On this quiet off week, I thought I would take some time to post a follow-up on the aldermanic salary issue that came to light earlier this year. Four times since 2017, the aldermanic salary was increased incorrectly, 3 times because the number of Council […]
Tag: Salaries
2026-27 Aldermanic Salary To Remain At $6,750 After 10-3-1 Vote By Common Council
The Common Council met 10/02/2024. One of the items they voted on was to set the aldermanic salary for the 2026-27 Council term. The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee unanimously recommended that no increase be implemented, and the Common Council voted 10 in favor, […]
Common Council Meeting 10/02/2024 – Will Receive Executive Budget Presentation, Vote On Aldermanic Salaries, Ballard Road Driveway Variance, Bartender License Police Department Recommended Be Denied, Free Downtown Parking For Small Business Saturday
The Common Council is meeting 10/02/2024 at 7PM. They don’t actually have a lot of action items on the agenda, but I would not expect it to be a short meeting. There are several items of business to be presented by the mayor including the […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Approves $0 Increase To 2026-27 Aldermanic Salary – Will Keep Salary At Currently Level of $6,750 Per Year
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 09/25/2024. It was a brief meeting, 4 minutes of which was spent discussion and voting on the aldermanic salary for the 2026-27 aldermanic term. The committee voted 5-0 to keep the salary at the current level of […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Meeting 09/25/2024 – Will Vote On Aldermanic Salary For 2026-2027 Aldermanic Term
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee is meeting 09/25/2024. They have one action item on the agenda which is approval of the aldermanic salaries for the 2026-2027 aldermanic term. This item was put on hold at the 08/28/2024 committee meeting. Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim (District […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Votes To Hold 2026 Aldermanic Salary Discussion Until 09/11/2024 Meeting – Will Provide Time To Gather More Information On Inconsistencies And Inaccuracies Related To Previous Salary Increases
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 08/28/2024. One of the items on the agenda was the aldermanic salary for 2026. At a motion by Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim (District 13), this item was held until the 09/11/2024 committee meeting to provide time for additional […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Meeting 08/28/2024 – Will Vote On Aldermanic Salaries For 2026
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee is meeting 08/28/2024 at 6:30PM. They have three action items. The one I would expect to generate the most amount of discussion is the approval of the alderperson salary for 2026. I posted last week about how it […]
$15,000 In Salary Overpayments Made To Common Council Since 2017
Since 2017 a total of over $15,000 in salary overpayments have made to members of the Appleton Common Council. This is the result of aldermanic salaries having been incorrectly increased 4 times either when the Common Council had not approved the increase at all or […]
Common Council Votes 13-0 To Keep Alderperson Salary Unchanged For 2025 Term – Alderperson Katie Van Zeeland Provides Info Packet With Salary Comparisons And Inflation Information With The Hope Of Prompting More Robust Conversation Next Year
The Common Council met 11/15/2023. The meeting was on the shorter side at only 30 minutes, about half of it was taken up with a reconsideration of Alderperson salaries for the 2025 aldermanic term. The Council ended up voting 13-0 to approve no increase or […]
Common Council Fails To Make Changes To Aldermanic Salary For 2025 Term – Alderperson Denise Fenton Indicates She Will Ask To Reconsider Item At 11/08/2023 Council Meeting
The Common Council met 11/01/2023. Almost an hour of the meeting was spent discussing and voting on the aldermanic salary for the 2025 term. Due to state statute, the Council has to set compensation for alderpersons prior to December 1st, 2 years ahead of time. […]