I’m a little behind on my time. This is Alderperson Maiyoua Thao’s (District 7) invocation from the 05/05/2021 Common Council meeting. This was the meeting at which the resolution condemning racism and violence against the Asian American and Pacific Islander community was passed. Mayor Woodford: […]
Category: Common Council
Common Council Meets Fully In Chambers; Votes To End Emergency Covid-Related Council Rules On July 1
The Common Council met 05/19/2021. Like the most recent Board of Health meeting, it really gave me a feeling of change and transition regarding Covid-19 and how the city is responding to it. Mayor Woodford noted that this was the first meeting where all of […]
Common Council Meeting Scheduled For 05/19/2021
The Common Council is meeting 05/19/2021 at 7pm. There’s honestly not a lot that stands out to me on the agenda. The Mayor will be presenting 6 proclamations. The Covid-19 update may be interesting in light of the CDC’s recently updated public health recommendations for […]
Common Council Passes CEDAW Resolution; 4 Alderpersons Oppose
On 05/05/2021 the Common Council took up Resolution #4-R-21 regarding the United Nation’s Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). This was one of two resolutions they took up that night, and the Council ended up discussing it much more […]
Resolution Condemning Anti-Asian Hate Unanimously Passes Common Council
The passage of Resolution #6-R-2,1 the Resolution Condemning Xenophobia, Racism, and Violence Against The Asian Pacific Islander Desiamerican (APIDA) Community, by the Appleton Common Council on 05/05/2021 was, in some respects, anti-climatic. After extensive public comment during the 04/28/2021 Safety and Licensing Committee meeting as […]
Common Council Meeting Scheduled For 05/05/2021; Drama Possible With Two Resolutions
This week is very light on meetings. Outside of the Police Advisory Board meeting on Monday and the Climate Change Task Force meeting on Wednesday, there is only the Common Council meeting on 05/05/2021 at 7pm. I use the word “only” but that meeting promises […]
Public Comment On Proposed Resolution About Anti-Asian Hate
During the 04/21/2021 Common Council meeting, 12 members of the public made public comments in support of Resolution #6-R-21 the Resolution Condemning Xenophobia, Racism, and Violence Against The Asian Pacific Islander Desiamerican (APIDA) Community. As a note, when I work on a meeting recap, I […]
Covid Update From 04/21/2021 Common Council Meeting – Cases Down, Vaccination Demand Slowing
The Appleton Common Council met 04/21/2021. Health Officer Kurt Eggebrecht gave a Covid 19 update. He said that he was really pleased that, since the last time they met, the city had seen a decrease in cases. Two weeks prior they had had 116 new […]
City Of Appleton Aims For June 1 Return To In-Person Work – Will Continue Masking Until Guidance Is Changed
The Appleton Common Council met 04/21/2021. During this meeting, Mayor Woodford spoke about the city’s plans to return to in-person operations. This was in response to a question that Alderperson Chad Doran (District 15) had raised earlier that day in a conversation with the mayor. […]
Alderperson Nate Wolff’s Invocation At 04/21/2021 Common Council Meeting – “I know that this City Council–this new one will continue to be encouraging to bring more community members into this community regardless of skin color, sexual orientation, etc”
At the 04/21/2021 Appleton Common Council meeting, Alderperson Nate Wolff (District 12) gave the invocation. I took his statement “when one person shows up and is hateful toward any community members, hundreds…will stand up and say that doesn’t belong in this city,” to be an […]