Votes at a glance — West Bend City Council, Board of Public Works and Finance Committee (Jan. 20, 2025)

Below are the formal actions taken during the Board of Public Works, Finance Committee and Common Council on Jan. 20, 2025. Items are grouped by agenda area as presented at the meeting. Where a specific vote tally or roll‑call was not recorded in the transcript, the voice‑vote outcome is reported as the meeting recorded it.

Board of Public Works (regular meeting) - Approve minutes of Dec. 16 (motion to approve; voice vote; outcome: approved). - Ordinance amending section 13.18 of the municipal code (sewer service charges for outside haulers and wholesale customers): motion to approve; seconded; voice vote; outcome: approved. (The amendment incorporates a Step 2 rate increase effective 01/01/2025; staff noted general utility billing service charges will be addressed later.) - HSIP 2 — Washington Street: resolution for right-of-way dedication from city-owned parcel (motion to approve; voice vote; outcome: approved). - HSIP 2 — Washington Street: resolution to grant temporary limited easements on city-owned parcels for construction access and restoration (motion to approve; voice vote; outcome: approved).

Finance Committee (regular meeting) - Approve minutes of Jan. 6 (motion to approve; voice vote; outcome: approved). - Ordinance to repeal and replace municipal code section 2.11 (salaries and expense allowance): motion to approve introduced by Alderman Allen; committee later voted to postpone consideration to the next meeting pending additional comparative information (motion to postpone; voice vote; outcome: postponed). - Resolution accepting Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation grant ($13,422) for two interceptor power bikes, an e‑bike stretcher and accessories (motion to approve; voice vote; outcome: approved). Grant requires no city match. - Resolution accepting Kellman CARES grant ($1,000) to purchase battery-powered chainsaw and leaf blower for fire suppression use (motion to approve; voice vote; outcome: approved). - Resolution accepting several donations to the Fire Department (donations listed in meeting: multiple $50 donations, a $500 donation from Susan M Strikata Trust, and a $1,000 donation from Alpha Inc.; motion to approve; voice vote; outcome: approved). - Resolution accepting $100 donation to EMS from a grateful patient (motion to approve; voice vote; outcome: approved). - Award construction management contract for Fire Station 1 to CD Smith Construction (selection committee recommendation; motion to approve; voice vote; outcome: approved). Staff to finalize contract documents with city attorney. - Resolution approving consolidated EMS contracts (six-year agreements) with the Town of Wayne and the Town of Kewaskum for ambulance transport services (motion to approve; voice vote; outcome: approved).

Common Council (regular meeting) - Approve minutes of Jan. 6 (motion to approve; voice vote; outcome: approved). - Ordinance amending section 13.18 (sewer service charges): motion to approve; voice vote; outcome: approved by unanimous voice vote (council noted single-reading passage rules apply when unanimous). - Proclamation/resolution honoring Acting Fire Battalion Chief Travis Eichmann for 25 years of service (motion to approve; voice vote; outcome: approved). - Termination agreement between the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the City of West Bend regarding UWM at Washington County (motion to approve; voice vote; outcome: approved). Staff said the agreement formalizes lease termination after UWM vacated the building. - Resolution creating Tax Increment District No. 17, approving project plan and establishing boundaries (motion to approve; mover: Alderman Allen; second: Alderman Butchlich; outcome: approved 6–1; moves to Joint Review Board). - Multiple comprehensive-plan amendments and rezonings (planning commission items): the council approved several land-use and rezoning changes including a 6-acre change at Spade Street & South Main (commercial to MXD) and associated rezoning from B-1 to MXD; an 18‑acre land‑use change on the north side of County Trunk Highway NN and rezoning to RS4; a 68‑acre annexation land‑use plan change and rezoning to mixed‑use categories, among others. Several of these passed by voice vote; where a 6–1 vote was recorded in the transcript, that was the recorded outcome. - Resolution to create a 33-foot right-of-way east of Ariel Drive and north of the EAA Building for airport access and utilities (motion to approve; voice vote; outcome: approved).

Notes on procedure and next steps: many items (ordinances and rezonings) follow standard statutory procedures requiring a second reading if not passed unanimously on first reading; staff will prepare any required second readings, developer agreements and contract documents as appropriate.