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City administration presented the emergency-declaration framework and summarized early response and recovery efforts. City staff reported coordinated damage assessments, debris collection, rescues and mutual-aid responses; they said 70 individuals were rescued directly by boats, heavy apparatus or the armored rescue vehicle purchased by the city. City staff reported more than 400 door-to-door damage assessments completed in a single day and about 1,800 debris pickups totaling roughly 830 tons of flood-related material collected so far.

Mayor (unnamed) explained the statutory basis for local emergency declarations and said the declaration was necessary to make application for federal disaster assistance. He said, “it is necessary for us to make application to FEMA to have issued emergency declaration. Had I not done so, we wouldn't have the statutory ability to make such an application.” The council ratified the declaration under section 3 23.14, sub 4, sub b of the Wisconsin statutes.

City staff cautioned that FEMA’s timeline is slow and that preliminary damage assessments must flow from the city to the county, then to the state and FEMA; staff said significant clarity on FEMA assistance might not arrive until around November.

On permit fees, the council considered a staff proposal to waive fees for a limited period to speed home and business recovery. Multiple councilors urged extending the waiver beyond the initially proposed 90 days; after motions and seconds on the floor members approved a 120-day fee-waiver period. The council made clear that fees would still apply to projects that were not flood-related.

The mayor and councilors repeatedly praised the city workforce and mutual-aid partners for rescue and cleanup efforts. The mayor reported offers from state and federal partners, two swift-water teams from Columbia County and the Fox Valley, and an offer of National Guard support that was ultimately not needed. He also announced an unsolicited $1 million donation to Hart Park from the Tulsa Foundation (John and Tasha Morgridge), which he said would be used for park repairs.

Several councilors highlighted neighborhood-level volunteer assistance and urged residents to check on elderly neighbors and support small businesses. City staff urged patience with debris removal and warned that FEMA decisions may be months away.

Formal actions taken at the meeting included ratification of the emergency declaration and approval of the temporary permit-fee waiver. Staff listed follow-up tasks including ongoing damage assessment, debris removal, and coordinating state and federal damage-assessment processes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Wauwatosa - CC 8.26.25","oneSentenceSummary","The Common Council unanimously ratified the mayor’s Aug. 10, 2025 emergency declaration related to flooding, voted to waive building-permit fees for flood repairs for 120 days, and heard staff reports listing rescues and recovery metrics.","taxTitle","Wauwatosa City, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin","taxId",77269,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6480220,"Wauwatosa council adds Sept. 9, 2025 meeting to hear consultant on possible fire-department merger",160,232000,392000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5690195-70b77a70d19ff1d007aa56e9c981eca0&start=232&end=392","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5690195-70b77a70d19ff1d007aa56e9c981eca0/thumbnail_232000.jpg","/articles/6480220/Wauwatosa-City/Milwaukee-County/Wisconsin/Wauwatosa-council-adds-Sept-9-2025-meeting-to-hear-consultant-on-possible-fire-department-merger","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6480220-9396e716731d5dcfe27bbf0512541a8b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169876&Signature=P71MPoD8uzCVuTYNnPTVtsMlUmIe8XtJqrF36VhtIZmB3ITqjqSkjmKtonPafHaDzr3JG1gez30a8rQfwBfALlzBCCAIbWeUsuna0r-mmOulmfCpMdJ~Wg9O~avg8OMUgBQHPLzRkvmaJouowdqcxdKPQnjC9HKBaYCc~W1WNvrYHUBuizy7NJqRXu2k9MS5coHFRK2Cl0U8a~JW~KmYZ4frQJppnpqBxpg0MN7j8XlZRZfiKgElQ3gFu0kh09BUN60szbm66mJHDSQukqgIUy3jIkwdvN9u0XT88-CJ5bb2Me~vawG~rrwYZJ26fG1rkNcClfW5DkczWQoDKPO~8Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Wauwatosa — The Wauwatosa Common Council unanimously approved an amendment to its 2025 meeting calendar to add a regular Common Council meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, so the full council can hear a consultant presentation on a potential merger involving local fire services.

