The Finance Committee is meeting 10/30/2021 at 8AM. Colloquially referred to as Budget Saturday, this is meeting at which the members of the Common Council go through the proposed 2022 Executive Budget and hash it all out ahead of a final vote at the Common […]
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Finance Committee Meeting 10/25/2021 – Will Vote On 2021 ARPA Allocations And Ellen Kort Peace Park Funding
The Finance Committee is meeting 10/25/2021 at 5:30PM. They will be voting on a request to approve the use of 2021 American Rescue Plan Act funds to cover over $6 million worth of 2021 expenses. This was recommended for approval at the October 11th Finance […]
Finance Committee Meeting 10/11/2021 – Will Receive Mayoral Presentation On 2022 Executive Budget, Vote On Over $6 Million 2021 Budget Amendment Related To American Recovery Plan Act Funding
The Appleton Finance Committee is meeting 10/11/2021 at 5:30PM. The 2022 proposed Executive Budget has been released and Mayor Woodford will be giving a presentation on that. He discussed this a little bit at the most recent Common Council meeting. The committee will be voting […]
Finance Committee Approves Transportation Utility Study Contract And 2021-2023 City Auditing Services Contract
The Appleton Finance Committee met 09/20/2021 and took up a number of items. Although they voted on 4 separate items, the meeting still came in slightly under 10 minutes. Committee members William Siebers (District 1), Vered Meltzer (District 2), Brad Firkus (District 3), and Matt […]
Finance Committee Meeting 09/20/2021 – Will Vote On Awarding Transportation Utility Study Contract And Annual City Auditing Contract
The Finance Committee is meeting 09/20/2021 at 5:30PM. They will be voting on requests… (a) To approve the Apple Fields Development Agreement (b) To award the Transportation Utility Funding Study to Ehlers/raSmith not to exceed $72,187 – This is in line with the $75,000 that […]
Finance Committee Recommends Transportation Utility Study Resolution For Approval, Also Recommends Changes To Excess General Fund Balance Allocations To Fund The Study
During the 07/26/2021 Finance Committee meeting the committee took up the issue of the excess general fund allocations and whether or not to amend those allocations to include funding for a transportation utility study. The mayor’s initial allocations did not include funding for a transportation […]
Common Council Approves Issuance Of $30 Million Of Bonds; Refinancing Of 2011 Debt Results In Over $600,000 Of Savings
On 07/21/2021 the Common council voted to approve over $30 million worth of promissory notes and bonds. Prior to the Council meeting, the Finance Committee met briefly to review the final interest rate figures and vote on whether or not to recommend moving forward on […]
Mayor Woodford Responds To Questions About Metrics For Measuring Economic Success Of City Rebrand – Expects To Track Performance Indicators Developed In The Course Of The Brand Study
On 07/26/2021, the City of Appleton Finance Committee voted to recommend for approval the $500,000 excess general fund allocation to cover a city brand study and the implementation of that rebranding. Some residents have had questions and/or concerns about a city rebranding and the associated […]
Allocation Of Funds For Brand Study And Implementation First Step In Process – Not Approval Of Contract; Metrics Of Success To Be Determined
I’ve had a couple readers express concerns regarding the city’s plans to spend half a million dollars on a rebranding effort. Although the mayor’s recommendations regarding the allocation of the excess fund balance was referred back to the Finance Committee due to the desire to […]
Finance Committee Meeting 07/26/2022 – Will Vote On Transportation Study Resolution And Excess Fund Balance Allocations
The Finance Committee is meeting 07/26/2021 at 5:30 PM. The big item on the agenda is probably the Allocation Of Excess Funds Balance that was referred back to the committee during the 07/21/2021 Common Council meeting. Alderperson Chad Doran, with the support of Mayor Woodford, […]