The Common Council held its formal organizational meeting 04/19/2023 at 6PM ahead of the regular meeting of the Common Council. During the organizational meeting they voted for the Council President and Vice-President for the upcoming year, elected the Council representative to serve on the City […]
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Common Council Holding Organizational Meetings On 04/18/2023 and 04/19/2023 – Will Consider 10 Potential Rules Changes
The Common Council is holding an informal organizational meeting at 04/18/2023 at 6PM and then a formal organizational meeting the next day, 04/19/2023 at 6PM. The informal organizational meeting is an opportunity for the Council members to review the Council Rules and make changes for […]
Common Council Approves Agreement With Bird Rides Inc For 2023 Scooter Program
The Common Council met 04/05/2023. The biggest portion of the meeting was spent on the College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration Pilot Project, but they also spent a little over 10 minutes discussing the Memorandum of Understanding with Bird Rides, Inc for a 2023 electric scooter program […]
Common Council Votes 14-1 To Approve College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration Pilot Project
The Common Council met 04/05/2023. One of the items they took up and the item that took up the largest part of the meeting was the request to approve the College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration pilot project. This project would spend approximately $130,000 to restripe College […]
Alderperson Israel Del Toro’s Invocation At 04/05/2023 Common Council Meeting – “As I look in this room, I don’t see a truly diverse representation of Appleton…yet. I don’t see a celebration of our diversity. Instead, I see the seeds of divisiveness.”
Mayor Jake Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alder Del Toro. Alderperson Israel Del Toro (District 4): First off, I want to congratulate my colleagues who were reelected to represent your districts last night, welcome our new colleague who has big shoes to fill, […]
Common Council Meeting 04/05/2023 – Will Vote On 1-Year Bird Scooter Agreement, College Avenue Lane Change
The Common Council is meeting 04/05/2023 at 7PM. The action items are for the most part routine, but there are a couple of items of note. The Council will be voting on a recommendation to approve a 1-year agreement with Bird Rides, Inc for an […]
Common Council Approves Infrastructure Maintenance Projects With Scope Reductions And Delays – Alderpersons Hartzheim And Doran Express Concern About Putting Off Infrastructure Maintenance
The Common Council met 03/15/2023. 3 items from the Finance Committee were separated out for individual votes. These were the three infrastructure maintenance projects that were discussed during the committee meeting, the wastewater treatment plant hardscape project, the 2023 concrete pavement projects, and the 2023 […]
Resolution To Eliminate No Mow May Introduced At 03/15/2023 Council Meeting In Response To Retraction Of Study Used To Support Passage Of Original No Mow May Ordinance Changes
At the 03/15/2023 Common Council meeting, Alderperson Chad Doran (District 15) introduced a resolution to eliminate the No Mow May program as a permanent part of the city’s ordinances, delete references to it from the city code, and return the related city code to the […]
Alderperson Alex Schultz’s Invocation At 03/15/2023 Common Council Meeting – “I just encourage you as you think about Atheist Day, to not think about atheism but think about your own religion if you practice it and consider doing things instead of just living behind the words of their religion, live behind the actions of religion.”
Mayor Jake Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alder Schultz. Alderperson Alex Schultz (District 9): Never easy to follow George. That I know. One second here. I just lost it. Well, I may have to wing it. So, I struggled a little bit with […]
Common Council Meeting 03/15/2023 – Will Vote On Projects That Required Cost-Cutting Measures To Stay Within Budget, Request To Extend Completion Deadline For Merge LLC Development
The Common Council is meeting 03/15/2023 at 7PM. In keeping with the last few meetings, there do not seem to be any particularly momentous or controversial items that one would expect to generate much discussion. It is possible that, as at the previous Council meeting, […]