City staff and councilors said the consultant’s presentation concerns work on a potential merger between the City of Wauwatosa and the City of West Dallas Fire Department, and that holding a full council meeting would ensure the mayor and all council members can hear the consultant’s findings. The added meeting falls on a night that also may include regular committee meetings, including a possible Financial Affairs meeting related to the budget process.

Mr. Archambault (city administration) told the council that the presentation is preferable to be heard by the whole council rather than only committee members. Alder McLough asked whether the meeting would be limited to a presentation and was told the meeting would be a regular council meeting allowing for the mayor’s participation under state statute; no formal action was scheduled for that date.

Alder Franzen seconded the motion to amend the calendar; the measure passed unanimously by voice vote.

City staff said that if formal action becomes necessary after the presentation, that would be scheduled according to the council’s normal rules.","The Wauwatosa Common Council unanimously amended its 2025 meeting calendar to add a regular council meeting on Sept. 9, 2025 so the full council can hear a consultant’s presentation on a potential merger related to a neighboring fire department.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":79,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6480223,"Wauwatosa council votes to join proposed national Purdue Pharma opioid settlement",106,126000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5690195-70b77a70d19ff1d007aa56e9c981eca0&start=126&end=232","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5690195-70b77a70d19ff1d007aa56e9c981eca0/thumbnail_126000.jpg","/articles/6480223/Wauwatosa-City/Milwaukee-County/Wisconsin/Wauwatosa-council-votes-to-join-proposed-national-Purdue-Pharma-opioid-settlement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6480223-644c7802309a7ff44f54d49ca96ed7e8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169876&Signature=nvCCUqcKdU63Jehg7Ymc81cY1zTTAEgzHDyKq8kCNCpXgstRrqgjJilBK6U8~JDOli6tLeLm5ZPdwC1ceKozVBqpHcgAnVt-27kI9c4a0QrHPfaniA3SOMJwY5n~ntmfydqfhPTAXP1kcZvy2CH5Yc4PxRKLjpX9VqFe53IdUCBZFDX0WCSXTKX3EtaDfr8HJJ4AOirBaJ5~SVzygVp2sUnRV64UzYjr5p8h2y8KWgO2hB7BlN2fOtjyGy5C7JEJmLm0IusVrPhHy5Zr8tbp6pXhQv89KmiYEeXTTeMenwIydQfTatDqDTNq8DY6s-sBI9w8Z-w0XjSS~gH5gw4NXA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Wauwatosa — The Wauwatosa Common Council unanimously approved a resolution to join a proposed national class settlement with Purdue Pharma LP and the Sackler family related to opioid litigation.

City staff told the council the vote is whether the city wishes to join the class settlement; the staff recommendation was to join rather than pursue separate litigation against Purdue. No estimate for how much money Wauwatosa would receive was provided at the meeting.

The council took the item up under suspension of the rules and approved it without discussion. Alder Foley moved to approve and Alder Champine seconded; the measure passed by voice vote.

The council did not provide figures on anticipated distributions or a timeline for payments. City staff said those details were not available at the time of the meeting; joining the class preserves the city’s right to participate in the settlement process or to receive any allocations determined by the settlement administrators.

The item was introduced as the first substantive matter on the agenda during the meeting convened by the mayor; the vote was unanimous.

No further formal direction was recorded and staff did not announce a timetable for additional briefings on the settlement terms at the meeting.

The council is composed of the members confirmed at roll call earlier in the session and the item passed by the full quorum present.","The Wauwatosa Common Council unanimously approved a resolution to join a proposed national class settlement with Purdue Pharma LP and members of the Sackler family, a staff presentation said; no dollar amounts were yet available.","actionData","errors"]

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