Board Of Health Receives 2 Dangerous Animal Declarations – Health Officer Sepers Reports That Both Animals Have Either Been Rehomed Or Destroyed

The Board of Health met 06/12/2024. They reviewed two dangerous animal declarations. Cedar, a Great Dane, was declared a dangerous animal after an incident on 05/13/2024 in which, unprovoked, he attacked another dog and two humans. Per the incident summary, “The severity of wounds sustained […]

Board Of Health Meeting 06/12/2024 – Will Review City’s Tuberculosis Screening Policy

The Board of Health is meeting 06/12/2024 at 7AM. They have a few housekeeping action items on the agenda as well as a policy review of the city’s tuberculosis screening policy. They have a number of information items on the agenda. These include Table of […]

Common Council Meeting 06/05/2024 – Will Vote On $2 Million In ARPA Grants, Resolution Increasing Wheel Tax, Resolution Establishing Responsible Bidder Policy

The Common Council is meeting 06/05/2024 at 7PM. I would not be surprised if this was one of the Council’s longer meetings because there are a few items on the agenda that generated discussion at the committee level. Resolution 5-R-24 would increase the wheel tax […]

Board Of Health Reviews Dangerous Animal Declaration For Australian Cattle Dog Named Archie – Health Office Sepers Reports That Animal Was Euthanized

The Board of Health met 04/10/2024. One of the information items was a dangerous animal declaration. This was discussed very briefly and the board members did not have any questions. Per the declaration, Archie an Australian Cattle Dog engaged in an unprovoked attack against a […]

Board Of Health Meeting 04/10/2024 – Will Vote On Noise Variance For Sewer Project, Receive Mental Health Presentation, Review Prohibited Dangerous Animal Declaration

The Board of Health is meeting 04/10/2024 at 7AM. They have one action item on the agenda which is a request for a noise variance to facilitate the installation of sanitary and storm sewer CIPP liners later this year. They will also be receiving a […]

Health Officer Sepers Reports That Pitbull Declared Dangerous Animal Was Euthanized

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 Meeting 02/14/2024 – Will Vote On Electronic Health System Recommendation, Review Dangerous Animal Declaration

The Board of Health is meeting 02/14/2024 at 7AM. They have two action items on the agenda. The first is a recommendation for an electronic health record system vendor for the city’s Health Department. Health Officer Charles Sepers is recommending the city go with CHAMP […]

Humane Officer Matt Fillebrown Reviews Dangerous Animal Declaration Process For Board Of Health

During the 09/13/2023 Board of Health meeting, Officer Matt Fillebrown, the Humane Officer at the Appleton Police Department gave a not-quite 15-minute presentation on how the city handles dangerous animals. The video for the meeting was a couple weeks late in being posted, so I […]

Board Of Health Reviews Dangerous Animal Declaration For Rottweiler/Mix Named Bear – 2023 Marks The Highest Number Of Dangerous Animal Declarations In The City Over The Last 10 Years

The Board of Health met 12/13/2023. One of the items they received as an information item was the Dangerous Animal Declaration pertaining to Bear a male Rottweiler/Mix dog. It was a brief discussion so I have not included a transcript. This dog engaged in an […]

Board Of Health Receives Information On Dangerous Animal Declaration For Black Retriever, Health Officer Sepers Says They Hope To Provide Presentation On The Dangerous Animal Declaration Process In August

The Board of Health met 07/12/2023. Most of the meeting was taken up with discussion about the request to create a new Health Supervisor position and move the Coordinated Entry Specialist out of the Community and Economic Development Department and into the Health Department instead. […]