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Council appoints municipal judge and moves to closed session under Wisconsin statute
Summary
The council appointed a municipal judge and voted to go into closed session under Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(e) to deliberate purchasing matters.
The Edgerton City Council appointed Janet Greffens as municipal judge during the Dec. 16 meeting; the appointment followed similar actions reported by other municipalities and the appointed judge will be sworn in at a later date.
Following regular business, the council voted to move into closed session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(e) to deliberate or negotiate the purchase of property or other specified purchasing matters.
Why it matters: The municipal judge appointment fills a local judicial role for municipal matters; the closed session invocation invokes a statutory exemption allowing private deliberation of purchasing negotiations.
Details and next steps: The council noted the other municipalities had acted similarly on the judicial appointment; the sworn-in date for the municipal judge was not given. The council cited Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(e) as the legal basis for the closed session; no substantive purchasing negotiation details were disclosed in open session.
