussion by the Safety and Licensing Committee during its 10/09/2024. It was then referred back to […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Meeting 10/23/2024 – Will Vote On Request To Spend $69,000 In ARPA Funds On Consulting Group To Conduct Police Department Organizational And Workload Study
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee is meeting 10/23/2024 at 6:30PM. They will be voting on a request to approve the hiring of Matrix Consulting Group for $69,000 to complete an Organizational and Workload Study for the Appleton Police Department. The cost will be […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 10/22/2024 – Will Vote On 9% Increase To Utility Rate
The Utilities Commission is meeting 10/22/2024 at 4:30PM. They have one action item which is a request to approve a 9% utility rate increase. Back in 2020, the utility had planned to implement annual, smaller rate increases in order to maintain funding levels. At the […]
Transit Commission Meeting 10/22/2024 – Will Review 2025 Valley Transit Budget
The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 10/22/2024 at 2:50AM. They have two action items on the agenda, one of which is the routine approval of monthly payments, the other of which is the annual recertification of Valley Transit Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan. They […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting 10/21/2024 – Will Vote On Variance Request To Install 6 Foot Fence Along Front Yard Lot Line
The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 10/21/2024 at 7:30PM. They have one variance request on the agenda which is a request from a homeowner on Stratford Lane to erect a 6-foot-tall fence 1 foot from their front property line. The Zoning Ordinance limits the […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 10/21/2024 – Will Review Various 2025 Department Budgets
The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 10/21/2024 at 6:15PM. They do not have any action items but they will be reviewing the 2025 proposed budgets for Reid Golf Course, the Parks and Recreation Department, and the Special Revenue Fund. In addition, they will be […]
Finance Committee Meeting 10/21/2024 – Will Vote On Request To Obligate Almost $1 Million In ARPA Funds For Consulting Services And Revitalization Projects Pertaining To Expo Center
The Finance Committee is meeting 10/21/2024 at 5:30PM. They will be voting on a request to obligate $985,000 in American Recovery Plan Act funds to the Fox City’s Exhibition Center Repositioning and Tourism Recovery Project. The Expo Center has struggled since opening in 2018 because […]