The Board of Health met 02/14/2024. One of the information items they received was an update regarding a dangerous animal declaration. Tony, a male pit bull, had been declared a dangerous animal after he bit a human family member’s face in an unprovoked attack. He […]
Board Of Health Approves Requests To Purchase Contract For Electronic Health Records System, Accept $4,000 Grant To Fund Car Seat Safety Program
The Board of Health met 02/14/2024. They took up two action items. One was a request to approve an Electronic Health Records vendor contract for an annual subscription cost of $12,371 and a one time training and implementation cost of $5,500. The other was a […]
Police And Fire Chiefs Talk To Safety And Licensing Committee About Staff And Recruitment Plans
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 02/14/2024. Half the meeting was taken up with Directors Reports from Police Chief Polly Olson and Fire Chief Jeremy Hansen. Chief Olson spoke about the Police Department’s plans to conduct a police staffing study to help them determine the […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Discusses McGuinness Irish Pub Alcohol License Violation For Being Open After Hours – Owner Apologizes And Explains It Was Due To A Misunderstanding
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 02/14/2024. They had one public appearance by the owner of McGuinness Irish Pub to discuss the 50 point demerit alcohol license violation he incurred for being open after hours/failing to vacate. The discussion was brief, but I have prepared […]
Municipal Services Committee Votes To Deny Resolution That Would Have Closed Whitman Yard Waste Site
The Municipal Services Committee met 02/12/2024. One of the items they took up was Resolution 12-R-23 which called for the closure of the Whitman Yard Waste Site. This item was held for a month at the 01/08/2024 Municipal Services Committee meeting in order to provide […]
Finance Committee Reviews Request For $15,000 To Construct Kayak Rental Station At Telulah Park, Holds Item For 2 Weeks To Give Staff Time To Provide More Details
The Finance Committee met 02/12/2024. One of the items they spent a fair amount of time on was the request to utilize $15,000 from the Park and Open Space Fund to pay for a matching grant to install a Kayak Launch at Telulah Park. The […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Approves $90,000 Contract For Lutz Park Shoreline Redevelopment Design Services, Reviews And Approves Updates To Pool Policies, Approves $5 Increase To Annual Youth Swim Pass Rate
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 02/12/2024. They had 5 action items on the agenda including a contract for shoreline work at Lutz Part and updates to three pool-related policies. All of these action items were discussed over the course of slightly more than 10 […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 02/14/2024 – Will Vote On Updates To Event Policy, Discuss Recent Demerit Point Violation By McGuinness Irish Pub
The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 02/14/2024 at 5:30PM They will be voting on a number of license applications and renewals as well as voting on proposed modifications to the city’s Special Event Policy. The updates include changes to street closure rules, food service, […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Meeting 02/14/2024 – Will Vote On Lead Forensic Evidence Specialist Position
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee is meeting 02/14/1014 at 4:30PM. They have one action item on their agenda which is a request by the Police Department to create a Lead Forensic Evidence Specialist position oversee the Evidence Unit. Currently, the unit is supervised […]
Appleton Redevelopment Authority Meeting 02/14/2024 – Will Receive Presentation On Powers And Duties Of Redevelopment Authority
The Appleton Redevelopment Authority is meeting 02/14/2024 at 9AM. They will be voting on some appointments and reappointments to positions on the committee and may go into closed session to discuss “real estate agreements and the investment of public funds related to a property located […]