The Library Board Personnel and Policy Committee is meeting 11/07/2024 at 10AM. They will be conducting Library Director Colleen Rortvedt’s end of year performance evaluation. This will be conducted in Closed Session. In Open Session, they will be discussing and voting on an update to […]
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Mayor Woodford To Present 7 Proclamations At 11/06/2024 Common Council Meeting – Lung Cancer Awareness, Youth HOPE, Native American Heritage, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Awareness, High Schools DECA, Crash Responder Safety, and Small Business Saturday
During the 11/06/2024 Common Council meeting, Mayor Woodford will be presenting 7 mayoral proclamations. With the first, he proclaims November to be Lung Cancer Awareness Month in Appleton an encourages “all residents to raise awareness, support early detection and treatment efforts, and honor those we […]
Common Council Meeting 11/06/2024 – Will Reconsider Library Smoking Ban; Vote On New Special Events Policy, Request To Spend $985K In ARPA Funds On Expo Center, Request To Increase Wastewater Utility Rate By 9%, Request To Hire Consultant To Study Police Department Workload And Organization
The Common Council is meeting 11/06/2024 at 7PM. There are a number of items on the agenda that seem like they might be separated out for individual votes. The Council will be reconsidering the request to update the Municipal Code to ban smoking around the […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Votes 3-1 To Approve New Special Events Policy – Policy Would Allow City To Recoup 25% Of Its Costs For Special Events, Enter Into One-On-One Negotiations With Organizers Of Large Scale Events To Determine Service Agreements
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 10/23/2024. They spent around 45 minutes discussing the new proposed Special Events Policy which would allow the city to recoup up to 25% of the costs the city spends on staff and resources for special events. Currently, the city […]
Common Council Holding Public Hearing On 11/06/2024 For Proposed 2025 Executive Budget And Service Plan
The Common Council is meeting 11/06/2024 at 6PM. They will be holding a public hearing on the proposed 2025 Executive Budget and Service Plan. This is an opportunity of members of the community to provide feedback on the 2025 budget prior to the final vote […]
Due To Statutory Limitations, None Of The $15,000 In Aldermanic Salary Overpayments Will Have To Be Repaid
On this quiet off week, I thought I would take some time to post a follow-up on the aldermanic salary issue that came to light earlier this year. Four times since 2017, the aldermanic salary was increased incorrectly, 3 times because the number of Council […]
Happy Halloween – Posting Will Resume Tomorrow
Halloween may not be a bank holiday or a religious holiday, but when you are the parent of trick or treating aged children, it is a very important day. As a result, posting will resume tomorrow, and I hope everyone enjoys your Halloween.
Human Resources Committee Unanimously Approves Contract With Matrix Consulting Group To Conduct Police Department Organizational And Workload Study – $69,000 Cost To Be Paid With ARPA Dollars
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 10/23/2024. One of the items they took up was a request to approve the hiring of the Matrix Consulting Group to complete an organizational and workload study for the Appleton Police Department. The cost of the contract […]
Municipal Services Committee Approves Street Occupancy Permit Extension For Trout Museum Project, Discusses Impact Of Changes To Yard Waste Site Service And Hours
The Municipal Services Committee met 10/21/2024. They had one action item on the agenda which was a request to extend the Lawrence/Trout Museum project’s street occupancy permit for College/Drew through 06/01/2025 and for Kimball Street through 08/04/2025. This item was approved with minimal discussion. They […]
Finance Committee Budget Saturday Worshop Only Committee Meeting Of The Week – In Person Absentee Voting To Continue Through 11/01/2024
It is a quiet week in terms of City of Appleton government meetings. Committee and Council meetings run on a 4-week schedule, but there are 5 weeks in the month of October, so there is no Common Council meeting this week. The Finance Committee will, […]