Finance Committee Approves Bulk Of 2024-2025 Budget Carryover Requests, Denies Requests Associated With Hiring Climate Consultant And Installing Signage Throughout City Center

The Finance Committee met 03/24/2025. They spent some time discussing a couple specific line items in the 2024-2025 Budget carryover appropriations request that Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim (District 13) asked to be separated from the rest of the carryover requests. One of those items was a […]

Finance Committee Meeting 03/24/2025 – Will Vote On Acceptance Of $600,000 In WI DNR Funds For Lead Service Line Replacement, Request To Approve $1.5 Million Contract For Wastewater Treatment Plant Hardscape And Truck Scale Project

The Finance Committee is meeting 03/24/2025 at 5:30PM. They have a lot of action items but none of them look particularly controversial or likely to generate a lot of discussion. There is the annual 2024-2025 budget carryover request, some contracts for routine annual infrastructure projects, […]

Finance Committee Approves All Items Unanimously – Approved Items Include Pierce Park Pavilion Renovation, Various Wastewater Treatment Plant Projects

The Finance Committee met 02/24/2025. They had 9 action items on the agenda, all of which they approved unanimously with minimal discussion during a 15-minute meeting. Items which might stand out most to the public were the request to award the Pierce Park Pavilion Renovation […]

Finance Committee Meeting 02/24/2025 – Will Vote On Pierce Park Pavilion Renovation Contract

The Finance Committee is meeting 02/24/2025 at 5:30PM. They will be voting on a number of requests to award various contracts for scheduled 2025 projects. The one that is probably of most interest to the Public is the $391,300 2025 Pierce Park pavilion renovation contract. […]

Finance Committee Approves Request From Police Department To Open Coinbase Account To Facilitate Return Of Seized Cryptocurrencies To Scamming Victims

The Finance Committee met 02/10/2025. One of the items they voted on was a request from the Police Department to open a bank account to be used for returns of seized cryptocurrencies. The purpose of this would be to provide an avenue for scamming victims […]

Finance Committee Votes Unanimously To Approve Use Of $134,180 Grant For Purchase Of Electric Vehicle And Installation Of Charging Station

The Finance Committee met 02/10/2024. The item they spent the most time discussing was the request to accept a $134,180 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant to be used for the purchase of an electric vehicle and the installation of a charging station. After initially […]

Finance Committee Meeting 02/10/2025 – Will Vote On Request To Use Grant Funds To Purchase An Electric Vehicle, Approval Of Contract With Consultant To Help City Negotiate New Management Agreement For The Expo Center

The Finance Committee is meeting 02/10/2025 at 5:30PM. Back in front of the committee is the request to utilize a $134,180 grant for the purchase of an electric vehicle and charging station. This had been recommended for approval by the Finance Committee on 01/20/2025, but […]

Finance Committee Authorizes Emergency Replacement Of Water Treatment Facility’s Sodium Hypochlorite Tanks – Project Guesstimated To Cost Around $350,000 Which Could Be Paid From Existing Unused Funds

The Finance Committee held a special meeting on 02/05/2025 prior to the Common Council meeting. The one item on the agenda was a request from city staff to approve a resolution authorizing emergency replacement of the sodium hypochlorite tanks at the Appleton Water Treatment facility. […]

Finance Committee Meeting 02/05/2025 – City Staff Seeking Emergency Authorization To Replace Water Treatment Plant’s 3 Sodium Hypochlorite Tanks

The Finance Committee is holding a special meeting 02/05/2025 at 6:45PM prior to the 7PM Common Council meeting. They will be voting on a request o approve the emergency replacement of the sodium hypochlorite (bleach) tanks at the Appleton Water Treatment Facility. The tanks were […]

Finance Committee Approves Use Of $134,180 Grant For Purchase Of Electric Vehicle And Charging Station After City Was Denied Request To Use It For Library Project’s Solar Panels

The Finance Committee met 01/20/2025. One of the items they took up was a request to approve a budget amendment related to a $134,180 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) the city had been awarded. City staff outlined plans to use that money to […]