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One committee member said the RFP “looks very thorough and very good” and expressed hope for competitive bids. No formal action, motion, or vote was taken on the item; it was presented for committee information only.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Appleton, WI - Finance Committee on 2025-08-25 5:30 PM","oneSentenceSummary","An information item on the sustainability and resilience master plan request for proposals (RFP) was presented to the Appleton City Finance Committee; members had no questions and expressed support for the bidding process.","taxTitle","Appleton City, Winnebago County, Wisconsin","taxId",3976,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":42,"_43":78,"_45":44,"_47":79,"_49":80,"_51":81,"_53":82,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":83,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":84,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6501293,"Finance committee approves parks hardscape contract and change order for Macquarie project, 4‑0",983000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5672044-25426c4eb98be50deb84cd9fe25e9ed6&start=983&end=1009","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5672044-25426c4eb98be50deb84cd9fe25e9ed6/thumbnail_983000.jpg","/articles/6501293/Appleton-City/Winnebago-County/Wisconsin/Finance-committee-approves-parks-hardscape-contract-and-change-order-for-Macquarie-project-40","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6501293-a18c59103453cad6b82d543591bc8bcd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771185251&Signature=LVeIQQKwRaUJylem6-ncJ6xUWmaE3nc3IpXXJKd9~KirRNjujxNmJ0reb777IpzD32GsC-n3pylmQoATuc1KRIEhweeq93IhnGQzosyFEfv6jM6R8rfwb552Wx7qLaNmr82O8i~eyb~9HTIAvdNjhmapnVOeMw31CpyCelvAoRbErPbSschd-Z~8o9asT~JUsq8~7~U3E54guZImPrkcrtrl~U1VDhDiquEA4TZVhME7tIP245Al2NJDnBPXXwTAfMUiF0rVdAFJD9N7SJO-sn5hp33cB8--8FB7l9e6dXqADdtITzNzu44NvEsJoOXe5e7kM1r4Ru6f31a7xe5gTw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Appleton City Finance Committee voted 4‑0 on Aug. 25, 2025, to award two procurement actions and authorize related budget adjustments.

The committee approved award of the 2025 Parks Hardscape Replacement Project to Northeast Asphalt Incorporated for $139,094.60, with a 10% contingency of $13,909.46 for a project total not to exceed $153,004.06. The approval included a budget amendment moving $41,000 from the Reed Golf Course fund balance into land improvements.

The committee also approved change order No. 1 to contract 106‑25‑UnitDD25 for the Macquarie grading and capping project with MMC, increasing the contract by $13,600 to a new total of $144,726.25 and reducing the contingency from $19,668.94 to $6,068.94.

Motions to approve each item were made and seconded on the record; individual motioners and seconders were not named in the transcript. The recorded vote on both actions was 4 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstentions. Committee members present were Alders Katie Van Zealand (District 5), Brad Forkas (District 3), Denise Fenton (District 6) and Chris Croat (District 14); Alder Hartzheim was excused.

The items were presented as agenda numbers 25‑1009 (parks contract) and 25‑1008 (change order).","The Appleton City Finance Committee voted unanimously to award the 2025 Parks Hardscape Replacement Project to Northeast Asphalt Inc. and to approve a change order increasing the Macquarie grading and capping contract with MMC.",{"_33":86,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":87,"_41":88,"_43":89,"_45":90,"_47":91,"_49":92,"_51":93,"_53":94,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":95,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":96,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6501295,"City audit returns clean opinion; auditors note compensated‑absence accruals",780,93000,873000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5672044-25426c4eb98be50deb84cd9fe25e9ed6&start=93&end=873","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5672044-25426c4eb98be50deb84cd9fe25e9ed6/thumbnail_93000.jpg","/articles/6501295/Appleton-City/Winnebago-County/Wisconsin/City-audit-returns-clean-opinion-auditors-note-compensatedabsence-accruals","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6501295-c38f8f0dcbd41a725138eec390573d88/orig.mp4?Expires=1771185251&Signature=MW71a6tDU479QD4MPkKEnWFip-JR1rwNY6R9TJbqiwvMw0CAlaOT27WoAHXa1osTSKyuXq1EvT2RIFzeYKv9pT6xFVbi6aZx96t1kvXcI5SkxlxmJWsVdbAxr1sbsWrE4EQJUMLtSKDaEUY7-CEPKZh51-Fk3RjpiO9rKx7YDdrVoPPNuoBXTLTiXsM9TJpxOehJn1t~ThQSscdjJKfXrLa~Y~un-snyKYDUD7-cDh9fEGx5f43OMj8BlMK0dzU9E5TeIcS1r6A84ECa7Mdxvc-2zapTZrSJI4kfcKxCnZeXuRtCgLd2Vet07ppis7--hEKgWNvm-LdXvXvSGNdy3w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Leah Lisonbee, CPA, signing principal with CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, presented the 2024 audit and executive summary to the Appleton City Finance Committee on Aug. 25, 2025, reporting a clean audit opinion and no internal‑control deficiencies.

Lisonbee said, “Overall, the audit for the city went very well this year,” and noted that auditors found no deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting or over federal and state program compliance. She told the committee the city received about $17,000,000 in federal funds and about $3,000,000 in state funds during the year; two federal programs were audited as major programs (CFDA 21.027, ARPA, and a new program identified as 97.044 for radio equipment where the city acted as host/grantee), and the state program tested was transit operating aids.

The auditors discussed a new Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) standard on compensated absences that changed when accumulated leave must be accrued. Lisonbee said the city implemented the standard and recorded approximately $869,000 for governmental activities; a separate $127,000 amount for transit was not recorded this year and “will get trued up in 2025,” she said. The firm described the amounts as immaterial to the audit opinion but noted they must be communicated to governance as uncorrected misstatements.

Lisonbee also reviewed the firm’s required communications to governance, accounting estimates, and trend tables included in the audit package. She praised city finance staff for facilitating remote work and timely responses, saying the city’s records were “buttoned up with a bow.” Committee members asked no follow‑up questions during the presentation.

The committee accepted the audit presentation as the public hearing item. The presentation included contact information for Lisonbee and Danielle, the audit director, for follow‑up questions.","CliftonLarsonAllen presented the 2024 audit to the Appleton City Finance Committee on Aug. 25, reporting a clean audit opinion, no internal‑control findings on federal/state grants, and new accruals under GASB for compensated absences totaling about $870,000 for governmental activities and $127,000 for transit.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee reviews sustainability and resilience master plan RFP; no questions recorded

Finance committee approves parks hardscape contract and change order for Macquarie project, 4‑0

City audit returns clean opinion; auditors note compensated‑absence accruals