The Common Council is meeting 10/18/2023 at 7PM. One never knows exactly what items if any will be separated out for individual votes by the Common Council, but there are a number of items of note from the committee meetings last week. The resolution regarding […]
Finance Committee Meeting 10/18/2023 – Will Vote On $1 Million ARPA Grant Award To Thompson Center, Grant Part Of Agreement To Relocate Temporary Library Location To Thompson Center For 2024
The Finance Committee is holding a special meeting on 10/18/2023 at 6PM. They will be voting on a request to award a $1 million ARPA grant to the Thompson Center on Lourdes (TCoL). This grant award was prompted by the potential upcoming relationship between the […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Approves Salary Increases For Mayor And City Attorney
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 10/11/2023. During that meeting they voted on salary increases for the positions of the City Attorney and the Mayor for the 2024 term. Both of these positions are elected positions and their 4-year terms begin May 1, […]
Library Board Meeting 10/17/2023 – Will Vote On Furniture Contract, Table Of Organization Change, And Request To Submit Grant Application
The Library Board is meeting 10/17/2023 at 4:30PM. Items of note include… As information items, the library will be receiving an update on the building project and reviewing upcoming dates related to the 2024 budget adoption process. View full meeting details here: https://cityofappleton.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1123568&GUID=36A47EC6-ED03-40DE-8A8D-8747036F644A
Utilities Committee Approves 7% Residential And Industrial Wastewater Rate Increase For 2024
The Utilities Committee met 10/10/2023. One of the items they took up was a 7% wastewater rate increase for general service and hauled waste service to be effective 01/01/2024. This rate increase would affect both residential and industrial customers. The utility had initially projected that […]
Board Of Health Approves Mental Health Awareness Resolution After Amending To Require $1 Million In ARPA Funds Be Provided As Grants To Local Mental Health Organizations – Amendment Opposed By Mayor Woodford And Alderperson Jones
The Board of Health met 10/11/2023. They spent around 40 minutes discussing the Mental Health Awareness and Services Resolution which signaled Appleton’s support of increased access to mental health services and also called Appleton to continue to work collaboratively with to identify gaps in services […]
Municipal Services Committee Approves Terrace Occupancy Permit For Garden Outside Planned Parenthood Building, Request For Free Ramp And Meter Parking On Small Business Saturday 2023
The Municipal Services Committee met 10/09/2023. In addition to the Lawe Street Truck Route resolution, the committee took up two other action items. The first was a request for a terrace occupancy permit for a garden in the terrace by the Planned Parenthood building and […]
Municipal Services Committee Votes 3-1 To Recommend Lawe Street Truck Route Resolution Be Denied
The Municipal Services Committee met 10/09/2023. One of the items that they took up was the Lawe Street Truck Route resolution. This resolution had initially been amended and approved at the 09/25/2023 committee meeting, but this second time around it was recommended for denial by […]
Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 10/11/2023 – Will Vote On $80,000 Neighborhood Grant Request To Improve Columbus Elementary School Playground
The Community and Economic Development Committee is meeting 10/11/2023 at 6:30PM. There is one action item on the agenda which is a request to approve the Neighborhood Grant Program request from the Historic Central Neighborhood. The Historic Central Neighborhood in partnership with the Appleton Area […]
Human Resources Information Technology Committee Meeting 10/11/2023 – Will Vote On Pay Increases For City Attorney And Mayor
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee is meeting 10/11/2023 at 4:30PM. They have three action items on the agenda. The first is a request to over hire for a Police Lieutenant position. The Police Department is going to be losing 2-3 supervisors over the […]