Alderperson Brad Firkus delivered the invocation at the 09/15/2021 Appleton Common Council meeting. Mayor Woodford: “Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Firkus.” Firkus: “Thank you. For a time in my early 20s I worked as a cook. I had worked in a kitchen since […]
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Common Council Receives Covid-19 Update At 09/15/2021 Common Council Meeting – Between September 1 And September 15, Breakthrough Cases In Fully Vaccinated Appleton Residents Accounted For 30% Of Cases
During the 09/15/2021 Common Council meeting Interim Health Officer Sonja Jensen presented a Covid-19 Update. I won’t run through the various numbers she gave regarding cases and vaccination rates because those will already be out of date other than to note that community vaccination rates […]
Common Council Approves 8.5% Alderperson Salary Increase With 10-3 Vote – New Salary Will Be Effective April 2023
On 09/15/2021 the Appleton Common Council voted 10-3 to increase the Alderperson salary from $6,221 per year to $6,750 per year effective April of 2023. Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim (District 13) who had chaired the Human Resources and Information Technology Committee meeting from which this recommendation […]
Common Council Approves Afghani Refugee Resolution – Council Members Discuss Differing Philosophies On Resolution-Writing
On 09/15/2021 the Appleton Common Council took up Resolution #13-R-21 “Support for Resettlement of Afghanistan Parolees in Appleton”. The discussion revolved around two main issues (1) what, if any call to action did the resolution have, and (2) a more philosophical debate about the value, […]
Common Council Meeting 09/15/2021 – Will Vote On Afghani Refugee Resolution And Alderperson Salary Increase
The Appleton Common Council is meeting 09/15/2021 at 7PM. Amongst other things, there will be a library project update and a Covid-19 update as well as two reappointments (one to the Appleton Redevelopment Authority and one to the City Plan Commission). Although one never knows […]
Recap Of The Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Discussion About Alderperson Salary Increase
On 09/08/2021 the Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met and both discussed and voted on Alderperson salaries for 2023. The full Common Council will be voting on this tomorrow (09/15/2021), so I wanted to get this recap finished before then. All 5 committee members […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Votes To Recommend An 8.5% Alderperson Salary Increase Effective April 2023
I have not yet had an opportunity to listen to and recap the Human Resources and Information Technology Committee meeting that was held on 09/08/2021, but I did want to draw attention to the fact that the committee did discuss the Alderperson salaries and voted […]
Editing Error Led To Alderperson Being Incorrectly Listed As Resolution Sponsor
While I recognize that this isn’t a hugely important thing, I was curious as to how Alderperson Brad Firkus (District 3) was incorrectly listed as a co-sponsor of the Afghani Resettlement Resolution when he hadn’t even seen the text of the resolution yet. I reached […]
Afghani Resettlement Resolution And Vehicle Noise Resolution Introduced At 09/01/2021 Common Council Meeting – Alderperson Firkus Incorrectly Listed As Cosponsor On Afghani Resettlement Resolution
Two resolutions were submitted at the 09/01/2021 Common Council meeting. The first was Resolution #13-R-21 Support for Resettlement of Afghanistan Parolees in Appleton. There was a slight hiccup with this resolution. Alderperson Brad Firkus (District 3) was initially listed as being a cosponsor of the […]
Common Council Approves Scavenging Resolution And Long-Term Lease For “Stairway To The Stars” Sculpture
During the 09/01/2021 Common Council meeting, the Council separated two items out for individual votes. The first item was Resolution 10-R-21 regarding the scavenging of solid waste/recyclables. The Municipal Services Committee had voted unanimously to recommend for approval updated language that would permit the scavenging […]