Common Council Votes To Direct Staff To Organize Their Records Of Pesticide Usage Under The Umbrella Of The Turf Management Policy

The Common Council met 06/19/2024. One of the items they separated out for individual discussion and a vote was the resolution regarding pesticide use by city staff and contractors. In its original form, this resolution prohibited the use of chemical pesticides by city staff and […]

Common Council Meeting 06/19/2024 – Will Vote On Wheel Tax Resolution, Pesticide Prohibition Resolution, Proposal To Create Ordinance Banning Short Term Rental Of Scooters In Appleton

The Common Council is meeting 06/19/2024 at 7PM. Last week was a week with full committee meetings so there is a lot on the agenda including two resolutions. They will be taking up the resolution to increase the wheel tax. This resolution was held at […]

Municipal Services Committee Discusses Pesticide Prohibition Resolution – Votes To Hold Item For 2 Weeks To Give Staff Time To Provide More Details On Pesticide Use By The City

The video for the Municipal Services Committee meeting on 06/10/2024 was posted Thursday of last week, and I have been able to prepare a transcript of the discussion regarding Resolution 4-R-24, the resolution which would prohibit the use by city staff and contractors of a […]

Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Reviews Environmental Education Resolution – Votes To Hold It At Committee Indefinitely

The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 06/12/2024. One of the items they took up was the Environmental Education Resolution. This resolution was authored by former Alderperson Israel Del Toro (formerly District 4) as well as current Alderpersons Vered Meltzer (District 2) and Alex […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Takes Up Resolution Prohibiting Pesticide Use By City Workers – Amends It To Remove Ban And To Merely Require An Accounting Of Pesticide Purchases Moving Forward

The Parks and Recreation Committee met 06/10/2024. They spent 1 hour and 15 minutes discussing Resolution 4-R-24 which, as originally written, would have banned the use and purchase of certain pesticides by City of Appleton employees and contractors. It also included one sentence requiring the […]

Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Meeting 06/12/2024 – Will Vote On Environmental Education Resolution, Requests From Three Departments To Make Staffing Changes

The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee is meeting 06/12/2024 at 6:30PM. They have 5 action items on their agenda. The first is Resolution 3-R-24 which, if passed as written, would require the city’s taskforce on resiliency, climate mitigation and adaptation to “work with the […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 06/10/2024 – Will Vote On Anti-Pesticide Resolution, Urban Forestry Grant Request, Update To Park Pavilion Rental Policy

The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 06/10/2024 at 6:15PM. They will be voting on Resolution 4-R-24 which would prevent Appleton’s government employees and contractors from using certain pesticides on public property. City staff opposes this resolution and has written a 125-page memo outlining their […]

Common Council Votes 12-1 To Approve Responsible Bidder Policy – Alderperson Doran Questions If Policy Will Lead To Higher Project Costs

The Common Council met 06/05/2024. One of the items separated out for an individual vote was the resolution establishing an ordinance for a Responsible Bidder Policy. This policy will lay out the expectations the city has for contractors it works with, covering things such a […]