The Common Council met 11/20/2024. The item that took up most of the meeting was the public comment and then discussion and vote on the request to award a $300,000 contract to Brown and Caldwell to perform and evaluation on the Northland Creek and Bellaire […]
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Common Council Meeting 11/06/2024 – Will Reconsider Library Smoking Ban; Vote On New Special Events Policy, Request To Spend $985K In ARPA Funds On Expo Center, Request To Increase Wastewater Utility Rate By 9%, Request To Hire Consultant To Study Police Department Workload And Organization
The Common Council is meeting 11/06/2024 at 7PM. There are a number of items on the agenda that seem like they might be separated out for individual votes. The Council will be reconsidering the request to update the Municipal Code to ban smoking around the […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 10/22/2024 – Will Vote On 9% Increase To Utility Rate
The Utilities Commission is meeting 10/22/2024 at 4:30PM. They have one action item which is a request to approve a 9% utility rate increase. Back in 2020, the utility had planned to implement annual, smaller rate increases in order to maintain funding levels. At the […]
Finance Committee Meeting 09/23/2024 – Will Vote On Sole Source Purchase Of Variable Frequency Drive For Water Treatment Plant
The Finance Committee is meeting 09/23/2024 at 5:30PM. They have two action items on their agenda. The first is a request to approve the sole source purchase of Variable Frequency Drive equipment and commissioning services to Werner Electric for $37,573. These drives are used to […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Approves Wastewater Treatment Plan Table Of Organization Changes – Changes Aimed At Attracting And Retaining Employees
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 08/28/2024. One of the items they took up was the Wastewater Treatment Plant Table of Organization change proposal submitted by Utilities Director Chris Stempa. He submitted a 5-page memo in which he outlined a proposal to take […]
Common Council Approves Sole Source Purchase Of Water Main Leak Detection Monitoring System
The Common Council met 05/15/2024. One of the items that was separated out for an individual vote was the request from the Public Works Department to award a sole source contract to Badger Meter Syrinix for a leak monitoring system to be used to monitor […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 04/23/2024 – Will Vote On Sole Source Engineering Services Contract For McMahon
The Utilities Committee is meeting 04/23/2024 at 4:30PM. Outside of electing a vice-chair, setting a meeting date and time, and designating a contact person, they have one action item on the agenda. That action item is a request to approve a sole source engineering services […]
Finance Committee Approves Multiple Infrastructure And Utility Maintenance Contracts, Discusses Cost Savings Experienced By Multiple Projects
The Finance Committee met 02/12/2024. The item that took up the single most amount of time was the discussion regarding the proposed installation of a kayak rental station/dock at Telulah Park, an item they opted to hold for two weeks before voting on. They did […]
Utilities Committee Votes Unanimously To Opt Out Of PFAS Class Action Settlement – Move Turns Down $2 Million Payout But Preserves Right Of Future Leadership To Pursue Lawsuit And Insurance Claims For Any Necessary Environmental Cleanup Costs
The Utilities Committee met 11/07/2023. The item which took up almost all of the roughly 40 minute meeting was a discussion regarding whether or not the City of Appleton should opt out of the PFAS contamination class action settlements against 3M and DuPont. If it […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 10/24/2023 – Will Review 2024 Utilities Budget
The Utilities Committee is meeting 10/24/2023 at 4:30PM. They have no action items on the agenda but they will be receiving a few information items. I would assume that the main focus of discussion will be the Utilities Department 2024 budget. The committee will also […]