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Council roundup: grants, street vacation, polling moves and salary ordinance — votes at a glance
Summary
The common council approved donation and grant resolutions, set a public hearing for a street vacation, permanently relocated two polling locations for the spring election, and enacted a change to aldermen and mayor salary/expense code (second reading) on split vote.
At its Feb. 17 meeting the West Bend Common Council took multiple formal actions across finance, community development and elections matters. Key outcomes are listed below.
Votes at a glance
- Resolution 73 (Parks donations): Accepted two donations to the Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department — $4,800 from Gary Britton for acoustic panels at the Beach House community room and $25,000 from the Friends organization to support aqua-park inflatables at Regner Park. Motion carried.
- Resolution 51 (Next Generation Housing Initiative grant): Council accepted county grant funds to hire Tracy Cross & Associates for a housing study under the Next Gen Housing Initiative; staff said there is no required cash match other than staff time. Motion carried.
- MGT services contract: Council authorized a services contract with MGT (not to exceed $25,000, subject to attorney review) to lead the search for a new city administrator. Motion carried 7–1 (see separate article for details).
- Street vacation (Resolution 72): The council adopted a preliminary resolution to vacate approximately 750 feet of the westerly portion of Wingate Street to facilitate redevelopment of the WE Energies campus and set a public hearing for April 7. Motion carried.
- Polling locations (Ordinance 29): Council approved the permanent relocation of polling locations for Districts 1 and 8 effective April 1; staff will mail postcards, update voter information and post notices at current locations to redirect voters. The council suspended rules to allow first-reading approval that night, then approved the ordinance.
- Ordinance repealing and replacing Municipal Code §2.11 (salaries and expense allowance): Council completed second reading and approved an update to aldermen and mayor salary/expense allowances. The motion passed by roll call, 6–2 (Aldermen Schmidt and Sparks recorded “no”).
Other actions and notes
- The finance committee accepted the two parks donations (see Resolution 73) and adjourned.
- The council moved to closed session under Wis. Stat. §19.85(1)(c) to discuss an interim administrator; the body recorded roll-call votes to enter closed session and indicated there would be no action taken after closed session.
All listed votes were taken during the Feb. 17 meeting; motions were made and recorded on the public record.
