The Common Council is meeting 09/03/2025 at 7PM. There are a few action items that stand out as candidates to be separated out for individual votes. The first is the process for renaming the neighborhood park that current is named Veterans Parks. This name change […]
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Human Resources And Safety And Licensing Committees Review Matrix Police Staff Study – Human Resources Committee Approves Table Of Organization Change Prompted By Study
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 08/27/2025. One of the items they voted on was a request from Policy Chief Polly Olson to change the Police Department’s Table of Organization. She wanted to take two lieutenant positions from one area and move them […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 08/27/2025 – Will Conduct Alcohol License Revocation Hearing For Mr. Frogs, Review Police Department Staffing Study Recommendations
The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 08/27/2025 at 5:30PM. The agenda item I would expect to take the most committee time is the alcohol license revocation hearing for Mr. Frogs. The alcohol license of Mr. Frogs has a bit of a history at the […]
Finance Committee Unanimously Recommends All Items For Approval – Items Include Water Tower Booster Pump Improvements, Grading And Capping Mackville Quarry Site, New Police Radios Purchase, And New Phosphorus Analyzer Purchase
The Finance Committee met 07/07/2025. They had five action items on their agenda including a contract for water tower booster pump improvements, a contract for grading and capping the quarry in Mackville that Appleton owns, the sole source purchase of new police radios, the sole […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Receives Updates On ADP Staffing Study And Valley Transit Bus Driver Staffing Levels
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 04/23/2025. In addition to receiving an update on the city’s conversion from its old enterprise resource planning system to Tyler Munis, they reviewed four additional information items including the Police Department staffing study, Valley Transit staffing levels, […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Approves Sole Source Contract With Axon For Drone Camera Software – Will Allow Live Footage To Be Shared With Cellphones
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 03/26/2025. One of the items they took up was a request for the sole source purchase of the Axon Air/ DroneSense program. Per the memo, “Axon Air/DroneSense offers a range of features, including the ability to operate various sUAS […]
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 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 […]
Common Council Meeting 11/06/2024 – Will Reconsider Library Smoking Ban; Vote On New Special Events Policy, Request To Spend $985K In ARPA Funds On Expo Center, Request To Increase Wastewater Utility Rate By 9%, Request To Hire Consultant To Study Police Department Workload And Organization
The Common Council is meeting 11/06/2024 at 7PM. There are a number of items on the agenda that seem like they might be separated out for individual votes. The Council will be reconsidering the request to update the Municipal Code to ban smoking around the […]
Human Resources Committee Unanimously Approves Contract With Matrix Consulting Group To Conduct Police Department Organizational And Workload Study – $69,000 Cost To Be Paid With ARPA Dollars
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 10/23/2024. One of the items they took up was a request to approve the hiring of the Matrix Consulting Group to complete an organizational and workload study for the Appleton Police Department. The cost of the contract […]