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\"I'd like to give Deb the green light to send a letter to each of our employees telling them what they would be scheduled to, be paid on the January 1,\" Moore said, describing the intent to remove ambiguity for staff about pay changes tied to the wage study.

Council members raised one scheduling note: Moore and Trisha Davey said they would await any decisions the library board needs to make. Trisha Davey noted the library board had a meeting scheduled to discuss the wage study and any actions for library staff, and that the city would not send final letters affecting library employees until that board concluded its decision.

Why it matters: Distributing individualized wage letters would communicate concrete compensation outcomes stemming from the wage study and affect staff expectations ahead of the Jan. 1 effective date. The library board's parallel review affects library staff whose compensation is financed through the library budget.

Ending: Moore said that if no council member raised substantial reluctance, the city would send letters in the next few days but that the administration would coordinate with the library board on its separate timeline.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Fond du Lac City Council Meeting || 6pm || 9/17/25","oneSentenceSummary","City Manager Joe Moore asked council if staff should send individualized letters to employees stating their January 1 pay and step under the recent wage study; staff said they will proceed but will wait for the library board to conclude its separate review of library wages.","taxTitle","Fond du Lac City, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin","taxId",56044,"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},5975704,"Council briefed on housing funds; federal CDBG cap limits supportive-services spending",77,829000,906000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5837709-7216c25aee86ae5692f22f7908818a6d&start=829&end=906","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5837709-7216c25aee86ae5692f22f7908818a6d/thumbnail_829000.jpg","/articles/5975704/Fond-du-Lac-City/Fond-du-Lac-County/Wisconsin/Council-briefed-on-housing-funds-federal-CDBG-cap-limits-supportive-services-spending","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5975704-2ba3305ec97c405ba0b58b69a2475df0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146538&Signature=FUbiilbTECbvVmcKdzeGZvpH-AORbGyNLQ5~scvNc3CEf5y7igX0EX0oW456xdn-MWjeEHPMl80NmtE3njddzFexFHs-epNdONP6KYHlpZJUCaF-Zl1pC2Y77zzqH0NTYyjQjdSGGr6ARdG5s~xInNBNJJGlFPjkkiDIPCFgAJbu-TaHV13ejdH5hCRXm~EfZIiUjqrxg13RgPmoRPHK4-QDZS12yhD-tsI-47yWoF9yKxLC1O4pw3El3RDW-YBTQv1OClD6AW3q92CacrAn-PCJc38vQIWAPREl7TyUkVfqQUwzBqDE0jSiRDsNlO4NqKo0rsVhz4QJeFO0~Z-IbA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Fond du Lac staff told the City Council on Sept. 17 that federal Community Development Block Grant rules limit supportive-services spending to 15% of the program, and that the city has maximized that cap in its current consolidated plan allocations. Diane (staff) said the city used CDBG funds to provide $25,000 each to the Saint Catherine Drexel Center and to the warming shelter, and that the 15% supportive-services cap prevents additional CDBG funding for homeless services beyond that cap.

\"Under the federal grant guidelines, no more than 15% can be allocated towards supportive services and we maximize that 15% towards supportive services. So we're at our cap in terms of how much we can use to support our homeless programs,\" Diane said.

Council discussion also noted a separate $25,000 allocation in the proposed budget from Fond du Lac County sales tax revenue that is currently unencumbered and available to address housing-related needs. City Manager Joe Moore said the CIP includes \"a couple of million dollars\" allocated to continue public-private partnership opportunities for residential development, citing projects off Highway K and near Aurora and Holy Family as examples of the types of partnerships the city may support.

Why it matters: The federal limit on supportive-services spending constrains how the city can use CDBG funding for homelessness-related programs, and council members were told the city has limited additional federal CDBG capacity for those services. The county sales-tax allocation and CIP authority provide some local flexibility but are modest relative to the needs discussed.

