During the 11/17/2021 Common Council meeting Alderpersons Vered Meltzer (District 2) and Alex Schultz (District 9) submitted Resolution #15-R-21, the Honeybee Rescue Resolution. If passed, this resolution would update the section of the city’s Municipal Code related to the keeping of bees. Currently city code […]
Category: Common Council
Common Council Meets 11/17/2021 – Votes On Lease Extensions For The Collective And Two Other Sculptures, Approves Polling Places For 2022, Approves Hiring Of New IT Director
The Appleton Common Council met 11/17/2021. At only 30 minutes long, it was one of the shorter Council meetings of the year. Interim Health Officer Sonja Jensen provided a Covid-19 Update to the Council which I posted about yesterday. The council voted unanimously to approve […]
Common Council Receives Covid-19 Update – Health Officer Has No Information On Vaccinated Vs. Unvaccinated Hospitalizations, Mayor Indicates There Are Currently No Operational Changes Planned In Response To Increasing Cases
The Common Council met 11/17/2021. As per usual, they received a Covid-19 Update from Interim Health Officer Sonja Jensen. Health Officer Jensen reported that the city had a total of 350 cases the previous week which an increase of over 90 from the 257 the […]
Common Council Meeting 11/17/2021 – Will Vote On Polling Place Assignments, Sculpture Lease Extensions, RiverTyme Bistro Premise Amendment
The Appleton Common Council is meeting 11/17/2021 at 7PM. The mayor does not appear to have any proclamations to present at the meeting, but he will be making his Information Technology Director recommendation. The candidate he is recommending is Corey Popp. Mr. Popp has over […]
Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim’s Invocation At 11/03/2021 Common Council Meeting – “I hope that each of us can glory in this month’s times for remembrance and honor and thanksgiving, despite the impending doom—I mean, the winter ahead.”
Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Hartzheim…I gotta fish for the mic. Which? That was close. Alderperson Hartzheim: Thank you, Chair. Here we are folks in the 11th month. How is it the 11th month already? The month of honor and remembrance […]
Common Council Defeats Amendment That Called For 2023 Library Project Borrowing To Be Reduced By $2 Million
The Common Council held a special session on 11/10/2021 to vote on the 2022 executive budget. All Alderpersons were present except Alderperson Joe Prohaska (District 14) who had been expected to join them but then did not. The item that took up over half of […]
Common Council Approves Allocations For $6,891,841 In ARPA Funding
During the 11/03/2021 Appleton Common Council meeting, the Council members discussed and eventually approved the recommended 2021 allocations for the American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) funds and approved the related 2021 budget amendment. Alderperson Chad Doran (District 15) asked for the item to be separated […]
Three Items Referred Back Or Held By Common Council – Tee Tees Nachos Referred Back To Committee, Votes On The Collective Sculpture And River Tyme Bistros Premise Amendment Put Off Until 11/17/2021
During the 11/03/2021 Common Council meeting, several items were either referred back or held for the 11/17/2021 Common Council meeting. Alderperson Katie Van Zeeland (District 5) requested that the Class “A” Beer and “Class A” Liquor License application for Tee Tees Nachos LLC be referred […]
Common Council Meeting 11/03/2021 – Will Hold Public Hearing For 2022 Budget, Vote On Lease Extension For The Collective Sculpture
The Common Council is meeting 11/03/2021. They will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2022 Executive Budget at 6PM and then will hold the Council meeting proper at 7PM. They will be voting on the 2021 ARPA allocations and associated budget amendment. They will […]
Alderperson Alex Schultz’s Invocation At 10/06/2021 Common Council Meeting – “I am proud to have served [in the military] but I probably don’t share that information willingly because I saw things and witnessed things that did not make me proud of my service.”
Alderperson Alex Schultz (District 9) gave the invocation at the 10/06/2021 Common Council meeting. Woodford: “Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Schultz.” Alderperson Schultz: “Thank you, Mayor. I’m gonna sit to make sure the mic picks me up. I actually requested invocation this evening […]