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Votes at a glance: New Berlin Committee of the Whole, April 8, 2025
Summary
The committee approved minutes and several routine items, recommended a liquor license, rescinded a planned joint public hearing, elected a council president and approved one new custodial position (6–1).
The City of New Berlin Committee of the Whole on April 8 took several formal actions recommended for the Common Council.
The nut graf: Most votes were routine approvals; notable items included the committee’s recommendation to approve a Class B liquor license for Foxtrot LLC (Nichols Pub), the unanimous rescission of a joint public hearing on a zoning/future land use amendment and the election of Alderman Ken Horenda as council president. The committee approved adding one full-time custodial position for the 2025 budget year by a 6–1 vote.
Actions and outcomes
- Approval of Committee of the Whole minutes for March 25, 2025: motion approved unanimously; mover and seconder not specified in the transcript.
- Approval to recommend Common Council approval of utility and city claims: the committee recommended water utility claims of $21,090.72, sewer utility claims of $35,921.44, and general city claims of $327,534.56; tax overpayment checks totaling $2,605.97 and a US Bank Visa EFT of $27,512.66 were also listed. Motion approved unanimously; mover/second not specified.
- Class B liquor license: recommended approval of a Class B license for Foxtrot LLC doing business as Nichols Pub at 13915 W. Greenfield Ave.; motion approved unanimously; mover/second not specified.
- Election of Council President: Alderman Ken Horenda was nominated and the motion to appoint him council president was approved unanimously; mover/second not specified.
- Rescind joint public hearing (agenda item 6C): the committee voted unanimously to recommend rescinding a joint public hearing that had been set for May 5, 2025, before the Planning Commission to consider amending the future land use map and rezoning a property at 6151 S. Moreland Road. Staff confirmed the notice had been pulled and that originally noticed parties were notified; motion approved unanimously.
- Addition of one full-time custodial position (agenda item 6D): the committee approved adding a full-time custodial position for the 2025 budget year; the item was noted as covered under the current approved budget. The motion passed 6–1.
Context and next steps
City staff confirmed notices tied to the rescinded public hearing were pulled from publication and that directly noticed parties were informed. The committee did not provide detailed roll-call tallies for items voted “unanimously” in the transcript, so vote counts are only specified where recorded (custodial position: 6–1). Each recommended action will be forwarded for consideration by the Common Council.
The Committee of the Whole adjourned at 6:18 p.m.