Ending: Staff said they would continue to refine budget materials and that the council has time for additional questions before the public hearing in October.","Officials said the city has limited federal flexibility for homeless-supportive services under CDBG rules, listed specific $25,000 allocations to local providers and reserved a $25,000 unencumbered county allocation in the budget for housing needs and public-private partnership authority in the CIP.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5975711,"Fond du Lac council previews 2026 budget, CIP with 2.3% levy; plans bridge, events-safety and lead-service investments",1001,33000,1034000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5837709-7216c25aee86ae5692f22f7908818a6d&start=33&end=1034","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5837709-7216c25aee86ae5692f22f7908818a6d/thumbnail_33000.jpg","/articles/5975711/Fond-du-Lac-City/Fond-du-Lac-County/Wisconsin/Fond-du-Lac-council-previews-2026-budget-CIP-with-23-levy-plans-bridge-events-safety-and-lead-service-investments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5975711-67d9bc78efc51724cf7d4826ebfb0e7d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146538&Signature=G9oTVAqPIiDUhfvNJnsJ5azOKeQa2ZwGKMmUXm~qSGCLqqRGCbX3PQFDw-rYJnZB16BYQPh5-bg2PJm-un5YcsACbljEd6iRd8LYSwUv8p7XbtPDRLkFaS-8ODYnCo4TfduVjo7WqUCFHs~SnLxH7~GzWZ3w6b1aWPr0PxpcZ5OPemO2JBPtt9zYzkOTVLI5PB-AmrVyeBHQZVpimMXWeRwVz9tcROIlHcaojsT5ef3AE7SUAYBrTMMKVBffkfkk1qMqO4JqsaT-Jt-6JhBjbDx1~Kh5hIIz0XcSf4MAAaM9qh3~y6MPx~QUdXZn6YnTxaX5YxnFTu5PatHn1WQJjA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Fond du Lac City Council on Sept. 17 reviewed the proposed 2026 budget and five-year capital improvement plan, which includes a proposed levy increase of 2.3%, funding for replacement of the Stowe Street Bridge, expanded lead service-line abatement and purchases of event barricades intended to secure downtown events. City Manager Joe Moore and Director of Administration Trisha Davey presented the plan and answered council questions.

The proposed levy \"came in at 2.3%, which is about a half a percent less than CPI,\" City Manager Joe Moore said, adding that the budget \"fully funds the operations, protects the bond rating and provides for a healthy fund balance.\" Moore said staff plans to publish the public hearing notice in the newspaper and hold a public hearing at the council's second meeting in October, with the council aiming for adoption of the budget and levy at the first meeting in November.

The nut graf: The proposal is intended to fund ongoing operations while advancing capital priorities identified in recent studies — including bridge, riverfront, parks and fire-station work — and to preserve fiscal stability ahead of tax-bill printing in November.

Most important facts: The CIP proposes replacing the Stowe Street Bridge on the east side of the city and continuing a multiyear inflow-and-infiltration effort budgeted at roughly $4,000,000 over five years. Moore said lead service-line abatement, which began this year, will be larger in 2026 and subsequent years. The plan also includes park improvements (including a full upgrade of the Adelaide ball field), additional investments tied to a 2024 riverfront plan and the beginning of design work for fire-station feasibility recommendations discussed in summer meetings.

Moore described a new public-safety measure for events: \"we've decided to recommend that we buy more of those [yellow wheel barricades] so that we can really button up every event ... so that there's no way that a car could sneak through on any of the streets that are connected to Main Street.\" The memo notes the city already bought some barricades and recommends further purchases to secure Fondue Fest and smaller events.

On equipment timing, Moore said the city must order a fire engine now to meet a 2029 delivery, which is why the CIP shows $1.5 million in the 2026 capital program for that purpose. Trisha Davey highlighted that vacant positions are budgeted under the assumption the city hopes positions will be filled by Jan. 1; she said that approach avoids structural shortfalls if positions are filled.

Davey also summarized funding treatments in the budget: transit expenses are paid from a pooled combination of local, state and federal dollars rather than segregating each pay line; the library director position is funded from the library budget; and the city continues an allocation for Envision services, including a $10,000 membership for the Chamber of Commerce and a $15,000 pool for fee-based services should the city choose to purchase them.

The Plan Commission provided a recommendation to approve the upcoming year's CIP as part of the review process; Moore noted the commission is required to review the CIP and create a recommendation for council consideration. No motions to change the budget or CIP were offered during the meeting.

Next steps: staff will publish the public hearing notice for the second meeting in October, then collect public comment before the anticipated levy and budget adoption in November. Moore said the city aims to provide council and the public time to engage before those hearings.

Ending: Council members did not propose changes at the Sept. 17 session; staff asked members to forward additional questions for inclusion on upcoming agendas. The council adjourned following a unanimous motion to end the special meeting.
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