Alderperson Alex Schultz (District 9) has publicly commented on the social media post he made in which he had expressed concerns about fellow alderpersons voicing “conservative family values”. In his public comments he confirmed that he believed the things he had posted but that his […]
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Alderperson Brad Firkus’ Invocation At 06/16/2021 Common Council Meeting – “We’re gonna be offered a lot of opportunities of making choices of how we want to engage with our community and with our fellow Appletonians. We can choose to engage in ways that help each other, that can make ourselves feel better, and can make our community a much more enjoyable place to be a part of.”
Alderperson Brad Firkus (District 3) delivered the invocation at the 06/16/2021 Common Council meeting. Mayor Woodford: “Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Firkus.” Alderperson Firkus: Thank you. I’m just gonna start tonight with a little story. A couple weeks back, I had bought a […]
Common Council Updates Rules To Allow Remote Participation By Council Members And Public
The Common Council has voted to update its attendance policy for both Council members and members of the public to allow remote attendance going forward. Council members must give at least 24 hours notice and they are still expected to endeavor to appear in person […]
Common Council Meeting 06/16/2021
The Appleton Common Council is meeting 06/16/2021 at 7pm following their organizational meeting at 6pm. The thing that first jumped out to me is that it appears there will be no Covid-19 update. I had wondered a few weeks ago when those would stop, and […]
Common Council To Consider Permanent Rules Changes To No Longer Require In-Person Attendance At Council Meetings
The Appleton Common Council is holding an informal organizational meeting on 06/15/2021 at 6pm and a formal organizational meeting on 06/16/2021 at 6pm. They’ll be discussing and voting on possible changes to the Council’s rules, and will be specifically looking at if/how/under what circumstances to […]
Alderperson William Siebers’ Invocation At 06/02/2021 Common Council Meeting – “Let us remember that the little things can be just as important as the bigger things”
Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Siebers. Alderperson Siebers: “Thank you, your honor. Each of us has been placed in a role of leadership. And it is in how we define leadership that I believe determines in part how we carry out […]
Common Council Passes Knowles-Nelson Resolution After Making Minor Changes
During the 06/02/2021 Common Council meeting, the Council took up Resolution #8-R-21 the resolution in support of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program. Alderperson Michael Smith (District 10) asked if there had been any updates regarding what the state is planning to do with this? Mayor Woodford […]
Common Council Meeting Scheduled For 06/02/2021
The Appleton Common Council is meeting 06/02/2021 at 7PM. This will be Health Officer Kurt Eggebrecht’s last Common Council meeting before his retirement, so they will presenting him with a Certificate of Appreciation and celebrating his time with the city. Mayor Woodford will be presenting […]
Mayor Woodford To Present 4 Mayoral Proclamations At 06/02/2021 Common Council Meeting
During the 06/02/2021 Common Council meeting, Mayor Woodford will be presenting 4 Mayoral Proclamations. With the first, he proclaims June 2021 to be Pride Month in Appleton and urges “all citizens to honor, celebrate, and promote equal rights for all people, regardless of sexual orientation […]
Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim’s Invocation At 05/19/2021 Common Council Meeting–“In all that you do, in all your life, I wish you the strength and the grace to make those choices which will allow you and your neighbor to become the best of whoever you are”
Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim (District 13) gave her first invocation as a new member of the Common Council during the 05/19/2021 Common Council meeting. Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Hartzheim Alderperson Hartzheim: In 2002 Fred Rogers of PBS’s Mister Rogers Neighborhood gave […]