Votes at a glance: Wausau Common Council actions, April 8, 2025

The Wausau Common Council took the following recorded actions on April 8, 2025. Vote tallies below are the roll-call results recorded in the meeting transcript.

- Consent agenda (various items): Motion passed 10-0. - Ordinance amendment, file 25-0416: Amend GDP for 920 N. First Street and 15 Fulton Street to allow multifamily apartment buildings and a clubhouse. Motion (per plan commission recommendation) moved Rasmuson, second Lukens. Vote: 10-0. Note: Item was pulled from consent for discussion. - Resolution, file 25-0415 (Judicial Privacy Act policy): Approved 10-0. Note: Council adopted an internal policy to process Judicial Privacy Act requests following the state act that amended Wis. Stat. 19.36 by adding a sub. 11 carve-out for certain judicial officers; staff said the act took effect April 1 and the office has not yet received requests. - Resolution, file 25-0414 (Parks): Approve lease of River Life Park concession building to CMA Wausau LLC for seasonal food/ice-cream concessions. Motion from Watson, second from Neil. Vote: 10-0. Note: Staff will correct a lease-term drafting error (end date should read 10/31/2026). - Tavern entertainment license change, file 25-0108: Approved 10-0 (per public health and safety committee recommendation). - Parking fee suspension, file 25-0419: Approve suspension of hourly parking fees in Ramp 3 (former JCPenney ramp) during initial phases of downtown construction (approx. April 14–July 3, 2025). Motion from Watson, second from Lukens. Vote: 10-0. Note: Amended to include refund capacity for existing permit holders. - Joint HR/Finance resolution, file 25-0420: Create shelter lead and shelter advocate positions with job descriptions, pay scales and related budget modifications. Motion from Tierney, second from Rasmussen. Vote: 10-0. - Mayoral communications: A point of order challenged the mayor’s announcement about lead service line replacement. The chair overruled the point of order, the ruling was appealed, and the mayor pulled the pending communication item for later consideration. No council action on the content occurred at this meeting.

All recorded council motions and roll-call votes during the meeting that had outcomes are included above. Where the mover/second were recorded in the transcript they are shown; where not recorded, the motion and the vote tally are reported as in the official proceedings.